Science Fiction Year 2005
Overview
◄◄ | ◄ | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | Science Fiction Year 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | ► | ►►
Other events
Literary prizes
Arthur C. Clarke Award
| Arthur C. Clarke Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| China Miéville | Iron Council | The iron council | |
British Science Fiction Association Award
| British Science Fiction Association Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Geoff Ryman | Air: Or, Have Not Have | Best novel | |
| Kelly Link | Magic for Beginners | Best short story | |
Campbell Award
| Campbell Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Richard K. Morgan | Market Forces | profit | Best novel |
| Elizabeth Bear | Best new author | ||
Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award
| Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Anne McCaffrey | |||
German Science Fiction Award
| German Science Fiction Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Frank Schätzing | The swarm | Best novel | |
| Karl Michael Armer | The ashes of paradise | Best short story | |
Hugo Award
| Hugo Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Susanna Clarke | Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell | Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell | Best novel |
| Charles Stross | The Concrete Jungle | The concrete jungle | Best short novel |
| Kelly Link | The Faery Handbag | The elven handbag | Best story |
| Mike Resnick | Travels with My Cats | Best short story | |
James Tiptree, Jr. Award
| James Tiptree, Jr. Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Geoff Ryman | Air: Or, Have Not Have | ||
Kurd Laßwitz Prize
| Kurd Laßwitz Prize | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Frank Schätzing | The swarm | Best novel | |
| Wolfgang Jeschke | The jewelery | Best short story / narrative | |
| China Miéville | The Scar | The scar / leviathan | Best foreign plant |
| Peter Robert | Best translator | ||
| Dirk Berger | Best graphic artist | ||
| Norbert Schaeffer | The last secret (after Bernard Werber , L'ultime secret ) | Director: Norbert Schaeffer | Best radio play |
| Klaus Bollhöfener | for his work as editor-in-chief of PHANTASTISCH! | Special Price | |
Locus Award
| Locus Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Neal Stephenson | The Baroque Cycle: The Confusion; The System of the World | Baroque cycle : Confusion / Principia | Best SF novel |
| Terry Pratchett | A has full of sky | A hat full of stars | Best youth novel |
| Susanna Clarke | Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell | Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell | Best first novel |
| Gene Wolfe | Golden City Far | Best short novel | |
| China Miéville | Reports of Certain Events in London | Report of certain incidents in London | Best story |
| Kelly Link | The Faery Handbag | The elven handbag | |
| Neil Gaiman | Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Nameless House of the Night of Dread Desire |
Forbidden brides faceless slaves in the secret house of the night of gruesome lusts | Best short story |
| John Varley | The John Varley Reader | Best collection | |
| Gardner Dozois | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection | Best anthology | |
Nebula Award
| Nebula Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Joe Haldeman | camouflage | camouflage | Best novel |
| Kelly Link | Magic for Beginners | Magic for beginners | Best short novel |
| Kelly Link | The Faery Handbag | The elven handbag | Best story |
| Eileen Gunn | Coming to terms | Best short story | |
| Joss Whedon | Serenity | Serenity - escape into new worlds | Best script |
Philip K. Dick Award
| Philip K. Dick Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| MM Buckner | Was surf | ||
Prometheus Award
| Prometheus Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Neal Stephenson | The System of the World | Principia | Best novel |
| Alfred Elton van Vogt | The Weapon Shops of Isher | Hall of Fame | |
| L. Neil Smith as a writer & Scott Bieser as an illustrator | The Probability Broach: The Graphic Novel | Special Price | |
