Fantasy year 2012

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Other events

Events

Literary prizes

World Fantasy Award

World Fantasy Award
author Original title German edition category
Lavie Tidhar Osama Best novel
KJ Parker A Small Price to Pay for Birdsong Best short novel
Ken Liu The Paper Menagerie Best short story
Ann & Jeff VanderMeer The weird Best anthology
Tim Powers The Bible Repairman and Other Stories Best collection
John Coulthart Best artist
Eric Lane Dedalus Books Special - Pro
Raymond Russell & Rosalie Parker Tartarus Press Special - Non-Pro
George RR Martin For life's work
Alan Garner For life's work

British Fantasy Awards

British Fantasy Award
author Original title German edition category
Jo Walton Among others In another world Best Novel Fantasy / Robert Holdstock Award
Adam Nevill The ritual Best Novel Horror / August Derleth Award
Lavie Tidhar Gorel and the Pot Bellied God Best short novel
Angela Slatter The Coffin-Maker's Daughter Best short story
Jeff VanderMeer & Ann VanderMeer The weird Best anthology
Robert Shearman Everyone's Just So So Special Best collection
Joe Hill & Gabriel Rodriguez Locke and Key Best comic / graphic novel
Grant Morrison Supergods: Our World in the Age of the Super Hero Superheroes - What we humans do from Superman, Batman, Wonder Women & CO Best non-fiction book
Andy Cox Black Static Best magazine
Quentin S. Crisp & Leon Crisp Chômu Press PS Publishing Best Small Press Award (Best Small Publisher)
Woody Allen Midnight in Paris Midnight in Paris Best script
Daniele Serra Best artist
Peter Crowther & Nicky Crowther Karl Edward Wagner Award (special prize)
Cameron Hurley God's War Sydney J. Bounds Award For Best Newcomer

IAFA Award

IAFA Award
author Original title German edition category
Genevieve Valentine Mechanique William L. Crawford Fantasy Award

New publications literature

German title
Year of publication in German 		Original title author Remarks
A whisper under Baker Street 2013 Whispers Under Ground Ben Aaronovitch review
Blood blades 2013 Red Country Joe Abercrombie review
Royal blood 2013 The King's Blood Daniel Abraham under the pseudonym Daniel Hanover
Caliban's War 2013 Caliban's War Daniel Abraham together with Ty Frank under the common pseudonym James SA Corey - review
Secret power 2013 Gunmetal Magic Ilona Andrews review
Soul dreams 2014 Steel's Edge Ilona Andrews
Assault on the Elven Empire Alfred Bekker
Troll attack Alfred Bekker
The flames of dawn 2013 The Daylight War Peter V. Brett
Sonea-The Queen 2012 The Traitor Queen Trudi Canavan
The magic gate 2013 Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian Eoin Colfer
The wild hunt 2013 Trinity Moon: Trinity Rising Elspeth Cooper
Land of death 2012 Black Spring Alison Croggon review
Dragon gold 2012 Crucible of Gold Naomi Novik
Noir Jenny-Mai Nuyen
Orcs vs. Dwarfs TS organ
Heroes of Olympus - The sign of Athena The Heroes of Olympus: The Mark of Athena Rick Riordan
Charon's claw 2013 Charon's Claw RA Salvatore
The bloody land Richard Schwartz
The hawk of Aryn Richard Schwartz
The festival of Aquesta 2016 Heir of Novron / Wintertide Michael J. Sullivan
The hidden city of Percepliquis 2016 Heir of Novron / Percepliquis Michael J. Sullivan
Nashira 2012 Il sogno di Talitha Licia Troisi
The dark alleys of heaven 2013 The Dirty Streets of Heaven Tad Williams
The curse of the halflings Uschi Zietsch (as Prisca Burrows)
Storm over dawn Uschi Zietsch (as Susan Schwartz)
The bird queen Uschi Zietsch (as Susan Schwartz)
Master of the Assassins Uschi Zietsch (as Susan Schwartz)
The silver mask Uschi Zietsch (as Susan Schwartz
with Stephanie Seidel )
Song of the Seven Winds Uschi Zietsch (as Susan Schwartz)
The Prince of Shadows Torsten Fink
The prince of blades Torsten Fink
Last Days on Earth Susanne Gerdom (as Julian Frost) review
Armageddon project Susanne Gerdom
Æthermagie Susanne Gerdom
The fate of Ji 2012 Les Vénérables Pierre Grimbert
a storm is coming 2013 Mage's Blood David Hair
At the end of peace 2014 Mage's Blood David Hair
The trolls war Christoph Hardebusch
Tricked 2016 Tricked Kevin Hearne review
wind 2012 The Wind Through the Keyhole Stephen King
The book magicians 2014 Libriomancer Jim C. Hines
Dragon Elves - The Windwalker Bernhard Hennen review
The Legends of the Albae: Dark Paths Markus Heitz
Truth - The Legend of Magda Searus 2014 The first Confessor - The Legend of Magda Searus Terry Goodkind
City of deception and shadow Mechthild glasses
Dragon skin Susanne Gerdom (as Frances G. Hill)
Epicordia Thilo Corzilius
Elven Guardian 2019 Wards of Faerie Terry Brooks
Freezing 2013 Cold Days Jim Butcher
Caught 2016 Trapped Kevin Hearne
Splinter worlds - - Michael Peinkofer

