Fictions: Literature and Storytelling - Revision history

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			\| 1666 \|\| "The Blazing World" \|\| Margaret Cavendish \|\| Novel \|\| A female traveller finds and describes a parallel world reached via the North Pole \|\| \|\| Utopia, First Contact, Philosophy \|\|
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	\| 1898 \|\| "The War of the Worlds" \|\| H.G. Wells \|\| Novel \|\| Humanity's first contact with Martian invaders leads to a terrifying war. \|\| \|\| Alien war, First contact, Human survival, Martian invasion \|\|		\| 1898 \|\| "The War of the Worlds" \|\| H.G. Wells \|\| Novel \|\| Humanity's first contact with Martian invaders leads to a terrifying war. \|\| \|\| Alien war, First contact, Human survival, Martian invasion \|\|

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	\| 1953 \|\| "Childhood's End" \|\| Arthur C. Clarke \|\| Novel \|\| Peaceful alien invasion leads to humanity's evolution into a higher existence. \|\| \|\| Existential dread, Human evolution, Peaceful invasion, Utopia \|\|		\| 1953 \|\| "Childhood's End" \|\| Arthur C. Clarke \|\| Novel \|\| Peaceful alien invasion leads to humanity's evolution into a higher existence. \|\| \|\| Existential dread, Human evolution, Peaceful invasion, Utopia \|\|
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	\| 1954 \|\| "The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom ~~Plane~~" \|\| Eleanor Cameron \|\| Novel \|\| Two boys from California build a spaceship and travel to a pale green planet. \|\| \|\| First contact, Crisis, Scientific Discovery \|\|		\| 1954 \|\| "The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet" \|\| Eleanor Cameron \|\| Novel \|\| Two boys from California build a spaceship and travel to a pale green planet. \|\| \|\| First contact, Crisis, Scientific Discovery \|\|
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	\| 1959 \|\| "The Sirens of Titan" \|\| Kurt Vonnegut \|\| Novel \|\| Aliens manipulate humanity for their own ends, exploring existentialism and free will. \|\| \|\| Alien manipulation, Existentialism, Free will, Satire \|\|		\| 1959 \|\| "The Sirens of Titan" \|\| Kurt Vonnegut \|\| Novel \|\| Aliens manipulate humanity for their own ends, exploring existentialism and free will. \|\| \|\| Alien manipulation, Existentialism, Free will, Satire \|\|
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	\| 1961 \|\| "Solaris" \|\| Stanislaw Lem \|\| Novel \|\| Humans attempt to communicate with an alien intelligence manifesting as a living ocean. \|\| \|\| Alien intelligence, Communication, Living ocean, Mystery \|\|		\| 1961 \|\| "Solaris" \|\| Stanislaw Lem \|\| Novel \|\| Humans attempt to communicate with an alien intelligence manifesting as a living ocean. \|\| Translated from Polish \|\| Alien intelligence, Communication, Living ocean, Mystery \|\|
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	\| 1969 \|\| "The Andromeda Strain" \|\| Michael Crichton \|\| Novel \|\| A deadly extraterrestrial microorganism threatens humanity's survival. \|\| \|\| Biological threat, Extraterrestrial microorganism, Scientific response, Thriller \|\|		\| 1969 \|\| "The Andromeda Strain" \|\| Michael Crichton \|\| Novel \|\| A deadly extraterrestrial microorganism threatens humanity's survival. \|\| \|\| Biological threat, Extraterrestrial microorganism, Scientific response, Thriller \|\|
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	\| 1985 \|\| "Ender's Game" \|\| Orson Scott Card \|\| Novel \|\| A young genius is trained to combat an alien insectoid race. \|\| \|\| Adversarial aliens, Insectoid, Military training \|\|		\| 1985 \|\| "Ender's Game" \|\| Orson Scott Card \|\| Novel \|\| A young genius is trained to combat an alien insectoid race. \|\| \|\| Adversarial aliens, Insectoid, Military training \|\|
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	\| 1986 \|\| "Stanislaw Lem's Fiasco" \|\| Stanislaw Lem \|\| Novel \|\| Establishment of contact and communication with a mysterious alien planet. \|\| \|\| Alien planet, Communication, Mysterious \|\|		\| 1986 \|\| "Stanislaw Lem's Fiasco" \|\| Stanislaw Lem \|\| Novel \|\| Establishment of contact and communication with a mysterious alien planet. \|\| Translated from Polish \|\| Alien planet, Communication, Mysterious \|\|
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	\| 1986 \|\| "Eifelheim" \|\| Michael Flynn \|\| Novel \|\| Medieval villagers encounter stranded alien visitors and attempt communication. \|\| \|\| Communication, Friendly aliens, Medieval \|\|		\| 1986 \|\| "Eifelheim" \|\| Michael Flynn \|\| Novel \|\| Medieval villagers encounter stranded alien visitors and attempt communication. \|\| \|\| Communication, Friendly aliens, Medieval \|\|