| Mark Tier & Martin H. Greenberg | Give me Liberty & Visions of Liberty | ||
Science Fiction Hall of Fame
| Science Fiction Hall of Fame | |
|---|---|
| Award winners | category |
| Steven Spielberg | Living Inductee |
| Ray Harryhausen | |
| Philip K. Dick | Posthumous Inductee |
| Chesley Bonestell | |
New publications literature
Film awards
New releases films
New releases TV series
| German title | sent | Original title | Episodes | Seasons | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aria | 2005-2008 | jap. ア ク ア | 52 | 3 | |
| Bermuda Triangle - Gateway to Another Time | 2005 | The triangle | 3 | 1 | |
| Black Cat | 2005 | jap. ブ ラ ッ ク キ ャ ッ ト | 25th | 1 | |
| Charlie Jade | 2005 | Charlie Jade | 21st | 1 | |
| Doctor Who | since 2005 | Doctor Who | 178+ | 11+ | |
| Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet | 2005 | Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet | 26th | 2 | |
| invasion | 2005-2006 | invasion | 22nd | 1 | |
| Nemesis - The attack | 2005-2006 | Threshold | 13 | 1 | |
| Solty Rei | 2005 | jap. ソ ル テ ィ レ イ , Soruti Rei | 24 + 2 | ||
| Sōsei no Aquarion | 2005 | Japanese. 創 聖 の ア ク エ リ オ ン , Sōsei no Aquarion | 26th | ||
| Surface - uncanny depth | 2005-2006 | Surface | 16 | 1 | |
| The Eight | 2005-2007 | HaShminiya | 199 | 4th | |
| The New Tomorrow | 2005 | The New Tomorrow | 26th | 1 |
New releases computer games
| German title | Original title | Studio | genre | platform | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resident Evil 4 | jap. バ イ オ ハ ザ ー ド 4 , Baiohazādo 4 | Capcom | Action adventure , survival horror | Windows , Xbox 360 , GameCube , Wii , PlayStation 2 , PlayStation 3 | |
| Nano breaker | Nano breaker | Konami | Action game , hack and slay | PlayStation 2 | |
| Star Wars: Republic Commando | Star Wars: Republic Commando | LucasArts | Ego shooter | Windows, Xbox | |
| Project: Snowblind | Project: Snowblind | Crystal Dynamics | Ego shooter | PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows | |
| Robots | Robots | Eurocom | Jump 'n' run | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows, GBA , Nintendo DS | |
| Area 51 | Area 51 | Midway Games | Ego shooter | PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows | |
| WipEout Pure | WipEout Pure | Psygnosos | Racing game | PSP | |
| The Matrix Online | The Matrix Online | Monolith Productions | MMORPG | Windows | |
| TimeSplitters: Future Perfect | TimeSplitters: Future Perfect | Free radical design | Ego shooter | PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube | |
| Predator: Concrete Jungle | Eurocom | Action game | PlayStation 2, Xbox | ||
| Pariah | Pariah | Digital extremes | Ego shooter | Windows, Xbox | |
| Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith | The Collective , Ubisoft | Action adventure | Playstation 2, Xbox, Nintendo DS, GBA | |
| Earth 2160 | Earth 2160 | Reality Pump | Real time strategy game | Windows, macOS , Linux | |
| Batman Begins | Eurocom | Action adventure , stealth computer game | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GBA | ||
| Destroy All Humans! | Destroy All Humans! | Pandemic Studios | Third person shooter | PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360 | |
| Fantastic Four | 7 studios | Action adventure, beat 'em up | PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Windows, GBA, Nintendo DS | ||
| Armored Core: Last Raven | Japanese. ア ー マ ー ド ・ コ ア ラ ス ト レ イ ヴ ン , Āmādo Koa Rasuto Reivun | FromSoftware | Mech simulation | PlayStation 2, PSP | |
| Rogue Galaxy | Japanese ロ ー グ ギ ャ ラ ク シ ー , Rōgugyarakushī | Level-5 | Action RPG | PlayStation 2 | |
| Voyage: Inspired by Jules Verne | Kheops Studio | Adventure | Windows | ||
| The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction | The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction | Radical entertainment | Action adventure, beat 'em up | PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube | |
| Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects | Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects | Nihilistic software | Fighting Game | GameCube, PS2, PSP, DS, Xbox | |
