Fantasy year 2000
Overview
◄◄ | ◄ | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | Fantasy year 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | ► | ►►
Other events
Events
- 14th Fantasy Film Festival July 26th - August 23rd in the cities of Hamburg , Berlin , Cologne , Frankfurt , Stuttgart and Munich
Literary prizes
World Fantasy Award
| World Fantasy Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Martin Scott | Thraxas | Best novel | |
| Jeff VanderMeer | The Transformation of Martin Lake | The transformation of the Martin See | Best short novel |
| Ian R. MacLeod | The Chop Girl | Best short story | |
| Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling | Silver Birch Blood Moon | Best anthology | |
| Charles de Lint | Moonlight and Vines | Best collection | |
| Jason Van Hollander | Best artist | ||
| Gordon Van Gelder | Editor of St. Martin's and F&SF | Special - Pro | |
| The British Fantasy Society | Special - Non-Pro | ||
| Marion Zimmer Bradley | For life's work | ||
| Michael Moorcock | For life's work | ||
British Fantasy Awards
| British Fantasy Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Graham Joyce | indigo | Best novel / August Derleth Award | |
| Tim Lebbon | White | Best short story | |
| Stephen Jones | The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume Ten | Best anthology | |
| Peter Crowther | Lonesome Roads | Best collection | |
| Darren Floyd | Razorblade Press | Best small publisher | |
| Les Edwards | Best artist | ||
| Anne McCaffrey | Karl Edward Wagner Award (special prize) | ||
IAFA Award
| IAFA Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Anne Bishop | Black Jewels trilogy | Darkness , twilight and shadow | William L. Crawford Fantasy Award |
New publications literature
| German title |
Year of publication in German |
Original title | author | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The distant island kingdom | 2001 | Sisterhood of the Blue Storm | Tom Arden | |
| The blue jewel | 2001 | Sisterhood of the Blue Storm | Tom Arden | |
| Shadow path | 2005 | Noonshade | James Barclay | |
| Sky rift | 2005 | Noonshade | James Barclay | |
| Merlin and the wings of freedom | 2002 | The Wings of Merlin | TA Barron | |
| Gate of Transformation | 2007 | transformation | Carol Berg | review |
| shadow | 2006 | Queen of the Darkness | Anne Bishop | |
| darkness | 2007 | The Invisible Ring | Anne Bishop | |
| The witch of Shannara | 2001 | Use Witch | Terry Brooks | |
| Swords of Swords | 2001 | Sky of Swords | Dave Duncan | |
| Althalus | 2001 | Althalus | David & Leigh Eddings | |
| The Empire of the Seven Cities | 2001 | Deadhouse Gates | Steven Erikson | |
| Under the spell of the desert | 2001 | Deadhouse Gates | Steven Erikson | |
| Child of magic | 2004 | Medalon | Jennifer Fallon | |
| Child of the gods | 2005 | Treason Keep | Jennifer Fallon | |
| Child of destiny | 2005 | Harshini | Jennifer Fallon | |
| The mistress of the island | 2002 | The Book of the Stone | Diana L. Paxson | |
| The whole truth | 2001 | The Truth | Terry Pratchett | 25. Discworld novel |
| The amber telescope | The Amber Spyglass | Philip Pullman | ||
| The Midland Prophecy | Claudia Rath | |||
| The shadow walker | Claudia Rath | |||
| The black magic | 2001 | Servant of the Shard | RA Salvatore | |
| To the weapons! | 2002 | The Dark Glory War | Michael A. Stackpole | |
| The sapphire throne | 2002 | The Sapphire Throne | Freda Warrington | |
| Dragon storm | 2001 | Dragons of a Fallen Sun | Margaret Weis | |
| The dragon queen | 2001 | Dragons of a Fallen Sun | Margaret Weis | |
| Source of darkness | 2001 | Well of Darkness | Margaret Weis | |
| In the land of the griffin | 2000 | The Lord of Necrond | Jane Welch | |
| The Lord of Shadows | 2000 | The Lord of Necrond | Jane Welch | |
| The king larva | Karl-Heinz Witzko | |||
| The priestess of Avalon | 2001 | Priestess of Avalon | Marion Zimmer Bradley | with Diana L. Paxson |
| The tears of the gods | 2002 | Krondor: Tear of the Gods | Raymond Feist | |
| The night of the elves | 2002 | La nuit des elf | Jean-Louis Fetjaine | |
| The forbidden land | 2003 | The Forbidden Land | Kate Forsyth | |
