Winners! Urban Fantasy Cover Art Awards 2009

There were a total of 2519 people who voted in the 1st annual Urban Fantasy Cover Art Awards! 

Considering the number of voters, I can’t believe how close the race was in a few categories, and conversely my sympathies go out to any cover that was nominated along with the unstoppable juggernaut that is Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick.  As promised, the titles are now linked to Amazon if you want to find out more about any given book or buy them.  I did my best to track down the artists/photographers responsible for the cover art for each of the nominated books, but this information is often unavailable.  My apologies to those I could not find.   If I missed you, or if there are any corrections I need to make, please let me know and I’ll update this post.  The winners of the voters prizes will be listed at the bottom of this post along with the Cover of the Year poll and giveaway.  

  Authors, artists, publishers etc. If you won, feel free to grab the graphic for your site:

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Here is the incomplete list of people responsible for the beautiful covers we’ve all been voting for:

Artist	Cover(s)
Thomas Egner	The Night Huntress series by Jeaniene Frost
Bruce Emmett	Strange Brew anthology
Jaime DeJesus	Unfallen Dead by Mark Del Franco
Daniel Dos Santos	All of Patricia Briggs covers
Fernanda Brussi Gonçalves	Fallen by Lauren Kate
Juliana Kolesova	Mark of the Demon by Diana Rowland
Tony Mauro	Spider Touched by Jory Strong
Chris McGrath	Deathwish by Rob Thurman,  Scarlet by Jordan Summers
Cliff Nielsen	Darker Angels by M L N Hanover, Jessica’s Guide to Dating on The Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey
Dawn Pope	Destiny of the Wolf by Terry Spear
James Porto	Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick, The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare
Larry Rostant	Allie Beckstrom series by Devon Monk, White Witch Black Curse by Kim Harrison
Kimberly Schamber	Would-Be Witch by Kimberly Frost
Don Sipley	Deadtown by Nancy Holzner,  Bad to the Bone by Jeri Smith-Ready,  Dawnbreaker by Jocelynn Drake,  Dark Time by Dakota Banks,  Unleashed by John Levitt
Sharon Tancredi	Tempest Rising by Nicole Peeler
Joel Tippe	The Dark Divine by Bree Despain
Mark Tucker	Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr
Victoria Vebell	On the Edge by Ilona Andrews
Chad Michael Ward	Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews
Jason Chan	Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev
Craig White	Huntress anthology,  Covet by J.R. Ward,  Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong,  Kiss Of A Demon King by Kresley Cole,  Lover Avenged by J. R. Ward,  Kitty and the Dead Man’s Hand by Carrie Vaughn

And the winning covers are…

Best Foreign (non US) Cover

Blue Diablo by Ann Aguirre (UK) 346 15% *WINNER* Carpe Corpus by Rachel Caine (UK) 772 33% The Demon’s Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan (UK) 323 14% Succubus Heat by Richelle Mead UK 304 13% Thorn Queen by Richelle Mead (UK) 623 26%

Best Anthology Cover

 

Huntress by Christine Warren Marjorie M. Liu Caitlin Kittredge and Jenna Maclaine. 293 12% The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance 2 Edited by Trisha Telep 254 11% *WINNER* Midnight Cravings by Michele Hauf Karen Whiddon Lori Devoti Anna Leonard Vivi Anna and Bonnie Vanak 1,152 49% Must Love Hellhounds by Ilona Andrews Meljean Brook Charlaine Harris and Nalini Singh 247 10% Strange Brew edited by P N Elrod 427 18%

Best Partial Body Cover

 

Covet by J.R. Ward 182 8% *WINNER* The Dark Divine by Bree Despain 759 32% Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr 687 29% Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong 313 13% Mark of the Demon by Diana Rowland 453 19%

Best YA Cover

 

Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev 304 13% Fallen by Lauren Kate 622 26% Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr 184 8% *WINNER* Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick 1,079 45% My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent 231 10%

Best Chick-lit Style Cover

Hex in High Heels by Linda Wisdom 283 12% Kiss & Hell by Dakota Cassidy 728 30% Over My Dead Body by Michele Bardsley 157 7% Undead and Unwelcome by MaryJanice Davidson (UK version) 299 13% *WINNER* Would-Be Witch by Kimberly Frost 924 39%

Best Male Only Cover

 

Covet by J. R. Ward 105 4% *WINNER* Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick 1,590 66% Kiss Of A Demon King by Kresley Cole 208 9% Lover Avenged by J. R. Ward 356 15% Unfallen Dead by Mark Del Franco 156 6%

Best Female Only Cover

 

Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs 456 19% Darker Angels by M L N Hanover 515 22% Destined for an Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost 249 10% *WINNER* Spider Touched by Jory Strong 817 34% White Witch Black Curse by Kim Harrison 340 14%

Best Duo Cover

Deathwish by Rob Thurman 371 15% Jessica’s Guide to Dating on The Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey 396 16% Scarlet by Jordan Summers 117 5% Street Magic by Caitlin Kittredge 234 10% *WINNER* Tempted by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast 1,314 54%

Best Female with Animal Cover

   

Bad to the Bone by Jeri Smith-Ready 326 14% *WINNER* Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong 928 39% Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs 711 30% Kitty and the Dead Man’s Hand by Carrie Vaughn 224 9% Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews 191 8%

Best Male with Animal Cover

Bengal's Heart by Lora Leigh 594 25% The Demon’s Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan 523 22% *WINNER* Destiny of the Wolf by Terry Spear 675 29% The Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance Edited by Trisha Telep 302 13% Unleashed by John Levitt 273 12%

Best Floating Head Cover

   

The Cold Kiss of Death by Suzanne McLeod 228 10% Dawnbreaker by Jocelynn Drake 394 17% Dream Warrior by Sherrilyn Kenyon 530 22% *WINNER*  Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr 1,114 47% On the Edge by Ilona Andrews 116 5%

Most Unique Cover

 

Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev 411 17%  *WINNER* Hush Hush by Becca FItzpatrick 1,306 54% Mortal Sins by Eileen Wilks 193 8% My Soul to Take Rachel Vincent 221 9% Tempest Rising by Nicole Peeler 290 12%

Best Debut Cover (new author/series/standalone)

Dark Time by Dakota Banks 301 12% Deadtown by Nancy Holzner 201 8% *WINNER* Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick 1,471 61% My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent 309 13% Undone by Rachel Caine 133 6%

Best Overall Covers in a Series

Allie Beckstrom series by Devon Monk 87 4% Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs 407 17% *WINNER* The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare 1,070 45% The Night Huntress series by Jeaniene Frost 261 11% Werecats series by Rachel Vincent 575 24%

Most Anticipated Cover for 2010

Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison 373 16% Inked Anthology by Karen Chance Marjorie M. Liu Yasmine Galenorn Eileen Wilks 437 18% Jekel Loves Hyde by Beth Fantaskey 337 14% * WINNER*  Shift by Rachel Vincent 652 27% Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs 578 24%

The winners of the voters prizes (chosen by Randomizer.com) are:

A signed copy of Deadtown by Nancy Holzner (nominee for Best Debut Cover) goes to #44. Sandy from USA whose email starts with gulliblemook 

A signed copy of  Hex in High Heels by Linda Wisdom (nominee for Best Floating Head Cover) along with a couple hexy goodies goes to # 1881. Marie from USA whose email begins with Fuerte541

A copy of Destiny of the Wolf by Terry Spear (Winner for Best Male with Animal Cover) goes to #1434. Cecilia Huddleston from USA whose email begins with ceciliah

A personalized copy of The Cold Kiss of Death by Suzanne McLeod (nominee for Best Floating Head Cover) *UK only goes to #1855. Kelley from the UK whose email begins with butterfly.toodles

2 copies of My Soul To Take by Rachel Vincent goes to #1031. Kelley from USA whose email begins with evanskelley & #692. Mengxi from Canada whose email begins with marcyzhang8

Grand Prize: $25 Amazon Gift Certificate plus your choice of any one book that wins its category goes to # 2483. Erica from Australia whose email begins with erica_stacy

Congratulations!  I’ve emailed each of you please respond within 72 hours or new winners will be chosen.

But wait…There is one more award to give out and one more chance to win! The votes are in, the winning covers have been announced.  Now its time to pit them all against each other (excluding Most Anticipated Cover and Best Covers in a Series) and pick the urban fantasy Cover of the Year!  Everyone who votes in this category (*open internationally) will be eligible to win the Cover of the Year 2009 book. The winning cover and voter will be announced on January 8th

Click HERE to cast your vote for Cover of the Year 2009. One voter will win the winning book.  Open internationally. 

Special Thanks to the MANY, MANY people who helped make this possible:  The Panel of Experts who spent hours narrowing down the hundreds of books published in 2009 to the five covers in each category; the generous authors and Jayne from eHarlequin.com Community who offered books and goodies to the voters; Tynga from Tynga’s Blog Design for whipping up the button for the awards; and to all of you who promoted the awards.  I shutter to think what this would have been without each one of you.  Thank you!