Stars and planetary systems in fiction

The planetary systems of stars other than the Sun and the Solar System are a staple element in much science fiction.

Overview

The notion that there might be inhabited extrasolar planets can be traced at least as far back as Giordano Bruno who, in his De l'infinito, universo e mondi (On the Infinite, Universe and Worlds, 1584), declared that "There are then innumerable suns, and an infinite number of earths revolve around those suns, [These worlds are inhabited] if not exactly as our own, and if not more nobly, at least no less inhabited and no less nobly."[1] Allusions to inhabitants of other stars' planetary systems remained rare in literature for some centuries thereafter. One of these is found in Voltaire's Micromégas (1752), which features a traveller from Sirius.[2]

As science fiction became established in the early 20th century, destinations such as the Moon, Mars, Venus, and other bodies within the Solar System began to seem stale.[3] Authors invoked a variety of mechanisms for superluminal travel (or generation starships) and placed their stories on worlds in planetary systems around other stars, an innovation that gave them the freedom to construct exotic fictional planets and themes. This tendency became predominant once the exploration of the Solar System was complete enough to conclusively demonstrate the unlikelihood of any highly developed form of extraterrestrial life here, aside from Humans on Earth.

Although some of the stars named in works of science fiction are purely imaginary, many authors and artists have preferred to use the names of real stars that are well known to astronomers, and indeed the lay public, either because they are notably bright in the sky or because they are relatively close to Earth.

Planetary romances

The fictional genres that appear in the list below include films, television serials, interactive games, and print (among others). Of all these, the print medium, specifically novels and novellas, are of note because they are often planetary romances.

Any science fiction tale whose primary venue is a planet and whose plot turns on the nature of the planet can be described as a planetary romance. It is not enough that the story simply be set on a world. For example, James Blish's A Case of Conscience (1958) is set on the planet Lithia, but it is not a planetary romance because the nature or description of this world has little bearing on the story being told. And in the hard science fiction novels by Hal Clement (see 61 Cygni: A Mission of Gravity below) and Robert L. Forward (see Barnard's Star: Rocheworld below), the worlds on which they are set amount to little more than the sum of the physical and logical problems that they illustrate, and that their protagonists solve. In the true planetary romance, the world itself encompasses—and survives—the tale that temporarily illuminates it.[4]

One early practitioner of the planetary romance was Edgar Rice Burroughs, as for example in his Barsoom (Mars) series (1912–1943). However, as with most writers of his era, his settings did not extend beyond the Solar System, and so his work is not found in this article.[5]

General uses of star names

List of planetary systems in fiction

Planetary systems (mostly hypothetical or imaginary) of real stars appearing in fiction are:

36 Ophiuchi

40 (ο²) Eridani

Comparison of the habitable zone of 40 Eridani with the habitable zone in the Solar System

47 Ursae Majoris

58 Eridani

61 Cygni

61 Ursae Majoris

70 Ophiuchi

82 Eridani

In 2011 three Super-Earths were confirmed in orbit around 82 Eridani (HD20794).[21]

94 Aquarii

107 Piscium

Acamar (Theta Eridani)

Achernar (Alpha Eridani)

Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri)

Algenubi (Epsilon Leonis)

Algol (Beta Persei)

As an eclipsing binary, Algol ("the Ghoul") pulsates in a cycle lasting about 70 hours, which has given it its evil reputation as a "demon star"

Alhena (Gamma Geminorum)

Alioth (Epsilon Ursae Majoris)

Alkalurops (Mu Boötis)

Alnilam (Epsilon Orionis)

Alnitak (Zeta Orionis)

Alpha Arietis (Hamal)

Alpha Centauri (Rigil Kentaurus/Toliman)

Alpha Ceti (Menkar or Menkab)

Alpha Coronae Borealis (Alphecca/Alphekka)

Alpha Draconis (Thuban)

Alpha Gruis (Alnair)

Alpha Hydri

Alpha Mensae

Alpha Pavonis

Alpha Phoenicis (Ankaa)

Alpha Trianguli

Alpha Tucanae

Altair (Alpha Aquilae)

Antares (Alpha Scorpii)

Comparison between the red supergiant Antares and the Sun, shown as the tiny dot toward the upper right. The black circle is the size of the orbit of Mars. Arcturus is also included in the picture for size comparison.

