Science Fiction Year 2008

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Other events

Literary prizes

Arthur C. Clarke Award

Arthur C. Clarke Award
author Original title German edition category
Richard Morgan Black Man (US: Thirteen) Scorpio

British Science Fiction Association Award

British Science Fiction Association Award
author Original title German edition category
Ken MacLeod The Night Sessions Best novel
Ted Chiang exhalation Best short story

Campbell Award

Campbell Award
author Original title German edition category
Kathleen Ann Goonan In War Times Best novel
Mary Robinette Kowal Best new author

Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award

Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award
author Original title German edition category
Michael Moorcock

German Science Fiction Award

German Science Fiction Award
author Original title German edition category
Frank W. Haubold The shadows of Mars Best novel
Frank W. Haubold Homecoming Best short story

Hugo Award

Hugo Award
author Original title German edition category
Michael Chabon The Yiddish Policemen's Union The Association of Yiddish Police Officers Best novel
Connie Willis All seated on the ground Best short novel
Ted Chiang The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate The merchant at the alchemist's portal Best story
Elizabeth Bear Tideline Best short story

James Tiptree, Jr. Award

James Tiptree, Jr. Award
author Original title German edition category
Patrick Ness The Knife of Never Letting Go New World - The Escape

Kurd Laßwitz Prize

Kurd Laßwitz Prize
author Original title German edition category
Andreas Eschbach Burned out Best novel
Michael K. Iwoleit The Moloch Best short story / narrative
Sergei Lukianenko Russian Спектр , transcribed Spectr - spectrum spectrum Best foreign plant
Hannes Riffel Best translator
Franz Vohwinkel Best graphic artist
Category was not assigned Best radio play
Helmuth W. Mommers for his efforts with the
SF short story in general and the Visions series in particular		 Special Price

Locus Award

Locus Award
author Original title German edition category
Michael Chabon The Yiddish Policemen's Union The Association of Yiddish Police Officers Best SF novel
China Miéville Un Lun Dun Un Lon Dun Best youth novel
Joe Hill Heart-Shaped Box Blind Best first novel
Cory Doctorow After the victories Best short novel
Neil Gaiman The Witch's Headstone Best story
Michael Swanwick A Small Room in Koboldtown Best short story
Connie Willis The Winds of Marble Arch and Other Stories Best collection
Gardner Dozois & Jonathan Strahan The New Space Opera Best anthology

Nebula Award

Nebula Award
author Original title German edition category
Ursula K. Le Guin Powers Best novel
Catherine Asaro The Spacetime Pool Best short novel
John Kessel Pride and Prometheus Best story
Nina Kiriki Hoffman Trophy wives Best short story
Andrew Stanton & Jim Reardon & Pete Docter WALL-E WALL-E - The last one is cleaning up the earth Best script

Philip K. Dick Award

Philip K. Dick Award
author Original title German edition category
Adam-Troy Castro Emissaries From The Dead Half spirit
David Walton Terminal min

Prometheus Award

Prometheus Award
author Original title German edition category
Jo Walton Ha'Penny Best novel
Harry Turtledove The gladiator
Anthony Burgess A clockwork orange Clockwork Orange Hall of Fame

Science Fiction Hall of Fame

Science Fiction Hall of Fame
Award winners category
Ian Ballantine & Betty Ballantine Living Inductee
William Gibson
Richard Powers Posthumous Inductee
Rod Serling

