Encyclopedia - Alien Invasion: Encyclopedia - Alien Invasion
The alien invasion is a common theme in science fiction stories and film, in which a technologically-superior extraterrestrial society in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alien Invasion: Encyclopedia Ii - Alien Invasion - Variations
The most well-known alien invasion scenarios involve the aliens landing on Earth, destroying or abducting people, fighting and defeating ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alien Invasion: Encyclopedia Ii - Alien Invasion - Notable Examples
The classic treatment was The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells. Other treatments have posited biological invasions (Invasion of the Body S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alien Biology: Encyclopedia - Alien Biology
Alien biology - Definition. In biology, an alien refers to an organism that is introduced into a foreign locale and subsequently become...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Invasion Comics: Encyclopedia Ii - Invasion Comics - The Alien Alliance
The alien coalition consisted of the following races: Dominators: the driving force behind the Alliance and the invasion of Earth, and c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Extraterrestrial Life In Popular Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Extraterrestrial Life In Popular Culture - Extraterrestrial Life In Fiction
The existence of alien beings (intelligent extraterrestrial life) has been one of the enduring themes of science fiction. One of the firs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Invasion Comics: Encyclopedia Ii - Invasion Comics - Synopsis
The emotionless, calculating Dominators have put together an Alliance to invade Earth and eliminate the threat posed by their unpredictab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Extraterrestrial Life: Encyclopedia - Extraterrestrial Life
Extraterrestrial life is life that may exist and originate outside the planet Earth. Its existence is currently hypothetical: there is as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apocalyptic And Post-apocalyptic Science Fiction: Encyclopedia - Apocalyptic And Post-apocalyptic Science Fiction
Apocalyptic science fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of civilization, through nuclear war, plague...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anarchy Online: Encyclopedia - Anarchy Online
Anarchy Online is a science fiction MMORPG released in June 2001 by Funcom. It stands out as being one of the few popular MMORPGs that ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Commander Keen: Encyclopedia - Commander Keen
Commander Keen is the main character in a series of video games developed by id Software in the early 1990s, which were successful at rep...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alien Races From The Godzilla Films: Encyclopedia - Alien Races From The Godzilla Films
The following is a list of the various alien races seen in the Godzilla films. Alien races from the Godzilla films - Xilians Ｘ星人. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Worldwar: Encyclopedia - Worldwar
Worldwar is a series of four alternate history science fiction novels by Harry Turtledove. The premise of the series is an alien invasion...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Camelot 3000: Encyclopedia - Camelot 3000
Camelot 3000 is a comic book maxiseries written by Mike Barr and penciled by Brian Bolland and published by DC Comics from 1982-1985 as o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brannon Braga: Encyclopedia - Brannon Braga
Brannon Braga (born August 14, 1964 in Bozeman, Montana) is an American television producer and screenwriter who is mostly known for his ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - James Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald: Encyclopedia Ii - James Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald - Invasion Of Ireland
At the papal court Fitzmaurice fell in with Captain Thomas Stukley, and a plan for the invasion of Ireland was hatched, with the intentio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anarchy Online: Encyclopedia Ii - Anarchy Online - The Story
The story of Anarchy Online revolves primarily around two factions, the hypercorporation Omni-Tek and the rebel worker caste, the Clans. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Extraterrestrial Life: Encyclopedia - Extraterrestrial Life
Extraterrestrial life is life that may exist and originate outside the planet Earth. Its existence is currently hypothetical: there is as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Invasion Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - Invasion Literature - Invasion Literature
The Battle of Dorking (1871) by George Tomkyns Chesney first appeared in Blackwood's Magazine, a respected Victorian political journal re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greys: Encyclopedia Ii - Greys - Aspect And Origin
Greys - Descriptions. Greys are generally depicted as short, (around 3.5 feet tall) slender humanoids with hairless grey skin (hence th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Invasion Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - Invasion Literature - Political Impact
Stories of a planned German invasion rose to increasing political prominence from 1906. Taking their inspiration from the stories of Le Q...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Invasion Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - Invasion Literature - Before And After The Dorking Era
The invasion genre has persisted to this day in popular culture because it continues to appeal to the anxieties of the moment. Current in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Invasion Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - Invasion Literature - Influences
A main theme in invasion literature is a fear of and fascination with technology. The invasions are made possible by a technological leap...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greys: Encyclopedia Ii - Greys - Fictional Appearances
Greys made their first significant fictional appearance in the 1977 motion picture Close Encounters of the Third Kind, wherein the direct...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greys: Encyclopedia Ii - Greys - Supposedly Genuine Appearances
