France- Prix Rosny A\u00een\u00e9<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sintonia<\/a><\/em> by Audrey Pleynet (Le B\u00e9lial’ \u00c9ditions)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Earth, year 2354. Two hundred years after the War of Wraths\u2014a conflict that itself spanned nearly a century\u2014the world has been transformed. Having broken the hellish cycle of armed struggle and ecological disaster thanks to nanotechnology, humanity shelters within city-states, protected from a fiercely hostile natural world. The most advanced among them have undergone the Ascension, a nanotech process allowing them to rise into the clouds, far above the Ground and its toxic pollution. Foremost among these is the mighty Venice\u2014pioneer of the “stalk-cities”\u2014extending its reach through ancient guilds that guard their technological mastery jealously. Yet within the *Serenissima*, hatreds run deep and power struggles never cease. An age-old lineage of formidable female assassins\u2014wielders of the “Diapason,” a form of mind control derived from a unique technology they alone command\u2014is now poised to pay a terrible price, facing total annihilation. Unless… Amidst its dark, history-steeped alleyways and soaring palaces, beyond its suspension bridges and flying gondolas, the City of Doges guards its secrets behind a multitude of masks…<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Italy- Premio Vegetti<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Mai verr\u00e0 la notte<\/a><\/em> by Mariangela Cerrino (Ed. Tabula Fati)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In this collection of twenty-two short stories, written between 1980 and 2022, Mariangela Cerrino offers us her vision of the future, as well as the fates that befell other worlds and Earth itself\u2014now a desolate, abandoned wasteland, now a place where humanity has been supplanted by androids or confined to new social structures. She also presents a humanity surging toward new frontiers, ready to confront fresh challenges, new beings, and new forms of awareness.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Finland- T\u00e4htifantasia Award<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Noidanlanka<\/em><\/a> by J. S. Meresmaa (Myllylahti)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A story about a young pearl whisperer who sets out to seek a cure from a witch doctor for her sick sister who has been suffering from a fatal dream.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Spain- Premios Kelvin<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Animales dif\u00edciles<\/a><\/em> by Rosa Montero (Seix Barral)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In the Madrid of 2111, detective Bruna Husky is hired to investigate a terrorist attack at the facilities of Eternal, a major tech company. Initial clues lead her to a journalist tracking one of the assailants, but the trail goes cold as those involved begin to disappear or die. The detective and her colleague, Inspector Lizard, find themselves ensnared in an increasingly dark mystery\u2014a deadly trap devised by a terrifying criminal mind. We encounter a Bruna Husky consumed by rage against the world and, above all, against herself; she is no longer a powerful combat techno-human, but a frail android designed for calculation. It is from this position of newfound vulnerability that she must face the most dangerous case of her career.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n France- Prix ActuSF de l\u2019Uchronie<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n La fille qui sauva Hiroshima<\/a><\/em> by St\u00e9phane Desienne (Gephyre)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hiroshima, Summer 1945- Every night in her dreams, Hitomi Sakamura\u2019s older brother arranges to meet her on a specific morning and asks her to perform a miracle. And despite an alarming letter received by their parents, Hitomi knows that her hero of a brother\u2014a pilot\u2014is still alive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Columbia, United States, February 1960 No one has forgotten the bombing of Nagasaki that ended the war fifteen years ago. People believe they know everything about the events of August 9, 1945, in Nagasaki. Yet, the President asks a friend to investigate a failure that occurred on August 6, 1945. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But what, then, is the *Enola Gay*? And Hiroshima?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n France- Prix Imaginales<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Festin de larmes<\/a><\/em> by Morgane Caussarieu & Vincent Tassy (ActuSF)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Aubrey Clare has lost everything. Her sister has died of illness, her father has retreated into artificial paradises, and her mother is wasting away. She seems to come alive only when she receives a mysterious marquis in the evening… Morgane Caussarieu and Vincent Tassy, \u200b\u200bauthors specializing in vampire fiction, reveal a different\u2014and far more terrifying\u2014facet of these creatures: the hold they exert and the fascination they inspire…<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Japan- the Seiun Awards<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Labeled Human<\/a><\/em> by Ningen Rokudo (Hayakawa Publishing Corporation)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Love, a robot working at a care facility, strangles an elderly resident\u2014a female scientist\u2014at her own request. Yet, Love was designed to be incapable of killing humans. As Love goes on the run to prove its innocence and reclaim its pride, it finds itself pursued by activists campaigning to eliminate robots… A hard sci-fi epic where combat and robot philosophy reach their zenith.