The year 1982 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.
Births and Deaths Births Aliette de Bodard
Deaths Philip K. Dick
Literary Releases Novels
2010: Odyssey Two by Arthur C. Clarke Battlefield Earth by L. Ron Hubbard Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov The Running Man by Stephen King (published under the name Richard Bachman) Short stories Burning Chrome by William Gibson Comics Akira, by Katsuhiro Otomo, begins serialization in Weekly Young Magazine The first Dreadstar story, by Jim Starlin, is published in Epic Illustrated Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, by Hayao Miyazaki, begins serialization in Animage The Rocketeer, by Dave Stevens, first appears as a backup feature to Starslayer, published by Pacific Comicshttps://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/dave_stevens_1955_2008/ Dave Stevens, 1955-2008. The Comics Reporter. 2008. Accessed 2025-09-27 Movies
Blade Runner, dir. by Ridley Scott E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, dir. by Steven Spielberg Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, dir. by Nicholas Meyer The Thing, dir. by John Carpenter Tron, written and dir. by Steven Lisberger Television Interster premiered in South Africa Video Games Moon Patrol by Takashi Nishiyama Robotron: 2084 by Eugene Jarvis and Larry DeMar Awards Hugo Awards Best Novel: Downbelow Station by C. J. Cherryh Best Novella: "The Saturn Game" by Poul Anderson Best Novelette: "Unicorn Variation" by Roger Zelazny Best Short Story: "The Pusher" by John Varley Best Related Work: Danse Macabre by Stephen King Best Dramatic Presentation: Raiders of the Lost Ark, dir. by Steven Spielberg; Screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan; story by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman Best Professional Editor: Edward L. Ferman Best Professional Artist: Michael Whelan Best Fanzine: Locus, ed. by Charles N. Brown Best Fan Writer: Richard E. Geis Best Fan Artist: Victoria Poyser
Nebula Awards Best Novel No Enemy But Time by Michael Bishophttps://nebulas.sfwa.org/award-year/1982/ "1982 Nebula Awards" Nebula Awards. Accessed 2025-09-27 Best Novella: "Another Orphan" by John Kessel Best Novelette: " Fire Watch" by Connie Willis Best Short Story: "A Letter from the Clearys by Connie Willis
Other Awards BSFA Award for Best Novel: Helliconia Spring by Brian W. Aldiss Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel: The Many Colored Land by Julian May Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
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