Fantasy year 1979
Overview
◄◄ | ◄ | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | Fantasy year 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | ► | ►►
Other events
Literary prizes
World Fantasy Award
| World Fantasy Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Michael Moorcock | Gloriana | Gloriana | Best novel |
| Avram Davidson | Naples | Best short story | |
| Charles L. Grant | Shadows | Best anthology | |
| Alicia Austin | Best artist | ||
| Edward L. Ferman | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction | Special - Pro |
| Donald H. Tuck | The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy | Special - Non-Pro | |
| Jorge Luis Borges | For life's work | ||
| Kirby McCauley | Convention Award | ||
British Fantasy Awards
| British Fantasy Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Stephen R. Donaldson | The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever | The power of the ring | Best novel / August Derleth Award |
| Harlan Ellison | Jeffty Is Five | Jeffty is five | Best short story |
| Stephen Jones & David Sutton | Fantasy Tales # 2 | Best small publisher | |
| Steven Spielberg | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Close encounter of the third kind | Best movie |
| Roy Thomas & Frank Brunner | The Scarlet Citadel: The Savage Sword of Conan # 30 | Best comic | |
| Boris Vallejo | The Amazing Princess and Her Pet | Best illustrations | |
New publications literature
| German title |
Year of publication in German |
Original title | author | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The thieves of sanctuary | 1986 | Thieves' World | Robert Lynn Asprin | as ed. |
| The blue star | 1987 | Tales from the Vulgar Unicorn | Robert Lynn Asprin | as ed. |
| A life for Kregen | 1986 | A Life for Kregen | Kenneth Bulmer | (as Alan Burt Akers) |
| A sword for Kregen | 1986 | A Sword for Kregen | Kenneth Bulmer | (as Alan Burt Akers) |
| A fate for Kregen | 1986 | A Fortune for Kregen | Kenneth Bulmer | (as Alan Burt Akers) |
| A victory for Kregen | 1987 | A Victory for Kregen | Kenneth Bulmer | (as Alan Burt Akers) |
| Conan the Liberator | 1982 | Conan the Liberator | L. Sprague de Camp & Lin Carter | |
| the never ending Story | Michael Ende | |||
| Conan and the sword of Skelos | 1982 | Conan: The Sword of Skelos | Andrew J. Offutt | |
| Conan and the Road of Kings | 1983 | Conan: The Road of Kings | Karl Edward Wagner | |
| The Mists of Avalon | 1983 | The Mists of Avalon | Marion Zimmer Bradley | |
| The refugees of the red moon | 1981 | The Survivors | Marion Zimmer Bradley | |
| The explorers of Gor | 1984 | Explorers of Gor | John Norman | |
| The magic of the white wolf | 1980 | The Weird of the White Wolf | Michael Moorcock | |
| Harper in the wind | 1981 | Harpist in the wind | Patricia A. McKillip | |
| Kite drums | 1983 | Dragondrums | Anne McCaffrey | |
| The Zwingfeste | 1983 | Watchtower | Elizabeth A. Lynn | |
| Lord of Death | 1983 | Death's Master | Tanith Lee | |
| The warriors of Assyria | 1982 | The Children of Asshur and Other Stories | Robert E. Howard | (with Ramsey Campbell ) |
| Spell search | 1984 | The Source of Magic | Piers Anthony | |
| Magic castle | 1984 | Castle Roogna | Piers Anthony |
New releases films
| German title |
Year of publication in German |
Original title | Director | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under the spell of the caliph | 1979 | Arabian Adventure | Kevin Connor | |
| King Solomon's Treasure | 1979 | King Solomon's Treasure | Alvin Rakoff |
New releases computer games
| German title | Original title | Studio | genre | platform | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avatar | Avatar | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | RPG | PLATO | |
| Adventure | Adventure | Warren Robinett , Atari | Action adventure | Atari 2600 | was the first action adventure game, and is also considered the first game to contain an Easter egg |
| Temple of Apshai | Temple of Apshai | RPG | Automated simulations | TRS-80 , Commodore PET , Apple II , Atari 8-Bit , MS-DOS, VIC 20 , Commodore 64 , Atari ST , Amiga , Schneider CPC , Thomson TO8 |
Conventions
- The 5th World Fantasy Convention, Biltmore Hotel, Providence , Rhode Island , guests of honor: Stephen King , Frank Belknap Long , chairman: Bob Booth
- FantasyCon V, Coventry , April 23-25. February
