Alphabetical list Planets in science fiction

1 alphabetical list

1.1 a
1.2 b
1.3 c
1.4 d
1.5 e
1.6 f
1.7 g
1.8 h
1.9 i
1.10 j
1.11 k
1.12 l
1.13 m
1.14 n
1.15 o
1.16 p
1.17 r
1.18 s
1.19 t
1.20 u
1.21 v
1.22 w
1.23 z

alphabetical list

contains planets not found in preceding lists.

a

abydos - first world humans brought slaves goa uld ra.
aegis vii – setting video games dead space , dead space: extraction.
aldabra - grassy planet in andromeda galaxy, first appeared in ben 10: ultimate alien. home of geochelene aerios , galapagus, 1 of aggregor s prisoners.
aldébaran-4 — ongoing series of graphic novels les mondes d aldébaran léo.
altair iv — movie forbidden planet, formerly inhabited mysteriously extinct race of krell.
amel — amel planet in frank herbert novel godmakers, religions of universe co-exist no conflict, under ecumenical truce.
antar — home planet of alien-human hybrids main characters in tv show roswell , book series roswell high .
anus — home planet of gay black males in danish short film gayniggers outer space.
arieka — setting of china miéville s embassytown, titular human town lies in middle of alien city inhabited race known ariekei (or hosts humans born in planet).
athena — planet in tom godwin s space prison (aka survivors) , space barbarians, claimed gern empire , colonized terran slave labor before being liberated ragnarokans.
athos - exclusively male-populated , homosexual planetary colony in ethan of athos (1986) lois mcmaster bujold.
aurelia , blue moon — attempt @ theorizing habitable planet orbiting red dwarf star , habitable gas giant moon like.
avalon – setting of legacy of heorot , beowulf s children larry niven, jerry pournelle , steven barnes.

b

balaho — unggoy homeworld halo series. located in tala system , orbited buwan , padpad.
ballybran — planet in anne mccaffrey s crystal singer series. ballybran toxic world inhabitants must form symbiotic relationship spore in order survive.
belzagor — planet colonized earth, natives elephant-like nildoror, in downward earth robert silverberg.
big planet — enormous not dense planet, settled earth colonists , divided large number of colorful social groupings, in novels big planet , showboat world jack vance.
botany — earth-like agricultural world prisoners , slaves transported in catteni series anne mccaffrey.
bronson alpha , bronson beta — planets enter solar system in philip gordon wylie , edwin balmer s novel when worlds collide. bronson alpha collides earth, destroying it. bronson beta settled survivors of catastrophe in sequel after worlds collide.

c

castiana - planet stargate sg-1, known ancients taoth vaclarush, ancient city hold key finding sangreal.
chiron — planet (usually called planet ) orbiting star alpha centauri in computer game sid meier s alpha centauri.
chorus — main setting of seasons 11-13 of rooster teeth series red vs. blue.
chthon — titular prison planet in piers anthony s novel chthon.
corneria — earth-like planet, star fox series. home of fox mccloud , star fox team.
coruscant — city-covered planet @ center of galactic empire , homeworld of jedi in star wars.
creck — sangheili mining colony halo series.
cyteen — planet notable cloning research, c. j. cherryh s alliance-union universe novels.
cybertron — homeworld of transformers. films, animated television series, , novels transformers universe.

d

darkover — marion zimmer bradley s darkover series (medieval culture , psi powers).
darwin iv — planet in art of wayne douglas barlowe.
death wind - planet featured in first f-zero game, aptly named endless windstorms. home planet of pico, pilot of wild goose.
dekuuna — homeworld of elcor mass effect series. located in phontes system. supposed have incredibly high gravity.
doisac — jiralhanae homeworld in halo series.
demeter— destination of crew of earth*star voyager.
deucalion - setting of novel deucalion brian caswell.
dosadi — setting frank herbert s novel dosadi experiment.
downbelow — planet in c. j. cherryh s novel downbelow station , home of hisa.
dragon s egg — not, strictly speaking, planet, neutron star on intelligent life develops in book of same name robert forward.

