Tähtifantasia Award is an annual prize by Helsingin science fiction seura ry for the best foreign

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2015 *(winner)

Terry Pratchett Sir Terence David John Pratchett (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English humourist, satirist, and author of fantasy novels, especially comical works. He is best known for his '' Discworld'' series of 41 novels. Pratchett's first no ...

: '' 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 Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (), often known by his surnames as Machado de Assis, ''Machado,'' or ''Bruxo do Cosme Velho''Vainfas, p. 505. (21 June 1839 – 29 September 1908), was a pioneer Brazilian novelist, poet, playwright and short stor ...

: ''Kuolematon ja muita novelleja'' (short story collection, Sammakko) *

Liz Williams Liz Williams (born 1965) is a British science fiction writer, historian and occultist. ''The Ghost Sister,'' her first novel, was published in 2001. Both this novel and her next, ''Empire of Bones'' (2002) were nominated for the Philip K. Dick ...

: '' Kultainen lohikäärme'' (''Precious Dragon'', Like) 2014 *(winner)

Bruno Schulz Bruno Schulz (12 July 1892 – 19 November 1942) was a Polish writer, fine artist, literary critic and art teacher. He is regarded as one of the great Polish-language prose stylists of the 20th century. In 1938, he was awarded the Polish Academ ...

: '' 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 Louis Jacques Napoléon Bertrand, better known by his pen name Aloysius Bertrand (20 April 1807 — 29 April 1841), was a French Romantic poet, playwright and journalist. He is famous for having introduced prose poetry in French literature,St ...

: '' Yön Kaspar'' (''Gaspard de la Nuit'', Savukeidas) * Eowyn Ivey: '' Lumilapsi'' (''The Snow Child'', Bazar) *

C. S. Lewis Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was a British writer and Anglican lay theologian. He held academic positions in English literature at both Oxford University (Magdalen College, 1925–1954) and Cambridge Univer ...

: '' 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 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. Annually ...

) 2013 *(winner) Steph Swainston : '' Uusi maailma'' (''The Modern World'', 2007.) Translated by Jyri Pekka Mäkelä. Like, 2012. Other shortlisted books: *

Anders Fager Anders Fager Johansson (born 1964) is a Swedish game designer and horror writer. Career Born in Stockholm, eighteen year old Fager joined ''Target Games, Äventyrspel'' in 1982 to travel around the country demonstrating Sweden's first role-pla ...

: '' Pohjoiset kultit'' (''Svenska kulter: Skräckberättelser'', Atena Kustannus) *

: '' Posti kulkee'' (''Going Postal'', Karisto) *

: '' Aavekauppiaan tytär'' (''Snake Agent'', Like) *

Gene Wolfe Gene Rodman Wolfe (May 7, 1931 – April 14, 2019) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He was noted for his dense, allusive prose as well as the strong influence of his Catholic faith. He was a prolific short story writer and nove ...

: '' Kiduttajan varjo'' (''The Shadow of the Torturer'',

) 2012 *(winner)

Andrzej Sapkowski Andrzej Sapkowski (; born 21 June 1948) is a Polish fantasy writer, essayist, translator and a trained economist. He is best known for his six-volume series of books '' The Witcher'', which revolves around the eponymous "witcher," a monster-hun ...

: '' 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'',

) *

Hal Duncan Hal Duncan (born 21 October 1971, real name Alasdair) is a Scottish science fiction and fantasy writer. His works have been listed in the New Weird genre, but he prefers not to ascribe his writings to any genre. Life Hal Duncan was born in Ki ...

: '' Pako helvetistä!'' (''Escape from Hell!'', Like) *

China Miéville China Tom Miéville ( ; born 6 September 1972) is a British speculative fiction writer and literary critic. He often describes his work as '' weird fiction'' and is allied to the loosely associated movement of writers called '' New Weird''. M ...

: '' 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: *

: '' Yövartiosto'' (''Night Watch'', Karisto) *

Patrick Rothfuss Patrick James Rothfuss (born June 6, 1973) is an American author. He is best known for his duology ''The Kingkiller Chronicle'', which has won him several awards, including the 2007 Quill Award for his debut novel, ''The Name of the Wind''. Its ...

: '' 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 is a Japanese writer. His novels, essays, and short stories have been bestsellers in Japan and internationally, with his work translated into 50 languages and having sold millions of copies outside Japan. He has received numerous awards for his ...