The Hill Abduction incident also involved creatures vaguely similar to Greys, and probably represents the prototypical story of alleged h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Extraterrestrial Life In Popular Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Extraterrestrial Life In Popular Culture - Typical Characteristics
In popular culture, such as movies and comics, "aliens" are often depicted as somewhat humanoid in their appearance (See Greys, Little gr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Extraterrestrial Life In Popular Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Extraterrestrial Life In Popular Culture - Typical Characteristics
In popular culture, such as movies and comics, "aliens" are often depicted as somewhat humanoid in their appearance (See Greys, Little gr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Extraterrestrial Life: Encyclopedia Ii - Extraterrestrial Life - Extraterrestrial Life In The Solar System
Many bodies in the Solar System have been suggested as being likely to contain life. The most commonly suggested ones are listed below; o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apocalyptic And Post-apocalyptic Science Fiction: Encyclopedia Ii - Apocalyptic And Post-apocalyptic Science Fiction - Cultural Views On Apocalyptic Fiction
For the most part, most western literature and cinema on the apocalypse or in a post-apocalyptic setting tend to follow American mores, w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anarchy Online: Encyclopedia Ii - Anarchy Online - Expansions
Anarchy Online - The Notum Wars. Anarchy Online received its first major upgrade, labeled a "booster pack", by Funcom in late November ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apocalyptic And Post-apocalyptic Science Fiction: Encyclopedia Ii - Apocalyptic And Post-apocalyptic Science Fiction - Criticism
The use of post-apocalyptic contexts in movies and the typical accompanying imagery, such as endless deserts or damaged cityscapes, cloth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - James Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald: Encyclopedia Ii - James Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald - Early Life
Fitzmaurice was son of Maurice Fitzjohn a Totane, brother of the 13th Earl of Desmond, and Julia O'Mulryan of County Tipperary, making hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - James Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald: Encyclopedia Ii - James Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald - Alienation From Desmond
At the end of 1568 the absent Earl of Desmond granted Sir Warham St Leger a lease of the barony of Kerricurrihy, which cast Fitzmaurice's...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apocalyptic And Post-apocalyptic Science Fiction: Encyclopedia Ii - Apocalyptic And Post-apocalyptic Science Fiction - Cultural Views On Apocalyptic Fiction
For the most part, western literature and cinema on the apocalypse or in a post-apocalyptic setting tend to follow American mores, with t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anarchy Online: Encyclopedia Ii - Anarchy Online - Content
Players must choose whether they wish to join either the Clans, Omni-Tek corporation or the Neutrals. In addition, a breed and profession...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alien Biology: Encyclopedia Ii - Alien Biology - Problems
Alien species can sometimes wreak havoc on their new ecosystem, since, in many cases, the local predators do not hunt them and so they wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Commander Keen: Encyclopedia Ii - Commander Keen - The Keen Games
Seven official Commander Keen games were released for the PC under MS-DOS. Many are considered "episodes" that were available separately....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Commander Keen: Encyclopedia Ii - Commander Keen - History
John Carmack, a game programmer at Softdisk, found a trick that would allow smooth-scrolling graphics in PC games, but only with the 16-c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Commander Keen: Encyclopedia Ii - Commander Keen - Keen In Other Games
Commander Keen made a cameo appearance in level 32 (a secret level) of Doom II, a later id game. He was displayed as hanged with a noose ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apocalyptic And Post-apocalyptic Science Fiction: Encyclopedia Ii - Apocalyptic And Post-apocalyptic Science Fiction - Examples Listed By Nature Of The Catastrophe
Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic science fiction - World War III nuclear. The Japanese manga and 1988 anime film Akira by Katsuhiro Ot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Commander Keen: Encyclopedia Ii - Commander Keen - Keen In Other Games
Commander Keen made a cameo appearance in level 32 (a secret level) of Doom II, a later id game. He was displayed as hanged with a noose ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Commander Keen: Encyclopedia Ii - Commander Keen - The Story
Billy Blaze is an eight-year-old boy genius (purported to have an IQ of 314) who has constructed a spaceship in his backyard from old sou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Commander Keen: Encyclopedia Ii - Commander Keen - The Story
Billy Blaze is an eight-year-old boy genius (purported to have an IQ of 314) who has constructed a spaceship in his backyard from old sou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alien Races From The Godzilla Films: Encyclopedia Ii - Alien Races From The Godzilla Films - Xilians Ｘ星人
First Appearance: Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) Hailing from the mysterious Planet X (located behind Jupiter), the Xilians pleaded for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers: Encyclopedia Ii - Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers - Plot Overview
The film is set in the year 1956, before the first satellite went into orbit. In it, "Project Skyhook," a fictitious project to put one u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Invasion Of Time: Encyclopedia Ii - The Invasion Of Time - Plot
