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Solaris (/ s ə ˈ l ɑːr ɪ s /) is a 1961 science fiction novel by Polish writer Stanisław Lem. It follows a crew of scientists on a space station research facility as they attempt to understand an extraterrestrial intelligence, which takes the form of a vast ocean on the titular alien planet. The novel is one of Lem's best-known works.
"The Colour Out of Space" is a science fiction/horror short story by American author H. P. Lovecraft, written in March 1927. [2] In the tale, an unnamed narrator pieces together the story of an area known by the locals as the "blasted heath" (most likely after a line from either Milton's Paradise Lost or Shakespeare's Macbeth) [3] in the hills west of the fictional town of Arkham, Massachusetts.
At one time, black holes in science fiction were often endowed with the traits of wormholes. This has for the most part disappeared as a black hole isn't a hole in space but a dense mass and the visible vortex effect often associated with black holes is merely the accretion disk of visible matter being drawn toward it.
Deepness won the 2000 Hugo Award for Best Novel, [3] the 2000 John W. Campbell Memorial Award, [3] the 2000 Prometheus Award [4] and the 2004 Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis for Best Foreign Fiction; [5] as well, it was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel, [6] the 2000 Arthur C. Clarke Award, [3] and the 2000 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction ...
Space travel, [1]: 69 [2]: 209–210 [3]: 511–512 or space flight [2]: 200–201 [4] (less often, starfaring or star voyaging [2]: 217, 220 ) is a science fiction theme that has captivated the public and is almost archetypal for science fiction. [4] Space travel, interplanetary or interstellar, is usually performed in space ships, and ...
Spectrum is a science fiction novel by Russian writer Sergei Lukyanenko, taking place in the near future. Contact with aliens allowed humanity to travel between planets through portals. Contact with aliens allowed humanity to travel between planets through portals.
Blindsight is a hard science fiction novel by Canadian writer Peter Watts, published by Tor Books in 2006. It won the Seiun Award for best translated novel [2] and was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel, [3] the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, [4] and the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. [5]
Invisibility in fiction is a common plot device in stories, plays, films, animated works, video games, and other media, found in both the fantasy and science fiction genres. In fantasy, invisibility is often invoked and dismissed at will by a person, with a magic spell or potion, or a cloak, ring or other object.