2018 in science fiction

Years in science fiction
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In 2018, the following events occurred in science fiction.

• March 8 – Kate Wilhelm, American writer (born 1928)^[1]
• Ursula K. Le Guin, a writer of science fiction and fantasy (Hainish Cycle in particular).
• Stephen Hawking, an astrophysicist and writer who greatly influenced science fiction; co-author of children's sci-fi book series George.
• Gardner Dozois, a writer and editor
• Harlan Ellison, a writer.
• Stan Lee, a comic book writer.
• Dave Duncan, writer
• Bertil Mårtensson, writer and philosopher
• Mary Rosenblum, writer
• Helen Mary Hoover, writer
• Michael Anderson, director
• Christopher Stasheff, writer
• David F. Bischoff, writer
• Eddy C. Bertin, writer
• Eric Koch, writer and academic
• Gerald M. Weinberg, writer and computer scientist

• Artificial Condition by Martha Wells
• Ball Lightning by Liu Cixin
• The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal
• The Consuming Fire by John Scalzi
• The Freeze-Frame Revolution by Peter Watts
• Head On by John Scalzi
• Luna: Moon Rising by Ian McDonald
• Mutiny at Vesta by R.E. Stearns
• Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers
• Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente
• Thrawn: Alliances by Timothy Zahn
• The Book of M by Peng Shepherd

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• Annihilation
• Anon
• A.X.L.
• The Darkest Minds
• Extinction
• Fahrenheit 451
• Future World
• High Life^[4]
• Hotel Artemis
• I Think We're Alone Now
• Kin
• The Meg
• Mortal Engines
• Mute
• Prospect
• A Quiet Place^[5]
• Rampage
• Ready Player One
• Replicas
• A Rough Draft (Chernovik)
• Sorry to Bother You^[6]
• Tau
• The Titan

• 6-Headed Shark Attack
• Alita: Battle Angel
• Ant-Man and the Wasp^[7]
• Aquaman^[8]
• Avengers: Infinity War^[9]
• Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
• Black Panther
• Bumblebee
• The Cloverfield Paradox
• Deadpool 2^[10]
• The Death of Superman
• Deep Blue Sea 2
• The Endless^[11]
• The First Purge
• Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle
• Incredibles 2
• Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
• Maze Runner: The Death Cure
• Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative
• Pacific Rim: Uprising
• The Predator
• Ralph Breaks the Internet^[12]
• Solo: A Star Wars Story
• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse^[13]
• Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell
• The Last Sharknado: It's About Time
• Uchu Sentai Kyuranger vs. Space Squad

• 3Below: Tales of Arcadia
• Altered Carbon
• Are You Human?
• B: The Beginning
• Better than Humans
• Black Lightning, season 1
• The City and the City
• Cloak & Dagger
• Constantine: City of Demons
• Counterpart
• The Crossing
• Final Space
• The First
• The Gifted
• Hard Sun
• The Hollow
• Impulse
• The King of Blaze
• Krypton
• Life on Mars
• Lost in Space
• Nightflyers
• Origin
• The Rain (TV series)
• Reverie
• Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
• Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2202
• Star Wars Resistance
• Stargate: Origins
• Steins;Gate 0
• Super Dinosaur
• Sweet Dreams
• Titans

• 12 Monkeys, season 4
• Arrow, season 7
• Black Lightning, season 2
• Colony, season 3
• Daredevil, season 3
• Doctor Who, series 11
• The Expanse, season 3
• FLCL Progressive, FLCL Alternative
• The Flash, season 5
• The Gifted, season 2
• Gundam Build Divers
• The Handmaid's Tale, season 2
• Iron Fist, season 2
• Jessica Jones, season 2
• Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger
• Kamen Rider Zi-O
• Killjoys, season 4
• The Last Ship, season 5
• Legends of Tomorrow, season 4
• Legion, season 2
• Luke Cage, season 2
• ReBoot: The Guardian Code
• Salvation, season 2
• SciGirls, season 4
• Spy Kids: Mission Critical
• Stargate Origins
• Star Trek: Short Treks
• Star Wars Rebels, season 4
• Supergirl, season 4
• Sword Art Online: Alicization
• Timeless, season 2
• Transformers: Cyberverse
• Travelers, season 3
• Ultraman Orb: The Chronicle
• Ultraman R/B
• Voltron: Legendary Defender, seasons 5–8
• Westworld, season 2
• The X-files, season 11

• Assassin's Creed Odyssey
• BattleTech
• Destiny 2: Forsaken
• Detroit: Become Human
• Fallout 76
• Fallout: New California
• Far Cry 5
• Frostpunk
• Iconoclasts
• Into the Breach
• Quake Champions
• Spider-Man
• Starlink: Battle for Atlas
• We Happy Few
• Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna – The Golden Country

• The Handmaid's Tale received
  • an American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Drama Series for Non-Commercial Television,
  • an Art Directors Guild Award for One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Television Series,
  • an Artios Award from the Casting Society of America for Television Pilot First Season Drama,
  • a Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in Contemporary Television Series,
  • three Critics' Choice Television Awards,
  • a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series,
  • two Golden Globe Awards,
  • a Peabody Award as Entertainment, children's and youth honoree,
  • the Producers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Drama,
  • two Satellite Awards,
  • the USC Scripter Award for Best Adapted TV Screenplay,
  • two Writers Guild of America Awards, and
  • the British Academy Television Award for Best International Programme

• Blade Runner 2049 for Best Science Fiction Film
• The Orville for Best Science Fiction Television Series

• Blade Runner 2049 for best visual effects and best cinematography.

• Best Novel: The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi

• Best Novel: The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin

• Best Novel: The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin

Preceded by 2017

Science fiction by year 2018

Succeeded by 2019