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* The titular prison complex in ''[[Incarceron]]'' is sentient...or at least an A.I.

* The Labyrinth from [[Percy Jackson & the Olympians|Percy Jackson and The Olympians]].

{{quote| "The Labyrinth is a patchwork," Annabeth said. "I told you, it's always expanding, adding pieces. It's the only work of architecture that grows by itself."~~ ~~

{{quote|"The Labyrinth is a patchwork," Annabeth said. "I told you, it's always expanding, adding pieces. It's the only work of architecture that grows by itself."

"You make it sound like it's alive."~~ ~~

"You make it sound like it's alive."

A groaning noise echoed from the tunnel in front of us.~~ ~~

A groaning noise echoed from the tunnel in front of us.

"Let's not talk about it being alive," Grover whimpered. "Please?" }}

* "The Lonely Planet" is a short story by Murray Leinster about a planet that develops sentience (or, more precisely, the entire planet is covered by a single sentient life-form). It's also telepathic, meaning that when humans send scientists to study it, it picks their brains for technology...

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* The French novel ''Planète Verte, Peur Bleue'' (approx. "Green Planet, Black Terror") has planet Isol 50, alias "That".

* In [[Gene Stratton Porter]]'s ''[[Freckles]]'', Freckles half-seriously describes Angel as this.

{{quote| ''"There's nothing you could be but the Swamp Angel." ''}}

{{quote|''"There's nothing you could be but the Swamp Angel." ''}}

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* ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' has "man-lands", lands that can turn into creatures. The most recent of these are the five dual-color man-lands and the "construct-land" from ''Worldwake''.

** In the storyline, the Yavimaya Forest.

{{quote| ''Kaysa speaks as the Elder Druid, but the Yavimaya recognizes only one voice: its own.''}}

{{quote|''Kaysa speaks as the Elder Druid, but the Yavimaya recognizes only one voice: its own.''}}

* Following the Animistic themes of ''[[Werewolf: The Apocalypse]]'', the planet itself is the Earth Mother Gaia. More locally, every major city has a City Father/Mother, who represents the city's general culture and ideals. Chicago's City Father has been shown to be an old-school [[Gangsterland|30's gangster]], while Atlanta's is a [[Southern Belle]].

** ''[[Werewolf: The Forsaken]]'' inherited Apocalypse's animism; as in its predecessor, there are numerous spirits of place, with the most significant to the Forsaken being Luna, the spirit of the Moon.

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== Web Comics ==

* In ''[[A Miracle of Science]]'', the entire population of Mars is linked telepathically, being both individuals and parts of a single, giant mind. The identity of the [[Hive Mind]] is Mars itself, as in [http://project-apollo.net/mos/mos179.html this strip:]

{{quote| '''Benjamin:''' That is the third person who gave me a flower today.~~ ~~

{{quote|'''Benjamin:''' That is the third person who gave me a flower today.

'''Caprice:''' Mars likes you.~~ ~~

'''Caprice:''' Mars likes you.

'''Benjamin:''' That's like saying '''''[[Germans Love David Hasselhoff|"Brazil]]''''' [[Germans Love David Hasselhoff|has decided you're]] '''''[[Germans Love David Hasselhoff|cute."]]''''' }}

* In ''[[Kevin and Kell]]'', a minor recurring character is a sentient tree. Fenton turns the tree (who assumes a maternal relationship to him) into a house, and Harelink later uses some spare space to set up their modem pool.

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** [http://www.missmab.com/DLoads/DMFA_Wallpaper28_800.jpg She can, however,] [http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Ab_061.php change her looks]

* Lady Un-Deux-Un Rapplestreet from Thief of Hearts. She's the physical manifestation of the residual emotions of the people who have previously lived at 121 Rapple Street, and she enjoys tormenting Erik.

* In ''[[Jack (webcomic)|Jack]]'', the ground of Hell is {{spoiler|the most Slothful person ever to have died to date}}, although communication is possible only at a particular tree.

* {{spoiler|The island entity}} in ''[[Gene Catlow]]'' is apparently becoming some form of this.