Fantasy year 2009
Overview
◄◄ | ◄ | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Fantasy year 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | ► | ►►
Other events
Events
- 23rd Fantasy Film Festival in August and September for one week each in the cities of Hamburg , Berlin , Cologne , Frankfurt , Stuttgart , Munich and Nuremberg
Literary prizes
World Fantasy Award
World Fantasy Award | |||
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author | Original title | German edition | category |
Jeffrey Ford & Margo Lanagan | The Shadow Year | Best novel | |
Richard Bowes | If Angels Fight | Best short novel | |
Kij Johnson | 26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss | Best short story | |
Ekaterina Sedia | Paper Cities: An Anthology of Urban Fantasy | Best anthology | |
Jeffrey Ford | The Drowned Life | Best collection | |
Shaun Tan | Best artist | ||
Kelly Link & Gavin J. Grant | Small Beer Press and Big Mouth House | Special - Pro | |
Michael J. Walsh | Howard Waldrop Collection of Old Earth Books | Special - Non-Pro | |
Ellen Asher | For life's work | ||
Jane Yolen | For life's work |
British Fantasy Awards
British Fantasy Award | |||
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author | Original title | German edition | category |
William Heaney | Memoirs of a Master Forger | Best novel / August Derleth Award | |
Tim Lebbon | The Reach of Children | Best short novel | |
Sarah Pinborough | Do you see | Best short story | |
Stephen Jones | The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror Vol. 19 | Best anthology | |
Allyson Bird | Bull Running for Girls | Best collection | |
Joe Hill & Gabriel Rodriguez | Locke and Key | Best comic / graphic novel | |
Basil Copper | Basil Copper: A Life in Books | Best non-fiction book | |
Peter Crowther & Nick Gevers | Postscripts | Best magazine | |
Andrew Hook | Elastic Press | Best small publisher | |
Christopher Nolan | The Dark Knight | The Dark Knight | Best movie |
Russell T. Davies | Doctor Who | Doctor Who | Best television production |
Vincent Chong | Best artist | ||
Hayao Miyazaki | Karl Edward Wagner Award (special prize) | ||
Joseph D'Lacey | Meat | Sydney J. Bounds Award For Best Newcomer |
IAFA Award
IAFA Award | |||
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author | Original title | German edition | category |
Daryl Gregory | Pandemonium | William L. Crawford Fantasy Award |
New publications literature
German title |
Year of publication in German |
Original title | author | Remarks |
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Vengeance blades | 2009 | Best served cold | Joe Abercrombie | review |
Spring of Retribution | 2010 | The Price of Spring | Daniel Abraham | review |
Darker Angels | Daniel Abraham | under the pseudonym MLN Hanover | ||
Duel of shadows | 2010 | Magic strikes | Ilona Andrews | |
Magical encounter | 2010 | On the edge | Ilona Andrews | |
Once upon a time, elves ruled | 2011 | Once Walked With Gods | James Barclay | |
The big job | 2010 | Doomraga's Revenge | TA Barron | |
The jewel of the elves | Alfred Bekker | review | ||
The sword of the elves | Alfred Bekker | review | ||
The magic of the elves | Alfred Bekker | |||
Dragon ring | Alfred Bekker | |||
Dragon throne | Alfred Bekker | |||
Blood queen | 2009 | The Shadow Queen | Anne Bishop | |
The Wyrm's Revenge of | 2009 | The Wyrm King | Holly Black | (with Tony DiTerlizzi ) |
