1997 World Fantasy Awards – Novel Winner
![Godmother Night](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/no-image-1-image-3.jpg)
Godmother Night
Rachel Pollack
Almost a set of short stories, this novel breaks into discrete episodes, centered on identity, love, and death. Jaqe has no identity until she meets Laurie, introduced and named by Mother Night; in that moment, she knows herself, and that she loves Laurie….
1997 World Fantasy Awards – Novel Shortlist
![A Game of Thrones](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580858368-59851-image-3.jpg)
A Game of Thrones
George R. R. Martin
![Devil's Tower](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1581027266-6087-image-3.jpg)
Devil’s Tower
Mark Sumner
![Shadow of Ashland](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580961641-2136-image-3.jpg)
Shadow of Ashland
Terence M. Green
![The 37th Mandala](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1581039610-7105-image-3.jpg)
The 37th Mandala
Marc Laidlaw
![The Bear Went Over the Mountain](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1581038063-6978-image-3.jpg)
The Bear Went Over the Mountain
William Kotzwinkle
![The Golden Key](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1581015125-5088-image-3.jpg)