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	\| 1953 \|\| "Childhood's End" \|\| Arthur C. Clarke \|\| Novel \|\| Peaceful alien invasion leads to humanity's evolution into a higher existence. \|\| \|\| Existential dread, Human evolution, Peaceful invasion, Utopia \|\|		\| 1953 \|\| "Childhood's End" \|\| Arthur C. Clarke \|\| Novel \|\| Peaceful alien invasion leads to humanity's evolution into a higher existence. \|\| \|\| Existential dread, Human evolution, Peaceful invasion, Utopia \|\|
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			\| 1954 \|\| "The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Plane" \|\| Eleanor Cameron \|\| Novel \|\| Two boys from California build a spaceship and travel to a pale green planet. \|\| \|\| First contact, Crisis, Scientific Discovery \|\|
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	\| 1959 \|\| "The Sirens of Titan" \|\| Kurt Vonnegut \|\| Novel \|\| Aliens manipulate humanity for their own ends, exploring existentialism and free will. \|\| \|\| Alien manipulation, Existentialism, Free will, Satire \|\|		\| 1959 \|\| "The Sirens of Titan" \|\| Kurt Vonnegut \|\| Novel \|\| Aliens manipulate humanity for their own ends, exploring existentialism and free will. \|\| \|\| Alien manipulation, Existentialism, Free will, Satire \|\|
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	\| 2021 \|\| "Project Hail Mary" \|\| Andy Weir \|\| Novel \|\| A lone astronaut must cooperate with an alien to save their planets. \|\| \|\| Astronaut, Cooperative aliens, Planetary crisis \|\|		\| 2021 \|\| "Project Hail Mary" \|\| Andy Weir \|\| Novel \|\| A lone astronaut must cooperate with an alien to save their planets. \|\| \|\| Astronaut, Cooperative aliens, Planetary crisis \|\|
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	=== French Language ===		=== French Language ===

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	! Year !! Title !! Author !! Publication Type !! Context !! Translation Details !! Meta Tags !! Files & media		! Year !! Title !! Author !! Publication Type !! Context !! Translation Details !! Meta Tags !! Files & media
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	\| 2021 \|\| "Victor_Robot Diary of a Planet Collector" \|\| Anastasia Lavrenishyna \|\| YA Novel \|\| ~~Victor_Robot, a mechanic from~~ an artificial ~~star, flies to Earth.~~ \|\| Ukrainian. \|\| First Contact, Exoplanets \|\|		\| 2021 \|\| "Victor_Robot Diary of a Planet Collector" \|\| Anastasia Lavrenishyna \|\| YA Novel \|\| A boy in the future designs an artificial planetary system and robot mechanic \|\| Ukrainian. \|\| First Contact, Exoplanets \|\|
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	* “In this first-ever anthology of Indigenous science fiction, Grace Dillon collects some of the finest examples of the craft with contributions by Native American, First Nations, Aboriginal Australian, and New Zealand Maori authors… Dillon's engaging introduction situates the pieces in the larger context of science fiction and its conventions.” [http://michaelomanreagan.net/ Michael Oman Reagan]*		* “In this first-ever anthology of Indigenous science fiction, Grace Dillon collects some of the finest examples of the craft with contributions by Native American, First Nations, Aboriginal Australian, and New Zealand Maori authors… Dillon's engaging introduction situates the pieces in the larger context of science fiction and its conventions.” [http://michaelomanreagan.net/ Michael Oman Reagan]*

