Yes, it’s beginning a tad later in the summer than usual, but hey, we’re going to have fun with this! For those who are new to the annual online ceremony, it is the time when awards are presented to fantasy characters nominated and voted by YOU the attendees. These awards will be presented by characters from The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, who embody the ultimate standard of each award in the fantasy genre.
The Silmarillion Awards were created by DJ Edwardson and Jenelle Schmidt as a way to honor J.R.R. Tolkien as the Father of Modern Fantasy, open up a discussion about some of our other favorite fantasy works, and to have a ton of fun this summer! You could call it their version of the Oscars for fantasy. 😉
Let The Voting Begin!
My blog is hosting the Most Epic Hero Silmaril.
This award is for the Hero of all great heroes, who stands for justice and truth and all that is good, even at the risk of their life. They do not waver in the face of evil, but stand strong against what is wrong, and put all of their might into saving others.
This award will be presented to the character YOU vote for, by the presenter, the grand speech-giver and battle hero himself, who with his words stirs a righteous fire in the hearts of all who follow him, Aragorn, King of Gondor!
Now, go forth to the comments section below this post and write in the comments who you want to nominate for this Silmaril award. You may also second of third someone else’s nomination.
The rules for voting and other info:
- Readers can nominate as many characters for each award as they like.
- Readers may second as many characters as they like.
- Readers may not nominate and then second their own recommendations (at this stage you can vote for as many characters as you want, but you still only get one vote per character).
- Authors are welcome to participate but may not nominate or second any of their OWN characters… they are welcome and encouraged to let their readers know about the awards and may suggest characters to their own readers that they could nominate for various awards.
- The awards are for fantasy characters only. Thus, Katniss Everdeen can’t be nominated because she is from Dystopian. Neither can Ender Wiggin… he’s Sci-Fi.
- Last year’s winners are ineligible for being nominated for this year’s awards.
- Tolkien characters are the STANDARD for these awards, and are therefore NOT eligible for winning.
- This year’s hashtag is #SilmAwards2018.
Below is the awards schedule and list of participating blogs. Each blog is hosting a different award, so be sure and check them all out at Jenelleschmidt.com
And now…GO FORTH AND VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE CHARACTER IN EACH CATEGORY! 🙂 And in the comments below this post, vote for your favorite MOST EPIC HERO.
This year, we have an official website for the Silmaril Awards! Check it out here: http://www.silmarilawards.com/this-years-awards/
Links to some of the blog posts:
- http://jenelleschmidt.com/least-competent-henchman/
- https://kylerobertshultz.com/2018/09/03/silmaril-nominations-2018
- https://deborahocarroll.wordpress.com/2018/09/03/silmaril-awards-2018-nominations-wisest-counselor/
- https://madelinejrose.wordpress.com/2018/09/03/3rd-annual-silmaril-awards-cermony-nomination-round/
- https://agwerff.blogspot.com/2018/09/the-silmaril-awards-2018.html
- http://www.djedwardson.com/2018-silmaril-award-nominations-for-silver-tongue/
- http://zacharytotah.com/2018/09/2018-silmaril-awards-strangest-character/
- https://traceydyck.blogspot.com/2018/09/silmawards-most-magnificent-dragon.html
To read last year’s Silmaril Awards posts, look HERE.
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I nominate Jet from the Sentinel Trilogy by Jamie Foley!
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I second Jet!!
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Second that!
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Fourthing Jet!
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I second Jet!
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I nominate Prince Frederic from the League of Princes series
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I second Prince Frederic.
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I nominate (oh, so many, get ready…)
-Lionheart from Goldstone Wood
-Janner from Wingfeather Saga
-Sage from The False Prince
-Daemyn from Dagger’s Sleep by Tricia Mingerink
-Leith Torren from Blades of Acktar
-Jace from Ilyon Chronicles
-Edmund Pevensie
-Keefe Sencen from Keeper of the Lost Cities
-and finally, Thorne from Lunar Chronicles.
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I second Janner AND Jace!!
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I second Sage!
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I second Edmund from Narnia.
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I second Jace and Janner!
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I second Jace and Leith.
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I second Lionheart, Edmund, and Thorne!!
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I second Janner, Jace, and Lionheart!
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I second Sage, Leith, and Daemyn!
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I SECOND EDMUND AND JACE!!!
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I second Daemyn, Leith Torren, Jace, Edmund, and Keefe!
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I second Leith, Jace, Edmund, and Keefe!
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I second Jace, Thorne, and Edmund!
