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In fiction, an interstellar war is a war between combatants whose respective headquarters lie in different star systems. War is an international relations Dispute, characterized by organized Violence between National Military units Headquarters (HQ denotes the location where most if not all of the important functions of an organization are concentrated A star system or stellar system is a small number of Stars which orbit each other bound by gravitational attraction. It is a popular plot device in science fiction, especially in the space opera subgenre. Space opera is a subgenre of Speculative fiction or Science fiction that emphasizes romantic, often Melodramatic adventure set mainly or entirely An intergalactic war refers to war between combatants of different galaxies. Interplanetary war refers to war between combatants on different planets of the same system.

The literature on interplanetary war is often revealing of contemporary mores at the time it was written. In general, older fiction relates to the colonial systems of politics and economics of the late 19th/early 20th centuries; mid-20th century depictions are often heavily influenced by the Cold War and are often barely-concealed analogies of the conflict between the "free world" and the Communist states, with Earth (personified in 1950s-style American archetypes) as the "good guys" and aliens as the "bad guys". Modern fiction often uses the conflict to explore known failings in the human (especially Western) perspective.

Interplanetary war in fiction

Main article: Space warfare in fiction

The earliest fictional references appear to be to interplanetary, not interstellar war (e. Space warfare in Science fiction has served as a central theme within the Genre, tracing its roots back to the "future war" novels of the 19th g. H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds). Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 &ndash 13 August 1946 He was an outspoken socialist and a pacifist, his later works becoming increasingly political The War of the Worlds (1898 by H G Wells, is an early Science fiction Novel which describes an invasion of England by Now that the other planets of the solar system are believed to be devoid of intelligent life sci-fi writers generally posit some form of faster-than-light drive in order to facilitate interstellar war, but writers such as Larry Niven have developed plausible interplanetary conflict based on human colonisation of the asteroid belt and outer planets using only technologies explicable using the laws of physics as currently understood. The Solar System consists of the Sun and those celestial objects bound to it by Gravity. Laurence van Cott Niven (born April 30, 1938 Los Angeles California) is a US Science fiction author. The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the Planets Mars and Jupiter.

Interstellar war in fiction

Below are a few well known examples of Interstellar War in fiction.

