Science Fiction Year 1979

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Other events

Literary prizes

British Science Fiction Association Award

British Science Fiction Association Award
author Original title German edition category
James Graham Ballard The Unlimited Dream Company Best novel
Christopher Priest Palely loitering Best short story

Campbell Award

Campbell Award
author Original title German edition category
Michael Moorcock Gloriana Gloriana Best novel
Stephen R. Donaldson Best new author

Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award

Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award
author Original title German edition category
Lyon's Sprague de Camp

Hugo Award

Hugo Award
author Original title German edition category
Vonda N. McIntyre Dreamsnake The dream snake Best novel
John Varley The Persistence of Vision The sluggishness of the eye Best short novel
Poul Anderson Hunter's Moon Hunter's Moon Best story
CJ Cherryh Cassandra Kassandra Best short story

Locus Award

Locus Award
author Original title German edition category
Vonda N. McIntyre Dreamsnake The dream snake Best novel in general
Frederik Pohl Gateway Gateway Best SF novel
John Varley The Persistence of Vision The sluggishness of the eye Best short novel
John Varley The Barbie Murders Best story
Harlan Ellison Count the clock that tells the time Best short story
John Varley The Persistence of Vision Best collection
Terry Carr The Best Science Fiction of the Year # 7 Best anthology

Nebula Award

Nebula Award
author Original title German edition category
Arthur C. Clarke The Fountains of Paradise Elevator to the Stars Best novel
Barry B. Longyear Enemy mine You, my enemy too: my dear enemy Best short novel
George RR Martin Sand kings Sand kings Best story
Edward Bryant giANTS The New Mexico Project Best short story

Prometheus Award

Prometheus Award
author Original title German edition category
Francis Paul Wilson Wheels Within Wheels Best novel

New publications literature

German title
Year of publication in German
Original title author Remarks
The ambulance ship 1980 Ambulance Ship James White
The universe next door 1981 The Universe Next Door Robert Anton Wilson
Dead Zone - The Assassination 1981 The Dead Zone Stephen King
The explorers of Gor 1984 Explorers of Gor John Norman
Island of the spiders 1981 Web John Wyndham First published posthumously 10 years after the author's death
A beetle in the anthill 1983 Russian Жук в муравейнике Arkadi and Boris Strugazki
Elevator to the Stars The Fountains of Paradise Arthur C. Clarke
Master singer 1989 Songmaster Orson Scott Card review
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams
Death march 1987 The Long Walk Stephen King
Computer revenge 1986 Intruder Louis Charbonneau
The Savior from Mars 1984 Jesus on Mars Philip José Farmer
The sun is dark 1980 Dark is the sun Philip José Farmer

Film awards

New releases films

German title
Year of publication in German
Original title Director Remarks
Alien - The creepy creature from a strange world 1979 Alien Ridley Scott
The evil 1979 Phantasm Don Coscarelli
The China Syndrome 1980 The China Syndrome James Bridges
The black hole 1980 The Black Hole Gary Nelson
Delta III - We don't want to go back to Earth The Shape of Things to Come George McCowan only the title with the same name novel by HG Wells in common
The electronic doppelganger 1982 Russian Приключения Электроника , transcribed Prikljutschenija Elektronika Constantine Bromberg
The big one with his extraterrestrial little one 1979 Uno sceriffo extraterrestre… poco extra e molto terrestre Michele Lupo
The breed 1982 The Brood David Cronenberg
The Hamburg disease - - Peter Fleischmann
flesh - - Rainer Erler
Escape to the future 1979 Time after time Nicholas Meyer
James Bond 007 - Moonraker - Top Secret 1979 Moonraker Lewis Gilbert
King Arthur and the astronaut 1980 The Spaceman and King Arthur Russ Mayberry
Louis' eerie encounter with the aliens 1979 Le Gendarme et les extra-terrestres Jean Girault
Mad Max 1980 Mad Max George Miller
meteor 1980 meteor Ronald Neame
Parts: The Clonus Horror Robert S. Fiveson
Piranhas II - The revenge of the killer fish 1981 Killer fish Antonio Margheriti
quintet 1979 Quintet Robert Altman
stalker 1981 Russian Сталкер Andrei Tarkovsky
Star Trek: The Movie 1980 Star Trek: The Motion Picture Robert Wise is the first Star Trek feature film and a sequel to the television series Raumschiff Enterprise
In strictest secrecy 1984 Plague Ed Hunt
Action evening sun - - Diethard Klante
The Alien Encounters James T. Flocker
El año de la peste Felipe Cazals
Aquanauts 1981 Russian Акванавты , transcribed Akvanavty Igor Vosnesensky
The aliens 1980 Stridulum Giulio Paradisi
Captain America II: Death Too Soon Ivan Nagy
The Dark John Cardos
The thing in the castle - - Gottfried Kolditz
The agent 1985 Goldengirl Joseph Sargent
Hotel 'To the failed alpinist' "Hukkunud Alpinisti" hotell Grigori Kromanov , Jüri Sillart
Battle for the 5th galaxy 1979 L'umanoide Aldo Lado
Mission Galactica - Attack of the Cylons 1979 Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack Vince Edwards
Professor Tarantoga and his strange guest - - Jens-Peter Proll
The Psychotronic Man Jack M. Sell
Seeds of Madness - Clonus Horror 1983 The Clonus Horror Robert S. Fiveson
Supersonic Man 1980 Supersonic Man Juan Piquer Simón
Star Odyssey Set uomini d'oro nello spazio Alfonso Brescia
The test of the pilot Pirx 1981 Test pilota Pirxa Marek Piestrak
Doomed to survive 1979 Ravagers Richard Compton
Invasion from space 1981 The Day Time Ended John Cardos

