Fantasy year 1996

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Events

Literary prizes

World Fantasy Award

World Fantasy Award
author Original title German edition category
Christopher Priest The Prestige The magician's cabinet Best novel
Michael Swanwick Radio waves Best short novel
Gwyneth Jones The Grass Princess Best short story
A. Susan Williams & Richard Glyn Jones The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women Best anthology
Gwyneth Jones Seven Tales and a Fable Best collection
Gahan Wilson Best artist
Richard Evans Special - Pro
Marc Michaud Necronomicon Press Special - Non-Pro
Gene Wolfe For life's work

British Fantasy Awards

British Fantasy Award
author Original title German edition category
Graham Joyce requiem requiem Best novel / August Derleth Award
Michael Marshall Smith More Tomorrow Best short story
Andy Cox Last Rites and Resurrections Best anthology / collection
Andy Cox The Third Alternative Best small publisher
Josh Kirby Best artist
Mike O'Driscoll & Stephen Lockley special price

IAFA Award

IAFA Award
author Original title German edition category
Sharon Shinn Archangel archangel William L. Crawford Fantasy Award

New publications literature

German title
Year of publication in German 		Original title author Remarks
So Vile a Sin Ben Aaronovitch together with Kate Orman
Merlin - how it all began 1999 The Lost Years of Merlin TA Barron review
The outcast from Shannara 1997 First King Of Shannara Terry Brooks
The wrath of Antares 1996 Wrath of Antares Kenneth Bulmer (as Alan Burt Akers)
Shadows over Kregen 1996 Shadows over Kregen Kenneth Bulmer (as Alan Burt Akers)
Dance of the stars 2004 Enchanter Sara Douglass
The star keeper 2004 Enchanter Sara Douglass
The Legacy of the Star Bride 2005 StarMan Sara Douglass
The goddess of the star dance 2005 StarMan Sara Douglass
Belgarath the Wizard 1997 Belgarath the Sorcerer David & Leigh Eddings
Gudrun's revenge 2000 The Lord of Horses Diana L. Paxson
Hollow heads 1998 Feet of Clay Terry Pratchett 19. Discworld novel
Pig gallop 1998 Hogfather Terry Pratchett 20. Discworld novel
The image of immortality 1997 The Golden Key Melanie Rawn (with Jennifer Roberson and Kate Elliott )
The colors of infinity 1997 The Golden Key Melanie Rawn (with Jennifer Roberson and Kate Elliott)
Time of the second coming 1998 The Golden Key Melanie Rawn (with Jennifer Roberson and Kate Elliott)
The Seer's Throne 2000 The changing Kristine Kathryn Rusch
The fog fortress 2000 The changing Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Sea without a shore 2001 Sea without a shore Sean Russell
The coast of swords 1997 Passage to Dawn RA Salvatore
Baptism of fire 2009 Chrzest ognia Andrzej Sapkowski
Kite nest 1997 The Doom Brigade Margaret Weis
The Pit of the Fire Dragons 1998 The Doom Brigade Margaret Weis
The Mists of Farona 1999 The Lost Runes Jane Welch
The dragon stone 1999 The Lost Runes Jane Welch
The mistress of Avalon 1996 Lady of Avalon Marion Zimmer Bradley with Diana L. Paxson
Ashara's return 1998 Exile's song Marion Zimmer Bradley (with Adrienne Martine-Barnes )
The Angels of Dawn 1998 Witchlight Marion Zimmer Bradley
Glenraven 1996 Glenraven Marion Zimmer Bradley (with Holly Lisle )
Never land 1997 Neverwhere Neil Gaiman review
The eyes of Alchazzar 1999 The Legend of Deathwalker David Gemmell
The minions of the underworld 1997 Blood of the Fold Terry Goodkind
The demons of yesterday 1998 Blood of the Fold Terry Goodkind
Companions of light 2008 Six héritiers Pierre Grimbert
Warrior of the Dawn 2008 Le Serment orphelin Pierre Grimbert
Fall of the Angels 2000 Fall of Angels LE Modesitt, Jr.
Elf magic 2006 The Dragonstone Dennis L. McKiernan
Elven warrior 2006 The Dragonstone Dennis L. McKiernan
Dragon eye 2001 The Chronicles of Pern: Second Pass Anne McCaffrey
The Lords of Winterfell 1997 A Game of Thrones George RR Martin
Winterfell's legacy 1998 A Game of Thrones George RR Martin
The gentlemen of Quarmall 2005 Lean Times in Lankhmar Fritz Leiber
Born of water 2000 The Waterborn Greg Keyes
The broken crown 1998 A Crown Of Swords Robert Jordan 17th volume of the cycle The Wheel of Time
Clouds over Ebou Dar 1998 A Crown Of Swords Robert Jordan 18th volume of the cycle The Wheel of Time
The stab in the back 1998 A Crown Of Swords Robert Jordan 19th volume of the cycle The Wheel of Time
The shell of the winch 1999 A Crown Of Swords Robert Jordan 20th volume of the cycle The Wheel of Time
My hero 2000 My hero Tom Holt
Always trouble with Georgie 1998 Paint Your Dragon Tom Holt
The king's assassin 1999 Royal Assassin Robin hobb
Mother of winter 1998 Mother of Winter Barbara Hambly
Under the sign of the dark moon 2001 Dark moon David Gemmel
The light in the shadows 1998 Luck in the Shadows Lynn Flewelling
Polgara the sorceress 1998 Polgara the Sorceress David & Leigh Eddings
The cliffs of today 1999 Present tense Dave Duncan
The dragon and the jinn 1998 The Dragon and the Djinn Gordon R. Dickson
The sonata of the unicorn 1997 The Unicorn Sonata Peter S. Beagle
Change wind 1999 Yon Ill wind Piers Anthony