Arcturus (Alpha Boötis)

Barnard's Star

An artist's conception of a planet in orbit around a red dwarf star

Barnard's Star is a red dwarf of apparent magnitude 9 and is thus too dim to be seen with the unaided eye. However, at approximately 6 light-years away it is the second-closest stellar system to the Sun; only the Alpha Centauri system is known to be closer. Thus, even though it is suspected to be a flare star, it has attracted the attention of science fiction authors, filmmakers, and game developers. A claim has been made for the discovery by astrometry of one or more extrasolar planets in the Barnard's system, but it has been refuted as an artifact of telescope maintenance and upgrade work.

Beta Aquarii (Sadalsuud)

Beta Aquilae (Alshain)

Beta Aurigae (Menkalinan)

Beta Caeli

Beta Canum Venaticorum (Chara)

Beta Corvi (Kraz)

Beta Draconis (Rastaban)

Beta Eridani (Cursa)

Beta Fornacis

Beta Hydri

Beta Leporis (Nihal)

Beta Librae (Zubeneschamali)

Beta Pavonis

Beta Phoenicis

Beta Pyxidis

Beta Tauri (El Nath)

Beta Virginis

Betelgeuse (Alpha Orionis)

Canopus (Alpha Carinae)

Artist's conception of Arrakis, the third planet of Canopus in Frank Herbert's Dune universe. The sandstorm in the north equatorial region extends about 3000 km along its longest dimension.

Capella (Alpha Aurigae)

Caph (Beta Cassiopeiae)

Chi Draconis

CY Aquarii

Delta Boötis (Princeps)

Delta Cephei

Delta Crateris

Delta Draconis (Altais)

Delta1 Gruis

Delta Pavonis

Delta Phoenicis

Delta Sagittarii (Kaus Media)

 

Deneb (Alpha Cygni)

Dorsum (Theta Capricorni)

Ensis (Eta Orionis)

 

Epsilon Eridani

Epsilon Gruis

Epsilon Indi

Artist's conception of the Epsilon Indi system showing Epsilon Indi and its brown-dwarf binary companions

Epsilon Pegasi (Enif)

Epsilon Scorpii

Eta Boötis (Mufrid)

Eta Cassiopeiae (Achird)

Eta Pegasi (Matar)

Fomalhaut (Alpha Piscis Austrini)

Gamma Andromedae (Almach)

Gamma Crateris

Gamma Draconis (Etamin / Eltanin)

Gamma Hydrae

Gamma Leporis

Gamma Orionis (Bellatrix)

Gamma Serpentis

Gamma Trianguli

Gliese catalog of stars

The Gliese stars in this list (but not all stars in the Gliese catalog) are red dwarfs, and they are among the closest stars to the Solar System. They were catalogued beginning in 1957 by the German astronomer Wilhelm Gliese. The stars listed below, despite their faint magnitudes (all numerically greater than 9), have attracted the attention of authors interested in fiction depicting the earliest stages of humanity's expansion into the galaxy. At least one of the Gliese stars has been confirmed to possess multiple extrasolar planets as of 2013. Another star in the catalog, Gliese 581, has been the subject of controversy: In 2010 Steven S. Vogt and R. Paul Butler reported the existence of Gliese 581g, an earthlike planet in the star's habitable zone. Within months a group led by Michel Mayor published a paper refuting the validity of the claim. As of 2013 the issue is unresolved.[71] A number of stars in this list that are listed under other names also possess Gliese designations; they may be found by searching on "Gliese".

Gliese 687 (GJ 687)

Gliese 754

An artist's conception of the giant extrasolar planet Gliese 876 b, including two candidate moons for terraforming

Gliese 876 (Ross 780)

Item(s) in this section refer to the star as Gliese 876. For references to Ross 780, see the separate section in this article. As of 2013, it has been confirmed that four (nonfictional) extrasolar planets orbit the star.

Gliese 877

Gliese 1061 (LHS 1565)

Groombridge 34

Groombridge 1618

Iota Antliae

Iota Geminorum

In Star Trek canon, the fourth planet orbiting Iota Geminorum is the homeworld of the Tribbles.

