Fantasy year 1978
Overview
◄◄ | ◄ | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | Fantasy year 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | ► | ►►
Other events
Literary prizes
World Fantasy Award
| World Fantasy Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Fritz Leiber | Our Lady of Darkness | Mistress of the Dark | Best novel |
| Ramsey Campbell | The Chimney | Best short story | |
| Hugh B. Cave | Murgunstrumm and Others | Best anthology | |
| Lee Brown Coye | Best artist | ||
| EF Bleiler | Special - Pro | ||
| Robert Weinberg | Special - Non-Pro | ||
| Frank Belknap Long | For life's work | ||
| Glenn Lord | Convention Award | ||
British Fantasy Awards
| British Fantasy Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Piers Anthony | A Spell for Chameleon | Chameleon magic | Best novel / August Derleth Award |
| Ramsey Campbell | In the bag | Best short story | |
| Stephen Jones & David Sutton | Fantasy Tales # 1 | Best small publisher | |
| Doug Moench , Steve Ploog & Alex Nino | Weirdworld: Marvel Premiere # 38 | Best comic | |
| Stephen E. Fabian | The End of Days | Best illustrations | |
New publications literature
| German title |
Year of publication in German |
Original title | author | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lukas Kasha or the juggler's trick | 1983 | The First Two Lives of Lukas-Kasha | Lloyd Alexander | |
| One demon too many | 1979 | Another fine myth | Robert Lynn Asprin | |
| Golden Scorpio | 1986 | Golden Scorpio | Kenneth Bulmer | (as Alan Burt Akers) |
| Callisto's renegade | 1979 | Renegade of Callisto | Lin Carter | |
| Conan and the Wizard | 1983 | Conan and the Sorcerer | Andrew J. Offutt | |
| Mistress of the Storms | 1979 | Storm Queen | Marion Zimmer Bradley | |
| The beasts of Gor | 1982 | Beasts of Gor | John Norman | |
| Alldera and the Amazons | 1984 | Motherlines | Suzy McKee Charnas | |
| The white dragon | 1982 | The White Dragon | Anne McCaffrey | |
| Vazkor | 1979 | Vazkor, Son of Vazkor | Tanith Lee | |
| The white witch | 1980 | Quest for the White Witch | Tanith Lee | |
| The castle of darkness | 1988 | The Castle of Dark | Tanith Lee | |
| Lord of the Night | 1981 | Night's Master | Tanith Lee | |
| Santa Camber | 1980 | Saint Camber | Katherine Kurtz |
Film awards
New releases films
| German title |
Year of publication in German |
Original title | Director | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord of the Rings | 1979 | The Lord of the Rings | Ralph Bakshi | |
| The thief of Baghdad | 1979 | The Thief of Baghdad | Clive Donner | |
| The secret of the blind master | 1986 | Circle of Iron | Richard Moore | |
| The victory of the star children | 1995 | Return from Witch Mountain | 1 John Hough | |
| The Wiz - The magical land | 2004 | The Wiz | Sidney Lumet |
New releases TV series
| German title | sent | Original title | Episodes | Seasons | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fantasy Island | 1977-1984 | Fantasy Island | 154 | 7th | |
| The moon mold | 1978 | The moon stallion | 6th | 1 |
New releases computer games
| German title | Original title | Studio | genre | platform | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUD1 | MUD1 | Roy Trubshaw, Richard Bartle | Multi user dungeon | Platform independent |
Conventions
- The 4th World Fantasy Convention, Sheraton Fort Worth Hotel, Fort Worth , Texas , Guest of Honor: Fritz Leiber, Chairman: Michael Templin
