Needle
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Needle is a science fiction novel, originally serialized and later published in book form, known for its story about a symbiotic alien "hunter" that inhabits a human host to track a criminal counterpart.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Hal Clement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bookEditionPublicationYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| centralConflict | alien hunter tracking a criminal counterpart ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresCharacter |
Bob Kinnaird
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | serial ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Astounding Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Through the Eye of a Needle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlienSpecies | symbiotic hunter ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover book
ⓘ
magazine serial ⓘ paperback book ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Through the Eye of a Needle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
alien life
ⓘ
crime investigation ⓘ human–alien interaction ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Golden Age of Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| magazineEditorAtSerialization | John W. Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainNonHumanProtagonist | Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainProtagonist | Bob Kinnaird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | symbiotic alien inhabiting a human host ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early depiction of a benign symbiotic alien
ⓘ
integration of biology and detective-story structure ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalSerializationYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Needle series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPublication | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotDevice | invisible microscopic alien inhabiting human body ⓘ |
| publisherOfBookEdition | Doubleday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Pacific island
ⓘ
boarding school ⓘ |
| subgenre | hard science fiction ⓘ |
| targetAudience | young adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
identity and secrecy
ⓘ
symbiosis between human and alien ⓘ trust and cooperation ⓘ |
| workType | novel ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.