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Existence
- 33 statements
- 5 feature instances
- 12 referencing feature instances
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Existence is David Brin's response to the trend in sci-fi away from Space Opera in favor of more earth-based works.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_3'); })It is the year 2050. While clearing out trash in orbit, astronaut Gerald Livingstone discovers a strange crystal that displays images of bizarre beings when touched. They have a single message: JOIN US. Meanwhile, on the other side of the planet, a Chinese "shoresteader" discovers a second Artifact in the ruins of a mansion destroyed by global warming. This one declares the first Artifact to be LIARS. As the world's leaders debate what to do about these emissaries from the stars, neo-aristocrats plot with luddites to bring an end to the Enlightenment experiment, a playboy Rocketeer is stranded in the middle of the ocean and rescued by oddly intelligent dolphins, an Intrepid Reporter becomes involved in a terrorist attack on an airship, and autistic hackers search for a cloned neanderthal child. Chapters are followed by excerpts of in-universe essays and interviews on the Fermi Paradox and recent events.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_2'); })Trailer | |
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2019-03-20T11:35:17Z | |
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2020-06-24T06:45:48Z | |
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And the Adventure Continues | |
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And the Adventure Continues: The story is basically that of the most passive, possibly most insidious, alien invasion ever. At the end humans are still fighting and appear to be doing a good job of holding the invaders off. | |
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And I Must Scream | |
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And I Must Scream: Fortunately averted for Tor. She is in horrific accident, completely depriving her of all external sensation. Without the amplified tech available in the book, her life would have been a short hell at best, or a long one at worst. | |
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Ancient Astronauts | |
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Ancient Astronauts: It is believed that earlier Artifacts inspired legends or demons and guardian spirits, however most of them were carved into jewelry by ignorant villagers. Later a bunch of dormant Von Neumann probes dating back millions of years are discovered in the asteroid belt. | |
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Augmented Reality | |
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Augmented Reality: Ubiquitous in 2050, people with the glasses, contacts, or later on corneal implants, can view the world through any of thousands of "layers" of the "Mesh". | |
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The following is a list of statements referring to the current page from other pages.
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Autism in Media / int_fb2252d5 | |
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Dangerous Orbital Debris / int_fb2252d5 | |
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Expanded States of America / int_fb2252d5 | |
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Extreme Speculative Stratification / int_fb2252d5 | |
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Feudal Future / int_fb2252d5 | |
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Fossil Revival / int_fb2252d5 | |
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Human Subspecies / int_fb2252d5 | |
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I Want My Jet Pack / int_fb2252d5 | |
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Mundane Dogmatic / int_fb2252d5 | |
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Sapient Cetaceans / int_fb2252d5 | |
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The Singularity / int_fb2252d5 | |
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Uplifted Animal / int_fb2252d5 |
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