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1990 in science fiction
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The year 1990 was marked, in science fiction, by the following:
Events
- The 48th annual Worldcon, ConFiction, was held in The Hague, Netherlands
Births and deaths
Births
Deaths
Literary releases
Novels
Short stories
Children's books
Comics
- Battle Angel Alita begins serialization in Business Jump magazine
- Hard Boiled, by Frank Miller and Geof Darrow
- Martha Washington, by Frank Miller and Dave Gibbons
- The Men in Black, by Lowell Cunningham and Sandy Carruthers
Other books
Movies
- Total Recall, dir. by Paul Verhoeven
- Tremors, dir. by Ron Underwood
Television
Video games
Awards
Hugos
- Best novel: Hyperion, by Dan Simmons[1]
- Best novella: The Mountains of Mourning, by Lois McMaster Bujold[1]
- Best novelette: "Enter a Soldier. Later: Enter Another" by Robert Silverberg[1]
- Best short story: " Boobs" by Suzy McKee Charnas[1]
- Best related work: The World Beyond the Hill, by Alexei Panshin and Cory Panshin[1]
- Best dramatic presentation: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, dir. by Steven Spielberg; Screenplay by Jeffrey Boam; Story by George Lucas and Menno Meyjes; based on characters created by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman[1]
- Best professional editor: Gardner Dozois[1]
- Best professional artist: Don Maitz[1]
- Best original artwork: Cover of Rimrunners, by Don Maitz[1]
- Best Semiprozine: Locus, ed. by Charles N. Brown[1]
- Best fanzine: The Mad 3 Party, ed. by Leslie Turek[1]
- Best fan writer: Dave Langford[1]
- Best fan artist: Stu Shiffman[1]
Nebulas
- Best novel: Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea, by Ursula K. LeGuin[2]
- Best novella: The Hemingway Hoax by Joe Haldeman
- Best novelette: " Tower of Babylon" by Ted Chiang[2]
- Best short story: "Bears Discover Fire" by Terry Bisson[2]
Other awards
- BSFA Award for Best Novel: Take Back Plenty by Colin Greenwood
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel: Hyperion by Dan Simmons
- Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film: Total Recall
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