2006 in science fiction
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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
Deaths
Literary releases
Novels
- Next, by Michael Crichton
- Rainbows End, by Vernor Vinge
- The Road, by Cormac McCarthy
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
Video games
Awards
Hugos
- Best novel: Spin, by Robert Charles Wilson[1]
- Best novella: Inside Job, by Connie Willis[1]
- Best novelette: " Two Hearts", by Peter S. Beagle[1]
- Best short story: "Tk'tk'tk", by David D. Levine[1]
- Best related work: Storyteller: Writing Lessons & More from 27 Years of the Clarion Writers' Workshop, by Kate Wilhelm[1]
- Best dramatic presentation, long form: Serenity, written and dir. by Joss Whedon[1]
- Best dramatic presentation, short form: Doctor Who — "The Empty Child"/"The Doctor Dances"; dir. by James Hawes; written by Steven Moffatt[1]
- Best professional editor: David G. Hartwell[1]
- Best professional artist: Donato Giancola[1]
- Best Semiprozine: Locus, ed. by Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong and Liza Groen Trombi[1]
- Best fanzine: Plokta, ed. by Alison Scott, Steve Davies and Mike Scott[1]
- Best fan writer: Dave Langford[1]
- Best fan artist: Frank Wu[1]
Nebulas
- Best novel: Seeker, by Jack McDevitt[2]
- Best novella: Burn, by James Patrick Kelly[2]
- Best novelette: "Two Hearts" by Peter S. Beagle[2]
- Best short story: "Echo" by Elizabeth Hand[2]
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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