Iota Horologii (Gliese 108)

Iota Persei

Izar (Epsilon Boötis)

Kappa Coronae Borealis

In Star Trek: The Next Generation (episode "Firstborn") and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (episode "The Forsaken"), according to Star Trek: Star Charts, on the star chart labeled United Federation of Planets I, the Dopterians (an unscrupulous humanoid species found throughout the Alpha Quadrant) were from the Dopteria (Kappa Coronae Borealis) system. This system was located in the Alpha Quadrant.[79]

Kapteyn's Star

Kruger 60 (DO Cephei)

Lacaille 9352

Lalande 21185 (Gliese 411)

Lalande 21185 is a red dwarf of apparent magnitude 7 and is thus too dim to be seen with the unaided eye. However, at approximately 8.3 light-years away it is the fifth-closest stellar system to the Sun; only the Alpha Centauri system, Barnard's Star, Luhman 16 and Wolf 359 are known to be closer. thus the star has attracted the attention of science fiction authors and game developers. A number of claims have been made for the discovery by astrometry of one or more extrasolar planets in the Lalande 21185 system, but these are now in doubt.

Lalande 46650

Lambda Scorpii (Shaula)

Lambda Serpentis

Luyten's Star

In Larry Niven's Known Space stories, Luyten's Star is Down's primary (known as "L5 1668", almost certainly a corrupted form of the BD+05°1668 designation).[87][88] In Michael McCollum's Antares series, Luyten's Star is the destination of the first foldpoint transition from Sol.

Maia (20 Tauri)

Markab / Markeb (Kappa Velorum)

Mintaka (Delta Orionis)

Mira (Omicron Ceti)

An artist's impression of a protoplanetary disc, such as that orbiting the white dwarf Mira B. Credit: ESO/L Calçada

Mira is a binary star system that consists of a red giant (Mira A) losing mass to its partner, the high temperature white dwarf companion (Mira B) steadily accreting substance from the primary. Mira A, a variable star, would actually be a poor candidate for the home sun of any of the "habitable" planets described below, since its brightness fluctuates over the long run by a total factor of around 1700, with each individual cycle lasting about 300 days. In 2007, observations showed a protoplanetary disc around the companion, Mira B. This disc is being accreted from material in the solar wind from Mira and could eventually form new planets.

Mirach (Beta Andromedae)

Mizar (Zeta Ursae Majoris)

Mu Capricorni

In Star Trek: The Motion Picture, according to Star Trek: Star Charts, on the star chart labeled United Federation of Planets I, Zaran (Mu Capricorni) was the name of a star in the Alpha Quadrant and it was the home of the Zaranites (a humanoid species known to the Federation during the mid-23rd century). The primary was a Class F star. Magnitude of this star was +5, which was the same brightness as Sol. This was a Federation system, with at least one planet being an affiliate.[95]

Mu Cassiopeiae

Mu Herculis

Nu Ophiuchi (Sinistra)

Omicron Persei (Al Atik)

p Eridani (Gliese 66)

Phecda (Gamma Ursae Majoris)

The constellation Ophiuchus drawn by Johannes Kepler. φ Oph is the topmost of 3 stars in Asclepius' left calf.

Phi Ophiuchi (8 Ophiuchi)

Phi Orionis1 or φ2)

Polaris (Alpha Ursae Minoris)

Polaris is a multiple star system. The graphic shows the supergiant Polaris A, accompanied by the white dwarf star Polaris Ab, and distant companion Polaris B.

Pollux (Beta Geminorum)

Procyon (Alpha Canis Minoris)

Proxima Centauri (Alpha Centauri C)

Proxima Centauri, possibly part of a triple star system with Alpha Centauri A and B, is the nearest-known star to the Solar System. Even though it is known to be a flare star, a disproportionate number of early fiction titles are dedicated to Proxima Centauri, as the destination of humanity's first interstellar voyage. A planet in Proxima Centauri's habitable zone was detected in Aug 2016.

This artist's conception illustrates a rogue planet alone in the dark of space, floating freely without a parent star, like the orphan world Medusa

This novel has a story of two astronauts (a man and a woman) traveling in a spaceship to Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the earth which is around 4–6 light years away. The journey takes several decades. The novel focuses on scientific problems and human relationships when they are away from the earth. While generating oxygen and food on the spaceship the technical problems, the other issues are giving birth to children there and nurturing them.

