Fantasy year 2005
Overview
◄◄ | ◄ | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | Fantasy year 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | ► | ►►
Other events
Events
- 19th Fantasy Film Festival July 27th - August 24th for one week each in the cities of Hamburg , Berlin , Cologne , Frankfurt , Nuremberg , Stuttgart and Munich
Literary prizes
World Fantasy Award
| World Fantasy Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Susanna Clarke | Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell | Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell | Best novel |
| Michael Shea | The Growlimb | Best short novel | |
| Margo Lanagan | Singing My Sister Down | Best short story | |
| Barbara Roden & Christopher Roden | Acquainted With The Night | Best anthology | |
| Margo Lanagan | Black Juice | Best collection | |
| John Picacio | Best artist | ||
| ST Joshi | Special - Pro | ||
| Robert Morgan | Sarob Press | Special - Non-Pro | |
| Tom Doherty | For life's work | ||
| Carol Emshwiller | For life's work | ||
British Fantasy Awards
| British Fantasy Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Stephen King | The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower | The tower | Best novel / August Derleth Award |
| Christopher Fowler | Breathe | Best short novel | |
| Paul Meloy | Black Static | Best short story | |
| Andrew Hook | The Alsiso Project | Best anthology | |
| Stephen Gallagher | Out of His Mind | Best collection | |
| Andrew Hook | Elastic Press | Best small publisher | |
| Les Edwards | Best artist | ||
| Nigel Kneale | Karl Edward Wagner Award (special prize) | ||
IAFA Award
| IAFA Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Steph Swainston | The Year of Our War | William L. Crawford Fantasy Award | |
New publications literature
| German title | < German-language publication year |
Original title | author | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A demon has to go to school | 2008 | Class Dis Mythed | Robert Lynn Asprin | (with Jody Lynn Nye ) |
| The prince from Atrithau | 2007 | The Warrior Prophet | R. Scott Bakker | |
| The lost empire | 2008 | Cry of the Newborn | James Barclay | |
| The magic spell | 2008 | Cry of the Newborn | James Barclay | |
| In the shadow of the light gates | 2006 | Shadows on the Stars | TA Barron | |
| twilight | 2006 | Dreams Made Flesh | Anne Bishop | |
| Elven heart | 2009 | Valiant | Holly Black | |
| Fire blossom | Katja Brandis | |||
| The Druid Conspiracy | 2006 | Straken | Terry Brooks | |
| priest | 2007 | Priestess of the White | Trudi Canavan | review |
| The curse of the gods | Godslayer | Jacqueline Carey | ||
| King of the Giants | 2006 | The Giants' Dance | Robert Carter | |
| The revenge | 2005 | The Opal Deception | Eoin Colfer | review |
| The riddle | 2008 | The Riddle | Alison Croggon | review |
| In the sea of flames | 2006 | The Crystal Gorge | David & Leigh Eddings | |
| The fires of rebellion | 2007 | The Bonehunters | Steven Erikson | |
| The bone hunters | 2008 | The Bonehunters | Steven Erikson | |
| The magic of the cave world | Harald Evers | |||
| Knight of the Throne | 2007 | Warrior | Jennifer Fallon | |
| Ruler of the throne | 2007 | Warlord | Jennifer Fallon | |
| Eragon. The order of the oldest | 2005 | Eldest | Christopher Paolini | |
| Clone! | 2006 | Thud! | Terry Pratchett | 34. Discworld novel |
| Percy Jackson - Thieves in Olympus | 2006 | Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | Rick Riordan | |
| Magyk | 2005 | Magyk | Angie Sage | |
| The witch king | 2009 | The Promise of the Witch King | RA Salvatore | |
| Elantris | 2007 | Elantris | Brandon Sanderson | |
| The lost land | 2005 | A Secret Atlas | Michael A. Stackpole | |
| The fight for the old world | 2006 | Cartomancy | Michael A. Stackpole | |
| The talisman of power | 2007 | Il talismano del potere | Licia Troisi | |
| The flight of the night falcon | 2006 | Flight of the Nighthawks | Raymond Feist | |
| The shining city | 2009 | The Shining City | Kate Forsyth | review |
| Ink blood | Cornelia Funke | |||
| The magic of memory | 2006 | Chainfire | Terry Goodkind | |
| The voice of the ancestors | 2009 | La Voix des Aînés | Pierre Grimbert | |