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I second Lionheart
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I second Janner! And Sage!!! And Thorne!!
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I second Janner! Very much so!
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VERY MUCH SECOND JANNER! And second Edmund, too!
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I SECOND LIONHEART/LEO!!!!
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Oh, I second Lionheart, Edmund, and Thorne! So many good ones.
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I second Keefe, Edmund, and Jace!
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I second Jace, Leith, and Thorne!
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I second Lionheart!
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I second Lionheart, Edmund, Jace, Edmund, and Thorne! All such great people.
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I second Janner and Edmund
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I second Janner, Edmund, and Thorne!
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I second Janner, Leith, Jace, and Thorne!!
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Second Leith and Jace.
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I second Edmund and Janner!!
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I second Daemyn and Leith Torren
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Second (or third, or fourth) Daemyn and Leith.
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Second Leith, Jace, and Edmund.
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I second Janner and Edmund!
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I second Janner and Edmund!
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I nominate Brant from King’s Warrior and Second Son by Jenelle Schmidt!
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2nd! 😀
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BRANT!! I second him! 😀
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I second Brant!
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I second Brant!
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Brant!
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I second Brant
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At 11:26 PM PDT…so it is still 9/7/18 here in the Pacific Northwest! 🙂
So, if I may, I nominate Brant from the Minstrel’s Song tetralogy by Jenelle Schmidt for Epic Hero!
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My niece nominates Neville Longbottom from Harry Potter.
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Ooh, I’ll second Neville! 😀
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Aww, second Neville.
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Second Neville!
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I second Neville!
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Totally second Neville! His internal and character develop enemy are truly the stuff of legends.
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I nominate Achan from the Blood of Kings trilogy.
And Corin aka Hamid from the Rise of Aredor.
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I second both of these!
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I second Achan and Corin as well!
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I second Achan!
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I second Achan!
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I heartily second the nomination of Corin!
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I second Corin!
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Jericho Carver from the Spellsmith and Carver books by H.L. Burke
Taylan from Halayda by Sarah Delena White
Delaney from The Worth of a King by Kendra E. Ardnek
Nick Beasley from the Beaumont and Beasley books
Will from Ranger’s Apprentice
Mordion from Hexwood by Diana Wynne Jones
Tomas from Lady Moon by Rachel Starr Thomson
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I second Delaney.
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I second Jericho!
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I second Delaney, Nick, and Mordion!
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I third Nick Beasley!
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I second Delaney and Will!
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Absolutely second Will!
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I third Will
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I fourth Will 🙂
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I second Jericho and Nick Beasley
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I second Jericho Carver
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No Auric 😉 He and Jericho are kind of a pair 😉
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I know! But Jericho’s my favorite… but… AHH, I love them both. *cough*
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Jericho is my favorite of the two, too … I just feel sorry for Auric shuffling on the side lines 😉
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I just nominated him too so he won’t be sad and Jericho won’t be lonely. 😉
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I second Will!
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Yes, Nick! Definitely second him!
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I second Nick!
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I second Nick and Will. 😀
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I second Taylan and Nick Beasley!
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I second Nick and Tomas!
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Fourth Delaney.
Fourth Nick Beasley.
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Second Delaney and Will.
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I second Will!
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I nominate Rook from “An Enchantment of Ravens” by Margaret Rogerson
And Taylan from “Halayda” by Sarah Delena White
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I second Rook!
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I second Taylan
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I nominate Wesley from The Princess Bride and Kit from the Bright Empires series!
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I second Westley!
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I’ll second Kit! 🙂
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I second Kit!! 🙂
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Second Wesley!
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I second Wesley!
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I second Kit! ❤
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I second Westley!
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I second Westley!
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Second Wesley.
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I nominate Thomas Hunter 😛
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From Black, Red, and White by Ted Dekker!
I gladly second!
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Seconding Thomas! (Yay for Dekker fans!)
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I nominate Pug from Raymond E. Feist’s long running series set in Midkemia (Riftwar Saga, Serpentwar Saga…. he’s written heaps more but these two are the ones worth 5 stars in my books)
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I nominate Kalidin Stormblessed from the Stormlight Archive series by Brandon Sanderson.
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Yes yes yes. Kaladin Stormblessed!!! I’ve been waiting for him to win this award since we started doing this back in 2016. LOL I can’t think of anyone more deserving.
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Kaladin Stormblessed!
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I second Kaladin!
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I second Kaladin!!!
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I nominate Will Treaty from the Rangers Apprentice series for the Most Epic Hero
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I Nominate Mathias Sagewind of The Afflicted Saga by Katika Schneider
As well as seconding Kaladin Stormblessed.