Regulus (Alpha Leonis)

 

Rigel (Beta Orionis)

An artist's conception of multiple planets in orbit around a red dwarf star

Ross catalog of stars

The Ross stars in this list (but not all stars in the Ross catalog) are red dwarfs, and they are among the closest stars to the Solar System. They were catalogued beginning in 1926 by the American astronomer Frank Elmore Ross, and some of them are still widely known by the catalog number he gave them (for one that is not, see Ross 780). The stars listed below, despite their faint magnitudes (all numerically greater than 10), have attracted the attention of authors and game developers interested in fiction depicting the earliest stages of humanity's expansion into the galaxy. At least one of the Ross stars has been confirmed to possess multiple extrasolar planets as of 2013.

Ross 128 (FI Virginis)

Ross 154 (V1216 Sagittarii)

Ross 248 (HH Andromedae)

An artist's conception of the innermost (possibly terrestrial) planet of Ross 780 depicting it as a hot, volcanically active world illuminated by red light from the star

Ross 780 (Gliese 876)

Item(s) in this section refer to the star as Ross 780. For references to Gliese 876, see the separate section in this article. As of 2013, it has been confirmed that four (nonfictional) extrasolar planets orbit the star.

Rukbat (Alpha Sagittarii)

Sheliak (Beta Lyrae)

The Beta Lyrae binary in the sky of an airless planet, after the painting by Chesley Bonestell

Beta Lyrae is an eclipsing binary system (see animation) in which mass is being transferred from the brighter primary to the more massive secondary star in a presumably spectacular accretion disc. Because of this, it has inspired the imaginations of artists and authors alike across the years; Chesley Bonestell (1964), for example, painted a famously evocative, influential (and imaginative) canvas depicting Beta Lyrae as it traces a vast fiery spiral across the black sky of some jagged airless world.[104][105]

Sigma Draconis (Alsafi)

Sigma Sculptoris

Referenced in the fictional short story "Three-legged Joe" by author Jack Vance as being orbited by 14 planets, the outermost of which was named Odfars and inhabited by a single alien for which the story is named.

 

Sirius (Alpha Canis Majoris)

Spica (Alpha Virginis)

 

T Coronae Borealis

 

Tau Ceti

Tau Coronae Borealis

In Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (episode "The Nagus", "Prophet Motive" and "Profit and Lace"), according the Star Trek: Star Charts, on the star chart United Federation of Planets I, the Hupyrians (a humanoid species native to either the Alpha or Beta Quadrant) were from the Hupyria (Tau Coronae Borealis) system. Both the primary and the secondary were K-type stars. This system was located in the Alpha Quadrant.[111]

Tau Cygni

Theta Centauri (Menkent)

Theta Hydrae

Theta Ursae Majoris

Unukalhai (Alpha Serpentis)

UV Ceti (Luyten 726–8)

Luyten 726–8 is a binary star system: The component Luyten 726-8A is a red dwarf star with the variable designation BL Ceti, and Luyten 726-8B is a red dwarf with the alternate designation UV Ceti. The latter is the prototype for the class of flare stars, and it goes through fairly extreme changes of brightness: For instance, in 1952, its brightness increased by 75 times in only 20 seconds. None of the items below pretend that UV Ceti is orbited by habitable worlds.

Van Maanen's Star (Gliese 35)

 

Vega (Alpha Lyrae)

Wolf 359 (CN Leonis)

Artist's conception of a red dwarf star

Wolf 359 is a red dwarf of apparent magnitude 13.5 and thus can only be seen with a large telescope. However, at approximately 7.8 light-years away it is the fourth-closest stellar system to the Sun; only the Alpha Centauri system, Luhman 16 and Barnard's Star are known to be closer. Thus, even though it is suspected to be a flare star, it has attracted the attention of science fiction authors, filmmakers, and game developers.

