Science fiction year 1986
Overview
◄◄ | ◄ | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | Science Fiction Year 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | ► | ►►
Other events
Events
- Wolfgang Jeschke published the first volume of the almanac Das Science Fiction Jahr at Heyne in Munich.
Literary prizes
British Science Fiction Association Award
| British Science Fiction Association Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Bob Shaw | The Ragged Astronauts | Best novel | |
| Keith Roberts | Kaeti and the Hangman | Best short story | |
Campbell Award
| Campbell Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| David Brin | The Postman | Gordon's calling also: Postman | Best novel |
| Melissa Scott | Best new author | ||
Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award
| Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Arthur C. Clarke | for his life's work | ||
German Science Fiction Award
| German Science Fiction Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Thomas RP Mielke | The day the wall broke | Best novel | |
| Wolfgang Jeschke | Nekyomanteion | Best short story | |
Hugo Award
| Hugo Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Orson Scott Card | Ender's game | The big game | Best novel |
| Roger Zelazny | 24 Views of Mt. Fuji, by Hokusai | 24 views of Mount Fuji, from Hokusai also: 24 views of Fujiyama, from Hokusai | Best short novel |
| Harlan Ellison | Paladin of the Lost Hour | The guardian of the lost hour | Best story |
| Frederik Pohl | Fermi and Frost | Fermi and Frost | Best short story |
Kurd Laßwitz Prize
| Kurd Laßwitz Prize | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Herbert W. Franke | End time | Best novel | |
| Hans Joachim Alpers and Ronald M. Hahn | Dream hunter | Best story | |
| Reinmar Cunis | Aurora borealis | Best short story | |
| Daniel Keyes | The Minds of Billy Milligan | The Lives of Billy Milligan | Best foreign plant |
| Lore Strassl | Best translator | ||
| Helmut Wenske | Best graphic artist | ||
| Dieter Hasselblatt | for his services to the SF radio play | Special Price | |
Locus Award
| Locus Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| David Brin | The Postman | Gordon's calling also: Postman | Best SF novel |
| Carl Sagan | Contact | Contact | Best first novel |
| James Tiptree, Jr. | The Only Neat Thing to Do | Best short novel | |
| Harlan Ellison | Paladin of the Lost Hour | The guardian of the lost hour | Best story |
| Pat Cadigan | fishing rod | Best short story | |
| Stephen King | Skeleton crew | Best collection | |
| Harlan Ellison | Medea: Harlan's World | Best anthology | |
Nebula Award
| Nebula Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Orson Scott Card | Speaker for the Dead | Speaker for the dead | Best novel |
| Lucius Shepard | R&R | R&R also: Front vacation | Best short novel |
| Kate Wilhelm | The Girl Who Fell into the Sky | The girl who fell in the sky | Best story |
| Greg Bear | Tangents | Tangents | Best short story |
Philip K. Dick Award
| Philip K. Dick Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| James P. Blaylock | Homunculus | Homunculus | |
Prometheus Award
| Prometheus Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Victor Milan | Cybernetic Samurai | Best novel | |
| Cyril M. Kornbluth | The Syndic | Black dynasty. The utopia of the Mafiosi | Hall of Fame |
| Robert Anton Wilson & Robert Shea | Illuminatus! | ||
New publications literature
| German title |
Year of publication in German |
Original title | author | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antares goes out | 1996 | Antares Dawn | Michael McCollum | |
| Biochips | 1988 | Count Zero | William Gibson | |
| Contact | 1988 | Contact | Carl Sagan | |
| Amber's blood | 1995 | Blood of Amber | Roger Zelazny | |
| The song of the distant earth | 1991 | The Songs of Distant Earth | Arthur C. Clarke | |
| The battleship | 1991 | Dreadnought! : Fortunes of War 1 | Diane Carey | Star Trek Classic ; review |
| Young Zaphod plays it safe | Young Zaphod Plays it Safe | Douglas Adams | ||
| The first mission | 1989 | Enterprise: The First Adventure | Vonda N. McIntyre | Star Trek Classic ; review |
| The return to earth | 1987 | Foundation and Earth | Isaac Asimov | review |
| The traitors of Gor | 1997 | Renegades of Gor | John Norman | |
| fiasco | 1986 | fiasco | Stanislaw Lem | |
| Stranded in real time | 1989 | Marooned in real time | Vernor Vinge | review |
