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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Works

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Motifs

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Creators

92

Examples

Work of the Day

Lathe of Heaven 1971
by Ursula K. Le Guin

Motif of the Day

Bussard Ramjet 2 occurrences

A drive that works by creating a large magnetic scoop to collect the very sparse atomic hydrogen of interstellar space and feed it into an engine such as a fusion drive.