New publications literature

German title
Year of publication in German 		Original title author Remarks
Alien Earth - Phase 3 2008 - Frank Borsch review
Everything stays different 2008 - Siegfried Langer review
In the abyss 2011 Battle for the Abyss Ben Counter Warhammer 40,000 ; review
Anathema 2010 Anathema Neal Stephenson
Argona 2008 - Armin Roessler review
Burning worlds 2008 Worlds on Fire Matthew Costello review
Credo - the final secret 2009 Blasphemy Douglas Preston review
The Cole Protocol 2009 The Cole Protocol Tobias S. Buckell review
The last theorem 2009 The Last Theorem Frederik Pohl & Arthur C. Clarke review
The automatic detective 2009 The Automatic Detective A. Lee Martinez review
The dark forest 2018 Chinese   黑暗 森林  /  黑暗 森林 , Pinyin Hēi'àn sēnlín Liu Cixin
The price of Gor Prize of Gor John Norman
The silent war 2010 The Quiet War Paul J. McAuley review
The abolition of species 2008 - Dietmar Dath
The three suns 2017 Chinese  三 體  /  三 体 , Pinyin Sān tǐ Liu Cixin
The erased world 2009 The Gone-Away World Nick Harkaway
The community of three 2009 L 'Alliance des Trois Maxime Chattam review
The children of Saturn 2009 Saturn's Children Charles Stross review
The last flood 2009 Flood Stephen Baxter review
The return 2008 Sister Time John Ringo
The city at the end of time 2009 City at the end of time Greg Bear review
The Hunger Games - Deadly Games 2009 The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins
dictator 2008 Time's Tapestry Book Four: Weaver Stephen Baxter review
Fire dreams 2008 - Andreas Brandhorst review
Ordinary mortals 2010 Mere Mortals David Mack Star Trek ; review
Gods of the night 2010 Gods of Night David Mack Star Trek ; review
Heroic death 2010 Before Dishonor Peter David Star Trek: The Next Generation ; review
Dog madness 2012 Dogs Nancy Kress review
I'll be here in the sunshine and in the shade 2008 - Christian Kracht
Little brother 2010 Little brother Cory Doctorow
More than the sum 2010 Greater than the sum Christopher L. Bennett Star Trek Next Generation ; review
Souls The host Stephenie Meyer
Sails of time 2011 Pirate Sun Karl Schroeder review
Skinned 2010 Skinned Robin Wasserman
Spheres Matter Iain M. Banks
World changer 2008 Juggler of Worlds Larry Niven &
Edward M. Lerner
The dark book 2009 The Dark Volume Gordon Dahlquist

Secondary literature

Film awards

New releases films

German title
Year of publication in German 		Original title Director Remarks
10,000 BC 2008 10,000 BC Roland Emmerich
100 million BC 2009 100 million BC Handle furst
2012: Doomsday 2009 2012: Doomsday Nick Everhart
20 years after 2009 20 years after Jim Torres
The X Files - Beyond Truth 2008 The X-Files: I Want to Believe Chris Carter
Alien Love Triangle Danny Boyle
Alien Raiders 2009 Alien Raiders Ben rock
Andromeda - Deadly dust from space 2009 The Andromeda Strain Mikael Salomon Remake of the 1971 film
Apparatus ridicule - Dat mokt like register - - Martin Hermann
Ba'al - The Legacy of the Storm God 2008 Ba'al: The Storm God Paul Ziller
Babylon AD 2008 Babylon AD Mathieu Kassovitz
BURN · E 2009 BURN · E Angus MacLane
City of Ember - Escape from the Dark 2010 City of Ember Gil Kenan
Cloverfield 2008 Cloverfield Matt Reeves
Dante 01 Marc Caro
Death Race 2008 Death Race Paul WS Anderson
The day the earth stood still 2008 The Day the Earth Stood Still Scott Derrickson based on the story
Farewell to the Lord from Harry Bates
The day the earth stood still 2 - Attack of the robots 2011 The Day the Earth Stopped C. Thomas Howell
The incredible Hulk 2008 The Incredible Hulk Louis Leterrier
The hunt to the magical mountain 2009 Race to Witch Mountain Andy Fickman
The city of the blind 2008 Blindness Fernando Meirelles based on the novel of the same name by José Saramago
The journey to the centre of the earth 2009 Journey to the Center of the Earth Eric Brevig uses motifs from Jules Verne's novel
The Journey to the Center of the Earth
The journey to the center of the earth 2 2011 Journey to the Center of the Earth Davey Jones , Scott Wheeler
Doomsday - day of vengeance 2008 Doomsday Neil Marshall
Eagle Eye - Out of Control 2008 Eagle Eye DJ Caruso
Far Cry - - Uwe Boll
flesh - - Oliver Schmitz
Franklyn - Truth wears many masks 2009 Franklyn Gerald McMorrow
Futurama: Bender's Game 2008 Futurama: Bender's Game Dwayne Carey-Hill
Futurama: the era of the tentacle 2008 Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs Peter Avanzino
Hancock 2008 Hancock Peter Berg
Heatstroke - island of aliens Heatstroke Andrew Prowse
Iron man 2008 Iron man Jon Favreau
James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace 2008 Quantum of Solace Marc Forster
jumper 2008 jumper Doug Liman
Knight Rider - KITT in danger! 2009 Knight Rider Steve Shill
War of the Worlds 2 - The next wave of attacks 2008 War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave C. Thomas Howell takes up themes from the novel
The War of the Worlds by HG Wells ,
but is a free adaptation
Lost City Raiders 2008 Lost City Raiders Jean de Segonzac
Man, dave! 2008 Meet Dave Brian Robbins
Minutemen - students on a journey through time 2008 Minutemen Lev L. Spiro
Mutant Chronicles 2008 The Mutant Chronicles Simon Hunter
Outlander 2008 Outlander Howard McCain
Population Zero - The world without us 2012 Aftermath: Population Zero Christopher Rowley
Repo! The Genetic Opera 2008 Repo! The Genetic Opera Darren Lynn Bousman
ruins 2008 The Ruins Carter Smith
Sleep dealer 2008 Sleep dealer Alex Rivera
Starship Troopers 3: Marauders 2008 Starship Troopers 3: Marauders Edward Neumeier
Star Wars The Clone Wars 2008 Star Wars The Clone Wars Dave Filoni
Stargate: Continuum 2008 Stargate: Continuum Martin Wood
Stargate: The Ark of Truth - The Source of Truth 2008 Stargate: The Ark of Truth Robert C. Cooper
The Dark Knight 2008 The Dark Knight Christopher Nolan
The happening 2008 The happening M. Night Shyamalan
Tokyo Gore Police 2008 Japanese 東京 残酷 警察 , Tōkyō Zankoku Keisatsu Yoshihiro Nishimura
WALL · E - The last one is cleaning up the earth 2008 WALL E Andrew Stanton
Wanted 2008 Wanted Timur Bekmambetov
War Games 2: The Dead Code 2009 Wargames: The Dead Code Stuart Gillard
Dark Planet: The Inhabited Island 2012 Russian Обитаемый остров , transcribed Obitaemyy ostrov Fyodor Bondarchuk
Infected 2010 Infected Adam Weissman
Killer ants 2009 The Hive Peter Manus
Loch Ness - The Beast from the Deep Beyond Loch Ness Paul Ziller

