2018 Dragon Award for Best Alternate History Novel

[Major Major]

Dragon*Con in Atlanta has its own awards, selected through some process. One of the categories is Best Alternate History Novel.

This year's nominees are:

Uncharted by Kevin J. Anderson and Sarah A. Hoyt

Witchy Winter by D.J. Butler

Minds of Men by Kacey Ezell

The Dream of the Iron Dragon by Robert Kroese

Dark State by Charles Stross

The Sea Peoples by S.M. Stirling

And the winner is:

Uncharted by Kevin J. Anderson and Sarah Hoyt.

 

[varyar]

Couldn't they find actual alternate history novels to nominate?

 

[Sovereign12]

Couldn't they find actual alternate history novels to nominate?

Well Dark State is the closest.
I've noticed over the years that if involves, magic, mind powers, and aliens with a dash of AH for flavoring, most people will consider it Alternate History.
Don't get me wrong, many of these stories can be very good reads, but just a smattering of an AH concept doesn't make them alternate history.