The
24th century of the
anno Domini , abbreviated as AD or A.D., and Before Christ, abbreviated as BC or B.C., are designations used to number years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars....
(
commonCommon Era, abbreviated as CE, is a designation for the calendar system most commonly used world-wide for numbering the year part of the date...
) era will span the years 2301–2400 of the
Gregorian calendarThe Gregorian calendar is the internationally accepted civil calendar. It was first proposed by the Calabrian doctor Aloysius Lilius, and decreed by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom the calendar was named, on 24 February 1582 by the papal bull Inter gravissimas...
. Unlike most century years, the year 2400 will be a
leap yearA leap year is a year containing one or more extra days in order to keep the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical or seasonal year....
, and the first
century leap yearIn the Gregorian calendar, a Century leap year is a year that is exactly divisible by 400 . The years 1600 and 2000, for example, were century leap years; the century years of 1700, 1800, and 1900 were not century leap years. The next century leap year will occur in 2400...
since the year 2000.
- September 11, 2307: At 22:50 UTC
Universal Time is a timescale based on the rotation of the Earth. It is a modern continuation of Greenwich Mean Time , i.e., the mean solar time on the meridian of Greenwich, and GMT is sometimes used loosely as a synonym for UTC. In fact the expression "Universal Time" is ambiguous, as there are...
, VenusVenus is the second-closest planet to the Sun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days. The planet is named after Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty. After the Moon, it is the brightest natural object in the night sky, reaching an apparent magnitude of −4.6...
will occultAn occultation is an event that occurs when one object is hidden by another object that passes between it and the observer. The word is used in astronomy and can also be used in a general sense to describe when an object in the foreground occults objects in the background...
UranusUranus is the seventh planet from the Sun, and the third-largest and fourth most massive planet in the Solar System. It is named after the ancient Greek deity of the sky Uranus the father of Kronos and grandfather of Zeus...
.
- 2313: Triple conjunction
A triple conjunction is an astronomical event, where two planets or a planet and a star meet each other three times in a short period either in opposition or at the time of inferior conjunction, if an inferior planet is involved...
MarsMars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. The planet is named after Mars, the Roman god of war. It is also referred to as the "Red Planet" because of its reddish appearance, due to iron oxide prevalent on its surface....
–JupiterJupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet within the Solar System. It is a gas giant with a mass slightly less than one-thousandth that of the Sun but is two and a half times the mass of all of the other planets in our Solar System combined. Jupiter is classified as a gas...
.
- 2319: Triple conjunction Mars-Saturn
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest planet in the Solar System, after Jupiter. Saturn, along with Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune, is classified as a gas giant...
.
- June 4, 2327: At 00:54 UTC, Venus will occult Mars.
- October 8, 2335: At 14:51 UTC, Venus will occult Jupiter.
- April 7, 2351: At 17:22 UTC, Mercury
For the liquid metallic element, see Mercury .Mercury is the innermost and smallest planet in the Solar System, orbiting the Sun once every 87.969 days. The orbit of Mercury has the highest eccentricity of all the Solar System planets, and it has the smallest axial tilt. It completes three...
will occult Uranus.
- December 13, 2360: Transit of Venus.
- December 10, 2368: Transit of Venus
A transit of Venus across the Sun takes place when the planet Venus passes directly between the Sun and Earth, obscuring a small portion of the solar disk. During a transit, Venus can be seen from Earth as a small black disk moving across the face of the Sun. The duration of such transits is...
.
- 2388: Triple conjunction Mars-Saturn.
- May 11, 2391: Partial transit of Mercury
A transit of Mercury across the Sun takes place when the planet Mercury comes between the Sun and the Earth, and Mercury is seen as a small black dot moving across the face of the Sun....
.
- November 17, 2400: Venus will occult Antares
Antares is a red supergiant star in the Milky Way galaxy and the sixteenth brightest star in the nighttime sky...
(last occultation of Antares by Venus was on September 17, 525 BC).
- Bis zum Nullpunkt des Seins ("To the Zero Point of Existence"), written in 1871 by Kurd Laßwitz
Kurd Lasswitz was a German author, scientist, and philosopher. He has been called the father of German science fiction He sometimes used the pseudonym Velatus....
, is set in the year 2371.