| The secret of the gate | 2010 | Le Patriarche | Pierre Grimbert | |
| Cold Wednesday | 2007 | Drowned Wednesday | Garth Nix | |
| Viewfinder | 2006 | Seeker | William Nicholson | |
| In the shadow of the wolf | 2006 | The Hallowed Hunt | Lois McMaster Bujold | |
| Time of the crows | 2006 | A feast for crows | George RR Martin | |
| The dark queen | 2006 | A feast for crows | George RR Martin | |
| The voice of the world | 2009 | Les enfants de la veuve | Henri Loevenbruck | |
| The blade of dreams | 2006 | Knife of Dreams | Robert Jordan | 30. Volume of the cycle The Wheel of Time |
| The fall of Shaido | 2007 | Knife of Dreams | Robert Jordan | 31. Volume of the cycle The Wheel of Time |
| Shadow break | Markolf Hoffmann | |||
| The shaman's bridge | 2008 | Shaman's Crossing | Robin hobb | review |
| The ruler's magic | Markus Heitz | |||
| The sources of evil | Markus Heitz | |||
| The dwarves' revenge | Markus Heitz | |||
| Anansi Boys | 2007 | Anansi Boys | Neil Gaiman | |
| The devastated land | 2007 | In the Ruins | Kate Elliott | |
| the last fight | 2008 | In the Ruins | Kate Elliott | |
| The Elementals of Calderon | 2009 | Furies of Calderon | Jim Butcher | |
| In the shadow of the prince | 2010 | Academ's Fury | Jim Butcher |
New releases films
| German title |
Year of publication in German |
Original title | Director | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brothers Grimm | 2005 | The Brothers Grimm | Terry Gilliam | |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: The King of Narnia | 2005 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Andrew Adamson | |
| Dungeons & Dragons - The power of the elements | 2006 | Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God | Gerry Lively | |
| Warrior hearts | - | - | Rainer Franzen | |
| Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | 2005 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Tim Burton | |
| God's Army IV - The Revelation | The Prophecy: Uprising | Joel Soisson | ||
| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Mike Newell | |
| MirrorMask | 2006 | MirrorMask | Dave McKean | |
| Muppets: The Wizard of Oz | The Muppets' Wizard of Oz | Kirk R. Thatcher | ||
| Tideland | 2006 | Tideland | Terry Gilliam | |
| Corpse Bride - wedding with a corpse | 2005 | Tim Burton's Corpse Bride | Tim Burton | |
| A lovely nanny | 2006 | Nanny McPhee | Kirk Jones |
New releases TV series
| German title | sent | Original title | Episodes | Seasons | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-2010 | Kaamelott | 469 | 8th | ||
| 2005-2007 | The New Worst Witch | 26th | 2 | ||
| Avatar - The Last Airbender | 2005-2008 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | 61 | 3 |
New releases computer games
| German title | Original title | Studio | genre | platform | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radiata Stories | jap. ラ ジ ア ー タ ス ト ー リ ー ズ , Rajiaata Sutooriizu | tri-ace | Action RPG | PlayStation 2 | |
| Champions: Return to Arms | Champions: Return to Arms | Snowblind Studios | Action RPG | PlayStation 2 | |
| Constantine | Constantine | Bits Studios | Action-adventure , third-person shooter | Windows , PlayStation 2, Xbox | |
| He-Man: Defender of Grayskull | He-Man: Defender of Grayskull | Savage Entertainment | Action game | PlayStation 2 | |
| God of War | God of War | SCE Santa Monica Studio | Action-Adventure, Hack and Slay | PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 , PlayStation Vita | |
| Jade Empire | Jade Empire | BioWare | Action RPG | Xbox, Windows, Mac OS, Xbox 360 , Android , iOS | |
| Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance | Japanese. フ ァ イ ア ー エ ム ブ レ ム 蒼 炎 の 軌跡 , Faiā Emuburemu: Sōen no Kiseki | Intelligent Systems | Strategy RPG | GameCube | |
| Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny | Japanese. イ リ ス の ア ト リ エ エ タ ー ナ ル マ ナ 2 , Irisu no Atorie Etānaru Mana Tsū | Gust Co. Ltd. | RPG | PlayStation 2 | |
| Daemonica | Daemonica | RA Images | Action adventure | Windows | |
| TЯAPT | jap. 影 牢 II: Dark Illusion , Kagero II: Dark Illusion | Tecmo | Strategy RPG | PlayStation 2 | |
