Science fiction year 2004
Overview
◄◄ | ◄ | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | Science Fiction Year 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | ► | ►►
Other events
Events
- The Retro Hugo Awards for 1953 have been presented.
Literary prizes
Arthur C. Clarke Award
| Arthur C. Clarke Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Neal Stephenson | Quicksilver | Quicksilver | |
British Science Fiction Association Award
| British Science Fiction Association Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Ian McDonald | River of Gods | Cyberabad | Best novel |
| Stephen Baxter | Mayflower II | Best short story | |
Campbell Award
| Campbell Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Jack McDevitt | omega | omega | Best novel |
| Jay Lake | Best new author | ||
Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award
| Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Robert Silverberg | |||
German Science Fiction Award
| German Science Fiction Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Andreas Eschbach | The last of its kind | Best novel | |
| Michael K. Iwoleit | I am not afraid of bad luck | Best short story | |
Hugo Award
| Hugo Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Lois McMaster Bujold | Paladin of Souls | Paladin of Souls | Best novel |
| Vernor Vinge | The Cookie Monster | The cookie monster | Best short novel |
| Michael Swanwick | Legions in Time | Best story | |
| Neil Gaiman | A Study in Emerald | Best short story | |
James Tiptree, Jr. Award
| James Tiptree, Jr. Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Johanna Sinisalo | Not Before Sundown | Troll: a love story | |
Kurd Laßwitz Prize
| Kurd Laßwitz Prize | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Andreas Eschbach | The last of its kind | Best novel | |
| Angela Steinmüller & Karlheinz Steinmüller | Before time travel | Best short story / narrative | |
| Vernor Vinge | A deepness in the sky | A depth in the sky | Best foreign plant |
| Hannes Riffel | Best translator | ||
| Thomas Thiemeyer | Best graphic artist | ||
| Category was not assigned | Best radio play | ||
| Franz Rottensteiner | for the long-term publication of Quarber Merkur | Special Price | |
Locus Award
| Locus Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Dan Simmons | Ilium | Ilium | Best SF novel |
| Terry Pratchett | The Wee Free Men | Little free men | Best youth novel |
| Cory Doctorow | Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom | Backup | Best first novel |
| Vernor Vinge | The Cookie Monster | The cookie monster | Best short novel |
| Neil Gaiman | A Study in Emerald | Best story | |
| Neil Gaiman | Closing time | Best short story | |
| Ursula K. Le Guin | Changing planes | Best collection | |
| Gardner Dozois | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twentieth Annual Collection | Best anthology | |
Nebula Award
| Nebula Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Lois McMaster Bujold | Paladin of Souls | Paladin of Souls | Best novel |
| Walter Jon Williams | The Green Leopard Plague | Best short novel | |
| Ellen Klages | Basement Magic | Best story | |
| Karen Joy Fowler | What I didn't see | Best short story | |
Philip K. Dick Award
| Philip K. Dick Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Gwyneth Jones | Life | ||
Prometheus Award
| Prometheus Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Francis Paul Wilson | Sims | Best novel | |
| Vernor Vinge | The Ungoverned | Hall of Fame | |
Science Fiction Hall of Fame
| Science Fiction Hall of Fame | |
|---|---|
| Award winners | category |
| Harry Harrison | Living Inductee |
| Brian W. Aldiss | |
| EE Smith | Posthumous Inductee |
| Mary Shelley | |
New publications literature
New releases films
New releases TV series
| German title | sent | Original title | Episodes | Seasons | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4400 - The returnees | 2004-2007 | The 4400 | 44 | 4th | |