- The novel Bikini Planet
Bikini Planet is a science fiction comedy written by David S. Garnett and released exclusively in the UK as a paperback. It is written as a sub-sequel to an earlier story written by Garnett in 1994, entitled Stargonauts, which features the some of the same settings and characters from the first...
by David S. GarnettDavid S. Garnett is a UK science fiction author and editor whose novels include Cosmic Carousel and Bikini Planet. He edited a paperback anthology revival of Michael Moorcock's New Worlds magazine, two Zenith anthologies of original British SF stories, and three Orbit Science Fiction...
takes place at the beginning of the 24th Century.
- Scott Westerfled novel series "Uglies" takes place 300 years from the year the first book (Uglies) was published.
- Duck Dodgers in the 24th 1/2 Century
Duck Dodgers is the metafictional star of a series of cartoons produced by Warner Bros. He is actually the famous cartoon star Daffy Duck, cast in the role of an intergalactic future hero.-Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century:...
(circa 2350).
- In the episode Attack of Big MACC in the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon series
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an joint-venture between American/Japanese animated television series produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson and Shogakukan Studios. It premiered December 28, 1987, first as a five-part mini-series animated by Toei...
, the "thinking" robotA robot is a virtual or mechanical artificial agent. In practice, it is usually an electro-mechanical machine which is guided by computer or electronic programming, and is thus able to do tasks on its own...
MACC leaves his time (2390) and time travels back to the late 1980s.
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The
24th century of the
anno Domini , abbreviated as AD or A.D., and Before Christ, abbreviated as BC or B.C., are designations used to number years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars....
(
commonCommon Era, abbreviated as CE, is a designation for the calendar system most commonly used world-wide for numbering the year part of the date...
) era will span the years 2301–2400 of the
Gregorian calendarThe Gregorian calendar is the internationally accepted civil calendar. It was first proposed by the Calabrian doctor Aloysius Lilius, and decreed by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom the calendar was named, on 24 February 1582 by the papal bull Inter gravissimas...
. Unlike most century years, the year 2400 will be a
leap yearA leap year is a year containing one or more extra days in order to keep the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical or seasonal year....
, and the first
century leap yearIn the Gregorian calendar, a Century leap year is a year that is exactly divisible by 400 . The years 1600 and 2000, for example, were century leap years; the century years of 1700, 1800, and 1900 were not century leap years. The next century leap year will occur in 2400...
since the year 2000.
Astronomical events
- September 11, 2307: At 22:50 UTC
Universal Time is a timescale based on the rotation of the Earth. It is a modern continuation of Greenwich Mean Time , i.e., the mean solar time on the meridian of Greenwich, and GMT is sometimes used loosely as a synonym for UTC. In fact the expression "Universal Time" is ambiguous, as there are...
, VenusVenus is the second-closest planet to the Sun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days. The planet is named after Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty. After the Moon, it is the brightest natural object in the night sky, reaching an apparent magnitude of −4.6...
will occultAn occultation is an event that occurs when one object is hidden by another object that passes between it and the observer. The word is used in astronomy and can also be used in a general sense to describe when an object in the foreground occults objects in the background...
UranusUranus is the seventh planet from the Sun, and the third-largest and fourth most massive planet in the Solar System. It is named after the ancient Greek deity of the sky Uranus the father of Kronos and grandfather of Zeus...
.
- 2313: Triple conjunction
A triple conjunction is an astronomical event, where two planets or a planet and a star meet each other three times in a short period either in opposition or at the time of inferior conjunction, if an inferior planet is involved...
MarsMars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. The planet is named after Mars, the Roman god of war. It is also referred to as the "Red Planet" because of its reddish appearance, due to iron oxide prevalent on its surface....
–JupiterJupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet within the Solar System. It is a gas giant with a mass slightly less than one-thousandth that of the Sun but is two and a half times the mass of all of the other planets in our Solar System combined. Jupiter is classified as a gas...
.
- 2319: Triple conjunction Mars-Saturn
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest planet in the Solar System, after Jupiter. Saturn, along with Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune, is classified as a gas giant...
.
- June 4, 2327: At 00:54 UTC, Venus will occult Mars.
- October 8, 2335: At 14:51 UTC, Venus will occult Jupiter.
- April 7, 2351: At 17:22 UTC, Mercury
For the liquid metallic element, see Mercury .Mercury is the innermost and smallest planet in the Solar System, orbiting the Sun once every 87.969 days. The orbit of Mercury has the highest eccentricity of all the Solar System planets, and it has the smallest axial tilt. It completes three...
will occult Uranus.
- December 13, 2360: Transit of Venus.
