© 2023 Science Fiction Motif Index by Alexander Lowry. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
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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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.
© 2023 Science Fiction Motif Index by Alexander Lowry. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0