The year 1987 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.
Births and Deaths Births Deaths Alfred Bester James Tiptree, Jr.
Literary Releases Novels
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 Children's books Comics Xenozoic Tales, aka Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, begins publication with Kitchen Sink Press Movies
Predator, dir. by John McTiernan RoboCop, dir. by Paul Verhoeven The Running Man, dir. by Paul Michael Glaser Spaceballs, dir. by Mel Brooks
Television Star Cops Star Trek: The Next Generation
Video games Mega Man R-Type
Awards Hugos Best novel: Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card Best novella: Gilgamesh in the Outback by Robert Silverberg Best novelette: "Permafrost" by Roger Zelazny Best short story: "Tangents" by Greg Bear Best related work: Trillion Year Spree by Brian W. Aldiss and David Wingrove 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 Best professional editor: Terry Carr Best professional artist: Jim Burns Best semiprozine: Locus, ed. by Charles N. Brown Best fanzine: Ansible, ed. by David Langford Best fan writer: David Langford Best fan artist: Brad W. Foster
Nebulas Best novel: The Falling Woman by Pat Murphy Best novella: The Blind Geometer by Kim Stanley Robinson Best novelette: "Rachel in Love" by Pat Murphy Best short story: "Forever Yours, Anna" by Kate Wilhelm
Other awards Arthur C. Clarke Award: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood BSFA Award for Best Novel: Grainne by Keith Roberts 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 45th World Science Fiction Convention, held in Brighton, United Kkingdom
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