The Tau'ri (Earth humans) versus the Goa'uld, Ori, Wraith, Asurans, and Lucian Alliance in both Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis. In the Science fiction Television series Stargate SG-1, the Goa'uld (pronounced go-ah-OOLD or, commonly mispronounced or shortened A wraith is an apparition of a person living or dead that may appear shortly before or after death The Asurans are a fictional race in the Science fiction series Stargate Atlantis that bear many similarities to the human-form Replicators of Stargate Atlantis (often abbreviated as SGA) is an American - Canadian Science fiction Television program, part of the
The alien invasion depicted in the War of the Worlds (2005 film)
The Independence Day (film) where many of the major cities (on both sides) are obliterated. War of the Worlds is a 2005 Science fiction Disaster film based on H Independence Day (also known by its promotional abbreviation ID4) is a 1996 Science fiction film about a hostile Alien invasion (Note: this is technically not an interstellar war during the course of the movie, as the aliens state that they move their entire civilization in order to attack planets; thus, the headquarters - the mother ship - is in Earth orbit, making the combatants inhabitants of the same star system during the movie. However, the movement is implied to have been from other star systems. )
The Borg vs Starfleet in Star Trek
The Klingons vs The Cardassians in Star Trek
Earth-Romulan War in Star Trek
Dominion War in Star Trek
The Time Lords vs The Daleks in Doctor Who Time War (Doctor Who (which is both an interstellar and intertemporal war. The Borg are a fictional pseudo- race of Cyborgs depicted in the Star Trek franchise This article describes the Starfleet organization in the Star Trek universe for other uses see Starfleet (disambiguation In the Fictional universe Klingons ( Klingon: tlhIngan; Pronunciation /ˈt͡ɬɪŋɑn/ are a warrior race in the fictional Star Trek universe Cardassians are a spacefaring race in the fictional Star Trek universe Romulans are an alien species in the Star Trek universe that are related to the Vulcans and are at war or in an uneasy truce with the United Federation of In the Fictional Star Trek universe the Dominion War was a war between the Dominion, Cardassian Union and the Breen Confederacy The Time Lords are a fictional race and civilization in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, of which the series' A Dalek (, ˈdɑːlεk is a member of a Fictional extraterrestrial race of Mutants from the British science fiction television Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. ), Also the Sontaran Vs Routan war. The Sontarans are a Fictional extraterrestrial race from the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, invented Many others are referanced.
Many interstellar wars in Babylon 5, notably the Earth-Minbari War and the Shadow War. Babylon 5 is an American science fiction television series created produced and largely written by J The Earth-Minbari War is a fictional war that formed a major part of the Back story of the Science fiction Television series For the unrelated novel series see Chronicles of the Shadow War.
Idiran-Culture War (Culture)
The Clone Wars (Star Wars)
Galactic Civil War (Star Wars)
Yuuzhan Vong War (Star Wars)
The Cylon War in which the Twelve Colonies of man fight against the Cylons in Battlestar Galactica universe. The Idiran-Culture War is a major Fictional conflict between the Idiran Empire and the Culture in the midst of which Iain M The Clone Wars are a series of fictional intragalactic battles in George Lucas 's Science fiction saga Star Wars. Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded The Galactic Civil War is a Fictional War from the Star Wars galaxy. The Yuuzhan Vong are a fictional race of sentient beings from the Star Wars Expanded Universe that rise as a threat to the New Republic in the The Cylon War is a fictitious interstellar war that occurred in the Battlestar Galactica universe The Twelve Colonies of Man or Twelve Colonies of Kobol constitute the main human civilization in the original Battlestar Galactica Television series The Cylons are a Cybernetic Civilization at war with the Twelve Colonies of humanity in the Battlestar Galactica Science fiction Battlestar Galactica is a franchise of Science fiction Films and television series, the first of which was produced in 1978
Boskone versus the Galactic Patrol in E.E. "Doc" Smith's Lensman series
Multiple interestallar conflicts between the races of the Warhammer 40,000 universe. This article is about the fictional organization in EE Smith 's Lensman series The Galactic Patrol was an intergalactic organization in the Lensman Science fiction series written by E E E Smith, also Edward Elmer Smith PhD, EE "Doc" Smith, Doc Smith, "Skylark" Smith, and (to family Ted The Lensman series is a serial Science fiction Space opera by E Warhammer 40000 (informally known as Warhammer 40K or just 40K) is a tabletop miniature wargame in a Science
Formic Wars in Ender's Game. Ender's Game (1985 is one of the best-known novels by Orson Scott Card.
The Human-Covenant War from Halo:Combat Evolved, Halo 2 and Halo 3 series by Bungie. Halo is a Science fiction Video game franchise created by Bungie and owned and published by Microsoft Game Studios. Halo Combat Evolved (commonly known as Halo or Halo 1) is a First-person shooter (FPS Video game developed Halo 2 is a Science fiction First-person shooter Video game developed by Bungie Studios. Halo 3 is a First-person shooter Video game developed by Bungie exclusively for the Xbox 360. Bungie is an American Video game developer founded in May 1991 under the name
Men-Taurans conflict in Joe Haldeman's sci-fi novel The Forever War
