The year 2002 was marked, in science fiction, by the following:
Events The 60th annual Worldcon, ConJose, was held in San Jose, USA
Births and deaths Births Deaths Damon Knight
Literary releases Novels
Metro 2033, by Dmitry Glukhovsky Prey, by Michael Crichton
Short stories Collections Stories of Your Life and Others, by Ted Chiang Children's books Zathura, by Chris Van Allsburg Comics Y: The Last Man #1, by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra Movies
28 Days Later, dir. by Danny Boyle Lilo and Stitch, dir. by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois Minority Report, dir. by Steven Spielberg Signs, dir. by M. Knight Shyamalan Spider-Man, dir. by Sam Raimi
Television Firefly The Future is Wild
Video games Metroid Prime Steel Battalion
Awards Hugos Best novel: American Gods, by Neil Gaiman Best novella: Fast Times at Fairmont High, by Vernor Vinge Best novelette: "Hell is the Absence of God" by Ted Chiang Best short story: "The Dog Said Bow-Wow" by Michael Swanwick Best related work: The Art of Chesley Bonestell, by Ron Miller and Frederick C. Durant III with Melvin H. Schuetz Best dramatic presentation: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, dir. by Peter Jackson; screenplay by Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson; base on the book The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien Best professional editor: Ellen Datlow Best professional artist: Michael Whelan Best semiprozine: Locus, ed. by Charles N. Brown Best fanzine: Ansible, ed. by Dave Langford Best fan writer: Dave Langford Best fan artist: Teddy Harvia Best web site: Locus Online (locusmag.com) by Mark R. Kelly
Nebulas Best novel: American Gods by Neil Gaiman Best novella: Bronte's Egg, by Richard Chwedyk Best novelette: "Hell is the Absence of God" by Ted Chiang Best short story: "Creature" by Carol Emshwiller
Other awards BSFA Award for Best Novel: The Separation, by Christopher Priest Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel: Passage, by Connie Willis Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film: Minority Report
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