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Apocalyptic fiction is a subgenre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of civilization due to a potentially existential catastrophe such as nuclear warfare, pandemic, extraterrestrial attack, impact event, cybernetic revolt, technological singularity, dysgenics, supernatural phenomena, divine judgment, climate change, resource depletion or some other general disaster.
Alien invasions in fiction. Fiction depicting extraterrestrials who invade the Earth, either to exterminate and supplant human life, enslave it under an intense state, harvest people for food, steal the planet's resources, or destroy the planet altogether.
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Adapted from the comic book series Aliens vol. 1 (Also known as Aliens: Outbreak) (1988–1989). Wilks was a space marine with a near-fatal flaw: he had a heart. Billie was a child, the only survivor of a far-flung colony outpost. Thrown together in the last hellish night of an alien invasion, Billie and Wilks helped each other get out alive.
Aliens from Mars launch an invasion of Earth in H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds, as illustrated by Henrique Alvim Corrêa.. Alien invasion or space invasion is a common feature in science fiction stories and films, in which extraterrestrial lifeforms invade Earth to exterminate and supplant human life, enslave it, harvest people for food, steal the planet's resources, or destroy the planet ...
An extraterrestrial or alien is a lifeform that did not originate on Earth. The word extraterrestrial means "outside Earth". Extraterrestrials are a common theme in modern science-fiction, and also appeared in much earlier works such as the second-century parody True History [1] by Lucian of Samosata.
Alien Nation: Film 1988 1991 Set in a world where aliens have landed in 1988 and are being integrated into society. Alien Nation: TV series 1989 1995 Based on the film of the same name. Aliens arrive in 1990. See also Alien Nation: Millennium: Alien Soldier: Video game 1995 2015 In 2015, "A-Humans" live on "A-Earth" and create superintelligent ...
Out of the Dark is an alien invasion science fiction novel by David Weber released by Tor Books on September 28, 2010. [1] It is an extended version of the short story of the same name published in the 2010 anthology Warriors edited by Gardner Dozois and George R. R. Martin.