Science fiction year 2011

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Literary prizes

Arthur C. Clarke Award

Arthur C. Clarke Award
author Original title German edition category
Lauren Beukes Zoo City Zoo City

British Science Fiction Association Award

British Science Fiction Association Award
author Original title German edition category
Christopher Priest The Islanders Best novel
Paul Cornell The Copenhagen interpretation Best short story

Campbell Award

Campbell Award
author Original title German edition category
Ian McDonald The Dervish House Best novel
Lev Grossman Best new author

Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award

Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award
author Original title German edition category
Connie Willis

German Science Fiction Award

German Science Fiction Award
author Original title German edition category
Uwe Post Walpar Tonnraffir and the index finger of God Best novel
Wolfgang Jeschke Places of remembrance Best short story

Hugo Award

Hugo Award
author Original title German edition category
Connie Willis Blackout / All Clear Darkness / light Best novel
Ted Chiang The Lifecycle of Software Objects The life cycle of software objects Best short novel
Allen Steele The Emperor of Mars Best story
Mary Robinette Kowal For want of a nail Best short story

James Tiptree, Jr. Award

James Tiptree, Jr. Award
author Original title German edition category
Andrea Hairston Redwood and Wildfire

Kurd Laßwitz Prize

Kurd Laßwitz Prize
author Original title German edition category
Uwe Post Walpar Tonnraffir and the index finger of God Best novel
Michael K. Iwoleit The threshold Best short story / narrative
China Miéville The City & The City The city & the city Best foreign plant
Juliane Gräbener-Müller Best translator
Nikolaus Stingl
Timo Kümmel Best graphic artist
Category was not assigned Best radio play
Dieter von Reeken for the new edition of the fantastic stories of Oskar Hoffmann and for his continued pursuit of the complete works of Kurd Lasswitz issue Special Price

Locus Award

Locus Award
author Original title German edition category
Connie Willis Blackout / All Clear Darkness / light Best SF novel
Paolo Bacigalupi Ship breaker Ship thieves Best youth novel
NK Jemisin The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms The heiress of the world Best first novel
Ted Chiang The Lifecycle of Software Objects The life cycle of software objects Best short novel
Neil Gaiman The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains Best story
Neil Gaiman The Thing About Cassandra Best short story
Fritz Leiber Fritz Leiber: Selected Stories Best collection
George RR Martin & Gardner Dozois Warriors Best anthology

Nebula Award

Nebula Award
author Original title German edition category
Jo Walton Among others In another world Best novel
Kij Johnson The Man Who Bridged the Mist Best short novel
Geoff Ryman What We Found Best story
Ken Liu The Paper Menagerie Best short story
Neil Gaiman & Richard Clark Doctor Who: The Doctor's Wife Doctor Who: The doctor's wife Best script

Philip K. Dick Award

Philip K. Dick Award
author Original title German edition category
Simon Morden The Samuil Petrovich Trilogy

Prometheus Award

Prometheus Award
author Original title German edition category
Sarah Hoyt Darkship Thieves Best novel
George Orwell Animal Farm Animal farm Hall of Fame

Science Fiction Hall of Fame

Science Fiction Hall of Fame
Award winners category
Gardner Dozois Living Inductee
Moebius
Vincent Di Fate
Harlan Ellison

