Fantasy year 1993
Overview
◄◄ | ◄ | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | Fantasy year 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | ► | ►►
Other events
Events
- 7th Fantasy Film Festival in August each year for one week in Hamburg as well as in Berlin , Frankfurt am Main and Cologne
Literary prizes
World Fantasy Award
| World Fantasy Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Tim Powers | Last call | Best novel | |
| Peter Straub | The Ghost Village | Best short novel | |
| Dan Simmons | This Year's Class Picture | Best short story | |
| Dennis Etchison | MetaHorror | Best anthology | |
| Jack Cady | The Sons of Noah and Other Stories | Best collection | |
| James Gurney | Best artist | ||
| Jeanne Cavelos | Dell / Abyss | Special - Pro | |
| Doug Lewis & Tomi Lewis | Roadkill Press | Special - Non-Pro | |
| Harlan Ellison | For life's work | ||
British Fantasy Awards
| British Fantasy Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Graham Joyce | Dark Sister | Bella's diary | Best novel / August Derleth Award |
| Nicholas Royle | Night Shift Sister | Best short story | |
| Nicholas Royle | Darklands 2 | Best anthology / collection | |
| Stuart Hughes & Dave Bell | Peeping Tom | Best small publisher | |
| Jim Pitts | Best artist | ||
| Conrad Williams | Icarus | ||
| Michael Moorcock | Special prize from the jury | ||
IAFA Award
| IAFA Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Susan Palwick | Flying in place | William L. Crawford Fantasy Award | |
New publications literature
| German title |
Year of publication in German |
Original title | author | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A demon wanted to make a wedding | 1993 | Sweet Myth-tery of Life | Robert Lynn Asprin | |
| The riders of Shannara | 1993 | The Talismans of Shannara | Terry Brooks | |
| The talismans of Shannara | 1994 | The Talismans of Shannara | Terry Brooks | |
| The triumph of Scorpio | 1993 | Scorpio triumph | Kenneth Bulmer | (as Alan Burt Akers) |
| The Antares intrigue | 1993 | Intrigue of Antares | Kenneth Bulmer | (as Alan Burt Akers) |
| Beware and spell | 1997 | Upland outlaws | Dave Duncan | |
| The abandoned battlefield | 1997 | The Knitting Field | Dave Duncan | |
| The shining people | 1996 | The Shining Ones | David Eddings | |
| Brunhild's song | 2000 | The Wolf and the Raven | Diana L. Paxson | |
| Bright bards | 1996 | Men at Arms | Terry Pratchett | 15. Discworld novel |
| The steel kings | 2000 | The Steel Kings | John Maddox Roberts | |
| The last wish | 1998 | Ostatnie życzenie | Andrzej Sapkowski | |
| The fortress of twilight | 1997 | The Fallen Fortress | RA Salvatore | |
| Night without stars | 1995 | Starless Night | RA Salvatore | |
| Dragon elves | 1993 | The hand of chaos | Margaret Weis | (with Tracy Hickman ) |
| Wrong turns | 1993 | Into the labyrinth | Margaret Weis | (with Tracy Hickman) |
| Ghost Legion | 1993 | Ghost Legion | Margaret Weis | |
| Queen of Norn | 1996 | To Green Angel Tower Part 1 | Tad Williams | |
| The angel storm | 1996 | To Green Angel Tower Part 2 | Tad Williams | |
| Master of Shadows | 1998 | The Curse of the Mistwraith | Janny Wurts | (in cooperation with Raymond E. Feist ) |
| Lord of Light | 1998 | The Curse of the Mistwraith | Janny Wurts | (in cooperation with Raymond E. Feist) |
| The alp | Uschi Zietsch | |||
| The Albion Forests | 1993 | The Forest House | Marion Zimmer Bradley | with Diana L. Paxson |
| At the fires of Hastur | 1994 | Rediscovery of Darkover | Marion Zimmer Bradley | (with Mercedes Lackey ) |
| The towers | 2002 | Towers of Darkover | Marion Zimmer Bradley | as ed. |
| Bloody sun planet | 2000 | Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover | Marion Zimmer Bradley | Spa story collection |
| Towers of twilight | 1999 | The Towers of Sunset | LE Modesitt, Jr. | |
| Fiametta's ring | 1997 | The Spirit Ring | Lois McMaster Bujold | |
| The prince and the firebird | 1996 | The Cygnet and the Firebird | Patricia A. McKillip | |
