The Sky People, the Glossary
The Sky People is an alternate history science fiction novel by American writer S. M. Stirling.[1]
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30 relations: A World of Difference (novel), Alternate history, Arthur C. Clarke, Bayou, Cajuns, Ceratopsia, Dinosaur, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Epicyon, European Union, Extraterrestrial life, Gregory Manchess, Human, In the Courts of the Crimson Kings, Larry Niven, Louisiana, Mars, Neanderthal, Old Venus, Proto-Indo-European language, Ray Bradbury, S. M. Stirling, Science fiction, Sentience, Solar System, Soviet Union, Tor Books, United States, Venus, 2006 in literature.
- Novels about ancient astronauts
- Novels by S. M. Stirling
- Novels set on Venus
A World of Difference (novel)
A World of Difference is a 1990 science fiction novel by American writer Harry Turtledove. The Sky People and a World of Difference (novel) are American alternate history novels, novels set during the Cold War and Planetary romances.
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Alternate history
Alternate history (also referred to as alternative history, allohistory, althist, or simply AH) is a subgenre of speculative fiction in which one or more historical events have occurred but are resolved differently than in actual history.
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Arthur C. Clarke
Sir Arthur Charles Clarke (16 December 191719 March 2008) was a British science fiction writer, science writer, futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host.
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Bayou
In usage in the Southern United States, a bayou is a body of water typically found in a flat, low-lying area.
Cajuns
The Cajuns (French: les Cadjins or les Cadiens), also known as Louisiana Acadians (French: les Acadiens), are a Louisiana French ethnicity mainly found in the U.S. state of Louisiana and surrounding Gulf Coast states.
Ceratopsia
Ceratopsia or Ceratopia (or; Greek: "horned faces") is a group of herbivorous, beaked dinosaurs that thrived in what are now North America, Europe, and Asia, during the Cretaceous Period, although ancestral forms lived earlier, in the Jurassic.
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Dinosaur
Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria.
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Edgar Rice Burroughs
Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American writer, best known for his prolific output in the adventure, science fiction, and fantasy genres.
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Epicyon
Epicyon ("more than a dog") is a large, extinct, canid genus of the subfamily Borophaginae ("bone-crushing dogs"), native to North America.
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European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe.
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Extraterrestrial life, alien life, or colloquially simply aliens, is life which does not originate from Earth.
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Gregory Manchess
Gregory Manchess is an American illustrator from Kentucky.
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Human
Humans (Homo sapiens, meaning "thinking man") or modern humans are the most common and widespread species of primate, and the last surviving species of the genus Homo.
In the Courts of the Crimson Kings
In the Courts of the Crimson Kings is a 2008 alternate history science fiction novel by American writer S. M. Stirling. The Sky People and in the Courts of the Crimson Kings are American alternate history novels, novels about ancient astronauts, novels by S. M. Stirling, novels set during the Cold War, Planetary romances and tor Books books.
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Larry Niven
Laurence van Cott Niven (born April 30, 1938) is an American science fiction writer.
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Louisiana
Louisiana (Louisiane; Luisiana; Lwizyàn) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States.
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Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun.
Neanderthal
Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis or H. sapiens neanderthalensis) are an extinct group of archaic humans (generally regarded as a distinct species, though some regard it as a subspecies of Homo sapiens) who lived in Eurasia until about 40,000 years ago.
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Old Venus
Old Venus is a "retro Venus science fiction"-themed anthology edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, that was published on March 3, 2015.
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Proto-Indo-European language
Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Indo-European language family.
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Ray Bradbury
Ray Douglas Bradbury (August 22, 1920June 5, 2012) was an American author and screenwriter.
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S. M. Stirling
Stephen Michael Stirling (born September 30, 1953) is a Canadian-American science fiction and fantasy author who was born in France.
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Science fiction
Science fiction (sometimes shortened to SF or sci-fi) is a genre of speculative fiction, which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life.
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Sentience
Sentience is the ability to experience feelings and sensations.
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Solar System
The Solar SystemCapitalization of the name varies.
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Soviet Union
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.
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Tor Books
Tor Books is the primary imprint of Tor Publishing Group (previously Tom Doherty Associates), a publishing company based in New York City.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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Venus
Venus is the second planet from the Sun.
2006 in literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 2006.
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See also
Novels about ancient astronauts
- Across a Billion Years
- At the Mountains of Madness
- Edison's Conquest of Mars
- Encounter with Tiber
- Fighters from Mars
- Giants (series)
- Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas
- Heritage Trilogy
- High Crystal
- In the Courts of the Crimson Kings
- Jesus on Mars
- Legacy Trilogy
- Saga of Pliocene Exile
- Semper Mars
- Silicon Embrace
- Space Odyssey
- The Inheritance Trilogy (Douglas series)
- The Sirens of Titan
- The Sky People
- The Slitheen Excursion
Novels by S. M. Stirling
- A Meeting at Corvallis
- Against the Tide of Years
- Black Chamber (novel)
- Conquistador (novel)
- Dies the Fire
- Drakas!
- Drakon (novel)
- In the Courts of the Crimson Kings
- Island in the Sea of Time
- Jimmy the Hand (novel)
- Marching Through Georgia (novel)
- Nantucket series
- On the Oceans of Eternity
- T2 (novel series)
- The Emberverse series
- The Flight Engineer
- The Peshawar Lancers
- The Prince (anthology)
- The Protector's War
- The Scourge of God (novel)
- The Sky People
- The Stone Dogs
- The Sunrise Lands
- The Sword of the Lady
- Under the Yoke (Stirling novel)
Novels set on Venus
- A True Story
- Between Planets
- Beyond Apollo
- Expedition Venus
- Grand Tour (novel series)
- Journey to Venus
- Larklight
- Last and First Men
- Leviathan Wakes
- Lucky Starr and the Oceans of Venus
- Moonseed (novel)
- Mothstorm
- On Venus, Have We Got a Rabbi!
- Perelandra
- Podkayne of Mars
- Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot
- Saturn's Children (novel)
- Space Cadet
- The Astronauts
- The Blue Barbarians
- The Duplicated Man
- The Ganymede Club
- The Great Romance
- The Land of Crimson Clouds
- The Merchants' War (Pohl novel)
- The Ophiuchi Hotline
- The Outward Urge
- The Planet of Youth
- The Port of Peril
- The Radio Man
- The Secret of the Ninth Planet
- The Sky People
- The Space Merchants
- To Venus in Five Seconds
- Venus (novel)
- Venusian Lullaby
- Yargo (novel)