The year 2015 was marked, in
science fiction, by the following events.
Events
* April 2015 : last publication of the French magazine ''
Fiction
Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying individuals, events, or places that are imaginary, or in ways that are imaginary. Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent with history, fact, or plausibility. In a traditi ...
'', founded in 1953.
* October 21, 2015: worldwide celebration of the
Back to the Future Part II Day. It coincided with 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.
Deaths
*
January 9
Events Pre-1600
* 681 – Twelfth Council of Toledo: King Erwig of the Visigoths initiates a council in which he implements diverse measures against the Jews in Spain.
*1127 – Jin–Song Wars: Invading Jurchen soldiers from the J ...
:
Michel Jeury
Michel Jeury (23 January 1934 – 9 January 2015) was a French science fiction writer, reputed in the 1970s. He also used the pseudonym of Albert Higon.
Biography
Michel Jeury was born in Razac-d'Eymet.
He began writing science fiction under t ...
, French writer (born
1934
Events
January–February
* January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established.
* January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...
).
*
January 27
Events Pre-1600
* 98 – Trajan succeeds his adoptive father Nerva as Roman emperor; under his rule the Roman Empire will reach its maximum extent.
* 945 – The co-emperors Stephen and Constantine are overthrown and forced to becom ...
:
Suzette Haden Elgin
Suzette Haden Elgin (born Patricia Anne Suzette Wilkins; November 18, 1936 – January 27, 2015) was an American researcher in experimental linguistics, construction and evolution of languages and poetry and science fiction writer. She founded t ...
, American writer (born
1936
Events
January–February
* January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...
)
*
February 27
Events Pre-1600
* 380 – Edict of Thessalonica: Emperor Theodosius I and his co-emperors Gratian and Valentinian II declare their wish that all Roman citizens convert to Nicene Christianity.
* 425 – The University of Constantinople ...
:
Leonard Nimoy American actor, director, writer and playwright. (born
1931
Events
January
* January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics.
* January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa.
* January 22 – Sir I ...
)
*
March 12
Events Pre-1600
* 538 – Vitiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving the city to the victorious Byzantine general, Belisarius.
* 1088 – Election of Urban II as the 159th Pope of the Cat ...
:
Terry Pratchett, British writer (born 1948)
*
May 24
Events Pre-1600
* 919 – The nobles of Franconia and Saxony elect Henry the Fowler at the Imperial Diet in Fritzlar as king of the East Frankish Kingdom.
* 1218 – The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt.
* 1276 – Magnus La ...
:
Tanith Lee, British writer (born 1947)
*
May 30
Events Pre-1600
* 70 – Siege of Jerusalem: Titus and his Roman legions breach the Second Wall of Jerusalem. Jewish defenders retreat to the First Wall. The Romans build a circumvallation, cutting down all trees within fifteen kilometres ...
:
Joël Champetier
Joël Champetier (30 November 1957 – 30 May 2015) was a French-Canadian science fiction and fantasy author.
Biography
Born in La Corne, Quebec (Abitibi-Témiscamingue district), Champetier became a full-time writer after working in electroche ...
, Canadian writer (born 1957)
* June 7 :
Christopher Lee
Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor and singer. In a long career spanning more than 60 years, Lee often portrayed villains, and appeared as Count Dracula in seven Hammer Horror films, ultimat ...
, British actor (born
1922
Events
January
* January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes.
* January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éirean ...
)
*
June 10 :
Wolfgang Jeschke
Wolfgang Jeschke (19 November 1936 – 10 June 2015) was a German science fiction author and editor at Heyne Verlag. In 1987, he won the Harrison Award for international achievements in science fiction.
Biography
Jeschke was born in 1936 in Dě ...
, German writer (born 1936)
*
October 27 :
Ayerdhal
Yal Ayerdhal (26 January 195927 October 2015) was a French thriller and science fiction writer from Lyon. His later work preferred the thriller genre; ''Transparences'', ''Resurgences'' and ''Rainbow Warriors'' play with various genres. ''Rainb ...
, French writer (born 1959)
*
December 25 :
George Clayton Johnson, American writer (born
1929
This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 ushered in a worldwide Great Depression. In the Americas, an agreement was brokered to end the Cristero War, a Catholic ...