New publications literature

German title
Year of publication in German 		Original title author Remarks
Anvil Gate 2011 Anvil Gate Karen Traviss review
Armageddon TV - - Christian from Aster review
Asylon - - Thomas Elbel review
Azureus & Pygmalion - - Marcus Hammerschmitt review
The attack 2012 11/22/63 Stephen King
The Chosen - In the death zone 2013 The Death Cure James Dashner
The determination 2012 Divergent Veronica Roth
The baptism of fire 2012 In Fire Forged David Weber Anthology, several authors
The rivers of London 2012 Rivers of London Ben Aaronovitch
The undead of Veridon 2012 Dead of Veridon Tim Akers review
Three times Proxima Centauri and back - - Myra Çakan review
Extinction 2015 jap. ジ ェ ノ サ イ ド , Jenosaido Kazuaki Takano
Galdea. The unbeaten war - - Karsten Kruschel review
Lord of all things - - Andreas Eschbach
Micro 2012 Micro Michael Crichton
Service area Mile 81 2011 Mile 81 Stephen King so far only as e-book published
Ready Player One 2012 Ready Player One Ernest Cline
Navigator from Gor Mariners of Gor John Norman
silo 2013 silo Hugh Howey
City of Strangers 2012 Embassytown China Miéville
Time riders 2012 Time riders Alex Scarrow nine-volume youth book series
The town - - Andreas Eschbach
Halo: crypt 2011 Halo: crypt Greg Bear
Leviathan awakens 2012 Leviathan Wakes James SA Corey

Film awards

New releases films

German title
Year of publication in German 		Original title Director Remarks
2030 - uprising of the young - - Jörg Lühdorff
51 Jason Connery
Another Earth 2011 Another Earth Mike Cahill
Apollo 18 2011 Apollo 18 Gonzalo López-Gallego
Attack the block 2011 Attack the block Joe Cornish
Captain America - The First Avenger 2011 Captain America: The First Avenger Joe Johnston
Contagion 2011 Contagion Steven Soderbergh
Cowboys & Aliens 2011 Cowboys & Aliens Jon Favreau
Darkest Hour 2011 The Darkest Hour Chris Gorak
The plan 2011 The Adjustment Bureau George Nolfi is based on the short story
Adjustment Team by Philip K. Dick
The Atlas Trilogy - Who is John Galt? 2012 Atlas Shrugged, Part I. Paul Johansson
The skin that I live in 2011 La piel que habito Pedro Almodovar
entropy - - Daniel Flügger
Eve 2012 Eve Kike Maíllo
Green Lantern 2011 Green Lantern Martin Campbell
Bright 2011 Bright Tim Fehlbaum
I am number four 2011 I am number four DJ Caruso
In Time - your time is running out 2011 In time Andrew Niccol
Love 2012 Love William Eubank
Melancholia 2011 Melancholia Lars from Trier
Midnight in Paris 2011 Midnight in Paris Woody Allen
Milo and Mars 2011 Mars needs moms Simon Wells
Nydenion - - Jack Moik
No limit 2011 Limitless Neil Burger
Paul - an alien on the run 2011 Paul Greg Mottola
Perfect Sense 2011 Perfect Sense David Mackenzie
Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd dimension 2011 Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension Dan Povenmire & Robert F. Hughes
Planet of the Apes: Prevolution 2011 Rise of the Planet of the Apes Rupert Wyatt
Planet of the monsters Ferocious Planet Billy O'Brien
Priest 2011 Priest Scott Stewart
RA.One - superhero with a heart 2011 Ra.One Anubhav Sinha
Real Steel 2011 Real Steel Shawn Levy is based on the short story Steel by Richard Matheson
Red Faction: Origins 2012 Red Faction: Origins Michael Nankin
Residual risk - - Urs Egger
shuffle Kurt Kuenne
Source code 2011 Source code Duncan Jones
Super 8 2011 Super 8 JJ Abrams
Supershark 2012 Super shark Fred Olen Ray
The Divide - Hell is the others 2012 The Divide Xavier Gens
The Green Hornet 2011 The Green Hornet Michel Gondry
The thing 2011 The thing Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. The film represents the prelude to John Carpenter's Das Ding aus Another World from 1982
The Tree of Life 2011 The Tree of Life Terrence Malick
Thor 2011 Thor Kenneth Branagh
Time freak Andrew Bowler
Transformers 3 2011 Transformers: Dark of the Moon Michael Bay
World Invasion: Battle Los Angeles 2011 Battle: Los Angeles Jonathan Liebesman
X-Men: First decision 2011 X-Men: First Class Matthew Vaughn
4:44 Last Day on Earth Abel Ferrara
All-Star Superman Sam Liu
Armageddon 2012 - The Last Hours of Mankind 2011 Earth's Final Hours David Hogan
Battle of Los Angeles 2011 Battle of Los Angeles Mark Atkins
Camel Spiders - attack of the monster spiders 2012 Camel Spiders Jim Wynorski
Gantz - game for your life 2011 Gantz Shinsuke Sato
Identity Report - The enemy on my mind 2011 Pig Henry Barrial
Judgment Day - The End of Humanity 2012 Collision Earth Paul Ziller
Mega Python vs. Gatoroid Mary Lambert
The Prodigies 2011 The Prodigies Antoine Charreyron
Doomsday Prophecy - Mayan prophecy 2012 Doomsday Prophecy Jason Bourque
Weather Wars Storm War Todor Chapkanov

