Mythopoeic Awards - Fantasy

The following is a list of the final ballot nominees for the Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards. The books marked with asterisks (and placed first in the list) were the winners.

1971
- The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart *
- The Marvellous Misadventures of Sebastian by Lloyd Alexander
- Deryni Rising by Katherine Kurtz
- Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny
1972
- Red Moon and Black Mountain by Joy Chant *
- Grendel by John Gardner
- The Tsaddik of the Seven Wonders by Isidore Haiblum
- The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin
- The Corum Trilogy by Michael Moorcock
- The Light Maze by Joan North
- The Forest of Forever by Thomas Burnett Swann
- The Children of Llyr by Evangeline Walton
1973
- The Song of Rhiannon by Evangeline Walton *
- Dancer from Atlantis by Poul Anderson
- Deryni Checkmate by Katherine Kurtz
- The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le Guin
- Green Phoenix by Thomas Burnett Swann
- The Guns of Avalon by Roger Zelazny
1974
- The Hollow Hills by Mary Stewart *
- Hrolf Kraki’s Saga by Poul Anderson
- The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper
- Excalibur by Sanders Anne Laubenthal
- High Deryni by Katherine Kurtz
1975
- A Midsummer Tempest by Poul Anderson *
- Watership Down by Richard Adams
- The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A. McKillip
- Merlin’s Ring by H. Warner Munn
- How Are the Mighty Fallen by Thomas Burnett Swann
- Prince of Annwn by Evangeline Walton
1981
- Unfinished Tales by J.R.R. Tolkien *
- The Grey Mane of Morning by Joy Chant
- The Wounded Land by Stephen R. Donaldson
- The Beginning Place by Ursula K. Le Guin
- Lion of Ireland by Morgan Llywelyn
1982
- Little, Big by John Crowley *
- Delusion’s Master by Tanith Lee
- The Woman Who Loved the Moon by Elizabeth A. Lynn
- The Many-colored Land by Julian May
- The Sable Moon by Nancy Springer
- Claw of the Conciliator by Gene Wolfe
1983
- The Firelings by Carol Kendall *
- The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
- The One Tree by Stephen R. Donaldson
- Queen of Sorcery by David Eddings
- God Stalk by P.C. Hodgell
- The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
- The Door in the Hedge by Robin McKinley
- Lady of Light by Diana L. Paxson
- The Darkangel by Meredith Ann Pierce
1984
- When Voiha Wakes by Joy Chant *
- other nominees not available
1985
- Cards of Grief by Jane Yolen *
- Moonheart by Charles de Lint
- The Damiano Trilogy by R.A. McAvoy
- The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
- The Book of Lost Tales by J.R.R. Tolkien
1986
- Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart *
- Dragonsbane by Barbara Hambly
- Dark of the Moon by P.C. Hodgell
- Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones
- Always Coming Home by Ursula K. Le Guin
- The Wandering Unicorn by Manuel Mujica Lainez
1987
- The Folk of the Air by Peter S. Beagle *
- The Fionavar Tapestry by Guy Gavriel Kay
- Tales from the Flat Earth by Tanith Lee
- Merlin’s Booke by Jane Yolen
1988
- Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card *
- War for the Oaks by Emma Bull
- The Falling Woman by Pat Murphy
- Lincoln’s Dreams by Connie Willis
1989
- Unicorn Mountain by Michael Bishop *
- The Last Coin by James P. Blaylock
- Red Prophet by Orson Scott Card
- The Nightingale by Kara Dalkey
- The White Raven by Diana L. Paxson
- Walkabout Woman by Michaela Roessner
1990
- The Stress of Her Regard by Tim Powers *
- Prentice Alvin by Orson Scott Card
- The Changeling Sea by Patricia A. McKillip
- The City, Not Long After by Pat Murphy
- Fool on the Hill by Matt Ruff
1991
- Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner *
- Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay
- Tehanu by Ursula K. Le Guin
- Only Begotten Daughter by James Morrow
- The Books of Great Alta by Jane Yolen
1992
- Adult
  - A Woman of the Iron People by Eleanor Arnason *
  - Tam Lin by Pamela Dean
  - Moonwise by Greer Ilene Gilman
  - The Sorceress and the Cygnet by Patricia A. McKillip
  - Beauty by Sheri S. Tepper
- Children’s
  - Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie *
  - Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher by Bruce Coville
  - Castle in the Air by Diana Wynne Jones
  - Elsewhere by Will Shetterly
  - Song of the Gargoyle by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