New releases for television and web series

German title sent Original title Episodes Seasons Remarks
Batman: The Brave and the Bold 2008-2011 Batman: The Brave and the Bold 65 3
2008 Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy 10 1
Being Erica - everything at the beginning 2008-2011 Being Erica 49 4th
Ben 10: Alien Force 2008-2010 Ben 10: Alien Force 46 3
Pale Rider 2008 jap. ブ ラ ス レ イ タ ー , Burasureitā 24 1
Casshern Sins 2008 jap. キ ャ シ ャ ー ン , Kyashān Sins 24 1
Dollhouse 2008-2010 Dollhouse 26th 2
Fringe - borderline cases of the FBI 2008-2013 Fringe 100 5
Gemini Division 2008 Gemini Division 48 1
Knight Rider 2008-2009 Knight Rider 17 + 1 1
2008 LG15: The Resistance 13 1
Sanctuary - guardian of creatures 2008-2011 Sanctuary 59 + 8 4th
2008 Spaceballs: The Animated Series 15th 1
Star Wars The Clone Wars 2008-2019 Star Wars The Clone Wars 134 7th
2008-2010 Survivors 12 2
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2008-2009 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 31 2
Tytania 2008 jap. タ イ タ ニ ア Taitania 26th 1
2008-2009 Wolverine and the X-Men 26th 1
Yuna & Stitch 2008-2009 jap. ス テ ィ ッ チ！ , Sutitchi! 83 4th
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's 2008-2011 jap. 遊 ☆ 戯 ☆ 王5D's（フ ァ イ ブ デ ィ ー ズ）, Yū-Gi-Ō Faibu Dīzu 156 5
Macross Frontier 2008 Japanese. マ ク ロ ス フ ロ ン テ ィ ア Makurosu Furontia 25th 1

New releases radio plays

title author producer length First shipment
Tsunami over Germany Heiner Grenzland (also music and direction) Broadcasting Berlin-Brandenburg 50 minutes January 27th

