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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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! 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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| 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 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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| 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 || | | 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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