Tähtifantasia Award is an annual prize by
Helsingin science fiction seura ry for the best foreign
fantasy book released in
Finland.
Recipients
2015
*(winner)
Terry Pratchett: ''
FC Akateemiset'' (''Unseen Academicals'', 2009.) Translated by Mika Kivimäki. Karisto, 2014.
Other shortlisted books:
*
Kate Atkinson Kate Atkinson may refer to:
* Kate Atkinson (actress) (born 1972), Australian actress
* Kate Atkinson (writer)
Kate Atkinson (born 20 December 1951) is an English writer of novels, plays and short stories. She is known for creating the Jac ...
: ''
Elämä elämältä'' (''Life After Life'',
Schildts & Söderströms)
*
Robert W. Chambers: ''
Keltainen kuningas'' (''The King in Yellow'', Basam Books)
*
Machado de Assis: ''Kuolematon ja muita novelleja'' (short story collection, Sammakko)
*
Liz Williams: ''
Kultainen lohikäärme'' (''Precious Dragon'', Like)
2014
*(winner)
Bruno Schulz: ''
Kanelipuodit ja muita kertomuksia'' (''The Street of Crocodiles'', short story collection, 1934.) Translated from Polish by Tapani Kärkkäinen. Basam Books, 2013.
Other shortlisted books:
*
Aloysius Bertrand: ''
Yön Kaspar'' (''Gaspard de la Nuit'', Savukeidas)
*
Eowyn Ivey
Eowyn Ivey is an American author based in Alaska. She was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2013 for her debut novel '' The Snow Child''.
Life and career
Ivey was raised in Alaska. Her mother named her after Éowyn, a character ...
: ''
Lumilapsi'' (''The Snow Child'', Bazar)
*
C. S. Lewis: ''
Kasvoista kasvoihin'' (''Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold'', Kirjapaja)
*
Catherynne M. Valente
Catherynne M. Valente (born May 5, 1979) is an American fiction writer, poet, and literary critic. For her speculative fiction novels she has won the annual James Tiptree, Andre Norton, and Mythopoeic Fantasy awards. Her short fiction has a ...
: ''
Tyttö joka purjehti Satumaan ympäri itse rakentamallaan laivalla'' (''The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making'',
Gummerus
Gummerus Oy is a Finnish media group that was founded in Jyväskylä in 1872 by Kaarle Jaakko Gummerus. In 1985, it moved its headquarters from Jyväskylä to Helsinki. In 2008, it had an annual turnover of EUR 26,9 million. Annua ...
)
2013
*(winner)
Steph Swainston : ''
Uusi maailma'' (''The Modern World'', 2007.) Translated by Jyri Pekka Mäkelä. Like, 2012.
Other shortlisted books:
*
Anders Fager: ''
Pohjoiset kultit'' (''Svenska kulter: Skräckberättelser'', Atena Kustannus)
*
Terry Pratchett: ''
Posti kulkee'' (''Going Postal'', Karisto)
*
Liz Williams: ''
Aavekauppiaan tytär'' (''Snake Agent'', Like)
*
Gene Wolfe: ''
Kiduttajan varjo'' (''The Shadow of the Torturer'',
Gummerus
Gummerus Oy is a Finnish media group that was founded in Jyväskylä in 1872 by Kaarle Jaakko Gummerus. In 1985, it moved its headquarters from Jyväskylä to Helsinki. In 2008, it had an annual turnover of EUR 26,9 million. Annua ...
)
2012
*(winner)
Andrzej Sapkowski: ''
Kohtalon miekka'' (''Sword of Destiny'', short story collection, 1992.) Translated from Polish by Tapani Kärkkäinen.
WSOY, 2011.
Other shortlisted books:
*
John Ajvide Lindqvist: ''
Kultatukka, tähtönen'' (''Lilla Stjärna'',
Gummerus
Gummerus Oy is a Finnish media group that was founded in Jyväskylä in 1872 by Kaarle Jaakko Gummerus. In 1985, it moved its headquarters from Jyväskylä to Helsinki. In 2008, it had an annual turnover of EUR 26,9 million. Annua ...
)
*
Hal Duncan: ''
Pako helvetistä!'' (''Escape from Hell!'', Like)
*
China Miéville: ''
Toiset'' (''The City and the City'', Karisto)
*
Ali Shaw
Alison "Ali" Shaw (née Douglas) is a Scottish television presenter, who has appeared on ITV News, Sky Sports and MUTV.
Broadcasting career
Shaw started her television career with STV's children's department. She also presented current affairs p ...
: ''
Tyttö joka muuttui lasiksi'' (''The Girl with Glass Feet'', Atena Kustannus)
2011
*(winner) Andrzej Sapkowski: ''
Viimeinen toivomus'' ''(The Last Wish'', short story collection, 1990.) Translated from Polish by Tapani Kärkkäinen.
WSOY, 2010.