New releases computer games

German title Original title Studio genre platform Remarks
Omega Five Natsume Shoot 'em up Xbox 360
Sins of a Solar Empire Sins of a Solar Empire Ironclad Games Real-time strategy game , global strategy game Windows
Jumper: Griffin's Story Jumper: Griffin's Story Redtribe , Collision Studios Action game PlayStation 2 , Wii , Xbox 360
Space Invaders Extreme Taito Nintendo DS , PSP , XBLA , Windows
The Immortals of Terra: A Perry Rhodan Adventure The Immortals of Terra: A Perry Rhodan Adventure Brain game Adventure Windows
Armored Core: For Answer FromSoftware Mech simulation PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360
darkSector darkSector Digital Extremes , Noviy Disk Third person shooter PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows
Zak McKracken - Between Time and Space Zak McKracken - Between Time and Space Artificial Hair Bros. Fanadventure Linux , macOS , Windows
Iron man Iron man Secret Level , Artificial Mind and Movement Action adventure PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PSP, Wii, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, Android, Windows
The Incredible Hulk The Incredible Hulk Edge of Reality Action game Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360
Hellboy: The Science of Evil Krome Studios Action game PlayStation 3, PSP, Xbox 360
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Star Wars: The Force Unleashed LucasArts Action adventure Wii, PlayStation 2, PSP, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, iOS , N-Gage , mobile phones , Windows, Mac OS
Too human Too human Silicon Knights Action RPG Xbox 360
Galaga Legions Galaga Legions Namco Bandai Games Shoot 'em up Xbox 360, XBLA, Nintendo 3DS PlayStation 3
STALKER: Clear Sky STALKER: Clear Sky GSC Game World Ego shooter Windows
Space Invaders Get Even Taito, cattle call Real time strategy game, shoot 'em up Wii
Crysis Warhead Crysis Warhead Crytek Ego shooter Windows
Nikopol: The return of the immortal Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals White Birds Productions Adventure Windows
Sands of Destruction Japanese ワ ー ル ド ・ デ ス ト ラ ク シ ョ ン ～ 導 か れ し 意思 ～ , Wārudo Desutorakushon ~ Michibikareshi Ishi ~ imageepoch RPG Nintendo DS
Sword of the Stars Kerberos Productions Global strategy game, turn-based strategy game Windows
Dead space Dead space EA Redwood Shores Third-person shooter, survival horror Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
X³: Terran Conflict X³: Terran Conflict Egosoft Trade & combat simulation Linux, macOS, Windows
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows Shaba Games , Treyarch Action adventure Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Bethesda Game Studios RPG Windows, Xbox 360, Playstation 3
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 EA Los Angeles Real time strategy game Windows, Mac OS, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
Fracture Fracture Day 1 studios Third person shooter PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Resistance 2 Resistance 2 Insomniac Games Ego shooter PlayStation 3
Gears of War 2 Gears of War 2 Epic Games Third person shooter Xbox 360
WorldShift Black Sea Studios Real time strategy game Windows
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Jedi Alliance LucasArts Adventure Nintendo DS
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Lightsaber Duels Krome Studios Adventure Wii
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe Midway Games Fighting Game PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon Sandblast Games Action adventure PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Phantasy Star: ZERO Japanese フ ァ ン タ ジ ー ス タ ー ZERO , Fantashī Sutā Jiarō Sega Hack and Slay , RPG Nintendo DS
Defense Grid: The Awakening Defense Grid: The Awakening Hidden path Tower defense , strategy game Windows, Xbox 360, Mac OS
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Kojima Productions Stealth computer game , action adventure PlayStation 3
A second face A second face Jospin Le Woltaire Adventure Windows, Mac OS, Linux, Android
Haze Haze Free radical design Ego shooter PlayStation 3
Mirror's Edge Mirror's Edge DICE Action adventure Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS, Windows Phone
Bangai-O Spirits jap. バ ン ガ イ オ ー 魂 , Bangaiō Supirittsu Treasure Shoot 'em up Nintendo DS
Time Hollow Japanese TIME HOLLOW 奪 わ れ た 過去 を ​​求 め て , Time Hollow: Ubawareta Kako o Motomete Tenky Adventure Nintendo DS

Conventions

Died

See also

Portal: Science Fiction  - Overview of Wikipedia content on science fiction