Orphans of the Sky
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Orphans of the Sky is a classic science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein about a generation ship whose inhabitants have forgotten their origins and believe their vessel is the entire universe.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Universe | 0 |
| Common Sense | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fix-up novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ science fiction novella ⓘ science fiction novella ⓘ |
| author | Robert A. Heinlein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Common Sense
NERFINISHED
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Universe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts | a society that worships the ship as the entire universe ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfComponent | Universe ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Astounding Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtBy | Irving Freeman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotiveForce | mutiny aboard the ship ⓘ |
| influenced | later generation ship stories ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Bobo
NERFINISHED
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Captain of the Ship NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugh Hoyland NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe-Jim Gregory NERFINISHED ⓘ Lieutenant Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor | popularizing the generation ship whose crew forgets their origins trope ⓘ |
| originalComponentWork |
Common Sense
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Universe ⓘ |
| originalPublicationForm | two linked novellas ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 160 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Heinlein's Future History (loosely associated) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | The inhabitants of a generation ship have forgotten their origins and believe their vessel is the entire universe. ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| publisher | G. P. Putnam's Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
deep space
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generation starship Vanguard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgenre |
dystopian fiction
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generation ship fiction ⓘ space opera ⓘ |
| theme |
closed societies
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exploration and discovery ⓘ loss of historical knowledge ⓘ mutiny and rebellion ⓘ relativistic space travel consequences ⓘ religion and myth as distorted science ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | far future ⓘ |
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