Compton Crook Award Winners

The Compton Crook Award is presented to the best first novel of the year written by a single author (collaborations are not eligible) in the field of ...more

Winners

	A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1) by P. Djèlí Clark (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 19,212 ratings Compton Crook Award (2022)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson 3.96 avg rating — 32,077 ratings Compton Crook Award (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1) by Arkady Martine (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 45,561 ratings Compton Crook Award (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1) by R.F. Kuang (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 168,806 ratings Compton Crook Award (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 3,472 ratings Compton Crook Award (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Too Like the Lightning (Terra Ignota, #1) by Ada Palmer (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 12,430 ratings Compton Crook Award (2017)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Updraft (Bone Universe, #1) by Fran Wilde (Goodreads Author) 3.59 avg rating — 3,280 ratings Compton Crook Award (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Salvage (Salvage, #1) by Alexandra Duncan (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 3,254 ratings Compton Crook Award (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Fire with Fire (Tales of the Terran Republic, #1) by Charles E. Gannon (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 2,110 ratings Compton Crook Award (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Control Point (Shadow Ops, #1) by Myke Cole (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 6,480 ratings Compton Crook Award (2013)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Germline (The Subterrene War, #1) by T.C. McCarthy (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 1,095 ratings Compton Crook Award (2012)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	State of Decay (Revivors, #1) by James Knapp (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 391 ratings Compton Crook Award (2011)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 72,763 ratings Compton Crook Award (2010)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Singularity's Ring by Paul Melko 3.63 avg rating — 450 ratings Compton Crook Award (2009)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	One Jump Ahead (Jon & Lobo, #1) by Mark L. Van Name (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 963 ratings Compton Crook Award (2008)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1) by Naomi Novik (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 92,491 ratings Compton Crook Award (2007)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Poison Study (Study, #1) by Maria V. Snyder (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 160,140 ratings Compton Crook Award (2006)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Ghosts in the Snow (Dubric Bryerly, #1) by Tamara Siler Jones 3.79 avg rating — 565 ratings Compton Crook Award (2005)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Way of the Wolf (Vampire Earth #1) by E.E. Knight (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 4,603 ratings Compton Crook Award (2004)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Devlin's Luck (Sword of Change, #1) by Patricia Bray (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 1,414 ratings Compton Crook Award (2003)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Alien Taste (Ukiah Oregon, #1) by Wen Spencer (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 1,889 ratings Compton Crook Award (2002)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Murphy's Gambit by Syne Mitchell 3.99 avg rating — 101 ratings Compton Crook Award (2001)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Flesh and Silver by Stephen L. Burns (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 84 ratings Compton Crook Award (2000)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	The High House (Evenmere, #1) by James Stoddard (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 583 ratings Compton Crook Award (1999)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	The Merro Tree by Katie Waitman 4.27 avg rating — 434 ratings Compton Crook Award (1998)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Celestial Matters by Richard Garfinkle 3.75 avg rating — 364 ratings Compton Crook Award (1997)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	The Gatekeepers by Daniel Graham Jr. 3.57 avg rating — 14 ratings Compton Crook Award (1996)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Dun Lady's Jess by Doranna Durgin (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 611 ratings Compton Crook Award (1995)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	The Drylands by Mary Rosenblum 3.61 avg rating — 46 ratings Compton Crook Award (1994)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Fire in the Mist (Arhel, #1) by Holly Lisle (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 1,537 ratings Compton Crook Award (1993)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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