Tähtifantasia Award is an annual prize by Helsingin science fiction seura ry for the best foreign fantasy book released in Finland.[1][2]

Recipients

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Tähtifantasia Award winners and shortlists
Year Author Title Result Ref.
2007 Jeff VanderMeer Pyhimysten ja mielipuolten kaupunki (City of Saints and Madmen) Winner
George R. R. Martin Miekkamyrsky 2 (A Storm of Swords, part 2) Shortlist
Jonathan Carroll Valkoiset omenat (White Apples) Shortlist
Jukka Halme (editor) Uuskummaa? Shortlist
Patricia A. McKillip Unohdettu Ombria (Ombria in Shadow) Shortlist
2008 Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o Variksen Velho (Wizard of the Crow) Winner
J. R. R. Tolkien Húrinin lasten tarina (The Children of Húrin) Shortlist
Lord Dunsany Haltiamaan kuninkaantytär (The King of Elfland's Daughter) Shortlist
Scott Lynch Locke Lamoran valheet (The Lies of Locke Lamora) Shortlist
Sean Stewart Matkijalintu (Mockingbird) Shortlist
2009 Ellen Kushner Thomas Riiminiekka (Thomas the Rhymer) Winner
Gregory Maguire Noita (Wicked) Shortlist
José Saramago Oikukas kuolema (As Intermitências da Morte) Shortlist
Patricia A. McKillip Basiliskin laulu (Song for the Basilisk) Shortlist
Robert Silverberg Kuningas Gilgameš (Gilgamesh the King) Shortlist
2010 Haruki Murakami Kafka rannalla (Kafka on the Shore) Winner
Joe Abercrombie Ase itse (The Blade Itself) Shortlist
Joe Hill Bobby Conroy palaa kuolleista ja muita kertomuksia (20th Century Ghosts) Shortlist
Jorge Luis Borges Kuvitteellisten olentojen kirja (The Book of Imaginary Beings) Shortlist
Ursula K. Le Guin Lavinia Shortlist
2011 Andrzej Sapkowski Viimeinen toivomus (The Last Wish) Winner
Mari Strachan Hiljaisuus soi H-mollissa (The Earth Hums In B Flat) Shortlist
Patrick Rothfuss Tuulen nimi (The Name of the Wind) Shortlist
Terry Pratchett Yövartiosto (Night Watch) Shortlist
Steph Swainston Kuolemattomien kaarti (The Year of Our War) Winner
2012 Andrzej Sapkowski Kohtalon miekka (Sword of Destiny) Winner
Ali Shaw Tyttö joka muuttui lasiksi (The Girl with Glass Feet) Shortlist
China Miéville Toiset (The City and the City) Shortlist
Hal Duncan Pako helvetistä! (Escape from Hell!) Shortlist
John Ajvide Lindqvist Kultatukka, tähtönen (Lilla Stjärna; Little Star) Shortlist
2013 Steph Swainston Uusi maailma (The Modern World) Winner
Anders Fager Pohjoiset kultit (Svenska kulter: Skräckberättelser) Shortlist
Gene Wolfe Kiduttajan varjo (The Shadow of the Torturer) Shortlist
Liz Williams Aavekauppiaan tytär (Snake Agent) Shortlist
Terry Pratchett Posti kulkee (Going Postal) Shortlist
2014 Bruno Schulz Kanelipuodit ja muita kertomuksia (The Street of Crocodiles) Winner [3]
Aloysius Bertrand Yön Kaspar (Gaspard de la Nuit) Shortlist
C. S. Lewis Kasvoista kasvoihin (Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold) Shortlist
Catherynne M. Valente Tyttö joka purjehti Satumaan ympäri itse rakentamallaan laivalla

(The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making)