	'''[https://digitalheritagelab.liverpool.ac.uk/voyager]'''		'''[https://digitalheritagelab.liverpool.ac.uk/voyager Voyager at 50]'''
	* "This exhibition explores how the genre has imagined potential problems of communicating with aliens, using items from the University of Liverpool’s Science Fiction Collections. It is inspired by the Voyager missions in 1977, which will mark their 50th anniversary in 2027."*		* "This exhibition explores how the genre has imagined potential problems of communicating with aliens, using items from the University of Liverpool’s Science Fiction Collections. It is inspired by the Voyager missions in 1977, which will mark their 50th anniversary in 2027."

	== SETI and Science Fiction Scholarship ==		== SETI and Science Fiction Scholarship ==

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Lists and Anthologies

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	'''[https://uapress.arizona.edu/book/walking-the-clouds Walking the Clouds: An Anthology of Indigenous Science Fiction.]''' Edited by Grace L. Dillon, 2012. Tucson: University of Arizona Press.		'''[https://uapress.arizona.edu/book/walking-the-clouds Walking the Clouds: An Anthology of Indigenous Science Fiction.]''' Edited by Grace L. Dillon, 2012. Tucson: University of Arizona Press.
	* “In this first-ever anthology of Indigenous science fiction, Grace Dillon collects some of the finest examples of the craft with contributions by Native American, First Nations, Aboriginal Australian, and New Zealand Maori authors… Dillon's engaging introduction situates the pieces in the larger context of science fiction and its conventions.” [http://michaelomanreagan.net/ Michael Oman Reagan]*		* “In this first-ever anthology of Indigenous science fiction, Grace Dillon collects some of the finest examples of the craft with contributions by Native American, First Nations, Aboriginal Australian, and New Zealand Maori authors… Dillon's engaging introduction situates the pieces in the larger context of science fiction and its conventions.” [http://michaelomanreagan.net/ Michael Oman Reagan]*

			'''[https://digitalheritagelab.liverpool.ac.uk/voyager]'''
			* "This exhibition explores how the genre has imagined potential problems of communicating with aliens, using items from the University of Liverpool’s Science Fiction Collections. It is inspired by the Voyager missions in 1977, which will mark their 50th anniversary in 2027."*

	== SETI and Science Fiction Scholarship ==		== SETI and Science Fiction Scholarship ==

