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Sunday, November 21, 2010

Endeavour Award (1999-2010)

from The Endeavour Award website accessed 11/21/10

THE ENDEAVOUR AWARD...

...for a distinguished SCIENCE FICTION or FANTASY BOOK written by a Pacific Northwest author or authors and published in the previous year.

The award represents a collaboration between writers and fans of Science Fiction and Fantasy to encourage the growth of literature in the field and recognize works of excellence. It is named for H.M. Bark Endeavour, the ship of Northwest explorer Capt. James Cook.

The award is announced annually at OryCon, held in Portland, Oregon. The next award will be presented at OryCon 32 (November 2010) for a book published during 2009. The award is accompanied by a grant of $1,000.

2010 ENDEAVOUR AWARD WINNER
Mind Over Ship by David Marusek [#2 follows Counting Heads]

FINALISTS FOR 2010
City Without End by Kay Kenyon
Eyes Like Sky and Coal and Moonlight by Cat Rambo
Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs
Push of the Sky by Camille Alexa

2009 ENDEAVOUR AWARD WINNER
Space Magic by David D. Levine

FINALISTS FOR 2009
Anathem by Neal Stephenson
Ill Met in the Arena by Dave Duncan
Long Walks, Last Flights and Other Stories by Ken Scholes
A World Too Near: Book Two of the Entire and the Rose by Kay Kenyon

2008 ENDEAVOUR AWARD WINNER
The Silver Ship and the Sea by Brenda Cooper
FINALISTS FOR 2008
The Book of Joby by Mark J. Ferrari
Bright of the Sky: Book One of the Entire and the Rose by Kay Kenyon
Not Flesh Nor Feathers by Cherie Priest
Powers by Ursula K. LeGuin

2007 ENDEAVOUR AWARD WINNER
Forest Mage by Robin Hobb
FINALISTS FOR 2007
Children of Chaos by Dave Duncan
Fortress of Ice by C.J. Cherryh
Horizon by Mary Rosenblum
Spirits that Walk in Shadow by Nina Kiriki Hoffman

2006 ENDEAVOUR AWARD WINNER
Anywhere But Here by Jerry Oltion
FINALISTS FOR 2006
Counting Heads, by David Marusek
Destroyer, by C.J. Cherryh
Fledgling: A Novel, by Octavia E. Butler
Quantico, by Greg Bear

2005 ENDEAVOUR AWARD WINNER
The Child Goddess by Louise Marley
FINALISTS FOR 2005
Alphabet of Thorn, by Patricia McKillip
Paradise Passed, by Jerry Oltion
The Secrets of Jin-Shei, by Alma Alexander
Two Trains Running, by Lucius Shepard

2004 ENDEAVOUR AWARD WINNER
Red Thunder by John Varley

FINALISTS FOR 2004
A Stir of Bones by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Dragonmaster: Book Two - Knighthood of the Dragon by Chris Bunch
Storyteller by Amy Thomson
Time Travelers, Ghosts and Other Visitors by Nina Kiriki Hoffman

2003 ENDEAVOUR AWARD WINNERS
The Disappeared by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Lion's Blood by Steven Barnes

FINALISTS FOR 2003
The Maquisarde by Louise Marley
Solitaire by Kelley Eskridge
Technogenisis by Syne Mitchell

2002 ENDEAVOUR AWARD WINNER
Tales From Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
FINALISTS FOR 2002
The Free Lunch by Spider Robinson
Getaway Special by Jerry Oltion
Homefall by Chris Bunch
Past the Size of Dreaming by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
The Year the Cloud Fell by Kurt R.A. Giambastiani

2001 ENDEAVOUR AWARD WINNERS
The Telling by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Glass Harmonica by Louise Marley
FINALISTS FOR 2001
Storm Force by Chris Bunch
Wind Over Heaven and Other Dark Tales by Bruce Holland Rogers
Terminal Visions by Richard Paul Russo

2000 ENDEAVOUR AWARD WINNER
Darwin's Radio by Greg Bear
FINALISTS FOR 2000
Calculus of Angels by J. Gregory Keyes
The Mad Ship by Robin Hobb
A Red Heart of Memories by Nina Kikiri Hoffman
The Terrorists of Irustan by Louise Marley

1999 ENDEAVOUR AWARD WINNER
Dinosaur Summer by Greg Bear
FINALISTS FOR 1999
Golden Globe by John Varley
The Good Children by Kate Wilheim
Iron Shadows by Steve Barnes
Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb

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