1987 in science fiction

none The year 1987 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events. Births and Deaths Births Deaths Alfred Bester James Tiptree, Jr. Literary Releases Novels Category: 1987 science fiction novels 2061: Odyssey Three, by Arthur C. Clarke Consider Phlebas, by Iain M. Banks Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, by Douglas Adams Sphere (novel), by Michael Crichton Short stories Children's books Comics Xenozoic Tales, aka Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, begins publication with Kitchen Sink Press Movies Category: 1987 science fiction films Predator, dir. by John McTiernan RoboCop, dir. by Paul Verhoeven The Running Man, dir. by Paul Michael Glaser Spaceballs, dir. by Mel Brooks Television Star Cops Star Trek: The Next Generation Video games Mega Man R-Type Awards Hugos Best novel: Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card1987 Hugo Awards https://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1987-hugo-awards/ The Hugo Award 28 September 2025 Best novella: Gilgamesh in the Outback by Robert Silverberg Best novelette: "Permafrost" by Roger Zelazny Best short story: "Tangents" by Greg Bear Best related work: Trillion Year Spree by Brian W. Aldiss and David Wingrove Best dramatic presentation: Aliens, dir. by James Cameron; screenplay by James Cameron; Story by James Cameron and David Giler & Walter Hill; Based on characters created by Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett Best professional editor: Terry Carr Best professional artist: Jim Burns Best semiprozine: Locus, ed. by Charles N. Brown Best fanzine: Ansible, ed. by David Langford Best fan writer: David Langford Best fan artist: Brad W. Foster Nebulas Best novel: The Falling Woman by Pat Murphy1987 - The Nebula Awards https://nebulas.sfwa.org/award-year/1987/ The Nebula Awards 28 September 2025 Best novella: The Blind Geometer by Kim Stanley Robinson Best novelette: "Rachel in Love" by Pat Murphy Best short story: "Forever Yours, Anna" by Kate Wilhelm Other awards Arthur C. Clarke Award: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood BSFA Award for Best Novel: Grainne by Keith RobertsBSFA - Past Winners https://www.bsfa.co.uk/Past-Winners British Science Fiction Association 28 September 2025 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel: Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film: Robocop Other events 45th World Science Fiction Convention, held in Brighton, United Kkingdom References Category:Science fiction by year