Science Fiction Year 2001
Overview
◄◄ | ◄ | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | Science Fiction Year 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | ► | ►►
Other events
Events
- The Retro Hugo Awards for 1950 were given.
- Metropolis is included in the world document heritage in Germany .
Literary prizes
Arthur C. Clarke Award
| Arthur C. Clarke Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| China Miéville | Perdido Street Station | The Falter / The Weber | |
British Science Fiction Association Award
| British Science Fiction Association Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Alastair Reynolds | Chasm City | Chasm City | Best novel |
| Eric Brown | Children of Winter | Best short story | |
Campbell Award
| Campbell Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Poul Anderson | genesis | genesis | Best novel |
| Kristine Smith | Best new author | ||
Cordwainer Smith Rediscovery Award
- Olaf Stapledon , Cordwainer Smith Rediscovery Award for 2001
Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award
| Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Philip José Farmer | |||
German Science Fiction Award
| German Science Fiction Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Fabian Vogt | Back | Best novel | |
| Rainer Erler | A plea | Best short story | |
Hugo Award
| Hugo Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Joanne K. Rowling | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Best novel |
| Jack Williamson | The Ultimate Earth | Chapter 4 The Ultimate Earth of the Novel: The End Time Engineers | Best short novel |
| Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Millennium babies | Best story | |
| David Langford | Different Kinds of Darkness | Best short story | |
James Tiptree, Jr. Award
| James Tiptree, Jr. Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Hiromi Goto | The Kappa Child | ||
Kurd Laßwitz Prize
| Kurd Laßwitz Prize | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Michael Marrak | Lord Gamma | Best novel | |
| Marcus Hammerschmitt | Troubadours | Best short story / narrative | |
| Mary Doria Russell | Sparrow | sparrow | Best foreign plant |
| Horst Pukallus and Michael K. Iwoleit | Best translator | ||
| Thomas Thiemeyer | Best graphic artist | ||
| Category was not assigned | Best radio play | ||
| Wolfgang Jeschke | for his life's work and his services to the SF in Germany | Special Price | |
Locus Award
| Locus Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Ursula K. Le Guin | The telling | The narrators | Best SF novel |
| Geoffrey A. Landis | Mars Crossing | Best first novel | |
| Lucius Shepard | Radiant Green Star | Best short novel | |
| Ursula K. Le Guin | The Birthday of the World | Best story | |
| Larry Niven | The Missing Mass | Best short story | |
| Michael Swanwick | Tales of Old Earth | Best collection | |
| Gardner Dozois | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventeenth Annual Collection | Best anthology | |
Nebula Award
| Nebula Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Catherine Asaro | The Quantum Rose | The quantum rose | Best novel |
| Jack Williamson | The Ultimate Earth | Chapter 4 The Ultimate Earth of the Novel: The End Time Engineers | Best short novel |
| Kelly Link | Louise's ghost | Best story | |
| Severna Park | The Cure for Everything | Best short story | |
| James Schamus & Kuo Jung Tsai & Hui-Ling Wang | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Tiger and Dragon | Best script |
Philip K. Dick Award
| Philip K. Dick Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Richard Paul Russo | Ship of Fools , also Unto Leviathan | ||
Prometheus Award
| Prometheus Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| L. Neil Smith | The Forge of the Elders | Best novel | |
| Jerry Pournelle & John F. Carr | The Survival of Freedom | Hall of Fame | |
| Poul Anderson | for his life's work | Special Price | |
Science Fiction Hall of Fame
| Science Fiction Hall of Fame | |
|---|---|
| Award winners | category |
| Ursula K. Le Guin | Living Inductee |
| Jack Vance | |
| Fritz Leiber | Posthumous Inductee |
| Alfred Bester | |
New publications literature
New releases films
New releases TV series
| German title | sent | Original title | Episodes | Seasons | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelic Layer | 2001 | Japanese. 機動 天使 エ ン ジ ェ リ ッ ク レ イ ヤ ー , Kidō Tenshi Enjerikku Reiyā | 26th | 1 | |
| Arjuna | 2001 | Japanese. 地球 少女 ア ル ジ ュ ナ , Chikyū shōjo Arujuna | 13 | 1 | |
