Science Fiction Year 1995
Overview
◄◄ | ◄ | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | Science Fiction Year 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | ► | ►►
Other events
Events
- The Santilli film will be shown to representatives of the press on May 5th . This film shows the apparent autopsy of the Roswell alien.
Literary prizes
Arthur C. Clarke Award
| Arthur C. Clarke Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Pat Cadigan | Fools | ||
British Science Fiction Association Award
| British Science Fiction Association Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Stephen Baxter | The Time Ships | Time ships | Best novel |
| Brian Stableford | The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires | Best short story | |
Campbell Award
| Campbell Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Greg Egan | Permutation City | Cybercity | Best novel |
| Jeff Noon | Best new author | ||
Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award
| Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Damon Knight | for his life's work | ||
German Science Fiction Award
| German Science Fiction Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Gisbert Haefs | Dream time for agents | Best novel | |
| Andreas Fieberg | The case of the astronaut | Best short story | |
Hugo Award
| Hugo Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Lois McMaster Bujold | Mirror Dance | Mirror dance | Best novel |
| Mike Resnick | Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge | Seven views of the Olduvai Gorge | Best short novel |
| David Gerrold | The Martian Child | Best story | |
| Joe Haldeman | None so blind | The second face | Best short story |
James Tiptree, Jr. Award
| James Tiptree, Jr. Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Theodore Roszak | The Memoirs of Elizabeth Frankenstein | ||
Kurd Laßwitz Prize
| Kurd Laßwitz Prize | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Hans Joachim Alpers | The torn land | Best novel | |
| Erik Simon , Angela and Karlheinz Steinmüller under the pseudonym Simon Zwystein | Lighter than vacuum | Best story | |
| Peter Schattschneider | Letter from the beyond | Best short story | |
| Ian McDonald | Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone | Scissors cut paper wrap stone | Best foreign plant |
| Ralph Tegtmeier | Best translator | ||
| Jobst Telchik | Best graphic artist | ||
| Category was not assigned | Best radio play | ||
| The Alien Contact team | Special Price | ||
Locus Award
| Locus Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Lois McMaster Bujold | Mirror Dance | Mirror dance | Best SF novel |
| Jonathan Lethem | Gun, With Occasional Music | Creak with accompanying music | Best first novel |
| Ursula K. Le Guin | Forgiveness Day | The festival of forgiveness | Best short novel |
| David Gerrold | The Martian Child | Best story | |
| Joe Haldeman | None so blind | Best short story | |
| David Brin | Otherness | Best collection | |
| Gardner Dozois | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection | Best anthology | |
Nebula Award
| Nebula Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Robert J. Sawyer | The Terminal Experiment | The third simulation | Best novel |
| Elizabeth hand | Last Summer at Mars Hill | The last summer in Mars Hill | Best short novel |
| Ursula K. Le Guin | Solitude | Best story | |
| Esther Friesner | Death and the Librarian | Death and the Librarian | Best short story |
Philip K. Dick Award
| Philip K. Dick Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Bruce Bethke | Head crash | ||
Prometheus Award
| Prometheus Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Poul Anderson | The Stars are also Fire | Starfire | Best novel |
| Poul Anderson | The Star Fox | Buccaneers in space | Hall of Fame |
New publications literature
New releases films
New releases TV series
