2023 Deutsche Science Fiction Preis Finalists

Finalists for the 2023 Deutsche Science Fiction Preis have been announced.

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Best German Language Short Story

  • “Fast Forward”, CM Dyrnberg (Nova 31)
  • “Die Summe aller Teile”, Christoph Grimm (Alien Contagium)
  • “Briefe an eine imaginäre Frau”, Michael K. Iwoleit (Nova 31)
  • “Hayes‘ Töchter und Söhne”, Thorsten Küper (Der Tod kommt auf Zahnrädern)
  • “Die Grenze der Welt”, Aiki Mira (Exodus 44)
  • “Der blassblaue Punkt”, Helen Obermeier (Alien Contagium)
  • “Morsche Haut”, Yvonne Tunnat (Der Tod kommt auf Zahnrädern)

Best German Language Novel

  • Roboter: Fading Smoke, R.M. Amerein (Atlantis-Verlag)
  • Ruf der Unendlichkeit, Andreas Brandhorst (Fischer TOR)
  • A. R. T. – Coup zwischen den Sternen, Kris Brynn [Regine Bott] (Knaur)
  • Pantopia, Theresa Hannig (Fischer TOR)
  • Wo beginnt die Nacht, Sven Haupt (Eridanus-Verlag)
  • Freier Fall, Hans-Jürgen Kugler (Hirnkost)
  • Reaktor, Timo Leibig (Belle-Époque-Verlag)
  • Neongrau, Aiki Mira (Polarise)
  • Titans Kinder, Aiki Mira (p.machinery)
  • Das Geflecht. An der Grenze, Jol Rosenberg (Verlag ohneohren)
  • Interspace One, Andreas Suchanek (Piper)
  • Athos 2643, Nils Westerboer (Klett-Cotta Hobbit-Presse)

Winners receive a €1,000 prize. Awards will be announced during BuchmesseCon on October 21, 2023 in Dreieich-Sprendlingen, Germany. For more, see the award site.





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