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This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. This is a list of fictional countries from published works of fiction (books, films, television series, games, etc.). Fictional works describe all the countries in the following list as located somewhere on the surface of the Earth as ...
List of fictional settlements. List of fictional towns in animation; List of fictional towns in comics; List of fictional towns in film; List of fictional towns in literature; List of fictional towns in television; List of films featuring space stations; List of fictional universes in animation and comics; List of fictional shared universes in ...
This is a list of fictional galactic communities who are space-faring, in contact with one or more space-faring civilizations or are part of a larger government, coalition, republic, organization or alliance of two or more separate space-faring civilizations.
Dying Earth: Jack Vance: A worn-out Earth with a dying Sun in the far distant future where magic prevails. The Dying Earth: 1950: N G Earthsea: Ursula K. Le Guin: A planet consisting of numerous islands. The Word of Unbinding: 1964: N T R A Emelan: Tamora Pierce: Setting of the Emelan series of novels: Sandry's Book: 1997: N Encantadia: Suzette ...
Several places have been given the nickname "Center (or Centre) of the Universe". In addition, several fictional works have described a depicted location as being at the Center of the Universe. Modern models of the Universe suggest it does not have a center, unlike previous systems which placed Earth ( geocentrism ) or the Sun ( heliocentrism ...
More long-lasting changes in solar output appear in Arthur G. Stangland [Wikidata] 's 1932 short story "50th Century Revolt", where an increase in solar activity forces humanity to slow the rotation of the Earth to a synchronous rotation—where the same side of the Earth faces the Sun at all times, thus protecting the other half of the planet ...
An Egyptian hieroglyph that represents the sun rising over a mountain. It is translated as "horizon" or "the place in the sky where the sun rises". [1] Benben: The mound that arose from the primordial waters Nu upon which the creator deity Atum settled in the creation myth of the Heliopolitan form of ancient Egyptian religion. Duat
Within narrative prose, providing a believable location can be greatly enhanced by the provision of maps and other illustrations. [1] This is often considered particularly true for fantasy novels and historical novels which often make great use of the map, but applies equally to science fiction and mysteries: earlier, in mainstream novels by Anthony Trollope, William Faulkner, etc. Fantasy and ...