| 5ive Days to Midnight | 2004 | 5ive Days to Midnight | 5 | 1 | |
| Atomic Betty | 2004-2008 | Atomic Betty | 156 | 3 | |
| Battlestar Galactica | 2004-2009 | Battlestar Galactica | 73 | 4th | |
| Burst Angel | 2004 | jap. 爆裂 天使 , Bakuretsu Tenshi | 24 | 1 | |
| Century City | 2004 | Century City | 9 | 1 | |
| The League of the Just | 2004-2006 | Justice League Unlimited | 39 | 2 | |
| Delta State | 2004 | Delta State | 26th | 1 | |
| Desert punk | 2004-2005 | jap. 砂 ぼ う ず , Sunabōzu | 24 | 1 | |
| Gankutsuō | 2004 | Japanese. 巌 窟 王 , Gankutsuō | 24 | 1 | |
| Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2nd GIG | 2004 | Japanese 攻殻機動隊 SAC 2nd GIG , Kōkaku Kidōtai SAC 2nd GIG | 26th | ||
| Sgt. Frog | 2004-2011 | Japanese. ケ ロ ロ 軍曹 , Keroro Gunsō | 358+ | 10 | |
| Star Trek: Phase II | 2004-2011 | Star Trek: Phase II | 11 + 1 | Fan project | |
| Stargate Atlantis | 2004-2009 | Stargate: Atlantis | 100 | 5 | |
| The Batman | 2004-2008 | The Batman | 67 | 5 | |
| Transformer: Superlink | 2004 | Japanese. ト ラ ン ス フ ォ ー マ ー ス ー パ ー リ ン ク , Toransufōmā: Sūpārinku | 52 | ||
| Tripping the Rift - evil, horny and extraterrestrial | 2004-2007 | Tripping the Rift | 39 | 3 |
New releases computer games
| German title | Original title | Studio | genre | platform | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Trek: Shattered Universe | Starsphere Interactive | Combat simulation | PlayStation 2 , Xbox | ||
| Seven Samurai 20XX | Dimps , Polygon Magic | Action-Adventure , Hack and Slay | PlayStation 2 | ||
| Breakdown | Breakdown | Namco | First person shooter , beat 'em up | Xbox | |
| Nanosaur 2: Hatchling | Pangea software | Third person shooter | Mac OS , Windows | ||
| Unreal Tournament 2004 | Unreal Tournament 2004 | Digital Extremes , Epic Games | Ego shooter | Linux , Mac OS, Windows | |
| Samurai Jack: The Shadow of Aku | Adrenium Games , Amaze Entertainment | Jump 'n' run , action adventure | PlayStation 2, GameCube | ||
| The Punisher | Volition , Amplified Games | Third person shooter | Android , PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows | ||
| Crimson Tears | jap. ク リ ム ゾ ン テ ィ ア ー ズ | Spike , DreamFactory | Beat 'em up | PlayStation 2 | |
| Transformers | Transformers | Atari | Third person shooter | PlayStation 2 | |
| The X-Files: Resist or Serve | The X-Files: Resist or Serve | Black Ops Entertainment | Survival horror | PlayStation 2 | |
| The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay | The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay | Starbreeze Studios , Tigon Studios | Ego shooter | Xbox, Windows, PlayStation 3 | |
| Ground Control II: Operation Exodus | Ground Control II: Operation Exodus | Massive entertainment | Real time strategy game | Windows | |
| Xenosaga Episode II: Beyond Good and Evil | Xenosaga Episode II | Monolith Soft | RPG | PlayStation 2 | |
| Spider-Man 2 | Treyarch | Action adventure | GBA , GameCube, Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, N-Gage , Mac OS, Nintendo DS , PSP | ||
| Gradius V | Gradius V | Treasure , G.rev | Shoot 'em up | PlayStation 2 | |
| Doom³ | Doom³ | id software | Ego shooter | Linux, Windows, macOS, Xbox | |
| Terminator 3: The Redemption | Terminator 3: The Redemption | Paradigm entertainment | Action adventure | PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube | |
| Second sight | Second sight | Free radical design | Third person shooter | Windows, Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube | |
| Star Wars: Battlefront | Star Wars: Battlefront | Pandemic Studios | Third person shooter, first person shooter | NDS, PS2, PS4, PSP, Xbox, Windows, MacOS | |
| Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War | Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War | Relic entertainment | Real time strategy game | Windows | |
| The moment of silence | The moment of silence | House of Tales | Adventure | Windows | |
| Robotech: invasion | Vicious Cycle Software | Ego shooter | PlayStation 2, Xbox | ||
