1,001 Science Fiction Story ideas - Writepop
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SPACE
- - Slower Than Light Space Exploration -
A thousand lifetimes in space - Living on a generation ship
The longest voyage - Slumbering on a sleeper ship
Seeding the stars - Colonizing other worlds with embryo probes
Robots don't get homesick - Exploring the universe with robot probes / self-replicating probes
- - Faster Than Light Space Exploration -
When a message in a bottle just won't do - FTL Communication
In Space, No One Can Give You a Speeding Ticket - Hyperspace / Warp drive
Taking a Shortcut - Wormholes
- - Living in space -
Building a Better World - Artificial Planets
The Hills Are Alive - Living Planets
What Astronauts Listen to on Their Radios - Space Stations
More than Just Space Pirates - Crime in Space
There's no place like home - Colonization of Other Planets
There's no Place Like Home, but We Can Fix That - Terraforming
Wars in Space - Humans attack an alien world, and...
- - Aliens -
Alien Invasion - Aliens invade the earth...
They're Already Here - A human is discovered to be an alien in disguise
Alien Abduction - Aliens abduct a human, and...
Friendly aliens - Benevolent aliens visit the earth...
First contact - A spaceship crashes on the earth...
What's This Button Do? - Alien Machines / Artifacts
- - The Universe -
In the Beginning... - Creation (or Recreation) of the Universe
This is the End - The End of the Universe
Small is Beautiful - Pocket Universes
LIFE ON EARTH
- - Apocalypses or worldwide disasters -
Agricultural or Environmental Disasters
Population Disasters
Disease
Post-apocalyptic societies
- - Sex -
Gender roles
Polygamy
Sexuality and procreation
- - Politics -
Utopia/ Dystopia
Galactic Empire
Tyrannical or Worldwide Government
BIOLOGY
- - Superpowers -
Flight
Superhuman Speed
Intangibility
Invisibility
Shape shifting
- - Psychic Abilities -
Precognition
Telepathy
Telekinesis
Astral Projection
Mind Control
Talking to the dead
Other
- - DNA -
Genetic engineering
Cloning
Mutation
Evolution
- - Physical Changes -
Body Swapping
Shrinking
Growing
Age Change
Sex Change
Human to Animal
Strange Changes
- - Monsters -
Zombies
Vampires
Werewolves
Bigfoot
Loch Ness Monster
Not So Ordinary Animals
Other
- TIME TRAVEL AND ALTERNATE WORLDS
Time Travel
Alternate Dimensions
Alternate History / Anachronism / Steampunk
FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY
- - Human-like machines -
Androids and Robots
Thinking Computers and Artificial Intelligence
- - Fantastic Inventions -
Weapons
You're speaking my language - Universal Translator
Cryonics
A Resurrection Machine
Immortality and Life extension
Nanotechnology
Teleportation
Floating Cities
Underwater Cities
Jetpacks
Flying cars
- - Man and Machine -
Memory removal/editing
Mind uploading and Virtual Worlds
Neural implants and interfacing directly with machinery
Cybernetics
Humanity ruled by machines