- December 10, 2368: Transit of Venus
A transit of Venus across the Sun takes place when the planet Venus passes directly between the Sun and Earth, obscuring a small portion of the solar disk. During a transit, Venus can be seen from Earth as a small black disk moving across the face of the Sun. The duration of such transits is...
.
- 2388: Triple conjunction Mars-Saturn.
- May 11, 2391: Partial transit of Mercury
A transit of Mercury across the Sun takes place when the planet Mercury comes between the Sun and the Earth, and Mercury is seen as a small black dot moving across the face of the Sun....
.
- November 17, 2400: Venus will occult Antares
Antares is a red supergiant star in the Milky Way galaxy and the sixteenth brightest star in the nighttime sky...
(last occultation of Antares by Venus was on September 17, 525 BC).
Literature
- Bis zum Nullpunkt des Seins ("To the Zero Point of Existence"), written in 1871 by Kurd Laßwitz
Kurd Lasswitz was a German author, scientist, and philosopher. He has been called the father of German science fiction He sometimes used the pseudonym Velatus....
, is set in the year 2371.
- The novel Bikini Planet
Bikini Planet is a science fiction comedy written by David S. Garnett and released exclusively in the UK as a paperback. It is written as a sub-sequel to an earlier story written by Garnett in 1994, entitled Stargonauts, which features the some of the same settings and characters from the first...
by David S. GarnettDavid S. Garnett is a UK science fiction author and editor whose novels include Cosmic Carousel and Bikini Planet. He edited a paperback anthology revival of Michael Moorcock's New Worlds magazine, two Zenith anthologies of original British SF stories, and three Orbit Science Fiction...
takes place at the beginning of the 24th Century.
- Scott Westerfled novel series "Uglies" takes place 300 years from the year the first book (Uglies) was published.
Television
- Duck Dodgers in the 24th 1/2 Century
Duck Dodgers is the metafictional star of a series of cartoons produced by Warner Bros. He is actually the famous cartoon star Daffy Duck, cast in the role of an intergalactic future hero.-Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century:...
(circa 2350).
- In the episode Attack of Big MACC in the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon series
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an joint-venture between American/Japanese animated television series produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson and Shogakukan Studios. It premiered December 28, 1987, first as a five-part mini-series animated by Toei...
, the "thinking" robotA robot is a virtual or mechanical artificial agent. In practice, it is usually an electro-mechanical machine which is guided by computer or electronic programming, and is thus able to do tasks on its own...
MACC leaves his time (2390) and time travels back to the late 1980s. MACC later returns to his own time after helping the TMNTThe Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are a fictional team of four mutant turtles, who were trained by a giant, talking rat sensei, Master Splinter, in the art of Ninjitsu...
fighting KrangKrang is a fictional supervillain who appears in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles universe. An alien Utrom, a race of aliens in the Mirage comics, Krang appeared most frequently in the 1987 TMNT cartoon and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures comic book, as well as most of the classic TMNT...
, ShredderShredder is a fictional character from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. At one point or another in every incarnation of the TMNT stories, he has been the archenemy of Splinter and the Turtles. He is also known as the leader of the Foot Clan.Shredder's physical appearance remains fairly...
, Bebop and RocksteadyBebop and Rocksteady are fictional characters in the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon series and the Archie TMNT Adventures comics as well as most of the classic TMNT video games. They follow the orders of series villain The Shredder, leader of the Foot Clan...
.
- Tom Corbett, Space Cadet
Tom Corbett is the main character in a series of Tom Corbett — Space Cadet stories that were depicted in television, radio, books, comic books, comic strips, coloring books, punch-out books and View-Master reels in the 1950s....
is active in the year 2352.
- The apocalyptic Space Runaway Ideon
is an anime television series produced by Sunrise. It first premiered on TV Tokyo from 1980 to 1981, followed by two feature films in 1982, and was later broadcast in Japan by the satellite TV network Animax from September 2006. Ideon was created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, and was the series...
occurs in the 24th century. It is an animeis animation originating in Japan. The world outside Japan regards anime as "Japanese animation". Anime originated about 1917.Anime, like manga , has a large audience in Japan and high recognition throughout the world...
series made in 1980, and is quite famous in Japan.
- In the animated series Futurama
Futurama is an animated American sci-fi sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening and David X. Cohen for the Fox network. The series follows the adventures of a late 20th-century New York City pizza delivery boy, Philip J...
