In 2018, the following events occurred in science fiction.

Deaths

*March 8 – Kate Wilhelm, American writer (born

1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhanov, J ...

) * Ursula K. Le Guin, a writer of science fiction and fantasy ('' Hainish Cycle'' in particular). * Stephen Hawking, an astrophysicist and writer who greatly influenced science fiction; co-author of children's sci-fi book series '' George''. * Gardner Dozois, a writer and editor *

Harlan Ellison Harlan Jay Ellison (May 27, 1934 – June 28, 2018) was an American writer, known for his prolific and influential work in New Wave speculative fiction and for his outspoken, combative personality. Robert Bloch, the author of '' Psycho'' ...

, a writer. *

Stan Lee Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber ; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Publications which ...

, a comic book writer. * Dave Duncan, writer *

Bertil Mårtensson Bertil Mårtensson (1945 in Malmö – November 4, 2018 in Helsingborg) was a Swedish author of science fiction, crime fiction and fantasy and also an academic philosopher. He was assistant professor at Umeå University, where he was also chair of ...

, writer and philosopher * Mary Rosenblum, writer * Helen Mary Hoover, writer * Michael Anderson, director * Christopher Stasheff, writer * David F. Bischoff, writer *

Eddy C. Bertin Eddy C. Bertin (26 December 1944 – 19 May 2018) was a Belgian author of adult and children's fiction, best known in the United States for his science fiction. He also wrote under the pseudonyms Edith Brendall, Doriac Greysun and others. Life B ...

, writer *

Eric Koch Eric Otto Koch (31 August 1919 – 28 April 2018) was a German-born Canadian author, broadcaster and academic. Life Koch was born in 1919 into a prominent assimilated German Jewish family. His grandfather was a court jeweller and his father, O ...

, writer and academic *

Gerald M. Weinberg Gerald Marvin Weinberg (October 27, 1933 – August 7, 2018) was an American computer scientist, author and teacher of the psychology and anthropology of computer software development. His most well-known books are ''The Psychology of Computer ...

, writer and computer scientist

Literary releases

* ''Artificial Condition'' by Martha Wells * '' Ball Lightning'' by Liu Cixin * ''The Calculating Stars'' by

Mary Robinette Kowal Mary Robinette Kowal (; born February 8, 1969) is an American author and puppeteer. Originally a puppeteer by primary trade after receiving a bachelor's degree in art education, she became art director for science fiction magazines and by 2010 was ...

* ''

The Consuming Fire ''The Consuming Fire'' is a space opera novel by American writer John Scalzi. The book was published by Tor Books on October 16, 2018. Audible (store), Audible released an audio book version narrated by Wil Wheaton. It is the middle volume of The ...

'' by John Scalzi * ''The Freeze-Frame Revolution'' by Peter Watts * '' Head On'' by John Scalzi * ''Luna: Moon Rising'' by Ian McDonald * ''Mutiny at Vesta'' by R.E. Stearns * ''Record of a Spaceborn Few'' by

Becky Chambers Becky Chambers (born 3 May 1985) is an American science fiction writer. She is the author of the Hugo Award-winning ''Wayfarers'' series as well as novellas including '' To Be Taught, if Fortunate'' and the ''Monk & Robot'' series, which begin ...

* ''

Space Opera Space opera is a subgenre of science fiction that emphasizes space warfare, with use of melodramatic, risk-taking space adventures, relationships, and chivalric romance. Set mainly or entirely in outer space, it features technological and soci ...

'' by

Catherynne M. Valente Catherynne M. Valente (born May 5, 1979) is an American fiction writer, poet, and literary critic. For her speculative fiction novels she has won the annual James Tiptree, Andre Norton, and Mythopoeic Fantasy awards. Her short fiction has a ...

* '' Thrawn: Alliances'' by Timothy Zahn * '' The Book of M'' by

Peng Shepherd Peng Shepherd is an American author. Her first novel, ''The Book of M'', was released in 2018, followed by ''The Future Library'' in 2021 and ''The Cartographers'' in 2022. She is a National Endowment for the Arts Fellow. Early life and educa ...

Films

Original

* Annihilation *

Anon Anon may refer to: People * Anon Amornlerdsak (born 1997), a Thai footballer * Anon Boonsukco (born 1978), a professional footballer from Thailand * Anon Nampa, Thai human rights activist * Anon Nanok (born 1983), a football Defender from Tha ...

* A.X.L. * The Darkest Minds * Extinction * Fahrenheit 451 * Future World * High Life * Hotel Artemis * I Think We're Alone Now * Kin * The Meg *

Mortal Engines ''Mortal Engines'' is a young-adult science fantasy novel by Philip Reeve, published by Scholastic UK in 2001. The book focuses on a futuristic, steampunk version of London, now a giant machine striving to survive on a world that is runni ...