The hidden realm | 2010 | Kith | Holly Black | |
The whisper of the night | 2010 | The Desert Spear | Peter V. Brett | |
Blood Night | 2009 | God of Clocks | Alan Campbell | |
magic | 2009 | The Magician's Apprentice | Trudi Canavan | review |
The distant lands | 2011 | The Other Lands | David Anthony Durham | |
Fairy light | Jenny-Mai Nuyen | |||
The magicians | Michael Peinkofer | |||
The Invisible Scholars Club | 2009 | Unseen Academicals | Terry Pratchett | 37th Discworld novel |
Percy Jackson - The Last Goddess | 2012 | Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Last Olympian | Rick Riordan | |
Syren | 2010 | Syren | Angie Sage | |
The pirate king | 2009 | The Pirate King | RA Salvatore | |
Warbreaker | 2010 | Storm sounds | Brandon Sanderson | |
Alcatraz and the Knights of Crystallia | 2013 | Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia | Brandon Sanderson | |
The approaching storm | 2010 | The Gathering Storm | Brandon Sanderson | posthumous continuation of Robert Jordan's cycle The Wheel of Time |
The power of light | 2010 | The Gathering Storm | Brandon Sanderson | posthumous continuation of Robert Jordan's cycle The Wheel of Time |
The fire islands | Richard Schwartz | |||
The Askir Owl | Richard Schwartz | |||
The legacy of grasping | Richard Schwartz | (as Carl A. deWitt) | ||
The tower of Avempartha | 2014 | Avempartha | Michael J. Sullivan | |
The rise of Nyphron | 2015 | Nyphron Rising | Michael J. Sullivan | |
Daughter of blood | 2011 | Figlia del sangue | Licia Troisi | |
Eltanin's betrayal | 2011 | L 'albero di Idhunn | Licia Troisi | |
The dragons of the tinker farm | 2010 | The Dragons of Ordinary Farm | Tad Williams | (together with his wife Deborah Beale ) |
Nauraka | Uschi Zietsch | |||
Shadow of the realm of the dead | Uschi Zietsch | (as Susan Schwartz) | ||
Island of Fire and Fog | Uschi Zietsch | (as Susan Schwartz) | ||
Under the spell of the Dark Queen | Uschi Zietsch | (as Susan Schwartz) | ||
Ragnarok | Uschi Zietsch | (as Susan Schwartz) | ||
The golden apples | Uschi Zietsch | (as Susan Schwartz) | ||
The mist elves | Monika Felten | review | ||
The elves of the lake | Monika Felten | |||
The thief | Torsten Fink | review | ||
The companion | Torsten Fink | |||
The chosen one | Torsten Fink | |||
The smiling Odd and the trip to Asgard | 2010 | Odd and the Frost Giants | Neil Gaiman | |
The soul of the elves | Susanne Gerdom | |||
The magic sign | 2011 | Le Deuil Écarlate | Pierre Grimbert | |
Dark forest | 2010 | Dark Haven | Gail Z. Martin | |
Storm worlds - under black sails | Christoph Hardebusch | |||
Winter moon | Tanja Heitmann | |||
Dragon keeper | 2012 | Dragon Keeper | Robin hobb | |
The nasty mermaid | 2011 | The Mermaid's Madness | Jim C. Hines | review |
Elf song | Bernhard Hennen | review | ||
Elf queen | Bernhard Hennen | review | ||
The Legends of the Albae: Righteous Wrath | - | - | Markus Heitz | |
The Law of the Nine | 2011 | The Law of Nines | Terry Goodkind | |
Blood Orcs: The warrior | Bernd Frenz | |||
The Stone King's oath | Kristin Falck | |||
The first prince | 2012 | First Lord's Fury | Jim Butcher | |
The book of Karand | Stephan R. Bellem | |||
The secret of the elves | Tanja Heitmann | (as Thea Lichtenstein) | ||
Treason | 2012 | Turn coat | Jim Butcher |
New releases films
New releases for television and web series
German title | sent | Original title | Episodes | Seasons | Remarks |