Xi Puppis (Asmidiske)

Zeta Aquilae

Zeta Draconis (Aldhibain)

Zeta Ophiuchi

Zeta Persei (Menkib)

Zeta Reticuli

Zeta Tucanae

See also

Notes and references

Notes

  1. Shakespeare mistakenly applied sixteenth-century astronomy to the era of Julius Caesar. In Roman times the north celestial pole was about equally distant from α Ursae Minoris (Polaris) and β Ursae Minoris (Kochab). Before this, during the 1st millennium BC, β Ursae Minoris was the bright star closest to the celestial pole, but it was never close enough to be taken as marking the pole, and the Greek navigator Pytheas in ~320 BC described the celestial pole as devoid of stars.
  2. Later in the story (pp 47; 70) Pournelle refers twice to the star as 81 Eridani, an apparent editorial error. In spite of majority rule, it is probable that he really meant the once-mentioned 82 Eridani, a well-known star 20 ly from the Earth, with an apparent magnitude of 4+, rather than its Gould catalog predecessor 81 Eridani, a nondescript star about which little is known.
  3. To calculate: 1 ly = c ·1 yr = c ·52 wk, where c is the speed of light in a vacuum. The speed of the Tours (cranking Mike 400) as it makes the run of "forty-six (46) light-years in under six (6) weeks" is: Mike 400 = distance/time = 46(c ·52 wk)/(6 wk) = 398.7+c, so that Mike 1 = (398.7+c)/400 = 0.997+c  c. Mike 1 is the speed of light. Note that the current best estimate of the distance to Capella is 42.2 ± 0.5 ly.
  4. Grendel is the name of the beast-monster slain by the hero Beowulf in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem of the same name.
  5. While terrestrial genetic matter and proteins are levorotary, those of Dextra are dextrorotary. The question of nutrition was posed by Lewis Carroll's Alice, in a discussion with her cat on the prospect of stepping through the looking glass, "How would you like to live in Looking-glass House, Kitty? I wonder if they'd give you milk in there? Perhaps Looking-glass milk isn't good to drink...".[57] It isn't, although interestingly, Looking-glass oranges would smell like lemons, and vice versa.[58]
  6. Rann was originally located in the Alpha Centauri system until it was fictionally transposed to the Polaris system. It eventually found a home in the Vega system (see Vega: Omega Men).