| Elven ships | 2006 | Voyage of the Fox Rider | Dennis L. McKiernan | |
| Elven storm | 2006 | Voyage of the Fox Rider | Dennis L. McKiernan | |
| The Chronicles of Pern - Arrival | 2000 | The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall | Anne McCaffrey | |
| Eerie distance | 1994 | Personal Darkness | Tanith Lee | |
| The treasure of the Templars | 1999 | The Templar Treasure | Katherine Kurtz | |
| Time of the dark | 1993 | A time of war | Katharine Kerr | |
| twilight | 1995 | The Fires Of Heaven | Robert Jordan | tenth volume of the cycle The Wheel of Time |
| Mock attack | 1996 | The Fires Of Heaven | Robert Jordan | eleventh volume of the cycle The Wheel of Time |
| The dragon strikes back | 1996 | The Fires Of Heaven | Robert Jordan | twelfth volume of the cycle The Wheel of Time |
| But if there is a hole in time ... | 1995 | Overtime | Tom Holt | |
| Hell is going on in heaven | 1995 | Here comes the sun | Tom Holt | |
| The demon gate | 1995 | Dog Wizard | Barbara Hambly | |
| The spellsinger's son | 1996 | Son of Spellsinger | Alan Dean Foster | |
| Three ladies came in the sunset | 1995 | The Innkeeper's Song | Peter S. Beagle | |
| Demon games | 1995 | Demons Don't Dream | Piers Anthony |
Film awards
- Hook - Best Family Film
New releases films
| German title |
Year of publication in German |
Original title | Director | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hocus Pocus | 1994 | Hocus Pocus | Kenny Ortega | |
| Princess Fantaghirò III | 1993 | Fantaghirò 3 | Lamberto Bava | |
| The visitor | 1993 | Les Visiteurs | Jean-Marie Poiré | |
| Last Action Hero | 1993 | Last Action Hero | John McTiernan | |
| Nightmare Before Christmas | 1994 | Nightmare Before Christmas | Henry Selick |
New releases TV series
| German title | sent | Original title | Episodes | Seasons | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The hobitits | 9 | 1 |
New releases computer games
| German title | Original title | Studio | genre | platform | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds | Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds | Looking Glass Studios | RPG | MS-DOS , FM Towns , PC-98 | |
| Ultima VII Part 2: Serpent Isle | Ultima VII Part Two: Serpent Isle | Origin Systems | RPG | MS-DOS | |
| Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen | jap. 伝 説 の オ ウ ガ バ ト ル , Densetsu no Ōga Batoru | Quest Corporation | Real time strategy game | SNES , Sega Saturn , PlayStation | |
| Gaiapolis | Japanese. ガ イ ア ポ リ ス 黄金 鷹 の 剣 , Gaiaporisu: Ōgon Taka no Tsurugi | Konami | Action RPG | Arcade , NES | |
| Shadowrun | Shadowrun | Beam software | Action RPG | SNES | |
| The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening | jap. ゼ ル ダ の 伝 説 夢 を み る 島 , Zeruda no Densetsu: Yume o Miru Shima | Nintendo SRD | Action adventure | Game Boy | |
| Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame | Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame | Brøderbund | Jump 'n' run | MS-DOS, Mac OS , SNES, FM Towns | |
| Golden Ax III | jap. ゴ ー ル デ ン ア ッ ク ス III | Sega | Beat 'em up | Sega Mega Drive | |
| Secret of Mana | Japanese 聖 剣 伝 説 2 , Seiken Densetsu 2 | Square | Action RPG | SNES | |
| Myst | Myst | Cyan Worlds | Adventure | Mac OS, Windows, Amiga, Playstation, Sega Saturn, 3DO , Atari Jaguar , CD-i | |
| The 7th saga | jap. エ ル ナ ー ド , Elnard | Produce! | Turn-based strategy game , RPG | SNES | |
| Shining Force II | Japanese. シ ャ イ ニ ン グ ・ フ ォ ー ス II 古 え の 封印 , Shainingu Fōsu Tsū: Inishie no Fūin | Sonic! Software planning | Strategy RPG | Sega Mega Drive | |
| Bloodstone: To Epic Dwarven Tale | Bloodstone: To Epic Dwarven Tale | Mindcraft | RPG | MS-DOS | |
| Secret of the Stars | Japanese ア ク タ リ オ ン , Aqutallion | Tecmo | RPG | SNES | |
| Equinox | jap. ソ ル ス テ ィ ス II , Solstice II | Software creations | Action adventure | SNES | |
| Estpolis Denki | jap. エ ス ト ポ リ ス 伝 記 , Esutoporisu Denki | Neverland Company | RPG | SNES | |