New releases films

German title
Year of publication in German 		Original title Director Remarks
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Peter Jackson
Snow White and the Huntsman 2012 Snow White and the Huntsman Rupert Sanders
Monster High - mega monster party 2013 Monster High: Ghoul's Rule! Mike Fetterly , Steve Sacks
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 2012 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Mark Neveldine , Brian Taylor
Beasts of the Southern Wild 2012 Beasts of the Southern Wild Benh Zeitlin
2013 Byzantium Neil Jordan
Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker 2013 jap. ド ラ ゴ ン エ イ ジ - ブ ラ ッ ド メ イ ジ の 聖 戦 - Fumihiko Sori
Dungeons & Dragons 3: The Book of Dark Shadows 2013 Dungeons & Dragons: The Book of Vile Darkness Gerry Lively
The House of Anubis - Path of the 7 Sins - - Jorko's ladies
Imaginaerum by Nightwish 2013 Imaginaerum by Nightwish Stobe Harju
John Carter - Between Two Worlds 2012 John Carter Andrew Stanton
2013 John Dies at the End Don Coscarelli
Lord of the Elves - The Age of Halflings 2012 Clash of the Empires Joseph J. Lawson
Merida - Legend of the Highlands 2012 Brave Steve Purcell , Mark Andrews , Brenda Chapman
Ruby Sparks - My fabulous friend 2012 Ruby Sparks Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
Compensation for pain and suffering - whoever wants to be rich has to suffer 2015 The Brass Teapot Ramaa Mosley
Ted 2012 Ted Seth MacFarlane
Underworld: Awakening 2012 Underworld: Awakening Måns Mårlind , Björn Stein
The Miraculous Life of Timothy Green 2013 The Odd Life of Timothy Green Peter Hedges
Wrath of the Titans 2012 Wrath of the Titans Jonathan Liebesman

New releases for television and web series

German title sent Original title Episodes Seasons Remarks
DreamWorks Dragons 2012-2018 DreamWorks Dragons 118 8th
2012 Eternal Law 6th 1
The legend of Korra 2012-2014 The Legend of Korra 52 2