, 2303 is the year that the MonksA monk is a person who practices religious asceticism, living either alone or with any number of monks, whilst always maintaining some degree of physical separation from those not sharing the same purpose...
started looking for GodGod is a deity in theistic and deistic religions and other belief systems, representing either the sole deity in monotheism, or a principal deity in polytheism....
through their giant telescopeA telescope is an instrument designed for the observation of remote objects by the collection of electromagnetic radiation. The first known practically functioning telescopes were invented in the Netherlands at the beginning of the 17th century...
. Also in 2308 Bender Bending Rodríguez interrupts the Nobel Peace PrizeThe Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel.-Background:...
ceremony and while being chased down is inadvertently responsible for the destruction of New York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States, and the center of the New York metropolitan area, which is among the most populous urban areas in the world. A leading global city, New York exerts a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, fashion and entertainment...
which makes way for New New York City.
- The anime series Mobile Suit Gundam 00
is the seventh incarnation of Sunrise's long-running Gundam franchise. It is directed by Seiji Mizushima and written by Yōsuke Kuroda, and features character designs by Yun Kōga. The twenty-five episode series was officially announced by Sunrise during a 15-second trailer on June 2, 2007...
takes place between the years 2307 and 2312.
Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Jean-Luc Picard
Jean-Luc Picard is a Star Trek character primarily portrayed by actor Patrick Stewart. He appears in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and the feature films Star Trek Generations, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, and Star Trek Nemesis and made an appearance in...
, born July 13, 2305.
- Beverly Crusher
Cmdr. Beverly Crusher, M.D. , played by actress Gates McFadden, was a character on the Star Trek: The Next Generation TV show and subsequent films. She was a regular character in the show for all but the second of its seven seasons.During the character's absence in the second season, the character...
, born 2324.
- William T. Riker, born 2335.
- Geordi LaForge, born 2335.
- Deanna Troi
Deanna Troi is a main character in the science-fiction TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation and related TV series and films, portrayed by actress Marina Sirtis. Troi is a human/betazoid hybrid and has the empathic ability to sense emotions. She serves as the ship's counselor on the Enterprise...
, born March 29, 2336.
- Natasha Yar, born 2337.
- Data
Lieutenant Commander Data , played by Brent Spiner, is a character in Star Trek: The Next Generation television series and in the four subsequent The Next Generation films....
, activated Feb. 2, 2338.
- Worf
Lt. Commander Worf, played by Michael Dorn, is a main character in both Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and also the films based on The Next Generation. Worf is the first Klingon main character to appear in Star Trek, and has appeared in more Star Trek episodes than...
, born 2340.
- Wesley Crusher
Wesley Crusher is a character in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. Played by actor Wil Wheaton, the character was a regular for the first four seasons. Afterwards, the character appeared sporadically...
, born 2349.
- USS
USS may refer to:Various organizations:* Union of Secondary Students, a student-rights advocacy group in Ireland* Union Switch & Signal, a supplier of railroad switching equipment* Union Syndicale Suisse, the Swiss Trade Union Confederation...
EnterpriseThe USS Enterprise is a 24th century starship in the Star Trek fictional universe and the principal setting of the Star Trek: The Next Generation television series...
, the fifth starship to bear the name, registry NCC-1701-D is launched, 2364.
- Events of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation is a science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Created about 21 years after the original Star Trek, and set in the 24th century about 80 years after the orginal series, the program features a new crew and a new...
, circa 2364–2370.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- Benjamin Sisko
Benjamin Lafayette Sisko, played by Avery Brooks, is the main character of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Deep Space Nine is the third of five live action television series set in the Star Trek universe.-Early life and career:...
, born 2332.
- Quark
Quark, son of Keldar and Ishka, is a fictional character and anti-hero in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. A member of the ultra-capitalist Ferengi, Quark owned a bar on the Promenade of Deep Space Nine...
, born circa 2333.
- Odo, discovered 2337.
- Miles O'Brien, born September, 2338.
- Jadzia Dax
Jadzia Dax, played by Terry Farrell, was a main character during the first six seasons of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. She is the station's chief science officer, and is close friends with commander Benjamin Sisko and Bajoran first officer Kira Nerys...
, born 2341.
- Kira Nerys
Kira Nerys, played by Nana Visitor, is a main character in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.-Backstory:Per Bajoran custom, her surname, Kira, precedes her given name, Nerys...
, born 2343.
