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  2. Far future in fiction - Wikipedia

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    Some writers attempt to outline a future history of mankind or even the universe, with one of the first works attempting this being Olaf Stapledon, whose 1930 classic work was entitled Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future. [3] Sometimes the far future genre moves from science fiction to fantasy, showing a society where ...

  3. Dying Earth (genre) - Wikipedia

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    Damien Broderick, ed. – Earth is But a Star: Excursions through Science Fiction to the Far Future (2001), an anthology of canonical dying Earth short stories mostly set on Earth in the far future, interwoven with specially commissioned critical essays on the dying Earth theme.

  4. Timeline of the far future - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 31 January 2025. Scientific projections regarding the far future Several terms redirect here. For other uses, see List of numbers and List of years. Artist's concept of the Earth 5–7.5 billion years from now, when the Sun has become a red giant While the future cannot be predicted with certainty ...

  5. Near future in fiction - Wikipedia

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    Unlike the works about the far future, set thousands or more years in the future and often tackling philosophical concepts such as the ultimate fate of the universe, fiction set in the near future, roughly defined as within the next few years or decades, α has been described as more realistic and containing themes that have been described as more socially relevant.

  6. Last and First Men - Wikipedia

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    Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future is a "future history" science fiction novel written in 1930 by the British author Olaf Stapledon.A work of unprecedented scale in the genre, it describes the history of humanity from the present onwards across two billion years [1] and eighteen distinct human species, of which our own is the first.

  7. Future in fiction - Wikipedia

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    Future in fiction may refer to: Far future in fiction; Near future in fiction; Science fiction This page was last edited on 17 May 2024, at 07:08 (UTC). Text is ...

  8. List of films set in the future - Wikipedia

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    Back to the Future: July 3, 1985: October 25, 1985 Back to the Future Part II: 1989: 2015 Barb Wire: 1996: 2017 Barbarella: 1968: 4000 The Batman: March 1, 2022: October 31 - November 5, 2022 Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker: 2000: 2040 Battle for the Planet of the Apes: 1973: 2001–2670 Battle for Terra: 2009: unspec. Battle in Outer Space ...

  9. List of stories set in a future now in the past - Wikipedia

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    Science fiction adaptation of The Revenger's Tragedy set in a post-apocalyptic Great Britain that has been devastated by a natural disaster. Revolution X: Video game 1994 1996 Takes place in a dystopian future where music, television and video games are banned, and the rock band Aerosmith is kidnapped. [117] [118] Rideback: Manga, Anime