Fantasy year 1989
Overview
◄◄ | ◄ | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | Fantasy year 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | ► | ►►
Other events
Events
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is in the National Film Registry added
- The Wizard of Oz is listed on the National Film Registry
- 3rd Fantasy Filmfest March 15th - 19th in Hamburg , in Munich October 18th - 22nd
Literary prizes
World Fantasy Award
| World Fantasy Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Peter Straub | Koko | Koko | Best novel |
| George RR Martin | The Skin Trade | In the wolf's skin | Best short novel |
| John M. Ford | Winter Solstice, Camelot Station | Best short story | |
| Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling | The Year's Best Fantasy: First Annual Collection | Best anthology | |
| Gene Wolfe | Storeys from the Old Hotel | Best collection | |
| Edward Gorey | Best artist | ||
| Robert Weinberg | A Biographical Dictionary of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists | Special - Pro | |
| Kristine Kathryn Rusch & Dean Wesley Smith | Pulphouse | Special - Non-Pro | |
| Evangeline Walton | For life's work | ||
British Fantasy Awards
| British Fantasy Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Ramsey Campbell | The Influence | Under influence | Best novel / August Derleth Award |
| Brian Lumley | Fruiting Bodies | Best short story | |
| Carl T. Ford | Dagon | Best small publisher | |
| Dave Carson | Best artist | ||
| John Gilbert | Icarus | ||
| R. Chetwynd-Hayes | special price | ||
IAFA Award
| IAFA Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Michaela Roessner | Walkabout Woman | William L. Crawford Fantasy Award | |
New publications literature
| German title |
Year of publication in German |
Original title | author | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heaven's promise | 1993 | Stealers' Sky | Robert Lynn Asprin | as ed. |
| Farewell to sanctuary | 1994 | Stealers' Sky | Robert Lynn Asprin | as ed. |
| Conan the hero | 1989 | Conan the Hero | Leonard Carpenter | |
| Conan the Great | 1996 | Conan the Great | Leonard Carpenter | |
| Sorceress of Darshiva | 1990 | Sorceress of Darshiva | David Eddings | |
| The throne in the diamond | 1991 | The Diamond Throne | David Eddings | |
| The dark abyss | 1990 | The Darc Abyss | Philip José Farmer | |
| The valley of thunder | 1990 | The Valley of Thunder | Philip José Farmer | |
| The lake of fire | 1991 | The Lake of Fire | Philip José Farmer | |
| Conan the Indomitable | 1994 | Conan the Indomitable | Steve Perry | |
| Pyramids | 1989 | Pyramids | Terry Pratchett | Seventh Discworld novel |
| Guards! Guards! | 1989 | Guards! Guards! | Terry Pratchett | eighth Discworld novel |
| Truckers | 1992 | Truckers | Terry Pratchett | |
| The ribbon of stars | 1992 | The Star Scroll | Melanie Rawn | |
| Brother's shadow | 1993 | The Star Scroll | Melanie Rawn | |
| The lion's daughter | 1997 | Daughter of the Lion | Jennifer Roberson | |
| Sword master | 1993 | Sword maker | Jennifer Roberson | |
| Conan the daredevil | 1992 | Conan the Bold | John Maddox Roberts | |
| The silver streams | 1992 | Streams of Silver | RA Salvatore | |
| The valley of darkness | 1992 | Streams of Silver | RA Salvatore | |
| The book of Quar | 1993 | The Will of the Wanderer | Margaret Weis | |
| The Book of Immortals | 1989 | The Paladin of the Night | Margaret Weis | |
| The book of Akhran | 1989 | The Paladin of the Night | Margaret Weis | |
| The Book of the Nomads | 1989 | The Prophet of Akhran | Margaret Weis | |
| The book Promenthas | 1989 | The Prophet of Akhran | Margaret Weis | |
| Knight of Shadows | 1995 | Knight of Shadows | Roger Zelazny | |
| The star of the gods | Uschi Zietsch | |||
| Hades | Uschi Zietsch | |||
| Hammerfell's heirs | 1991 | The Heirs of Hammerfell | Marion Zimmer Bradley | |
| Companions of the Blood | 1995 | Prince of the Blood | Raymond Feist | |
| The fortress of the pearl | 1993 | The Fortress of the Pearl | Michael Moorcock | |
| The renegades of Pern | 1993 | Renegades of Pern | Anne McCaffrey | |
| The Martyrdom of Gwynedd | 2000 | The Harrowing of Gwynedd | Katherine Kurtz | |
| Dawn over Deverry | 1999 | Dawnspell: The Bristling Wood | Katharine Kerr | |
| The goat choir | 1994 | Goatsong: A Novel of Ancient Athens | Tom Holt | |
| The dragon slayer | Wolfgang Hohlbein | (as Martin Heidner) | ||
| The luck of the wheels | 1998 | Luck of the Wheels | Robin hobb | (as Megan Lindholm) |
| Knight of dark reputation | 1991 | Knights of Dark Renown | David Gemmel | |
| Seeress from Kell | 1991 | The Seeress of Kell | David Eddings | |
| Witching hour | 1996 | Old Tin Sorrows | Glen Cook | |
| The stone giant | 1999 | The Stone Giant | James Blaylock | |
| World trip | 1991 | Man From Mundania | Piers Anthony |
Film awards
New releases films
| German title |
Year of publication in German |
Original title | Director | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Always - The fire angel of Montana | 1990 | Always | Steven Spielberg | |
