Fantasy year 1988
Overview
◄◄ | ◄ | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | Fantasy year 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | ► | ►►
Other events
Events
2nd Fantasy Film Festival April 28th - May 1st in Hamburg
Literary prizes
World Fantasy Award
| World Fantasy Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Ken Grimwood | Replay | Replay - The second game | Best novel |
| Ursula K. Le Guin | Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight | Buffalo girls, aren't you coming out tonight? | Best short novel |
| Jonathan Carroll | Friend's Best Man | Friend of man | Best short story |
| Kathryn Cramer & Peter D. Pautz | The Architecture of Fear | Best anthology | |
| Lucius Shepard | The Jaguar Hunter | Best collection | |
| JK Potter | Best artist | ||
| David G. Hartwell | Arbor House / Gate anthologies | Special - Pro | |
| Robert Garcia & Nancy Garcia | American Fantasy | Special - Non-Pro | |
| Everett F. Bleiler | For life's work | ||
British Fantasy Awards
| British Fantasy Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Ramsey Campbell | The Hungry Moon | Hungry moon | Best novel / August Derleth Award |
| Steve Rasnic Tem | Leaks | Best short story | |
| Carl T. Ford | Dagon | Best small publisher | |
| Clive Barker | Hellraiser | Hellraiser - The Gate to Hell | Best movie |
| JK Potter | Best artist | ||
| Carl T. Ford | Icarus | ||
IAFA Award
| IAFA Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Elizabeth Marshall Thomas | Reindeer Moon | William L. Crawford Fantasy Award | |
New publications literature
| German title |
Year of publication in German |
Original title | author | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Drachenberg adventure | 1990 | The Drakenberg Adventure | Lloyd Alexander | |
| The power of kings | 1993 | Uneasy Alliances | Robert Lynn Asprin | as ed. |
| The king given away | 1989 | Wizard at Large | Terry Brooks | |
| The warlord of Antares | 1991 | Warlord of Antares | Kenneth Bulmer | (as Alan Burt Akers) |
| Conan the warlord | 1993 | Conan the Warlord | Leonard Carpenter | |
| The hesitant swordsman | 1990 | The Reluctant Swordsman | Dave Duncan | |
| The arrival of knowledge | 1990 | The Coming of Wisdom | Dave Duncan | |
| The destiny of the sword | 1990 | The Destiny of the Sword | Dave Duncan | |
| King of the Murgos | 1989 | King of the Murgos | David Eddings | |
| Demon from Karanda | 1990 | Demon Lord of Karanda | David Eddings | |
| The black tower | 1990 | The Black Tower | Philip José Farmer | |
| Conan the Daring One | 1993 | Conan the Valiant | Roland J. Green | |
| The sea star | 1991 | The sea star | Diana L. Paxson | |
| The magic hat | 1990 | Sourcery | Terry Pratchett | fifth Discworld novel |
| MacBest | 1992 | Wyrd Sisters | Terry Pratchett | sixth Discworld novel |
| The face in the fire | 1992 | Dragon Prince | Melanie Rawn | |
| The bride of light | 1992 | Dragon Prince | Melanie Rawn | |
| The prince's honor | 1997 | A Pride of Princes | Jennifer Roberson | |
| Swordsinger | 1993 | Sword-Singer | Jennifer Roberson | |
| The cracked crystal | 1991 | The Crystal Shard | RA Salvatore | |
| The winding paths | 1991 | The Crystal Shard | RA Salvatore | |
| Three warriors in gold | 1994 | A Blackbird in Amber | Freda Warrington | |
| Three warriors in the twilight | 1994 | A Blackbird in Twilight | Freda Warrington | |
| The way to Merilon | 1992 | Doom of the Darksword | Margaret Weis | (with Tracy Hickman ) |
| Curse of truth | 1992 | Doom of the Darksword | Margaret Weis | (with Tracy Hickman) |
| The angels of doom | 1992 | Triumph of the Darksword | Margaret Weis | (with Tracy Hickman) |
| The ruler of Merilon | 1992 | Triumph of the Darksword | Margaret Weis | (with Tracy Hickman) |
