Goldener Stephan – this is relativly a new German award on speculative fiction. The result of the public voting was announced at the 17th of October 2020 at the BuchmesseCon, which happened online this year.
Here are the results:
Best Debut Novel:
1st Place: Christian Pelz: Finn Feuerherz & der Fluch der 7 Königreiche
2nd Place: Björn Klages: Der schwarze Meister Baltharas
3rd Place: Pia Backmann: Der elbische Patient
Best Book of Speculative Fiction for Children/Teenagers:
1st Place: Finn Feuerherz & der Fluch der 7 Königreiche
2nd Place: Karl Mays Magischer Orient #9 Das Geheimnis des Lamassu
3rd Place: Das Schwarze Auge: Mischa, der Wolf & der Goblin
Best Comic / Graphic Novel
1st Place: Loki: Der Gott, der zur Erde fiel
2nd Place: Die Krone der Sterne #1 Nachtwärts
3rd Place: Wonder Woman: Verschollen
The places 4-10 are going to recieve the „Kristallenen Stephan“:
– Berserker Unbound
– Birds of Prey: Huntress
– Captain Marvel #1 Eine für Alle, Alle für Eine
– Drachenblut #12 Der andere Weg
– Metro 2033 #1 Wo die Welt endet
– Star Wars Sonderband #116 Zerstörte Hoffnung
– Valkyrie #1 Strahlender Todesengel
Bestes Work of Speculative Fiction (novels, anthologies, novellas etc.)
1st Place: Düsteres London
2nd Place: Zwergenstahl und Drachenfeuer: Die Königin von Hamb
3rd Place: Finn Feuerherz & der Fluch der 7 Königreiche
The places 4-10 are going to recieve the „Kristallenen Stephan“:
– Ace in Space
– Das Schwarze Auge: Mischa, der Wolf & der Goblin
– Die Phileasson-Saga: Echsengötter
– Die Phileasson-Saga: Elfenkrieg
– Queer*Welten #1
– Shadowrun: Marlene lebt
– Waypoint FiftyNine
In a few days nominations are going to start for the second part of the award. It is going to deal with role-playing-games and cardboard games.
