Fantasy year 1995
Overview
◄◄ | ◄ | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | Fantasy year 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | ► | ►►
Other events
Events
- 9th Fantasy Film Festival July 26th - August 30th for one week each in the cities of Munich , Berlin , Frankfurt , Hamburg , Cologne and for the first time in Essen
Literary prizes
World Fantasy Award
| World Fantasy Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| James Morrow | Towing Jehovah | The God's Supper | Best novel |
| Elizabeth hand | Last Summer at Mars Hill | Best short novel | |
| Stephen King | The Man in the Black Suit | Best short story | |
| Ellen Datlow | Little Deaths | Best anthology | |
| Bradley Denton | The Calvin Coolidge Home, Dead Comedians and A Conflagration Artist | Best collection | |
| Jacek Yerka | Best artist | ||
| John Clute | Special - Pro | ||
| Bryan Cholfin | Broken Mirrors Press and "Crank!" | Special - Non-Pro | |
| Ursula K. Le Guin | For life's work | ||
British Fantasy Awards
| British Fantasy Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Michael Marshall Smith | Only forward | Stark, the dream detective | Best novel / August Derleth Award |
| Paul J. McAuley | The Temptation of Dr. stone | Best short story | |
| Joel Lane | The Earth Wire & Other Stories | Best anthology / collection | |
| Stefan R. Dziemianowicz , ST Joshi & Michael A. Morrison | Necrofile | Best small publisher | |
| Martin McKenna | Best artist | ||
| Maggie Furey | Icarus | ||
| John Jarrold | special price | ||
IAFA Award
| IAFA Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Jonathan Lethem | Gun, With Occasional Music | Creak with accompanying music | William L. Crawford Fantasy Award |
New publications literature
| German title |
Year of publication in German |
Original title | author | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Witch magic | 1996 | Witches' Brew | Terry Brooks | |
| The Antares feud | 1995 | Challenge of Antares | Kenneth Bulmer | (as Alan Burt Akers) |
| Conan the gladiator | 1998 | Conan the Gladiator | Leonard Carpenter | |
| The star bride | 2003 | BattleAxe | Sara Douglass | review |
| Star Striker's Song | 2004 | BattleAxe | Sara Douglass | |
| The hunter's tavern | 2010 | The Hunters' Haunt | Dave Duncan | |
| Conan and the Emerald Lotus | 1999 | Conan and the Emerald Lotus | John C. Hocking | |
| Sigfrid's death | 2000 | The Dragons of the Rhine | Diana L. Paxson | |
| Mummery | 1997 | Masquerade | Terry Pratchett | 18. Discworld novel |
| The Golden Compass | 1996 | Northern Lights | Philip Pullman | |
| Conan and the Amazon | 1999 | Conan and the Amazon | John Maddox Roberts | |
| The rock guards | 1999 | The sacrifice | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | |
| The shadow portal | 2000 | The sacrifice | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | |
| The time of contempt | 2009 | Czas pogardy | Andrzej Sapkowski | |
| Kite summer | 1997 | Dragons of Summer Flame | Margaret Weis | (with Tracy Hickman ) |
| Dragon fire | 1997 | Dragons of Summer Flame | Margaret Weis | (with Tracy Hickman) |
| The dragon fortress | 1998 | The Runes of War | Jane Welch | |
| The eye of the druid | 1998 | The Runes of War | Jane Welch | |
| The heiress of Ruwenda | 1997 | Lady Of The Trillium | Marion Zimmer Bradley | (with Elisabeth Waters ) |
| Ghost light | 1998 | Ghostlight | Marion Zimmer Bradley | |
| The Krondor Feud | 2000 | Rise of a Merchant Prince | Raymond Feist | |
| The traders of Krondor | 1997 | Rise of a Merchant Prince | Raymond Feist | |
| Eisenhand's daughter | 2000 | Ironhand's Daughter | David Gemmell | |