Shortlist
Eowyn Ivey Lumilapsi (The Snow Child) Shortlist
2015 Terry Pratchett FC Akateemiset (Unseen Academicals) Winner
Kate Atkinson Elämä elämältä (Life After Life) Shortlist
Liz Williams Kultainen lohikäärme (Precious Dragon) Shortlist
Machado de Assis Kuolematon ja muita novelleja Shortlist
Robert W. Chambers Keltainen kuningas (The King in Yellow) Shortlist
2016 Shaun Tan Etäisten esikaupunkien asioita (Tales from Outer Suburbia) Winner [4]
2017 Kazuo Ishiguro Haudattu jättiläinen (The Buried Giant) Winner [5]
Joe Abercrombie Halki puolen maailman (Half the World) Shortlist [6]
Lauren Beukes Eläinten valtakunta (Zoo City) Shortlist [6]
Francis Marion Crawford Ajattomat aaveet (Timeless Ghosts) Shortlist [6]
Patrick Ness and Siobhan Dowd Hirviön kutsu (A Monster Calls) Shortlist [6]
2018 David Mitchell Luukellot (The Bone Clocks) Winner [7]
Eka Kurniawan Kauneus on kirous (Beauty Is A Wound) Shortlist [8]
Ursula K. Le Guin Ikuisen hämärän maa (The Beginning Place) Shortlist [8]
Andri Snær Magnason Aika-arkku (Tímakistan) Shortlist [8]
Brandon Sanderson Viimeinen valtakunta (Mistborn: The Final Empire) Shortlist [8]
2019 Matt Haig Kuinka aika pysäytetään (How to Stop Time) Shortlist [9]
Robin Hobb Narrin salamurhaaja (Fool’s Assassin) Shortlist [9]
Shirley Jackson Linna on aina ollut kotimme (We Have Always Lived in the Castle) Shortlist [9]
Samanta Schweblin Houreuni ( Fever Dream) Shortlist [9]
T. H. White Muinainen ja tuleva kuningas (The Once and Future King) Shortlist [9]
2020 Juhani Karila Pienen hauen pyydystys Winner [10][11]
Katri Alatalo Ikuisesti, siskoni Shortlist [11][12]
Neil Gaiman Pohjoisen mytologia (Norse Mythology) Shortlist [11][12]
Karoliina Heinola Hitonhauta ja muita puolielävien kohtaloita Shortlist [11][12]
V. E. Schwab Magian syvempi sävy (A Darker Shade of Magic) Shortlist [11][12]
2021 Margaret Rogerson Kirjojen tytär (Sorcery of Thorns) Winner [13]
Dino Buzzati Noiduttu takki ja muita kertomuksia Shortlist [14]
Ta-Nehisi Coates Vesitanssija (The Water Dancer) Shortlist [14]
Heikki Kännö Runoilija Shortlist [14]
M. G. Soikkeli Neljän miekan tanssi Shortlist [14]
2022 Susanna Clarke Piranesi Winner [15][16]
N. K. Jemisin Viides vuodenaika (The Fifth Season) Shortlist [17]
TJ Klune Talo taivaansinisellä merellä (The House in the Cerulean Sea) Shortlist [17]
Madeline Miller Kirke ( Circe) Shortlist [17]
Siri Pettersen Rautasusi ( Iron Wolf) Shortlist [17]
2023 Jyrki Vainonen Täytetyt Winner [18][19]
Mariana Enriquez Yö kuuluu meille  (Nuestra parte de noche; Our Share of the Night) Shortlist [20][21]
Marko Hautala Kuolleiden valssi Shortlist [20][21]
Keigo Higashino Namiyan puodin ihmeet (Namiya Zakkaten no Kiseki; The Miracles of the Namiya General Store) Shortlist [20][21]
Merja Kyllönen Vainajaiset Shortlist [20][21]
2024 Jorge Luis Borges Kertomukset Shortlist [22][23]
R. F. Kuang Babel Shortlist [22][23]
Vehka Kurjenmiekka Kellopelisydän Shortlist [22][23]
J. S. Meresmaa Tytär hämärän, piika pimeän Shortlist [22][23]
Gene Wolfe Soturi sumussa (Soldier of the Mist) Shortlist [22][23]

See also

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Sources

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  2. ^ "Fantasiakirjallisuudelle uusi palkinto". Helsingin Sanomat (www.hs.fi). 3 July 2007. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012.
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