Novels set on fictional planets

1961 novel by Stanisław Lem

1979 novel by Douglas Adams

'''''Slaughterhouse-Five, or, The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death''''' is a 1969 semi-autobiographic science fiction–infused anti-war novel by Kurt Vonnegut. It follows the life experiences of Billy Pilgrim, from his early years, to his time as an American soldier and chaplain's assistant during World War II, to the post-war years. Throughout the novel, Billy frequently travels back and forth through time. The protagonist deals with a temporal crisis as a result of his post-war psychological trauma. The text centers on Billy's capture by the German Army and his survival of the Alli

1959 military science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein

Discworld is a collection of fantasy comedy novels, graphic novels, short stories, and associated works conceived and primarily written by the English author Terry Pratchett. They are united by their being set on the Discworld, a flat planet balanced on the backs of four elephants which in turn stand on the back of a giant turtle. The novel series consists of forty-one books, the first being The Colour of Magic, published in 1983, and the last ''The Shepherd's Crown'', published posthumously in 2015. Pratchett also wrote eleven short stories related to the Discworld. The novels often satirise

1969 novel by Ursula K. Le Guin

novel by Isaac Asimov

1983 Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett

1982 novel by Douglas Adams

1974 novel by Ursula K. Le Guin

1980 novel by Douglas Adams

novel by Stanisław Lem

1989 novel by Dan Simmons

1992 novel by Douglas Adams

2001 novel by Terry Pratchett

1986 novel by Isaac Asimov

1986 novel by Orson Scott Card

1967 novel by Roger Zelazny

1941 short story by Isaac Asimov

1962 science fantasy novel by Madeleine L'Engle

Elantris is a fantasy novel written by American fantasy and science fiction writer Brandon Sanderson. The book was published on April 21, 2005, by Tor Books and was Sanderson's first published book. The book gained generally positive reviews, and has been translated into multiple languages. Two related works, Hope of Elantris and ''The Emperor's Soul'', have been released, and two additional novels in the series have been announced.

1989 novel by Isaac Asimov

1966 novel by Ursula K. Le Guin

science fiction book series by Dan Simmons

1966 novel by Ursula K. Le Guin

2006 novel by Brandon Sanderson

2009 novel Eoin Colfer

1990 novel by Dan Simmons

science fiction novella by Ursula K. Le Guin, 1972; first published in English as a book, 1976, presumably expanded

2007 novel by Brandon Sanderson

2013 novel by Ann Leckie

science fiction series by Ursula K. Le Guin, including 7 novels 1966 to 2000 among other publications

novel series by Brandon Sanderson

2010 novel by Brandon Sanderson

1958 novel by James Blish

1986 novel by Lois McMaster Bujold

literary work

2008 novel by Brandon Sanderson

1996 novel by Dan Simmons

1982 novel by L. Ron Hubbard

science fiction novel by Adrian Tchaikovsky

novel series by Doris Lessing

Anathem is a science fiction novel by American writer Neal Stephenson, published in 2008. Major themes include the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics and the philosophical debate between Platonic realism and nominalism.

novel by David Lindsay

novel in the Halo series

2000 science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin

1950 novel by A. E. van Vogt

novel series by Robert Silverberg

2003 novel by William C. Dietz

Warbreaker is a fantasy novel written by American author Brandon Sanderson. It was published on June 9, 2009 by Tor Books.

1981 novel by C. J. Cherryh

Cyteen (1988) is a science fiction novel by American writer C. J. Cherryh, set in her Alliance-Union universe. The murder of a major Union politician and scientist has deep, long-lasting repercussions. It won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1989.

1966 novel by Jack Vance

1997 novel by Dan Simmons

novel in the Halo series

novel by Robert A. Heinlein

1969 novel by Philip K. Dick

1960 novel by Poul Anderson

Gor () is the fictional setting for a series of sword and planet novels written by philosophy professor John Lange, writing as John Norman. The setting was first described in the 1966 novel Tarnsman of Gor. The series is inspired by science fantasy pulp fiction works by Edgar Rice Burroughs, such as the Barsoom series. It also includes erotica and philosophical content. The Gor series repeatedly depicts men abducting and physically and sexually brutalizing women, who grow to enjoy their submissive state. According to The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, Norman's "sexual philosophy" is "widely

novel by H. G. Wells