References

  1. Bruno, Giordano (1584). "Third Dialogue". On the Infinite Universe and Worlds. pp. [etext: search on quotation]. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
  2. Clute, John; Nicholls, Peter (1993). "Voltaire". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St Martin's Griffin. pp. 1287–1288. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
  3. Clute, John; Nicholls, Peter (1993). "Brackett, Leigh (Douglass)". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St Martin's Griffin. p. 150. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
  4. 1 2 3 Clute, John; Nicholls, Peter (1993). "Planetary Romance". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St Martin's Griffin. p. 935. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
  5. Clute, John; Nicholls, Peter (1993). "Burroughs, Edgar Rice". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St Martin's Griffin. pp. 177–179. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
  6. Homer (1962). Iliad. 22:25. Trans. Richmond Lattimore. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 435–436. ISBN 0-226-46940-9.
  7. Sophocles (1912). Oedipus Rex. Trans. F. Storr, BA. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. p. [etext: search on quotation]. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
  8. Ramsey, John T; Licht, A Lewis (1997). The Comet of 44 BC and Caesar's Funeral Games. Chicago: The American Philological Association. ISBN 0-7885-0273-5. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
  9. Ovid (1922). Metamorphoses. 15:6. Trans. Brookes More. Boston: Cornhill Publishing Co. p. [etext: search on quotation]. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
  10. Shakespeare, William (1599). Julius Caesar. 3:1. p. [etext: search on quotation]. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
  11. Travers, P L (1997). Mary Poppins. Illus. p. 193. Boston: Harcourt. pp. 185–195. ISBN 0-15-205810-9.
  12. Durrell, Lawrence (1963). Justine. London: Faber and Faber. p. 11.
  13. O'Brian, Patrick (1993). The Truelove. New York: W. W. Norton. p. 124. ISBN 0-393-31016-7.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 Herbert, Frank (1965). Dune. New York: Ace Books. pp. 523–541 (glossary).
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 Mandel, Geoffrey (2002). Star Trek: Star Charts. New York: Pocket Books. ISBN 0-7434-3770-5.
  16. Baliunas; Roddenberry; et al. "Vulcan's Sun". Retrieved 2011-04-21.
  17. Clement, Hal (June 1953). "Whirligig World". Astounding Science Fiction.
  18. Clement, Hal (2000). Mission of Gravity. London: Orion Books. pp. 9; 24; 50. ISBN 0-575-07094-3.
  19. Clute, John; Nicholls, Peter (1993). "Clement, Hal". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St Martin's Griffin. pp. 233–234. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
  20. Niven, Larry (1969). The Shape of Space. New York: Ballantine Books. p. 1.
  21. "The HARPS search for Earth-like planets in the habitable zone". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 534: A58. Bibcode:2011A&A...534A..58P. arXiv:1108.3447Freely accessible. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117055.
  22. Pournelle, Jerry (1978). "He Fell into a Dark Hole". Black Holes. Brooklyn NY: Fawcett Books Group. p. 42. ISBN 0-449-23962-4.
  23. "Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth Exoplanets Map Pack on Steam". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  24. Daniels, Tony (2012). "Prolog". Guardian of Night. Riverdale, NY: Baen Books. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-4516-3802-8. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  25. Vance, Jack (2005). The Killing Machine. 23. Multiple editors. Oakland, California: The Vance Integral Edition. pp. 91; 148. ISBN 0-9712375-1-4.
  26. Vance, Jack (2005). The Eyes of the Overworld. 15. Multiple editors. Oakland, California: The Vance Integral Edition. p. 11. ISBN 0-9712375-1-4.
  27. Adams, Douglas (2002). The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. New York: Del Rey. p. 257. ISBN 0-345-45374-3.
  28. 1 2 Bester, Alfred (1967). Tiger! Tiger!. Middlesex, England: Penguin. pp. 246–247.
  29. 1 2 Clute, John; Nicholls, Peter (1993). "Bester, Alfred". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St Martin's Griffin. pp. 113–114. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
  30. "Australian Television: Alpha Scorpio". Australian Television Information Archive. AustralianTelevision.net. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
  31. de Oliveira, L E (2012). Antares Episode 1. Canterbury: Cinebook. ISBN 1-84918-097-0.
  32. Clute, John; Nicholls, Peter (1993). "Lindsay, David". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St Martin's Griffin. p. 723. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
  33. 1 2 Clute, John; Nicholls, Peter (1993). "Mythology". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St Martin's Griffin. p. 852. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
  34. Clute, John; Nicholls, Peter (1993). "Dickson, Gordon R". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St Martin's Griffin. pp. 331–333. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
