Herodotus Award
The Herodotus Award was an American literary prize that was briefly awarded from 1999 to 2002 for crime fiction with a historical background in various categories. The award ceremony took place annually at the “Malice Domestic Convention” ( Boucheron for short ) . The award was sponsored by The Historical Mystery Appreciation Society (HMAS) founded by Sue Feder (1951-2005) in 1998 , whose members voted on the winners. The award was named after the ancient Greek historian Herodotus , narrator of the first historical story The History of the Greco-Persian Wars .
In recognition of Feder's achievements, the Mystery Readers International (MRI) has been presenting the Sue Feder Memorial Historical Mystery Award since 2006 , thereby securing the award for historical crime novels.
Categories
| category | Original designation | awarded from - to |
|---|---|---|
| Best historical novel | Best Historical Mystery Award | 2002 |
| Best international historical novel | Best International Historical Mystery | 1999-2001 |
| Best international historical first novel | Best First International Historical Mystery | 2000-2001 |
| Best historical US novel | Best US Historical Mystery | 1999-2001 |
| Best historical US first novel | Best First US Historical Mystery Award | 1999-2002 |
| Best historical detective short story | Best Short Story Historical Mystery | 1999-2002 |
| Award for life's work | Herodotus Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Historical Mysteries |
1999-2002 |
Award winners
(All publisher and publication dates refer to the original or German first editions)
Best historical novel
| year | Prize winner |
Original title publisher, location year |
German title publisher, location year, ISBN |
| 2002 | Miriam Grace Monfredo | Brothers of Cain Berkley Prime Crime, New York 2001 |
Best international historical novel
| year | Prize winner |
Original title publisher, location year |
German title publisher, location year, ISBN |
| 1999 | Ross King | Ex-Libris Vintage, London 1999 |
The labyrinth of the world A. Knaus, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-8135-0087-X |
| 2000 | Gillian Linscott | Absent Friends St. Martin's Press, New York 1999 |
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| 2001 | Arabella Edge | The Company Simon & Schuster, New York 2000 |
Der Unmensch Marebuchverlag, Hamburg 2003, ISBN 3-936384-80-0 |
Best international historical first novel
| year | Prize winner |
Original title publisher, location year |
German title publisher, location year, ISBN |
| 2000 | Clare Curzon | Guilty Knowledge Virago, London 1999 |
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| 2001 | Betsy Tobin | Bone House Review, London 2000 |
Das Beinhaus Goldmann, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-442-45131-0 |
| 2002 | Rhys Bowen | Murphy's Law St. Martin's Paperbacks, New York 2001 |
Best historical US novel
| year | Prize winner |
Original title publisher, location year |
German title publisher, location year, ISBN |
| 1999 | Sharan Newman | Cursed in the Blood Forge, New York 1998 |
The family feud Econ and List, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-612-27440-6 |
| 2000 | Steven Saylor | Rubicon St. Martin's Press, New York 1999 |
No turning back from the Rubicon world view, Augsburg 2006, ISBN 3-89897-331-X |
| 2001 |
Kris Nelscott (aka Kristine Kathryn Rusch) |
A Dangerous Road St. Martin's Minotaur, New York 2000 |
Best historical US first novel
| year | Prize winner |
Original title publisher, location year |
German title publisher, location year, ISBN |
| 1999 | Richard Zimler | The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon Overlook Press, New York 1998 |
The Kabbalist of Lisbon Wunderlich, Reinbek 1997 |
| 2000 | Owen Parry | Faded Coat of Blue Avon Books, New York 1999 |
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| 2001 | Joe R. Lansdale | The Bottoms Mysterious Press, New York 2000 |
The forests on the DuMont river , Cologne 2004, ISBN 3-8321-8330-2 |
Best historical short story
| year | Prize winner | Original title |
| 1999 | Thomas H. Cook | Fatherhood |
| 2000 | Margaret Frazer | Neither Pity, Love Nor Fear |
| 2001 | Charles Todd | The Man Who Never Was |
| 2002 | Max Allan Collins | Kiss of Death |
Award for life's work
| year | Prize winner | year | Prize winner | year | Prize winner | year | Prize winner |
| 1999 |
Anne Perry England |
2000 |
Paul Doherty England |
2001 |
Lindsey Davis England |
2002 |
Max Allan Collins USA |
Remarks
- ↑ Obituary for Sue Feder (accessed January 5, 2012)
- ^ Association organ ( Memento of August 22, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) of The Historical Mystery Appreciation Society , edited by Sue Feder
- ↑ The original names correspond to the categorization of Roger M. Sobin. In Roger M. Sobin (Ed.): The Essential Mystery Lists: For Readers, Collectors, and Librarians . Poisened Pen Press, Scottsdale / Arizona 2007, pp. 218f
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j denotes the year of the award on the Boucheron