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Germany- Kurd La\u00dfwitz Award<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Henry Meadows turns twelve just as Earth is dying. Together with his father and siblings, he travels to Perm\u2014a primordial moon in a distant solar system. Henry\u2019s mother traveled on a different spacecraft; the family awaits her arrival with longing. But suddenly, signs begin to multiply: she has already been here\u2014long ago. And she has left behind a warning.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Finland- T\u00e4htivaeltaja (\u201cStar Rover\u201d) Award<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Kesuura<\/a><\/em><\/strong> by Marisha Rasi-Koskinen (S&S)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Marisha Rasi-Koskinen\u2019s<\/em> eighth novel, Kesuura<\/em>, is an extraordinary display of power that sheds light on the formation of the thinking mind. It mirrors human consciousness and the information processing of artificially constructed brains. Psychologically astute, even raw in its uncompromisingness, this work shows how a person creates another being in their own image, but then refuses to recognize their similarity…<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n France- Grand Prix de l\u2019Imaginaire<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Aatea<\/a><\/em> by Anouck Faure (Argyll)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A navigator capable of steering his sailboat on the suspended oceans of the Cloud, Aatea is nonetheless an outcast in the eyes of his people : born at sea, he lacks the filament, the symbiotic organ that allows his people to coexist with gigantic living islands. The only way he can endure the servitude forced upon him by the caste system is through his maritime expeditions. However, after a pirate attack costs the lives of all his passengers, Aatea loses his right to sail. Aatea then chooses the unthinkable : to flee the safety of the islands, abandoning everything and following in the path of his grandmother, an explorer whose tales had lulled his childhood. As the world turns unusually cold, Aatea sets off alone on the unstable seas, determined to travel further than anyone else. However, in the Cloud, where all things are devoured and torn apart, many dangers await the navigator ; dangers but also encounters, the kind that anchor a life and give it meaning.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Finland- T\u00e4htivaeltaja (\u201cStar Rover\u201d) Award<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Keuhkopuiden uni<\/a><\/em> by Siiri Enoranta (Gummerus)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The society of human-like but winged creatures of the species Homo arboris is built on a symbiotic relationship. Each member has a close, vital connection to their own lung tree, to whose shelter the creatures must retreat at night and on whose sap and pollen they depend. However, a cultural upheaval is underway, and the book\u2019s protagonist, the young Countess Aikaterine da Rosetta Caesonius, Katica, acts as the book\u2019s driving catalyst. The dashing, self-centered girl finds herself in conflict with the powers that be in her community and becomes a symbol of broader social change. The conflict between the ultra-conservative individuals who cling to their trees and the reformists who seek to get rid of the trees by force is one of the main threads of the plot.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Italy- Premio Italia Award<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In a dystopian future, Eastern Sicily has been devastated by a natural catastrophe that has forever altered its geography and the lives of its inhabitants. Tancredi Di Bella\u2014an inspector for the Police Department\u2019s Archaeological Division with a troubled past\u2014returns to his homeland to investigate a mysterious murder linked to the trafficking of ancient artifacts. In a world of ruined cities, protective domes, and political machinations, Tancredi finds himself confronting not only the ghosts of his past but also a web of power and secrets that threatens to engulf him. As he seeks the truth, he discovers that the boundary between what was and what will be is as fragile as the very ground beneath his feet.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Spain- Ignotus Awards<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n La Novia Roja<\/a><\/em> by Marina Tena Tena (Domen)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n An exuberant and visceral gothic novel, born as a retelling of *Bluebeard*. It features cover art by Borja Gonz\u00e1lez, winner of the National Comic Award.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Israel- Geffen Awards<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Love at First Sign<\/a><\/em> by Reut Weis (2Sfarim)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n No one imagines that the witty horoscope of Beit Shaham is written by Sharona, a shy and introverted teacher. And no one – certainly Sharona – believes that her horoscope is coming true, because, as she will gladly explain, it is impossible to argue with the stars and when there are superpowers It’s also hard to resist: Sharona uses the horoscope to help her friend get revenge on a violent man, bring a lost dog home and even make the villagers win the lottery. Besides, she hopes that the person who hurt her in her youth will finally apologize, and explain why he betrayed her and broke her heart. But it quickly becomes clear to Sharona that there is a problem with the horoscope: it comes true, but not necessarily the way she planned. 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