Fantasy year 2006
Overview
◄◄ | ◄ | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | Fantasy year 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | ► | ►►
Other events
Events
- 20th Fantasy Film Festival July 18 - August 16 for one week each in the cities of Hamburg , Berlin , Bochum , Cologne , Frankfurt , Nuremberg , Stuttgart and Munich
Literary prizes
World Fantasy Award
World Fantasy Award | |||
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author | Original title | German edition | category |
Haruki Murakami | jap. 海 辺 の カ フ カ , Umibe no Kafuka | Kafka on the beach | Best novel |
Joe Hill | Voluntary Committal | Best short novel | |
George Saunders | CommComm | Best short story | |
Marvin Kaye | The Fair Folk | Best anthology | |
Bruce Holland Rogers | The Keyhole Opera | Best collection | |
James Jean | Best artist | ||
Sean Wallace | Prime Books | Special - Pro | |
David Howe & Stephen Walker | Telos Books | Special - Non-Pro | |
John Crowley | For life's work | ||
Stephen Fabian | For life's work |
British Fantasy Awards
British Fantasy Award | |||
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author | Original title | German edition | category |
Neil Gaiman | Anansi Boys | Best novel / August Derleth Award | |
Stuart Young | The Mask Behind the Face | Best short novel | |
Joe Hill | Best New Horror | Best short story | |
Allen Ashley | The Elastic Books of Numbers | Best anthology | |
Joe Hill | 20th Century Ghosts | Best collection | |
Peter Crowther | PS Publishing | Best small publisher | |
Les Edwards | Best artist | ||
Stephen Jones | Karl Edward Wagner Award (special prize) |
IAFA Award
IAFA Award | |||
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author | Original title | German edition | category |
Joe Hill | Twentieth Century Ghosts | William L. Crawford Fantasy Award |
New publications literature
German title |
Year of publication in German |
Original title | author | Remarks |
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War blades | 2007 | The Blade Itself | Joe Abercrombie | review |
Summer of discord | 2007 | A shadow in summer | Daniel Abraham | review |
The demon's fat prey | 2008 | Myth-Gotten Gains | Robert Lynn Asprin | (with Jody Lynn Nye ) |
The thousandfold thought | 2008 | The Thousandfold Thought | R. Scott Bakker | |
The eternal flame | 2007 | The Eternal Flame | TA Barron | |
Sebastian | 2007 | Sebastian | Anne Bishop | |
In the realm of the glass people | Nina Blazon | |||
In the realm of cloud drinkers | Katja Brandis | review | ||
Children of the Apocalypse | 2008 | Armageddon's Children | Terry Brooks | review |
magician | 2007 | Last of the Wilds | Trudi Canavan | review |
Gods | 2008 | Voice of the Gods | Trudi Canavan | review |
The child of winter | 2007 | Whitemantle | Robert Carter | |
The lost colony | 2007 | The Lost Colony | Eoin Colfer | review |
The crow | 2008 | The Crow | Alison Croggon | review |
The betrayal | 2007 | The Younger Gods | David & Leigh Eddings | |
The fires of rebellion | 2007 | The Bonehunters | Steven Erikson | |
The bone hunters | 2008 | The Bonehunters | Steven Erikson | |
The amulet | Harald Evers | |||
Brood of dragons | 2007 | His Majestys Dragon | Naomi Novik | |
Dragon prince | 2007 | Throne of Jade | Naomi Novik | |
Dragon wrath | 2007 | Black Powder War | Naomi Novik | |
The return of the orcs | Michael Peinkofer | |||
The winter smith | 2007 | Wintersmith | Terry Pratchett | 35. Discworld novel |
Percy jackson under the spell of the Cyclops | 2006 | Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters | Rick Riordan | |
Flyte | 2006 | Flyte | Angie Sage | |
Children of the mist | 2009 | Mistborn: The Final Empire | Brandon Sanderson | |
The dragons of the Bloodstone Lands | 2007 | Road of the Patriarch | RA Salvatore | |
The first horn | Richard Schwartz | |||
The legacy of the dragons | 2008 | La setta degli assassini | Licia Troisi | |
The prisoner | 2007 | Amber and Iron | Margaret Weis | |
The realm of the dwarves | 2008 | Dragons of the Dwarven Depths | Margaret Weis | (with Tracy Hickman ) |
