300 contestants have been narrowed to 10 finalists.
The process of selection is now complete and is documented here.
| 8** | 8 | 8.5 | 9** | 9** | 4 | 8.5** | 8.5*** | 9 | 8.5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5* | 8.5** | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6.5 | 8 | 9 | 9.5** | |
The Crimson Queen 7.60 | 8 | 7 | 9*** | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 9.5** | 7.5 |
| 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6.5 | 8 | 6 | 9.5* | |
| Jack Bloodfist 6.55 | 6 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 8* | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6.5 | 7 | |
| 7 | 6 | 7.5 | 5 | 5 | 8* | 7.5 | 6.5 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8*** | 8 | 5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | ||
| 5 | 7* | 5.5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6.5 | 5 | |
Tiger Lily 5.45 | 3.5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7.5* | 6 | 5 | 6.5 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6.5 | 7* | 3 |
* = Blogger chose this finalist
** = Blogger's top book.
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Esme has reviewed a vast number of the SPFBO 3 books on her blog, and scores the finalists thusly:
Where Loyalties Lie - 8.9
Crimson Queen - 8.8
Sufficiently Advanced Magic - 8.7
Chaos Trims My Beard - 8.5
Devil's Night Dawning - 8.5
Tiger Lily - 8.0
Jack Bloodfist - 7.8
The War Of Undoing - 7.7
The Way Into Chaos - 7.5
Pilgrimage To Skara - 7.2
On The Nerd Book Review there are podcast interviews with a good number of SPFBO finalists.
Sonya M Black has a good number of interviews with SPFBO authors on her blog.
Blogger Jesse Teller has also interviewed a collection of SPFBO authors.
Blogger Jesse Teller has also interviewed a collection of SPFBO authors.
Finalists from the past two years
The Grey Bastards 8.65
Blood Rush 7.75
Path of Flames 7.70
Paternus 7.30
Fionn 7.20
Larcout 6.70
Under a Colder Sun 6.60
Priest 6.30
The Moonlight War 5.95
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