| Babel II - Beyond Infinity | 2001 | jap. バ ビ ル 2 世 , Baberu Nisei | 13 | 1 | |
| Black Scorpion | 2001 | Black Scorpion | 22nd | 1 | |
| Cy - the girl from space | Cybergirl | 26th | 1 | ||
| Cyborg 009 | 2001-2002 | Japanese. サ イ ボ ー グ 009 , saibōgu 009 | 51 | 2 | |
| The lonely shooters | 2001 | The Lone Gunmen | 13 | 1 | |
| The League of the Just | 2001-2004 | Justice League | 52 | 2 | |
| Evolution - the series | 2001-2002 | Alienators: Evolution Continues | 26th | 1 | |
| Final Fantasy Unlimited | 2001 | Japanese. フ ァ イ ナ ル フ ァ ン タ ジ ー ： ア ン リ ミ テ ッ ド , Fainaru Fantajī: Anrimiteddo | 25th | 1 | |
| Invader Zim | 2001-2002 | Invader Zim | 27 | 1 | |
| 2001-2004 | Justice League | 52 | 2 | ||
| Mutant X | 2001-2004 | Mutant X | 66 | 3 | |
| Project Arms | 2001 | PROJECT ARMS | 52 | 2 | |
| 2000 | RoboCop: Prime Directives | 4th | 1 | ||
| Samurai Jack | 2001-2004 | Samurai Jack | 52 | 4th | |
| Smallville | 2001-2011 | Smallville | 218 | 10 | |
| Special Unit 2 - The Monster Hunters | 2001 | Special Unit 2 | 19th | 2 | |
| Star Ocean EX | 2001 | Sutā Ōshan EX | 26th | ||
| Star Trek: Enterprise | 2001-2005 | Enterprise | 98 | 4th | |
| 2001-2002 | The Chronicle | 22nd | 1 | ||
| The Family's Defensive Alliance | 2001 | Japanese 地球 防衛 家族 春 , Chikyū Bōei Kazoku | 13 | 1 | |
| tracker | 2001-2002 | tracker | 22nd | 1 | |
| Vandread | 2001-2002 | jap. ヴ ァ ン ド レ ッ ド , Vandoreddo | 26th | 2 |
New releases computer games
| German title | Original title | Studio | genre | platform | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix | Kronos Digital Entertainment | Action adventure , survival horror | PlayStation | ||
| Star Wars: Starfighter | LucasArts , Blitz Games | Combat simulation | PlayStation 2 , Xbox , Windows | ||
| Zone of the Enders | Japanese ZONE OF THE ENDERS ZOE ゾ ー ン オ ブ エ ン ダ ー ズ , Zōn obu Endāzu | Konami | Third-person shooter , hack and slay | PlayStation 2 | |
| Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel | Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel | Micro Forté | Strategy RPG | Windows | |
| Star Trek: Away Team | Reflexive entertainment | Real time strategy game | Windows | ||
| Startopia | Mucky Foot Productions | Economic simulation | Windows | ||
| Armored Core 2: Another Age | Armored Core 2: Another Age | FromSoftware | Mech simulation | PlayStation 2 | |
| Red Faction | Red Faction | Volition | Ego shooter | Windows, Xbox, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, macOS | |
| Myst III: Exile | Myst III: Exile | Presto Studios | Adventure | Mac OS, Windows, Playstation 2, Xbox | |
| Phantasy Star Online | Phantasy Star Online | Sonic team | RPG, Hack and Slay, CORPG | Dreamcast , Xbox, Nintendo GameCube , Windows | |
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Dominion Wars | Gizmo Games | Battle simulation, real-time strategy game | Windows | ||
| Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising | Rage Games | Strategy game | Windows | ||
| Anachronox | Anachronox | Ion Storm | RPG | Windows | |
| Atlantis The Lost Empire: Trial by Fire | Zombie Studios | Action adventure, first person shooter | Windows | ||
| Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos | Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos | Particle Systems | Combat simulation | Windows | |
| Heavy Metal: Geomatrix | Heavy Metal: Geomatrix | Capcom | Fighting Game | Arcade , Dreamcast | |
| Star Trek: Starfleet Command: Orion Pirates | Taldren | Real-time strategy game, combat simulation | Windows | ||
| Dragonriders: Chronicles of Pern | Dragonriders: Chronicles of Pern | Ubisoft | Adventure | Dreamcast, Windows | |
| Shattered Galaxy | Shattered Galaxy | Kru Interactive | MMORPG , real-time strategy game | Windows | |
| Jurassic Park III: Dino Attack | Jurassic Park III: Island Attack | Mobile21 | Action adventure | GBA | |
| Far Gate | Far Gate | Super X Studios | Real time strategy game | Windows | |
| X-Men: Mutant Academy 2 | Paradox Development | Fighting Game | PlayStation | ||
| Spider-Man: Mysterio's Menace | Vicarious Visions | Action game | GBA | ||
| planet of monkeys | Planet of the Apes | Visiware | Action adventure | Windows, PlayStation, GBA, GBC | |
| Moon tycoon | Legacy Interactive | Build-up strategy game | Windows | ||
| X-Men: Reign of Apocalypse | Digital Eclipse software | Beat 'em up | GBA | ||
| Project Eden | Project Eden | Core design | Action adventure | Windows, PlayStation 2 | |
| Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge | Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge | Westwood Studios | Real time strategy game | Windows | |