| Waylander the Gray | 2002 | Hero in the Shadows | David Gemmell | |
| Elloran's dream | Susanne Gerdom | (as Frances G. Hill) | ||
| Sister of darkness | 2002 | Faith of the Fallen | Terry Goodkind | |
| The emperor's palace | 2002 | Faith of the Fallen | Terry Goodkind | |
| Fall into the dark | 2001 | The Fall | Garth Nix | |
| Walls of death | 2001 | Castle | Garth Nix | |
| The wind singer | 2001 | The Wind Singer | William Nicholson | |
| Storm of the Barbarians | 2002 | Magi'I of Cyador | LE Modesitt, Jr. | |
| Freedom for Cyador | 2002 | Magi'I of Cyador | LE Modesitt, Jr. | |
| The moths | 2002 | Perdido Street Station | China Miéville | |
| The Weaver | 2002 | Perdido Street Station | China Miéville | |
| Dragon League | 2008 | Silver Wolf, Black Falcon | Dennis L. McKiernan | |
| Dragon War | 2008 | Silver Wolf, Black Falcon | Dennis L. McKiernan | |
| Storm of Swords | 2001 | A Storm of Swords | George RR Martin | |
| The queen of dragons | 2002 | A Storm of Swords | George RR Martin | |
| The flight of the hawks | 2001 | Courage of Falcons | Holly Lisle | |
| Night and istar | 2001 | The Riddled Night | Tricia Sullivan | (as Valery Leith) |
| Daughter of the earth | 2003 | Prophecy: Child of Earth | Elizabeth Haydon | |
| The fire lizard | 2001 | The Fire Dragon | Katharine Kerr | |
| The heart of winter | 2001 | Winter's Heart | Robert Jordan | 24. Volume of the cycle The Wheel of Time |
| The rule of the Seanchans | 2001 | Winter's Heart | Robert Jordan | 25th volume of the cycle The Wheel of Time |
| The escape of the slaves | 2001 | Winter's Heart | Robert Jordan | 26th volume of the cycle The Wheel of Time |
| The magic ships 5 + 6 | 2008 | Ship of Destiny | Robin hobb | review |
| The star dragon | 2002 | Knight of the Demon Queen | Barbara Hambly | |
| The cold of the sword | 2002 | A triumph of souls | Alan Dean Foster | |
| Child of fire | 2001 | Child of Flame | Kate Elliott | |
| Shadow of yesterday | 2001 | Child of Flame | Kate Elliott | |
| Storm night | 2006 | Storm front | Jim Butcher |
New releases films
| German title |
Year of publication in German |
Original title | Director | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dungeons and Dragons | 2001 | Dungeons and Dragons | Courtney Solomon | |
| The adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle | 2001 | The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle | McAnuff's | |
| Arabian Nights - Adventures from 1001 Nights | 2000 | Arabian Nights | Steve Barron | TV two-part |
| Dragonheart - a new beginning | 2000 | Dragonheart: A New Beginning | Doug Lefler | |
| Dreamgate | - | - | Brigitta Dresewski | |
| Highlander: Endgame | 2001 | Highlander: Endgame | Douglas Aarniokoski | |
| Jason and the battle for the Golden Fleece | 2001 | Jason and the Argonauts | Nick Willing | TV two-part |
| Devilish | 2001 | Bedazzled | Harold Ramis | |
| Thomas, the fantastic locomotive | 2000 | Thomas and the Magic Railroad | Britt Allcroft | |
| Brought to life | 2000 | Life size | Mark Rosman | |
| The second me | 2002 | The Other Me | Manny Coto |
New releases TV series
| German title | sent | Original title | Episodes | Seasons | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 10th Kingdom | 2000 | The 10th Kingdom | 5 | 1 | |
| 2000-2002 | Dark Knight | 26th | 2 | ||
| Gormenghast | 2000 | Gormenghast | 4th | 1 | |
| 2000 | The Magician's House II | 6th | 1 |
New releases computer games
| German title | Original title | Studio | genre | platform | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nox | Nox | Westwood Studios | Action RPG | Windows | |
| Vagrant story | Japanese. ベ イ グ ラ ン ト ス ト ー リ ー , Beiguranto Sutōrī | Square | RPG | PlayStation | |
| Might and Magic VIII: Day of the Destroyer | Might and Magic VIII: Day of the Destroyer | New World Computing | RPG | Windows, PlayStation 2 | |
| Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim | Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim | Cyberlore Studios | Real time strategy game | Windows, Mac OS | |
| Daikatana | Daikatana | Ion Storm , Kemco | Ego shooter | Windows, Nintendo 64 | |