e

eayn — moon orbiting gas giant chu ot (hd 69830 d) in y deio system in halo series.
emm luther – planet single continent, ruled theocratic government, in novel night walk bob shaw.
erna — seismically active planet psychically malleable quasi-sentient natural forces called fae in celia s. friedman s coldfire trilogy.
erythro — barren planet in isaac asimov s nemesis novel.
eternia — he-man s planet in masters of universe.
etheria — she-ra s planet in she-ra: princess of power.

f

far away — planet in peter f. hamilton s commonwealth saga has been sterilized solar flare , characterized triangle of stratospheric mountains. alien known starflyer originated here when ship called marie [sic] celeste crashed on far away.
fhloston paradise — planet in movie fifth element.
finisterre — hostile planet in c. j. cherryh s finisterre universe novels.
fiorina fury 161 — mining station penal colony on alien 3 set.
fortuna- tropical planet star fox series inhabited dinosaur-like creatures.
furya — home planet of riddick part of discussion , flashback in chronicles of riddick.

g

g889 — planet 22 light-years earth in television series earth 2.
gaia — first planet of star betelgeuse, inhabited syreen people in star control computer game series.
gallifrey – doctor s homeplanet in science-fiction series doctor .
ganesha — inhabited or @ least habitable planet of star tau ceti in l. sprague de camp s viagens interplanetarias series.
gehenna — planet in c. j. cherryh s novel forty thousand in gehenna , home of caliban.
ghibalb — forerunner homeworld halo series.
gor — inhabited counter-earth in john norman s gor series, marked slavery , rigid gender roles.
gorta — planet circling proxima centauri, home of hostile alien furons in video game destroy humans!.
gurun — home planet of majka, main character in slovak tv-series spadla z oblakov.

h

halvmörk — twilight planet in harry harrison s novel wheelworld.
he — planet sent out of orbit spindizzys in james blish s novels earthman come home (1955) , triumph of time (1958); collected in cities in flight (1970)
helghan — planet of alpha centauri hostile environment in killzone video game series.
helliconia — planet orbiting binary star in trilogy of same name brian aldiss. on helliconia, 3,000-year great year , civilizations rise , fall change of seasons.
hesduros — sangheili colony halo series.
hesikos — high eccentricity asteroid in angus mcvicar s lost planet series.
hiigara — lush planet in homeworld videogame, player must travel towards.
hocotate — home planet of olimar, main character in pikmin , pikmin 2.
hydros — water-covered planet, population lives on artificial floating islands, in robert silverberg s novel face of waters.

i

ireta — planet in anne mccaffrey s planet pirates series, inhabited both people , dinosaurs, , called dinosaur planet – name of novel in first appears.
ishtar — planet in orbit around 3 suns, northern hemisphere undergoes catastrophic heating every thousand years draws near 1 of them. poul anderson s novel fire time.
isis — planet of star procyon inhabited intelligent species resembling cross between elephant , dachshund in l. sprague de camp s viagens interplanetarias series.
iszm — planet in jack vance s novel houses of iszm, world on bioengineering of plants dominant technology form (as opposed mechanical engineering on earth). houses on iszm trees room-sized pods; furnishings integrated part of growth.
irk – homeworld irkrn race, highly self praising militant alien race invader zim. zim s home world.

j

janjur qom — san shyuum homeworld halo series. orbited plaon.
junk- planet in transformers formed out of clumped garbage , home of junkions.

k

kaelarot — kig-yar inteplanetary colony halo series.
karava — sangheili colony halo series.
kerbin - home planet of kerbals in kerbal space program.
kharak — desert planet in game homeworld, destroyed enemy race after space travel developed.
kobaïa — fictional planet invented christian vander, leader of french zeuhl band magma.
kobol — planet in battlestar galactica universe.
k-pax — utopian planet in novel , film of same name, quite possibly delusional invention of madman claims planet.
krankor — home planet of supervillain phantom in japanese television series planet prince.
kregen — earthlike planet orbiting antares, in kenneth bulmer s dray prescot series.
krishna — planet of star tau ceti inhabited warlike humanoids, main setting of l. sprague de camp s viagens interplanetarias series.
krull — sword , sorcery-themed world movie of same name.
kulkulkan — planet of star epsilon eridani inhabited intelligent dinosauroids , earth colonists in l. sprague de camp s viagens interplanetarias series.
kulthea — principal planet in shadow world role-playing game.

