Portal:Speculative fiction/Anniversaries/May/May 4

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
 * 1949 - Kim Mohan, an American author and editor

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