1993
- Adult
  - Briar Rose by Jane Yolen *
  - The Paper Grail by James P. Blaylock
  - Last Call by Tim Powers
  - The Grail of Hearts by Susan Shwartz
  - Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
- Children’s
  - Knight’s Wyrd by Debra Doyle and James D. Macdonald *
  - The Ancient One by T.A. Barron
  - Jennifer Murdley’s Toad by Bruce Coville
  - Hobkin by Peni R. Griffin
  - Fish Soup by Ursula K. Le Guin
1994
- Adult
  - The Porcelain Dove by Delia Sherman *
  - The Innkeeper’s Song by Peter S. Beagle
  - The Cygnet and the Firebird by Patricia A. McKillip
  - Deerskin by Robin McKinley
- Children’s
  - The Kingdom of Kevin Malone by Suzy McKee Charnas *
  - The Mystery of the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks
  - The Giver by Lois Lowry
  - Nevernever by Will Shetterly
  - Calling on Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede
1995
- Adult
  - Something Rich and Strange by Patricia A. McKillip *
  - The Dubious Hills by Pamela Dean
  - The Hollowing by Robert Holdstock
  - Temporary Agency by Rachel Pollack
- Children’s
  - Owl in Love by Patrice Kindl *
  - The Princess and the Lord of Night by Emma Bull
  - Switching Well by Peni R. Griffin
  - A Knot in the Grain and Other Stories by Robin McKinley
  - Good Griselle by Jane Yolen
1996
- Adult
  - Waking the Moon by Elizabeth Hand *
  - Brittle Innings by Michael Bishop
  - All the Bells on Earth by James P. Blaylock
  - The Book of Atrix Wolfe by Patricia A. McKillip
  - The Dragon Path by Kenneth Morris
- Children’s
  - The Crown of Dalemark by Diana Wynne Jones *
  - The Boggart by Susan Cooper
  - Falcon’s Egg by Luli Gray
  - Wren’s War by Sherwood Smith
  - The Mennyms by Sylvia Waugh
1997 (Adult and Children’s Awards combined)
- The Wood Wife by Terri Windling *
- One for the Morning Glory by John Barnes
- Winter Rose by Patricia A. McKillip
- Fair Peril by Nancy Springer
- The Book of the Long Sun by Gene Wolfe
1998
- Adult
  - The Djinn in the Nightingale’s Eye by A.S. Byatt *
  - Giant Bones by Peter S. Beagle
  - Trader by Charles de Lint
  - Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
  - The Gift by Patrick O’Leary
- Children’s
  - Young Merlin trilogy by Jane Yolen (consisting of Passager, Hobby and Merlin) *
  - The Boggart and the Monster by Susan Cooper
  - A Dark Horn Blowing by Dahlov Ipcar
  - Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley
1999
- Adult
  - Stardust by Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess *
  - Someplace to be Flying by Charles de Lint
  - The History of our World Beyond the Wave by R.E. Klein
  - Song for the Basilisk by Patricia A. McKillip
  - The High House by James Stoddard
- Children’s
  - Dark Lord of Derkholm by Diane Wynne Jones *
  - Heavenward Path by Kara Dalkey
  - Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
  - The Squire’s Tale by Gerald Morris
  - Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
2000
- Adult
  - Tamsin by Peter S. Beagle *
  - Elementals by A.S. Byatt
  - Dark Cities Underground by Lisa Goldstein
  - The Wild Swans by Peg Kerr
  - The Book of Knights by Yves Meynard
- Children’s
  - The Folk Keeper by Franny Billingsley *
  - Skellig by David Almond
  - The Circle of Magic series by Tamora Pierce
  - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
  - Kingdom series by Cynthia Voigt
2001
- Adult
  - The Innamorati by Midori Snyder *
  - ravenShadow by Win Blevins
  - Forests of the Heart by Charles de Lint
  - The Sarantine Mosaic (Sailing to Sarantium and Lord of Emperors) by Guy Gavriel Kay
- Children’s
  - Aria of the Sea by Dia Calhoun *
  - Night Flying by Rita Murphy
  - Beast by Donna Jo Napoli
  - Growing Wings by Laurel Winter
  - Boots and the Seven Leaguers by Jane Yolen
2002
- Adult
  - The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold *
  - American Gods by Neil Gaiman
  - Ill Met by Moonlight by Sarah A. Hoyt
  - The Other Wind by Ursula K. Le Guin
  - Declare by Tim Powers
- Children’s
  - The Ropemaker by Peter Dickinson *
  - The Wizard’s Dilemma by Diane Duane
  - Island of the Aunts by Eva Ibbotson
  - The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine
2003
- Adult
  - Ombria in Shadow by Patricia A. McKillip *
  - A Fistful of Sky by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
  - The Fall of the Kings by Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman
- Children’s
  - Summerland by Michael Chabon *
  - Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale by Holly Black
  - House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
  - Coraline by Neil Gaiman
  - Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde
2004
- Adult
  - Sunshine by Robin McKinley *
  - Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold
  - Fudoki by Kij Johnson
  - Changing Planes by Ursula K. Le Guin
  - In the Forests of Serre by Patricia A. McKillip
- Children’s
  - The Hollow Kingdom by Clare B. Dunkle *
  - The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
  - Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
  - The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
  - The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
2005
- Adult
  - Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke *
  - The Anvil of the World by Kage Baker
  - Mortal Love by Elizabeth Hand
  - Alphabet of Thorn by Patricia A. McKillip
  - The Wizard Knight by Gene Wolfe consisting of (The Knight and The Wizard)
- Children’s
  - A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett *
  - Arthur Trilogy by Kevin Crossley-Holland (consisting of The Seeing Stone, At the Crossing Places, and King of the Middle March)
  - Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer
  - Trilogy consisting of Wise Child, Juniper, and Colman by Monica Furlong
  - The Abhorsen Trilogy by Garth Nix (consisting of Sabriel, Lirael: Daughter of the Clayr, and Abhorsen)
2006
- (Adult)
  - Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman *
  - The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
  - The Hallowed Hunt by Lois McMaster Bujold
  - Metallic Love by Tanith Lee
  - The Strange Adventures of Rangergirl by Tim Pratt
- Children’s
  - The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud * (consisting of The Amulet of Samarkand, The Golem’s Eye, and Ptolemy’s Gate)
  - Valiant by Holly Black
  - Wizards at War by Diane Duane
  - By These Ten Bones by Clare B. Dunkle
2007
- Adult
  - Patricia A. McKillip, Solstice Wood (Ace Books) *
  - Peter S. Beagle, The Line Between (Tachyon Publications)
  - Susanna Clarke, The Ladies of Grace Adieu (Bloomsbury USA)
  - Keith Donohue, The Stolen Child (Nan A. Talese)
  - Susan Palwick, The Necessary Beggar (Tor)
  - Tim Powers, Three Days to Never (William Morrow)
- Children’s
  - Catherine Fisher, Corbenic (Greenwillow) *
  - Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Spirits That Walk in Shadow (Viking)
  - Diana Wynne Jones, The Pinhoe Egg (Greenwillow)
  - Martine Leavitt, Keturah and Lord Death (Front Street)
  - Terry Pratchett, Wintersmith (HarperTeen)
2008
- Adult
  - Catherynne M. Valente, Orphan’s Tales * (consisting of In the Night Garden and In the Cities of Coin and Spice) (Spectra)
  - Theodora Goss, In the Forest of Forgetting (Prime Books)
  - Nalo Hopkinson, The New Moon’s Arms (Grand Central Publishing)
  - Guy Gavriel Kay, Ysabel (Roc)
  - John C. Wright, Chronicles of Chaos (consisting of Orphans of Chaos, Fugitives of Chaos, and Titans of Chaos) (Tor)
- Children’s
  - J.K. Rowling, The Harry Potter series * (consisting of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s [Sorcerer’s] Stone; Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets; Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban; Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire; Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix; Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince; and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) (Bloomsbury)
  - Holly Black, Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale (Simon & Schuster); Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie (Simon & Schuster); Ironside: A Modern Faery’s Tale (Margaret K. McElderry)
  - Derek Landy, Skulduggery Pleasant (HarperCollins)
  - Nancy Springer, Dusssie (Walker Books for Young Readers)
  - Kate Thompson, The New Policeman (HarperTeen)
2009
- Adult
  - Carol Berg, Flesh and Spirit and Breath and Bone (Roc)
  - Daryl Gregory, Pandemonium (Del Rey)
  - Ursula K. Le Guin, Lavinia (Harcourt)
  - Patricia A. McKillip, The Bell at Sealey Head (Ace)
  - Gene Wolfe, An Evil Guest (Tor)
- Children’s
  - Kristin Cashore, Graceling (Harcourt Children’s Books)
  - Neil Gaiman, The Graveyard Book (HarperCollins)
  - Diana Wynne Jones, House of Many Ways (HarperCollins)
  - Ingrid Law, Savvy (Dial)
  - Terry Pratchett, Nation (HarperCollins)