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Awards & Honors

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"The Destroyer of Worlds" has won the following literary awards:

Award Won: "Fiction Book of the Year"
Organizer: Author's Circle
Award Description: 
The Fiction Book of the Year Award is awarded to a single author each year. In this category, we're not only looking for a great story, but complex character development, and that extra layer of literary genius that makes us want to read passages out loud. Great fiction is not only compelling, but inspiring. We want to tell our friends, you have to read this book!
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Award Won: "Gold Award"
Organizer: Literary Titan
Award Description: 
The Gold Award is bestowed on books that we found to be perfect in their delivery of original content, meticulous development of unique characters in an organic and striking setting, innovative plot that supports a fresh theme, and elegant prose that transforms words into beautifully written books.

Award Won: "Firebird Book Award (Fiction) 1st-Place"
Organizer: Speak Up Talk Radio
Award Description: 
The Firebird Book Award for Fiction is the most prestigious of the Firebird Book Awards presented by Speak Up Talk Radio as it is considered the winner of the overall contest (which features over 500 entries in multiple categories).

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Award Won: Chanticleer Cygnus Award for Science-Fiction
Organizer: Chanticleer Book Reviews & Media
Award Description: 
The Cygnus Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Science Fiction, Steampunk, Alternative History, and Speculative Fiction. The Cygnus Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions (the CIBAs).The Cy

Award Won: NABE Pinnacle Book Achievement Award (Mythology)
Organizer: National Association of Book Entrepreneurs
Award Description:
Awarded to the best book in the category of Mythology!

​Award Won: "International Best Book Award (Fiction- Mythology) Honorable Mention"
Organizer: Readers Favorite
Award Description: 
One of the most competitive & prestigious of book contests won by celebrities such as Jim Carrey and Jonathan Frakes. Readers Favorite is an incredibly well-connected company with connections to both big-name publishing houses and film producers.

Award Won: "Cover Wars Best Book Cover"
Organizer: Author Shout
Award Description: 
The Author Shout Cover Wars Award is presented to the best book cover, determined by the number of votes.
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Award Won: "Firebird Book Award (Mythology)"
Organizer: Speak Up Talk Radio
Award Description: 
The Firebird Book Award for Mythology  is presented to the best overall book in the Mythology category.

Award Won: "PenCraft Book Award (Supernatural Fiction)"
Organizer: Pencraft Book Awards
Award Description: 
The sixth annual PenCraft Book Award is opened to all books written in the English Language with an ISBN and published between 2019 and 2022.

Award Won: "PenCraft Book Award (Science Fiction)
Organizer: Pencraft Book Awards
Award Description: 
The sixth annual PenCraft Book Award is opened to all books written in the English Language with an ISBN and published between 2019 and 2022.gnus Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Science Fiction, Steampunk, Alternative History, and Speculative Fiction. The Cygnus Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions (the CIBAs).


aWARD nOMINATIONS & Wins

Award Nominations for “THE DESTROYER OF WORLDS” by Steven Seril

1. “Fiction Book of the Year” WINNER
Organizer: Author’s Circle


2. “President’s Book Award (Science Fiction)” Nominee
Organizer: Florida Authors & Publishers Association


3. “International Book Award (Science Fiction)” Nominee
Organizer: American Book Fest

4. “Cygnus Award- Best Science Fiction Book of 2021” WINNER
Organizer: Chanticleer Book Reviews


5. “Readers’ Favorite Award (Mythology)” WINNER
Organizer: Readers’ Favorite


6. “Readers’ Favorite Award (Supernatural)” Nominee
Organizer: Readers’ Favorite


7. “Readers’ Favorite Award (Epic Fantasy)” Nominee
Organizer: Readers’ Favorite


8. “Readers’ Favorite Award (Science Fiction)” Nominee
Organizer: Readers’ Favorite


9. “Gold Award” WINNER
Organizer: Literary Titan


10. “Book of the Year Award (First Novel)” Nominee
Organizer: Independent Author Network