The Fourth Doctor returns to Gallifrey after meeting a group of aliens in space. He claims the presidency after the demise of Chancellor ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xen Half-life: Encyclopedia Ii - Xen Half-life - Notes
Xen Half-Life - Narrative. In Half-Life, a science team at the Black Mesa Research Facility accidentally triggers a "resonance cascade"...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dreamcatcher Novel: Encyclopedia Ii - Dreamcatcher Novel - Story
It is the story of four friends whose lives changed when they saved a child with Down syndrome, Douglas 'Duddits' Cavell, from bullies. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The War Against The Chtorr: Encyclopedia Ii - The War Against The Chtorr - Setting And Story Line
Set in the reasonably near future, the books describe the invasion of Earth by an alien species. They are unusual in that the tactics use...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The War Against The Chtorr: Encyclopedia Ii - The War Against The Chtorr - Setting And Story Line
Set primarily in a devastated early 21st Century America with logical expected advances in current technology such as a fledgling Moonbas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guitar Wolf: Encyclopedia Ii - Guitar Wolf - Videos
Guitar Wolf starred in the comedy/horror film, Wild Zero, directed by Tetsuro Takeuchi. The band plays themselves as they take on crazed ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian National Army: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian National Army - Background
The focus of the I.N.A. was the idea that as I.N.A. troops entered India, they could convince Indian army troops in India to join the I.N...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian National Army: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian National Army - Origin
The initial military unit was formed on May 1942 when Indian PoWs were used by Italians in the war against the British. However it was re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian National Army: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian National Army - Rise And Fall Of The Ina
The troops eventually reached India via Burma with the help of Japanese Imperial Army and the tricolour (left) was hoisted for the first ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian National Army: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian National Army - Troop Strength
Although there are slight variations in estimates, the I.N.A. is considered to have comprised about 40,000 troops when it was disbanded. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wayne Enterprises: Encyclopedia Ii - Wayne Enterprises - Wayne Technologies
Wayne Technologies is the biggest single branch underneath the Wayne Enterprises umbrella of companies. It has always been there but only...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Introduced Species: Encyclopedia Ii - Introduced Species - Terminology
The terminology associated with introduced species is presently in flux for a variety of reasons. Other terms that are used sometimes int...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The War Of The Worlds Novel: Encyclopedia Ii - The War Of The Worlds Novel - Influence
This theme of an alien invasion has remained popular ever since, some recent examples being Footfall by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nostradamus: Encyclopedia Ii - Nostradamus - Nostradamus In Popular Culture
Nostradamus - Television. The television series Alias prominently features the character Milo Rambaldi, a fictional Nostradamus-like pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Federalist Party United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Federalist Party United States - Alien And Sedition Acts
After an American delegation was insulted in Paris in the XYZ affair (1797), public opinion ran strongly against the French. The Federali...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dalek: Encyclopedia Ii - Dalek - Other Appearances
Dalek - Licensed media. Two Doctor Who movies starring Peter Cushing featured the Daleks as the main villains: Dr. Who and the Daleks, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ninth Doctor: Encyclopedia Ii - Ninth Doctor - Biography
Shortly after his regeneration, the Ninth Doctor helped save London from an invasion by the Autons, living plastic automatons animated by...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Martian Manhunter: Encyclopedia Ii - Martian Manhunter - Other Media
J'onn J'onzz (he was never referred to as the Martian Manhunter, or even as a Martian) appeared in the 1997 live action made-for-TV movie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fort Donelson National Battlefield: Encyclopedia Ii - Fort Donelson National Battlefield - History
The most vulnerable area in the Confederate defensive line in the Western Theater was the state of Kentucky. The Tennessee and Cumberland...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Commissar Yarrick: Encyclopedia Ii - Commissar Yarrick - The Third Armageddon War
Fifty years to the day of the previous invasion, Ghazghkull led another Ork Waaagh to Armageddon. Yarrick, following the trail of his nem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trope: Encyclopedia Ii - Trope - Literary Usage
In literature, a trope is a familiar and repeated symbol, meme, theme, motif, style, character or thing that permeates a particular type ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quake Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Quake Ii - Overview
The action takes place in a science-fiction environment. In the single-player game, the player is a human soldier taking part in Operatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trope: Encyclopedia Ii - Trope - Literary Usage
In literature, a trope is a familiar and repeated symbol, meme, theme, motif, style, character or thing that permeates a particular type ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - X-com: Encyclopedia Ii - X-com - Series Standards
The premise for the series is fairly simple and straightforward, with variations among them: armies of hostile aliens have begun invading...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quake Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Quake Ii - Overview
