Science fiction year 2015
Overview
◄◄ | ◄ | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | Science Fiction Year 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | ►
Other events
Literary prizes
Arthur C. Clarke Award
| Arthur C. Clarke Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Emily St. John Almond | Eleven station | The light of the last days | |
British Science Fiction Association Award
| British Science Fiction Association Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Ann Leckie | Ancillary Sword | The mission | Best novel |
| Ruth EJ Booth | The Honey Trap | Best short story | |
Campbell Award
| Campbell Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Claire North | The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August | Harry August's many lives | Best novel |
| Wesley Chu | Best new author | ||
Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award
| Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Larry Niven | |||
German Science Fiction Award
| German Science Fiction Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Markus Orths | Alpha & Omega: Apocalypse for Beginners | Best novel | |
| Eva Strasser | Knox | Best short story | |
Hugo Award
| Hugo Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Cixin Liu | The three-body problem | The three suns | Best novel |
| not forgiven | Best short novel | ||
| Thomas Olde Heuvelt | The Day the World Turned Upside Down | Best story | |
| not forgiven | Best short story | ||
James Tiptree, Jr. Award
| James Tiptree, Jr. Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Monica Byrne | The Girl in the Road | The bridge | |
| Jo Walton | My Real Children | (awarded twice) | |
Kurd Laßwitz Prize
| Kurd Laßwitz Prize | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Tom Hillenbrand | Drone land | Best novel | |
| Fabian Tomaschek | Boat people | Best short story / narrative | |
| Ursula K. Le Guin | Paradise Lost | Lost paradises | Best foreign plant |
| Justin Aardvark and Jürgen Zahn - Ian Doescher ; and Horst Illmer - Ursula K. LeGuin | William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, a New Hope ; or Paradises Lost | William Shakespeare's Star Wars ; or lost paradises | Best translator |
| Timo Kümmel | for the cover picture of Dirk van den Boom, Rising Sun. | Best graphic artist | |
| Walter Adler | Foxfinder | Best radio play | |
| Bernd Kronsbein, Elisabeth Bösl, Christian Endres and Sebastian Pirling; or René Moreau, Olaf Kemmler and Heinz Wipperfürth | for her work as editors for www.dieZukunft.de; or for the publication of the science fiction magazine Exodus and the promotion of the science fiction short story | Special Price | |
Locus Award
| Locus Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Ann Leckie | Ancillary Sword | The mission | Best SF novel |
| Joe Abercrombie | Half a King | Royal oath | Best youth novel |
| Mary Rickert | The Memory Garden | Best first novel | |
| Nancy Kress | Yesterday's Kin | Best short novel | |
| Joe Abercrombie | Tough Times All Over | Best story | |
| Amal El-Mohtar | The Truth About Owls | Best short story | |
| Jay Lake | Last Plane to Heaven | Best collection | |
| George RR Martin & Gardner Dozois | Rogues | Best anthology | |
Nebula Award
| Nebula Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Jeff VanderMeer | Annihilation - Southern Reach Trilogy 1 | Extinction - Volume 1 of the Southern Reach Trilogy | Best novel |
| Nancy Kress | Yesterday's Kin | Best short novel | |
| Alaya Dawn Johnson | A Guide to the Fruits of Hawaii | Best story | |
| Ursula Vernon | Jackalope Wives | Best short story | |
| not forgiven | Best script | ||
Philip K. Dick Award
| Philip K. Dick Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Meg Elison | The Book of the Unnamed Midwife | ||
Prometheus Award
| Prometheus Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Daniel Suarez | Influx | Control | Best novel |
| Harlan Ellison | 'Repent, Harlequin!' said the Ticktockman | Hall of Fame | |
| not forgiven | Special Price | ||
Science Fiction Hall of Fame
| Science Fiction Hall of Fame | |
|---|---|
| Award winners | category |
| Jack Gaughan | |
| James Gunn | |
| Georges Méliès | |
| John Schoenherr | |
| Kurt Vonnegut | |
New publications literature
| German title |
Year of publication in German |
Original title | author | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The ship | - | - | Andreas Brandhorst | |
| The Martian: Save Mark Watney | 2015 | The Martian | Andy Weir | |