* Mute *

Prospect Prospect may refer to: General * Prospect (marketing), a marketing term describing a potential customer * Prospect (sports), any player whose rights are owned by a professional team, but who has yet to play a game for the team * Prospect (mining ...

* A Quiet Place *

Rampage Rampage may refer to: Places * Rampage Mountain, a mountain in Montana People * Quinton Jackson (born 1978; nicknamed "Rampage"), American mixed martial artist and actor * Randy Rampage (1960-2018), Canadian musician * Rampage (rapper) (born 1 ...

* Ready Player One * Replicas *

A Rough Draft A Rough Draft (russian: Черновик, Chernovik) is a 2018 Russian science fiction film directed by Sergey Mokritskiy, based on the 2005 novel of the same name by Sergei Lukyanenko and starring Nikita Volkov, Yulia Peresild and Yevgeny T ...

(Chernovik) * Sorry to Bother You * Tau * The Titan

Sequels, spin-offs and remakes

* 6-Headed Shark Attack * Alita: Battle Angel * Ant-Man and the Wasp * Aquaman * Avengers: Infinity War * Black Mirror: Bandersnatch *

Black Panther A black panther is the melanistic colour variant of the leopard (''Panthera pardus'') and the jaguar (''Panthera onca''). Black panthers of both species have excess black pigments, but their typical rosettes are also present. They have been d ...

* Bumblebee * The Cloverfield Paradox * Deadpool 2 * The Death of Superman *

Deep Blue Sea 2 ''Deep Blue Sea 2'' is a 2018 American science fiction horror film directed by Darin Scott. It is a stand-alone sequel to the 1999 film '' Deep Blue Sea'', and stars Danielle Savre, Michael Beach, and Rob Mayes. In the film, a shark conservation ...

* The Endless * The First Purge * Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle * Incredibles 2 * Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom * Maze Runner: The Death Cure * Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative * Pacific Rim: Uprising * The Predator *

Ralph Breaks the Internet ''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' is a 2018 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The 57th animated film produced by the studio and the sequel to ...

* Solo: A Star Wars Story * Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse * Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell * The Last Sharknado: It's About Time *

Uchu Sentai Kyuranger vs. Space Squad is a V-Cinema release that features a crossover of the Super Sentai and Metal Hero Series. The V-Cinema was released in Japanese theaters on June 30, 2018, and on DVD and Blu-ray on August 8, 2018. The protagonists of '' Uchu Sentai Kyuranger' ...

Television

New series

* 3Below: Tales of Arcadia * Altered Carbon * Are You Human? * B: The Beginning * Better than Humans * Black Lightning, season 1 * The City and the City * Cloak & Dagger * Constantine: City of Demons *

Counterpart Counterpart or Counterparts may refer to: Entertainment and literature * "Counterparts" (short story), by James Joyce * Counterparts, former name for the Reel Pride LGBT film festival * ''Counterparts'' (film), a 2007 German drama * ''Counterp ...

* The Crossing * Final Space *

The First The First may refer to: * ''The First'' (album), the first Japanese studio album by South Korean boy group Shinee * ''The First'' (musical), a musical with a book by critic Joel Siegel * The First (TV channel), an American conservative opinion ne ...

* The Gifted * Hard Sun * The Hollow * Impulse * The King of Blaze * Krypton * Life on Mars * Lost in Space *

Nightflyers ''Nightflyers'' is a science fiction horror novella by American writer George R. R. Martin, released as a short novella in 1980 and as an expanded novella in 1981. A short story collection of the same name was released in 1985 that includes the ...

* Origin * The Rain (TV series) * Reverie * Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles * She-Ra and the Princesses of Power * Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2202 * Star Wars Resistance * Stargate: Origins *

Steins;Gate 0 ''Steins;Gate 0'' is a visual novel video game developed by 5pb. It is part of the ''Science Adventure'' series, and is set in the period of the 2009 game ''Steins;Gate''. It was released by 5pb. in Japan for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 an ...

* Super Dinosaur * Sweet Dreams * Titans

Returning 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 ...

, season 4 * Arrow, season 7 * Black Lightning, season 2 * Colony, season 3 * Daredevil, season 3 * Doctor Who, series 11 * The Expanse, season 3 * FLCL Progressive, FLCL Alternative * The Flash, season 5 * The Gifted, season 2 * Gundam Build Divers * The Handmaid's Tale, season 2 * Iron Fist, season 2 * Jessica Jones, season 2 * Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger * Kamen Rider Zi-O * Killjoys, season 4 * The Last Ship, season 5 * Legends of Tomorrow, season 4 * Legion, season 2 * Luke Cage, season 2 * ReBoot: The Guardian Code * Salvation, season 2 * SciGirls, season 4 * Spy Kids: Mission Critical *

Stargate Origins ''Stargate Origins'' (abbreviated as ''SGO'') is an American science fiction adventure web miniseries created and written by Mark Ilvedson and Justin Michael Terry, part of the ''Stargate'' franchise. It premiered with the first three episodes o ...