| The Celtic Wars | 2000 | The Hawk Eternal | David Gemmell | |
| The sisters of light | 1997 | Stone of Tears | Terry Goodkind | |
| The Palace of the Prophets | 1997 | Stone of Tears | Terry Goodkind | |
| The seventh gate | 2000 | Sabriel | Garth Nix | |
| War of order | 2000 | The Order War | LE Modesitt, Jr. | |
| Fight the chaos | 2000 | The Death of Chaos | LE Modesitt, Jr. | |
| The unholy grail | 2007 | I'll mead in Lankhmar | Fritz Leiber | |
| Gods are only human too | 1997 | Odds & Gods | Tom Holt | |
| The Assassin's Adept | 1999 | Assassin's Apprentice | Robin hobb | |
| The gateway to yesterday | 1999 | Past imperatives | Dave Duncan | |
| In the shadow of Khan | 2002 | Demon Sword | Dave Duncan | (as Ken Hood) |
| Godly din | 1997 | Petty Pewter Gods | Glen Cook | |
| Water spouts | 1996 | Geis of the Gargoyle | Piers Anthony | |
| Bird scarecrow | 1997 | Roc and a Hard Place | Piers Anthony |
Film awards
- Courtland Mead - Dragonworld
- Best Family Film made for Video - Dragonworld
- "Big Empty" - The Crow - Stone Temple Pilots
New releases films
| German title |
Year of publication in German |
Original title | Director | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beastmaster - The Eye of Braxus | 1996 | Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus | Gabrielle Beaumont | |
| Casper | 1995 | Casper | Brad Silberling | |
| fluke | 1996 | fluke | Carlo Carlei | |
| God's Army - The last battle | 1996 | The Prophecy | Gregory Widen | |
| The Indian in the kitchen cupboard | 1995 | The Indian in the Cupboard | Frank Oz | |
| Jumanji | 1996 | Jumanji | Joe Johnston | |
| The dream princess | 1995 | A little princess | Alfonso Cuarón | |
| Mortal Kombat | 1996 | Mortal Kombat | Paul WS Anderson | |
| Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins | Mortal Kombat: The Journey begins | Jinko Gotoh , Steven Wright , Joe Francis | ||
| Nessie - The Secret of Loch Ness | 1996 | Loch Ness | John Henderson | |
| Over my corpse | - | - | Rainer Matsutani | |
| Powder | 1996 | Powder | Victor Salva | |
| A pig named Babe | 1995 | Babe | Chris Noonan | |
| The city of lost children | 1995 | La Cité des enfants perdus | Jean-Pierre Jeunet , Marc Caro | |
| Toy story | 1996 | Toy story | John Lasseter | |
| Wild magic | 1995 | Rough Magic | Clare Peploe |
New releases TV series
| German title | sent | Original title | Episodes | Seasons | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hercules | 1995-1999 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | 111 | 6th | |
| Xena - The warrior princess | 1995-2001 | Xena: Warrior Princess | 134 | 6th | |
| The never ending Story | 1995 | The NeverEnding Story | 26th | 1 |
New releases computer games
| German title | Original title | Studio | genre | platform | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon the Sorcerer 2: The Lion, the Wizard & the Closet | Simon the Sorcerer II: The Lion, the Wizard, and the Wardrobe | Adventure Soft | Adventure | Amiga , MS-DOS , Mac OS , Windows | |
| Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals | jap. エ ス ト ポ リ ス 伝 記 II , Estpolis Denki II | Neverland | RPG | SNES | |
| Chrono trigger | Japanese. ク ロ ノ ・ ト リ ガ ー , Kurono Torigā | Square | RPG | SNES | |
| King Arthur & the Knights of Justice | King Arthur & the Knights of Justice | Manley & Associates | Action adventure | SNES | |
| King's Field II | jap. キ ン グ ス フ ィ ー ル ド II | FromSoftware | First person shooter , RPG | PlayStation | |
| Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together | Japanese. タ ク テ ィ ク ス オ ウ ガ , Takutikusu Ōga | Quest | Strategy RPG | Sega Saturn , PlayStation, SNES | |