Film awards

Special oscar

Bavarian film award

Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival

German film award

  • Katja Riemann

New releases films

German title
Year of publication in German 		Original title Director Remarks
Dragonheart 1996 Dragonheart Rob Cohen
Princess Fantaghirò V 1996 Fantaghirò V Lamberto Bava
Too loud loneliness Une Trop bruyante solitude Véra Caïs
On the hunt for the kidney stone 1997 Jakten på nyresteinen Vibeke Idsøe
Shadow of the Knight Ted Nicolaou
Merlin's wonder shop 2015 Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders Kenneth J. Berton
Gulliver's Travels 1996 Gulliver's Travels Charles Sturridge TV two-part
The witch club 1996 The Craft Andrew Fleming
James and the giant peach 1996 James and the Giant Peach Henry Selick
The legend of Pinocchio 1996 The Adventures of Pinocchio Steve Barron
Lilies - theater of passion 1998 Lilies - Les feluettes John Greyson
Michael 1997 Michael Nora Ephron
Phenomenon - The impossible comes true 1996 Phenomenon Jon Turteltaub
Knight of time 1996 To the ends of time Markus Rothkranz
Savage - The legend from the future 1996 Savage Avi Nesher
The trip - the naked guitar 0.5 - - Wolfgang Büld
When wishes come true Wish Upon a Star Blair Faithful
The magic book - - Václav Vorlíček

New releases TV series

German title sent Original title Episodes Seasons Remarks
1996 Bone Chillers 12 1
1996 Neverwhere 6th 1 forms the template for the novel Never Land
Sabrina - Totally Bewitched! 1996-2003 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch 163 7th
Sindbad's adventure 1996-1998 The Adventures of Sinbad 44 2