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I second Mathias!
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I second Mathias, too!
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Votes for Mathias!
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I so vote for Mathias !
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I vote for Mathias too!
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I nominate Tristan from the Girl Who Could See by Kara Swanson
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I’m rather fond of this bloke 😉
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I second Tristan! 💕
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I second Tristan!!
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I second Tristan as well!
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I second Tristan as well.
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Yes! I second Tristan!
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I second Tristan. Love him so much. ❤
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Hehe ❤ I'm so glad! 😀
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I second Tristan.
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I’ll second that!
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I second Tristan!
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I second Tristan!
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I second Tristan!
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I nominate Shane from The Forest by Krista Wagner
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I nominate Bran from All That We See or Seem by Kristina Mahr
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I second Bran!
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I nominate Jest from Heartless by Marissa Meyer!
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Agh, why would you bring him up? 😭 I second!
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AGH I SECOND.
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NOOOO but I second!
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JESSST! D: I second him.
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I SECOND JEST FOREVER AND EVER.
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I nominate Achan from the Blood of Kings trilogy by Jill Williamson
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I second Achan.
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I definitely second Achan!
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I nominate Thomas Fawkes from Fawkes by Nadine Brandes!
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I second Thomas.
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Sweet Thomas. I second him.
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I second Thomas Fawkes!
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I second Thomas!!
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I nominate Matthias from Redwall. A big heart in a small body.
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I give a second!
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Second!!
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Second Matthias!!
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I second Matthias!
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Ooh i second Matthias
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I nominate Leith Torren from The Blades of Acktar!!
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I second Leith.
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I nominate:
-Prince Idris from Fairest Son by HSJ Williams
-Emperor Kai from the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
-Walter Foley from Dragons in Our Midst by Bryan Davis
-Mor from The Story Peddler by Lindsay Franklin
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I second Kai!
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I second Kai and Walter!
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I second Kai!
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I second Kai!
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I second Kai!!
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I second Prince Idris from FAIREST SON by HSJ Williams!
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I nominate:
Roderick from The Last Motley by DJ Edwardson
Conrad from After by Savannah Jezowski
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Awww Conrad! I won’t second my own character, but I will second Roderick! He was amazing!!!
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I second Conrad! He’s my favorite male character in Indie lit. 😍
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I also second Conrad!
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I second Conrad!
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I nominate Bardon from the Dragonkeeper Chronicles! Such an amazing guy, and the inspiration for Jace!
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BARDONNNN! I second him!
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Second Bardon.
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I nominate Desperaux (from The Tale of Desperaux)
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YAY! Second Desperaux!
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Second Despereaux. I loved that book so much.
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I nominate Auric Spellsmith too, because Jericho was lonely without him.
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Aww, I second Auric! ^_^
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I nominate…
-Billy from the Dragons in Our Midst/Oracles of Fire series
-Howl from Howl’s Moving Castle
-Eanrin from Tales of Goldstone Wood
-Mendanbar from the Enchanted Forest Chronicles
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I second Howl and Eanrin!
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I second Howl and Eanrin!
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I second Eanrin!!
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I second Howl and Mendanbar!
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I second Billy, Howl, and Eanrin!
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I nominate:
Gilberec Moth (Moth and Cobweb series)
Henry York Maccabee (100 Cupboards series)
Uncle Frank (100 Cupboards series)
And…
Sherlock Holmes (The Hound of the Baskervilles)
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YAAY! I second Gilberec Moth
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I second:
Lionheart from Goldstone Wood
Westley from The Princess Bride
Kai from Cinder
Mor from Story Peddler
Roderick from The Last Motley
Howl from his moving castle. 😉
Eanrin from Goldstone Wood
Mendanbar from the Enchanted Forest Chronicles!!
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I nominate OreSeur from Mistborn!
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I nominate Leith Torren from the Blades of Acktar series.
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Second Leith.
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I nominate Digory Kirke from The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. He always annoyed me when I was younger, but I just re-read The Magician’s Nephew and realized he really is a great kid.
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I second Digory.
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I second Digory!
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Second Digory.
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I second Digory
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I second Digory!
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Movian Jenks from Trouble in Peaceful Haven for Most Epic Hero.
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Most Epic Hero -Movian Jenks from Trouble in Peaceful Haven by C.R.Laverette
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Most Epic Hero – Temeraire of Naomi Novik’s “Temeraire” series.
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I second Conrad.
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I nominate Tiffany Aching!
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