June 27, 2009 — The Academy of Adventure Games Arts & Design has announced the winners for the 35th annual Origins Awards, and Worlds of Dungeons & Dragons, Vol. 2, edited by James Lowder and Mike O'Sullivan took home the Callie for best fiction.

The volume collects issues #3 through 5 of the Devil's Due comic book series and includes "Elminster at the Magefair" (script by Jeff Grubb, art by Juanfran Moyano), "A Stone's Throw Away" (script by Stan!, art by Javier Sanchez Aranda), "The Weight of Water" (script by Chad Rebmann, art by Eric J), and "The Rigor of the Game" (script by James Lowder, art by Tim Seeley). The collected issues also boast covers by Dan Scott, Vince Locke, Marc Fishman, and Nadir Balan.

Other finalists in the fiction category included:

"Hungerblade" by Robin D. Laws (Red Juggernaut, Inc)

Infernal Sorceress by Gary Gygax (Paizo Publishing)

The Killing Ground by Graham NcNeill (Black Library)

The Pirate King by R. A. Salvatore (Wizards of the Coast)

Each nominee received a silver award and a place on the final ballot, which was presented to the attendees of the Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio from June 24th through 28th. Attendance at Origins typically tops 13,000 game fans, all of whom can cast a vote during the show. The ballots were then tallied and the winner in each category announced at a gala ceremony on the last night of the convention.