The Interstellar Wars period of conflict between the First (Vilani) Imperium and the Terran Confederation in the Traveller role-playing game. Joe William Haldeman is an American Science fiction author. Life and work Haldeman was born in 1943 in Oklahoma City Oklahoma The Forever War is a 1974 Science fiction Novel by Joe Haldeman. Traveller is a series of related Science fiction Role-playing games the first published in 1977 by Game Designers' Workshop and subsequent editions A role-playing game ( RPG; often roleplaying game) is a Game in which the participants assume the roles of Fictional characters. As well as at least five wars between the Zhodoni and the third Imperium.
Humankind Empire Abh and the Four Nations Alliance in Crest of the Stars
Man-Kzin Wars (an anthology series set in Larry Niven's Known Space, but mainly written by other authors)
The surprise relativistic attack in The Killing Star by Charles Pellegrino and George Zebrowski
The Andalites vs the Yeerks in Animorphs
The War between the Kushan and Tiidan in Homeworld
The War between the Terrans, United Earth Directorate, Zergs and Protoss in Starcraft
The Arachnid-Human war in Starship Troopers, by Robert A. Heinlein
The "Ant"-Human war in Armor (novel), by John Steakley. See also ABH The Abh ( Japanese:アーヴ Pronunciation: are a space-dwelling people in the fictional universe is a trilogy of Space opera science fiction novels written by Hiroyuki Morioka. is a trilogy of Space opera science fiction novels written by Hiroyuki Morioka. The Man-Kzin Wars is a series of Military science fiction short story collections (and is the name of the first collection as well as the Eponymous conflicts ANThology is the first Major label album by Alien Ant Farm released on March 6, 2001 in the USA and March 19 Laurence van Cott Niven (born April 30, 1938 Los Angeles California) is a US Science fiction author. Known Space is the fictional setting of several Science fiction novels and short stories written by author Larry Niven. A relativistic Kill vehicle (RKV or relativistic bomb is a hypothetical weapon system sometimes found in Science fiction. Charles R Pellegrino is a renowned and sometimes controversial author of several books relating to archaeology including Return to Sodom and Gomorrah, Ghosts George Zebrowski (born December 28, 1945 in Villach / Austria is a Science fiction author who has written a number of books including The Andalites (ǎn-dǎ-līt are a Fictional alien race of Grazers in the Scholastic Book series (and television adaptation of Yeerks are a Fictional extraterrestrial Species from the book and television series Animorphs. Animorphs is an English language Science fiction series of young adult books written by K The Kushan Empire (c 1st &ndash 3rd centuries) was a Bactrian state that at its cultural zenith Circa 105 &ndash 250 Homeworld is a Real-time strategy (RTS Computer game released in 1999 developed by Relic Entertainment and published by Sierra Blizzard Entertainment's 1998 bestselling Real-time strategy game series StarCraft revolves around interstellar affairs in a distant sector of the galaxy Blizzard Entertainment's 1998 bestselling Real-time strategy game series StarCraft revolves around interstellar affairs in a distant sector of the galaxy StarCraft is a Military science fiction Real-time strategy Video game developed by Blizzard Entertainment. Starship Troopers is a Science fiction Novel by Robert A Heinlein, first published (in abridged form as a serial in The Magazine Robert Anson Heinlein (July 7 1907 – May 8 1988 was an American Novelist and Science fiction Writer. Armor is a Military science fiction novel by John Steakley. It has some superficial similarities with Robert A John Steakley, born 1951 in Cleburne Texas, is an Author, best known for his Science fiction writing
The interstellar war between Maians and Skedars in Perfect Dark
The Xeelee-Human wars in the Xeelee Sequence novels and short stories by Stephen Baxter. Perfect Dark is a 2000 First-person shooter Video game for the Nintendo 64 Game console. The Xeelee Sequence is a series of novels and short stories by British Science fiction author Stephen Baxter. Stephen Baxter (born 13 November 1957 is a British Hard science fiction Author.
The Succession Wars Set in the BattleTech Universe
The Havenete Wars in The Honor Harrington Series by David Weber
The Kilrathi vs Terrans in the Wing Commander game series. BattleTech is a Wargaming and Science fiction franchise launched by FASA Corporation and currently owned by WizKids. Honor Stephanie Harrington is a Fictional character, the Eponymous heroine of a series of Science fiction books set in the " Honorverse David Mark Weber is an American Science fiction and Fantasy author. The Kilrathi are a fictional race of warlike feline Extraterrestrials in the popular Computer game series Wing Commander by
The conflict in S. M. Sterling's Drakon (book), part of the Draka series. The combat is on Earth in an alternative history, but one side had fled Earth before the conflict (due to an earlier war) and was in another star system.
The Worldwar series, written by Harry Turtledove, between "The Race" and humans. Worldwar is a series of four Alternate history Science fiction novels by Harry Turtledove. Harry Norman Turtledove (born June 14 1949) is an American historian and novelist who has written Historical fiction, Fantasy, and
The hostile alien takeover depicted in the Half-Life video game series, though this is more accurately an interdimensional war. Half-Life is a Science fiction First-person shooter Computer game series which consists of two full games two episodic games and three third-party

Interplanetary war in fiction

Interstellar war in fiction

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