Galactic Center universe
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The Galactic Center universe is a hard science fiction setting created by Gregory Benford, depicting humanity’s encounters with ancient alien civilizations and cosmic-scale phenomena near the center of the Milky Way galaxy.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional universe
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literary work series ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Gregory Benford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
astrophysics
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computational science ⓘ cosmology ⓘ scientific plausibility ⓘ |
| featuresEntity |
machine-based intelligences
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mechanical alien civilizations ⓘ post-human societies ⓘ |
| firstWork | In the Ocean of Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstWorkPublicationYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
cosmic-scale phenomena
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humanity’s encounters with alien civilizations ⓘ |
| genre | hard science fiction ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist |
Killeen Bishop
NERFINISHED
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Nigel Walmsley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistGroup | the Bishop family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre |
astro-engineering fiction
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space opera ⓘ |
| includesWork |
Across the Sea of Suns
NERFINISHED
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Furious Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Sky River NERFINISHED ⓘ In the Ocean of Night NERFINISHED ⓘ Sailing Bright Eternity NERFINISHED ⓘ Tides of Light NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
SETI research
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computational models of galactic evolution ⓘ contemporary astrophysics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
detailed depiction of the Galactic Center environment
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integration of real physics into narrative ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | novel series ⓘ |
| narrativeScope |
galactic-scale
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multi-generational ⓘ |
| notableTheme |
astrophysical realism
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conflict between organic and machine life ⓘ contact with ancient alien intelligences ⓘ long-term cosmic evolution ⓘ relativistic space travel ⓘ survival of intelligence in a hostile universe ⓘ |
| primaryLocation |
Galactic Center
NERFINISHED
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Milky Way galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstWork | Charles Scribner’s Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingEra | far future ⓘ |
| timeScale | thousands of years ⓘ |
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