: '' Kafka rannalla'' (''Kafka on the Shore'', 2002.) Translated by Juhani Lindholm from English edition. Tammi, 2009. Other shortlisted books: *

Joe Abercrombie Joseph Edward Abercrombie (born December 31, 1974) is a British fantasy writer and film editor. He is the author of '' The First Law'' trilogy, as well as other fantasy books in the same setting and a trilogy of young adult novels. His novel ' ...

: '' Ase itse'' (''The Blade Itself'', Kirjava) *

Jorge Luis Borges Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo (; ; 24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986) was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator, as well as a key figure in Spanish-language and international literature. His best-known b ...

: '' 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 Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (; October 21, 1929 – January 22, 2018) was an American author best known for her works of speculative fiction, including science fiction works set in her Hainish universe, and the '' Earthsea'' fantasy series. She was ...

: '' Lavinia'' (''Lavinia'', WSOY) 2009 *(winner)

Ellen Kushner Ellen Kushner (born October 6, 1955) is an American writer of fantasy novels. From 1996 until 2010, she was the host of the radio program '' Sound & Spirit'', produced by WGBH in Boston and distributed by Public Radio International. Background ...

: '' Thomas Riiminiekka''. (''Thomas the Rhymer'', 1990.) Translated by Johanna Vainikainen-Uusitalo. Vaskikirjat, 2008. Other shortlisted books: *

Gregory Maguire Gregory Maguire (born June 9, 1954) is an American novelist. He is the author of '' Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West'', '' Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister'', and several dozen other novels for adults and children. Many ...

: '' Noita'' (''Wicked'', Sammakko) *

Patricia A. McKillip Patricia Anne McKillip (February 29, 1948 – May 6, 2022) was an American author of fantasy and science fiction. She has been called "one of the most accomplished prose stylists in the fantasy genre", and wrote predominantly standalone fantasy n ...

: '' Basiliskin laulu'' (''Song for the Basilisk'', Karisto) *

José Saramago José de Sousa Saramago, GColSE ComSE GColCa (; 16 November 1922 – 18 June 2010), was a Portuguese writer and recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Literature for his "parables sustained by imagination, compassion and irony ith which hec ...

: '' Oikukas kuolema'' (''As Intermitências da Morte'', Tammi) *

Robert Silverberg Robert Silverberg (born January 15, 1935) is an American author and editor, best known for writing science fiction. He is a multiple winner of both Hugo and Nebula Awards, a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, and a Gr ...

: '' Kuningas Gilgameš'' (''Gilgamesh the King'', Vaskikirjat) 2008 *(winner)

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (; born James Ngugi; 5 January 1938) is a Kenyan author and academic who writes primarily in Gikuyu and who formerly wrote in English. He has been described as having been "considered East Africa’s leading novelist". His wo ...

: '' 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 Scott Lynch (born April 2, 1978) is an American fantasy author who wrote the '' Gentleman Bastard Sequence'' series of novels. His first novel, ''The Lies of Locke Lamora'', was purchased by Orion Books in August 2004 and published in June 2006 u ...

: '' Locke Lamoran valheet'' (''The Lies of Locke Lamora'', WSOY) * Sean Stewart: '' Matkijalintu'' (''Mockingbird'', Karisto) *

J. R. R. Tolkien John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (, ; 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''. From 1925 to 1945, Tolkien was the Rawlins ...

: '' 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 Jonathan Samuel Carroll (born January 26, 1949) is an American fiction writer primarily known for novels that may be labelled magic realism, slipstream or contemporary fantasy. He has lived in Austria since 1974. Life and work Carroll was b ...

: '' Valkoiset omenat'' (''White Apples,'' Loki-kirjat) * Jukka Halme (editor): ''Uuskummaa?'' (Kirjava, a short story collection) *

George R.R. Martin George Raymond Richard Martin (born George Raymond Martin; September 20, 1948), also known as GRRM, is an American novelist, screenwriter, television producer and short story writer. He is the author of the series of epic fantasy novels '' A So ...

: '' Miekkamyrsky 2'' (''A Storm of Swords'', part 2, Kirjava) *

: '' Unohdettu Ombria'' (''Ombria in Shadow'', Karisto)

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