Monday, 20 August 2012

Ad Astra

Apart from "The...," what is the most frequent word in science fiction titles? There are references to "Mars," "Space" and "Time" and a few to "Sky":

Heinlein
Farmer In The Sky
Tunnel In The Sky
Orphans Of The Sky
(and Red Planet)

Blish
"Get Out Of My Sky"
(and Welcome To Mars)

Anderson
"Hunters Of The Sky Cave"
(and "The Martian Crown Jewels")

But the most frequent single word has to be "Star" or "Stars":

Aldiss
Starswarm

Heinlein
Star Beast
Starship Troopers
Time For The Stars
Starman Jones
Double Star

Asimov
The Stars Like Dust
(and "The Martian Way")

Blish
The Star Dwellers
Mission To The Heart Stars
They Shall Have Stars
A Life For The Stars
The Seedling Stars
Fallen Star
And All The Stars A Stage
Star Trek (script adaptations)
"Detour To The Stars"

Anderson
Trader To The Stars
We Claim these Stars!
The Enemy Stars
Star Fox
Harvest Of Stars
The Stars Are Also Fire
The Fleet Of Stars
Star Ways
World Without Stars
Starfarers

Anderson (titles of sometimes overlapping collections)
The Dark Between The Stars
Kinship With The Stars
Time And Stars

Burroughs
Beyond The Farthest Star
(and ten "Mars" titles)

Bester
The Stars My Destination

Clarke
The City And The Stars
(and The Sands Of Mars)

Shaw
Wreath Of Stars 

Bulmer
Behold The Stars



Screen
Star Trek
Star Wars  

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