- Ezri Dax
Ezri Dax is a counselor aboard Deep Space Nine in the seventh season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.-Casting:...
, born 2354.
- Nog, born circa 2353.
- Jake Sisko
Jacob "Jake" Sisko, played by Cirroc Lofton, is a character on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He is the son of Deep Space Nine's commanding officer, Benjamin Sisko.-Overview:...
, born 2355.
- Events of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is a science fiction television program that premiered in 1993 and ran for seven seasons, ending in 1999. Rooted in Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek universe, it was created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller, at the request of Brandon Tartikoff, and produced by Paramount...
, (circa 2369–2375)
Star Trek: Voyager
- Tuvok
Tuvok, a Vulcan played by Tim Russ, is a character on the television series Star Trek: Voyager where he serves as the ship's chief of security as well as being its chief tactical officer.-Overview:...
, born 2264.
- Chakotay
Chakotay, played by Robert Beltran, is a character in Star Trek: Voyager. He is the First Officer of the USS Voyager.-Character biography:...
, born 2329.
- Kathryn Janeway
Kathryn Janeway, played by Kate Mulgrew, is a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise. As the captain of the Starfleet starship USS Voyager, she was the lead character on the television series Star Trek: Voyager, and later, a Starfleet Vice Admiral, as seen in the 2002 feature film Star Trek...
, born circa 2336.
- Neelix
Neelix is a fictional character in the television series Star Trek: Voyager. He is played by actor Ethan Phillips.-Overview:Neelix is a Talaxian originally from Rinax, a moon of the planet Talax, in the Delta quadrant, although his great-grandfather was Mylean. His entire family was killed in a...
, born circa 2337.
- Tom Paris
Thomas Eugene "Tom" Paris, played by Robert Duncan McNeill, is a character in the television series Star Trek: Voyager. Paris serves as the chief helmsman and an auxiliary medic aboard the USS Voyager.-Biography:Tom Paris is the son of Admiral Owen Paris and a scion of a family with a...
, born circa 2346.
- Seven of Nine
Seven of Nine is a fictional character on Star Trek: Voyager, portrayed by actress Jeri Ryan. Born human, she was assimilated by the Borg at the age of six. Eighteen years later, Voyager leaves Borg space with Seven on board, after attempts to negotiate passage through Borg space prove only...
, born June 24, 2348.
- B'Elanna Torres
B'Elanna Torres is a main character in Star Trek: Voyager played by Roxann Dawson. She is portrayed as a half-human half-Klingon born in 2349 on the Federation colony Kessik IV. Torres joined the Maquis at age 21 in 2370 and was serving on the Val Jean when brought to the Delta Quadrant...
, born 2349.
- Kes
Kes is a character in the television series Star Trek: Voyager, played by Jennifer Lien.She was a regular for the first three seasons, leaving the show in the season four episode "The Gift". She made one guest appearance two seasons later....
, born 2370.
- The Doctor, activated 2371.
- Events of Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Voyager is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. The show was created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, and Jeri Taylor and is the fourth incarnation of Star Trek, which began with the 1960s series Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry...
, (circa 2371–2378)
Movies
- Star Trek Generations (circa 2371)
- Star Trek: First Contact
Star Trek: First Contact is the eighth feature film in the Star Trek science fiction franchise, released in November 1996 by Paramount Pictures. First Contact is the first film in the franchise to exclusively feature the cast of the Star Trek: The Next Generation television series...
(circa 2373)
- Star Trek: Insurrection
Star Trek: Insurrection is a 1998 science fiction feature film, directed by Jonathan Frakes, written by Michael Piller , and with music composed by Jerry Goldsmith. It is the ninth film in the Star Trek franchise, and the third to feature the cast from the television series Star Trek: The Next...
(circa 2375)
- Star Trek Nemesis (circa 2379)
- Forbidden Planet
Forbidden Planet is a 1956 science fiction film in CinemaScope and Metrocolor directed by Fred M. Wilcox and starring Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis and Leslie Nielsen...
(circa 2381)
- Alien Resurrection (circa 2381)
Musicals
- We Will Rock You
We Will Rock You is a jukebox musical, based on the songs of Queen and named after their hit single of the same name. The musical was written by English comedian and author Ben Elton in collaboration with Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor...
(circa 2302–2309 (depending on the current year and day this is shown))
Video games
- The map for Role Play plugin for the widely popular Half-Life Mod "The Specialists
The Specialists is a multiplayer mod for the first-person shooter computer game Half-Life. The final version of the mod is 3.0.-History:...
