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''[[Great Ring]]'' is cycle of novels, written by Russian writer [[Ivan Efremov]]. Novels in cycle (in in-world time order) are |
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* Туманность Андромеды (''[[ |
* Туманность Андромеды (''[[Andromeda Nebula]]'' a.k.a. Andromeda: A Space Age Tale) is a communism utopia, describing the guiding principles of the society and briefly noting a hard way to it. |
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* Сердце Змеи (''[[Literature/The Snakes Heart|The Snakes Heart]]'' or ''[[Altum Videtur|Cor Serpentis]]'') is a novella describing the contact between an Earth's spaceship and that of an alien humanoid life form, but based on hydrogen fluoride, instead of hydrogen oxide (water) solutions. |
* Сердце Змеи (''[[Literature/The Snakes Heart|The Snakes Heart]]'' or ''[[Altum Videtur|Cor Serpentis]]'') is a novella describing the contact between an Earth's spaceship and that of an alien humanoid life form, but based on hydrogen fluoride, instead of hydrogen oxide (water) solutions. |
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* Час Быка (''[[Literature/The Bulls Hour|The Bulls Hour]]'') is a totalitarian [[Dystopia]]. It describes mission to the planet colonized by humans, who escaped from Earth long before the current society was established. |
* Час Быка (''[[Literature/The Bulls Hour|The Bulls Hour]]'') is a totalitarian [[Dystopia]]. It describes mission to the planet colonized by humans, who escaped from Earth long before the current society was established. |
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=== Tropes the cycle provides examples of: === |
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* [[After the End]]: Hinted abouth the Earth's society in the first novel, explicitly said in the second. |
* [[After the End]]: Hinted abouth the Earth's society in the first novel, explicitly said in the second. |
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* [[Alternate Continuity]]: Despite describing pretty much the same society on the Earth, as in othe books, the ''Cor Serpentis'' is explicitly a [[First Contact]] story and no Great Circle is ever mentioned. |
* [[Alternate Continuity]]: Despite describing pretty much the same society on the Earth, as in othe books, the ''Cor Serpentis'' is explicitly a [[First Contact]] story and no Great Circle is ever mentioned. |
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* [[Faster-Than-Light Travel]]: Only quite-slower-then-light (up to 0.8 c) travels in the first novel, near-light in the ''Cor Serpentis'' and full FTL (but still very complicated) in the ''Bull's Hour''. All of them require very much effort. |
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* [[No Poverty]]: It's [[Utopia]]. |
* [[No Poverty]]: It's [[Utopia]]. |
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* [[Utopia]]: The Earth society itself. |
* [[Utopia]]: The Earth society itself. |
Latest revision as of 21:50, 19 November 2019
Great Ring is cycle of novels, written by Russian writer Ivan Efremov. Novels in cycle (in in-world time order) are
- Туманность Андромеды (Andromeda Nebula a.k.a. Andromeda: A Space Age Tale) is a communism utopia, describing the guiding principles of the society and briefly noting a hard way to it.
- Сердце Змеи (The Snakes Heart or Cor Serpentis) is a novella describing the contact between an Earth's spaceship and that of an alien humanoid life form, but based on hydrogen fluoride, instead of hydrogen oxide (water) solutions.
- Час Быка (The Bulls Hour) is a totalitarian Dystopia. It describes mission to the planet colonized by humans, who escaped from Earth long before the current society was established.
Tropes used in Great Ring include:
- Absent Aliens: Averted. There are loads and loads of them. The only problem is that lack of reasonably cheap Faster-Than-Light Travel makes it's a pain in the ass to communicate with them.
- After the End: Hinted abouth the Earth's society in the first novel, explicitly said in the second.
- Alternate Continuity: Despite describing pretty much the same society on the Earth, as in othe books, the Cor Serpentis is explicitly a First Contact story and no Great Circle is ever mentioned.
- Faster-Than-Light Travel: Only quite-slower-then-light (up to 0.8 c) travels in the first novel, near-light in the Cor Serpentis and full FTL (but still very complicated) in the Bull's Hour. All of them require very much effort.
- No Poverty: It's Utopia.
- Utopia: The Earth society itself.