Kurd Laßwitz Nominees
The Nominees for this year’s Kurd Laßwitz award for science fiction published in Germany have been announced.
Best Novel
- Der Lamo-Kodex, by Stefan Blankertz
- Kinder der Ewigkeit, by Andreas Brandhorst
- Yardang, by Marcus Hammerschmitt
- Walpar Tonnraffir und der Zeigefinger, by Uwe Post
- Korona, by Thomas Thiemeyer
- Plasmawelt, by Michael Marcus Thurner
Best Short Story
- “Finja-Danielas Totenwache,” by Nadine Boos
- “Lod, Lad, Chine,” by Andreas Flögel
- “Die Schwelle,” by Michael K. Iwoleit
- “Kamele, Kuckucksuhren un Bienen,” by Heidrun Jänchen
- “Ende der Jagdsaison auf Orange,” by Karsten Kruschel
- “Die verhinderte Himmelfahrt der Jana Maria Magdalena Sibelius,” by Niklas Peinecke
- “Lebenslichter,” by Karla Schmidt
Best Foreign Novel
- Transition, by Iain Banks
- War of the Marionettes, by Adam-Troy Castro
- Little Brother, by Cory Doctorow
- The Tomorrow Code, by Brian Falkner
- The City and the City, by Chine Miéville
- Sun of Suns, by Karl Schroeder
Best Translation
- Eva Bauche-Eppers, for The City and the City
- Juliane Gräbener-Müller & Nikolaus Stingl, for Anathem
- Uwe-Michael Gutzschhahn, for Little Brother
- Bernhard Kempen, for Metatropolis
- Usch Kiausch, for Halting State
- Stephanie Pannen, for Gods of Night
Best Illustration
- Arndt Dreschsler, for the cover of Tschirque der Kreuzwächter
- Jacek Kaczynski, for the cover of Die Audienz
- Timo Kümmel, for the cover of Die Ankunft
- David Fincher
- Crossvalley Smith, for the cover of Exodus 27
Special Prize
- Robert N. Bloch, for Bibliographie der utopischen und phantastischen Literatur 1750-1950
- René Moreau, Heinz Wipperfürth, and Olaf Kemmler, for Exodus Magazine
- Dieter von Reeken, for reprinting the fantastic stories of Oskar Hoffmann and for their continuing work to publish Kurd Laßwitz.
- Ernst Wurdack, Heidrun Jänchen, Armin Rößler, and Dieter Schmitt, for publishing activity
For more information… (German)