New releases computer games

German title Original title Studio genre platform Remarks
Beyond the labyrinth jap. ラ ビ リ ン ス の 彼方 , Rabirinsu no Kanata tri-ace Action RPG, dungeon Nintendo 3DS
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Big Huge Games RPG Windows , Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3
Asura's Wrath jap. ア ス ラ ズ ラ ー ス , Asurazu Rāsu CyberConnect2 Beat 'em up PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Wakfu Wakfu Ankama Games MMORPG Windows, Mac OS , Linux
Loren the Amazon Princess Loren the Amazon Princess Winter Wolves RPG Android , iOS , Linux, Mac OS, Windows
Journey Journey Thatgamecompany Adventure PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4
Defenders of Ardania Defenders of Ardania Most Wanted Entertainment Tower Defense , real-time strategy game iOS, Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Warlock: Master of the Arcane Warlock: Master of the Arcane 1C Turn-based strategy game Windows
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance Japanese. キ ン グ ダ ム ハ ー ツ ド リ ー ム ド ロ ッ プ デ ィ ス タ ン ス , Kingudamu Hātsu Dorīmu Doroppu Disutansu Square Enix Action RPG Nintendo 3DS
Legend of Grimrock Legend of Grimrock Almost human Action RPG, dungeon Windows, Linux, Mac OS
Fire Emblem: Awakening Japanese. フ ァ イ ア ー エ ム ブ レ ム 覚 醒 , Faiā Emuburemu: Kakusei Intelligent Systems , Nintendo SPD Strategy RPG Nintendo 3DS
Code of Princess Japanese. コ ー ド ・ オ ブ ・ プ リ ン セ ス , Kōdo obu Purinsesu Studio Saizensen Action RPG Windows, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch
Diablo III Diablo III Blizzard Entertainment Action RPG, hack and slay Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
game of Thrones game of Thrones Cyanide Studio RPG Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Dragon's Dogma jap. ド ラ ゴ ン ズ ド グ マ , Doragonzu Doguma Capcom Action RPG Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
Gravity Rush jap. 重力 的 眩暈: 上層 へ の 帰 還 に お い て 彼女 の 内 宇宙 に 生 じ た 摂 動 , Gravity Daze SCE Japan Studio Action RPG, action adventure PlayStation Vita , Playstation 4
Blade & Soul kor .: 블레이드 앤 소울, Beulleideu aen soul NCsoft MMORPG Windows, iOS, Android
Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 Stainless Games Digital trading card game Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS
Heroes of Ruin Heroes of Ruin n-space Action RPG Nintendo 3DS
Phantasy Star Online 2 Japanese. フ ァ ン タ シ ー ス タ ー オ ン ラ イ ン ２ , Fantashī Sutā Onrain Tsū Online R&D MMORPG Windows, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch
clash of clans clash of clans Supercell MMORTS iOS, Android
Dust: To Elysian Tail Dust: To Elysian Tail Humble Hearts Action RPG Windows, Xbox 360, Mac OS, Linux, PlayStation 4, iOS, Nintendo Switch
Guild Wars 2 Guild Wars 2 ArenaNet MMORPG Windows, Mac OS
The Dark Eye: Herokon Online - Silver Style Studios Browser game , MMORPG Web browser
The Dark Eye: Satinav's Chains - Daedalic Entertainment Adventure Windows, Mac OS
Wild Blood Wild Blood Gameloft Hack and Slay Android, iOS
Torchlight II Torchlight II Runic Games Action RPG Windows, Mac OS, Linux
Bravely default Japanese. ブ レ イ ブ リ ー デ フ ォ ル ト , Bureiburî deforuto: Furaigu fearî Silicon Studio RPG Nintendo 3DS
King's Bounty: Warriors of the North King's Bounty: Warriors of the North 1C Strategy RPG Windows
Tales of Xillia 2 jap. テ イ ル ズ オ ブ エ ク シ リ ア 2 , Teiruzu obu Ekushiria 2 Bandai Namco Studios RPG PlayStation 3
Wonderbook: Book of Spells Wonderbook: Book of Spells SCE London Studio Expanded reality PlayStation 3
Guardian of Middle-earth Guardians of Middle-earth Monolith Productions MOBA PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows
Black Knight Sword Japanese ブ ラ ッ ク ・ ナ イ ト ・ ソ ー ド , Burakku Naito Sōdo Grasshopper Manufacture , Digital Reality Action game , jump 'n' run PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Malevolence: The Sword of Ahkranox Malevolence: The Sword of Ahkranox Visual outbreak Action RPG, dungeon Windows
Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade Japanese. フ ァ イ ナ ル フ ァ ン タ ジ ー ブ リ ゲ イ ド , Fainaru Fantajī Burigeido Square Enix RPG Mobile phone, iOS, Android
Risen 2: Dark Waters - Piranha bytes Action RPG Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
Of Orcs and Men Of Orcs and Men Cyanide Studio , Spiders Action RPG Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Dragon Quest X Japanese. ド ラ ゴ ン ク エ ス ト X 目 覚 め し 五 つ の 種族 オ ン ラ イ ン , Doragon Kuesuto Ten: Mezameshi Itsutsu no Shuzoku Onrain Square Enix MMORPG Wii , Wii U , Windows, Android, iOS, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
Etrian Odyssey IV Etrian Odyssey IV Atlus RPG Nintendo 3DS
Fable Heroes Fable Heroes Lionhead Studios Beat 'em up Xbox 360
Fable: The Journey Fable: The Journey Lionhead Studios Action RPG Xbox 360
Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory Japanese. 神 次 元 ゲ イ ム ネ プ テ ュ ー ヌ V , Kami Jigen Game Neptune V Idea Factory , Compile Heart RPG PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Windows
Ys: Memories of Celceta jap. イ ー ス セ ル セ タ の 樹 海 , Īsu Seruseta no Jukai Nihon Falcom Action RPG PlayStation Vita, Windows
A Game of Dwarves A Game of Dwarves Zeal Game Studio Real time strategy game Windows
Confrontation Confrontation Cyanide RPG Windows
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams Black Forest Games Jump 'n' run Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PSN , Wii U, Xbox 360, XBLA
RaiderZ RaiderZ MAY MMORPG Windows

Conventions

See also

Portal: Fantasy  - Overview of Wikipedia content on fantasy