| Schizm: Mysterious Journey | Schizm: Mysterious Journey | Detalion , LK Avalon | Adventure | Windows | |
| Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro | Vicarious Visions | Action adventure | PlayStation | ||
| Jurassic Park III | Konami | Shoot 'em up | Arcade | ||
| Aliens vs. Predator 2 | Aliens vs. Predator 2 | Monolith Productions | Ego shooter | Windows, Mac OS X | |
| Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee | Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee | Oddworld Inhabitants | Jump 'n' run , action adventure | Xbox, Windows, PS3 | |
| Halo: fight for the future | Halo: Combat Evolved | Bungie Studios , Gearbox Software | Ego shooter | Windows, macOS, Xbox | |
| Gradius Galaxies | Mobile21 | Shoot 'em up | GBA | ||
| Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds | Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds | LucasArts, Ensemble Studios | Real time strategy game | Windows, macOS | |
| Rec | Rec | Sega | Rail shooter , music game | Dreamcast, PlayStation 2 | |
| Empire Earth | Empire Earth | Stainless Steel Studios | Real time strategy game | Windows | |
| Half-Life: Decay | Gearbox software | Ego shooter | PlayStation 2 | ||
| Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II - Rogue Leader | Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II - Rogue Leader | Factor 5 | Action game, shoot 'em up | GameCube | |
| New York Race | Kalisto Entertainment | Racing game | PlayStation 2, Windows, GBC | ||
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein | Return to Castle Wolfenstein | Gray Matter Interactive , Nerve Software , id Software | Ego shooter | Linux , macOS, Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox | |
| Aquanox | Aquanox | Massive development | First person shooter, combat simulation | Windows | |
| Star Trek: Armada II | Star Trek: Armada II | Mad Doc software | Real time strategy game | Windows | |
| Hidden invasion | Toka | Action game | PlayStation 2 | ||
| Star Wars: Episode I - Battle for Naboo | Factor 5, LucasArts | Shoot 'em up | Nintendo 64 , Windows | ||
| Star Wars: Obi-Wan | LucasArts | Action adventure | Xbox | ||
| Half-Life: Blue Shift | Half-Life: Blue Shift | Valve Corporation , Gearbox | Ego shooter | Windows, PlayStation 2, Linux, Mac OS | |
| Otto Matic | Pangea software | Action adventure | Mac OS, Windows | ||
| Druuna: Gravis disease | Druuna: Gravis disease | Artematica | Action adventure | Windows | |
| Tribes 2 | Tribes 2 | Dynamix | Ego shooter | Windows, Linux | |
| Emperor: Battle for Dune | Emperor: Battle for Dune | Westwood Studios | Real time strategy game | Windows | |
| Frank Herbert's Dune | Frank Herbert's Dune | Widescreen games | Action adventure | Windows, PlayStation 2 | |
| Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty | Japanese. メ タ ル ギ ア ソ リ ッ ド 2 サ ン ズ ・ オ ブ ・ リ バ テ ィ , Metaru Gia Soriddo 2 Sanzu obu Ribati | Konami | Stealth computer game , action adventure | Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox | |
| MechCommander 2 | MechCommander 2 | FASA Interactive | Real-time strategy game, mech simulation | Windows | |
| Final Fantasy X | Japanese. フ ァ イ ナ ル フ ァ ン タ ジ ー X , Fainaru Fantajī Ten | Square | RPG | Windows, Playstation 2 | |
| Arcanum: Of Steam Engines and Magic | Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura | Troika Games | RPG | Windows | |
| Star Ocean: Blue Sphere | tri-ace | Action RPG | GBC | ||
| Oni | Oni | Bungie West | Third person shooter | Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation 2 | |
| Uplink | Uplink | Introversion software | Strategy game | Windows, Linux, Mac OS, Android , iOS | |
| Anarchy Online | Anarchy Online | Funcom | MMORPG | Windows | |
| Jumpgate | Jumpgate | NetDevil | MMORPG | Windows |
New publications magazines / fanzines / magazines
- Fantastic! , 72+ issues, appears to date
Conventions
- 23. Eurocon , Capidava , Romania
- 59th Worldcon , August 30th - September 3rd, Philadelphia , Chairman: Todd Dashoff, Guests of Honor: Greg Bear (author) & Stephen Youll (artist) & Gardner Dozois (editor) & George Scithers (fan)
Died
- Douglas Adams (born 1952)
- Poul Anderson (born 1926)
- Otto Bonhoff (* 1931)
- Ronald Chetwynd-Hayes (born 1919)
- Kay Cicellis (* 1926)
- Jürgen Dahl (* 1929)
- Gordon R. Dickson (* 1923)
- Fred Hoyle (born 1915)
- Robert Ludlum (* 1927)
- Angus MacVicar (* 1908)
- Luigi Naviglio (* 1936)
- Yuri Pavlovich Safronow (* 1928)
- Karl von Wetzky (* 1935)
