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Award Category: Best Cover Illustration - Hardcover (Chesley Award)

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1985
Win The Integral Trees Michael Whelan
Nomination Chanur's Venture Michael Whelan
Nomination Ghost Story Stephen Gervais
Nomination Job: A Comedy of Justice Michael Whelan
Nomination The Final Encyclopedia Michael Whelan
Nomination The Infinity Link David Mattingly
Nomination Wings of Flame Carl Lundgren
1987
Nomination Chanur's Homecoming David A. Cherry
1988
Win On Stranger Tides James Gurney
Nomination Being a Green Mother Michael Whelan
Nomination Southshore James C. Christensen
Nomination The Essential Ellison Diane Dillon and Leo Dillon
Nomination The Rapture Effect David B. Mattingly
Nomination The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars Thomas Canty
1989
Win Cyteen Don Maitz
Nomination Catspaw Michael Whelan
Nomination Mona Lisa Overdrive Wil Cormier
Nomination The Story of the Stone Mark Harrison
Nomination The White Raven Thomas Canty
1990
Win Rusalka Keith Parkinson
Nomination Beauty and the Beast Carol Heyer
Nomination Hyperion Gary Ruddell
Nomination Nemesis Don Dixon
Nomination Paradise: A Chronicle of a Distant World Michael Whelan
1991
Win Chernevog Keith Parkinson
Nomination Queen of Angels Bob Eggleton
Nomination Servant of the Empire Don Maitz
Nomination The Hemingway Hoax Gary Ruddell
Nomination The Ruby Knight Keith Parkinson
1992
Win The Summer Queen Michael Whelan
Nomination All the Weyrs of Pern Michael Whelan
Nomination Eight Skilled Gentlemen Mark Harrison
Nomination Imajica Kirk Reinert
Nomination Yvgenie Keith Parkinson
1993
Win Magician Don Maitz
Nomination Illusion Michael Whelan
Nomination The California Voodoo Game Dorian Vallejo
Nomination The Dragon at War Den Beauvais
Nomination The False Mirror Barclay Shaw
1994
Win The Far Kingdoms Tom Kidd
Nomination Rude Astronauts Don Maitz
Nomination Snow White, Blood Red Tom Canty
Nomination Winds of Fury Jody Lee
Nomination Wishing Season Frank Kelly Freas
1995
Win The Curse of the Mistwraith Janny Wurts
Nomination 2001: A Space Odyssey Ron Walotsky
Nomination Foreigner Michael Whelan
Nomination Storm Warning Jody Lee
Nomination The Dragon, the Earl, and the Troll Den Beauvais
1996
Win Kingdoms of the Night Tom Kidd
Nomination A Sorcerer and a Gentleman Charles Vess
Nomination Cthulhu 2000: A Lovecraftian Anthology Bob Eggleton
Nomination Invader Michael Whelan
Nomination Temporary Agency Ron Walotsky
1997
Win The Golden Key Michael Whelan
Nomination Cloud's Rider Stephen Youll
Nomination Sabriel Diane Dillon and Leo Dillon
Nomination The Ringworld Throne Barclay Shaw
Nomination Winter Rose Kinuko Y. Craft
1998
Win The Howling Stones Bob Eggleton
Nomination Corum: The Coming of Chaos Don Maitz
Nomination Lady of Avalon John Jude Palencar
Nomination The Mageborn Traitor Michael Whelan
Nomination Things Left Behind Alan M. Clark
1999
Win Song for the Basilisk Kinuko Y. Craft
Nomination Darwinia Jim Burns
Nomination Icefalcon's Quest Donato Giancola
Nomination River of Blue Fire Michael Whelan
Nomination The Last Dragonlord Bob Eggleton
2000
Win Mountain of Black Glass Michael Whelan
Nomination Dragon and Phoenix Bob Eggleton
Nomination Rainbow Mars Bob Eggleton
Nomination The Black Swan Jody A. Lee
Nomination The Spine of the World Todd Lockwood
2001
Win Forests of the Heart John Jude Palencar
Nomination Darkness Descending Bob Eggleton
Nomination Tangled Up in Blue Michael Whelan
Nomination The Lord of the Rings Donato Giancola
Nomination The Tower at Stony Wood Kinuko Y. Craft
2002
Win Ashling Donato
Nomination Kingdoms of Light Don Maitz
Nomination Sea of Silver Light Michael Whelan
Nomination The Dragon Society Bob Eggleton
Nomination The Pillars of Creation Keith Parkinson
2003
Win The Thousand Orcs Todd Lockwood
Nomination Argonaut Alan Pollack
Nomination Diuturnity's Dawn Mark Harrison
Nomination Resurgence Bob Eggleton
Nomination Sorcery Rising Michael Whelan
2004
Win City Donato Giancola
Nomination Lord of Snow and Shadows Stephen Youll
Nomination Paladin of Souls David Bowers
Nomination The Fairy Rebel Don Maitz
Nomination Transitions: The Art of Todd Lockwood (variant of The Dragon's Doom) Todd Lockwood
Nomination Wolfskin Kinuko Y. Craft
2005
Win Queen of the Amazons Rick Berry
Win The Nameless Day Donato
Win The Wrath of Mulgarath Tony DiTerlizzi
Nomination Glass Dragons Todd Lockwood
Nomination The Dragon's Son Stephen Youll
Nomination The Snow Princess Ruth Sanderson
2006
Win Elantris Stephan Martiniere
Nomination Midshipwizard Halcyon Blithe Jon Foster
Nomination Singer of Souls Charles Vess
Nomination The Divided Crown Kinuko Y. Craft
Nomination The Duke's Ballad Daniel Dos Santos
