Each year, readers and reviewers of science fiction romance give out the SFR Galaxy Awards for the best in science fiction romance
The SFR Galaxy Award are given by a community not much recognized in either romance or science fiction writing circles aka, the reaction to SFR tends to be:. “Ew, you got your chocolate in my peanut butter!” “Ew, you got your peanut butter in my chocolate!”
But when SFR is done well, with a satisfying romance and wonderful SF world-building, it’s my favorite genre, hands-down. (Yes, yes, I love Reeses Peanut Butter cups too.)
These awards are not your average awards, ranging from “Best Steampunk Transport” to “Hottest Queer Sci-Fi in a Superhero Universe” to “Meow It Again, Sam.”
My own superhero action-adventure romance, the Phoenix Institute series, won the Galaxy Awards a few years back, for “Best Superhero Origin.”
The full list of 2018 award winners is below, complete with links for purchase, but I highly recommend you check out the link in the first paragraph which discuss why these particular awards were chosen (just what is that best steampunk transport?) elaborating on why a particular book received a particular award.
(Alas, Pets in Space 3 and it’s two earlier volumes are not available in that format any longer.)
2018 SFR Galaxy Awards Complete List:
Round 1 – Jo Jones, Mixed Book Bag
Best Dreams to Nightmare Plot
An Alien Exchange by Keri Kruspe
Best Use of World Building and Back Story to Jumpstart a Plot
Breakaway by Michelle Diener
Best Improvement After Rewriting
Warleader by Susan Grant
Round 2 – Riley Moreland, Whiskey With My Book
Potent Post-War Setting Award
Aftermath (Hathe, #3) by Mary Brock Jones
Best Steampunk Transport
Raven, Fire and Ice (Touch of Truth, #1) by Nita Round
Arcane History Award
Infinity (Horizon, #2) by Tabitha Lord
Arachnophobia Award for Creepiest Villain
Lost Valyr (Project Enterprise, #7) by Pauline Baird Jones
Favorite Dog Hero
Not Fade Away (Interstellar Rescue, #4) by Donna S. Frelick
Round 3 – Heather Massey, The Galaxy Express
Hottest Queer Sci-Fi Romance in a Superhero Universe
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow by Greg Berlanti, Executive Producer
Round 4 – Lee Koven, Cyber Post Punk Love
Most Intriguing Society
A Treason of Truths by Ada Harper
Most Unusual Heroine
Delta V by Elsa Jade
Best Mobile Phone Replacement
Implanted by Lauren C. Teffeau
Best Serial
Queen’s Gambit by Jessie Mihalik
Best Bodyguard’s Buddy
The Protector Series
(Dangerous Promise, Wicked Attraction, Forbidden Stranger) by Megan Hart
Round 5 – Marlene Harris, Reading Reality
Home Again Award (Dance with the One that Brung Ya)
Edge of Eon by Anna Hackett
Firefly Redux Award
Entropy by Jess Anastasi
Meow It Again Sam Award
Pets in Space 3: Embrace the Passion by S. E. Smith, Anna Hackett, Ruby Lionsdrake, Veronica Scott, Pauline Baird Jones, Carol Van Natta, Alexis Glynn Latner, Tiffany Roberts, E. D. Walker, JC Hay, Kyndra Hatch
Shoulda Been a Contender Award
Nightchaser by Amanda Bouchet
Round 6 – Chris Stock, Roswell Daily Record
Short, Sweet and Fiesty Award
A Darkside Interlude: Darkstar Mercenaries 0.5 by Anna Carven
Best Similar But Different Out of Africa Award
Rage (Alien Breed 1-English Edition) by Melody Adams
(Translated by Sylvia Corbisiero)
Best Out-of-Space Cop Award-Despite-the-Title
Beauty’s Alien Beast by Linda Mooney
Best Start of a New Series and Kidnapping Scene
Edge of Eon (Eon Warriors 1) by Anna Hackett
Best Continuation of an Anthology that Makes You Feel Good
Pets in Space 3: Embrace the Passion by S E Smith, Anna Hackett, Ruby Lionsdrake, Veronica Scott, Pauline Baird Jones, Carol Van Natta, Alexis Glynn Latner, Tiffany Roberts, E. D. Walker, JC Hay, Kyndra Hatch
Round 7 – KJ Van Houten, Whiskey With My Books
Alpha Award: Best New Series
Edge of Eon by Anna Hackett
Omega Award: Best End-of-Series
Hunted by the Cyborg (Book 6 Cy-Ops Series) by Cara Bristol
Phoenix Award: Best Resurrected Series
Warleader by Susan Grant
Little Green Men Award
Collision by Lea Kirk
Books with Multiple Galaxy Awards in 2018
Edge of Eon by Anna Hackett
Home Again Award (Dance with the One that Brung Ya) (presented by Marlene Harris)
Best Start of a New Series and Kidnapping Scene (presented by Chris Stock)
Alpha Award: Best New Series (presented by KJ Van Houten)
Warleader by Susan Grant
Best Improvement After Rewriting (presented by Jo Jones)
Phoenix Award: Best Resurrected Series (presented by KJ Van Houten)
Pets in Space 3: Embrace the Passion by S E Smith, Anna Hackett, Ruby Lionsdrake, Veronica Scott, Pauline Baird Jones, Carol Van Natta, Alexis Glynn Latner, Tiffany Roberts, E. D. Walker, JC Hay, Kyndra Hatch
Meow It Again Sam Award (presented by Marlene Harris)
Best Continuation of an Anthology that Makes You Feel Good (presented by Chris Stock)
Authors with Galaxy Awards for More Than One Book in 2018
Anna Hackett
Edge of Eon – Home Again Award (Dance with the One that Brung Ya) (presented by Marlene Harris)
Edge of Eon – Best Start of a New Series and Kidnapping Scene (presented by Chris Stock)
Edge of Eon – Alpha Award: Best New Series (presented by KJ Van Houten)
Pets in Space 3: Embrace the Passion – Meow It Again Sam Award (presented by Marlene Harris)
Pets in Space 3: Embrace the Passion – Best Continuation of an Anthology that Makes You Feel Good (presented by Chris Stock)
Pauline Baird Jones
Lost Valyr – Arachnophobia Award for Creepiest Villain (presented by Riley Moreland)
Pets in Space 3: Embrace the Passion – Meow It Again Sam Award (presented by Marlene Harris)
Pets in Space 3: Embrace the Passion – Best Continuation of an Anthology that Makes You Feel Good (presented by Chris Stock)
