Junkyard Planet
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Junkyard Planet is a science fiction novel by Henry Beam Piper that explores themes of interstellar politics, economic exploitation, and military adventure on a resource-stripped colony world.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Cosmic Computer (a.k.a. Junkyard Planet) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Cosmic Computer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author |
H. Beam Piper
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Henry Beam Piper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| features | search for supercomputer Merlin ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | book ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtBy | Ed Emshwiller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFandom | science fiction fandom ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later military SF about postwar economies ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
colonial planets in fiction
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computers in fiction ⓘ economic development ⓘ interstellar trade ⓘ military surplus ⓘ political corruption ⓘ technological myths ⓘ |
| includedIn | H. Beam Piper bibliographies ⓘ |
| isSetAfterWorkBySameAuthor | Four-Day Planet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Conn Maxwell
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Judge Ledue NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurt Fawzi NERFINISHED ⓘ Rodrik (Rod) Maxwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Brangwyn NERFINISHED ⓘ Wade Lucas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalTitle | The Cosmic Computer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Terro-Human Future History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
aftermath of the System States War
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attempt to revive Poictesme’s economy ⓘ rediscovery of military surplus technology ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| publisher | J. B. Lippincott & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
planet Poictesme
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resource-stripped colony world ⓘ |
| theme |
economic exploitation
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impact of war on frontier worlds ⓘ interstellar politics ⓘ military adventure ⓘ myth versus reality ⓘ postwar economic reconstruction ⓘ search for advanced technology ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | post-System States War era ⓘ |
| universe | Terro-Human Future History universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Cosmic Computer (a.k.a. Junkyard Planet)