Nomination The Fair Folk J. P. Targete
Nomination The House of Cthulhu: Tales of the Primal Land Bob Eggleton
2007
Win River of Gods Stephan Martiniere
Nomination Here, There Be Dragons James A. Owen
Nomination Temeraire: In the Service of the King Todd Lockwood
Nomination The Demon and the City Jon Foster
Nomination The Thirteenth House Donato Giancola
2008
Win The Outback Stars Donato Giancola
Nomination Farseed Daniel Dos Santos
Nomination Fatal Revenant John Jude Palencar
Nomination Mainspring Stephan Martiniere
Nomination Seeing Redd Vance Kovacs
Nomination Shades Alan M. Clark
Nomination The Lifehouse Trilogy Stephen Hickman
Nomination The Margarets John Picacio
Nomination The Orc King Todd Lockwood
Nomination The Taint and Other Novellas Bob Eggleton
Nomination The Well of Ascension Jon Foster
2009
Win A Book of Wizards Donato
Nomination An Evil Guest Scott Fischer
Nomination Quofum Todd Lockwood
Nomination Stalking the Vampire: A Fable of Tonight Dan Dos Santos
Nomination The Dragons of Babel Stephan Martiniere
Nomination The Ghost Quartet Stephen Hickman
Nomination Viewpoints Critical: Selected Stories John Picacio
2010
Win The Valley of Shadows Matt Stewart
Nomination A Magic of Nightfall Todd Lockwood
Nomination Dragon's Ring Bob Eggleton
Nomination Drood John Picacio
Nomination Green Daniel Dos Santos
Nomination Magic Mirrors Omar Rayyan
Nomination Prospero Lost Sam Weber
Nomination Visions of Never Robh Ruppel
2011
Win The Way of Kings Michael Whelan
Nomination Blasphemy Don Maitz
Nomination Midsummer Night Kinuko Y. Craft
Nomination Spectrum 17: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art Gregory Manchess
Nomination The Waters Rising John Picacio
2012
Win Deathbird Stories Tom Kidd
Nomination Prospero Regained Stephan Martiniere
Nomination The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard Greg Staples
Nomination The Tempering of Men Cliff Nielsen
Nomination Two Worlds and In Between: The Best of Caitlin R. Kiernan Lee Moyer
2013
Win The Wild Road Todd Lockwood
Nomination Deadhouse Gates J. K. Drummond
Nomination Gods of Opar: Tales of Lost Khokarsa Bob Eggleton
Nomination Hyperion John Picacio
Nomination Quantum Coin Sam Weber
Nomination Range of Ghosts Donato Giancola
2014
Win A Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent Todd Lockwood
Nomination A Memory of Light Michael Whelan
Nomination Book of Iron Maurizio Manzieri
Nomination Lost Covenant Jason Chan
Nomination Queen Victoria's Book of Spells: An Anthology of Gaslamp Fantasy Allen Williams
Nomination Quintessence Kekai Kotaki
2015
Win Shadows Beneath: The Writing Excuses Anthology Julie Dillon
Nomination Endymion John Picacio
Nomination The Tropic of Serpents: A Memoir by Lady Trent Todd Lockwood
Nomination Words of Radiance Michael Whelan
Nomination Zombie Baseball Beatdown Jon Foster
2016
Win Voyage of the Basilisk: A Memoir by Lady Trent Todd Lockwood
Nomination Dune Sam Weber
Nomination Hannu Rajaniemi: Collected Fiction Lius Lasahido
Nomination Karen Memory Cynthia Sheppard
Nomination The Dinosaur Lords Richard Anderson
2017
Win Kushiel's Dart Tran Nguyen
Nomination Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection David Palumbo
Nomination Fables: Cubs in Toyland by Bill Willingham Dan dos Santos
Nomination In the House of the Worm John Picacio
Nomination Lady Midnight Cliff Nielsen
Nomination The Summer Dragon Todd Lockwood
2018
Win The Sword of Shannara Marc Simonetti
Nomination Assassin's Price Donato Giancola
Nomination Final Girls Julie Dillon
Nomination Horizon Tommy Arnold
Nomination Julia
Marcela Bolívar?Marcela Bolivar
Nomination Retrograde Elizabeth Leggett
Nomination The Man in the Tree John Harris
2019
Win I Met a Traveller in an Antique Land Jon Foster
Nomination Red Rising Tommy Arnold
Nomination Soulless Jensine Eckwall
Nomination The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition Charles Vess
Nomination The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm John Jude Palencar
Nomination The Sisters of the Winter Wood Rebecca Yanovskaya
Nomination The Tea Master and the Detective Maurizio Manzieri
2020
Win Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky Eric Wilkerson
Nomination Descendant of the Crane Feifei Ruan
Nomination Empire of Grass Michael Whelan
Nomination Gideon the Ninth Tommy Arnold
Nomination The Rage of Dragons Karla Ortiz
Nomination The Storm Crow Tran Nguyen
2021
Win Encounters with the Imaginary: Vol. 3 Corinne Reid
Nomination Black Sun John Picacio
Nomination Harrow the Ninth Tommy Arnold
Nomination Red Dragon Jason Mowry
Nomination The Dark Crystal Bestiary: A Definitive Guide to the Creatures of Thara Iris Compiet
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