Tähtifantasia Award
Encyclopedia
Tähtifantasia Award is an annual prize by Helsingin science fiction seura ry
for the best foreign fantasy
book released in Finland
.
Shortlisted books:
2010
Other shortlisted books:
2009
Other shortlisted books:
2008
Other shortlisted books:
2007
Other shortlisted books:
Tähtivaeltaja
Tähtivaeltaja is a Finnish quarterly science fiction magazine published by Helsingin science fiction seura ry. Toni Jerrman has been the editor of the magazine throughout its twenty-year history...
for the best foreign fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
book released in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
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Recipients
2010Shortlisted books:
- Terry PratchettTerry PratchettSir Terence David John "Terry" Pratchett, OBE is an English novelist, known for his frequently comical work in the fantasy genre. He is best known for his popular and long-running Discworld series of comic fantasy novels...
: Yövartiosto (Night Watch, Karisto) - Patrick RothfussPatrick RothfussPatrick James Rothfuss is an American fantasy writer and college lecturer. He is the author of the projected three-volume series The Kingkiller Chronicle.- Biography :...
: Tuulen nimiThe Name of the WindThe Name of the Wind is a fantasy novel by Patrick Rothfuss, the first book in a series called The Kingkiller Chronicle. It was published in 2007 by DAW books with two possible hardcovers: one features the face of the Green Man with the title letters in silver and the other shows the figure of...
(The Name of the Wind, Kirjava) - Andrzej SapkowskiAndrzej SapkowskiAndrzej Sapkowski, born 21 June 1948 in Łódź, is a Polish fantasy writer. He is best known for his best-selling book series The Witcher.-Biography:...
: Viimeinen toivomusThe Last Wish (book)The Last Wish is one of the two collections of short stories , preceding the main Witcher Saga, written by Polish fantasy writer Andrzej Sapkowski. The first Polish edition was published in 1993, the first English edition in 2007...
(The Last Wish, WSOY) - Mari Strachan: Hiljaisuus soi H-mollissa (The Earth Hums In B Flat, Karisto)
- Steph SwainstonSteph SwainstonSteph Swainston is a British literary fantasy/science fiction author, receiving critical acclaim for her first novel The Year of Our War . The book won the 2005 Crawford Award and a nomination for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. The sequel No Present Like Time was published in 2005...
: Kuolemattomien kaartiThe Year of Our WarThe fantasy novel The Year of Our War is the first book by British author Steph Swainston. It is often given as an example of the New Weird literary genre.-Plot summary:...
(The Year of Our War, Like)
2010
- (winner) Haruki MurakamiHaruki Murakamiis a Japanese writer and translator. His works of fiction and non-fiction have garnered him critical acclaim and numerous awards, including the Franz Kafka Prize and Jerusalem Prize among others.He is considered an important figure in postmodern literature...
: Kafka rannallaKafka on the Shoreis a 2002 novel by Japanese author Haruki Murakami. John Updike described it as a "real page-turner, as well as an insistently metaphysical mind-bender"...
(Kafka on the Shore, 2002.) Translated by Juhani Lindholm from English edition. TammiTammi (publishing company)Tammi is a Finnish publishing company established in 1943 by an initiative of Väinö Tanner, leader of the Social Democratic Party of Finland. In 1996, the company was bought by the Bonnier Group, and it is currently the third largest book publisher in Finland....
, 2009.
Other shortlisted books:
- Joe AbercrombieJoe AbercrombieJoe Abercrombie is a British fantasy writer and film editor. He is the author of The First Law trilogy.-Early life:Abercrombie was born in Lancaster, England...
: Ase itseThe First LawThe First Law is a fantasy series written by British author Joe Abercrombie. It consists of a trilogy and two stand-alone novels set in the same world.The trilogy is published by Gollancz in the UK and Pyr in the USA...
(The Blade Itself, Kirjava) - Jorge Luis BorgesJorge Luis BorgesJorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo , known as Jorge Luis Borges , was an Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator born in Buenos Aires. In 1914 his family moved to Switzerland where he attended school, receiving his baccalauréat from the Collège de Genève in 1918. The family...