| Deathstalker III | Deathstalker III: Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell | Alfonso Corona | ||
| Erik the Viking | 1989 | Erik the Viking | Terry Jones | |
| Sinbad - Lord of the Seven Seas | 1990 | Simbad dei sette mari | Enzo G. Castellari , Luigi Cozzi | |
| Warlock - Satan's son | 1989 | Warlock | Steve Miner | |
| Puppet Master | 1989 | Puppetmaster | David Schmoeller |
New releases TV series
| German title | sent | Original title | Episodes | Seasons | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn | 1989 | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and the Voyage of the Dawn Treader | 6th | 1 |
New releases computer games
| German title | Original title | Studio | genre | platform | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rastan Saga II | Rastan Saga II | Taito | Jump 'n' run | Arcade , PC Engine , Sega Mega Drive , Virtual Console | |
| Willow | Willow | Capcom | Jump 'n' run | Arcade | |
| Golden Ax | jap. 戦 斧 | Sega | Beat 'em up | Arcade, Amiga , Atari ST , Commodore 64 , MS-DOS | |
| Dragon Breed | Japanese. ド ラ ゴ ン ブ リ ー ド , Doragon Burīdo | Irem | Shoot 'em up | Arcade, Amiga, Schneider CPC , Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum | |
| Wrong game with Roger Rabbit | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | Rare | Action adventure | NES | |
| The Astyanax | The Astyanax | Aicom | Jump 'n' run | Arcade, NES | |
| Final Fantasy Legend | Japanese 魔界 塔士 Sa ・ Ga , Makai Tōshi SaGa | Square | RPG | Game Boy , WonderSwan | |
| Prince of Persia | Prince of Persia | Brøderbund | Jump 'n' run | Amiga, Schneider CPC, Apple II , Atari ST, MS-DOS, FM Towns , Game Boy, GBC , Sega Game Gear , Mac OS , SMS , Sega Mega-CD , Sega Mega Drive, NES, Nintendo DS , PC-98 , PC Engine , SNES , X68000 , SAM Coupé | |
| Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Action Game | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Action Game | Tiertex Design Studios | Action adventure | Amiga, Schneider CPC, Atari ST, C64, MS-DOS, Game Gear, MSX , Sega Mega Drive, SMS, ZX Spectrum | |
| Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero | Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero | Sierra On-Line | Adventure , RPG | MS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, PC-98, Mac OS | |
| Rings of Medusa | Rings of Medusa | Starbyte | Real-time strategy game , business simulation | C64, Amiga, Atari-ST, MS-DOS | |
| Drakkhen | Drakkhen | Infogrames | Adventure, RPG | Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, SNES, PC-98, FM Towns, X68000, Windows , Linux | |
| Document mail | Document mail | František Fuka | Adventure | Atari ST, ZX Spectrum | |
| Hillsfar | Hillsfar | Westwood Associates | RPG | Amiga, Atari ST, C64, NES, MS-DOS | |
| Dragons of Flame | Dragons of Flame | US gold | Action RPG | Amiga, Schneider CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, FM Towns, MS-DOS, NES, PC-98, ZX Spectrum | |
| Curse of the Azure Bonds | Curse of the Azure Bonds | SSI | RPG | Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Mac OS, PC-98 | |
| Journey | Journey | Infocom | Adventure | Amiga, Apple II, MS-DOS, Mac OS | |
| Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur | Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur | Infocom | Adventure | Amiga, Apple II, Mac OS, MS-DOS | |
| Cadash | jap. カ ダ ッ シ ュ , Kadasshu | Taito | Jump 'n' run | Arcade, PC Engine | |
| The Magic Candle | The Magic Candle | Mindcraft | RPG | Apple II, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, PC-98 | |
| Chaos Strikes Back | Chaos Strikes Back | FTL Games | RPG | Amiga, Atari ST, X68000, PC-98, FM Towns | |
| War of the Lance | War of the Lance | SSI | Turn-based strategy game | Apple II, Commodore 64, MS-DOS | |
| Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes | jap. ド ラ ゴ ン ス レ イ ヤ ー 英雄 伝 説 , Dragon Slayer: Eiyuu Densetsu | Nihon Falcom | RPG | PC-88, PC-98, FM Towns, MSX, PC Engine, SNES, X68000, Mega Drive, Satellaview, Windows, PlayStation, Sega Saturn | |
| Phantasy Star II | jap. フ ァ ン タ シ ー ス タ ー II 還 ら ざ る 時 の 終 わ り に , Fantashī Sutā II Kanrazaru Ji No Owari ni | Sega | RPG | Mega drive | |
| Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II | Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II | Zippo Games | Jump 'n' run | NES | |
| Ys III: Wanderers from Ys | Japanese イ ー ス III - ワ ン ダ ラ ー ズ フ ロ ム イ ー ス , Īsu Surī - Wandarāzu Furomu Īsu | Nihon Falcom | Action RPG | PC-88, PC-98, MSX2, X68000, PC Engine, SNES, Famicom, Sega Genesis, PlayStation 2 | |
| Bloodwych | Bloodwych | Imageworks | RPG | Schneider CPC, Amiga, Atari ST, C64, MS-DOS | |
| Twinworld | - | Blue byte | Jump 'n' run | Commodore C64, Amiga, Schneider CPC, Atari ST, Acorn Archimedes |
Conventions
- The 15th World Fantasy Convention, Seattle Sheraton, Seattle , Washington , guests of honor: Ursula K. LeGuin , Avram Davidson , SP Somtow , Robert R. McCammon and Yoshitaka Amano , chairman: Robert J. Doyle
