2015 in science fiction
The year 2015 is marked, in science fiction, by the following events.
Births and deaths
Deaths
- January 9 : Michel Jeury, French writer (born in 1934).
- January 27 : Suzette Haden Elgin, American writer (born in 1936).
- February 27 : Leonard Nimoy American actor, director, writer and playwright. (born in 1931)
- March 12 : Terry Pratchett, British writer (born in 1948).
- May 24 : Tanith Lee, British writer (born in 1947).
- May 30 : Joël Champetier, Canadian writer (born in 1957).
- June 7 : Christopher Lee, British actor (born 1922)
- June 10 : Wolfgang Jeschke, German writer (born in 1936).
- October 27 : Ayerdhal, French writer (born in 1959).
- December 22 : George Clayton Johnson, American writer (born in 1929).
Events
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A NASA photo of original DeLorean time machine, bought by Goddard’s Office of Communications as part of celebration of the Back to the Future day
- April 2015 : last publication of the French magazine (in French) Fiction, founded in 1953.
- October 21, 2015: worldwide celebration of the Back to the Future 2 Day.[1][2] It was coincided by the release of two working hoverboard prototypes by Hendo and Lexus; release of a Back to the Future documentary Back in Time and various other related fan events.
Literary releases
Novels
- (in French) Léviathan, by Jack Campbell.
- Metro 2035, by Dmitry Glukhovsky.
- Nemesis Games, by James S. A. Corey
- (in French) The Produceurs, by Antoine Bello.
- Golden Son by Pierce Brown
- Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson
- Killing Titan by Greg Bear
Novellas
- The Vital Abyss by James S.A. Corey
Stories collections
- (in French) La Ménagerie de papier, by Ken Liu.
Audiovisual outputs
Films
- Tomorrowland, by Brad Bird.
- Area 51, by Oren Peli.
- Avril et le Monde truqué, by Franck Ekinci and Christian Desmares.
- Chappie, by Neill Blomkamp.
- The Divergent Series: Insurgent, by Robert Schwentke.
- Ex Machina, by Alex Garland.
- Jupiter Ascending, by The Wachowskis.
- Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, by Wes Ball.
- Mad Max: Fury Road, by George Miller.
- Project Almanac, by Dean Israelite.
- Self/less, by Tarsem Singh.
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens, by J. J. Abrams
- The Martian, by Ridley Scott.[3]
- Terminator Genisys, by Alan Taylor.
- (in French) Subconscious, by Georgia Hilton.
- Z for Zachariah, by Craig Zobel.
Television series
- Childhood's End, by Matthew Graham.
- Doctor Who (series 9).
- The Husbands of River Song, special episode of Doctor Who, broadcast on Christmas 2015.
- The Expanse, by James S. A. Corey.
- Minority Report, by Max Borenstein.
- Star Wars Rebels (season #2).
- Killjoys, series premiere
- Dark Matter, series premiere
- Humans
- Other Space
Video games
Awards
Hugo Award
Nebula Award
Locus Award
Saturn Award
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
See also
References
- ↑ The future is here! Fans celebrate 'Back to the Future' day
- ↑ Back to the Future day – part two, as it happened. The internet celebrates October 21, 2015
- ↑ "The Martian". Box Office Mojo. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
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