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* In [[Harry Harrison]]'s ''Deathworld'' the hero finds himself on a planet whose flora and fauna are in constant full-on attack against the human miners/settlers. Everything is deadly, poisonous, powerful, stabby, etc. It turns out that the planet itself has a mind (is a mind?) and has been psionically directing the attacks. |
* In [[Harry Harrison]]'s ''Deathworld'' the hero finds himself on a planet whose flora and fauna are in constant full-on attack against the human miners/settlers. Everything is deadly, poisonous, powerful, stabby, etc. It turns out that the planet itself has a mind (is a mind?) and has been psionically directing the attacks. |
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* Frank Herbert's ''[[wikipedia:Whipping Star|Whipping Star]]'': The Calebans are living stars which interact with human beings through constructs called Beachballs. |
* Frank Herbert's ''[[wikipedia:Whipping Star|Whipping Star]]'': The Calebans are living stars which interact with human beings through constructs called Beachballs. |
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* [[Stephen King]] liked to use this one. The Overlook hotel from ''[[The Shining]]'', the house on Dutch Hill from ''[[The Dark Tower]], Book 3: [[The Dark Tower |
* [[Stephen King]] liked to use this one. The Overlook hotel from ''[[The Shining]]'', the house on Dutch Hill from ''[[The Dark Tower]], Book 3: [[The Dark Tower/The Waste Lands|The Dark Tower]]'', and the eponymous hotel room from the short story ''[[1408|Fourteen Oh Eight]]'' are all [[Genius Loci]]. |
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** The eponymous mansion from ''Rose Red''. |
** The eponymous mansion from ''Rose Red''. |
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** The Dark Tower is the ultimate example. |
** The Dark Tower is the ultimate example. |
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