| Phantasy Star IV | Japanese. フ ァ ン タ シ ー ス タ ー 千 年紀 の 終 り に , Fantashī Sutā: Sennenki no Owari ni | Sega | RPG | Sega Mega Drive | |
| Triad Stone | Triad Stone | Data East | Interactive film | 3DO, Sega Saturn | |
| Return to Zork | Return to Zork | Activision | Adventure | 3DO, FM Towns, Mac OS, MS-DOS, PC Engine , PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Windows | |
| Simon the Sorcerer | Simon the Sorcerer | Adventure Soft | Adventure | Amiga, Archimedes , MS-DOS, Windows | |
| Betrayal at Krondor | Betrayal at Krondor | Dynamix | RPG | MS-DOS | |
| Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom | Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom | Capcom | Beat 'em up | Arcade | |
| Dark Sun: Shattered Lands | Dark Sun: Shattered Lands | SSI | RPG | MS-DOS | |
| Fantasy Empires | Fantasy Empires | Silicon Knights | Turn-based strategy game | MS-DOS | |
| Eye of the Beholder 3: Assault on Myth Drannor | Eye of the Beholder III: Assault on Myth Drannor | SSI | RPG | MS-DOS, PC-98 | |
| Dungeon hack | Dungeon hack | DreamForge Intertainment | RPG | MS-DOS | |
| Unlimited adventures | Unlimited adventures | MicroMagic | RPG | MS-DOS, Mac OS | |
| Stronghold | Stronghold | Stormfront Studios | Build-up strategy game | MS-DOS, FM Towns, PC-98 | |
| The Legend of Kyrandia: Hand of Fate | The Legend of Kyrandia: Hand of Fate | Westwood Studios | Adventure | MS-DOS, FM Towns, PC-98 | |
| Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos | Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos | Westwood Studios | RPG | MS-DOS, FM Towns, PC-98 | |
| Dragon's Lair III: The Curse of Mordread | Dragon's Lair III: The Curse of Mordread | Don Bluth Multimedia | Interactive film | Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS | |
| Blades of Vengeance | Blades of Vengeance | Beam software | Jump 'n' run | Sega Mega Drive | |
| Companions of Xanth | Companions of Xanth | Legend Entertainment | Adventure | MS-DOS | |
| Ambermoon | Ambermoon | Thalion software | RPG | Amiga | |
| Might & Magic 5 | Might and Magic V: Darkside of Xeen | New World Computing | RPG | MS-DOS, MacOS, FM Towns, PC-98 | |
| Dungeon Master II: The Legend of Skullkeep | Dungeon Master II: The Legend of Skullkeep | FTL Games | RPG | Amiga, MS-DOS, PC-98, Mac OS, Sega Mega-CD , FM-Towns | |
| Mortal Kombat II | Mortal Kombat II | Midway Games | Fighting Game | Arcade, SNES, Game Boy, Game Gear , Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD, Sega Saturn , PlayStation, Windows, Amiga | |
| Lionheart | Lionheart | Thalion software | Jump 'n' run | Amiga | |
| Quest for Glory: Shadows of Darkness | Quest for Glory: Shadows of Darkness | Sierra On-Line | Adventure, RPG | MS-DOS, Windows | |
| Illusion of time | jap. ガ イ ア 幻想 紀 , Gaia Gensōki | Quintet | RPG | SNES | |
| Breath of Fire | Japanese. ブ レ ス オ ブ フ ァ イ ア 竜 の 戦 士 , Buresu obu Faia: Ryū no Senshi | Capcom | RPG | SNES | |
| Romancing SaGa 2 | Japanese. ロ マ ン シ ン グ サ ・ ガ 2 , Romanshingu Sa ・ Ga Tsū | Square | SNES, Nintendo Switch , PlayStation 4 , PlayStation Vita , Android , iOS , Windows, Xbox One | ||
| Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya | Japanese. シ ャ イ ニ ン グ ・ フ ォ ー ス 外 伝 II ～ 邪神 の 覚 醒 ～ , Shining Force Gaiden II: Jashin no Mezame | Camelot | Game Gear, Virtual Console | ||
| Warlords II | Warlords II | Strategic Studies Group | Turn-based strategy game | MS-DOS, Mac OS | |
| Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys | Jap. イ ー ス IV -The Dawn of Ys- , Īsu Fō | Hudson Soft | Action RPG | PC engine | |
| Ys IV: Mask of the Sun | Japanese. キ ャ シ ャ ー ン , Īsu Fō | Tonkin House , Nihon Falcom | Action RPG | SNES, PlayStation 2 | |
| Alcahest | jap. ア ル カ エ ス ト , Arukaesuto | HAL Laboratory | Action game | SNES | |
| Shadowcaster | Shadowcaster | Raven software | RPG | MS-DOS |
Conventions
- The 19th World Fantasy Convention, Radisson South Hotel, Bloomington , Minnesota , Guests of Honor: Poul Anderson , John Crowley , Roger Zelazny , Chairman: Greg Ketter
