Proxima
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Proxima is a hard science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter that explores interstellar travel, planetary colonization, and the challenges of life around the nearest star to the Sun.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Proxima canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
hard science fiction novel
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novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Stephen Baxter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
artificial intelligence
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colonial politics ⓘ post-human evolution ⓘ relativistic spaceflight ⓘ terraforming ⓘ |
| featuresConcept |
generation starships
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orbital habitats ⓘ stellar engineering ⓘ |
| featuresLocation | Proxima b–like exoplanet ⓘ |
| focusesOn | colonists sent to an exoplanet around Proxima Centauri ⓘ |
| followedBy | Ultima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
hard science fiction
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Holle Groundwater
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Stef Kalinski NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuri Eden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Ultima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesElement |
detailed orbital mechanics
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political conflict over space colonization ⓘ scientific realism in astrophysics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | British science fiction novel ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
interstellar travel
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life around the nearest star to the Sun ⓘ planetary colonization ⓘ survival in hostile environments ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| nearestStarDepicted | Proxima Centauri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Gollancz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Proxima–Ultima duology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Ultima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Proxima Centauri system
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near-future Solar System ⓘ |
| subgenre |
planetary romance (hard SF style)
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space exploration fiction ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 22nd century (approximate) ⓘ |
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