| The book of the gods | 1993 | The Will of the Wanderer | Margaret Weis | |
| The secret of the great swords | 1988 | The Dragonbone Chair | Tad Williams | |
| The dream of the winter sun | Uschi Zietsch | |||
| The moons of Darkover | 1990 | Four Moons of Darkover | Marion Zimmer Bradley | as ed. |
| Key keeper | 2000 | Keeper of the Keys | Janny Wurts | |
| Shadow temple | 2000 | Shadowfane | Janny Wurts | |
| King of the Spirits | 1997 | Ghost King | David Gemmell | |
| The last sword | 1998 | Last Sword of Power | David Gemmel | |
| The sorcerers of Gor | 1998 | Magicians of Gor | John Norman | |
| Dawn of the Dragon | 1990 | Dragonsdawn | Anne McCaffrey | |
| Knight and Squire of the Sword | 1997 | The Knight and Knave of Swords | Fritz Leiber | |
| Aztira | 1990 | Aztira | Tanith Lee | |
| The damned | 1991 | The Book of the Damned | Tanith Lee | |
| The prince of dawn | 1991 | The Book of the Beast | Tanith Lee | |
| Talia, the admonisher | 1993 | Arrow's case | Mercedes Lackey | |
| Who's Afraid of Beowulf? | 1993 | Who's Afraid of Beowulf? | Tom Holt | |
| Dragon fire | Wolfgang Hohlbein | (with Heike Hohlbein ) | ||
| The street of the monsters | Wolfgang Hohlbein | (with Frank Rehfeld ) | ||
| The arena of death | Wolfgang Hohlbein | (with Frank Rehfeld) | ||
| The temple of forbidden dreams | Wolfgang Hohlbein | (with Frank Rehfeld) | ||
| The Reindeer People | 1995 | The reindeer people | Robin hobb | (as Megan Lindholm) |
| Wolf brother | 1995 | Wolf's Brother | Robin hobb | (as Megan Lindholm) |
| The megabyte magician | 1994 | The Silicon Mage | Barbara Hambly | |
| King of the Murgos | 1989 | King of the Murgos | David Eddings | |
| Demon from Karanda | 1990 | Demon Lord of Karanda | David Eddings | |
| Lazy spell | 1996 | Bitter gold hearts | Glen Cook | |
| Temple hyenas | 1996 | Cold Copper Tears | Glen Cook | |
| The last coin | 1991 | The Last Coin | James Blaylock | |
| Heaven's Thaler | 1990 | Heaven cents | Piers Anthony |
Film awards
- Silver Scroll for Outstanding Achievement - Gary Goddard - Masters of the Universe
- International Fantasy Film Award for Best Special Effects - Masters of the Universe
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
- Best film for Vincent Ward - The Navigator
- AFI Award in the Best Film category for John Maynard
- AFI Award in the Best Director category for Vincent Ward
- AFI Award in the Best Achievement in Cinematography category for Geoffrey Simpson
- AFI Award in the Best Achievement in Editing category for John Scott
- AFI Award for Best Achievement in Costume Design for Glenys Jackson
- AFI Award in the Best Achievement in Production Design category for Sally Campbell
New releases films
| German title |
Year of publication in German |
Original title | Director | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The adventures of Baron Münchhausen | 1988 | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Terry Gilliam | |
| Alice | 2011 | Něco z Alenky | Jan Švankmajer | |
| Alice in Wonderland | Alice in Wonderland | Rich Trueblood | ||
| The ghosts that I called … | 1988 | Scrooged | Richard Donner | |
| In a land before our time | 1989 | The Land Before Time | Don Bluth | |
| The navigator | 1989 | The Navigator: A Mediaeval Odyssey | Vincent Ward | |
| Willow | 1988 | Willow | Ron Howard | |
| The outlaw of Gor | 1988 | Outlaw of Gor | John Cardos |
New releases TV series
| German title | sent | Original title | Episodes | Seasons | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Chronicles of Narnia: The King of Narnia | 1988 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe | 6th | 1 | |
| Jim Henson's best stories | 1988-1989 | The storyteller | 13 | 2 |