| X-Men Legends | Raven software | Action RPG | GameCube, N-Gage, PlayStation 2, Xbox | ||
| Neo contra | jap. ネ オ コ ン ト ラ , Neo Kontora | Konami | Shoot 'em up | PlayStation 2, PSN | |
| The Incredibles | Heavy Iron Studios | Action adventure, beat 'em up | Android, Mac OS, Windows, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GBA | ||
| Armored Core: Nine Breaker | Japanese. ア ー マ ー ド ・ コ ア ナ イ ン ブ レ イ カ , Āmādo Koa Nain Bureikā | FromSoftware | Action game , third-person shooter | PlayStation 2 | |
| Kill zone | Kill zone | Guerrilla Games | Ego shooter | PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 | |
| Godzilla: Save the Earth | Pipeworks software | Fighting Game | PlayStation 2, Xbox | ||
| Halo 2 | Halo 2 | Bungie Studios | Ego shooter | Xbox, Windows | |
| Metroid Prime 2: Echoes | Metroid Prime 2: Echoes | Retro studios | Action adventure, first person shooter | GameCube | |
| HλLF-LIFE² | HλLF-LIFE² | Valve Corporation | Ego shooter | Windows, Linux, Mac OS, Xbox, Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3, Android | |
| Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords | Obsidian Entertainment | RPG | Xbox, Windows, macOS, Linux | |
| Metal wolf chaos | Metal wolf chaos | FromSoftware | Third person shooter | Xbox, Windows | |
| Armored Core: Nexus | Japanese. ア ー マ ー ド ・ コ ア ネ ク サ ス , Āmādo Koa Nekusasu | FromSoftware | Mech simulation | PlayStation 2 | |
| X²: The threat | - | Egosoft | Combat simulation | Linux, Mac OS, Windows | |
| Chaos Field | Japanese カ オ ス フ ィ ー ル ド , Kaosu Fīrudo | MileStone | Shoot 'em up | Arcade , Dreamcast, GameCube, PlayStation 2 | |
| Far Cry | Far Cry | Crytek | Ego shooter | Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 | |
| Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater | Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater | Kojima Productions , Konami | Stealth computer game | PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 | |
| MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf | MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf | Day 1 studios | Action game, mech simulation | Xbox | |
| Armored Core: Formula Front | Japanese. ア ー マ ー ド ･ コ ア フ ォ ー ミ ュ ラ フ ロ ン ト , Āmādo Koa Fōmyura Furonto | FromSoftware | Mech simulation | PSP, PlayStation 2 | |
| Nexus: The Jupiter Incident | Nexus: The Jupiter Incident | Mithis entertainment | Real-time strategy game, combat simulation | Windows | |
| Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga | Jap. DIGITAL DEVIL SAGAアバタール·チューナー , Abatāru Chuna | Atlus | RPG | PlayStation 2 | |
| Neocron 2: Beyond Dome of York | - | Reactor Media | MMORPG / FPS | Windows | |
| The Fall: Last Days of Gaia | - | Silver style entertainment | RPG | Windows | |
| Breed | Breed | Brat designs | Action game | Windows | |
| City of Heroes | City of Heroes | Cryptic Studios | MMORPG | Mac OS, Windows | The game was discontinued on December 1, 2012 |
| Oolite | Oolite | Giles Williams | Trade & combat simulation | Mac OS, Linux, Windows, SGI Irix , FreeBSD | |
| perimeter | Russian Периметр | KD Lab | Real time strategy game | Windows | |
| Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy | Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy | Midway | Third person shooter | Windows, Xbox, Playstation 2 |
Conventions
- 26. Eurocon , Plovdiv
- 62nd Worldcon , 2nd – 6th September, Boston ; Chairman: Deb Geisler, guests of honor: Terry Pratchett (pro) & William Tenn (pro) & Jack Speer (fan) & Peter Weston (fan)
Died
- Roger Dee Aycock (born 1914)
- Jack Cady (born 1932)
- Alfred Coppel (* 1921)
- Roger Dee Aycock (born 1914)
- Gerhard Derbitz (* 1924)
- Michael Elder (born 1931)
- Richard Hey (* 1926)
- Robert Merle (* 1908)
- Henry Quinn (pseudonym of Rainer Zubeil) (* 1956)
- Robert Quint (pseudonym of Rainer Zubeil) (* 1956)
- Stephen Robinett (* 1941)
- Mykola Rudenko (* 1920)
- Hannelore Valencak (* 1929)
- FL Wallace (born 1915)
- Dietrich Wachler (* 1934)
- Thomas Ziegler (* 1956)
