# 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 (born in 1946).
* March 18 : Lucius Shepard, American writer (born in 1943).
* May 12 : H. R. Giger, Swiss artist (born 1940)
* May 30 : Michael Szameit, German writer (born in 1950).
* June 1 : Jay Lake, American writer (born in 1964).
* June 15 : Daniel Keyes, American writer (born in 1927).
* June 30 : Frank M. Robinson, American writer (born in 1926).
* July 13 : Thomas Berger, American writer (born in 1924).

## Literary releases
### Novels

* Annihilation, by Jeff VanderMeer.
* Ancillary Sword, by Ann Leckie.
* (in French) Imperfect Sword, by John G. Hemry.
* (in French) Steadfast, by John G. Hemry.
* (in French) Involution, by Johan Heliot.
* (in German) Der Jesus-Deal, by Andreas Eschbach.
* (in French) 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 (in French) Les Particules réfractaires, by Mikhaïl W. Ramseier.
* Cibola Burn by James S.A. Corey
* Earth Awakens by Orson Scott Card
* War Dogs by Greg Bear

### Novellas

* The Churn by James S.A. Corey

### Comics

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

## Films
### Original

* The Anomaly, by Noel Clarke.
* Area 51, by Oren Peli.
* Bugs, by Yan Jia
* Calculator, by Dmitry Grachov
* Divergent, 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 (long form) - Gravity

### Nebula Award

* Best novel: Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
* Ray Bradbury Award: James Gunn and Nicole Perlman for Guardians of the Galaxy

### Locus Award

Best Science Fiction Novel: Abaddon's Gate by James S. A. Corey

### Saturn Award

* Best science fiction film: Gravity

### 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.