Best First Novels - Bram Stoker Award Winners (18 books)

Best First Novels - Bram Stoker Award Winners

This list contains first novels awarded the Bram Stoker Award, which is an international award given by the Horror Writers Association for Superior Achievement. The complete list can be found at http://www.horror.org/stokerwinnom.htm

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1	Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill 3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 28,036 ratings score: 873, and 9 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold 3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 862,416 ratings score: 482, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Damnable by Hank Schwaeble (Goodreads Author) 3.38 of 5 stars 3.38 avg rating — 94 ratings score: 376, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Sineater by Elizabeth Massie (Goodreads Author) 3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 153 ratings score: 288, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Rising by Brian Keene (Goodreads Author) 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 3,948 ratings score: 281, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Cipher by Kathe Koja 3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 422 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Revelation by Bentley Little 3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 810 ratings score: 190, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Safety of Unknown Cities by Lucy Taylor 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 187, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Lives of the Monster Dogs by Kirsten Bakis 3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 1,008 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Covenant by John Everson (Goodreads Author) 3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 347 ratings score: 180, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Stained by Lee Thomas (Goodreads Author) 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 179, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Ghost Road Blues (Pine Deep, #1) by Jonathan Maberry (Goodreads Author) 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 2,132 ratings score: 177, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Gentling Box by Lisa Mannetti (Goodreads Author) 4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 83 ratings score: 174, and -1 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Castle of Los Angeles by Lisa Morton (Goodreads Author) 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 174, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Manse by Lisa W. Cantrell 3.26 of 5 stars 3.26 avg rating — 77 ratings score: 99, and -2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Suiting by Kelley Wilde 2.71 of 5 stars 2.71 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Thread That Binds the Bones (Chapel Hollow #1) by Nina Kiriki Hoffman 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 422 ratings score: 92, and -1 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Crota: A Novel by Owl Goingback 3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 88 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars