© 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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When astronaut Mark Watney, a member of a Mars DIRECT mission, is stranded on Mars after presumed dead, he uses resourcefulness and ingenuity to stay alive. When Earth detects his activity, they mount a huge rescue effort.
In traveling in one direction, you appear at the starting point without having ever apparently changed direction.
© 2023 Science Fiction Motif Index by Alexander Lowry. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0