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"Fictional universe", as used here, applies to the settings and characters of a fictional work or works.  The main purpose of the type is to gather characters, locations, and fictional works that belong to a common setting.    ... more

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Website Category Mos Eisley
Book Subject Kashyyyk
Pinball Machine Basis Forest moon of Endor
Wartaki Island
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"Buffyverse" is a term coined by fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel to refer to the shared fictional universe in which they are set. The term has since been used in the titles of published works, and been adopted by Joss Whedon, the creator...
Hellmouth
Pylea
Whoniverse        
The Whoniverse is the fictional universe in which Doctor Who, Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures and other related stories take place. The term is used most widely to link characters, ideas or items which are seen across multiple productions, such...
Xenaverse        
Fictional setting for the stories and characters that were created for the TV and Book series for Hercules: Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess. A historical fantasy mostly taking place in Ancient Greece.
Star Trek The current Star Trek franchise logo Film series Gene Roddenberry Turkana IV
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Work of Fiction United Federation of Planets
Pinball Machine Basis Kzinti Hegemony
Klingon High Council
Qo'noS
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Middle-earth A map of the north-western part of Tolkien's Middle-earth at the end of the Third Age Fictional Setting   Arda
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Location
Bag End
Shire
Rivendell
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Earthsea Cover to 1991 Bantam Books paperback edition of A Wizard of Earthsea, illustrated by John Jude Palencar     Éa
Earthsea is a fictional realm created by Ursula K. Le Guin for her short story "The Word of Unbinding", published in 1964, but that became more famous in her novel A Wizard of Earthsea, first published in 1968. The books that follow A Wizard of...
Gont
Havnor
Roke
Atuan
Harry Potter Universe Website Category J. K. Rowling Hogwarts Express
Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling. The books chronicle the adventures of the eponym adolescent wizard Harry Potter, together with Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, his best friends from the...
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Hogwarts houses
Diagon Alley
Hogsmeade
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Austin Powers series   Film series    
The Austin Powers series is a series of comedy films written and produced by and stars Mike Myers as the title character, directed by Jay Roach and distributed by New Line Cinema. The films mainly spoof the James Bond, Derek Flint, Jason King and...
Film
Sherlock Holmes Universe       221B Baker Street
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The Chronicles of Narnia The Narnia books Literary Series    
The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy novel for children written by C. S. Lewis. It is considered a classic of children's literature and is the author's best-known work, having sold over 100 million copies in 41 languages. Written by...
The Dark is Rising Sequence Susan Cooper's Dark Is Rising Literary Series    
The Dark Is Rising is the name of a five-book series of children's novels by Susan Cooper originally published in the 1960s and 1970s. The series is written as contemporary fantasy, and depicts the struggle between the forces of good, called The...
Monsters, Inc. Film    
Monsters, Inc. is a 2001 computer animated comedy film and the fourth feature-length film produced by Pixar Animation Studios. The film was released to theaters by Walt Disney Pictures in the United States on November 2 2001, in Australia on...
The Chronicles of Prydain Cover art of a single-volume edition of The Chronicles of Prydain      
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The Space Odyssey series   Literary Series Arthur C. Clarke Earth
The Space Odyssey series is a science fiction series of four novels and two films created from 1948 to 1997, primarily by the writer Arthur C. Clarke. Two early short stories by Clarke may also be considered part of the series. The 2001 screenplay...
Moon
Clavius Base
Tycho
Jupiter
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The Riddle-Master Trilogy       Hed  
The Tortall Universe        
Tortall is a major country in the universe in which the Song of the Lioness, Immortals, Protector of the Small, Trickster and the Provost's Dog books take place. Its capital is Corus, located near the western coast on the Emerald Ocean. To the north...
The Circle Universe       Emelan
Both the 'Circle of Magic' and the 'Circle Opens' series are set in the land of Emelan. The story of four children, Sandrilene fa Toren, Trisana Chandler, Daja Kisubo and Briar Moss, who are discovered by a powerful mage Niko and told that they are ...
Known Space Cover of January 1975 Analog for The Borderland of Sol showing Jinx (artist: John Schoenherr)   Larry Niven  
Known Space is the fictional setting of several science fiction novels and short stories written by author Larry Niven. It has also in part been used as a shared universe in the Man-Kzin Wars spin-off anthologies sub-series. The epithet "Known...
Alliance-Union universe        
The Alliance-Union universe is a fictional universe developed by Science fiction and Fantasy author C. J. Cherryh. It is an epic future history series extending from the 21st century out into the far future. To date, the Alliance-Union universe...
Lovecraft Mythos CthulhumythosShrefflerchart     Arkham
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Cthulhu Mythos Cthulhu with the insane city R'lyeh in the background     Arkham
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Stratemeyer Syndicate Universe          
Charles M. Schulz Peanuts Universe          
Terminator series        
The Terminator series is a franchise encompassing a series of science fiction film and ancillary media concerning battles between Skynet's artificially intelligent machine network, and John Connor's Tech-Com forces and the rest of the human race....
Battlestar Galactica 2003       Kobol
Battlestar Galactica refers to a "re-imagined" science fiction universe debuting in 2003 and based on the 1970s Universal Studios movie and television franchise of the same name. It is not simply a remake, but a new direction taken from the same...
Caprica
New Caprica
Battlestar Galactica Title card from the original Battlestar Galactica series      
Battlestar Galactica (BSG) is a franchise of science fiction film and television series, the first of which was produced in 1978. A series of book adaptations, original novels, comic books and video games have also been based on the concept. A...
OZ Universe       Land of Oz  
Discworld Cover art of The Colour of Magic by Josh Kirby Literary Series    
Discworld is a comedic fantasy book series by the British author Terry Pratchett, set on the Discworld, a flat world balanced on the backs of four elephants which, in turn, stand on the back of a giant turtle, Great A'Tuin. The books frequently...
Star Trek Expanded Universe        
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