* Star Trek: Short Treks * Star Wars Rebels, season 4 * Supergirl, season 4 * Sword Art Online: Alicization *

Timeless Timeless (or atemporal) or timelessness (or atemporality) may refer to: * Agelessness, the condition of being unaffected by the passage of time * Akal (Sikh term), timelessness in Sikhism * Eternity, timeless existence or infinite duration * Immo ...

, season 2 * Transformers: Cyberverse *

Travelers Traveler(s), traveller(s), The Traveler(s), or The Traveller(s) may refer to: People Generic terms *One engaged in travel *Explorer, one who searches for the purpose of discovery of information or resources *Nomad, a member of a community withou ...

, season 3 * Ultraman Orb: The Chronicle * Ultraman R/B * Voltron: Legendary Defender, seasons 5–8 * Westworld, season 2 * The X-files, season 11

Video games

* Assassin's Creed Odyssey * BattleTech * Destiny 2: Forsaken * Detroit: Become Human * Fallout 76 * Fallout: New California * Far Cry 5 *

Frostpunk ''Frostpunk'' is a City-building game, city-building survival game, survival videogame developed and published by 11 bit studios. Players take on the role of a leader in an alternate history, alternate-history late 19th century, in which they mus ...

Iconoclasts An iconoclast is one who professes iconoclasm (the belief in the importance of the destroying physical religious images); one who objects to the use of sacred images in religion, or who opposes orthodoxy and religion. Iconoclast(s) may also refer t ...

* Into the Breach *

Quake Champions ''Quake Champions'' is a first-person arena shooter developed by id Software and published by Bethesda Softworks. It is the fifth main entry in the '' Quake'' series, following 2005's ''Quake 4''. The game was first released in early access on ...

Spider-Man Spider-Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appeared in the anthology comic book '' Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in the ...

* Starlink: Battle for Atlas * We Happy Few * Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna – The Golden Country

Awards

* The Handmaid's Tale received ** an American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Drama Series for Non-Commercial Television, ** an Art Directors Guild Award for One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Television Series, ** an Artios Award from the

Casting Society of America The Casting Society, formerly known as Casting Society of America (CSA), was founded in Los Angeles, California, in 1982 as a Professional association, professional society of about 1,200 Casting (performing arts), casting directors and associate ...

for Television Pilot First Season Drama, ** a Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in Contemporary Television Series, ** three Critics' Choice Television Awards, ** a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series, ** two

Golden Globe Awards The Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association beginning in January 1944, recognizing excellence in both American and international film and television. Beginning in 2022, there are 105 members of t ...

, ** a

Peabody Award The George Foster Peabody Awards (or simply Peabody Awards or the Peabodys) program, named for the American businessman and philanthropist George Peabody, honor the most powerful, enlightening, and invigorating stories in television, radio, and ...

as Entertainment, children's and youth honoree, ** the

Producers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Drama The Producers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Drama, also known as the Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama, is an annual award given by the Producers Guild of America since 2000. Previous PGA televi ...

, ** two

Satellite Awards The Satellite Awards are annual awards given by the International Press Academy that are commonly noted in entertainment industry journals and blogs. The awards were originally known as the Golden Satellite Awards. The award ceremonies take place ...

, ** the USC Scripter Award for Best Adapted TV Screenplay, ** two Writers Guild of America Awards, and ** the British Academy Television Award for Best International Programme

Saturn Award

Blade Runner 2049 ''Blade Runner 2049'' is a 2017 American neo-noir science fiction film directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green. A sequel to the 1982 film ''Blade Runner'', the film stars Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, w ...

for Best Science Fiction Film * The Orville for Best Science Fiction Television Series

Academy Award

for

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and

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Locus Award

* Best Novel:

The Collapsing Empire ''The Collapsing Empire'' is a space opera novel by American writer John Scalzi. The book was published by Tor Books on March 21, 2017. It is the first of a series that was originally intended to be two books but is now a trilogy. The second bo ...

by John Scalzi

Hugo Award

* Best Novel:

The Stone Sky ''The Stone Sky'' is a 2017 science fantasy novel by American writer N. K. Jemisin. It was awarded the Hugo Award for Best Novel, the Nebula Award for Best Novel, and the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel in 2018. Reviews of the book upon its ...

N. K. Jemisin Nora Keita Jemisin (born September 19, 1972) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer, better known as N. K. Jemisin. Her fiction includes a wide range of themes, notably cultural conflict and oppression. Her debut novel, ''The Hundre ...

Nebula Award

* Best Novel:

Deaths

Literary releases

Films

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Video games

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References

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