Alien civilization novels?
Nyrath the nearly wise
historical epochs of an alien civilization as it develops.
So far I have:
First Cycle by H. Beam Piper and Michael Kurland
The Crucible of Time by John Brunner
Dragon's Egg and Starquake by Robert L. Forward
Star Maker by Olaf Stapledon
Any others?
Anthony Nance
Two questions:
- This specifically excludes humans, correct?
- Where does Tolkien's history of Middle Earth fit in your thinking?
Tony
Richard Todd
Spock's World by Diane Duane. (The civilization in question was, of course,
Vulcan.)
Quite a few stories in the Perry Rhodan series have had this sort of structure,
giving the backstory of an alien race; the examples I can think of offhand
are #1801 "The Herreach" and #2000 "ES" by the (recently deceased) Robert
Feldhoff. Not much help if you don't read German though. :-)
Ahasuerus
Well, there is _The Sun Destroyers_ (http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/
pl.cgi?YNKVLSNDS1973), a collection of 4 linked stories by Ross
Rocklynne. His aliens are as alien as they get and their civilization
has "historical epochs" (of sorts) although they are described from
the POV of individual aliens.
Kosmos
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The Hellaconia Series perhaps by Brian Aldiss though I never finished it as
it bored me to tears.
Nyrath the nearly wise
> Two questions:
> - This specifically excludes humans, correct?
> - Where does Tolkien's history of Middle Earth fit in your thinking?
Yes, I'd like to exclude humans.
I suppose Tolkien's elves would fit, but I was hoping more
for SF instead of fantasy, and more the history of the
alien's science and technology as opposed to culture.
Greg Goss
That Greg Bear thing where he injected learning bacteria into his own
bloodstream. Blood Music? (googles) yup.
There's also some kind of insects in a tabletop empire. I know that
it was familiar when Bart Simpson did it for a science project, so
there must be an original one out there.
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Mike Dworetsky
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The Primes in Pandora's Star and Judas Unchained by Peter F. Hamilton.
Substantial parts of the two novels outline how they came to be so
thoroughly unpleasant.
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David DeLaney
>There's also some kind of insects in a tabletop empire. I know that
>it was familiar when Bart Simpson did it for a science project, so
>there must be an original one out there.
Martin's _Starkings_? ... No no, _Sandkings_, my mistake.
Dave
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Quadibloc
> There's also some kind of insects in a tabletop empire. I know that
> it was familiar when Bart Simpson did it for a science project, so
> there must be an original one out there.
I remember advertisements for glass-encased ant farms which were
actually available for purchase in the real world...
John Savard
Arthur
Well there is "The Hacker and the Ants' by Rudy Rucker, but they are
not real "ants".
cryptoguy
A familiar childhood item, and still available. Uncle Milton's been
selling them for 50 years:
http://www.unclemilton.com/products/AntFarm/
More modern versions at
http://www.antstuff.net
pt
Anthony Nance
Sounds good, thanks. I am inundated with real life stuff,
but if anything comes to mind, I'll pop back.
Tony
Christopher Henrich
Greg Goss <go...@gossg.org> wrote:
This could be "Microcosmic God," by Theodore Sturgeon.
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Greg Goss
>In article <7g3fu4F...@mid.individual.net>,
> Greg Goss <go...@gossg.org> wrote:
>
>> Nyrath the nearly wise <nyr...@project.rho.invalid> wrote:
>>
>> >I'm trying to make a list of novels that trace the
>> >historical epochs of an alien civilization as it develops.
>> >
>> >So far I have:
>> >
>> >First Cycle by H. Beam Piper and Michael Kurland
>> >The Crucible of Time by John Brunner
>> >Dragon's Egg and Starquake by Robert L. Forward
>> >Star Maker by Olaf Stapledon
>> >
>> >Any others?
>>
>> That Greg Bear thing where he injected learning bacteria into his own
>> bloodstream. Blood Music? (googles) yup.
>>
>> There's also some kind of insects in a tabletop empire. I know that
>> it was familiar when Bart Simpson did it for a science project, so
>> there must be an original one out there.
>
>This could be "Microcosmic God," by Theodore Sturgeon.
The title sounds right. Is our YASID tracker in this thead?
Stewart Robert Hinsley
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The original might be Sturgeon's "Microcosmic God" (a short story)
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