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The Dark Side of the Sun

Index The Dark Side of the Sun

The Dark Side of the Sun is a science fiction novel by Terry Pratchett, first published in 1976. [1]

20 relations: Chromium, Discworld, Don D'Ammassa, Elder race, Extremophile, Germanium, Grendel (short story), Isaac Asimov, Josh Kirby, Larry Niven, Light-year, Parody, Picaresque novel, Ringworld, Robot, Science fiction, Silicone, Strata (novel), Terry Pratchett, 88 Aquarii.

Chromium

Chromium is a chemical element with symbol Cr and atomic number 24.

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Discworld

Discworld is a comic fantasy book series written by the English author Terry Pratchett (1948–2015), set on the fictional Discworld, a flat disc balanced on the backs of four elephants which in turn stand on the back of a giant turtle, Great A'Tuin.

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Don D'Ammassa

Donald Eugene D'Ammassa (born April 24, 1946) is an American fantasy, science fiction and horror reviewer and author.

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Elder race

An elder race in science fiction, fantasy, or horror fiction is a fictional alien race that preceded humanity.

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Extremophile

An extremophile (from Latin extremus meaning "extreme" and Greek philiā (φιλία) meaning "love") is an organism that thrives in physically or geochemically extreme conditions that are detrimental to most life on Earth.

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Germanium

Germanium is a chemical element with symbol Ge and atomic number 32.

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Grendel (short story)

"Grendel" is an English language science fiction short story written in 1968 by Larry Niven.

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Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) was an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University.

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Josh Kirby

Ronald William "Josh" Kirby (27 November 1928 – 23 October 2001) was a commercial artist born on the outskirts of Liverpool in the town of Waterloo, Lancashire, in the U.K. With a career spanning 60 years, he is known for being the original artist for Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, as well as some of science fiction's most acclaimed book cover illustrations.

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Larry Niven

Laurence van Cott Niven (born April 30, 1938) is an American science fiction writer.

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Light-year

The light-year is a unit of length used to express astronomical distances and measures about 9.5 trillion kilometres or 5.9 trillion miles.

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Parody

A parody (also called a spoof, send-up, take-off, lampoon, play on something, caricature, or joke) is a work created to imitate, make fun of, or comment on an original work—its subject, author, style, or some other target—by means of satiric or ironic imitation.

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Picaresque novel

The picaresque novel (Spanish: picaresca, from pícaro, for "rogue" or "rascal") is a genre of prose fiction that depicts the adventures of a roguish hero of low social class who lives by their wits in a corrupt society.

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Ringworld

Ringworld is a 1970 science fiction novel by Larry Niven, set in his Known Space universe and considered a classic of science fiction literature.

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Robot

A robot is a machine—especially one programmable by a computer— capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically.

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Science fiction

Science fiction (often shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction, typically dealing with imaginative concepts such as advanced science and technology, spaceflight, time travel, and extraterrestrial life.

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Silicone

Silicones, also known as polysiloxanes, are polymers that include any inert, synthetic compound made up of repeating units of siloxane, which is a chain of alternating silicon atoms and oxygen atoms, combined with carbon, hydrogen, and sometimes other elements.

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Strata (novel)

Strata is a science fiction novel by Terry Pratchett.

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Terry Pratchett

Sir Terence David John Pratchett (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English author of fantasy novels, especially comical works.

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88 Aquarii

88 Aquarii (abbreviated 88 Aqr) is a star in the equatorial constellation of Aquarius.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Side_of_the_Sun

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