Portal:Speculative fiction/Anniversaries/May/May 4
Book releases
- 2010 - Dead in the Family, the tenth book in Charlaine Harris's series The Southern Vampire Mysteries
- 2010 - Deceiver, the eleventh book in the Foreigner universe series by C. J. Cherryh
- 2010 - The Red Pyramid, the first book in The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan
- 2010 - Spells, a young-adult faerie novel by author Aprilynne Pike
Film releases
- 2001 - The Mummy Returns, an American fantasy/horror adventure film
Television series
- 1980 - Galactica 1980, a science fiction television series and a spin-off from original Battlestar Galactica, finishes airing on ABC
Births
Deaths
- 1997 - Lou Stathis (b. 1952), an American author, critic and editor, mainly in the areas of fantasy and science fiction
Anniversaries and events
- Due to the pun on the phrase, "May the Force be with you", this is one of two days considered Star Wars Day