The year 1993 was marked, in science fiction, by the following:
Events The 51st annual Worldcon, ConFrancisco, was held in San Francisco, USA Births and deaths Births Deaths Anthony Burgess Ishiro Honda Sun Ra Literary releases Novels
Green Mars, by Kim Stanley Robinson Paprika, by Yasutaka Tsutsui Parable of the Sower, by Octavia E. Butler Short stories Children's books The Giver, by Lois Lowry Comics Other books Movies
Demolition Man, dir. by Marco Brambilla Jurassic Park, directed by Steven Spielberg Television Babylon 5 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine The X-Files Video games Day of the Tentacle Sim City 2000
Awards Hugos Best novel: A Fire Upon the Deep, by Vernor Vinge and Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis (tie) Best novella: Barnacle Bill the Spacer, by Lucius Shepard Best novelette: "The Nutcracker Coup", by Janet Kagan Best short story: "Even the Queen", by Connie Willis Best related work: A Wealth of Fable, by Harry Warner Jr. Best dramatic presentation: Star Trek: The Next Generation — " The Inner Light", dir. by Peter Lauritson; Teleplay by Morgan Gendel and Peter Allan Fields; story by Morgan Gendel Best professional editor: Gardner Dozois Best professional artist: Don Maitz Best original artwork: Dinotopia, by James Gurney Best semiprozine: Science Fiction Chronicle, ed. by Andrew I. Porter Best fanzine: Mimosa, ed. by Dick Lynch and Nicki Lynch Best fan writer: Dan Langford Best fan artist: Peggy Ranson
Nebulas Best novel: Red Mars, by Kim Stanley Robinson Best novella: The Night We Buried Road Dog, by Jack Cady Best novelette: " Georgia on My Mind", by Charles Sheffield Best short story: "Graves", by Joe Haldeman
Other awards BSFA Award for Best Novel: Aztec Century, by Christopher Evans Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel: Doomsday Book by Connie Willis Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film: Jurassic Park
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