Science Fiction Year 1976
Overview
◄◄ | ◄ | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | Science Fiction Year 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | ► | ►►
Other events
Events
- The Committee for Skeptical Inquiry is established in Amherst, New York .
Literary prizes
British Science Fiction Association Award
| British Science Fiction Association Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Michael Coney | Brontomek! | Best novel | |
Campbell Award
| Campbell Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Wilson Tucker | The Year of the Quiet Sun | The year of the silent sun | Best novel |
| Tom Reamy | Best new author | ||
Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award
| Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Jack Williamson | |||
Hugo Award
| Hugo Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Joe Haldeman | The Forever War | The Eternal War | Best novel |
| Roger Zelazny | Home is the hangman | The executioner has come home too: at home is the Hangman | Best short novel |
| Larry Niven | The Borderland of Sol | The borderland of Sol too: In the borderland of the sun | Best story |
| Joe Haldeman | Tricentennial | Tricentennial also: tricentennial | Best short story |
Locus Award
| Locus Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Joe Haldeman | The Forever War | The eternal war | Best novel |
| Lisa Tuttle & George RR Martin | The Storms of Windhaven | Storm over Windhaven | Best short novel |
| Ursula K. Le Guin | The New Atlantis | Best story | |
| Ursula K. Le Guin | The Day Before the Revolution | Best short story | |
| Ursula K. Le Guin | The Wind's Twelve Quarters | Best collection | |
| Roger Elwood & Robert Silverberg | Epoch | Best anthology | |
Nebula Award
| Nebula Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Frederik Pohl | Man plus | Human + also: The plus human | Best novel |
| James Tiptree, Jr. | Houston, Houston, Do You Read? | Houston, Houston, please report! | Best short novel |
| Isaac Asimov | The Bicentennial Man | The bicentenary | Best story |
| Charles L. Grant | A crowd of shadows | Deadly shadows | Best short story |
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German Youth Literature Prize
- The Guardians , The Guardians , John Christopher
New publications literature
New releases films
New releases TV series
| German title | sent | Original title | Episodes | Seasons | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-1979 | Ark II | 15th | 1 | ||
| The girls from outer space | 1976 | Star Maidens | 13 | 1 | |
| The seven million dollar woman | 1976-1988 | The Bionic Woman | 58 | 3 | |
| 1976 | Electra Woman and Dyna Girl | 16 | 1 | ||
| 1976 | Gemini Man | 12 | 1 |
New releases computer games
| German title | Original title | Studio | genre | platform | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death Race | Death Race | Exidy | Racing game | Arcade |
New publications issue series
- Commander Perkins
- Gemini Science Fiction , 1976–1977, 47 booklet novels
Conventions
- 3. Eurocon , Poznan
- 34th Worldcon , 2nd – 6th September, Kansas City ; Chairman: Ken Keller, guests of honor: Robert A. Heinlein (pro) & George Barr (fan)
Born
- Lauren Beukes
- Dana Brandt
- Wesley Chu
- Marc A. Herren
- Christian Humberg
- Ken Liu
- Lavie Tidhar
- Ben H. Winters
- Charles Yu
Died
- Paul Frank (* 1885)
- Walter Robert Fuchs (* 1937)
- Daniel F. Galouye (* 1920)
- Anton M. Kolnberger (* 1906)
- K. Merten (pseudonym of Hanns Kurth ; * 1904)
- Edgar Pangborn (* 1909)
- John Thomas Phillifent (* 1916)
- RF Starzl (* 1899)
