Solar eclipses in fiction
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This is a list of fictional stories in which solar eclipses feature as an important plot element. Passing mentions are omitted from this list.
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[edit] Written works
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[edit] Novels
- Pharaoh, by Bolesław Prus (a historical novel incorporating a culminating solar-eclipse scene).
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, by Mark Twain (a novel whose protagonist predicts a solar eclipse in A.D. 528).
- Solar Eclipse, by John Farris (a suspense novel).
- Pitch Black: Fight Evil with Evil, by Frank Lauria and David Twohy (a horror novel).
- Dolores Claiborne, by Stephen King (a novel, and movie too).
- Nightfall, by Isaac Asimov, considered by many to be one of his best stories.
- Sunwing, by Kenneth Oppel
[edit] Other
- Prisoners of the Sun (Tintin comic-strip album).
- Jim Templeton Vernal Equinox Poetry
- The cover of the 1972 Tangerine Dream album, Zeit
[edit] Films
- Baraka
- Dragonslayer
- Dolores Claiborne
- Faraon, a 1966 film adapted from Bolesław Prus' novel, Pharaoh.
- Ladyhawke
- Pitch Black
- Stanley Kubrick's film 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
- Mel Gibson's film Apocalypto (2006)
- Alfonso Cuarón's film Children of Men (2006)
While director Peter Weir was filming Witness in the Amish region of Pennsylvania, a genuine solar eclipse occurred in the sky above his location. Weir filmed several of his actors in costume and character, responding to the eclipse, with a vague intention of revising the film's storyline to include a solar eclipse. Ultimately, however, the eclipse footage was not included in the final edit.
[edit] Television
- The Simpsons -- In the animated cartoon, a solar eclipse induces a temporary power failure of the solar-powered monorail, causing it to stop for a few seconds.
- Sailor Moon In season four, two eclipses granted power to the villainous Dark Moon/Dead Moon Circus. Also, because of lunar connotations, "eclipse" has been Used in connection to Sailor Moon at various times.
- NBC's Television Series Heroes (2006)
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