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The year 2013 was marked in science fiction by the following events.

Events

Actors Matt Smith and Jenna Coleman and producer Steven Moffat celebrating the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who

November, 23: 50th anniversary of the Doctor Who franchise. It was highlighted by the release of The Day of the Doctor special episode, Doctor Who 50 years trailer, and fan celebrations worldwide.

Deaths

May 26 – Jack Vance, American writer (b. 1916 in science fiction)^[1]
June 8 – John Boyd, American writer (b. 1919)^[2]
June 9 – Iain M. Banks, Scottish writer (b. 1954)^[3]
June 23 – Richard Matheson, American writer (b. 1926)^[4]
July 10 – Gokulananda Mahapatra, Indian writer (b. 1922)^[5]
September 2 – Frederik Pohl, American writer (b. 1919)^[6]

Literature

Earth Afire by Orson Scott Card
Abaddon's Gate by James S.A. Corey
Nichts von euch auf Erden by Reinhard Jirgl
The Long War by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter

Films

After Earth
Coherence
The Colony
The Congress
Dark Skies
Elysium
Ender's Game
Europa Report
Gravity
Her
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Last Days on Mars
Pacific Rim
Oblivion
Riddick
Snowpiercer
Star Trek Into Darkness

TV

Defiance, season 1
Doctor Who 2013 specials
Falling Skies, season 3
Orphan Black, season 1
Revolution, season 2
Rick and Morty
Steven Universe
The Tomorrow People
Under the Dome, season 1

Awards

Locus Award

Best Science Fiction Novel - Redshirts by John Scalzi

Nebula Award

Best novel: 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson

Ray Bradbury Award: Alfonso Cuarón and Jonás Cuarón for Gravity

Saturn Award

Best science fiction film: The Avengers

References

^ "Jack Vance". The Telegraph. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
^ "Authors : Boyd, John : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia". www.sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
^ Mullan, John (10 June 2013). "Iain Banks obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
^ Hawtree, Christopher (25 June 2013). "Richard Matheson obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
^ III, Harris M. Lentz (2014). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2013. McFarland. p. 234. ISBN 9781476616520.
^ "Frederik Pohl | American author". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 1 April 2019.

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