Science fiction year 2007
Overview
◄◄ | ◄ | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | Science Fiction Year 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | ► | ►►
Other events
Literary prizes
Arthur C. Clarke Award
Arthur C. Clarke Award | |||
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author | Original title | German edition | category |
M. John Harrison | Nova Swing | nova |
British Science Fiction Association Award
British Science Fiction Association Award | |||
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author | Original title | German edition | category |
Ian McDonald | Brasyl | Best novel | |
Ken MacLeod | Lighting Out | Best short story |
Campbell Award
Campbell Award | |||
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author | Original title | German edition | category |
Ben Bova | titanium | Best novel | |
Naomi Novik | Best new author |
Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award
Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award | |||
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author | Original title | German edition | category |
James Gunn |
German Science Fiction Award
German Science Fiction Award | |||
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author | Original title | German edition | category |
Ulrike Nolte | The five souls of the ancestor | Best novel | |
Marcus Hammerschmitt | Canea zero | Best short story |
Hugo Award
Hugo Award | |||
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author | Original title | German edition | category |
Vernor Vinge | Rainbows End | The end of the rainbow | Best novel |
Robert Reed | A Billion Eves | Best short novel | |
Ian McDonald | The Djinn's Wife | Best story | |
Tim Pratt | Impossible Dreams | Best short story |
James Tiptree, Jr. Award
James Tiptree, Jr. Award | |||
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author | Original title | German edition | category |
Sarah Hall | The Carhullan Army |
Kurd Laßwitz Prize
Kurd Laßwitz Prize | |||
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author | Original title | German edition | category |
Herbert W. Franke | On the angel's trail | Best novel | |
Marcus Hammerschmitt | Canea zero | Best short story / narrative | |
Robert Charles Wilson | Spin | Spin | Best foreign plant |
Volker Oldenburg | Best translator | ||
Thomas Franke | Best graphic artist | ||
Matthias Scheliga | Amnesia | Director: Jürgen Dluzniewski | Best radio play |
Christian Pree | for its bibliography of German-language science fiction stories and books, which is available for non-commercial use on the Internet | Special Price |
Locus Award
Locus Award | |||
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author | Original title | German edition | category |
Vernor Vinge | Rainbows End | The end of the rainbow | Best SF novel |
Terry Pratchett | Wintersmith | The winter smith | Best youth novel |
Naomi Novik | Temeraire: His Majesty's Dragon / Throne of Jade / Black Powder | Dragon brood / dragon prince / dragon wrath | Best first novel |
Charles Stross | Missile Gap | Best short novel | |
Cory Doctorow | When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth | Best story | |
Neil Gaiman | How to Talk to Girls at Parties | Best short story | |
Neil Gaiman | Fragile things | Best collection | |
Gardner Dozois | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection | Best anthology |
Nebula Award
Nebula Award | |||
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author | Original title | German edition | category |
Michael Chabon | The Yiddish Policemen's Union | The Association of Yiddish Police Officers | Best novel |
Nancy Kress | Fountain of Age | Best short novel | |
Ted Chiang | The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate | The merchant at the alchemist's portal | Best story |
Karen Joy Fowler | Always | Best short story | |
Guillermo del Toro | Pan's labyrinth | Pan's labyrinth | Best script |
Philip K. Dick Award
Philip K. Dick Award | |||
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author | Original title | German edition | category |
M. John Harrison | Nova Swing | nova |
Prometheus Award
Prometheus Award | |||
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author | Original title | German edition | category |
Charles Stross | Glasshouse | Glass house | Best novel |
Sinclair Lewis | It can't happen here | Hall of Fame | |
Vernor Vinge | True Names | Hall of Fame | |
James McTeigue (Director) & Wachowski Siblings (Screenplay) | V for Vendetta | Special Price |
Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize / Fiction | |||