New releases for television and web series

German title sent Original title Episodes Seasons Remarks
Alphas 2011–2012 Alphas 24 2
Black Mirror 2011-2018 Black Mirror 21+ 4+
Deadman Wonderland 2011 Japanese. デ ッ ド マ ン ・ ワ ン ダ ー ラ ン ド , Deddoman Wandārando 13 2
The dark side of science 2011 Dark Matters: Twisted But True 19th 2
Falling skies since 2011 Falling skies 52+ 5
Fractals 2011 Japanese. フ ラ ク タ ル , Furakutaru 11 1
Freezing 2011 Japanese フ リ ー ジ ン グ , Furījingu 12 1
Green Lantern: The Animated Series 2011-2013 Green Lantern: The Animated Series 26th 1
Guilty Crown 2011–2012 jap. ギ ル テ ィ ク ラ ウ ン , Giruti Kuraun 24 2
Level E. 2011 jap. レ ベ ル E , Level E 13 1
Mobile Suit Gundam AGE since 2011 Japanese. 機動 戦 士 ガ ン ダ ム AGE , Kidō Senshi Gandamu Eiji 50+
Outcasts 2011 Outcasts 8th 1
Person of interest since 2011 Person of interest 103+ 5+
Steintor 2011 Steintor 26th 1
Terra Nova 2011 Terra Nova 13 1
Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal 2011-2014 jap. 遊 ☆ 戯 ☆ 王 ZEXAL, Yū-Gi-Ō Zearu 146 2

