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2016 in science fiction

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2016 in science fiction

The year 2016 is marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

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Births

None

Deaths

  • David Bowie - English actor (The Man Who Fell to Earth, The Prestige) and rock singer who composed multiple science fiction-themed songs, including Space Oddity and the whole Ziggy Stardust album.
  • Alan Rickman - British actor (Galaxy Quest, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy).
  • Anton Yelchin - Russian-American actor (born 1989) - Played Pavel Chekov in the Star Trek reboot
  • Robert Weinberg - Science fiction writer (born 1946)
  • Kenny Baker - English actor (born 1934)
  • Jerry Doyle - American actor, known for his work as Michael Garibaldi in show Babylon 5
  • Ron Glass - American actor (Firefly).
  • Carrie Fisher - American actress, known for playing Princess Leia in Star Wars

    • Events

  • September 8: worldwide celebration of the 50th anniversary of Star Trek franchise.

    • Novels

  • Version Control, by Dexter Palmer
  • Sleeping Giants, by Sylvain Neuvel
  • The Everything Box, by Richard Kadrey
  • Join, by Steve Toutonghi
  • The Swarm by Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnson
  • Babylon's Ashes by James S.A. Corey
  • Take Back the Sky by Greg Bear
  • 71 by David Brin
  • 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson
  • Raithe of the Boedecken by Matthew Stover
  • Morning Star by Pierce Brown

    • Movies

  • 10 Cloverfield Lane, by Dan Trachtenberg
  • Arrival, by Denis Villeneuve and Eric Heisserer
  • The Divergent Series: Allegiant, by Robert Schwentke
  • Equals, by Drake Doremus
  • The 5th Wave, by J Blakeson
  • The Glass Fortress, by Alain Bourret
  • Independence Day: Resurgence, by Roland Emmerich
  • Midnight Special, by Jeff Nichols
  • Morgan, by Luke Scott
  • Passengers, by Morten Tyldum
  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, by Gareth Edwards
  • Shin Godzilla, by Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi
  • The Space Between Us, by Peter Chelsom
  • Star Trek: Beyond, by Justin Lin

    • Television series

  • 11.22.63, by Bridget Carpenter
  • 3%, by Pedro Aguilera
  • The Expanse by Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby
  • The OA, by Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij
  • Stranger Things, by the Duffer Brothers
  • Timeless, by Eric Kripke and Shawn Ryan
  • Travelers, by Brad Wright
  • (French) Trepalium, by Antarès Bassis, Sophie Hiet and (French) Vincent Lannoo
  • Westworld, by Jonathan Nolan
  • The X-Files (season 10), by Chris Carter

    • Video games

  • Star Citizen, by Cloud Imperium Games
  • Stellaris, a 4X Strategy game by Paradox
  • No Man's Sky, by Hello Games
  • The Technomancer, by Spiders (company)
  • Destiny: Rise of Iron, by Bungie
  • Overwatch, by Blizzard Entertainment
  • Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, by Eidos Montréal

    • References

    2016 in science fiction Wikipedia
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