| Paradox - At the abyss of eternity | - | Phillip P. Peterson | ||
| Icarus | - | - | Andreas Brandhorst | |
| In the shadow of Saturn | 2016 | Killing titanium | Greg Bear | |
| The long road to a little angry planet | 2016 | The Long Way To A Small, Angry Planet | Becky Chambers | |
| The reincarnations of the Tao | 2017 | The Rebirths of Tao | Wesley Chu | |
| Zeitkurier | 2017 | Time Salvager | Wesley Chu | |
| Nemesis games | 2016 | Nemesis Games | James SA Corey |
New releases films
New releases for television and web series
| German title | sent | Original title | Episodes | Seasons | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 monkeys | 2015-2018 | 12 monkeys | 47 | 4th | |
| Ascension | 2014 | Ascension | 3 | 1 | |
| Believe | 2014 | Believe | 13 | 1 | |
| Between | 2015-2016 | Between | 12 | 2 | |
| Childhood's End | 2015 | Childhood's End | 3 | 1 | |
| Dark matter | 2015-2017 | Dark matter | 39 | 3 | |
| Eve | 36 | 3 | |||
| 2015-2017 | El Ministerio del Tiempo | 34 | 3 | ||
| Guardians of the Galaxy | since 2015 | Guardians of the Galaxy | 73 | 3 | |
| Halo: The Fall of Reach | 2015 | Halo: The Fall of Reach | 3 | 1 | |
| Heroes Reborn | 2015 | Heroes Reborn | 13 | 1 | |
| Humans | since 2015 | Humans | 24+ | 3+ | |
| Into the Badlands | since 2015 | Into the Badlands | 24+ | 3+ | |
| Killjoys | since 2015 | Killjoys | 43+ | 5+ | |
| Marvel's Agent Carter | 2015-2016 | Agent Carter | 18th | 2 | |
| Marvel's Daredevil | since 2015 | Daredevil | 39+ | 3+ | |
| Marvel's Jessica Jones | since 2015 | Jessica Jones | 28+ | 3+ | |
| Minority Report | 2015 | Minority Report | 10 | 1 | |
| Powers | 2015-2016 | Powers | 20th | 2 | |
| Renegades - The Series | 2015 | Star Trek: Renegades | 2 | 2 | Fan web project |
| Residual | 2015 | Residual | 3 | 1 | |
| Sense8 | 2015-2018 | Sense8 | 24 | 2 | |
| Stitchers | 2015-2017 | Stitchers | 31 | 3 | |
| Supergirl | since 2015 | Supergirl | 69+ | 4+ | |
| The Expanse | since 2015 | The Expanse | 46+ | 4+ | |
| The Messengers | The Messengers | 15th | 1 | ||
| The Last Man on Earth | 2015-2018 | The Last Man on Earth | 67 | 4th | |
| The Man in the High Castle | since 2015 | The Man in the High Castle | 40+ | 4+ | |
| The Whispers | 2015 | The Whispers | 13 | 1 | |
| since 2015 | Thunderbirds Are Go | 62+ | 3+ | ||
| Transformers: Robots in Disguise | 2015-2017 | Transformers: Robots in Disguise | 71 | 4th | |
| zoo | 2015-2017 | zoo | 39 | 3 |
New releases computer games
| German title | Original title | Studio | genre | platform | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saints Row: Gat out of Hell | High Voltage Software , Volition | Action adventure | Windows , Linux , PlayStation 3 , PlayStation 4 , Xbox 360 , Xbox One | ||
| Gray Goo | Gray Goo | Petroglyph Games | Real time strategy game | Windows | |
| Midnight Star | Industrial toys | Ego shooter | iOS | ||
| Evolve | Evolve | Turtle Rock Studios | Ego shooter | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | |
| The Order: 1886 | The Order: 1886 | Ready at Dawn , SCE Santa Monica Studio | Action adventure | PlayStation 4 | |
| Blackhole | FiolaSoft Studio | Puzzle video games | Windows, Linux, Mac OS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | ||
| Helldivers | Helldivers | Arrowhead Game Studios | Shoot 'em up | PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Windows | |
| Sid Meier's Starships | Sid Meier's Starships | Firaxis Games | Turn-based strategy game | Windows, Mac OS, iOS | |
| Code Name: STEAM | Intelligent Systems , Nintendo SPD | Turn-based strategy game | Nintendo 3DS | ||
| Bloodborne | Bloodborne | From software | Action RPG | PlayStation 4 | |
| Infinite Crisis | turbine | MOBA | Windows | ||
| Jurassic Park Arcade | Raw thrills | Shoot 'em up | Arcade | ||
| Axiom Verge | Axiom Verge | Thomas Happ Games | Action adventure | PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Windows, macOS, Linux, Xbox One, Wii U , Nintendo Switch | |
| Affordable Space Adventures | KnapNok Games , Nicklas Nygren | Puzzle video games, adventure | Wii U | ||
| Halo: Spartan Strike | Halo: Spartan Strike | 343 Industries , Vanguard Games | Shoot 'em up | Windows, Windows Phone , iOS | |
| Xenoblade Chronicles X | jap. ゼ ノ ブ レ イ ド ク ロ ス , Zenobureido Kurosu | Monolith Soft | Action RPG | Wii U | |
| Wolfenstein: The Old Blood | Wolfenstein: The Old Blood | MachineGames | Action game, first person shooter | Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 | |
