As the hum of the sounds of graves seem to be intensified, it's about time to let the masses know of who truly rose to their words and tales. Let's together get enlightened and celebrate the rising graves!

The following are the top 10 nominees from each award category which is NOW OPEN TO FURTHER VOTING. Nominees are allowed to vote but are discouraged to do so for their own nominations.
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RULES

i. To vote for a nominee/book, you must do so with an INLINE COMMENT.

ii. As an example-
'The Chariot: XYZ from ABC by @authorsname
WHY DO YOU VOTE FOR THIS BOOK/AUTHOR IN THE GIVEN CATEGORY?'

iii. Each voter can vote for maximum three nominees in a category.
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Votes/Voters that violate any of the rules will be unfortunately dropped.

For this round, the moving nominees for the third and final round will be selected, both on the basis of votes and the verdict of the CRYPTIC members.

VOTING CLOSES ON 15 September, 2018 GMT.

Authors who have successfully paved their way to TOP TEN, Congratulations! May the odds be in your favour. Additionally, let the people who love your work know of your success and gather all the support you can! Because at the end of road, each voice counts.

♦ Megan from Frost by ELatimer

♦ Isla from A Grace of Crowns by Amanda-Mae

♦ Morane from The Royal Thief by 18gooda

♦ Amelia from Rebel Born by Abyss-of-Crazy

♦ Joseph Redding from The Sinister Fate of Joseph Redding by FinnyH

♦ Virtue from The Fallow by Fairytale_Fabler

♦ Jordan from The Intrusion by AmyMarieZ

♦ Sienna from The Dark by Red_Harvey

♦ Argus of Of Rust and Gold by Poindexter

♦ Siggi from Siggi by MiloMaia

♦ Mr. Harmon from Hide and Seek by Ms_Horrendous

♦ Lord Himmel from Song of the Piper by MissBookNut

♦ Joshua from Wind by AmyMarieZ

♦ The Captain from The Fallow by Fairytale_Fabler

♦ Magnus Kendrick (After Humanity) by stpolishook

♦ Alice from After Humanity by stpolishook

♦ Lucius from They Call Him Lucius by Shimaira

♦ Mario Johnson from Kylie and Julian by SimplyTheAnne

♦ Helena from Hide and Seek by Ms_Horrendous

♦ Jason from Raven's Eye by DrakenWinterson

♦ Pepperbell from A Grace of Crowns by Amanda-Mae

♦ Leif from When Mary Met Halley by FairyLocalTreehouse

♦ Jeremey from Wind by AmyMarieZ

♦ Herald from The Fallow by Fairytale_Fabler

♦ Billy Rascoe from Poor Things by Daniel_Barnett

♦ The Face Thief by hiraethia

♦ The Fourth Protector by BriBaker415

♦ Rune Mage by KatrinHollister

♦ Hall of Games by seventhstar

♦ Fireborn by Carolyn_Hill

♦ Bereft by rentachi

♦ Forlorn by Carolyn_Hill

♦ Tempris by StephieFisher

♦ Shadow Weaver by Claire-Merle

♦ Constantine by MissBookNut

♦ Expiration Date by MikaelaBender

♦ The Last She by hjnelson

♦ Before Noon by squirrelg

♦ Arc 10 by LLMontez

♦ Colourless by Issy_Rose_

♦ A Nameless Story by Emimoye

♦ Rebel Born by Abyss-of-Crazy

♦ Incarnation by JasonTesar

♦ Absence of Knowledge by rpbriggs

♦ Evolution by IcyOrchid

♦ Belle Morte by Bella_Higgin

♦ Opia by @onederstruck-

♦ The Light on the Horizon by Di_Rossi

♦ Apartment 239 by elfordalley

♦ The Reaper's Assistant by SheHopes

♦ In the Shadow of the Storm by rentachi

♦ Sex and Death in Skeleton City by JasperRuby

♦ The Soul Collector by Jagermeanshunter

♦ Hedoschism by LittleCinnamon

♦ A Lovesong Disguised as Rainfall by screamthylastscream

♦ Follow Me Back by adam_and_jane

♦ Queen of Thieves by Toxic_Wonderland

♦ Raven's eye by DrakenWinterson

♦ Dream Catcher by SheHopes

♦ Killing Tink by tamoja

♦ Nefarious Nine by shellyxleonn

♦ Consumed by SheHopes

♦ The Family Business by honestly-idek

♦ Hide and Seek by Ms_Horrendous

♦ Wind by AmyMarieZ

♦ Poor Things by Daniel_Barnett

♦ Radio Waves of the Macabre by ChristopherOpyr

♦ Apartment 239 by elfordalley

♦ Folvesch by FinnyH

♦ The Intrusion by AmyMarieZ

♦ The Fallow by Fairytale_Fabler

♦ They Call him Lucius by Shimaira

♦ The Masked Murderer by DawnKelli

♦ A Grace of Crowns by Amanda-Mae

♦ Suicide Games: Tournament of the Damned by VoidNightWalker

♦ Raven's Eye by DrakenWinterson

♦ The Four Baristas of the Apocalypse by Reffster

♦ Kings and Thieves by oceanslostinstars

♦ The Dragon Chase by Arveliot

♦ When Our Worlds Collide by FrostyxBingsuuu

♦ Rose Garden Sanatorium by penny_bones16

AND FINALLY, THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS AND GRAND TITLE OF ALL!

♦ KatrinHollister

♦ seventhstar

♦ SheHopes

♦ Amanda-Mae

♦ VoidNightWalker

♦ silentcrown

♦ Carolyn_Hill

♦ stpolishook

♦ elfordalley

♦ Daniel_Barnett