l

lagash — planet in story nightfall isaac asimov, in globular cluster, , in system 6 suns. orbit of planet such sides of illuminated @ least 1 sun; once in every 2,049 years lagash oriented in such way 1 of suns eclipsed dark companion body. @ such times stars visible lagash s surface. in novel developed short story, planet called kalgash.
la maetelle — dying planet orbit changes drastically once in millennium; home of queen promethium , daughters in manga , anime of leiji matsumoto.
lamarckia — planet in greg bear s novel legacy, continent-sized superorganisms mimic lamarckian evolution.
land , overland — twin planets revolving common center of gravity, sharing common atmosphere , connected hourglass-shaped atmospheric tunnel. setting bob shaw s ragged astronauts, wooden spaceships , fugitive worlds. travel between 2 planets occurs hot air balloon.
leera — home of amphibious leerans in animorphs book series.
lithia — planet peopled alien species well-developed natural ethics no form of religion, in james blish s novel case of conscience.
littlebigplanet -- planet featured in video game franchise of same name
lumen — planet of light in british puppet tv series space patrol.
lv-223 — moon featured in 2012 ridley scott film, prometheus. part of larger system of otherwise unnamed moons orbiting likewise unnamed planet, , hosted advanced race known engineers, which, according film, precursors human race.
lv-426, or acheron — planet on derelict ship , deadly cargo found in movies alien , aliens.
lv-1201 — planet in aliens vs. predator 2 video game.

m

macbeth — mineral rich planet star fox series.
maethrillian — capital of forerunner ecumene halo series.
magrathea- hitchhiker s guide galaxy series, planet home world-building enterprise of magratheans.
majipoor — large planet setting science fantasy series robert silverberg.
malurok — known decided heart. sangheili base world halo series.
medea — harlan ellison s worldbuilding project.
mejare , tarak — warring planets in anime vandread. mejare populated entirely women, tarak entirely men.
melancholia — rogue planet collides earth in 2011 film melancholia.
metaluna — war-torn planet visited in 50s b-movie cult classic island earth.
midkemia — planet on events of riftwar books of raymond e. feist take place.
miller s planet (fictional planet) potentially habitable ocean planet, , possible new home human race in 2014 sci-fi adventure film interstellar. found orbiting black hole named gargantua, causes huge tidal waves against otherwise shallow water. time severely distorted here due planet s proximity black hole; every hour on planet, 7 years pass on earth.
minerva — earthlike planet occupying orbit of mars in alternate universe of harry turtledove s world of difference.
miron – homeworld of bleep, blink, , twink in british children s series bleep , booster.
mist flow featured in f-zero gp legend , f-zero climax games planet covered in fog, obstructing field view of racers.
mobius-the home planet of sonic hedgehog , other characters franchise in sonic hedgehog animated series, sonic underground, adventures of sonic hedgehog, , sonic hedgehog comics archie comics. in archie comics, mobius described being post-apocalyptic version of earth, , known have several counterparts in alternate dimensions, including mirror universe moebius. in various sonic media, sonic s home planet typically either earth or unnamed alien planet.
mongo — planetary setting flash gordon adventure comic.
mor-tax, morthrai , qar to — planets named in television series war of worlds. mor-tax, planet orbiting dying star in pleiades, paradise planet, homeworld of aliens invading earth. morthrai, first mentioned in second season, may name mor-tax. qar planet in same system mor-tax, inhabited different species.
muloqt — kig-yar interplanetary colony halo series.

n

nacre — planet populated fungi, including intelligent variety; piers anthony s novels omnivore, orn , ox.
new amazonia - matriarchal , homosexual planetary colony in carnival (2006) elizabeth bear.
new earth - new earth name of planet minecraft games set in.
new earth (planet bob) – earth-like planet created in titan ae animated movie.
new terra — in computer game outpost 2, new terra world chosen humanity last hope survival, colonized last survivors of earth in starship conestoga.
nidor — cloudy, oceanic planet in stories robert silverberg , randall garrett.
nihil — additional planet of earth s solar system; due flaw in space, planet invisible except @ close range, although can see of other planets. inhabitants attempt conquer earth during 30th century. novel beyond spectrum martin thomas.
nirn — nirn name of planet elder scrolls games set in.

