1987 in science fiction
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The year 1987 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.
Births and Deaths
[edit]Births
[edit]Deaths
[edit]Literary Releases
[edit]Novels
[edit]- 2061: Odyssey Three, by Arthur C. Clarke
- Consider Phlebas, by Iain M. Banks
- Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, by Douglas Adams
- Sphere (novel), by Michael Crichton
Short Stories
[edit]Children's books
[edit]Comics
[edit]- Xenozoic Tales, aka Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, begins publication with Kitchen Sink Press
Movies
[edit]- Predator, dir. by John McTiernan
- RoboCop, dir. by Paul Verhoeven
- The Running Man, dir. by Paul Michael Glaser
- Spaceballs, dir. by Mel Brooks
Television
[edit]Video games
[edit]Awards
[edit]Hugos
[edit]- Best novel: Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card[1]
- Best novella: Gilgamesh in the Outback by Robert Silverberg[1]
- Best novelette: "Permafrost" by Roger Zelazny[1]
- Best short story: "Tangents" by Greg Bear[1]
- Best related work: Trillion Year Spree by Brian W. Aldiss and David Wingrove[1]
- Best dramatic presentation: Aliens, dir. by James Cameron; screenplay by James Cameron; Story by James Cameron and David Giler & Walter Hill; Based on characters created by Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett[1]
- Best professional editor: Terry Carr[1]
- Best professional artist: Jim Burns[1]
- Best semiprozine: Locus, ed. by Charles N. Brown[1]
- Best fanzine: Ansible, ed. by David Langford[1]
- Best fan writer: David Langford[1]
- Best fan artist: Brad W. Foster[1]
Nebulas
[edit]- Best novel: The Falling Woman by Pat Murphy[2]
- Best novella: The Blind Geometer by Kim Stanley Robinson[2]
- Best novelette: "Rachel in Love" by Pat Murphy[2]
- Best short story: "Forever Yours, Anna" by Kate Wilhelm[2]
Other awards
[edit]- Arthur C. Clarke Award: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
- BSFA Award for Best Novel: Grainne by Keith Roberts[3]
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel: Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
- Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film: Robocop
Other events
[edit]- 45th World Science Fiction Convention, held in Brighton, United Kkingdom