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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: 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: Lumilapsi (The Snow Child, Bazar)
  • C. S. Lewis: Kasvoista kasvoihin (Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold, Kirjapaja)
  • Catherynne M. Valente: Tyttö joka purjehti Satumaan ympäri itse rakentamallaan laivalla (The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, Gummerus)

    • 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)

    • 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)
  • Hal Duncan: Pako helvetistä! (Escape from Hell!, Like)
  • China Miéville: Toiset (The City and the City, Karisto)
  • Ali Shaw: 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: 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 (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: Variksen Velho. (Wizard of the Crow, 2006.) Translated by Seppo Loponen. WSOY, 2007.

    • Other shortlisted books:

  • Lord Dunsany: 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: 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 (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)

    • References

    Tähtifantasia Award Wikipedia
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