''The Dark Side of the Sun'' is a comic science fiction novel by Terry Pratchett, first published in 1976. It is largely unrelated to ''Strata'' and the Discworld series, with much less comedy and parody than these. ''The Dark Side of the Sun'' makes many light-hearted references to famous science fiction works, such as those of Isaac Asimov. The plot concerns the search for the homeworld of a mysterious alien race that disappeared centuries ago, leaving behind a variety of astounding feats of engineering (such as a pair of stars shaped into rings and joined together like links in a chain), but no hints about their form or day-to-day life. Specifically, it follows the adventures of Dom Sabalos, destined to be the discoverer of the homeworld, beginning with the first assassination attempt by an organisation that is determined to prevent the homeworld being discovered (and which has already dealt with a number of earlier destined discoverers, including Dom's father). The plot is, however, largely an excuse for the protagonists to pass rapidly from planet to planet, showing off a variety of fascinating alien worlds, races, and characters. ==External links== * [http://www.ie.lspace.org/books/apf/the-dark-side-of-the-sun.html Annotations and quotations for ''The Dark Side of the Sun''] 1976 books Science fiction novels
What is ''the Big Idea type of science fiction'' ? Could someone give a link to an article where this is explained ? (science-fiction maybe ?) User:FvdP 18:21, 5 Feb 2004 (UTC) :I've no idea what ''Big Idea'' sci-fi would be, and the whole sentence was a bit odd, so I've removed it. Actually, the whole article could do with work from someone who's read it recently. * There were two external links to the same website. * The fact that it is unrelated to Strata and Discworld seems like rather non-information. * There is no mention of the plot, themes, or, really, anything. :I wish I had time to go out and read it, and then rewrite this article myself! - User:IMSoP 18:37, 5 Feb 2004 (UTC) ::I read the book a couple of years ago, but I can't remember much of it. The mysterious ancient race turned out to be some kind of squirrel-like creatures, probably a reference to the mice in THHGTTG. User:Wlievens 13:32, 22 May 2005 (UTC)
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''The Dark Side of the Sun'' is a comic science fiction novel by Terry Pratchett, first published in 1976. It is largely unrelated to ''Strata'' and the Discworld series, with much less comedy and parody than these. ''The Dark Side of the Sun'' makes many light-hearted references to famous science fiction works, such as those of Isaac Asimov. The plot concerns the search for the homeworld of a mysterious alien race that disappeared centuries ago, leaving behind a variety of astounding feats of engineering (such as a pair of stars shaped into rings and joined together like links in a chain), but no hints about their form or day-to-day life. Specifically, it follows the adventures of Dom Sabalos, destined to be the discoverer of the homeworld, beginning with the first assassination attempt by an organisation that is determined to prevent the homeworld being discovered (and which has already dealt with a number of earlier destined discoverers, including Dom's father). The plot is, however, largely an excuse for the protagonists to pass rapidly from planet to planet, showing off a variety of fascinating alien worlds, races, and characters. ==External links== * [http://www.ie.lspace.org/books/apf/the-dark-side-of-the-sun.html Annotations and quotations for ''The Dark Side of the Sun''] 1976 books Science fiction novels
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What is ''the Big Idea type of science fiction'' ? Could someone give a link to an article where this is explained ? (science-fiction maybe ?) User:FvdP 18:21, 5 Feb 2004 (UTC) :I've no idea what ''Big Idea'' sci-fi would be, and the whole sentence was a bit odd, so I've removed it. Actually, the whole article could do with work from someone who's read it recently. * There were two external links to the same website. * The fact that it is unrelated to Strata and Discworld seems like rather non-information. * There is no mention of the plot, themes, or, really, anything. :I wish I had time to go out and read it, and then rewrite this article myself! - User:IMSoP 18:37, 5 Feb 2004 (UTC) ::I read the book a couple of years ago, but I can't remember much of it. The mysterious ancient race turned out to be some kind of squirrel-like creatures, probably a reference to the mice in THHGTTG. User:Wlievens 13:32, 22 May 2005 (UTC)
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