Patrick of Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist has posted his 2007 Year-End Awards. As with SFFWorld, Joe Abercrombie (The Blade Itself /Before They Are Hanged)and Ian McDonald (Brasyl) are in the list, as is Joel Shepherd (Killswitch). Joe gets special mention as the “Most Improved Author Award” for the way he ramps things up in book two of his First Law trilogy.