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Perry Rhodan is the world's largest science fiction series, published since 1961 in Germany, named after its main protagonist. Following the launch of the series in Germany in September 1961, more than 3,500 novels set in the Perryverse have been published, including over 2200 weekly serialized booklet novellas issued continuously since 19...

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The original Planet of the Apes was a novel written by Pierre Boulle who also gained fame for writing the novel of Bridge Over the River Kwai. The film was made in 1968, starring popular actor Charlton Heston and was substantially different from Boulle's novel. Despite this, the film soon gained massive cult status with its various releva...

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The Red Dwarf story is that of Dave Lister, the last man alive, stranded three million years from Earth. An off-beat comedy series that appeared in the mid 80's, Red Dwarf was not intended to be a Sci-Fi series as such, but a comedy show with a sci-fi background. The Sci-Fi element grew stronger throughout the series....

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In the 63rd century the galaxy is ruled by the iron fist of the Terran Overlord Government which is based on ancient Rome. It is resisted by the Commonwealth and the defected Renegade Legions. Three table-top games depicting fighter combat (Interceptor), ground skirmishes (Centurion) and capital ships (Leviathan). As is per standard with F...

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Set on the planet of Nu-Earth, Rogue Trooper is the story of Rogue, a G.I (Genetic Infantryman) on a mission to avenge his dead comrades. The planet of Nu-Earth is a paradise turned toxic by the weapons of war. The majority of the air is poisonous to human who must wear chem suits and breathing gear to survive. Only at the Scum Seas are masks no...

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Shadow Raiders was a animated cartoon and was produced by Mainframe Entertainment and was aired from 1998 to 1999. The series is about four planets, the planets Rock, Ice, Fire, and Bone, who fight each other for years over their natural resources (Rock produces metals and minerals, Ice produces water, Fire produces energy, and Bone produc...

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This series spanned two seasons and was originally conceived as a follow on from Anderson's earlier live action show UFO. As an 'in universe' explanation, this seems to have later been rethought but technical notebooks still seem to subscribe to this theory. Though the Mark IX Hawks in one episode were cited as replacements for the ...

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TV series, lasted one season. Also known as Space 2063 in some territories. Humans find themselves plunged into interstellar war with an alien foe, after a human colony is attacked seemingly without provocation. 

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Originally 3D in the theaters, this animated Star Wars rip-off is the story of a young slave who finds a magical sword, escapes his robot masters and, with the help of a smuggler, a neurotic ship's computer, and a governor's daughter, attempts to free his people.

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Perhaps the most popular real-time strategy game in history, StarCraft ushered in a new age of RTS games. With enormous sales figures around the world, StarCraft remained popular even a decade after its release, in an age where graphics and gameplay have become more and more complex. StarCraft as a universe follows the interaction of thr...

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The Starfire franchise includes both a tabletop space-strategy game and a series of novels by David Weber. The Starfire universe revolves around the human Terran Confederation, several alien species such as the Gorm and Ophiuchi, and the insectoid Arachnids.

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Stargate began as a novel before giving rise to a feature film and two popular television series. In the film, the protagonists (Colonel Jack O'Niel and archaeologist Daniel Jackson) are wrapped up in the discovery of an ancient alien artifact, the Stargate, which provides entry to a network of wormholes that can transport people and obj...

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Starship Troopers is a first-person, military science fiction narrative novel written by Robert A. Heinlein, following the journey of one Juan 'Jonnie' Rico from recruit to officer during the an interstellar war between Humanity and 'the Bugs;' a race of intelligent arthropods which have colonised many worlds. The novel explored ideas such as suffr...

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A successful franchise including five TV series and numerous films, Star Trek is one of the best-known sci-fi universes in history. The Star Trek galaxy is our own Milky Way, several hundred years in the future. The stories are centered on ships and individuals from the United Federation of Planets, and their interactions with the many t...

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Star Wars, one of the most successful science fiction franchises of all time, is an expansive universe filled with a wide variety of aliens, technologies, mysterious forces, and of course, epic interstellar wars. Star Wars is set 'a long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.' The details of this cryptic statement are unknown, but most...

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Outline: Often referred to as a spiritual sequel to Total Annihiliation, the Supreme Commander universe follows the 'infinite war', a conflict that has been raging for a thousand years between three warring factions, the Aeon, the Cybran and the United Earth Federation. To date, the only material produced for ...

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A Gerry Anderson puppet series, in a similar vein to Thunderbirds. The series ran from 1983-1984.

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Thunderbirds is the story of International Rescue, an organisation set up by ex-Astronaut Jeff Tracy on his isolated island. The fantastic machines used for rescue operations were created by Brains, the resident scientist. Thunderbirds has been one of Gerry Anderson's most timeless works, constantly re-emerging in popularity...

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Total Annihilation is a popular computer game, developed by Cavedog Entertainment in 1997. It had a 3D graphics engine (uncommon for a strategy game at the time), as well as the greatest variety of units in a single game up to this day (over 150 units). Over the years, two expansion packs were released: Battle Tactics, and Core Contigency....