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author | Original title | German edition | category |
Cormac McCarthy | The Road | The street | Fiction |
Science Fiction Hall of Fame
Science Fiction Hall of Fame | |
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Award winners | category |
Ridley Scott | Living Inductee |
Gene Wolfe | |
Gene Roddenberry | Posthumous Inductee |
Ed Emshwiller |
New publications literature
New releases films
New releases television and web series
German title | sent | Original title | Episodes | Seasons | Remarks |
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Afterworld | 2007 | Afterworld | 42 | 1 | |
2007 | Battlestar Galactica: Razor Flashbacks | 7th | 1 | ||
Bionic Woman | 2007 | Bionic Woman | 9 | 1 | |
Chuck | 2007–2012 | Chuck | 91 | 5 | |
Dinosapia | 2007 | Dinosapia | 15th | 1 | |
Flash Gordon | 2007 | Flash Gordon | 21st | 1 | |
Heroic Age | 2007 | Japanese. ヒ ロ イ ッ ク ・ エ イ ジ , Hiroikku Eiji | 26th | 1 | |
Journeyman - The time jumper | 2007 | Journeyman | 13 | 1 | |
Masters of Science Fiction | 2007 | Masters of Science Fiction | 6th | 1 | |
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 | 2007-2009 |
jap. 機動 戦 士 ガ ン ダ ム |
50 | 2 | |
Painkiller Jane | 2007 | Painkiller Jane | 22nd | 1 | |
Paths of the Heart | 2007-2008 | Caminhos do Coração | 240 | ||
Primeval - return of the primeval monsters | 2007-2011 | Primeval | 36 | 5 | |
The Super Dino Team | 2007-2008 | Dino Squad | 26th | 2 | |
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | 2007-2009 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | 31 | 2 | |
The Dresden Files | 2007 | The Dresden Files | 12 | 1 | |
Tin Man - Fight for the Emerald of Light | 2007 | Tin Man | 3 | 1 | |
Transformers: Animated | 2007-2009 | Transformers: Animated | 42 | 3 | |
Star Trek: Of Gods And Men | 2007 | Star Trek: Of Gods And Men | 3 | 1 | "tolerated" fan project |
New releases computer games
German title | Original title | Studio | genre | platform | Remarks |
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Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar | Stardock | Turn-based strategy game | Windows | ||
Supreme Commander | Supreme Commander | Gas Powered Games | Real time strategy game | Windows, Xbox 360 | |
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance | Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance | Gas Powered Games | Real time strategy game | Windows | |
Triggerheart Exelica | Warashi | Shoot 'em up | Dreamcast , Xbox 360 , PlayStation 2 | ||
STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl | STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl | GSC Game World | Ego shooter | Windows | |
Meet the Robinsons | Meet the Robinsons | Climax Group | Action adventure | GBA, Windows, Nintendo DS , GameCube, PlayStation 2, Wii, Xbox 360, PSP | |
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars | Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars | EA Los Angeles | Real time strategy game | Xbox 360, Windows, Mac OS | |
Spider-Man 3 | Treyarch , Vicarious Visions | Action adventure | GBA, Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PSP | ||
Aegis Wing | Carbonated Games , Microsoft | Shoot 'em up | Xbox 360 | ||
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | 7 studios | Action adventure | PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS | ||
Transformers: The Game | Transformers: The Game | Traveller's Tales | Third person shooter | PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PSP, Windows, Nintendo DS, Wii | |
Transformers Decepticons | Vicarious Visions | Action adventure | Nintendo DS | ||
Super Stardust HD | Housemarque | Shoot 'em up | PlayStation 3, PSP | ||
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption | Metroid Prime 3: Corruption | Retro studios | Ego - action adventure | Wii | |
BioShock | BioShock | 2K Boston | Ego shooter | Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, macOS, Xbox One | |
Space giraffe | Llamasoft | Shoot 'em up | Xbox 360, Windows | ||
Alien Syndrome | Totally Games | Action RPG | PSP, Wii | ||
Halo 3 | Halo 3 | Bungie Studios | Ego shooter | Xbox 360 | |
Spider-Man: Friend or Foe | Next level games | Action game | Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 | ||
Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron | Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron | Rebellion Developments | Third person shooter | PSP | |
Team Fortress 2 | Team Fortress 2 | Valve | Tactical shooter , first person shooter | Windows, macOS, Linux , Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 | |