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Eastwick | 2009-2010 | Eastwick | 13 | 1 | |
I Heart Vampires | 2009-2010 | I Heart Vampires | 61 | 2 | |
Giant: Kingdom Falling | 2009 | Giant: Kingdom Falling | 10 | 1 | |
2009 | Knights of Bloodsteel | 4th | 1 |
New releases computer games
German title | Original title | Studio | genre | platform | Remarks |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Conquest | The Lord of the Rings: Conquest | Pandemic Studios , Artificial Mind and Movement | Action game | Nintendo DS , PlayStation 3 , Windows , Xbox 360 | |
Ceville | - | Realmforge Studios | Adventure | Windows | |
BattleForge | BattleForge | EA Phenomic | Real-time strategy game , digital trading card game | Windows | |
King's Bounty: Armored Princess | Russian Принцесса в доспехах | Katauri Interactive | Strategy RPG | Windows | |
Arc Rise Fantasia | Japanese. ア ー ク ラ イ ズ フ ァ ン タ ジ ア , Āku Raizu Fantajia | Imageepoch , Marvelous Entertainment | RPG | Wii | |
Overlord 2 | Overlord II | Triumph Studios | Action adventure | PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360 | |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | EA Bright Light | Action adventure | Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2 , PlayStation 3, PSP , Wii, Xbox 360, Mac OS | |
Trine | Trine | Frozenbyte | Action game , puzzle video games | Windows, Mac OS, Linux , PlayStation 3 | |
Divinity 2: Ego Draconis | Divinity II: Ego Draconis | Larian Studios | Action RPG | Windows, Xbox 360 | |
Venetica | - | Deck13 | Action RPG | Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 | |
Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim | Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim | 1C | Real time strategy game | Windows, Mac OS | |
Risen | - | Piranha bytes | Action RPG | Windows, Xbox 360 | |
Brütal Legend | Brütal Legend | Double Fine Productions | Action adventure | Linux, Mac OS, Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | |
Dragon Age: Origins | Dragon Age: Origins | BioWare | RPG | Windows, Mac OS, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 | |
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers | Japanese. フ ァ イ ナ ル フ ァ ン タ ジ ー ク リ ス タ ル ク ロ ニ ク ル ク リ ス タ ル ル ア ラ ー , Fainaru fantajî kurisutaru kuronikuru: Kurisutaru bearâ | Square Enix | Action adventure | Wii | |
Final Fantasy XIII | Japanese フ ァ イ ナ ル フ ァ ン タ ジ ー XIII , Fainaru Fantajī Sātīn | Square Enix | RPG | Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 | |
Elven Legacy | Elven Legacy | 1C | Turn-based strategy game | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS | |
Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light | Japanese 光 の 4 戦 士 - フ ァ イ ナ ル フ ァ ン タ ジ ー 外 伝 - , Hikari No Yon Senshi -Fainaru Fantajī Gaiden- | Matrix software | RPG | Nintendo DS | |
Grandia Online | jap. グ ラ ン デ ィ ア オ ン ラ イ ン , Gurandeia Onrain | Game Arts | MMORPG | Windows | |
3D Dot Game Heroes | Japanese. 3D ド ッ ト ゲ ー ム ヒ ー ロ ー ズ | Silicon Studio | Action adventure | PlayStation 3 | |
Tales of Graces | jap. テ イ ル ズ オ ブ グ レ イ セ ス , Teiruzu Obu Gureisesu | Namco Tales Studio | RPG | Wii, PlayStation 3 | |
Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls | Japanese ウ ィ ザ ー ド リ ィ 囚 わ れ し 魂 の 迷宮 , Wizādoryi Torawareshi Tamashii no Meikyū | Acquire | Adventure, RPG | PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita , iOS | |
Disciples III: Renaissance | Disciples III: Renaissance | .dat | Turn-based strategy game | Windows | |
Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers | Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers | Stainless Games | Digital trading card game | Windows, Xbox 360, XBLA , PlayStation 3, PSN | |
Dragon Quest IX: Guardian of the Sky | jap. ド ラ ゴ ン ク エ ス ト IX 星空 の 守 り 人 , Doragon Kuesuto IX: Hoshizora no Mamoribito | Level-5 | RPG | Nintendo DS | |
Dragon Quest Wars | jap. ド ラ ゴ ン ク エ ス ト ウ ォ ー ズ , Doragon Kuesuto Wōzu | Intelligent Systems , Tose | Turn-based strategy game | Nintendo DSi | |
Blood Bowl | Blood Bowl | Cyanide Studios | Turn-based strategy game, sports simulation | Windows, Xbox 360, PSP, Nintendo DS, iOS | |
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks | jap. ゼ ル ダ の 伝 説 大地 の 汽笛 , Zeruda no Densetsu: Daichi no Kiteki | Nintendo EAD | Action adventure | Nintendo DS | |
Demon's Souls | Demon's Souls | From software | RPG | PlayStation 3 | |
Torchlight | Torchlight | Runic Games | Action RPG | Windows, Mac OS, Linux, XBLA | |
Arcana Heart 3 | Japanese ア ル カ ナ ハ ー ト 3 , Arukana Hāto Surī | Examu | Fighting Game | Arcade , PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | |
Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland | jap. ロ ロ ナ の ア ト リ エ ~ ア ー ラ ン ド の 錬 金 術 師 ~ , Rorona no Atorie ~ Aarando no Renkinjutsushi ~ | Gust Co. Ltd. | RPG | PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows | |
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time | Japanese. フ ァ イ ナ ル フ ァ ン タ ジ ー ク リ ス タ ル ク ロ ニ ク ル エ コ ー ズ ・ オ ブ ・ タ イ ム , Fainaru Fantajī Kurisutaru Kuronikuru Ekōzu Obu Taimu | Square Enix | Action RPG | Nintendo DS, Wii | |
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days | Japanese キ ン グ ダ ム ハ ー ツ 358/2 Days , Kingudamu Hātsu Surī Faibu Eito Deizu Ōbā Tsū | Square Enix | Action RPG | Nintendo DS | |
Overlord: Dark Legend | Overlord: Dark Legend | Climax Action | Action RPG | Wii | |
Phantasy Star Portable 2 | Japanese フ ァ ン タ シ ー ス タ ー ポ ー タ ブ ル 2 , Fantashī Sutā Pōtaburu Tsū | Alfa system | Action RPG | PSP | |
Ys Seven | Japanese イ ー ス 7 | Nihon Falcom | Action RPG | Windows, PSP | |
7th Dragon | jap. セ ブ ン ス ド ラ ゴ ン , Sebunsu Doragon | Image epoch | RPG | Nintendo DS | |
Agarest: Generations of War Zero | jap. ア ガ レ ス ト 戦 記 ZERO , Agaresuto Senki Zero | Idea Factory | Strategy RPG | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows, Android , iOS | |
Arc Rise Fantasia | Japanese. ア ー ク ラ イ ズ フ ァ ン タ ジ ア , Āku Raizu Fantajia | Image epoch | RPG | Wii | |
Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow | Japanese. ブ ル ー ド ラ ゴ ン 異界 の 巨 獣 , Burū Doragon: Ikai no Kyojū | Mistwalker | RPG | Nintendo DS | |
The Book of Unwritten Tales | The Book of Unwritten Tales | King Art | Adventure | Linux, Mac OS, Windows | |
Castle of Heroes | Chinese 英雄 之 城 , Pinyin Yīngxióng Zhī Chéng | Suzhou Snail Electronic Co., Ltd. | MMORPG | Browser game | |
The Whispered World | - | Daedalic Entertainment | Adventure | Mac OS, Windows | |
League of Legends | League of Legends | Riot Games | MOBA | Mac OS, Windows | |
Runes of Magic | Runes of Magic | Runewaker Entertainment | MMORPG | Windows |
Conventions
- The 40th World Fantasy Convention, The Fairmont Hotel, San Jose , California , Guests of Honor: Garth Nix , Michael Swanwick , Ann & Jeff VanderMeer , Chair: David Gallagher
- FantasyCon, Nottingham , 20.-28. September
Died
- David Eddings (* 1931)
- Philip José Farmer (* 1918)