" named by creators of the "Havoc9 Gaming Network" as "Xenon City" takes place in the years 2346 to its destruction some 70 years later.
- Many games based in the Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment series.The original Star Trek was an American television series, created by Gene Roddenberry, which debuted in 1966 and ran for three seasons, following the interstellar adventures of Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the Federation...
universe take place in the 24th century.
- In the StarCraft
StarCraft is a military science fiction real-time strategy video game developed by Blizzard Entertainment. The first game of the StarCraft series was released for Microsoft Windows on 31 March 1998. With more than 11 million copies sold worldwide as of February 2009, it is one of the best-selling...
series, 40,000 humans are exiled from EarthEarth is the third planet from the Sun. It is the fifth largest of the eight planets in the solar system, and the largest of the terrestrial planets in the Solar System in terms of diameter, mass and density...
in 2309. They reach the Koprulu Sector on the Galactic Rim in 2337. Stranded on three separate worlds, they are reunited in 2397.
- The FreeSpace Series, a sci-fi space starfighter sim, takes place from 2335 to 2367.
- Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos
Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos , or Edge of Chaos: Independence War 2 , is a sequel to the space combat simulator video game Independence War . Developed by Particle Systems Ltd - the developers of the first game - and published by Infogrames, the game was released in 2001...
, a large-scale spacecraft game, takes place in years 2378 and 2393.
- The Journeyman Project
The Journeyman Project is an adventure computer game developed by Presto Studios.-Gameplay:The game features a first-person perspective, thus, the player sees what the protagonist is seeing. The screen displays a rectangle shaped visor...
, a computer game, set in 2318.
- The Journeyman Project: Buried In Time, a computer game, set in 2328.
- Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri
Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri is a tactical first-person shooter computer game developed by Looking Glass Studios and self-published in 1996...
takes place in 2327, usually referred to as ClanYear 124, in the date system used by the Clans inhabiting Alpha Centauri.
- Unreal Tournament
Unreal Tournament is a first-person shooter video game co-developed by Epic Games and Digital Extremes. It was published in 1999 by GT Interactive. Retrospectively, the game has also been referred to as UT99 or UT Classic to differentiate it from its numbered sequels...
series, a first-person shooterFirst-person shooter is a video game genre which centers the gameplay around gun- and projectile weapon-based combat through the first person perspective; i.e., the player experiences the action through the eyes of a protagonist. Generally speaking, the first-person shooter shares common traits...
(circa 2341–2362).
- Mega Man Zero
The Mega Man Zero, known as in Japan, series is the third series in the main Mega Man story-line, and the fifth series in Capcom's Mega Man video game franchise, co-produced by Keiji Inafune, and directed by Mega Man Legends series director Yoshinori Kawano...
takes place sometime after 2302, but officially takes place in 22XX, at least four years earlier.
- 2348 Gain Ground
Gain Ground is an arcade game that was ported to the Sega Master System, Mega Drive/Genesis and PC Engine . In 2004, it was re-released in Radica Games' TVPlay Legends Vol. II TV Games compilation. It was remade in the PlayStation 2 title Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 9: Gain Ground, which was...
.
- The character R.A.X. Coswell from the Sega Genesis videogame, Eternal Champions
Eternal Champions is a 2D fighting game developed by Sega, and released in 1993.Released during a wave of success of the fighting game, bolstered by the recent successes of Street Fighter II , Fatal Fury and Mortal Kombat , Sega developed Eternal Champions for their Genesis / Mega Drive...
is from the year 2345.
- Operation: Matriarchy
Operation: Matriarchy, known in Russia as Velian , is a 2005 science fiction first-person shooter computer game developed by Russian game developer MADia Entertainment and published by Buka Entertainment for Microsoft Windows...
takes place around 2350.
- In the Star Fleet Universe
The Star Fleet Universe is the variant of the Star Trek fictional universe detailed in the series of Star Fleet Battles games from Amarillo Design Bureau Inc. and used as reference for the Starfleet Command series of computer games...
, Y1—the year of First Contact between humanity and the Vulcans, has been postulated as occurring in 2400, although the Star Trek: First Contact movie previously mentioned identifies the year of first contact as 2063.
- The Timesplitters 2
TimeSplitters 2 is a first-person shooter video game available for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Nintendo GameCube game consoles that is the sequel to TimeSplitters. The game was published by Eidos and developed by Free Radical Design, a company founded by some ex-Rare members...
level 'Robot Factory' is set in the year 2315.
