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* [[Stephen King]]'s novels ''Gerald's Game'' and ''Dolores Claiborne'' are linked via an eclipse (the solar eclipse of July 20, 1963, which happened in real life). They were originally conceived as a single volume.
* The medieval legends of Saint Olaf, as found in, among other versions, [[Snorri Sturluson]]'s ''[[Heimskringla]]'', state that a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|solar eclipse occurred immediately after Olaf's death in the Battle of Stiklestad]], Norway 1030 AD (certainly a divine lampshading of Olaf's holiness). Since astronomy tells that a near-total solar eclipse happened only a month ''after'' the traditional date of the battle, this is in all likelihood only a pious swindle.
* In ''[[Star Trek: Articles of the Federation]]'', it's revealed that to the dominant native religion of Lembatta Prime, a solar eclipse is a sacred event. The planet shuts down entirely during an eclipse, forcing Federation President Bacco to postpone her state visit.
* In ''Sunwing'', the second book in the ''[[Silverwing (novel)|Silverwing]]'' series, the entire plot revolves around [[Big Bad]] Goth attempting to bring his god/BiggerBad Cama Zotz into the world by sacrificing 100 creatures during a solar eclipse. The final battle becomes more about the heroes trying to free as many of captives as possible to avoid this.
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