The were presented every year by the (JAFA) from 1982 to 2011. They honor the best in adventure fiction published in the previous year.
The Japan Adventure Fiction Association was founded in 1981 by Chin Naitō (1936–2011) and was disbanded in 2012 after his death.
Winners YearTranslated NovelJapanese NovelAuthorTitleAuthorTitle 1 1982Robert B. ParkerEarly AutumnKenzo Kitakata 2 1983John le CarréThe Little Drummer GirlKenzo KitakataEnglish translation: The Cage, tr. Paul Warham, Vertical, 2006The Cage — Vertical, Inc. 3 1984Robert LudlumThe Bourne IdentityYoichi FunadoYoichi Funado at J'Lit Books from Japan 4 1985James CrumleyDancing BearTatsuo ShimizuTatsuo Shimizu at J'Lit Books from Japan 5 1986Dick FrancisProofGo OsakaEnglish translation: The Red Star of Cádiz, tr. Usha Jayaraman, Kurodahan Press, 2008The Red Star of Cadiz | Kurodahan Press 6 1987Bob LangleyTraverse of the GodsYoichi Funado 7 1988TrevanianThe MainYoichi Funado 8 1989Stephen HunterThe Day Before MidnightJoh Sasaki 9 1990Wilbur SmithThe Eye of the TigerTatsuo Shimizu 10 1991Bernard CornwellSea LordYoichi Funado 11 1992Clive CusslerSaharaKaoru TakamuraKaoru Takamura at J'Lit Books from Japan 12 1993Dean KoontzWatchersKaoru Takamura 13 1994Robert R. McCammonSwan SongJoh Sasaki 14 1995Robert R. McCammonBoy's LifeYoichi Funado 15 1996Dick FrancisCome to GriefSeishu Hase 16 1997Glenn MeadeSnow WolfBaku YumemakuraGraphic novel adaptation (English translation): The Summit of the Gods (illustrated by Jiro Taniguchi. Fanfare/Ponent Mon. 2009–)The Summit of the Gods 1 - English catalogue > Taniguchi - Ponent Mon 17 1998Stephen HunterBlack LightMiyuki Miyabe 18 1999Stephen HunterTime to HuntHarutoshi FukuiHarutoshi Fukui at J'Lit Books from Japan 19 2000Lee ChildKilling FloorArimasa Osawa 20 2001Boston TeranGod Is A BulletArimasa Osawa 21 2002Stephen HunterPale Horse ComingHarutoshi FukuiFilm adaptation: Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean (2005) 22 2003Victor GischlerGun MonkeysYoichi Funado 23 2004James CrumleyThe Final CountryToshihiko YahagiToshihiko Yahagi at J'Lit Books from Japan The Wrong Goodbye | The Nippon Foundation 24 2005James Carlos BlakeA World of ThievesKen NishimuraKen Nishimura at J'Lit Books from Japan 25 2006Dick FrancisUnder OrdersArimasa Osawa 26 2007Jeffery DeaverThe Cold MoonJoh SasakiJ'Lit | Publications : The Policeman's Lineage | Books from Japan 27 2008Tom Rob SmithChild 44Akio Higuchi 28 2009Don WinslowThe Power of the DogYumeaki HirayamaYumeaki Hirayama at J'Lit Books from Japan Diner by Yumeaki Hirayama | exhibitAbooks.com 29 2010Don WinslowThe Winter of Frankie MachineKen Nishimura302011Jeffery DeaverCarte BlancheArimasa Osawa Ken Nishimura
See also Mystery Writers of Japan Award Japanese detective fiction
References
External links The official website of the Japan Adventure Fiction Association List of winners J'Lit | Awards : Japan Adventure Fiction Association Prize | Books from Japan