The finalists for the 2025 SERAPH, a German fantasy award, were announced February 3 by the Phantastische Akademie [Fantasy Academy]

The juried award has three categories. The Best Debut winner will receive 7,000 euros, and the Best Book and the Best Independent Title winners will each get 6,000 euros. Over 250 titles were submitted for the award this year.

The SERAPH prize winners will be announced March 28 in cooperation with the Leipzig Book Fair. 

Best Debut

• City of Dust and Shadows, Lara Große (Leaf)
• Der Glückskrämer und die Suche nach dem Unglück, Susann Loevenich (Scylla)
• Die Krähen von Greengate, Cor Nightingale (8280 Edition)
• Die Mutter der Masken – Säure, Freya Petersen (Lost Hero Publishing)
• Melodie der Asche, Elya Adair (Knaur)
• Of Ash and Fire – Rise of the Phoenix, Hanna Weller (Piper)
• Phytopia Plus, Zara Zerbe (Verbrecher)
• Shattered Bonds, Lisa-Katharina Hensel (One)

Best Book

• Die Magie goldgewebter Herzen, Eleanor Bardilac (Knaur)
• Entfesselte Zukunft, Martin Förster (Weltenbaum)
• Hinter den Mauern der Ozean, Anne Reinecke (Diogenes)
• Honesty – Was die Wahrheit verbirgt, Franzi Kopka (Sauerländer)
• Hunting Souls – Unsere verräterischen Seelen, Tina Köpke (Coppenrath)
• Ich, Hannibal, Judith und Christian Vogt (Piper)
• Infinita, Andreas Brandhorst (Piper)
• Lieferdienst, Tom Hillenbrand (Kiepenheuer & Witsch)
• Parts Per Million, Theresa Hannig (TOR)
• Proxi, Aiki Mira (TOR)
• Schatten des Roten Throns, Magali Volkmann (Drachenmond)
• Schlangen und Stein, James A. Sullivan (Piper)
• Wolfszone, Christian Endres (Heyne)

Best Indie

• All An!, Kai-Holger Brassel
• Aspiration – Die Akademie, Jasmin Jülicher
• Cupids Fluch, Ursa Jaumann
• Der Gesang des Henkers, Sam Feuerbach
• Der Spiegel des Drachen, April Wynter
• Die Gilde der Geometer, Tibor Merlak
• Existenz, Ryan Rockwell
• Kontakt, Joshua Tree
• Milea, Tea Loewe
• Projekt EagleWings, Sylvia Kaml
• Schwarz lodern die Flammen – Valentis Akademie, Rahel Abebe

The winners of the 2024 SERAPH awards for German fantasy were announced March 22 at the Leipzig Book Fair.

SERAPH 2024 AWARDS

BEST DEBUT

• Fast verschwundene Fabelwesen: Die sagenhafte Expedition des Konstantin O. Boldt, Florian Schäfer & Elif Siebenpfeiffer (arsEdition)

BEST BOOK

• A Breath of Winter, Carina Schnell (Knaur)

BEST INDEPENDENT TITLE

• Draußen, Mary Stormhouse

The winners in the categories of Best Novel and Best Independent Title receive 5,500 euros, while the prize money for the Best Debut this year is 7,000 euros.

The finalists for the 2024 SERAPH, a German fantasy award, have been announced by the Phantastische Akademie [Fantasy Academy]

The juried award has three categories. The Best Debut winner will receive 3,000 euros, the Best Book winner will receive 1,500 euros, and the Best Independent Title winner will get 1,550 euros.

The SERAPH prize winners will be announced March 22 in cooperation with the Leipzig Book Fair. 

Best Debut

• Die goldene Kanone: (K)ein Detektivroman, An Brenach (ohneohren)
• Die Moritat der Organspenderin, Tina Ariam (Wreaders Verlag)
• Die rastlosen Geister des Salon Nocturne, Stefanie Schuhen (Piper)
• Fast verschwundene Fabelwesen: Die sagenhafte Expedition des Konstantin O. Boldt, Florian Schäfer & Elif Siebenpfeiffer (arsEdition)
• Gameshow: Der Preis der Gier, Franzi Kopka (Fischer Sauerländer)
• Secrets of Dublin: Verbotene Zauber, Kari Vanadis (Piper)
• Selbstkorrektur, Ume S. Winter (Dunkelstern Verlag)
• The Dark Secrets of New Orleans, Lisa Doberauer (THEIL Verlag)

Best Book

• A Breath of Winter, Carina Schnell (Knaur)
• A Song to raise a Storm, Julia Dippel (Planet!)
• Das Stoffuniversum, Ralph Neumüller (p.machinery)
• Der Zirkel der Sechs: Runen und Knochen, Leni Wambach (Piper)
• Die geflohene Geschichte, Kate Kowalski (Heyne)
• Ever & After: Der schlafende Prinz, Stella Tack (Ravensburger)
• Magische Bilder: Die verschollenen Meister, Akram El-Bahay (Lübbe)
• Moorläufer – Im Reich der letzten Drachen, Boris Koch (Knaur)
• Requiem für einen blutroten Stern, Anika Beer (Drachenmond-Verlag)
• Selbst ist die Fee, Liane Mars (Piper)
• Solar System: Lost, Sylvia Kaml (dp Verlag)
• Sunblessed: Witches of New London, Isabel Clivia (Moon Notes)