New releases computer games

German title Original title Studio genre platform Remarks
DC Universe Online DC Universe Online Daybreak Game Company MMORPG Windows , PlayStation 3 , PlayStation 4 , Xbox One
MindJack jap. マ イ ン ド ジ ャ ッ ク , MaindoJakku feelplus Third person shooter PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Dead Space 2 Dead Space 2 Visceral Games Third-person shooter, survival horror Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds Eighting , Capcom Beat 'em up PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Hard Corps: Uprising Hard Corps: Uprising Arc System Works Shoot 'em up Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
Killzone 3 Killzone 3 Guerrilla Games Ego shooter PlayStation 3
Bullet storm Bullet storm People Can Fly , Epic Games Ego shooter Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4
Starpoint Gemini Little Green Men Games Real time strategy game , RPG Windows
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Retribution Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Retribution Relic Entertainment , Feral Interactive Strategy RPG , real time strategy game Windows, Mac OS , Linux
Crysis 2 Crysis 2 Crytek , Crytek UK Ego shooter Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
Portal 2 Portal 2 Valve software Puzzle video games , adventure Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, macOS, Linux
Section 8: Prejudice TimeGate Studios Ego shooter Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Darkspore Darkspore Maxis Action RPG Windows
Marvel Super Hero Squad Online Gazillion MMORPG Windows, macOS
Star Raiders Star Raiders Incinerator Studios Combat simulation PSN , XBLA , Windows
Frozen synapse Frozen synapse Mode 7 Games Turn-based strategy game Windows, Mac OS, Linux, iOS , Android
Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters Double Helix Games Action game PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii , Nintendo DS , Nintendo 3DS , iOS
Red Faction: Armageddon Volition Third person shooter Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
inFAMOUS 2 inFAMOUS 2 Sucker Punch Productions Action adventure PlayStation 3
Duke Nukem Forever Duke Nukem Forever Gearbox software Ego shooter Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Mac OS
Transformers: Dark of the Moon Transformers: Dark of the Moon High Moon Studios Action adventure Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, Symbian , iOS, Blackberry , PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360
Iron Brigade Iron Brigade Double Fine Productions Tower defense , third-person shooter Xbox 360, Windows
F.3.AR F.3.AR Day1 Studios Ego shooter Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon Japanese. ア ー ス デ ィ フ ェ ン ス フ ォ ー ス イ ン セ ク ト ア ー マ ゲ ド ン , Āsu Difensu Fōsu Insekuto Āmagedon Vicious Cycle Software Third person shooter PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows
Ms. Splosion Man Twisted Pixel Games Jump 'n' run XBLA, Windows, iOS, Windows Phone , Nintendo Switch
Captain America: Super Soldier Captain America: Super Soldier Next level games Beat 'em up Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS
Deus Ex: Human Revolution Deus Ex: Human Revolution Eidos Montreal Action game Windows, macOS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U
Resistance 3 Resistance 3 Insomniac Games Ego shooter PlayStation 3
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Relic entertainment Third person shooter Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Gears of War 3 Gears of War 3 Epic Games Third person shooter Xbox 360
Rochard Rochard Recoil Games Jump 'n' run PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Linux, Android
RAGE RAGE id software Ego shooter Windows, macOS, Xbox 360, PS3
Spider-Man: Edge of Time Spider-Man: Edge of Time Beenox Action adventure Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360
Batman: Arkham City Batman: Arkham City Rocksteady Studios Action adventure macOS, Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter Kerberos Productions Turn-based strategy game Windows
To the moon To the moon Freebird Games RPG, Adventure, Japanese Adventure Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
Assassin's Creed: Revelations Assassin's Creed: Revelations Ubisoft Montreal Action adventure Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
Jurassic Park: The Game Jurassic Park: The Game Telltale Games Adventure Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary 343 Industries , Saber Interactive Ego shooter Xbox 360, Xbox One
Afterfall: InSanity Intoxicate Studios Third-person shooter, survival horror Windows
Voltron: Defender of the Universe Behavior Interactive Shoot 'em up, adventure PSN, XBLA
Batman: Arkham City Lockdown NetherRealm Studios Action adventure iOS, Android
Star Wars: The Old Republic Star Wars: The Old Republic BioWare MMORPG Windows
Battlestar Galactica Online Battlestar Galactica Online Bigpoint Games , Artplant MMORPG Windows, Mac OS All servers shut down on February 1st, 2019
X³: Albion Prelude - Egosoft Combat simulation Linux, macOS, Windows
Another Century's Episode Portable From software Mech simulation PSP
Moon diver Japanese. ム ー ン ダ イ バ ー , Mūndaibā feelplus Jump 'n' run PSN, XBLA
Child of Eden Child of Eden Q entertainment Rail shooter Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
Final Fantasy XIII-2 Japanese フ ァ イ ナ ル フ ァ ン タ ジ ー XIII-2 , Fainaru Fantajī Sātīn-Tsū Square Enix RPG PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows
Spiral Knights Spiral Knights Three Rings design MMORPG Java
Gemini Rue - Conspiracy on Barracus Gemini Rue Joshua Nuernberger, Wadjet Eye Games Adventure Android, iOS, Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
Anno 2070 - Related Designs , Blue Byte Building strategy game Windows
Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team THQ Shoot 'em up Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Conventions

Died

See also

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