Into the realm of darkness | 2007 | Into a Dark Realm | Raymond Feist | |
The heart of the stars | 2010 | The Heart of Stars | Kate Forsyth | |
Amulet of luck | 2008 | The Gypsy Crown | Kate Forsyth | |
Amulet of power | 2008 | The Silver Horse | Kate Forsyth | |
The royalists | 2009 | The King \ 's Own | Lorna Freeman | |
At the end of worlds | 2007 | phantom | Terry Goodkind | |
The labyrinth of the gods | 2010 | Le Sang du Jal | Pierre Grimbert | |
The trolls | Christoph Hardebusch | |||
Rough Thursday | 2008 | Sir Thursday | Garth Nix | |
Jango | 2007 | Jango | William Nicholson | |
Silk and sword | Kai Meyer | |||
The blades of light | 2007 | Beguilement | Lois McMaster Bujold | |
Dragon blood | 2006 | Dragon's Blood | Todd McCaffrey | |
The Lies of Locke Lamora | 2007 | The Lies of Locke Lamora | Scott Lynch | |
The servant of the sword | 2008 | The Privilege of the Sword | Ellen Kushner | |
Daughter of the sun | 2008 | The Assassin King | Elizabeth Haydon | |
Under the spell of magic | 2008 | Forest Mage | Robin hobb | |
Elven winter | Bernhard Hennen | review | ||
Elf light | Bernhard Hennen | |||
The Kalare conspirators | 2010 | Cursor's Fury | Jim Butcher | |
Two hearts | 2009 | Two hearts | Peter S. Beagle | |
Elf king | 2011 | Dead beat | Jim Butcher |
New releases films
New releases TV series
German title | sent | Original title | Episodes | Seasons | Remarks |
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2006-2008 | Legend of the Dragon | 39 | 2 | ||
2006 | Maddigan's Quest | 13 | 1 | ||
2006-2008 | Class of the Titans | 52 | 2 | ||
H 2 O - Suddenly a mermaid | 2006-2010 | H 2 O: Just Add Water | 78 | 3 |
New releases computer games
German title | Original title | Studio | genre | platform | Remarks |
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Enchanted Arms | Japanese. エ ム エ ン チ ャ ン ト ・ ア ー ム , Emu Enchanto Āmu | From software | RPG | Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 | |
Final Fantasy XII | Japanese フ ァ イ ナ ル フ ァ ン タ ジ ー XII , Fainaru Fantajī Tuerubu | Square Enix | RPG | PlayStation 2 , PlayStation 4 , Windows | |
Asked Kaitos Origins | Japanese. バ テ ン ・ カ イ ト ス II 始 ま り の 翼 と 神 々 の 嗣子 , Baten Kaitos II: Hajimari no Tsubasa to Kamigami no Shishi | Monolith Soft , tri-crescendo | RPG | GameCube | |
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth 2 | The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II | EA Los Angeles | Real time strategy game | Windows, Xbox 360 | |
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion | Bethesda Game Studios | RPG | Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 | |
Mother 3 | Mother 3 | Brownie Brown , HAL Laboratory | RPG | GBA | |
SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars | - | Phenomic Game Development | Real time strategy game, RPG | Windows | |
Guild Wars Factions | Guild Wars Factions | ArenaNet | MMORPG | Windows | |
Guild Wars Nightfall | Guild Wars Nightfall | ArenaNet | MMORPG | Windows | |
Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends | Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends | Big Huge Games | Real time strategy game | Windows | |
Heroes of Might & Magic 5 | Heroes of Might and Magic V. | Nival Interactive | Turn-based strategy game | Windows, Mac OS | |
Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm | jap. イ リ ス の ア ト リ エ グ ラ ン フ ァ ン タ ズ ム , Irisu no Atorie Guran Fantazumu | Gust Co. Ltd. | RPG | PlayStation 2 | |
PoxNora: Battlefield of the Immortals | PoxNora: Battlefield of the Immortals | Sony Online Entertainment | Digital trading card game | PlayStation Vita , PlayStation 4 | |
Growlanser: Heritage of War | Growlanser V: Generations | Career Soft | Strategy RPG | PlayStation 2 | |
Mage Knight: Destiny's Soldier | Mage Knight: Destiny's Soldier | Big blue bubble | Turn-based strategy game | Nintendo DS | |
Heroes of Annihilated Empires | Heroes of Annihilated Empires | GSC Game World | Real time strategy game | Windows | |
Avatar: The Legend of Aang | Avatar: The Last Airbender | THQ Studio Australia | Action RPG | Nintendo DS, GameCube, GBA, PlayStation 2, PSP , Xbox, Windows | |
