The year 2006 was marked, in science fiction, by the following:
Events The 64th annual Worldcon, L.A. con IV, was held in Anaheim, USA Births and deaths Births Deaths Octavia E. Butler Pascual Enguídanos Stanislaw Lem
Literary releases Novels
Next, by Michael Crichton Rainbows End, by Vernor Vinge The Road, by Cormac McCarthy Short stories Children's books Comics
Movies
Children of Men, dir. by Alfonso Cuarón The Host, dir. by Bong Joon Ho Idiocracy, dir. by Mike Judge Paprika, dir. by Satoshi Kon Primer, dir. by Shane Carruth A Scanner Darkly, dir. by Richard Linklater
Television Eureka Jericho Video games Gears of War Lost Planet: Extreme Conditions
Awards Hugos Best novel: Spin, by Robert Charles Wilson Best novella: Inside Job, by Connie Willis Best novelette: " Two Hearts", by Peter S. Beagle Best short story: "Tk'tk'tk", by David D. Levine Best related work: Storyteller: Writing Lessons & More from 27 Years of the Clarion Writers' Workshop, by Kate Wilhelm Best dramatic presentation, long form: Serenity, written and dir. by Joss Whedon Best dramatic presentation, short form: Doctor Who — "The Empty Child"/"The Doctor Dances"; dir. by James Hawes; written by Steven Moffatt Best professional editor: David G. Hartwell Best professional artist: Donato Giancola Best Semiprozine: Locus, ed. by Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong and Liza Groen Trombi Best fanzine: Plokta, ed. by Alison Scott, Steve Davies and Mike Scott Best fan writer: Dave Langford Best fan artist: Frank Wu
Nebulas Best novel: Seeker, by Jack McDevitt Best novella: Burn, by James Patrick Kelly Best novelette: "Two Hearts" by Peter S. Beagle Best short story: "Echo" by Elizabeth Hand
Other awards BSFA Award for Best Novel: End of the World Blues, by Jon Courtenay Grimwood Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel: Accelerando, by Charles Stross Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film: Children of Men
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