| The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask | Japanese. ゼ ル ダ の 伝 説 ム ジ ュ ラ の 仮 面 , Zeruda no Densetsu: Mujura no Kamen | Nintendo EAD | Action adventure | Nintendo 64, Nintendo GameCube , Virtual Console , Nintendo 3DS | |
| Evergrace | Japanese. エ ヴ ァ ー グ レ イ ス , Evāgureisu | FromSoftware | Action RPG | PlayStation 2 | |
| Breath of Fire IV | jap. ブ レ ス オ ブ フ ァ イ ア IV う つ ろ わ ざ る も の , Buresu Obu Faia IV Utsurowazaru Mono | Capcom | RPG | Windows, PlayStation | |
| Icewind Dale | Icewind Dale | Black Isle Studios | RPG | Windows, Mac OS | |
| Baldur's Gate 2: Shadow of Amn | Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn | BioWare | RPG | Windows, Mac OS | |
| Diablo ii | Diablo ii | Blizzard North | Action RPG, hack and slay | Windows, Mac OS | |
| Final Fantasy IX | jap. フ ァ イ ナ ル フ ァ ン タ ジ ー IX , Fainaru Fantajī IX | Square | RPG | PlayStation, Windows | |
| Warlords Battlecry | Warlords Battlecry | Strategic Studies Group | Real time strategy game | Windows | |
| Grandia II | jap. グ ラ ン デ ィ ア II , Gurandia Tsū | Game Arts | RPG | Dreamcast , PlayStation 2, Windows | |
| Grandia: Parallel Trippers | Japanese. グ ラ ン デ ィ ア パ ラ レ ル ト リ ッ パ ー ズ , Gurandia Parareru Toripasu | Game Arts | RPG | GBC | |
| Sorcerous Stabber Orphs | jap. 魔術 士 オ ー フ ェ ン , Majutsushi Ōfen | Shade | Action RPG | PlayStation 2 | |
| Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Past | jap. ド ラ ゴ ン ク エ ス ト VII エ デ ン の 戦 士 た ち , Doragon Kuesuto Sebun Eden no Senshi-tachi | Heartbeat | RPG | PlayStation, Nintendo 3DS | |
| Skies of Arcadia | Japanese. エ タ ー ナ ル ア ル カ デ ィ ア , Etānaru Arukadia | Overworks | RPG | Dreamcast, GameCube | |
| Dragon Valor | jap. ド ラ ゴ ン ヴ ァ ラ ー , Doragon Varā | Namco | Action RPG | PlayStation | |
| Summoner | Summoner | Volition | Action RPG | Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation 2 | |
| Evil Dead: Hail to the King | Evil Dead: Hail to the King | Heavy Iron Studios | Survival horror | PlayStation, Dreamcast, Windows | |
| Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Player 1 | Action adventure | Nintendo 64, GBC | |
| Tales of Eternia | Japanese. テ イ ル ズ オ ブ エ タ ー ニ ア , Teiruzu obu Etānia | Telenet Japan / Wolfteam | Action RPG | PlayStation | |
| Warriors of Might and Magic | Warriors of Might and Magic | 3DO | Action RPG | PlayStation, PlayStation 2, GBC | |
| Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge | Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge | Argonaut Games | Jump 'n' run | PlayStation, Windows | |
| Phantasy Star Online | Japanese. フ ァ ン タ シ ー ス タ ー オ ン ラ イ ン , Fantashī Sutā Onrain | Sonic team | RPG, Hack and Slay, CORPG | Dreamcast, Xbox , GameCube, Windows | |
| Hellboy: Dogs of the Night | Hellboy: Dogs of the Night | Cryo Interactive Entertainment | Action game | Windows, PlayStation | |
| Heroes Chronicles | Heroes Chronicles | New World Computing | Turn-based strategy game | Windows | |
| Eternal ring | jap. エ タ ー ナ ル リ ン グ | FromSoftware | Action RPG | PlayStation 2 | |
| Forever Kingdom | Japanese. エ ヴ ァ ー グ レ イ ス , Evāgureisu Tsu | FromSoftware | Action RPG | PlayStation 2 | |
| Gauntlet Dark Legacy | Gauntlet Dark Legacy | Midway Games | Hack and Slay, Dungeon | Arcade , PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, GBA | |
| Age of Wonders | Age of Wonders | Triumph Studios | Turn-based strategy game | Windows | |
| Bloody Roar 3 | Bloody Roar 3 | Hudson Soft , Eighting | Fighting Game | Arcade, PlayStation 2 | |
| Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon | jap. テ イ ル ズ オ ブ フ ァ ン タ ジ ア な り き り ダ ン ジ ョ ン , Teiruzu Obu Fantajia Narikiri Danjon | Wolf team | RPG | GBC | |
| American McGee's Alice | American McGee's Alice | Rogue entertainment | Action adventure | Windows, Mac OS | |
| Dark cloud | Japanese. ダ ー ク ク ラ ウ ド , Dāku Kuraudo | Level-5 | RPG, action-adventure, simulation | Playstation 2 | |
| Sacrifice | Sacrifice | Shiny entertainment | Real time strategy game | Windows, Mac OS | |
| Siege of Avalon | Siege of Avalon | Digital tome | RPG | Windows, Linux, Mac OS | |
| TechnoMage: the return of eternity | - | Sunflowers | RPG | PlayStation, Windows |
Conventions
- The 26th World Fantasy Convention, Omni Bayfront Hotel, Corpus Christi , Texas , guests of honor: KW Jeter , John Crowley , chairman: Fred Duarte