The action takes place in a science-fiction environment. In the single-player game, the player is a human soldier taking part in Operatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Puni Puni Poemy: Encyclopedia Ii - Puni Puni Poemy - Episodes
Puni Puni Poemy comprises only two episodes, each around 26 minutes in length. Part 1 - Poemy is in a Bad Mood It's the start of a new ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nostradamus: Encyclopedia Ii - Nostradamus - Nostradamus In Popular Culture
Nostradamus - Television. The television series Alias prominently features the character Milo Rambaldi, a fictional Nostradamus-like pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Recurring Characters Of Futurama: Encyclopedia Ii - Recurring Characters Of Futurama - Morbo
(voiced by Maurice LaMarche) - A news monster for √2 News, Entertainment and Alien Invasion Tonight, Good Morning Earth, and other show...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Naval History Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Naval History Of Japan - World War Ii
In the years before WW II the IJN began to structure itself specifically to fight the United States. A long stretch of militaristic expan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Federalist Party United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Federalist Party United States - Alien And Sedition Acts
After an American delegation was insulted in Paris in the XYZ affair (1797), public opinion ran strongly against the French. The Federali...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - French Communist Party: Encyclopedia Ii - French Communist Party - The 1960s And 70s
Thorez died in 1964 and was succeeded as PCF leader by Waldeck Rochet. In May 1968 widespread student riots and strikes broke out in Fran...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Waterford: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Waterford - Waterford 1600-1800
Waterford was occupied by Mountjoy in 1603 during the Nine Years War (Ireland), when the townspeople largely sided with the English gover...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Epaminondas: Encyclopedia Ii - Epaminondas - Early Career
Epaminondas lived at a particularly turbulent point in Greek and Theban history. Following the end of the Peloponnesian War in 404 BC, Sp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - French Communist Party: Encyclopedia Ii - French Communist Party - The 1960s And 70s
Thorez died in 1964 and was succeeded as PCF leader by Waldeck Rochet. In May 1968 widespread student riots and strikes broke out in Fran...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Daleks' Master Plan: Encyclopedia Ii - The Daleks' Master Plan - Notable Appearances
Kevin Stoney, who plays Mavic Chen, would return as Tobias Vaughn, another villain working with an alien force — the Cybermen — again...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Table Mountain: Encyclopedia Ii - Table Mountain - Plants And Animals
The main vegetation of the mountain is the unique and rich Cape fynbos. An estimated 1,470 species of plants are found on the mountain an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Giant Robo: Encyclopedia Ii - Giant Robo - The 1967 Series
The original tokusatsu TV series aired on NET (now TV Asahi) from October 11, 1967 to April 1, 1968, with a total of 26 episodes. Giant ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orochimaru Naruto: Encyclopedia Ii - Orochimaru Naruto - Years In Konoha
Orochimaru was originally a student of Sarutobi (who later became the Sandaime Hokage) as a part of a three-man team containing himself, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Scotland: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Scotland - The Glorious Revolution
James's attempt to introduce religious toleration to England's Roman Catholics alienated his Protestant subjects. Neither this, nor his m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Freelancer Computer Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Freelancer Computer Game - Single-player
The player character is Edison Trent, a recent arrival on Liberty after the space station he was on (Freeport 7 in the Sigma-17 system) w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George H. W. Bush: Encyclopedia Ii - George H. W. Bush - 1992 Failed Presidential Re-election Campaign
The tail end of the late 1980s recession, that had dogged most of Bush's term in office, was a contributing factor to his defeat in the 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George H. W. Bush: Encyclopedia Ii - George H. W. Bush - 1992 Failed Presidential Re-election Campaign
The tail end of the late 1980s recession, that had dogged most of Bush's term in office, was a contributing factor to his defeat in the 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George H. W. Bush: Encyclopedia Ii - George H. W. Bush - 1992 Re-election Campaign
The tail end of the late 1980s recession, that had dogged most of Bush's term in office, was a contributing factor to his defeat in the 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lebanese Civil War: Encyclopedia Ii - Lebanese Civil War - The Plo And Regional Conflict
As a result of the Cairo Agreement in 1969, the Palestinians were legally allowed to operate as a militia within Lebanon, to fight Israel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Destroyed Star Wars Planets: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Destroyed Star Wars Planets - I
List of destroyed Star Wars planets - Ithor. Ithor was the homeworld of the Ithorians, a peaceful race dedicated to herding and botany....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Extraterrestrial Life: Encyclopedia Ii - Extraterrestrial Life - Possible Basis Of Extraterrestrial Life
Extraterrestrial life - Biochemistry. Main article: Alternative biochemistry All life on Earth is based on the building block element c...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Exotic Species: Oceanography Dictionary - Exotic Species
  Definition and meaning of exotic species:   exotic species - a non-native species that is introduced into an area; also...   » Read the article