  35. Vance, Jack (2005). The Book of Dreams. 26. Multiple editors. Oakland, California: The Vance Integral Edition. p. 6. ISBN 0-9712375-1-4.
  36. Barnes, John (1992). A Million Open Doors. New York: Tor Books. p. 101. ISBN 0-312-85210-X.
  37. Resnick, Michael (1982). Battlestar Galactica 5: Galactica Discovers Earth. New York: Berkley Books. ISBN 0-425-07476-5.
  38. Simmons, Dan (1989). Hyperion. New York: Bantam Books. pp. 246–248. ISBN 0-553-28368-5.
  39. Eisner, Will (1983). Life on Another Planet. Amherst, MA: Kitchen Sink Press. ISBN 0-87816-014-0. OCLC 46688772.
  40. Vance, Jack (2005). Rhialto the Marvellous. 34. Multiple editors. Oakland, California: The Vance Integral Edition. pp. 24; 38; 41. ISBN 0-9712375-1-4.
  41. "Viking's Choice: Vektor, 'Charging The Void'". NPR.org. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  42. Chiu, Philip. "ALIEN LEGACY by Dynamix/Sierra On-Line". Game Bytes. Retrieved 2012-10-23.
  43. Heinlein, Robert (1975). Starman Jones. New York: Del Rey (Ballantine Books). p. 48. ISBN 0-345-32811-6.
  44. Pirie, Madsen (2007). The Waters of Andros. arcticfoxdigital.org: Arctic Fox Books. pp. [etext: search on quotation]. ISBN 0-9555844-2-6. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
  45. Cowley, Stewart; Herridge, Charles (1979). Great Space Battles. Chartwell Books. pp. 8–56. ISBN 0-89009-260-5.
  46. Anderson, Poul (2000). Tau Zero. London: Orion Books. p. 27. ISBN 0-575-07099-4.
  47. Clute, John; Nicholls, Peter (1993). "Herbert, Frank". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St Martin's Griffin. p. 559. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
  48. Clute, John; Nicholls, Peter (1993). "Lessing, Doris". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St Martin's Griffin. p. 714. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
  49. Mencken, H L (June 1924). "The Malevolent Jobholder". American Mercury. pp. 156–159. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
  50. Heinlein, Robert (1987). Starship Troopers. New York: Ace Books. p. 202. ISBN 0-441-78358-9.
  51. Schaaf, Fred (2008). The Brightest Stars: Discovering the Universe through the Sky's Most Brilliant Stars. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-471-70410-2.
  52. Vance, Jack (2005). Emphyrio. 20. Multiple editors. Oakland, California: The Vance Integral Edition. p. 183. ISBN 0-9712375-1-4.
  53. 1 2 Clute, John; Nicholls, Peter (1993). "Vance, Jack". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St Martin's Griffin. p. 1265. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
  54. Page, Michael R. (2017). Saving the World Through Science Fiction: James Gunn, Writer, Teacher and Scholar. McFarland. p. 191. ISBN 9781476663098.
  55. Vance, Jack (2005). The Face. 25. Multiple editors. Oakland, California: The Vance Integral Edition. p. 98. ISBN 0-9712375-1-4.
  56. Niven, Larry (1968). "Grendel". Neutron Star. New York: Ballantine Books. pp. 252–253.
  57. Carroll, Lewis (2010). Through the Looking-Glass. Scotts Valley, CA: CreateSpace. p. 7. ISBN 1-4505-9326-7.
  58. Gardner, Martin (2005). The New Ambidextrous Universe: Symmetry and Asymmetry from Mirror Reflections to Superstrings: Third Revised Edition. Mineola, NY: Dover. pp. 123–124. ISBN 0-486-44244-6.
  59. Niven, Larry (1973). Protector. New York: Del Rey. p. 183. ISBN 0-345-35312-9.
  60. Sawyer, Robert J (2010). Starplex. Markham, ONT: Red Deer Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-88995-444-1.
  61. Barnes, John (2006). The Armies of Memory. New York: Tor Books. p. 22. ISBN 0-7653-0330-2.
  62. "Harvest". Halopedia. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  63. Barnes, John (1999). The Merchants of Souls. New York: Tor Books. p. 12. ISBN 0-7653-0330-2.
  64. Flammarion, Camille; Bieler, De; Gambard; Myrbach-Rheinfeld, Felician (28 January 2013). "Urania". Retrieved 1 July 2017 via Project Gutenberg.
  65. Le Guin, Ursula K (1973). Planet of Exile. New York: Ace. pp. 26–27.
  66. Clute, John; Nicholls, Peter (1993). "Le Guin, Ursula K". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St Martin's Griffin. pp. 702–705. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
  67. Vance, Jack (2005). The Last Castle. 9. Multiple editors. Oakland, California: The Vance Integral Edition. p. 238. ISBN 0-9712375-1-4.
  68. Delany, Samuel R (1982). Babel-17. New York: Bantam Books. pp. 62–63. ISBN 0-553-20156-5.
  69. Clute, John; Nicholls, Peter (1993). "Delany, Samuel R". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St Martin's Griffin. pp. 315–318. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
  70. "Genesis 2:16–17 (New International Version)". BibleGateway.com. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  71. Overbye, Dennis (2012). "A Planet 'Just Right' for Life? Perhaps, if It Exists". New York Times. CLXI (55,870): Science Times page D2. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