| Terranigma | Japanese 天地 創造 , Tenchi Sōzō | Quintet | Action adventure, RPG | SNES | |
| Secret of Evermore | Secret of Evermore | Square | Action RPG | SNES | |
| Stonekeep | Stonekeep | Interplay | RPG | MS-DOS, Windows | |
| Discworld | Discworld | Perfect 10 Productions | Adventure | MS-DOS, Mac OS, PlayStation, Sega Saturn | |
| Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness | Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness | Blizzard Entertainment | Strategy game | MS-DOS, Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation, Sega Saturn | |
| Dragon Quest VI - Walker Between Worlds | jap. ド ラ ゴ ン ク エ ス ト VI 幻 の 大地 , Doragon Kuesuto Shikkusu Maboroshi no Daichi | Heartbeat | RPG | SNES | |
| Anvil of Dawn | Anvil of Dawn | DreamForge Intertainment | RPG | MS-DOS, Windows | |
| Witches | Witches: Beyond Heretic | Raven software | Ego shooter | MS-DOS, Windows, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Nintendo 64 | |
| Highlander: The Last of the MacLeods | Highlander: The Last of the MacLeods | Lore Design Limited | Action adventure | Atari JaguarCD | |
| Heroes of Might & Magic: A Strategic Quest | Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest | New World Computing | Turn-based strategy game | MS-DOS, Windows, Mac OS, GBC | |
| Witchaven | Witchaven | AWE Productions | Ego shooter | MS-DOS, Windows | |
| Torin's passage | Torin's passage | Sierra Entertainment | Adventure | Windows | |
| Light Crusader | Light Crusader | Treasure | Action adventure | Sega Mega Drive | |
| Albion | Albion | Blue byte | RPG | MS-DOS | |
| Seiken Densetsu 3 | jap. 聖 剣 伝 説 3 , Seiken Densetsu 3 | Square | Action RPG | SNES | |
| Mortal Kombat 3 | Mortal Kombat 3 | Midway Games | Fighting Game | Arcade , Sega Mega Drive, MS-DOS, SNES, PlayStation, Game Boy , Sega Game Gear | |
| Warlock | Warlock | Realtime Associates | Action game | Sega Mega Drive, SNES | |
| Warhammer: In the Shadow of the Horned Rat | Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat | Mindscape | Real time strategy game | Windows, PlayStation | |
| Blood Bowl | Blood Bowl | Destiny Software Productions | Turn-based strategy game | MS-DOS | |
| Arc the Lad | jap. ア ー ク ザ ラ ッ ド | G-Craft | Strategy RPG | PlayStation | |
| Deathkeep | Deathkeep | Lion Entertainment | Action RPG | 3DO , Windows | |
| Ravenloft: Stone Prophet | Ravenloft: Stone Prophet | DreamForge Intertainment | RPG | MS-DOS, Windows | |
| Dragoon tank | Sega | Shoot 'em up | Sega Saturn, Windows, PlayStation 2 | ||
| Romancing SaGa 3 | Japanese ロ マ ン シ ン グ サ ・ ガ 3 , Romanshingu Sa ・ Ga Surī | Square | RPG | SNES, Android , iOS , Windows, PlayStation 4 , PlayStation Vita , Nintendo Switch , Xbox One | |
| Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict | Japanese. シ ャ イ ニ ン グ ・ フ ォ ー ス 外 伝 ～ フ ァ イ イ ナ ル コ ン フ リ ク ト ～ | Camelot | Strategy RPG | Game Gear, Nintendo 3DS , Virtual Console | |
| Shining Wisdom | Japanese. シ ャ イ ニ ン グ ・ ウ ィ ズ ダ ム , Shainingu Wizudamu | Camelot | Action adventure | Sega Saturn | |
| Tales of Phantasia | jap. テ イ ル ズ オ ブ フ ァ ン タ ジ ア , Teiruzu obu Fantashia | Namco Tales Studio | RPG | SNES, PlayStation, GBA , PSP , iOS | |
| Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand | jap. イ ー ス V 失 わ れ た 砂 の 都 ケ フ ィ ン | Nihon Falcom | Action RPG | SNES, PlayStation 2 |
Conventions
- The 21st World Fantasy Convention, Inner Harbor Marriott, Baltimore , Maryland , Guests of Honor: Terry Bisson , Lucius Shepard , Howard Waldrop , Chairman: Michael J. Walsh
Died
- Michael Ende (* 1929)
- Roger Zelazny (* 1937)
