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''Non-Stop'' is a classic 1958 science fiction novel by Brian Aldiss. The main character, Roy Complain, is a hunter in a primitive jungle tribe.
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* [[After the End]]
* [[Air Vent Passageway]]: {{spoiler|Used by the rats. The
* [[Alien Kudzu]]: The "ponics" that fill the ship corridors are mutated plants that grow and spread extremely fast. They may also be intelligent, but it's not like anyone can talk with them.
* [[Apocalyptic Log]]: The captain's diary.
* [[Artificial Gravity]]:
* {{spoiler|[[Earth All Along]]: Or rather, Earth's orbit all along. The ship had already made its voyage home well before the beginning of the story.}}
* [[Frickin' Laser Beams]]: The scars of old battles are still visible in certain places.
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* [[Generation Ships|Generation Ship]]: The entire story takes place on one.
* [[Human Subspecies]]: Caused by an alien amino acid.
* [[Heroic Lineage]]: Gregg Complain finds a
* [[Lost Technology]]: Everywhere.
* [[Mutants]]:
* [[Never Recycle a Building]]: Unlooted rooms still exist after all this time, in large part due to the low population.
* [[The Plague]]: In the backstory.
* [[Ragnarok Proofing]]: The ship was made to last. Partially subverted though, as {{spoiler|the ship has actually been getting outside maintenance lately.}}
* [[Shoot Out the Lock]]:
* [[Stun Gun]]: The dazers. They can also be set to kill.
* [[Swarm of Rats]]: {{spoiler|A civilization of vicious mutant rats as smart as humans and with clear designs for supremacy.}}
* [[Telepathy]]:
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