2006 June-August Original Fantasy Nominees
Explore the 2006 June-August Original Fantasy nominees, a curated list featuring standout works like José Saramago's *Seeing*, Johanna Sinisalo's *Troll*, and Salman Rushdie's *The Satanic Verses*. Dive into this collection of original fantasy books from 2006, blending fiction, speculative storytelling, and award-worthy narratives. Perfect for fans of August fantasy picks and classic nominees like *Stardust* and *A College of Magics*. Discover your next read from this handpicked selection of visionary authors.
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A College of Magics
by Caroline Stevermer
Teenager Faris Nallaneen, heir to the small northern dukedom of Galazon, is still too young to claim her title, so her despotic Uncle Brinker insists she be sent to Greenlaw College, where all students major in magic.
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Troll
by Johanna Sinisalo
Returning to his apartment, Angel finds a group of drunken teenagers taunting a wounded troll, so Angel decides to take him in, a decision that changes Angel's life forever.
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Seeing
by José Saramago
Four years after a bizarre blindness plague hits the capital, the political arena is thrown into turmoil when election day is marked by an unprecedented turnout of blank ballots and rebellious acts that prompt a state of emergency declaration.
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The Satanic Verses
by Salman Rushdie
Just before dawn one winter's morning, a hijacked jetliner explodes above the English Channel. Through the falling debris, two figures, Gibreel Farishta, the biggest star in India, and Saladin Chamcha, an expatriate returning from his first visit to Bombay in fifteen years, plummet from the sky, washing up on the snow-covered sands of an English beach, and proceed through a series of metamorphoses, dreams, and revelations.