)
Literary releases
Novels
* ''
Léviathan'', by
Jack Campbell Jack Campbell may refer to:
* Jack Campbell (author) (born 1956), pseudonym of American science fiction author John G. Hemry
* Jack M. Campbell (1916–1999), American politician
* Jackie Campbell (born 1946), Scottish footballer for Partick Thist ...
.
* ''
Metro 2035
''Metro 2035'' (russian: Метро 2035) is a 2015 post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky. Glukhovsky's third book in the core ''Metro'' series, it serves as a sequel to ''Metro 2033'' and '' Metro 2034''. Lik ...
'', by
Dmitry Glukhovsky
Dmitry Alekseyevich Glukhovsky (russian: Дми́трий Алексе́евич Глухо́вский, born 12 June 1979) is a Russian author and journalist best known for the science fiction novel ''Metro 2033'' and its sequels. As a journal ...
.
* ''
Nemesis Games
''Nemesis Games'' is a 2015 science fiction novel by James S. A. Corey, the pen name of Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, and the fifth book in their '' The Expanse'' series. It is the sequel to '' Cibola Burn''. The cover art is by Daniel Dociu.
...
'', by
James S. A. Corey
* ''
The Produceurs'', by
Antoine Bello
Antoine Bello (born 25 March 1970) is a French-American author born in Boston, Massachusetts, whose works have been widely translated. His novels touch on multiple subjects, such as the relation between reality and fiction, human cognition an ...
.
* ''
Golden Son
''Golden Son'' is a 2015 science fiction novel by American author Pierce Brown, the second in his ''Red Rising'' trilogy.
The sequel to 2014's ''Red Rising'', ''Golden Son'' continues to follow lowborn Darrow's plan to destroy the Society from ...
'' by
Pierce Brown
* ''
Aurora'' by
Kim Stanley Robinson
* ''
Killing Titan'' by
Greg Bear
* ''Luna: New Moon'' by
Ian McDonald
* ''
Star Wars: Aftermath'' by
Chuck Wendig.
Novellas
*''The Vital Abyss'' by James S.A. Corey
Stories collections
* ''
La Ménagerie de papier'', by
Ken Liu
Ken Liu (born 1976) is an American author of science fiction and fantasy. His epic fantasy series ''The Dandelion Dynasty'', which he describes as silkpunk, is published by Simon & Schuster. Liu has won Hugo and Nebula Awards for his short fic ...
.
Short stories
Comics
Films
Original/new franchise
* ''
Area 51'', by
Oren Peli
Oren Peli ( he, אורן פלאי / אורן פלי; born January 21, 1970) is an Israeli film director, producer and screenwriter, known for directing the 2007 film ''Paranormal Activity''.
Early life
Peli was born in Ramat Gan, Israel, to a J ...
.
* ''
Avril et le Monde truqué'', by Franck Ekinci and Christian Desmares.
* ''
Chappie'', by
Neill Blomkamp.
* ''
Ex Machina'', by
Alex Garland.
* ''
Impossible
Impossible, Imposible or Impossibles may refer to:
Music
* ''ImPossible'' (album), a 2016 album by Divinity Roxx
* ''The Impossible'' (album)
Groups
* The Impossibles (American band), a 1990s indie-ska group from Austin, Texas
* The Impossibl ...
'' by Sun Zhou
* ''
Jupiter Ascending'', by
The Wachowskis.
* ''
The Martian'', by
Ridley Scott
Sir Ridley Scott (born 30 November 1937) is a British film director and producer. Directing, among others, science fiction films, his work is known for its atmospheric and highly concentrated visual style. Scott has received many accolades thr ...
.
* ''
Project Almanac
''Project Almanac'' is a 2015 American found footage science fiction film directed by Dean Israelite in his directorial debut, and written by Jason Harry Pagan and Andrew Deutschman. The film stars Jonny Weston, Sofia Black-D'Elia, Sam Lerner, ...
'', by
Dean Israelite.
* ''
Self/less
''Self/less'' is a 2015 American science fiction action thriller film directed by Tarsem Singh, produced by Ram Bergman and James D. Stern and written by Alex and David Pastor. The film tells the story of a business tycoon and billionaire named D ...
'', by
Tarsem Singh.
* ''
Tomorrowland'', by
Brad Bird.
* ''
Subconscious'', by Georgia Hilton.
