2014 in science fiction

The year 2014 was marked by the following events in science fiction.

Events

• April - Lucasfilm announced that Star Wars expanded universe is no more considered Star Wars canon.
• End of the British magazine SciFiNow.

Deaths

• February 16 : Michael Shea, American writer (born in 1946).
• March 18 : Lucius Shepard, American writer (born in 1943).
• May 12 : H. R. Giger, Swiss artist (born 1940)
• May 30 : Michael Szameit, German writer (born in 1950).
• June 1 : Jay Lake, American writer (born in 1964).
• June 15 : Daniel Keyes, American writer (born in 1927).
• June 30 : Frank M. Robinson, American writer (born in 1926).
• July 13 : Thomas Berger, American writer (born in 1924).

Literary releases

Novels

• Annihilation, by Jeff VanderMeer.
• Ancillary Sword, by Ann Leckie.
• ', by John G. Hemry.
• ', by John G. Hemry.
• ', by Johan Heliot.
• ', by Andreas Eschbach.
• ', by Joe Schreiber.
• Mentats of Dune, by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.
• Catacombes and Hooligans, the two first novels of the trilogy ', by .
• Cibola Burn by James S.A. Corey
• Earth Awakens by Orson Scott Card
• War Dogs by Greg Bear

Novellas

• The Churn by James S.A. Corey

Stories collections

Short stories

Comics

• Brane Zéro, tome 1, first volume of the serie ', written and drawn by .
• Réalité, second volume of the serie ', by Yanouch.

Films

Original

• The Anomaly, by Noel Clarke.
• Area 51, by Oren Peli.
• Bugs, by Yan Jia
• Calculator, by Dmitry Grachov
• Divergent, by Neil Burger.
• Edge of Tomorrow, by Doug Liman.
• Extraterrestrial, by Colin Minihan.
• The Giver, by Phillip Noyce.
• Guardians of the Galaxy, by James Gunn.
• Interstellar, by Christopher Nolan.
• The Maze Runner, by Wes Ball.
• Lucy, by Luc Besson.
• Predestination, by the Spierig brothers.
• Project Almanac, by Dean Israelite.
• ', by Mamoru Oshii.
• Schnitzel, by Asaf Epstein.
• Space Station 76, by Jack Plotnick.
• Transcendence, by Wally Pfister.
• Zero Theorem, by Terry Gilliam.

Sequels, spin-offs and remakes

• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, by Matt Reeves.
• ', by Tom Green.
• RoboCop, by José Padilha.
• ', by Michael Bay.

Television

• The 100, by Kass Morgan and Jason Rothenberg.
• 2Day, created by Ben Wiener and Manu De Maleprade, directed by Ben Wiener.
• Ascension, by Philip Levens and Adrian A. Cruz.
• Star Wars Rebels : season #1.

Video games

• ', developed and edited by Frontier Developments.
• Wasteland 2, developed and edited by inXile Entertainment and Obsidian Entertainment.
• Destiny

Awards

Hugo Award

• Best dramatic presentation (long form) - Gravity

Nebula Award

• Best novel: Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

• Ray Bradbury Award: James Gunn and Nicole Perlman for Guardians of the Galaxy

Locus Award

Best Science Fiction Novel: Abaddon's Gate by James S. A. Corey

Saturn Award

• Best science fiction film: Gravity

Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire Award

Prix Rosny-Aîné Award

BSFA Award

Sidewise Award for Alternate History

Arthur C. Clarke Award

Edward E. Smith Memorial Award

Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis

Seiun Award

Academy Award

• Gravity: 7 Oscars for best visual effects, Best Director, Best Original Score, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing, and Best Sound Mixing.
• Her for Best Original Screenplay.

See also

• 2014 in science

References