2014 in science fiction

The year 2014 was marked by the following events in science fiction.

Events

April - Lucasfilm announced that Star Wars expanded universe is no more considered Star Wars canon.
End of the British magazine SciFiNow.

Deaths

February 16 : Michael Shea, American writer.
March 18 : Lucius Shepard, American writer.
May 12 : H. R. Giger, Swiss artist
May 30 : Michael Szameit, German writer.
June 1 : Jay Lake, American writer.
June 15 : Daniel Keyes, American writer.
June 30 : Frank M. Robinson, American writer.
July 13 : Thomas Berger, American writer.

Literary releases

Novels

Annihilation, by Jeff VanderMeer.Ancillary Sword, by Ann Leckie. Imperfect Sword, by John G. Hemry.Steadfast, by John G. Hemry.Involution, by Johan Heliot.Der Jesus-Deal, by Andreas Eschbach.Maul: Lockdown, by Joe Schreiber.Mentats of Dune, by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.Catacombes and Hooligans, the two first novels of the trilogy Les Particules réfractaires, by Mikhaïl W. Ramseier.Cibola Burn by James S.A. CoreyEarth Awakens by Orson Scott CardWar Dogs by Greg Bear

Novellas

The Churn by James S.A. Corey

Comics

Brane Zéro, tome 1, first volume of the serie Brane Zéro, written and drawn by Mathieu Thonon.Réalité, second volume of the serie Entre-Monde, by Yanouch.

Films

Original

The Anomaly, by Noel Clarke.Area 51, by Oren Peli.Bugs, by Yan JiaCalculator, by Dmitry GrachovDivergent, by Neil Burger.Edge of Tomorrow, by Doug Liman.Extraterrestrial, by Colin Minihan.The Giver, by Phillip Noyce.Guardians of the Galaxy, by James Gunn.Interstellar, by Christopher Nolan.The Maze Runner, by Wes Ball.Lucy, by Luc Besson.Predestination, by the Spierig brothers.Project Almanac, by Dean Israelite.The Last Druid: Garm Wars, by Mamoru Oshii.Schnitzel, by Asaf Epstein.Space Station 76, by Jack Plotnick.Transcendence, by Wally Pfister.Zero Theorem, by Terry Gilliam.

Sequels, spin-offs and remakes

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, by Matt Reeves. Monsters: Dark Continent, by Tom Green.RoboCop, by José Padilha.Transformers: Age of Extinction, by Michael Bay.

Television

The 100, by Kass Morgan and Jason Rothenberg. 2Day, created by Ben Wiener and Manu De Maleprade, directed by Ben Wiener.Ascension, by Philip Levens and Adrian A. Cruz. Star Wars Rebels : season #1.

Video games

Elite: Dangerous, developed and edited by Frontier Developments. Wasteland 2, developed and edited by inXile Entertainment and Obsidian Entertainment.

''Destiny''

Awards

Hugo Award

Best dramatic presentation - Gravity

Seiun Award

Academy Award

Gravity: 7 Oscars for best visual effects, Best Director, Best Original Score, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing, and Best Sound Mixing.Her for Best Original Screenplay.