Fantasy year 2016
Events
- The Library of Congress classified Frank Capra's timeless masterpiece In the Shackles of Shangri-La in the National Film Registry as "culturally, historically and aesthetically significant"
- 30th Fantasy Film Festival August 17 - September 18, 2016 for one week each in the cities of Berlin , Nuremberg , Frankfurt , Hamburg , Cologne , Stuttgart and Munich
Literary prizes
World Fantasy Award
| World Fantasy Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Anna Smaill | The Chimes | The sound of memory | Best novel |
| Kelly Barnhill | The Unlicensed Magician | Best short novel | |
| Alyssa Wong | Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers | Best short story | |
| Silvia Moreno-Garcia & Paula R. Stiles | She Walks in Shadows | Best anthology | |
| CSE Cooney | Bone Swans | Best collection | |
| Galen Dara | Best artist | ||
| Stephen Jones | The Art of Horror | Special - Pro | |
| John O'Neill | Black Gate: Adventures in Fantasy Literature | Special - Non-Pro | |
| Andrzej Sapkowski | For life's work | ||
| David G. Hartwell | For life's work | ||
British Fantasy Awards
| British Fantasy Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Naomi Novik | Uprooted | The dark heart of the forest | Best Novel Fantasy / Robert Holdstock Award |
| Catriona was | Rawblood | Best Novel Horror / August Derleth Award | |
| Usman T. Malik | The Pauper Prince and the Eucalyptus Jinn | Best short novel | |
| Priya Sharma | Fabulous beasts | Best short story | |
| Ellen Datlow | The Doll Collection | Best anthology | |
| Tananarive Due | Ghost Summer: Stories | Best collection | |
| Kelly Sue DeConnick , Valentine De Landro , Robert Wilson IV & Cris Peter | Bitch Planet | Best comic / graphic novel | |
| Alexandra Pierce & Alisa Krasnostein | Letters to Tiptree | Best non-fiction book | |
| Scott H. Andrews | Beneath Ceaseless Skies | Best magazine | |
| Marc Gascoigne | Angry robot | PS Publishing Best Small Press Award (Best Small Publisher) | |
| Peter Harness | Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell | Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell | Best film or television episode |
| Julie Dillon | Best artist | ||
| The FantasyCon Redcloaks | Karl Edward Wagner Award (special prize) | ||
| Zen Cho | Sorcerer to the Crown | Sydney J. Bounds Award For Best Newcomer | |
IAFA Award
| IAFA Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Kai Ashante Wilson | The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps | William L. Crawford Fantasy Award | |
New publications literature
| German title |
Year of publication in German |
Original title | author | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tyburn gallows | 2017 | The hanging tree | Ben Aaronovitch | |
| Babylon's ashes | 2017 | Babylon's Ashes | Daniel Abraham | together with Ty Frank under the common pseudonym James SA Corey |
| Unholy covenant | 2017 | Magic binds | Ilona Andrews | |
| The eternal song | - | - | Tanja Bruske | |
| Northward | - | - | Bernhard Hennen & Bernard Craw | (Craw as Robert Corvus) |
| Sky tower | - | - | Bernhard Hennen & Bernard Craw | (Craw as Robert Corvus) |
| The she-wolf | - | - | Bernhard Hennen & Bernard Craw | (Craw as Robert Corvus) Review |
| The last king | - | - | David Falk | |
| Kite victory | 2017 | League of Dragons | Naomi Novik | |
| The Bluestone Wars - storm from the south | - | - | TS organ | |
| The honor of the orcs | - | - | Michael Peinkofer | |
| The return of the griffins | - | - | Michael Peinkofer | |
| The curse of the dragon knights | - | - | Michael Peinkofer | |
| The long cosmos | 2017 | The long cosmos | Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter | |
| Ribbons of grief | 2017 | Mistborn: The Bands of Mourning | Brandon Sanderson | |
| The silver queen | - | - | Katharina Seck | Was awarded the Seraph Fantastic Literature Prize in 2017 in the Best Book category. |
| The ice warrior | 2017 | Le lame di Myra | Licia Troisi | |
| Laurin | - | - | Wolfgang Hohlbein | |
| Dragon elves - sky on fire | - | - | Bernhard Hennen | |
| The traitor | - | - | Sam Feuerbach | |
| Fire voices | - | - | Christoph Hardebusch | review |
| Impaled | 2018 | Staked | Kevin Hearne | |
| Wédora - dust and blood | - | - | Markus Heitz | |
| Lucretia L'Incarto - War | - | - | JH Praßl | |
| The way of the inquisitor | - | - | Frank Rehfeld | |
| rebellion | 2017 | Age of Myth | Michael J. Sullivan |
New releases films
New releases for television and web series
| German title | sent | Original title | Episodes | Seasons | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The world of Winx | 2016-2017 | World of Winx | 26th | 2 | |
| Lucifer | since 2016 | Lucifer | 67 | 4th | |
| Beowulf | 2016 | Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands | 12 | 1 | |
| The good place | since 2016 | The good place | 38 | 3 | |
| Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments | since 2016 | Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments | 55 | 3 | |
| The Shannara Chronicles | 2016-2017 | The Shannara Chronicles | 20th | 2 | |
| since 2016 | Skylanders Academy | 25th | 3 |
New releases computer games
| German title | Original title | Studio | genre | platform | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack on Titan | jap. 進 撃 の 巨人 , Shingeki no Kyojin | Omega Force | Action game | Windows , PlayStation 3 , PlayStation 4 , PlayStation Vita , Xbox One | |
| Faeria | Faeria | Abrakam | Digital trading card game | Windows, Mac OS , Linux | |
| I am Setsuna | jap. い け に え と 雪 の セ ツ ナ , Inishie to yuki no Setsuna | Tokyo RPG Factory | RPG | PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Windows, Nintendo Switch | |
| Dark Souls III | Japanese. ダ ー ク ソ ウ ル , Dāku Souru III | From software | Action RPG | Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 | |
| Hyper Light Drifter | Hyper Light Drifter | Heart Machine | Action RPG | Windows, Mac OS, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | |
| Enter the Gungeon | Enter the Gungeon | Dodge Roll | Rogue-like | Windows, Mac OS, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | |
| The Banner Saga 2 | The Banner Saga 2 | Stoic Studio | Strategy RPG | Android , iOS , Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | |
| Champions of Anteria | Champions of Anteria | Blue byte | Real time strategy game | Windows | |
| Total War: Warhammer | Total War: Warhammer | Creative Assembly , Feral Interactive | Real time strategy game | Windows, Linux, Mac OS | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine | Polish Wiedźmin 3: Dziki Gon - Krew i Wino | CD project RED | Action RPG | Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 | |
| Enderal - The ruins of order | Enderal: The Shards of Order | SureAI | RPG | Windows | Total conversion from Skyrim |
| Fairy Fencer F. | Japanese. フ ェ ア リ ー フ ェ ン サ ー エ フ , Fearī Fensā Efu | Compile Heart | RPG | PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows, Nintendo Switch | |
| Tales of Berseria | jap. テ イ ル ズ オ ブ ベ ル セ リ ア , Teiruzu Obu Beruseria | Bandai Namco Studios | Action RPG | PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows | |
| World of Final Fantasy | Japanese ワ ー ル ド オ ブ フ ァ イ ナ ル フ ァ ン タ ジ ー , Wārudo Obu Fainaru Fantajī | Tose , Square Enix | RPG | PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One | |
| Berserk and the Band of the Hawk | Japanese. ベ ル セ ル ク 無双 , Beruseruku Musō | Omega Force | Action RPG | PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Windows | |
| Owlboy | Owlboy | D-Pad Studio | Jump 'n' run | Windows, Mac OS, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | |
| Final Fantasy XV | Japanese. フ ァ イ ナ ル フ ァ ン タ ジ ー XV , Fainaru Fantajī Fifutīn | Square Enix | RPG, action adventure | PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows | |
| The Last Guardian | Japanese. 人 喰 い の 大 鷲 ト リ コ , Hitokui no Ōwashi Toriko | Sony Interactive Entertainment | Action adventure | PlayStation 4 | |
| Samorost 3 | Samorost 3 | Amanita design | Adventure , puzzle video games | Windows, Mac OS, iOS, Android | |
| Tahira: Echoes of the Astral Empire | Tahira: Echoes of the Astral Empire | Whale Hammer Games | Strategy RPG | Windows, Mac OS, Linux | |
| Breath of Fire 6 | Japanese. ブ レ ス オ ブ フ ァ イ ア 6 白 竜 の 守護 者 た ち , Breath of Fire 6: Hakuryū no Shugosha-tachi | Capcom | RPG | Windows, Android, iOS | |
| 7 mages | Czech. Brány Skeldalu: 7 Mágů | Napoleon Games | RPG | Windows, Android, iOS, Mac OS, Linux | |
| Landmark | Landmark | Daybreak Game Company | MMORPG | Windows | |
| Dragon Quest Heroes II | jap. ド ラ ゴ ン ク エ ス ト ヒ ー ロ ー ズ II 双子 の 王 と 予 言 の 終 わ り | Omega Force | Action RPG | PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Windows, Nintendo Switch | |
| Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth | jap. 世界 樹 の 迷宮 V 長 き 神話 の 果 て , Sekaiju no Meikyū V: Nagaki Shinwa no Hate | Atlus | RPG | Nintendo 3DS | |
| Adventures of Mana | MCF | Action RPG | Android, iOS, PlayStation Vita | ||
| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana | jap. イ ー ス VIII | Nihon Falcom | Action RPG | PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Windows, Nintendo Switch | |
| Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan | Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan | Kiro'o Games | Action RPG | Windows | |
| Grim Dawn | Grim Dawn | Crate entertainment | Action RPG | Windows | |
| Tyranny | Tyranny | Obsidian Entertainment | RPG | Windows, Mac OS, Linux | |
| Portal Knights | Portal Knights | Keen Games | Action RPG | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS |
Conventions
- The 47th World Fantasy Convention, Hyatt Regency, Columbus , Ohio , Guests of Honor: Mercedes Lackey , Larry Dixon , LE Modesitt, Jr. , Randal Spangler
- FantasyCon, Scarborough , September 25th
Died
- Richard Adams (* 1920)
- Maggie Furey (born 1955)