Best Independent Title

• Das Geheimnis des Monsieur Arnaud, Odine Raven
• Die Hexen von Fenton, G. S. Foster Draußen, Mary Stormhouse
• Engel unter Mordverdacht, C. N. Stance
• Gefangene des Panthers, Ju Honisch
• Helisee: Der Ruf der Feenkönigin, Andreas Sommer
• Reborn Society, Phillip-C. Kasten
• Sarah Seelenfänger: Schattenherbst, Chris Abraham
• Traum von Klauen und Dämmergrün, Christopher Abendroth

The winners of the 2023 SERAPH awards for German fantasy were announced April 27 at the Leipzig Book Fair. (Thanks to Cora Buhlert for translating the titles into English.)

SERAPH 2023 AWARDS

BEST BOOK

• Theresa Hannig, Pantopia, (Fischer Tor)

BEST INDEPENDENT BOOK

• Christopher Abendroth, Der salzige Geschmack unserer Freiheit [The Salty Taste of Our Freedom]

BEST DEBUT BOOK

• Lucia Herbst, Medusa: Verdammt lebendig [Medusa: Damned Much Alive], (Piper Wundervoll)

The awards, given by the Phantastische Akademie [Fantasy Academy], have three categories. The Best Debut winner is receiving the higher-than-usual amount of 4,000 euros this year due to individual donations. The Best Book winner will receive 1,000 euros, and Best Indie winner will get 1,750 euros.

The finalists for the 2022 SERAPH, a German fantasy award, have been announced by the Phantastische Akademie (Fantasy Academy)

The award has three categories. The Best Debut is awarded 2,000 euros, the winners in the categories Best Novel and Best Indie Title receive 1,000 euros each.

The SERAPH prizewinners will be announced in March in cooperation with the Leipzig Book Fair. 

SERAPH 2022 – Bestes Debüt / Best Debut

• Eleanor Bardilac, Knochenblumen welken nicht (Knaur)
• Laura Dümpelfeld, Lemmy Lokowitsch (Edition Roter Drache)
• Olivia Meyer, Vibes of Chaos (Chaospony)
• Lily S. Morgan, City of Burning Wings (Carlsen Impress)
• Alisha Pilenko, Voodoo wider Willen (Chaospony)
• Sarah Raich, All that’s left (ivi)
• Robert von Cube, Eisschmelze (ohneohren)

SERAPH 2022 – Bestes Buch / Best Book

• Nora Bendzko, Die Götter müssen sterben (Knaur)
• Kaja Evert, Dornenritter (SadWolf)
• Marie Graßhoff, Der dunkle Schwarm (Lübbe)
• Theresa Hannig, König und Meister (Edition Roter Drache)
• Jenny-Mai Nuyen, Kalt wie Schnee, hart wie Eisen (cbt)
• Kim Rabe, Berlin Monster (Lübbe)
• Margit Ruile, Der Zwillingscode (Loewe)
• Janna Ruth, Memories of Summer (MoonNotes)
• Selina Schuster, Absinthe (DRYAS)
• James A. Sullivan, Das Erbe der Elfenmagierin (Piper)
• Joshua Tree, Singularity (Fischer TOR)
• J.C. Vogt, Anarchie Déco (Fischer TOR)
• Kathleen Weise, Der vierte Mond (Heyne)

SERAPH 2022 – Bester Independent-Titel / Best Indie Title

• Isabel Aust, Das Fragment des Schicksals
• Ela Bellcut, Friends of Death: Jay & Lia
• Patricia Eckermann, Elektro Krause
• Tanya Hartgers, Crimson Dawn
• Jorina C. Havet, Die Fürsten der See und der Erde
• Ju Honisch, Weltendiebe
• Jessica Iser, Deathbound
• Thomas Knüwer, Das kurze Leben einer immer wieder Sterbenden
• Leslie Meilinger, Infernicus – Unter schwarzen Wolken
• Ines Plagemann, Funkenfeder
• Mary-Anne Raven, Die Tür im Schnee
• Robin Thier, Michael Cremann, Vents – Schwarzer Sand

[Thanks to Cora Buhlert for the story.]

The recipients of the 2021 SERAPH, a German fantasy award, were announced May 27 in cooperation with the Leipzig Book Fair. 

The award is given by the  Phantastische Akademie (Fantasy Academy) in three categories. The Best Debut is awarded 2,500 euros, the winners in the categories Best Novel and Best Indie Title receive 2,000 euros each.

The SERAPH prizewinners are:

Bester Roman / Best Novel

• Ursula Poznanski, Cryptos (Loewe)

Bester Independent-Titel / Best Indie Title

• Siegfried Langer, Das Buch, das dich findet

Bestes Debüt / Best Debut

• Theresa Jeßberger, Töchter der Freiheit (fjb)

[Thanks to Cora Buhlert for the story.]