o

oa living planet — sentient planet in amalgam comics series.
omega — prison planet 1 of ways ahead in society – or survive – committing murder , other crimes. robert sheckley s status civilization.
omicron: cybertronian colony beast wars series. protoform x (who later become predacon warrior rampage) stated have committed mass murder on colony, possibly wiping of population out single handedly. next nothing else revealed world.
omicron persei 8 – homeworld of omicronians lrrr , ndnd television show futurama.
optera — homeworld of invid in anime robotech.
ormazd — planet of star lalande 21185 inhabited humanoids organized female-dominated hive societies in l. sprague de camp s viagens interplanetarias series.
orthe — post-holocaust planet has reverted quasi-medieval way of life, in mary gentle s golden witchbreed , ancient light.
osiris — planet of star procyon inhabited spacefacing dinosauroid species in l. sprague de camp s viagens interplanetarias series.

p


palamok — yanme e homeworld halo series. located in napret system , orbited naxook,ka amoti, oquiu , kami.
pandarve — living, sentient planet, considered goddess, in storm comic book.
pandora – so-called treasure planet featured setting of 2009 video game borderlands.
perdide — planet serves of setting of 1982 french animated science fiction movie les maîtres du temps (time masters), rené laloux.
peaceland – home planet of sakimori family fled earth after destroyed, in 1973 japanese tv series ryusei ningen zoon (meteor man zone).
pern — planet pelted deadly spore (called thread), capable of eating rock , metal, periods of fifty years every 2 4 centuries in anne mccaffrey s dragonriders of pern novels. people of pern live in caves or stone houses , ride genetically engineered flying reptiles ( dragons ) capable of incinerating spore in midair.
petaybee — living planet, becoming sentient, in anne mccaffrey , elizabeth ann scarborough s petaybee series.
pharagos — fantasy planet in dungeons & dragons role-playing game.
placet — planet revolves in figure-8 orbit around twin suns argyle , argyle ii, , subject several different spatio-temporal anomalies in fredric brown s placet crazy place.
planet lucie — uninhabitable planet orbiting big nothing, becomes inhabitable after billion years, in 2015 hard sci-fi movie, big everything.
planet of blue , red — sangheili colony halo series.
planet of rat — planet character new rat city offers take player in 2012 twine game rat chaos.
planet x — planet of indeterminate location sole known source of illudium phosdex, shaving cream atom , in 1952 merrie melodies sci-fi parody duck dodgers in 24½th century.
planet x — inhabited planet of unknown location in tom swift, jr. juvenile tom swift , visitor planet x (1961).
planet x — planet, light years away, ruled tyrant kurrgo, master of planet x in fantastic 4 #7 (oct. 1962) , episode #9 of fantastic 4 (1967 tv series).
planet x: fictional world beyond pluto appears in invasion of astro-monster aka monster 0 aka godzilla vs. monster zero. planet largely barren on surface, extensive underground tunnels , advanced technology, has little water, fact causes people attempt invade earth using first king ghidorah, , later godzilla , rodan mind-controlled weapons. planet s populations depicted largely despising human emotion – violators of taboo summarily executed. members of species had made way earth appears have been simultaneously destroyed when leader of civilization activated form of self-destruct mechanism. suggested @ film s end planet still exists , there still remaining population present there. alternate version of planet x reappears in video game godzilla: monster of monsters nintendo entertainment system, depicted mechanical, , having brought legion of space monsters invade earth. planet s inhabitants leave behind when godzilla, mothra, , forces of earth defeat armies , monsters. third version of people of planet x, potentially yet version of planet x appear in video game godzilla: destroy monsters melee, calling vortak, , appearing virtually identical movie incarnation. again take control of force of monsters player – in form of monster not placed under mental control of vortak – must defeat.
polyphemus , pandora — gas giant , inhabited moon in film avatar (2009).
prysmos — planet orbiting 3 stars in cartoon visionaries: knights of magical light.
pyrrus — inhabitable planet ecosystem, consisting of psychic plants , animals, seems unremittingly hostile human life. harry harrison s deathworld trilogy.