: Kuvitteellisten olentojen kirjaBook of Imaginary BeingsJorge Luis Borges wrote and edited the Book of Imaginary Beings in 1957 as the original Spanish Manual de zoología fantástica, or Handbook of Fantastic Zoology, expanding it in 1967 and 1969 to the final El libro de los seres imaginarios...
(The Book of Imaginary Beings, Teos) - Joe HillJoe Hill (writer)Joseph Hillstrom King , better known by the pen name Joe Hill, is an American author and comic book writer. He has published two novels—Heart Shaped Box and Horns—and a collection of short stories entitled 20th Century Ghosts. He is also the author of the graphic novel series Locke & Key...
: Bobby Conroy palaa kuolleista ja muita kertomuksia20th Century Ghosts20th Century Ghosts is American author Joe Hill's first published book-length work. An anthology of short stories, it was first published in October 2005 in the United Kingdom and released in October 2007 in the United States.-Publication history:...
(20th Century Ghosts, Tammi) - Ursula K. Le GuinUrsula K. Le GuinUrsula Kroeber Le Guin is an American author. She has written novels, poetry, children's books, essays, and short stories, notably in fantasy and science fiction...
: LaviniaLavinia (novel)Lavinia is a Locus Award winning 2008 novel by American author Ursula K. Le Guin. It relates the life of Lavinia, princess of Laurentum, a minor character in Vergil's epic poem the Aeneid.-Outline:...
(Lavinia, WSOY)
2009
- (winner) Ellen KushnerEllen KushnerEllen Kushner is an American writer of fantasy novels, who for many years was the host of the radio program Sound & Spirit, produced by WGBH in Boston and distributed by Public Radio International.- Background and personal life :...
: Thomas RiiminiekkaThomas the Rhymer (novel)Thomas the Rhymer is a fantasy novel written by Ellen Kushner. It is based on the ballad of Thomas the Rhymer, a piece of folklore in which Thomas Learmonth's love of the Queen of Elfland was rewarded with the gift of prophecy. The novel won the 1991 World Fantasy Award and Mythopoeic Award.-Plot...
. (Thomas the Rhymer, 1990.) Translated by Johanna Vainikainen-Uusitalo. Vaskikirjat, 2008.
Other shortlisted books:
- Gregory MaguireGregory MaguireGregory Maguire is an American writer. He is the author of the novels Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, and many other novels for adults and children...
: NoitaWicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the WestWicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, is a parallel novel published in 1995 written by Gregory Maguire and illustrated by Douglas Smith. It is a revisionist look at the land and characters of Oz from L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, its sequels, and the...
(Wicked, Sammakko) - Patricia A. McKillipPatricia A. McKillipPatricia Anne McKillip is an American author of fantasy and science fiction novels. Her novels have been winners of the World Fantasy Award, Locus Award and Mythopoeic Award. In 2008, she was a recipient of the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement...
: Basiliskin lauluSong for the BasiliskSong for the Basilisk is a 1998 fantasy novel by Patricia A. McKillip. It was a Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature finalist in 1999. -Summary:...
(Song for the Basilisk, Karisto) - José SaramagoJosé SaramagoJosé de Sousa Saramago, GColSE was a Nobel-laureate Portuguese novelist, poet, playwright and journalist. His works, some of which can be seen as allegories, commonly present subversive perspectives on historic events, emphasizing the human factor. Harold Bloom has described Saramago as "a...
: Oikukas kuolema (As Intermitências da Morte, Tammi) - Robert SilverbergRobert SilverbergRobert Silverberg is an American author, best known for writing science fiction. He is a multiple nominee of the Hugo Award and a winner of the Nebula Award.-Early years:...
: Kuningas GilgamešGilgamesh the KingGilgamesh the King is a 1984 fantasy novel by Robert Silverberg presenting the Epic of Gilgamesh as a novel.- Plot introduction :The novel is told from the point of view of Gilgamesh, and is primarily ambivalent about the supernatural elements of the epic...