Half-Life 2: Episode Two | Half-Life 2: Episode Two | Valve | Ego shooter | Windows, Linux, Xbox 360, PS3, macOS | |
portal | portal | Valve | Action adventure | Windows, Linux, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, macOS | |
Tabula rasa | Tabula rasa | NCsoft Austin | MMORPG | Windows | |
TimeShift | TimeShift | Saber Interactive | Ego shooter | Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 | |
Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles | Japanese. バ イ オ ハ ザ ー ド ア ン ブ レ ラ ・ ク ロ ニ ク ル ズ , Baiohazādo Amburera Kuronikuruzu | Capcom | Survival horror , rail shooter | Wii, PlayStation 3 | |
FEAR Perseus mandates | FEAR Perseus mandates | TimeGate Studios | Ego shooter | Windows, Xbox 360 | |
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance | Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance | Gas Powered Games | Real time strategy game | Windows | |
BlackSite | BlackSite: Area 51 | Midway Austin | Ego shooter | Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | |
Assassin's Creed | Assassin's Creed | Ubisoft Montreal | Action adventure | macOS, Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 | |
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem | Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem | Rebellion Developments | Action game | PSP | |
Crysis | Crysis | Crytek | Ego shooter | Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 | |
Unreal Tournament 3 | Unreal Tournament 3 | Epic Games | Ego shooter | Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 | |
Mass Effect | Mass Effect | BioWare , Demiurge Studios | Action RPG | Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Windows | |
Star Trek: Conquest | 4J studios | Strategy game | Wii, PlayStation 2 | ||
Universe at War: Earth Assault | Universe at War: Earth Assault | Petroglyph Games | Real time strategy game | Windows, Xbox 360 | |
WipEout pulse | WipEout pulse | SCE Studio Liverpool | Racing game | PlayStation 2, PSP | |
Mercenary X: Sky Striker | - | SideQuest Studios | Shoot 'em up | Windows, PlayStation 3 | |
Shadowrun | Shadowrun | FASA Studio | Ego shooter | Xbox 360, Windows | |
Alpha Prime | Black Element software | Ego shooter | Windows | ||
Contra 4 | Japanese. Dual Spirits | WayForward Technologies | Shoot 'em up | Nintendo DS, Android | |
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars | Enemy Territory: Quake Wars | Splash Damage , id Software | Ego shooter | Linux, macOS, Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | |
Another Century's Episode 3: The Final | FromSoftware | Mech simulation | PlayStation 2 | ||
Hellgate: London | Hellgate: London | Flagship Studios | Hack and Slay , action RPG | Windows | |
The Golden Compass | The Golden Compass | Shiny Entertainment , Artificial Mind and Movement | Action adventure | PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360, Windows, Nintendo DS | |
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings | Japanese. フ ァ イ ナ ル フ ァ ン タ ジ ー XII レ ヴ ァ ナ ン ト ・ ウ イ ン グ , Fainaru Fantajī Tuerubu Revananto Uingu | Square Enix | Real time strategy game | Nintendo DS | |
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates | Japanese. フ ァ イ ナ ル フ ァ ン タ ジ ー ・ ク リ ス タ ル ク ロ ニ ク ル リ ン グ ・ オ ブ ・ フ ェ イ ト , Fainaru Fantajī Kurisutaru Kuronikuru Ringu Obu Feito | Square Enix | Action RPG | Nintendo DS | |
Lost Odyssey | jap. ロ ス ト オ デ ッ セ イ , Rosuto Odessei | Mistwalker | RPG | Xbox 360 | |
Crackdown | Crackdown | Realtime Worlds | Third person shooter | Xbox 360 | |
Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command | Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command | RedLynx | Turn-based strategy game | PSP, Nintendo DS |
New publications magazines / fanzines / magazines
- SciFiNow , to date
Conventions
- 4. Dort.Con , Dortmund , review of Dort.Con 2007
- 29. Eurocon , Copenhagen
- 65th Worldcon , Aug 30- Sep 3, Yokohama ; Chairman: Hiroaki Inoue, guests of honor: Sakyō Komatsu (pro) & David Brin (pro) & Takumi Shibano (fan) & Yoshitaka Amano (artist) & Michael Whelan (artist)
Died
- Wolfgang Altendorf (* 1921)
- Paul Erdman (* 1932)
- Charles L. Fontenay (* 1917)
- Jay Grams (pseudonym of Jürgen Grasmück ) (* 1940)
- Lee Hoffman (* 1932)
- Colin Kapp (born 1928)
- Sterling E. Lanier (born 1927)
- Fred Saberhagen (* 1930)
- Kurt Vonnegut (* 1922)
- Madeleine L'Engle (* 1918)
- Ira Levin (* 1929)
- David I. Masson (* 1915)
- Alfred Müller-Felsenburg (* 1926)
- Fred Saberhagen (* 1930)
- Jody Scott (born 1923)
- Kurt Vonnegut (* 1922)
- Robert Anton Wilson (* 1932)