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 | 2015 || 三体X: 观想之宙 "The Three Body X: Aeon of Contention" || 宝树 (Baoshu) || Novel || Continuation of first contact with Trisolarans and new extraterrestrial challenges. || Translated to English by Ken Liu (unofficial, 2019); Translated to Spanish by Jorge Roberto Perez and Yinhe Wang (2018) || Adversarial aliens, Philosophical depth, Trust and conflict ||
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 | 2015 || "Demain les chats" || Bernard Werber || Novel || More-than-human novel featuring a telepathic cat who communicates with extraterrestrial beings. || || Alien intelligence, Animal Communication, More-than-Human ||
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	\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| 1897 \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| "Auf zwei Planeten" ("On Two Planets") \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| Kurd Laßwitz \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| Novel \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| Humanity establishes contact with a technologically advanced Martian civilization, leading to cooperation and conflict; regarded as a foundational German science fiction novel. \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| ~~Not fully translated into~~ English~~; partial translations exist~~. \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| First contact, Martian civilization, Cooperation, Conflict, Classic SF \|\|		\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| 1897 \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| "Auf zwei Planeten" ("Two Planets") \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| Kurd Laßwitz \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| Novel \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| Humanity establishes contact with a technologically advanced Martian civilization, leading to cooperation and conflict; regarded as a foundational German science fiction novel. \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| English translation by Hans H. Rudnick, 1971. The English edition is abridged, with about 40% of the original text cut. \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| First contact, Martian civilization, Cooperation, Conflict, Classic SF \|\|
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	\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| 1961 \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| "Unternehmen Stardust" ("Operation Stardust", Perry Rhodan Series Vol. 1) \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| Karl-Herbert Scheer & Walter Ernsting (series concept); later continued by multiple authors \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| Pulp novel series \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| First contact with the stranded alien race of the Arkonides on the far side of the Moon; triggers humanity’s entry into galactic politics and encounters with many extraterrestrial civilizations. \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| Translated into English (as "Enterprise Stardust" / "Operation Stardust"), French, Japanese and several other languages. \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| First contact, Alien species, Galactic empire, Expansion, Long-running serial fiction \|\|		\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| 1961 \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| "Unternehmen Stardust" ("Operation Stardust", Perry Rhodan Series Vol. 1) \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| Karl-Herbert Scheer & Walter Ernsting (series concept); later continued by multiple authors \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| Pulp novel series \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| First contact with the stranded alien race of the Arkonides on the far side of the Moon; triggers humanity’s entry into galactic politics and encounters with many extraterrestrial civilizations. \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| Translated into English (as "Enterprise Stardust" / "Operation Stardust"), French, Japanese and several other languages. \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| First contact, Alien species, Galactic empire, Expansion, Long-running serial fiction \|\|

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			\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| 1897 \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| "Auf zwei Planeten" ("On Two Planets") \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| Kurd Laßwitz \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| Novel \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| Humanity establishes contact with a technologically advanced Martian civilization, leading to cooperation and conflict; regarded as a foundational German science fiction novel. \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| Not fully translated into English; partial translations exist. \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| First contact, Martian civilization, Cooperation, Conflict, Classic SF \|\|
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			\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| 1961 \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| "Unternehmen Stardust" ("Operation Stardust", Perry Rhodan Series Vol. 1) \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| Karl-Herbert Scheer & Walter Ernsting (series concept); later continued by multiple authors \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| Pulp novel series \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| First contact with the stranded alien race of the Arkonides on the far side of the Moon; triggers humanity’s entry into galactic politics and encounters with many extraterrestrial civilizations. \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| Translated into English (as "Enterprise Stardust" / "Operation Stardust"), French, Japanese and several other languages. \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| First contact, Alien species, Galactic empire, Expansion, Long-running serial fiction \|\|
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			\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| 2015 \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| "Paradox: Am Abgrund der Ewigkeit" ("Paradox: On the Brink of Eternity") \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| Phillip P. Peterson \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| Novel \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| Humanity encounters alien megastructures and signals that warn of cosmic threats; first contact elements framed as a cautionary scenario. \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| Translated to English by Laura Radosh (2017). \|\| style="vertical-align: top;" \| First contact, Cosmic warning, Extraterrestrial probes, Humanity under threat \|\|
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	=== English Language ===		=== English Language ===

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	\| 2001 \|\| "La Llamada de la Luna" \|\| Elia Barceló \|\| Novel \|\| Female protagonist experiences contact with an alien entity that challenges her understanding of reality. \|\| \|\| Feminism, First contact, Ontologies, Other Worldly Beings, Reality \|\|		\| 2001 \|\| "La Llamada de la Luna" \|\| Elia Barceló \|\| Novel \|\| Female protagonist experiences contact with an alien entity that challenges her understanding of reality. \|\| \|\| Feminism, First contact, Ontologies, Other Worldly Beings, Reality \|\|
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			\| 2021 \|\| "Victor_Robot Diary of a Planet Collector" \|\| Anastasia Lavrenishyna \|\| YA Novel \|\| Victor_Robot, a mechanic from an artificial star, flies to Earth. \|\| Ukrainian. \|\| First Contact, Exoplanets \|\|
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