  72. Loo, Egan. "Atlas: Eden". Macross Compendium. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  73. Loo, Egan. "Atlas: Universe". Macross Compendium. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  74. "Groombridge 34". Halopedia. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  75. "The Science Behind the Story". Black Hole Project. Retrieved 2014-11-22.
  76. "Soell". Halopedia. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  77. Lunan, Duncan (1973). Spaceflight. "Spaceprobe from Epsilon Boötis". London: British Interplanetary Society.
  78. "Message from a Star". Time Magazine. 1973-04-09. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
  79. "Dopterian". Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  80. Clute, John; Nicholls, Peter (1993). "Dr Who". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St Martin's Griffin. pp. 345–346. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
  81. Douglas, Ian (2012). Singularity. New York: Harper Voyager. pp. 185–186. ISBN 0-06-184027-0.
  82. Clement, Hal (1978). Star Light. New York: Del Rey. p. 229. ISBN 0-345-27358-3.
  83. Clute, John; Nicholls, Peter (1993). "Benford, Gregory". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St Martin's Griffin. pp. 108–109. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
  84. Clute, John; Nicholls, Peter (1993). "Cherryh, C J". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St Martin's Griffin. pp. 209–211. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
  85. "Lambda Serpentis System". Halopedia. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  86. "Jericho VII". Halopedia. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  87. John Hewitt, et al., Larry Niven's Ringworld: Roleplaying Adventure Beneath the Great Arch, Chaosium Inc., 1984.
  88. The front cover illustration of Tales of Known Space: The Universe of Larry Niven, Del Rey, 1975 (at least 10 printings), has this as "L5-1665".
  89. van Vogt, A E (1962). The War against the Rull. New York: Pocket Books. pp. 98; 104.
  90. Clute, John; Nicholls, Peter (1993). "van Vogt, A E". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St Martin's Griffin. pp. 1268–1270. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
  91. Niven, Larry (1968). Neutron Star. New York: Ballantine Books. p. 29.
  92. Simak, Clifford D (1993). Way Station. Baltimore, MD: Old Earth Books. p. 136. ISBN 1-882968-27-1.
  93. Vance, Jack (2005). Star King. 22. Multiple editors. Oakland, California: The Vance Integral Edition. p. 109. ISBN 0-9712375-1-4.
  94. Smith, Cordwainer (1993). The Rediscovery of Man. Farmingham, MA: NESFA Press. p. 541. ISBN 0-915368-56-0.
  95. "Zaranite". Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  96. Vance, Jack (2005). The Palace of Love. 24. Multiple editors. Oakland, California: The Vance Integral Edition. p. 1. ISBN 0-9712375-1-4.
  97. Vance, Jack (2005). Space Opera. 18. Multiple editors. Oakland, California: The Vance Integral Edition. p. 78. ISBN 0-9712375-1-4.
  98. "Camera Bugged". TV.com. 15 November 1989. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  99. Cooper, Edmund (1965). Die Söhne des Alls. München: Heyne Verlag. pp. 127–135.
  100. Niven, Larry (1968). A Gift from Earth. New York: Ballantine Books. p. 7. ISBN 0-345-35051-0.
  101. Chin, Elliott. "Treasure Planet: Battle at Procyon Review". Gamespot. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  102. "Starflight – The Lost Colony". IndieDB. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  103. "Cerberus: The Proxima Centauri Campaign". BoardGameGeek. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
  104. Bonestell, Chesley (paintings); Ley, Willy (text) (1964). Beyond the Solar System. New York: The Viking Press.
  105. Miller, Ron; Durant, Frederick C III (2001). The Art of Chesley Bonestell. London: Paper Tiger. p. 241. ISBN 1-85585-884-3.
  106. Niven, Larry (1968). Neutron Star. New York: Ballantine Books. p. 80.
  107. Niven, Larry (1968). Neutron Star. New York: Ballantine Books. p. 75.
  108. Weber, David (1999). The Apocalypse Troll. Riverdale, NY: Baen Books. p. 8. ISBN 0-671-57845-6.
  109. McCollum, Michael (1987). Antares Dawn. Tempe, AZ: Sci Fi – Arizona. p. 295. ISBN 1-929381-08-5.
  110. Reynolds, Alastair (2007). Pushing Ice. New York: Ace Books. p. 235. ISBN 0-441-01502-6.
  111. "Hupyrian". Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  112. Heinlein, Robert (1975). Starman Jones. New York: Del Rey (Ballantine Books). p. 101. ISBN 0-345-32811-6.
  113. Barnes, John (2006). The Armies of Memory. New York: Tor Books. p. 56. ISBN 0-7653-0330-2.
  114. Niven, Larry (1968). A Gift from Earth. New York: Ballantine Books. pp. 15–16. ISBN 0-345-35051-0.
  115. Ringo, John (2012). The Hot Gate. Riverdale, NY: Baen Books. ISBN 1-4516-3818-3.
  116. "Welcome". Wolf 359. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  117. Vance, Jack (2005). Star King. 22. Multiple editors. Oakland, California: The Vance Integral Edition. p. 122. ISBN 0-9712375-1-4.
  118. Clute, John; Nicholls, Peter (1993). "Alien". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St Martin's Griffin. pp. 14–15. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.