| German title | sent | Original title | Episodes | Seasons | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freakazoid! | 1995-1997 | Freakazoid! | 24 | 2 | |
| Mysterious island | 1995 | Mysterious Island | 22nd | 1 | |
| Neon Genesis Evangelion | 1995 | jap. 新 世紀 エ ヴ ァ ン ゲ リ オ ン Shin Seiki Evangerion | 26th | 1 | |
| Nowhere Man - Without Identity! | 1995-1996 | Nowhere Man | 25th | 1 | |
| Outer Limits - The Unknown Dimension | 1995-2002 | The Outer Limits | 154 | 7th | |
| Sliders - the gateway to a foreign dimension | Sliders | 88 | 5 | ||
| Space 2063 | 1995-1996 | Space: Above and Beyond | 22 + 1 | 1 | |
| Star Trek: Spaceship Voyager | 1995-2001 | Star Trek: Voyager | 172 | 7th | |
| Tenchi Universe | 1995 | jap. 天地 無用! 宇宙 篇 , Tenchi Muyō! Uchu Hen | 26th | ||
| Deadly game | 1995-1996 | Deadly Games | 13 | 1 | |
| Bugs - the specialists | 1995-1999 | Bugs | 40 | 4th | |
| 1995-1996 | Masked rider | 40 | 1 | ||
| 1995 | The Maxx | 7th | 1 | ||
| 1995 | VR.5 | 13 | 1 |
New releases computer games
| German title | Original title | Studio | genre | platform | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Quest 1 in the 27th century | Virtual adventures | Combat simulation | MS-DOS | ||
| Jurassic Park 2: The Chaos Continues | Jurassic Park 2: The Chaos Continues | Ocean software | Action game , jump 'n' run | SNES , Game Boy | |
| Descent | Descent | Parallax software | Ego shooter | Linux , MS-DOS, Mac OS , PlayStation , Acorn Archimedes | |
| Star Fox 2 | NEA & D | Combat simulation | SNES | ||
| Star Wars: Dark Forces | Star Wars: Dark Forces | LucasArts | Ego shooter | MS-DOS, Mac OS, PlayStation, Windows | |
| Chrono trigger | Japanese. ク ロ ノ ・ ト リ ガ ー , Kurono Torigā | Square | RPG | SNES | |
| Bioforge | BioForge | Origin Systems | Action adventure | MS-DOS | |
| X-COM: Terror from the Deep | X-COM: Terror from the Deep | Myth Games , MicroProse | Turn-based strategy game , space flight simulation , third-person shooter | Amiga , MS-DOS, Windows, Mac OS, Linux | |
| The Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time | Presto Studios | Adventure | Windows, Mac OS | ||
| MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat | MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat | Activision | Mech simulation | MS-DOS, Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation, Sega Saturn | |
| Philosoma | Epics | Shoot 'em up | PlayStation, PlayStation Network | ||
| Vertical force | Hudson Soft | Shoot 'em up | Virtual boy | ||
| Command & Conquer: The Tiberium Conflict | Command & Conquer | Westwood Studios | Real time strategy game | MS-DOS, Windows, Mac OS Classic , PlayStation, N64 , Sega Saturn | |
| Fade to Black | Fade to Black | Delphine Software International | Action adventure | MS-DOS, PlayStation, PlayStation Network | |
| Crusader: No Remorse | Crusader: No Remorse | Origin Systems | Third person shooter | MS-DOS, PlayStation, Sega Saturn | |
| The Dig | The Dig | LucasArts | Adventure | Mac OS, Windows, MS-DOS | |
| Loaded | Loaded | Gremlin Interactive | Action game | PlayStation, Sega Saturn | |
| Epidemic | Genki | Ego shooter | PlayStation | ||
| Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Final Unity | Spectrum HoloByte | Adventure, puzzle video game | MS-DOS, Macintosh | ||
| Dark Seed II | Dark Seed II | Cyberdreams | Adventure | Windows, Sega Saturn, PlayStation | |
| I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream | I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream | The Dreamers Guild | Adventure | MS-DOS, Mac OS | |
| The Daedalus Encounter | Mechadeus , Lifelike Productions | Interactive movie , adventure, puzzle video game | MS-DOS, 3DO , Mac OS | ||
| Star Wars: Rebel Assault II - The Hidden Empire | Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire | LucasArts | Rail shooter | Windows, PlayStation, Mac OS | |
