The year 1990 was marked, in science fiction, by the following:
Events The 48th annual Worldcon, ConFiction, was held in The Hague, Netherlands
Births and deaths Births Rie Qudan Deaths Ed Emshwiller Donald A. Wollheim
Literary releases Novels
Jurassic Park, by Michael Crichton Short stories "Bears Discover Fire" by Terry Bisson Children's books Comics Battle Angel Alita begins serialization in Business Jump magazine Hard Boiled, by Frank Miller and Geof Darrow Martha Washington, by Frank Miller and Dave Gibbons The Men in Black, by Lowell Cunningham and Sandy Carruthers Other books Expedition by Wayne Barlowe Man After Man by Dougal Dixon Movies
Total Recall, dir. by Paul Verhoeven Tremors, dir. by Ron Underwood
Television
Video games Wing Commander, by Chris Roberts
Awards Hugos Best novel: Hyperion, by Dan Simmons Best novella: The Mountains of Mourning, by Lois McMaster Bujold Best novelette: "Enter a Soldier. Later: Enter Another" by Robert Silverberg Best short story: " Boobs" by Suzy McKee Charnas Best related work: The World Beyond the Hill, by Alexei Panshin and Cory Panshin Best dramatic presentation: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, dir. by Steven Spielberg; Screenplay by Jeffrey Boam; Story by George Lucas and Menno Meyjes; based on characters created by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman Best professional editor: Gardner Dozois Best professional artist: Don Maitz Best original artwork: Cover of Rimrunners, by Don Maitz Best Semiprozine: Locus, ed. by Charles N. Brown Best fanzine: The Mad 3 Party, ed. by Leslie Turek Best fan writer: Dave Langford Best fan artist: Stu Shiffman
Nebulas Best novel: Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea, by Ursula K. LeGuin Best novella: The Hemingway Hoax by Joe Haldeman Best novelette: " Tower of Babylon" by Ted Chiang Best short story: "Bears Discover Fire" by Terry Bisson
Other awards BSFA Award for Best Novel: Take Back Plenty by Colin Greenwood Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel: Hyperion by Dan Simmons Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film: Total Recall
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