* ''
Z for Zachariah'', by
Craig Zobel
Roger Craig Zobel is an American filmmaker and actor whose work includes music videos, film, and television. He has directed the films ''Compliance (film), Compliance'' (2012), ''Z for Zachariah (film), Z for Zachariah'' (2015), and ''The Hunt (2 ...
.
Sequels, spin-offs and remakes
* ''
The Divergent Series: Insurgent'', by
Robert Schwentke.
* ''
Mad Max: Fury Road'', by
George Miller.
* ''
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials'', by
Wes Ball
Wes Ball (born October 28, 1980) is an American film director, visual effects artist and graphic artist. He is best known for directing the ''Maze Runner'' film trilogy, based on James Dashner's series of novels of the same name. Ball's next fil ...
.
* ''
Star Wars: The Force Awakens'', by
J. J. Abrams
Jeffrey Jacob Abrams (born June 27, 1966) is an American filmmaker and composer. He is best known for his works in the genres of action, drama, and science fiction. Abrams wrote and produced such films as ''Regarding Henry'' (1991), '' For ...
* ''
Terminator Genisys'', by
Alan Taylor.
Television
New series
* ''
12 Monkeys
''12 Monkeys'' is a 1995 American science fiction film directed by Terry Gilliam, inspired by Chris Marker's 1962 short film ''La Jetée'', starring Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, and Brad Pitt, with Christopher Plummer and David Morse in sup ...
''
* ''
Childhood's End''
* ''
Dark Matter''
* ''
The Expanse
Expanse or The Expanse may refer to:
Media and entertainment
''The Expanse'' franchise
* ''The Expanse'' (novel series), a series of science fiction novels by James S. A. Corey
* ''The Expanse'' (TV series), a television adaptation of the ...
''
* ''
Humans''
* ''
Killjoys''
* ''
Minority Report
Minority Report may refer to:
* Minority report (Poor Law), published by the UK Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress 1905–09
* "Minority Report", a 1949 science fiction short story by Theodore Sturgeon
* "The Minority Report ...
''
* ''
Other Space''
Returning series
* ''
Doctor Who
''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...
'': series 9 and special episode ''
The Husbands of River Song
"The Husbands of River Song" is an episode of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. First broadcast on BBC One on 25 December 2015, it is the eleventh Christmas special since the show's revival in 2005. It was written by St ...
''
* ''
Rick and Morty (season 2)''
* ''
Star Wars Rebels'' (season #2).
* ''
Steven Universe'' (season 2)
Video games
*
Halo 5: Guardians
Awards
Hugo Award
*Best dramatic presentation (long form) -
Guardians of the Galaxy
*Best dramatic presentation (short form) -
Orphan Black: "By Means Which Have Never Yet Been Tried"
Nebula Award
Best novel:
Annihilation by
Jeff VanderMeer
Jeff VanderMeer (born July 7, 1968) is an American author, editor, and literary critic. Initially associated with the New Weird literary genre, VanderMeer crossed over into mainstream success with his bestselling Southern Reach Trilogy. The tr ...
Ray Bradbury Award:
George Miller,
Brendan McCarthy
Brendan McCarthy is a British artist and designer who has worked for comic books, film and television. He co-wrote the film '' Mad Max: Fury Road''. He is the brother of Jim McCarthy.
Life and career Early life and work
Brendan McCarthy was ...
and
Nico Lathouris
Nico Lathouris is an Australian-born actor and writer of Greek descent.
Life and career
Lathouris has worked on the television series ''Police Rescue''. He appeared in George Miller's film ''Mad Max'' (1979) as a car mechanic. He also ran film ...
for
Mad Max: Fury Road
Locus Award
Best Science Fiction Novel:
Ancillary Sword
''Ancillary Sword'' is a science fiction novel by the American writer Ann Leckie, published in October 2014. It is the second novel in Leckie's "Imperial Radch" space opera trilogy, which began with ''Ancillary Justice'' (2013) and ended with ''A ...
by
Ann Leckie
Saturn Award
*Best science fiction film:
Interstellar
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
* ''
Interstellar'' for
best visual effects
This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards.
Best Actor/Best Actress
*See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress# ...
.
* ''
Big Hero 6'' for
best animated feature film
This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards.
Best Actor/Best Actress
*See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...
.
See also
*
2015 in science
A number of significant scientific events occurred in 2015. Gene editing based on CRISPR got significantly improved. A new human-like species, Homo naledi, was first described. Gravitational waves were observed for the first time (announced publi ...
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