| Mission Critical | Legend Entertainment | Adventure | MS-DOS | ||
| Wipeout | Wipeout | Psygnosis , The Designers Republic | Racing game | PlayStation, Windows, Sega Saturn, PlayStation Portable , PlayStation 3 | |
| Wirehead | The Code Monkeys | Adventure | Sega CD | ||
| Ascendancy | Ascendancy | The Logic Factory | Strategy game | MS-DOS, Windows | |
| Space Quest 6: Roger Wilco in the Spinal Frontier | Space Quest 6: Roger Wilco in the Spinal Frontier | Sierra On-Line | Adventure | MS-DOS, Windows, Macintosh | |
| Skyborg Into the Vortex | Fringe multimedia | Adventure, puzzle video game | Mac OS, Windows | ||
| Highlander: The Last of the MacLeods | Lore Design Limited | Action adventure | Atari JaguarCD | ||
| Jumping Flash! | Exact, Ultra | Jump 'n' run | PlayStation | ||
| Kileak: The DNA Imperative | Genki | Ego shooter | PlayStation | ||
| Phantom 2040 | Phantom 2040 | Viacom New Media | Adventure | SNES, Sega Genesis , Game Gear | |
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Crossroads of Time | Novotrade International | Action adventure | Sega Genesis, SNES | ||
| Hover strike | Hover strike | Atari | Shoot 'em up | Atari Jaguar | |
| Alien Breed 3D | Alien Breed 3D | Team17 | Ego shooter | Amiga | |
| Hi-Octane | Hi-Octane | Bullfrog Productions | Racing game | MS-DOS, PlayStation, Sega Saturn | |
| Wetlands | Hypnotix | Adventure, first person shooter | MS-DOS | ||
| Alien Soldier | Alien Soldier | Treasure | Shoot 'em up | Sega Mega Drive | |
| Pulstar | Aicom | Shoot 'em up | Arcade | ||
| Terminal Velocity | Terminal Velocity | Terminal Reality | Action game, battle simulation | MS-DOS, Macintosh | |
| Area 51 | Mesa Logic | Shoot 'em up | Arcade, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Windows | ||
| Marathon 2: Durandal | Bungie | Ego shooter | Mac OS, Windows | ||
| Space Hulk: Vengeance of the Blood Angels | Space Hulk: Vengeance of the Blood Angels | Key game | Action game | 3DO, MS-DOS, Windows, PlayStation, Sega Saturn | |
| Full throttle | Full throttle | LucasArts | Adventure | MS-DOS, Mac OS | |
| King Arthur & the Knights of Justice | Manley & Associates | Action adventure | SNES | ||
| Terranigma | Japanese 天地 創造 , Tenchi Sōzō | Quintet | Action adventure, RPG | SNES | |
| Secret of Evermore | Secret of Evermore | Square | Action RPG | SNES | |
| Albion | Albion | Blue byte | RPG | MS-DOS | |
| Woodruff and the Schnibble of Azimuth | The Bizarre Adventures of Woodruff and the Schnibble | Coktel vision | Adventure | Windows | |
| The Terminator: Future Shock | The Terminator: Future Shock | Bethesda Softworks | Ego shooter | MS-DOS | |
| Bermuda Syndrome | Bermuda Syndrome | Century Interactive | Jump 'n' run | Windows | |
| Frontier: First Encounters | Frontier: First Encounters | Frontier Developments | Trade & combat simulation | MS-DOS | |
| Galactic Civilizations 2 | Galactic Civilizations 2 | Stardock | Global strategy game | OS / 2 | |
| Stars! | Stars! | Jeff McBride and Jeff Johnson | Turn-based strategy game | Windows |
New publications magazines / fanzines / magazines
- SFX , to date
- Space View , 1995-2001
Conventions
- 18th Eurocon , Glasgow
- 53rd Worldcon , 24.-28. August, Glasgow : Chair: Vincent Docherty & Martin Easterbrook, Guests of Honor: Samuel R. Delany (pro) & Gerry Anderson (media) & Les Edwards (artist) & Vincent Clarke (fan)
Died
- Erhard Agricola (* 1921)
- Kingsley Amis (* 1922)
- John Brunner (* 1934)
- GC Edmondson (* 1922)
- Jack Finney (* 1911) wrote The Body Eaters are the template for currently four movies
- Gisela Friebel (* 1941)
- Christopher Hodder-Williams (* 1926)
- Boy Lornsen (* 1922), known from Robbi, Tobbi and the Fliewatüüt
- Mike McQuay (born 1949)
- Don Pendleton (born 1927)
- Leigh Richmond (born 1911)
- Charlotte Winheller (* 1935)
- Adam Wiśniewski-Snerg (* 1937)
- Margaret St. Clair (* 1911)
- Roger Zelazny (* 1937)
