Elbakin.net


Elbakin.net is a French website created in 2000, dealing with fantasy in all media. It is one of the main Francophone information websites dedicated to the fantasy genre. Since 2006, the main contributors to the website formed an eponymous association which manages the website and undertakes cultural actions in the same field.
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History

In early September 2000, three fantasy lovers, namely Raphaël Cervera, Jean-François le Gac and Emmanuel Chastellière, launched a website, Elbakin.com, resulting from the merger of their individual websites. At that time, Elbakin.net was mainly dedicated to the universe of The Lord of the Rings and its film adaptation by Peter Jackson, then in production, and the website made itself known by relaying information about the film adaptation. After the release of the trilogy, the website was dedicated to all aspects of fantasy.
In April 2001, a new version of the website was published online. In April 2002, Elbakin.net renewed its forum by setting up a phpBB engine to deal with the increase in Internet traffic.
In September 2003, the website replaced its domain name and became Elbakin.net. In 2004, the permanent editorial board of the website changed: Emmanuel Chastellière was the only remaining active founding member, and several new editors joined the team.
In 2006, Elbakin.net became a voluntary association under France's 1901 law. Its aim is to promote the fantasy genre, mainly with the website Elbakin.net but also by other means, especially participation in festivals.
In February 2009, the website opened a Facebook page.
In June 2009, Elbakin.net took part in two study days organised by the Paris 13 University about fantasy in France with the participation of an editor of the website in a round table.
In 2010, Elbakin.net organised France's first Fantasy convention in Grenoble from 26 to 29 August, alongside the 37th Science Fiction convention. On that occasion a fantasy literary award was introduced: the Elbakin.net Award.
In September 2010, the website celebrated the tenth anniversary of its founding, and on this special occasion published words of encouragement from several well-known figures in French fantasy, including the authors Alain Damasio, Pierre Pevel, Jean-Philippe Jaworski and Fabrice Colin, and academics like Vincent Ferré.
At Christmas 2010, the website launched a podcast as a series of monthly programmes featuring a review of the past year and reviews of books and films. The first series included eight programmes published online between Christmas 2010 and July 2011, and continued over the following months.

Elbakin.net Award

French novel

2017

  • Winner: Lionel Davoust : La Messagère du Ciel
  • Shortlisted:
  • * Pierre Bordage : La Désolation
  • * Jean-Laurent Del Soccoro : Boudicca
  • * Estelle Faye : Les Seigneurs de Bohen
  • * Victor Fleury : ''L'Empire électrique''

2016

  • Winner: Fabien Clavel : Feuillets de cuivre
  • Shortlisted:
  • * Stefan Platteau : Dévoreur
  • * Anthelme Hauchecorne : Le Carnaval aux corbeaux
  • * Christian Chavassieux : Les Nefs de Pangée
  • * Lionel Davoust : ''Port d' mes''

2015

  • Winner: Jean-Laurent Del Socorro : Royaume de vent et de colères
  • Shortlisted:
  • * Gabriel Katz : Aeternia, la marche du prophète
  • * Martin Page : Je suis un dragon
  • * Lionel Davoust : La Route de la conquête
  • * Nicolas Le Breton : ''Les mes envolées''

2014

  • Winner: Karim Berrouka : Fées, Weed et Guillotines
  • Shortlisted:
  • * Fabien Cerutti : Le Bâtard de Kosigan
  • * Stefan Platteau : Manesh
  • * Jean-Philippe Jaworski : Même pas mort
  • * Adrien Tomas : ''Notre-Dame des loups''

2013

  • Winner: Estelle Faye : Porcelaine
  • Shortlisted:
  • * Jean-Philippe Depotte : Le Chemin des Dieux
  • * Pierre Pevel : Le Chevalier
  • * Régis Goddyn : Le Sang des 7 rois
  • * Olivier Peru : ''Martyrs ''

2012

  • Winner: Justine Niogret : Mordre le bouclier
  • Shortlisted:
  • * David Calvo : Elliot du Néant
  • * Cédric Ferrand : Wastburg
  • * Laurent Kloetzer : Petites Morts
  • * Michel Pagel : ''Le Dernier des Francs''

2011

  • Winner: Thierry Di Rollo : Bankgreen
  • Shortlisted:
  • * Raphaël Albert : Avant le déluge
  • * Fabien Clavel : Le Châtiment des flèches
  • * Fabrice Colin & Michael Moorcock : Les Buveurs d'âme
  • * Laurent Kloetzer : ''Cleer, une fantaisie corporate''

