The Voyage of the Space Beagle
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The Voyage of the Space Beagle is a classic 1950 science fiction fix-up novel by A. E. van Vogt that follows an exploratory starship’s encounters with a series of strange and dangerous alien lifeforms.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fix-up novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| allusionContext | Charles Darwin’s voyage on the Beagle ⓘ |
| author | A. E. van Vogt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Co-Operate or Else!
NERFINISHED
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Discord in Scarlet NERFINISHED ⓘ M33 in Andromeda ⓘ War of Nerves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsStory |
Black Destroyer
NERFINISHED
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Discord in Scarlet NERFINISHED ⓘ M33 in Andromeda NERFINISHED ⓘ War of Nerves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| features |
encounters with alien lifeforms
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exploratory starship mission ⓘ hostile extraterrestrial species ⓘ |
| format |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistRole | Elliot Grosvenor as scientific generalist ⓘ |
| hasSequelOrRelatedWork | Mission to the Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenceClaim | similarities between Ixtl and Alien xenomorph ⓘ |
| influenced | Alien (1979 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Elliot Grosvenor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | Nexialist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | episodic ⓘ |
| notableAlien |
Coeurl
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Ixtl GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early depiction of systematic interdisciplinary science
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influential alien-monster episodes ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| period | Golden Age of Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| setting |
interstellar space
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starship Space Beagle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipName | Space Beagle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | fix-up of previously published stories ⓘ |
| subgenre |
adventure fiction
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space opera ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between science and authority
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exploration of the unknown ⓘ rational problem-solving ⓘ scientific method ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFiction | far future ⓘ |
| titleAlludesTo | HMS Beagle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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