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Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel

Fantasy · 1996–2026
Australia’s juried awards for speculative fiction by Australian writers.

2026

All 2026 awards
Upon a Starlit TideKell Woods
Winner
Grave EmpireRichard Swan
Finalist
GreenteethMolly O'Neill
Finalist
HoneyeaterKathleen Jennings
Finalist
Slashed BeautiesA. Rushby
Finalist

2025

All 2025 awards
Thoroughly DisenchantedAlexandra Almond
Winner
KavithriAman J. Bedi
Finalist
SkysongC.A. Wright
Finalist
The Briar Book of the DeadAngela Slatter
Finalist
The End and Everything Before ItFinegan Kruckemeyer
Finalist
The She-Wolf of Backer StreetNarrelle M. Harris
Finalist

2024

All 2024 awards
The Will of the ManyJames Islington
Winner
How To Be RememberedMichael Thompson
Finalist
Of Knives and Night-BloomsTansy Rayner Roberts
Finalist
Shadow BaronDavinia Evans
Finalist
The Blood-Born DragonJ.C. Rycroft
Finalist
The Sinister Booksellers of BathGarth Nix
Finalist

2023

All 2023 awards
The Path of ThornsAngela Slatter
Winner
A Restless TruthFreya Marske
Finalist
BlitzDaniel O'Malley
Finalist
Honour Among GhostsSean Williams
Finalist
The Not So Chosen OneKate Emery
Finalist
The Stone RoadTrent Jamieson
Finalist

2022

All 2022 awards
Dark RiseC. S. Pacat
Winner
A Marvellous LightFreya Marske
Finalist
All the Murmuring BonesAngela Slatter
Finalist
She Who Became the SunShelley Parker-Chan
Finalist
Supermums: And So It BeginsMeg Grace
Finalist
The Rose DaughterMaria Lewis
Finalist

2021

All 2021 awards
The Left-Handed Booksellers of LondonGarth Nix
Winner
ConquistDirk Strasser
Finalist
Hollow EmpireSam Hawke
Finalist
Monstrous HeartClaire McKenna
Finalist
The Ninth SorceressBonnie Wynne
Finalist
The Vanishing DeepAstrid Scholte
Finalist

2020

All 2020 awards
Angel MageGarth Nix
Winner
DarkdawnJay Kristoff
Finalist
Graveyard Shift in Ghost TownMichael Pryor
Finalist
Shadowscent: The Darkest BloomP. M. Freestone
Finalist
The Wailing WomanMaria Lewis
Finalist

2019

All 2019 awards
City of LiesSam Hawke
Winner · tie
The Witch Who Courted DeathMaria Lewis
Winner · tie
Devouring DarkAlan Baxter
Finalist
Lightning TracksA. A. Kinsela
Finalist
The Dark Days DeceitAlison Goodman
Finalist
We Ride the StormDevin Madson
Finalist

2018

All 2018 awards
GodsgraveJay Kristoff
Winner
CassandraKathryn Gossow
Finalist
Crossroads of canopyThoraiya Dyer
Finalist
Gap Year in Ghost TownMichael Pryor
Finalist
GwenGoldie Goldbloom
Finalist
WellsideRobin Shortt
Finalist

2017

All 2017 awards
NevernightJay Kristoff
Winner
Sisters of the FireKim Wilkins
Finalist
The Fall of the DaggerGlenda Larke
Finalist
The Road to WinterMark Smith
Finalist
VigilAngela Slatter
Finalist

2016

All 2016 awards
Day BoyTrent Jamieson
Winner
In the skin of a monsterKathryn Barker
Finalist
SkinIlka Tampke
Finalist
The Dagger's PathGlenda Larke
Finalist
The Dark Days ClubAlison Goodman
Finalist

2015

All 2015 awards
Dreamer's PoolDreamer's PoolJuliet Marillier
Winner
AfterworldsScott Westerfeld
Finalist
Daughters of the StormKim Wilkins
Finalist
FirebornKeri Arthur
Finalist
The Lascar's daggerGlenda Larke
Finalist
This Shattered WorldMeagan Spooner
Finalist

2014

All 2014 awards
A crucible of soulsMitchell Hogan
Winner
Ink Black MagicTansy Rayner Roberts
Finalist
LexiconMax Barry
Finalist
Newt's EmeraldGarth Nix
Finalist
These Broken StarsMeagan Spooner
Finalist

2013

All 2013 awards
Sea HeartsSea HeartsMargo Lanagan
Winner
Winter Be My ShieldJo Spurrier
Finalist

2012

All 2012 awards
Ember and AshPamela Freeman
Winner
Bitter GreensKate Forsyth
Finalist
DebrisJo Anderton
Finalist
StormdancerJay Kristoff
Finalist
Stormlord's ExileGlenda Larke
Finalist
The Shattered CityTansy Rayner Roberts
Finalist
The UndividedJennifer Fallon
Finalist

2011

All 2011 awards
Power and MajestyTansy Rayner Roberts
Winner
Death Most DefiniteTrent Jamieson
Finalist
Stormlord RisingGlenda Larke
Finalist
The Silence of MedairAndrea K. Höst
Finalist

2010

All 2010 awards
The magician's apprenticeTrudi Canavan
Winner
HornPeter M. Ball
Finalist
The Last StormlordGlenda Larke
Finalist

2009

All 2009 awards
The Two Pearls of WisdomAlison Goodman
Winner
AmberlightSylvia Kelso
Finalist
Tender MorselsMargo Lanagan
Finalist
The Riven KingdomKaren Miller
Finalist

2008

All 2008 awards
Heaven's net is wideLian Hearn
Winner
Heart of GoldMichael Pryor
Finalist
Song of the Shiver BarrensGlenda Larke
Finalist
The Gods of AmyranthaJennifer Fallon
Finalist
The Moving WaterSylvia Kelso
Finalist

2007

All 2007 awards
Wildwood DancingWildwood DancingJuliet Marillier
Winner
Blaze of GloryMichael Pryor
Finalist
Heart of the MirageGlenda Larke
Finalist
The Silver RoadGrace Dugan
Finalist
VoidfarerSean McMullen
Finalist

2006

All 2006 awards
Blade of FortriuBlade of FortriuJuliet Marillier
Winner
Darkwitch RisingSara Douglass
Finalist
NightpeopleAnthony Eaton
Finalist
SurrenderSonya Hartnett
Finalist
The Innocent MageKaren Miller
Finalist

2005

All 2005 awards
The Crooked LetterSean Williams
Winner
Brilliance of the moonLian Hearn
Finalist
Giants of the frostKim Wilkins
Finalist
Snow, Fire, SwordSophie Masson
Finalist
The TaintedGlenda Larke
Finalist

2004

All 2004 awards
AbhorsenGarth Nix
Winner
Grass for his pillowLian Hearn
Finalist
The AwareGlenda Larke
Finalist
Voyage of the ShadowmoonSean McMullen
Finalist

2003

All 2003 awards
The Storm Weaver & the SandSean Williams
Winner
BloodTony Shillitoe
Finalist
Hades' DaughterSara Douglass
Finalist
The Crippled AngelSara Douglass
Finalist
The NamingAlison Croggon
Finalist
The NoviceTrudi Canavan
Finalist