- The Killzone
Killzone is a first-person shooter exclusive to the PlayStation 2 game console, developed by Netherlands-based Guerrilla Games and released on November 2, 2004 in North America. A sequel, Killzone: Liberation was released on the PlayStation Portable and another followup, Killzone 2 was released for...
Series takes place in the years 2350–2352
Books
- The year 2381 is the setting of Robert Silverberg's The World Inside.
- Alliance-Union universe
The Alliance-Union universe is a fictional universe created by science fiction and fantasy author C. J. Cherryh. It is the setting for an epic future history series extending from the 21st century out into the far future....
, backdrop for a series of novels by C. J. CherryhCarolyn Janice Cherry , better known by the pen name C. J. Cherryh, is a United States science fiction and fantasy author...
starting in the 23rd centuryThe 23rd century of the anno Domini era will span the years 2201–2300 of the Gregorian calendar.-Astronomical predictions:* 2221: Triple conjunction between Mars and Saturn.* December 2, 2223: At 12:32 UTC Mars will occult Jupiter....
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- Expedition
Expedition is the title of a science fiction book by artist-author Wayne Douglas Barlowe. Subtitled "Being an Account in Words and Artwork of the 2358 A.D...
, subtitled Being an Account in Words and Artwork of the 2358 A.D. Voyage to Darwin IV. Humans have made their world very toxic killing most life-forms and forcing them to use other technology. They have also started studying Darwin IVDarwin IV is a fictional planet that was the subject of Wayne Barlowe's book Expedition and the television special, Alien Planet, based on Expedition...
, a planet bursting with life.
- In the Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a mysterious alien time-traveller known as "the Doctor" who travels in his space and time-ship, the TARDIS, which normally appears from the exterior to be a blue 1950s police box...
novel The Stone RoseThe Stone Rose is a BBC Books original novel written by Jacqueline Rayner and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Tenth Doctor, Rose and Mickey...
, Vanessa comes from the year 2375.
- Pandora's Star and Judas Unchained by Peter F. Hamilton
Peter F. Hamilton is a British science fiction author. He is best known for writing space opera. As of the publication of his tenth novel in 2004, his works had sold over two million copies worldwide.- Biography :...
are set in the 24th century.
- In The Time Machine
The Time Machine is a novella by H. G. Wells, first published in 1895 and later directly adapted into at least two feature films of the same name, as well as two television versions, and a large number of comic book adaptations. It indirectly inspired many more works of fiction in all media...
an added chapter from the Great Illustrated ClassicsThe Great Illustrated Classics series offers easy-to-read abridgements of well known classics, featuring large print and numerous illustrations. The series is targeted at children, but the writing style is suitable for adult readers as well...
, the The Time Traveller sets his Time Machine to stop at the 24th century on his way back to the year 1899, to find if man has made any achievements in his future. He finds a highly advanced society, but later learns that EarthEarth is the third planet from the Sun. It is the fifth largest of the eight planets in the solar system, and the largest of the terrestrial planets in the Solar System in terms of diameter, mass and density...
is in World War IIIWorld War III denotes a hypothetical successor to World War II that would be on a global scale, with common speculation that it would likely be nuclear and devastating in nature....
, from top to bottom. Time Travel has been made illegal in this time period and the time traveler is about to be arrested but manages to escape into 1899.
Comic books
- In Marvel Comics' "Hercules, Prince of Power," Zeus
In Greek mythology, Zeus is the king of the gods, the ruler of Mount Olympus and the god of the sky and thunder. His symbols are the thunderbolt, eagle, bull, and oak. In addition to his Indo-European inheritance, the classical "cloud-gatherer" also derives certain iconographic traits from the...
slays his son AresIn Greek mythology, Ares is the son of Zeus and Hera. Though often referred to as the Olympian god of warfare, he is more accurately the god of bloodlust, or slaughter personified: "Ares is apparently an ancient abstract noun meaning throng of battle, war."-Etymology:Ares is the god of war...
god of war, in 2381.
- In Space Moose
Space Moose was a Canadian underground comic strip that appeared in the University of Alberta's student newspaper, The Gateway, between 1989 and 1999. Almost all of the strips were penned by Adam Thrasher, a mechanical engineering student at the university...
, a time traveler from the year 2314, Professor Shaun Ot, leaves and never returns.