New releases TV series

German title sent Original title Episodes Seasons Remarks
Buck Rogers 1979-1981 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century 37 2
Flash Gordon 1979-1981 The New Adventures of Flash Gordon 24 2
Mobile Suit Gundam 1979-1980 Japanese. 機動 戦 士 ガ ン ダ ム , Kidō Senshi Gandamu 43 1
Quatermass 1979 Quatermass 4th 1
1979-1982 Sapphire & Steel 34 4th
1979 Japanese 宇宙 か ら の メ ッ セ ー ジ ・ 銀河 大 戦 , Uchū kara no Messēji: Ginga Taisen 27 1
1979 jap. バ ト ル フ ィ ー バ ー J , Batoru Fîbâ Jei 52 1
1979 Legends of the Superheroes 2 1
1979 Salvage 1 19th 2
1979-1980 Spider-Woman 16 1
The forbidden game 1979 - 3 1
1979 The World's Greatest SuperFriends 8th 1

New releases computer games

German title Original title Studio genre platform Remarks
Star Fire Exidy Combat simulation Arcade , Atari 8-Bit , Commodore 64
IPM Invader Irem Shoot 'em up Arcade
Starhawk Starhawk Cinematronics Shoot 'em up, first-person shooter Arcade, Vectrex
Galaxy Wars Taito Shoot 'em up Arcade
Galaxian Galaxian Namco Shoot 'em up Arcade First arcade game with real RGB colors
Space Command Irem Shoot 'em up Arcade
Space chaser Taito Maze Arcade
Sun Dance Sun Dance Cinematronics Arcade
Asteroids Asteroids Atari Shoot 'em up Arcade
Invinco Sega Shoot 'em up Arcade, Atari 2600 , Sega Saturn
Cosmic guerrilla Universal Shoot 'em up Arcade, ZX Spectrum
Tail Gunner Cinematronics Shoot 'em up Arcade
Superman Atari Action adventure Atari 2600
Star Raiders Star Raiders Atari Shoot 'em up Atari 2600, Atari 5200 , Atari ST , Atari home computers The year of publication is a guess
Space Edu ware RPG Apple II
Space II Edu ware RPG Apple II
Space fever Nintendo Shoot 'em up Arcade
Space launcher Nintendo Action adventure Arcade
Ozma Wars Shin Nihon Kikaku Shoot 'em up Arcade
Radar scope Nintendo Shoot 'em up Arcade
Lunar Rescue Japanese. ル ー ナ ー ・ レ ス キ ユ ー , Runā Resukukyū Taito Shoot 'em up Arcade
Beam Invader Tekunon Kougyou Shoot 'em up Arcade
Astro Fighter Data East Shoot 'em up Arcade

New publications magazines / fanzines / magazines

New publications issue series

Conventions

37th Worldcon , April 23-26 August, Brighton ; Chairman: Peter Weston, guests of honor: Brian Aldiss (pro) & Fritz Leiber (pro) & Harry Bell (fan)

Born

Died

See also

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