11. “Book of the Year Award (Science Fiction)” Nominee
Organizer: Independent Author Network

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“Book of the Year Award (Fantasy)” 
WINNER
Organizer: Independent Author Network

13. “Book of the Year Award (Paranormal/Supernatural)” Nominee
Organizer: Independent Author Network

14. “Page Turner Award (Overall)” Nominee
Organizer: Page Turner Award

15. “North Street Book Prize- Genre Fiction” Nominee
Organizer: Winning Writers

16. “Firebird Book Award (Mythology)” WINNER
Organizer: Speak Up Talk Radio

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“Firebird Book Award (Fiction)” WINNER- 1st-Place

Organizer: Speak Up Talk Radio


18 “Best Indie Book Award (Fantasy/Paranormal/Supernatural)” Nominee
Organizer: Best Indie Book Award

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“Best Indie Book Award (Science Fiction)” Nominee

Organizer: Best Indie Book Award

20. "Pinnacle Book Achievement Award (Fiction)" Nominee
Organizer: Pinnacle Book Awards


21. "Pinnacle Book Achievement Award (Science Fiction)" Nominee
Organizer: Pinnacle Book Awards

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"Pinnacle Book Achievement Award (Mythology)" WINNER
Organizer: Pinnacle Book Awards

23. 
"Best Book Cover- Cover Wars" WINNER, 253 votes
Organizer: Author Shout

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"Pencraft Best Book Award (Fiction- Supernatural)" WINNER
Organizer: Pencraft Awards

25. 
"Pencraft Best Book Award (Fiction- Sci-Fi)" WINNER
Organizer: Pencraft Awards
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26. “Pulitzer Prize (Fiction)” Nominee
Organizer: The Pulitzer Prizes

#1 Best-Seller in 18 categories!

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Achieved #1 Best-Seller Status in the Following Categories:

Classic Literary Fiction
Classic American Fiction
Classic Science Fiction
Fantasy Adventure Fiction
Science Fiction & Fantasy

Epic
Myths & Legends
Greek & Roman Myths & Legends
Nordic Myths & Legends
Asian Myths & Legends
Norse & Icelandic Sagas
Science Fiction Movie, Games and TV Tie-ins
Doctor Who (Inspired)
Star Wars (Inspired)
Stargate (Inspired)
Religious Science Fiction & Fantasy
Biblical Fiction
Religious Mysteries
Dark Fantasy Horror
​Myths and Legends
Mythology

Dark Fantasy
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Consistently Ranked Alongside some of the Greatest Works of All Time!

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Above: The Destroyer of Worlds (at #1) ranked alongside Leo Tolstoy, Oscar Wilde, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Charles Dickens, Herman Melville, Lewis Carroll, Edgar Allan Poe, and Victor Hugo
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Above: The Destroyer of Worlds (at #1) ranked alongside H.G. Wells
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Above: The Destroyer of Worlds (at #1) ranked alongside the Bhagavad Gita, Beowulf, Poetic Edda, J.R.R. Tolkien, and more!


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Above: The Destroyer of Worlds (at #6) ranked alongside The Illiad & Poetic Edda


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Above: The Destroyer of Worlds (at #41) ranked alongside Neil Gaiman

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Above: The Destroyer of Worlds (at #1) ranked alongside the entire Left Behind series & Pilgrim's Progress

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Above: The Destroyer of Worlds (at #1) ranked alongside Tom Baker (the legendary Doctor)

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Above: The Destroyer of Worlds (at #44) alongside the most popular translation of the Epic of Gilgamesh

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Above: The Destroyer of Worlds (at #5) ranked alongside The Bhagavad Gita (which inspired the book's title), Beowulf, and Chekhov
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Above: The Destroyer of Worlds (at #37) ranked alongside C.S. Lewis

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Above: The Destroyer of Worlds (at #22) ranked alongside Homer, Virgil, and Dante
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