| Dex | Dreadlocks Ltd | Action RPG | Windows, OS X, Linux, Ouya , PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One | ||
| Invisible, Inc. | Invisible, Inc. | Klei entertainment | Turn-based strategy game, stealth computer game | Windows, Mac OS, Linux, PlayStation 4, iOS | |
| Galactic Civilizations III | Galactic Civilizations III | Stardock | Global strategy game , turn-based strategy game | Windows | |
| The Silent Age | House on Fire | Puzzle video games | iOS, Android, Kindle Fire , Windows, Mac OS | ||
| Fallout Shelter | Fallout Shelter | Bethesda Game Studios , Behavior Interactive | Economic simulation | iOS, Android, Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch | |
| Batman: Arkham Knight | Batman: Arkham Knight | Rocksteady Studios | Action adventure | PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows | |
| Infinifactory | Zachtronics | Puzzle video games | Windows, Mac OS, Linux, PlayStation 4 | ||
| Cradle | Flying Cafe | Adventure | Windows, Linux | ||
| Everybody's Gone to the Rapture | Everybody's Gone to the Rapture | The Chinese Room , SCE Santa Monica Studio | Adventure | PlayStation 4, Windows | |
| Stasis | Stasis | The Brotherhood | Adventure | Windows, macOS | |
| Mad Max | Mad Max | Avalanche Studios | Action adventure | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, macOS | |
| Star Wars: Uprising | Kabam | Action RPG | iOS, Android | ||
| Destiny: The Taken King | Bungie | Action RPG, first person shooter | PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One | ||
| SOMA | SOMA | Frictional Games | Survival horror | Linux, macOS, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One | |
| Transformers: Devastation | PlatinumGames | Hack and Slay | Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One | ||
| Caffeine | Incandescent Imaging | Survival horror | Windows, Mac OS, Linux | ||
| Rebel Galaxy | Double Damage Games | Combat simulation | Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | ||
| Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes | EA Capital Games , EA Mobile | RPG | Android, iOS | ||
| Halo 5: Guardians | Halo 5: Guardians | 343 Industries | Ego shooter | Xbox One | |
| Fallout 4 | Fallout 4 | Bethesda Game Studios | RPG | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops III | Call of Duty: Black Ops III | Treyarch | Ego shooter | Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One | |
| Prominence | Digital Media Workshop | Adventure | Windows | ||
| StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void | StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void | Blizzard Entertainment | Real time strategy game | Windows, macOS | |
| Star Wars: Battlefront | Star Wars: Battlefront | EA Digital Illusions CE | First person shooter, third person shooter | Windows, PS4, Xbox One | |
| Tron RUN / r | Sanzaru Games | Jump 'n' run | PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows | ||
| Solarix | Pulsetense Games | First person shooter, stealth computer game | Windows | ||
| Warhammer 40,000: Regicide | Warhammer 40,000: Regicide | Hammerfall Publishing | Strategy game | Windows, iOS, Android | |
| Assassin's Creed Syndicate | Assassin's Creed Syndicate | Ubisoft Quebec | Action adventure | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | |
| Shadowrun: Hong Kong | Shadowrun: Hong Kong | Harebrained Schemes | Strategy RPG | Windows, Mac OS, Linux | |
| Final Fantasy Dimensions II | Japanese フ ァ イ ナ ル フ ァ ン タ ジ ー レ ジ ェ ン ズ 時空 ノ 水晶 , Fainaru Fantajī Rejenzu: Toki no Suishō | Matrix software | RPG | iOS, Android | |
| Mobius Final Fantasy | Japanese. メ ビ ウ ス フ ァ イ ナ ル フ ァ ン タ ジ ー , Mebiusu Fainaru Fantajī | Square Enix | RPG | iOS, Android, Windows | |
| Final Fantasy Brave Exvius | Final Fantasy Brave Exvius | Alim | RPG | iOS, Android, Amazon Fire | |
| Anno 2205 | - | Blue byte | Building strategy game | Windows | |
| Warhammer 40,000: Deathwatch | Warhammer 40,000: Deathwatch | Rodeo Games | Turn-based strategy game | Windows, PlayStation 4, iOS |
Died
- Harve Bennett (born 1930)
- Klaus Bürgle (* 1926)
- John Carter (born 1927)
- Rainer Castor (* 1961)
- George Coe (* 1929)
- Robert Conquest (* 1917)
- Carl Djerassi (* 1923)
- EL Doctorow (* 1931)
- Michael Heim (* 1936)
- Wolfgang Jeschke (* 1936)
- Tanith Lee (* 1947)
- Robert E. Margroff (* 1930)
- Ron Moody (born 1924)
- Roddy Piper (born 1954)
- Mordecai Roshwald (* 1921)
- Ihor Rossochowatskyj (* 1929)
- Charles W. Runyon (* 1928)
- Roger Slifer (born 1954)
- Ralph Taeger (* 1936)
- Edmund Wnuk-Lipiński (* 1944)
- Gerhard Zwerenz (* 1925)