New releases computer games
| German title | Original title | Studio | genre | platform | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation | Japanese ド ラ ゴ ン ク エ ス ト III そ し て 伝 説 へ… , Doragon Kuesuto Surī Soshite Densetsu e… | Chunsoft | RPG | NES | |
| The Quest of Ki | Japanese カ イ の 冒 険 , Kai no Bōken | Game Studio | Jump 'n' run | Arcade , Famicom Disk System | |
| Legend of Makai | Legend of Makai | NMK | Jump 'n' run | Arcade | |
| Pool of Radiance | Pool of Radiance | SSI | RPG | Amiga , Apple II , Commodore 64 , MS-DOS , Mac OS , NES, PC-88 , PC-98 , Sharp X1 | |
| Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Lance | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Lance | US gold | Action RPG | Amiga, Schneider CPC , Atari ST , Commodore 64, FM Towns , MS-DOS, MSX , NES, PC-88, PC-98, SMS , ZX Spectrum | |
| Final Fantasy II | Japanese フ ァ イ ナ ル フ ァ ン タ ジ ー II , Fainaru Fantajī Tsū | Square | RPG | NES, WonderSwan Color , PlayStation , GBA | |
| Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II | Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II | Zippo Games | Jump 'n' run | NES | |
| King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella | King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella | Sierra On-Line | Adventure | MS-DOS, GS / OS , Apple II, Apple IIgs , Atari ST | |
| Ghouls' n Ghosts | Japanese 大 魔界 村 , daimakaimura | Capcom | Jump 'n' run | Arcade, C64, Atari ST, Schneider CPC, Amiga, Sega Mega Drive , ZX Spectrum, SMS, PC Engine | |
| Wrong game with Roger Rabbit | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | Buena Vista software | Action game | MS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Apple II, Commodore 64 | |
| Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny | Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny | Origin Systems | RPG | Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Commodore 128 , MS-DOS, FM Towns, PC-98, X68000, NES | |
| Zork Zero | Zork Zero: The Revenge of Megaboz | Infocom | Adventure | Amiga, Apple II, MS-DOS, Mac OS | |
| Barbarian II: The Dungeon of Drax | Barbarian II: The Dungeon of Drax | Palace software | Fighting Game | Arcade, Amiga, Schneider CPC, Atari ST, BBC Micro , Commodore 64, MS-DOS, MSX, ZX Spectrum | |
| The Legend of Blacksilver | The Legend of Blacksilver | Quest software | RPG | Commodore 64, Apple II | |
| The Bard's Tale III: Thief of Fate | The Bard's Tale III: Thief of Fate | Interplay Productions | RPG | Amiga, Apple II, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, PC-98 | |
| Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World | Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World | New World Computing | RPG | MS-DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Mac OS, C64, FM-7 , MSX, PC-88, PC-98, Mega Drive, X1, X68000, SNES | |
| Wizardry V: Heart of the Maelstrom | Wizardry V: Heart of the Maelstrom | Sir tech | RPG | Apple II, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, SNES, PC-88, PC-98, FM Towns, PC Engine | |
| Demon Sword | Japanese. 不 動 明王 伝 , Fudō Myōō Den | Toose | Action game, jump 'n' run | NES | |
| Was in Middle Earth | Was in Middle Earth | Melbourne House | Real time strategy game | MS-DOS, C64, ZX Spectrum, Schneider CPC, Amiga, Atari ST, Apple IIGS | |
| Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished - The Final Chapter | Japanese イ ー ス II , Īsu Tsū | Nihon Falcom | Action RPG | PC-88, PC-98, FM-7, X1, MSX2, NES, MS-DOS |
Conventions
- The 14th World Fantasy Convention, Ramada Inn, London , England , Guest of Honor: James Herbert , Chair: Stephen Jones & Jo Fletcher
Born
Died
- Lin Carter (born 1930)