Gothic 3 | - | Piranha bytes | Action RPG | Windows | |
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic | Dark Messiah of Might and Magic | Arcane Studios | Action RPG | Windows, Xbox 360 | |
Phantasy Star Universe | Japanese. フ ァ ン タ シ ー ス タ ー ユ ニ バ ー ス , Fantashī Sutā Yunibāsu | Sonic team | MMORPG | Xbox 360, Windows, PlayStation 2 | |
Neverwinter Nights 2 | Neverwinter Nights 2 | Obsidian Entertainment | RPG | Windows, Mac OS | |
Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited | Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach | Turbine, Inc. | MMORPG | Windows, Mac OS | |
Eragon | Eragon | Stormfront Studios | Action adventure | Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows, Nintendo DS, PSP, GBA | |
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | Japanese ゼ ル ダ の 伝 説 ト ワ イ ラ イ ト プ リ ン セ ス , Zeruda no Densetsu: Towairaito Purinsesu | Nintendo EAD | Action adventure | Wii , GameCube | |
Blue dragon | Japanese. ブ ル ー ド ラ ゴ ン , Burū Doragon | Mistwalker , Artoon | RPG | Xbox 360 | |
Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 | Japanese テ イ ル ズ オ ブ ザ ワ ー ル ド レ デ ィ ア ン ト マ イ ソ ロ ジ ー 2 , Teiruzu Obu Za Wārudo Redianto Maisorojī 2 | Alfa system | Action RPG | PSP | |
Dawn of Mana | jap. 聖 剣 伝 説 4 , Seiken Densetsu 4 | Square Enix | Action RPG | PlayStation 2 | |
Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom | Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom | Sony Online Entertainment | Action RPG | PlayStation 3 | |
Warhammer: Battle for Atluma | Warhammer: Battle for Atluma | JV Games | Digital trading card game | PSP | |
Warhammer: Mark of Chaos | Warhammer: Mark of Chaos | Black Hole Entertainment | Real time strategy game | Windows, Xbox 360 | |
Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories | Japanese 魔界 戦 記 デ ィ ス ガ イ ア 2 , Makai Senki Disugaia Tsū | Nippon Ichi software | Strategy RPG | PlayStation 2, PSP, Windows, Mac OS, Linux | |
Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia | jap. ア ル ト ネ リ コ 世界 の 終 わ り で 詩 い 続 け る 少女 , Sekai no owari de utai tsuzujeru shôjo | Gust | RPG | PlayStation 2 | |
Arcana Heart | jap. ア ル カ ナ ハ ー ト , Arukana Hāto | Examu | Fighting Game | Arcade , PlayStation 2 | |
The Secrets of Atlantis: The Sacred Legacy | The Secrets of Atlantis: L'Héritage sacré | Atlantis Interactive Entertainment | Adventure | Windows, Mac OS, iOS | |
Ultimate Ghosts'n Goblins | Japanese. 極 魔界 村 , Goku Makaimura | Toose | Jump 'n' Run , Hack and Slay | PSP | |
Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland | Japanese. も ぎ た て チ ン ク ル の ば ら 色 ル ッ ピ ー ラ ン ド , Mogitate Chinkuru no Barairo Ruppīrando | Vanpool | Adventure | Nintendo DS | |
Children of Mana | Japanese 聖 剣 伝 説 DS チ ル ド レ ン オ ブ マ ナ , Seiken Densetsu Dī Esu Chirudors obu Mana | Square Enix, Nex Entertainment | Action RPG | Nintendo DS | |
Tales of the Tempest | jap. テ イ ル ズ オ ブ ザ テ ン ペ ス ト , Teiruzu Obu Za Tenpesuto | Namco Tales Studio | RPG | Nintendo DS | |
Ys Origin | Japanese. イ ー ス ・ オ リ ジ ン , Īsu Orijin | Nihon Falcom | Action RPG | Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One | |
Ys Strategy | Japanese. イ ー ス ・ ス ト ラ テ ジ ー | Future Creates | Real time strategy game | Nintendo DS | |
Archlord | Archlord | NHN Games Corporation | MMORPG | Windows | |
Back to Stone | Back to Stone | Hidden floor | Action RPG | GBA | |
Dragon War | Russian Легенда: Наследие Драконов , transcribed Nasledie Drakonov | IT Territory | MMORPG | Browser game | |
Perfect World | chinese 完美 世界 , wanmei shijie | Perfect World | MMORPG | Windows | |
Rappelz Epic 7 - The Trial | Rappelz Epic 7 - Awakening | nFlavor | MMORPG | Windows | |
Dwarf Fortress | Slaves to Armok: God of Blood Chapter II: Dwarf Fortress | Tarn Adam | Building strategy , rogue-like | Windows, Mac OS, Linux |
Conventions
- The 32nd World Fantasy Convention, Renaissance Hotel, Austin , Texas , Guests of Honor: Glen Cook , Dave Duncan and Robin Hobb , Chair: Renee Babcock and Fred Duarte
- FantasyCon, Nottingham , September 22-24
Died
- Nelson Slade Bond (born 1908)
- Harald Evers (* 1957)
- David Gemmell (* 1948)
- Charles L. Grant (born 1942)