Comets in fiction

Hale Bopp as seen in the skies of Croatia in late-March 1997.

Comets have, through the centuries, appeared in numerous works of fiction. In earliest times they were seen as portents, either of disaster or of some great historical change. As knowledge of comets increased, comets came to be imagined not just as symbols, but as powerful forces in their own right, capable of causing disaster. More recently, comets have been described as destinations for space travelers.

Fictional comets

Their properties

As destructive forces

Of the past

As supernatural signs

As vehicles

Other properties

In media works

Film and television

Games

Halley's Comet

As the first-discovered periodic comet, and the best known by name, Halley's Comet has a prominent place in fiction.

Games

Literature

Movies

Television

Musical Lyrics

References

  1. Barger, Andrew (2013). Mesaerion: The Best Science Fiction Short Stories 1800-1849. U.S.A: Bottletree Books LLC. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-933747-49-1.
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