2025 Zsoldos Péter Award Finalists
The finalists for the 2025 Zsoldos Péter Award have been announced, honoring Hungarian works of speculative fiction. Note: Hungarian names are written in traditional order, with surname first.
- Ház a kráter szélén, Nemere István & Képes Gábor (olvasoterem.hu)
- Branstetter, Patonai Anikó Ágnes (magánkiadás)
- Kárhozott testvériség, Ian Pole (Stílus És Technika)
- Százezer mérföld, Michael Walden (Metropolis Media)
Short Stories
- “Az egyetlen”, Bartos Anita (A Legjobb)
- “Orfeusz”, Juhász Viktor (Az év magyar science fiction és fantasynovellái 2024)
- “Maradj ki ebből!“, László Zoltán (Az év magyar science fiction és fantasynovellái 2024)
- “Gyulladáspont”, Moskát Anita (Az év magyar science fiction és fantasynovellái 2024)
- “Pikkelyszedők”, Patonai Anikó Ágnes (magánkiadás)
- “Kurszán vére”, Ian Pole (Alternatív honfoglalás)
Best Translated Novel
- A jövő (The Future), Naomi Alderman, trans. by Borbély Judit Bernadett (21. Század Kiadó)
- Zavar (Confusion), Steinar Bragi, translated by Veress Kata; (Metropolis Media)
- Hazatérés (Homecoming), Hao Csing-fang, translated by Benkő Ferenc (Európa)
- Az óceán szeme (Mountain in the Sea), Ray Nayler, trans. by Sepsi László (Agave Könyvek)
- A máshol könyve (The Book of Elsewhere), Keanu Reeves & China Miéville, trans. by Viktor Juhász (Gabo)
The award is named for Zsoldos Péter (Péter Zsoldos), the 20th-century Hungarian science fiction author.
This year’s winners will be announced April 20, 2025. For more information, see the announcement.
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