Awards

1993

"Aelita" convention, Yekaterinburg

• "Start" award for the best debut of a young author – for the collection of stories and short stories "Nuclear Dream".

1995

"Interpresscon" convention, St.Petersburg

• "Interpresscon" award (the best short story) – for short story "Fugu fish cooked in own skin a la' Russe"

"Sibcon" convention, Krasnoyarsk (Siberia)

• "Rumata's Sword" award for the best heroic-romantic fantasy and science fiction – for the novel "Knights of the Forty Islands".

1996

"Interpresscon" convention, St.Petersburg

• "Interpresscon" award (the best short story) – for short story "A Servant"

1997

"Strannik" ("Wanderer") convention, St.Petersburg

• "Rumata's Sword" award for the best heroic-romantic fantasy and science fiction – for the dilogy "Emperors of Illusions".

1998

1^st Moscow SF&F Forum

• "Sigma-F" award for the novel "Autumn Visits".

SF&F and role play games festival "Zilant", Kazan

• "Big Zilant" award for the novel "Labyrinth of Reflections".

1999

"Aelita" convention, Yekaterinburg

• "Aelita" award for general contribution to the Russian science fiction.

"Strannik" ("Wanderer") convention, St.Petersburg

• "Strannik" ("Wanderer") award for the novel "Night Patrol".

"Zvyozdniy Most" ("Stellar Bridge") convention, Kharkov, Ukraine

• Second prize in the "Series and sequels" nomination – for the novel "False Mirrors".
• Second prize in the "Novels" nomination – for the novel "Night Patrol".

2000

"Interpresscon" convention, St.Petersburg

• "Interpresscon" award (the best novel) – for the novel "False Mirrors"
• Special award from fandom group "Mertvyaki" ("Zombikins") and Moscow club "Banniy List" ("Bathhouse birch-leaf") "for the best description of Yury Semetsky’s violent death" (novel "Genome").

"Zvyozdniy Most" ("Stellar Bridge") convention, Kharkov, Ukraine

• First prize (shared with Vladimir "Voha" Vasilyev) in the "series and sequels" nomination of 2000 – for the novel "Night Patrol".
• Special award – for the contribution to the development of SF&F.

2001

"RosCon" convention, Moscow

• "Gold RosCon" award (shared with Vladimir "Voha" Vasilyev) for the best book of 2000 – for the novel "Day Patrol"

Unofficial awards of the readers’ affection

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"Crystal Sword" from Dmitry "Bay" Baykalov

• "for praise-worthy following of the traditions of Vladislav Krapivin in literature".

"Clay Frog" from Pavel Viaznikov

• as compensation for the "Bronze Snail" award, not received by the writer (motto: "Splashing in the quiet pond", for writing SF&F in Kazakhstan).

"Tin Daemon" from Nick Perumov

• because Nick enjoys Sergey’s books.

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