| Devil Kings | Jap. 戦 国 BASARA , Sengoku Basara | Capcom | Hack and Slay | PlayStation 2 | |
| Grandia III | jap. グ ラ ン デ ィ ア III , Gurandia Surī | Game Arts | RPG | PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 | |
| Dungeon Siege II | Dungeon Siege II | Gas Powered Games | Action RPG | Windows | |
| Tales of Legendia | jap. テ イ ル ズ オ ブ レ ジ ェ ン デ ィ ア , Teiruzu Obu Rejendia | Namco | RPG | PlayStation 2 | |
| Suikoden Tactics | jap. ラ プ ソ デ ィ ア , Rapusodia | Konami | Strategy RPG | PlayStation 2 | |
| Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard | Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard | Liquid entertainment | Real time strategy game | Windows | |
| Shadow of the Colossus | jap. ワ ン ダ と 巨像 , Wanda to kyozō | Team ICO | Action adventure | PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 | |
| Cameo: Elements of Power | Cameo: Elements of Power | Rare | Action adventure | Xbox 360 | |
| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | EA Bright Light | Action adventure | GBA , GameCube, Windows, Nintendo DS , PlayStation 2, Xbox, PSP | |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: The King of Narnia | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Traveller's Tales | Action adventure | Xbox, PlayStation 2, Windows, Nintendo DS, GameCube, GBA | |
| Peter Jackson's King Kong | Peter Jackson's King Kong | Ubisoft Montpellier | Action adventure | GBA, GameCube, Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, PSP | |
| Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones | Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones | Ubisoft | Action adventure | PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, Windows, PSP | |
| Kingdom Hearts II | Japanese. キ ン グ ダ ム ハ ー ツ II , Kingudamu Hātsu Tsū | Square Enix | Action RPG | PlayStation 2 | |
| Ultima V: Lazarus | Ultima V: Lazarus | Team Lazarus | RPG | Windows, Mac OS | A fangame |
| Night watch | Russian Ночной дозор , transcribed Notschnoi Dosor or Nochnoj Dozor | Nival Interactive | Strategy RPG | Windows | |
| Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows | Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows | THQ San Diego | Hack and Slay , Dungeon | PlayStation 2, Xbox | |
| Tales of the Abyss | Japanese. テ イ ル ズ オ ブ ジ ア ビ ス , Teiruzu Obu Ji Abisu | Namco Tales Studio | RPG | Playstation 2, Nintendo 3DS | |
| Drakengard 2 | Japanese. ド ラ ッ グ オ ン ド ラ グ ー ン 2 封印 の 紅 、 背 徳 の 黒 , Doraggu on doragūn 2: Fūin no kurenai, Haitoku no kuro | Cavy | Action RPG | PlayStation 2 | |
| Dungeon Lords | Dungeon Lords | Heuristic Park | RPG | Windows | |
| Guild Wars | Guild Wars | ArenaNet | MMORPG | Windows | |
| Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tome | Japanese. フ ァ ン ト ム ・ キ ン グ ダ ム , Fantomu Kingudamu | Nippon Ichi software | Strategy RPG | PlayStation 2, PSP | |
| Xanadu Next | Japanese. ザ ナ ド ゥ ・ ネ ク ス ト , Zanadu Nekusuto | Nihon Falcom | Action RPG | Windows, Nokia N-Gage | |
| Battles of Prince of Persia | Battles of Prince of Persia | Ubisoft Montreal | Turn-based strategy game | Nintendo DS | |
| Shining Force Neo | Japanese. シ ャ イ ニ ン グ ・ フ ォ ー ス ネ オ , Shainingu Fōsu Neo | Neverland | Action RPG | PlayStation 2 | |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tactics | The Lord of the Rings: Tactics | Electronic Arts | Strategy RPG | PSP | |
| Ys: The Oath in Felghana | jap. イ ー ス - フ ェ ル ガ ナ の 誓 い , Īsu -Ferugana no Chikai- | Nihon Falcom | Action RPG | Windows, PSP | |
| The Battle for Wesnoth | The Battle for Wesnoth | David White et al | Turn-based strategy game | Linux , Mac OS, Windows, Amiga , BeOS , FreeBSD , OS / 2 , ZETA , iOS | |
| CABAL Online | kor .: 카발 온라인 | ESTsoft | MMORPG | Windows | |
| Fate | Fate | WildTangent | Action RPG | Windows, Mac OS | |
| Metin2 | Metin2 | Webzen / Ymir | MMORPG | Windows | |
| Shaiya | Shaiya | Nexon Co. Ltd. | MMORPG | Windows | |
| Silkroad Online | kor .: 실크 로드 온라인 | Joymax Co. Ltd. | MMORPG | Windows |
Conventions
- The 31st World Fantasy Convention, The Madison Concourse Hotel & Governor's Club, Madison , Wisconsin , Guests of Honor: Graham Joyce , Robert Weinberg , Terri Windling , Chair: Meg Turville-Heitz
Died
- Alan Burt Akers (born 1921)
- Kenneth Bulmer (* 1921)