2010

  • Winner: Charlotte Bousquet : Cytheriae
  • Shortlisted:
  • * Ugo Bellagamba : Tancrède, une uchronie
  • * Lionel Davoust : La Volonté du dragon
  • * Christophe Lambert : Vegas mytho
  • * Justine Niogret : ''Chien du heaume''

French novel for young people

2017

  • Winner: Delphine Laurent : Le lien du faucon
  • Shortlisted:
  • * Marine Carteron : Génération K
  • * Marie-Lorna Vaconsin : La fille aux cheveux rouges
  • * Ruberto Sanquer : L'aura noire
  • * Charlotte Bousquet : ''Sang-de-lune''

2016

  • Winner: Aurélie Wellenstein : Les Loups chantants
  • Shortlisted:
  • * Marie Vareille : Elia, la passeuse d'âmes
  • * Amandine Labarre et Nicolas Labarre : L'Autre Herbier
  • * Lucie Pierrat-Pajot : Les Mystères de Larispem
  • * Paul Beorn : ''Un ogre en cavale''

2015

  • Winner: Estelle Faye : Thya
  • Shortlisted:
  • * Timothée de Fombelle : Le Livre de perle
  • * Aurélie Wellenstein : Le Roi des fauves
  • * Cassandra O'Donnell : La Vallée magique
  • * B.F. Parry : ''Oniria - Le Royaume des rêves''

2014

  • Winner: Christelle Dabos : Les Fiancés de l’hiver
  • Shortlisted:
  • * Victor Dixen : Animale
  • * François Place : Angel, l’indien blanc
  • * Joann Sfar : GrandClapier
  • * Cindy Van Wilder : ''Les Outrepasseurs''

2013

  • Winner: Marie Pavlenko : La Fille-sortilège
  • Shortlisted:
  • * Pauline Bock : Les Lumières de Haven
  • * Hervé Jubert : Magies secrètes
  • * Carole Trébor : Nina Volkovitch
  • * Fabrice Colin : ''49 jours''

2012

  • Winner: Jean-Luc Marcastel : L'Enfant-monstre
  • Shortlisted:
  • * Charlotte Bousquet : Nuits tatouées
  • * Nicolas Cluzeau : Avant les ténèbres
  • * Gabriel Katz : La Traque
  • * Christophe Mauri : ''Le Premier Défi de Mathieu Hidalf''

2011

  • Winner: Olivier Peru et Patrick McSpare : La Voix des rois
  • Shortlisted:
  • * Marie Caillet : Allégeance
  • * Vincent Jouvert : La Roue du vent
  • * Guilhem Méric : Le Secret des âmes sœurs
  • * Carina Rozenfeld : ''Les Portes de Doregon''

2010

  • Winner: Pauline Alphen : Salicande
  • Shortlisted:
  • * Samantha Bailly : La Langue du silence
  • * Pierre Bottero : Les mes croisées
  • * Charlotte Bousquet : La Marque de la bête
  • * Jérôme Noirez : ''La Dernière Flèche''

Foreign novel

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

Foreign novel for young people

2017

  • Winner: Maria Turtschaninoff : Maresi
  • Shortlisted:
  • * Stéphanie Garber : Caraval
  • * Alison Goodman : Lady Helen : Le club des Mauvais Jours
  • * Irena Brignull : Les sorcières du clan du Nord
  • * Lian Hearn : ''L'Enfant du cerf''

2016

  • Winner: Sabaa Tahir : Une braise sous la cendre
  • Shortlisted:
  • * Catherynne M. Valente : La Fille qui navigua autour de Féérie dans un bateau construit de ses propres mains
  • * S. E. Grove : Les Cartographes - La Sentence de verre
  • * Neil Gaiman : Par bonheur le lait
  • * Leigh Bardugo : ''Six of Crows''

2015

  • Winner: Holly Black et Cassandra Clare : L'Épreuve de fer
  • Shortlisted:
  • * P.D. Baccalario : La Boutique Vif-Argent
  • * Soman Chainani : L'École du bien et du mal
  • * Lisa Fiedler : L'Empire d'Atlantia
  • * Amber Argyle : ''Witch Song''

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

Multiple nominees

Multiple winners


Nominations


  • Charlotte Bousquet : 4
  • * French novel : 2010
  • * French novel for young people : 2010, 2012, 2017
  • Lionel Davoust : 4
  • * French novel : 2010, 2015, 2016 et 2017
  • Brandon Sanderson : 3
  • * Foreign novel : 2010, 2015
  • * Foreign novel for young people : 2014
  • Estelle Faye : 3
  • * French novel : 2013, 2017
  • * French novel for young people : 2015
  • Guy Gavriel Kay : 3
  • * Foreign novel : 2015, 2016, 2017