| X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse | Raven Software , SuperVillain Studios | Action RPG | Windows, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PSP, N-Gage | ||
| SLAI: Steel Lancer Arena International | Genki | Mech simulator | PlayStation 2 | ||
| Ultimate Spider-Man | Treyarch | Beat 'em up | GBA, GameCube, Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo DS | ||
| FEAR | FEAR: First Encounter Assault Recon | Monolith Productions | Ego shooter | Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 | |
| Quake 4 | Quake 4 | Raven Software, id Software | Ego shooter | Linux, Windows, Xbox 360 | |
| Star Wars: Battlefront II | Star Wars: Battlefront II | Pandemic Studios | Third person shooter, first person shooter | PlayStation 2, PSP, Windows, Xbox | |
| The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer | Heavy Iron Studios | Action adventure | PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, GBA, Nintendo DS, Windows, Mac OS | ||
| The Matrix: Path of Neo | The Matrix: Path of Neo | Shiny entertainment | Action game | Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox | |
| Æon Flux | Æon Flux | Terminal Reality | Action adventure | PlayStation 2, Xbox | |
| Perfect Dark Zero | Perfect Dark Zero | Rare | Ego shooter | Xbox 360 | |
| Starship Troopers | Starship Troopers | Strangelite Limited | Ego shooter | Windows | |
| X³: reunion | X³: reunion | Egosoft | Trade & combat simulation | Linux, macOS, Windows | |
| Nanostray | Nanostray | Shin'en | Shoot 'em up | Nintendo DS | |
| Ground Control II: Operation Exodus | Massive entertainment | Real time strategy game | Windows | ||
| Empire Earth II | Mad Doc software | Real time strategy game | Windows | ||
| Psychonauts | Psychonauts | Double Fine Productions | Action adventure | Xbox, Windows, PlayStation 2, Mac OS, Linux | |
| Another Century's Episode | Another Century's Episode | FromSoftware | Mech simulation | PlayStation 2 | |
| Peter Jackson's King Kong | Ubisoft Montpellier | Action adventure | GBA, GameCube, Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, PSP | ||
| WarTech: Senko no Ronde | Japanese 旋光 の 輪 舞 Rev. X , Senkō no Ronde Rev. X | G.rev | Mech simulation | Arcade , Xbox 360 | |
| Oddworld: Stranger's Retribution | Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath | Oddworld Inhabitants | Action game | Xbox, Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, iOS, Android, Mac OS | |
| Advent Rising | Advent Rising | GlyphX Games | Third person shooter | Xbox, Windows | |
| Freedom Force vs the 3rd Reich | Freedom Force vs the 3rd Reich | Irrational Games | Real time strategy game | Windows | |
| American McGee presents: Scrapland | American McGee presents: Scrapland | Mercury Steam Entertainment | Action adventure | Windows, Xbox | |
| Vega Strike | Vega Strike | Vega Strike Team | Trade & combat simulation | Windows, Mac OS, Linux |
New publications issue series
- Sternenfaust , 2005–2012, 199 booklet novels and 12 hardcover volumes
Conventions
- 3. Dort.Con , Dortmund , review of the Dort.Con 2005
- 27. Eurocon , Glasgow
- 63rd Worldcon , April 4-8 August, Glasgow , Chair: Vincent Docherty & Colin Harris, Guests of Honor: Greg Pickersgill & Christopher Priest (pro) & Robert Sheckley (pro) & Lars-Olov Strandberg & Jane Yolen
Died
- Alan Burt Akers (pseudonym of Kenneth Bulmer) (* 1921)
- Carl Amery (* 1922)
- John Brosnan (born 1947)
- Kenneth Bulmer (* 1921)
- Chris Bunch (* 1943)
- FM Busby (born 1921)
- Jack L. Chalker (born 1944)
- Larry Collins (* 1929)
- Michael Collins (pseudonym of Dennis Lynds ) (* 1924)
- Michael Coney (born 1932)
- Zoltán Csernai (* 1925)
- Clark Darlton (pseudonym of Walter Ernsting ) (* 1920)
- Françoise d'Eaubonne (* 1920)
- Walter Ernsting (* 1920)
- Frank Kelly Freas (* 1922)
- Klaus Frühauf (* 1933)
- Charles L. Harness (born 1915)
- Dennis Lynds (* 1924)
- Richard Marsten (* 1926)
- Raylyn Moore (born 1928)
- Horst Müller (* 1923)
- Josef Nesvadba (* 1926)
- Andre Norton (also Andrew Norton, actually Alice Mary Norton) (* 1912)
- Vladimir Savchenko (* 1933)
- Robert Sheckley (* 1928)
- Theodore L. Thomas (* 1920)
- Karl-Heinz Tuschel (* 1928)