r

ragnarok — planet in tom godwin s space prison (aka survivors) , space barbarians. ragnarok s inhabitants suffered high gravity, temperature extremes, hell fever, unfriendly wildlife such prowlers , unicorns, , dearth of natural resources.
reach – human colony in epsilon eridani system in halo video game series.
regis iii — planet populated evolving machines in stanisław lem s novel invincible.
remulak — planet saturday night live skit coneheads.
requiem - artificial planet constructed ancient forerunner in halo game series.
reverie — planet extreme social division between haves , have-nots, in bruce sterling s artificial kid.
riverworld — title planet of philip josé farmer s riverworld series, humans in history reincarnated along spiral river.
rocheworld — pair of twin planets touch in book of name robert forward.
rosetta – home planet of rosemary , takeshi shishidou, fled earth when invaded black star army; in 1979 japanese tv series honou no choujin megaloman (megaloman: superman of flame).
rubanis — megalopolitan planet plagued constant traffic congestion, appearing in several volumes of french comic book series valérian , laureline, particularly in circles of power.
rylos – planet (along earth) defended alex rogan in last starfighter.
ryn — earthlike planet in edmund hamilton s novel haunted stars. orbits star altair, once center of interstellar empire, covered in forest of once-domesticated trees.
rebirth 3 – fictional desert planet orbiting sun rebbirth.

s

saepon kal — known joyous exultation in halo series, in salia system , orbited malhiem.
sanghelios — sangheili homeworld halo series. planet orbits urs in urs-fied-joori system , orbited qikost , suban.
sangre — planet ruled cannibal elite in norman spinrad s men in jungle.
sartorias-deles — iron-age magical planet on of sherwood smith s stories take place.
sauria — planet in video game star fox adventures, fox mccloud meets krystal; revisited in star fox: assault, fox , krystal meet fully-grown prince tricky after team star fox clears area of aparoid menace. called dinosaur planet .
secilia — fictional planet in raystorm.
seiren – planet 90 percent of population women.
sera — once-glorious civilized world devastated wars in gears of war.
shikasta — doris lessing s shikasta (cosmic consciousness)
shora — joan slonczewski s door ocean (waterbound culture)
skaro — fictional planet, home daleks, kaleds , thals doctor who.
silence - venue in f-zero franchise known being soundless planet. track last course of knight league in first game.
smoke ring — not planet, habitable gas ring around neutron star in larry niven s novels integral trees , smoke ring.
solaris — planet covered single sentient organism in book of name stanisław lem.
soror — planet of apes , in book of name pierre boulle , related films , television shows.
space base bullamanka — australia-like planet larp version of squid-tac-toe played 3-2-1 penguins!.
stroggos – planet on games quake ii , quake iv take place.
suen — homeworld of rachni mass effect series. located in maskim xul system. suen tidally locked.
sur kesh — homeworld of salarians mass effect series. located in pranas system. sur kesh described being covered in thick jungle.
synobazz - featured in f-zero maximum velocity venue shrouded in mystery. giant marsh home of old aristocratic, enigmatic society. tracks includes explosive , championship circuits, latter of unique track in game player can save ghost replay.