Other shortlisted books:
*
Terry Pratchett: ''
Yövartiosto'' (''Night Watch'', Karisto)
*
Patrick Rothfuss: ''
Tuulen nimi'' (''The Name of the Wind'', Kirjava)
*
Mari Strachan
Mari Strachan (born 1945) is a Welsh novelist and librarian. Her first novel, ''The Earth Hums in B Flat'' (Canongate, 2009), works on one level as a detective story, while on another dealing with the problems of growing up in a small Welsh vill ...
: ''
Hiljaisuus soi H-mollissa'' (''The Earth Hums In B Flat'', Karisto)
*
Steph Swainston: ''
Kuolemattomien kaarti'' (''The Year of Our War'', Like)
2010
*(winner)
Haruki Murakami: ''
Kafka rannalla'' (''Kafka on the Shore'', 2002.) Translated by Juhani Lindholm from English edition.
Tammi, 2009.
Other shortlisted books:
*
Joe Abercrombie: ''
Ase itse'' (''The Blade Itself'', Kirjava)
*
Jorge Luis Borges: ''
Kuvitteellisten olentojen kirja'' (''The Book of Imaginary Beings'', Teos)
*
Joe Hill: ''
Bobby Conroy palaa kuolleista ja muita kertomuksia'' (''20th Century Ghosts'',
Tammi)
*
Ursula K. Le Guin: ''
Lavinia
In Roman mythology, Lavinia ( ; ) is the daughter of Latinus and Amata, and the last wife of Aeneas.
Creation
It has been proposed that the character was in part intended to represent Servilia Isaurica, Emperor Augustus's first fiancée.
Stor ...
'' (''Lavinia'',
WSOY)
2009
*(winner)
Ellen Kushner: ''
Thomas Riiminiekka''. (''Thomas the Rhymer'', 1990.) Translated by Johanna Vainikainen-Uusitalo. Vaskikirjat, 2008.
Other shortlisted books:
*
Gregory Maguire: ''
Noita'' (''Wicked'', Sammakko)
*
Patricia A. McKillip: ''
Basiliskin laulu'' (''Song for the Basilisk'', Karisto)
*
José Saramago: ''
Oikukas kuolema'' (''As Intermitências da Morte'', Tammi)
*
Robert Silverberg: ''
Kuningas Gilgameš'' (''Gilgamesh the King'', Vaskikirjat)
2008
*(winner)
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (; born James Ngugi; 5 January 1938) is a Literature of Kenya, Kenyan author and academic who writes primarily in Gikuyu language, Gikuyu and who formerly wrote in English language, English. He has been described as having bee ...
: ''
Variksen Velho''. (''Wizard of the Crow'', 2006.) Translated by Seppo Loponen.
WSOY, 2007.
Other shortlisted books:
*
Lord Dunsany
Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany (; 24 July 1878 – 25 October 1957, usually Lord Dunsany) was an Anglo-Irish writer and dramatist. Over 90 volumes of fiction, essays, poems and plays appeared in his lifetime.Lanham, M ...
: ''
Haltiamaan kuninkaantytär'' (''The King of Elfland's Daughter'', Vaskikirjat)
*
Scott Lynch: ''
Locke Lamoran valheet'' (''The Lies of Locke Lamora'',
WSOY)
*
Sean Stewart: ''
Matkijalintu'' (''Mockingbird'', Karisto)
*
J. R. R. Tolkien: ''
Húrinin lasten tarina'' (The Children of Húrin,
WSOY)
2007
*(winner)
Jeff VanderMeer
Jeff VanderMeer (born July 7, 1968) is an American author, editor, and literary critic. Initially associated with the New Weird literary genre, VanderMeer crossed over into mainstream success with his bestselling Southern Reach Trilogy. The tr ...
: ''
Pyhimysten ja mielipuolten kaupunki''. (''City of Saints and Madmen'', 2001). Translated by Johanna Vainikainen-Uusitalo. Loki-kirjat, 2006.
Other shortlisted books:
*
Jonathan Carroll: ''
Valkoiset omenat'' (''White Apples,'' Loki-kirjat)
*
Jukka Halme
Jukka Halme (born 29 May 1985) is a Finnish former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Halme has played for HIFK in three highest tiers of Finnish football; Veikkausliiga, Ykkönen and Kakkonen. He made his Veikkausliiga debut i ...
(editor): ''Uuskummaa?'' (Kirjava, a short story collection)
*
George R.R. Martin: ''
Miekkamyrsky 2'' (''A Storm of Swords'', part 2, Kirjava)
*
Patricia A. McKillip: ''
Unohdettu Ombria'' (''Ombria in Shadow'', Karisto)
See also
Tähtivaeltaja Award
Tähtivaeltaja Award is an annual prize by Helsingin science fiction seura ry for the best science fiction book released in Finnish.
The winners
2016
Margaret Atwood: '' Uusi maa'' (MaddAddam, Otava)
Shortlisted books:
* Emmi Itäranta: ...
, the corresponding award for best translated science fiction book
Sources
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Fantasy awards
Awards established in 2007
Finnish literary awards
Science fiction awards
Finnish speculative fiction awards