(Gilgamesh the King, Vaskikirjat)
2008
- (winner) Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'oNgugi wa Thiong'oNgũgĩ wa Thiong'o is a Kenyan author, formerly working in English and now working in Gĩkũyũ. His work includes novels, plays, short stories, and essays, ranging from literary and social criticism to children's literature...
: Variksen VelhoWizard of the CrowWizard of the Crow is a novel written by Ngugi wa Thiong'o, his first novel in more than twenty years. The story is set in the imaginary Free Republic of Abruria, autocratically governed by one man, known only as the Ruler...
. (Wizard of the Crow, 2006.) Translated by Seppo Loponen. WSOY, 2007.
Other shortlisted books:
- Lord Dunsany: Haltiamaan kuninkaantytärThe King of Elfland's DaughterThe King of Elfland's Daughter is a 1924 fantasy novel written by Lord Dunsany. Written before the genre was named, it is considered to be among the pioneering works of modern fantasy. Its importance was recognized in its later revival in paperback by Ballantine Books as the second volume of the...
(The King of Elfland's Daughter, Vaskikirjat) - Scott LynchScott LynchScott Lynch is an American fantasy author, best known for his Gentleman Bastard series of novels. He resides in Western Wisconsin in the city of New Richmond, Wisconsin. According to his website, he had a variety of jobs including dishwasher, waiter, web designer, freelance writer and office manager...
: Locke Lamoran valheetThe Lies of Locke LamoraThe Lies of Locke Lamora is a fantasy novel by Scott Lynch. It follows the adventures of a group of con artists known as the Gentlemen Bastards. They live in a city called Camorr, heavily based on late medieval Venice. The book is divided into two interspersed stories...
(The Lies of Locke Lamora, WSOY) - Sean StewartSean StewartSean Stewart is a U.S.-Canadian science fiction and fantasy author.Born in Lubbock, Texas, Sean Stewart moved to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in 1968...
: Matkijalintu (Mockingbird, Karisto) - J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. TolkienJohn Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.Tolkien was Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Pembroke College,...
: Húrinin lasten tarinaThe Children of HúrinThe Children of Húrin is an epic fantasy novel which forms the completion of a tale by J. R. R. Tolkien. He wrote the original version of the story in the late 1910s, revised it several times later, but did not complete it before his death in 1973...
(The Children of Húrin, WSOY)
2007
- (winner) Jeff VanderMeerJeff VanderMeerJeffrey Scott VanderMeer is an American writer, editor and publisher.He is best known for his contributions to the New Weird and his stories about the city of Ambergris, in books like City of Saints and Madmen.-Biography:...
: Pyhimysten ja mielipuolten kaupunkiCity of Saints and MadmenCity of Saints and Madmen: The Book of Ambergris is the title of a collection of fantasy short stories by American writer Jeff VanderMeer, set in the fictional metropolis of Ambergris...
. (City of Saints and Madmen, 2001). Translated by Johanna Vainikainen-Uusitalo. Loki-kirjat, 2006.
Other shortlisted books:
- Jonathan CarrollJonathan CarrollJonathan Samuel Carroll is an American author primarily known for novels, which can be characterized as magic realist, slipstream or modern fantasy...
: Valkoiset omenat (White Apples, Loki-kirjat) - Jukka Halme (editor): Uuskummaa? (Kirjava, a short story collection)
- George R.R. Martin: Miekkamyrsky 2A Storm of SwordsA Storm of Swords is the third of seven planned novels in A Song of Ice and Fire, an epic fantasy series by American author George R. R. Martin. It was first published on 8 August 2000 in the United Kingdom, with a United States edition following in November 2000...
(A Storm of Swords, part 2, Kirjava) - Patricia A. McKillipPatricia A. McKillipPatricia Anne McKillip is an American author of fantasy and science fiction novels. Her novels have been winners of the World Fantasy Award, Locus Award and Mythopoeic Award. In 2008, she was a recipient of the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement...
: Unohdettu OmbriaOmbria in ShadowOmbria in Shadow is a fantasy novel by Patricia A. McKillip, first published by Ace Books in 2002. It won the 2003 World Fantasy Award and Mythopoeic Award...
(Ombria in Shadow, Karisto)