New releases computer games

German title Original title Studio genre platform Remarks
Guardian Heroes Guardian Heroes Treasure Beat 'em up Sega Saturn
Bahamut Lagoon jap. バ ハ ム ー ト ラ グ ー ン Square Strategy RPG SNES
Shadowrun Shadowrun Compile RPG , interactive fiction Sega mega CD
Treasure of the Rudras jap. ル ド ラ の 秘宝 , Rudra no Hihō Square RPG SNES
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain Silicon Knights Action adventure PlayStation , Windows
Witchaven II: Blood Vengeance Witchaven II: Blood Vengeance AWE Productions Ego shooter MS-DOS
King's Field III jap. キ ン グ ス フ ィ ー ル ド III From software RPG PlayStation
NiGHTS into Dreams ... NiGHTS into Dreams ... Sonic team Jump 'n' run Sega Saturn, Windows
Heroes of Might & Magic 2 Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars New World Computing Turn-based strategy game MS-DOS, Windows, Mac OS , RISC OS , GBC
Blood & Magic Blood & Magic Tachyon Studios Real time strategy game MS-DOS, Windows
Dark Sun Online: Crimson Sands Dark Sun Online: Crimson Sands SSI MMORPG Windows
Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara Capcom Beat 'em up Arcade , Sega Saturn
Diablo Diablo Blizzard North Action RPG , hack and slay Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation
Zork nemesis Zork nemesis Zombie Studios Adventure MS-DOS, Mac OS, Windows
Discworld II - Probably missing ... !? Discworld II: Missing Presumed ...!? Perfect entertainment Adventure MS-DOS, Windows, PlayStation, Sega Saturn
Mortal Kombat Trilogy Mortal Kombat Trilogy Midway Games Fighting Game PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Windows, Nintendo 64
Treasure Hunter G. Japanese. ト レ ジ ャ ー ハ ン タ ー G , Torejā Hantā Jī Sting entertainment Strategy RPG SNES
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall Bethesda Softworks RPG MS-DOS
Fantasy General Fantasy General SSI Turn-based strategy game MS-DOS, Windows, Mac OS, Linux
Fable Fable Simbiosis Interactive Adventure MS-DOS, Windows
Chronicles of the Sword Chronicles of the Sword Synthetic Dimensions Adventure MS-DOS, PlayStation
Quake Quake id software Ego shooter Amiga , MS-DOS, Windows, Linux, Mac OS, Sega Saturn, Nintendo 64, Atari Falcon
Blue ice Blue ice Art of Mind Productions Adventure MS-DOS, Mac OS, Windows
Eternal ring Eternal ring FromSoftware Action RPG PlayStation 2
Nemesis: The Wizardry Adventure Nemesis: The Wizardry Adventure Sir tech Adventure, RPG MS-DOS, Sega Saturn, Windows
Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War jap. フ ァ イ ア ー エ ム ブ レ ム 聖 戦 の 系譜 , Seisen no Keifu Intelligent Systems Strategy RPG SNES
Shadows over Riva - Attic , Fantasy Productions RPG MS-DOS
Arc the Lad II jap. ア ー ク ザ ラ ッ ド II ARC Entertainment Strategy RPG PlayStation
Radical Dreamers - Nusumenai Hōseki Japanese. ラ ジ カ ル ・ ド リ ー マ ー ズ - 盗 め な い 宝石 - , Rajikaru Dorīmāzu - Nusumenai hōseki Square Text adventure SNES
Iron & Blood: Warriors of Ravenloft Iron & Blood: Warriors of Ravenloft Take-Two Interactive Fighting Game MS-DOS, PlayStation
Killer Instinct 2 Killer Instinct 2 Rare Fighting Game Arcade, Xbox One
Langrisser III jap. ラ ン グ リ ッ サ ー III Career Soft , Masaya Games Strategy RPG Saturn, PlayStation 2
Tank Dragoon II Two jap. パ ン ツ ァ ー ド ラ グ ー ン ツ ヴ ァ イ , Pantsâ Doragûn Tsuvai Sega Shoot 'em up Sega Saturn
Shining the Holy Ark Japanese. シ ャ イ ニ ン グ ・ ザ ・ ホ ー リ ィ ア ー ク , text Camelot RPG, dungeon Sega Saturn
Magic Carpet 2 Magic Carpet 2 Bullfrog Productions Action game MS-DOS
Meridian 59 Meridian 59 3DO MMORPG Windows
Was wind Was wind Dreamforge Real time strategy game Windows

Conventions

Died

See also

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