| Replay - The second game | 1994 | Replay | Ken Grimwood | |
| Santiago | 1993 | Santiago: a Myth of the Far Future | Mike Resnick |
Film awards
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- Best Tonschni
New releases films
New releases TV series
| German title | sent | Original title | Episodes | Seasons | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALF | 1986-1990 | ALF | 103 | 4th | |
| Defenders of the Earth - The saviors of the earth | 1986-1987 | Defenders of The Earth | 6th | 1 | |
| The man from the other planet | 1986-1987 | Starman | 22nd | 1 | |
| Dick Spanner, PI | 1986-1987 | Dick Spanner, PI | 22nd | ||
| Galaxy Rangers | 1986-1989 | The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers | 65 | 1 | |
| SilverHawks | 1986 | SilverHawks | 65 | 1 | |
| Centurions | 1986 | The Centurions | 65 | 1 | |
| The guards | 1986 | - | 6th | 1 |
New releases computer games
| German title | Original title | Studio | genre | platform | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argus | jap. ア ー ガ ス , Āgasu | NMK | Shoot 'em up | Arcade , NES | |
| Darwin 4078 | jap. ダ ー ウ ィ ン 4078 , dāwin yon zero nana hachi | Data East | Shoot 'em up | Arcade, MSX | |
| Trojan | jap. 闘 い の 挽歌 , Tatakai no Banka | Capcom | RPG | Arcade, MS-DOS , NES | |
| Thunder Ceptor | Japanese. サ ン ダ ー セ プ タ ー , Sandā Seputā | Namco | Shoot 'em up | Arcade | |
| Metroid | jap. メ ト ロ イ ド , Metoroido | Nintendo R&D1 | Action adventure | NES, Game Boy , SNES , Game Boy Advance , GameCube , Nintendo DS , Nintendo 3DS | |
| Astro Warrior | Japanese. ア ス ト ロ ウ ォ リ ア ー , Asutoro Uoriā | Sega | Shoot 'em up | SMS | |
| Darius | jap. ダ ラ イ ア ス , Daraiasu | Taito | Shoot 'em up | Arcade | |
| Space Quest I. | Space Quest: Chapter I - The Sarien Encounter | Sierra On-Line | Adventure | MS-DOS, Apple II , Apple IIgs , Mac OS , Amiga , Atari ST | |
| Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future | Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future | Gang of Five | Action adventure | ZX Spectrum , Schneider CPC , Commodore 64 | |
| Halley's Comet | Taito | Shoot 'em up | Arcade | ||
| Hyper Dyne Side Arms | jap. サ イ ド ア ー ム | Capcom | Shoot 'em up | Arcade, PC Engine , Schneider CPC, Atari ST, Amiga, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, ZX Spectrum | |
| Xain'd Sleena | Technos | Shoot 'em up | Arcade, Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum | ||
| Slap Fight | Toaplan | Shoot 'em up | Arcade, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Sega Mega Drive , Atari ST | ||
| Might & Magic: The Secret of the Inner Sanctum | Might & Magic: The Secret of the Inner Sanctum | New World Computing | RPG | Apple II, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Mac OS, MSX, NES, PC-88 , PC-98 , PC Engine, Sharp X1 , X68000 | |
| Leather Goddesses of Phobos | Leather Goddesses of Phobos | Infocom | Adventure | Amiga, Schneider CPC, Amstrad PCW , Apple II, Atari 8-Bit , Atari ST, C64, Commodore 128 , Mac OS, MS-DOS, TRS-80 , TI-99 / 4A | |
| Trinity | Trinity | Infocom | Adventure | Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, C128, DOS, Mac OS | |
| Roadwar 2000 | Roadwar 2000 | SSI | Turn-based strategy game | Apple II, Commodore 64, DOS, Amiga, Apple IIGS, Atari ST | |
| Get Dexter | Crafton et Xunk | Remi Herbulot | Adventure | Schneider CPC, Atari ST | |
| Starflight | Starflight | Binary systems | Space flight simulation | MS-DOS, Mac OS, Amiga, TRS-80, Atari ST, C64, Mega Drive | |
| Uridium | Uridium | Hewson Consultants | Shoot 'em up | C64, Atari ST, ZX Spectrum, Schneider CPC, BBC Micro , NES, Virtual Console , MS-DOS |
New publications magazines / fanzines / magazines
- ZauberZeit , 1986–1993
New publications issue series
- Star Gate - The original , released intermittently to this day
Conventions
- 9. Eurocon , Zagreb
- 44th Worldcon , August 28th - September 1st, Atlanta , Chair: Penny Frierson & Ron Zukowski, Guests of Honor: Ray Bradbury (pro) & Terry Carr (fan)
Died
- Manly Banister (* 1914)
- William E. Barrett (born 1900)
- Martin Donrath (pseudonym of Michael Horbach ) (* 1924)
- Gardner Fox (personal name of Bart Sommers) (* 1911)
- Russell M. Griffin (* 1944)
- Frank Herbert (* 1920)
- L. Ron Hubbard (born 1911)
- John D. MacDonald (born 1916)
- Jörg Mauthe (* 1924)
- Thomas N. Scortia (* 1926)
- Rex Warner (born 1905)
- Manly Wade Wellman (* 1903)
- Robert F. Young (born 1915)