t

takis — home planet of dr. tachyon.
tallon iv - planet metroid prime. once home ancient chozo civilization, inhabited space pirates mining operation.
tanis — destination of sleeper ship elysium in film pandorum.
targ — planet on computer game mercenary , sequels take place.
te — gas giant planet solid surface halo series. homeworld of lekgolo. te located in svir system , orbited rantu, rentus, uhtua , 22 other satellites.
tencton — home planet of extraterrestrials in series , movie alien nation.
terminus planet @ edge of galaxy in isaac asimov s foundation series, home of foundation (later capital of foundation federation).
thalassa — watery planet colonized earth, , revisited ship travelling planet sagan 2 in arthur c. clarke s novel songs of distant earth.
thra — world of dark crystal.
the third planet black hole: fictional world mentioned, though not seen, in godzilla vs. mechagodzilla in 1974. planet home form of ape-like creatures can take on disguise resemble humans typically fades after death. planet being sucked black hole, forced species attempt conquer earth use of mechanical doppelganger of godzilla; mechagodzilla. return in 1978 s terror of mechagodzilla having reconstructed machine , enlisting aid of scientist daughter saved in order gain services of massive kaiju named titanosaurus, in attempt defeat godzilla , begin invasion of earth own world in critical danger. fate left ambiguous after terror of mechagodzilla. alternate version of species appears in dark horse comics run of godzilla, similar intentions conquest of earth , similar reasons. in comics, develop cybersaur (a mechagodzilla stand-in) , all-terraintula, spider-like mecha. both designed purpose of battling godzilla, whom perceived greatest threat conquest of earth.
thessia — homeworld of asari mass effect series. located in parnitha system. thessia rich in fictional resource element 0 .
thor — planet of star epsilon eridani inhabited intelligent native avian species , earth colonists in l. sprague de camp s viagens interplanetarias series.
thoth — planet of star procyon inhabited species of anarchic, bisexual teddy bears in l. sprague de camp s viagens interplanetarias series.
tiamat — oceanic planet sun orbits black hole, socially divided 2 moieties (summer , winter), ruled queen abrupt changes in social conditions every 150 years. joan d. vinge s snow queen.
tirol — homeworld of robotech masters in anime robotech.
titan — setting of fighting fantasy gamebooks; not confused saturnian satellite titan.
tormance — planet orbiting arcturus in david lindsay s novel, voyage arcturus.
tralfamadore — planet populated phlegmatic tralfamadorians in works of kurt vonnegut.
tran – main setting of jerry pournelle s janissaries series.
tranai – utopian planet robert sheckley s novella ticket tranai, unorthodox methods, such legalizing street robbery , granting each citizen right murder planet s president, practiced maintain free society.
trantor planet in isaac asimov s foundation series , empire series of science fiction novels.
troas — earthlike planet featured in stories sucker bait isaac asimov , question , answer poul anderson.
tschai — sole planet of carina 4269, 212 light-years earth, larger terra , populated 3 alien races, 1 sentient native species , various human races, described in planet of adventure jack vance.
tuchanka — homeworld of krogan mass effect series. located in aralakh system. tuchanka predominantly desert result of nuclear winter.
t vao — asteroid in y deio system. home of t vaoan kig-yar (skirmishers) halo series.
twinsun — planet lit 2 fixed suns, both fixed relative it, in little big adventure computer games. twinsun has 3 climates: poles hot , desert, equator cold , arctic, , between them lie temperate lands.

u

ulgethon — sangheili colony halo series.
unicron

v

valyanop — kig-yar interplanetary colony halo series.
vekta — setting of video game killzone.
vegeta - home world of saiyans in dragonball z before being destroyed frieza
venom — harsh decaying world star fox(series)
vinea — setting of many of yoko tsuno graphic novels
vishnu — planet of star tau ceti inhabited 2 primitive intelligent species, ape-like romeli , centaur-like dzlieri, in l. sprague de camp s viagens interplanetarias series.
vhilinyar — setting of many books in acorna series

w

wait-your-turn — planet inhabited vacuum-cleaner-like aliens 3-2-1 penguins!.
water-o — water-covered planet cartoon series tigersharks.
worlorn - wandering planet setting george r. r. martin s novel dying of light.
wormwood — in role playing game rifts, chaotic planet in plane. wormwood alive, , inhabitants can draw on life force.

z

zahir - hollow planet appearing in comic book series valérian , laureline.
zarathustra - setting fuzzy books of h. beam piper s terro-human future history.
zarkon - home planet of philo, tv-station engineer in film uhf.
zavron - home planet of zavronian aliens in abc tv sitcom neighbors
zebes- planet metroid series once home chozo bird people home space pirates.
zeelich - planet covered thick layer of gas clouds above sea of lava in computer game little big adventure 2. vegetation , civilization occur on mountains rising above cloud layer.
zeist - planet origin of immortals in movie highlander ii: quickening.
zillikian - counter-earth in bunduki series j. t. edson.
zyrgon - planet ruled galactic law-enforcers in novels robin klein, adapted television series.




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