Science Fiction Motif Index

Welcome to the Science Fiction Motif Index, a small repository of concepts from science fiction and their history. Explore the development of robots, carbon fiber, and alien encounters as told through stories of different time periods. Find the influences and predecessors of your favorite stories, or other stories that explore the same concepts.

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Motifs

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Creators

92

Examples

Work of the Day

Interstellar 2014
by Christopher Nolan and Johnathan Nolan

Motif of the Day

An enormous artificial world that has a livable surface on the inside. Has a radius of about 1 AU so the inside surface has conditions like a livable planet. Centrifugal force keeps inhabitants firmly planted on the ring.