The Christy Awards
Established in the spring of 1999, the Christy Awards honor excellence in the many genres of Christian fiction.

2004

Allegory/Fantasy:

Finalists:
Crying for a Vision by Walter Wangerin Jr.
Dark Horse by John Fischer
The Light of Eidon by Karen Hancock

Contemporary/General:

Finalists:
Finding Alice by Melody Carlson
The Living End by Lisa Samson
Songbird by Lisa Samson

Futuristic:

Finalists:
Apocalypse Dawn by Mel Odom
Armageddon by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
Soon by Jerry Jenkins

Historical:

Finalists:
Beyond the Scared Page by Jack Cavanaugh
Fire by Night by Lynn Austin
First Light by Bodie and Brock Thoene

Romance:

Finalists:
Happily Ever After by Susan May Warren
Hideaway by Hannah Alexander
Playing by Heart by Deborah Raney

Suspense:

Finalists:
Into the Nevernight by Anne de Graaf
The Lies of Saints by Sigmund Brouwer
Steal Away by Linda Hall
Thr3e by Ted Dekker

First Novel:

Finalists:
Flabbergasted by Ray Blackston
Welcome to Fred by Brad Whittington
The Yada Yada Prayer Group by Neta Jackson


2003

Allegory/Fantasy:
Arena, by Karen Hancock

Finalists:
Covenant Child, by Terri Blackstock
A Sword for the Immerland King, by F. W. Faller

Contemporary/General:
All the Way Home, by Ann Tatlock

Finalists:
Not a Sparrow Falls, by Linda Nichols
Women’s Intuition, by Lisa Samson

Futuristic:
Time Lottery, by Nancy Moser

Finalists:
The Fifth Man, by John B. Olson & Randall Ingermanson
ICE, by Shane Johnson

International Historical:
His Watchful Eye
, by Jack Cavanaugh

Finalists:
Hallelujah, by J. Scott Featherstone
The Shadow Women, by Angela Elwell Hunt

North American Historical:
Candle in the Darkness
, by Lynn Austin

Finalists:
The Tender Vine, by Kristen Heitzmann
Virginia Autumn, by Sara Mitchell

Romance:
True Honor (Uncommon Heroes Series, Book 3), by Dee Henderson

Finalists:
The Healer (The O’Malley Series, Book 5), by Dee Henderson
Summer Shadows, by Gayle Roper

Suspense:
Directed Verdict, by Randy Singer

Finalists:
Crown of Thorns, by Sigmund Brouwer
They Shall See God, by Athol Dickson

Western:
Toward a New Beginning, by R. William Rogers

Finalists:
Last of the Texas Camp, by Stephen Bly
The Outlaw’s Twin Sister, by Stephen Bly

First Novel:
A Place Called Wiregrass, by Michael Morris

Finalists:
Daughter of China, by C. Hope Flinchbaugh
Yucatan Deep, by Tom Morrisey


2002

Contemporary/General:
A Garden to Keep by Jamie Langston Turner

Finalists:
Ain’t No River by Sharon Ewell Foster
Carley’s Song by Patricia Sprinkle
Futuristic:
Oxygen by Randall Ingermanson and John Olson
Finalists:
Desecration by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins
The Last Guardian by Shane Johnson
International Historical:
While Mortals Sleep by Jack Cavanaugh
Finalists:
Jerusalem’s Heart by Bodie and Brock Thoene
Riona by Linda Windsor
North American Historical:
Hidden Places by Lynn Austin
Finalists:
Edge of the Wilderness by Stephanie Grace Whitson
Highland Hopes by Gary Parker
Romance:
The Guardian by Dee Henderson
Finalists:
Spring Rain by Gayle Roper
The Truth Seeker by Dee Henderson
Wildflowers by Robin Jones Gunn
Suspense:
Drummer in the Dark by T. Davis Bunn
Finalists:
Out of the Shadows by Sigmund Brouwer
Sadie’s Song by Linda Hall
Western:
The Long Trail Home by Stephen Bly
Finalists:
Picture Rock by Stephen Bly
Thunder Voice by Sigmund Brouwer
First Novel:
Ezekiel’s Shadow by David Long
Finalists:
Go Down to Silence by Greg Belliveau
Sea of Glory by Ken Wales and David Poling

2001

Contemporary/General:
Home to Harmony by Philip Gulley
           and
The Trial by Robert Whitlow

Finalists:
The Book of Hours by T. Davis Bunn
Bookends by Liz Curtis Higgs
Futuristic:
Transgression by Randall Ingermanson
Finalists:
Eli by Bill Myers
The Mark by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
International Historical:
Unashamed by Francine Rivers
Finalists:
The Black Rood by Stephen R. Lawhead
Unveiled by Francine Rivers
North American Historical:
Edge of Honor by Gilbert Morris
            and
Reaping the Whirlwind by Rosey Dow
Finalists:
Passing by Samaria by Sharon Ewell Foster
Valley of the Shadow by Stephanie Grace Whitson
Romance:
A Touch of Betrayal by Catherine Palmer
Finalists:
Awakening Mercy by Angela Benson
True Devotion by Dee Henderson
Suspense:
The Great Divide by T. Davis Bunn
Finalists:
Blind Justice by James Scott Bell
Lethal Harvest by William Cutrer and Sandra Glahn
First Novel:
Passing by Samaria by Sharon Ewell Foster
Finalists:
Refiner's Fire by Sylvia Bambola
Winter Passing by Cindy McCormick Martinusen

2000

Contemporary/General:
A New Song by Jan Karon

Finalists:
By the Light of a Thousand Stars by Jamie Langston Turner
Romey's Place by James Calvin Schaap
Futuristic:
By Dawn's Early Light by Grant R. Jeffrey and Angela Hunt
Finalists:
Apollyon by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins
Assassins by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins
International Historical:
Out of the Red Shadow by Anne de Graaf
Finalists:
Glimpses of Truth by Jack Cavanaugh
The Power and the Glory by Clint Kelly
Triumph of the Soul by Michael R. Joens
North American Historical:
The Meeting Place by Janette Oke & T. Davis Bunn
Finalists:
The Dark Sun Rises by Denise Williamson
For Whom the Stars Shine by Linda Chaikin
Romance:
Whispers from Yesterday by Robin Lee Hatcher
Finalists:
Blue Mist on the Danube by Doris Elaine Fell
Surrender of the Heart by Sally John
Suspense:
Final Witness by James Scott Bell
Finalists:
The Chairman by Harry Lee Kraus, Jr.
A Ship Possessed by Alton Gansky
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