Solar System in fiction Solar System in fiction The Solar System and its various bodies (planets, asteroids, moons, etc.) were the earliest objects to be treated as fictional locations in works of science fiction. Among these, imaginary voyages to and explorations of Earth's Moon are found in seventeenth century literature. By the early twentieth century, following the increase in scientific and technological development spurred by the Industrial Revolution, fictional journeys to (or from) the Solar System's other planets had become common in fiction. Early literature regarding the Solar System, following scientific speculations dating back to the 17th century, assumed that every planet hosted its
The Magical Music Box which accompanied the stories" 1. Journey to the Stars - The Planets by Gustav Holst 2. Hall of the Troll King - Peer Gynt Suites by Edvard Grieg 3. Sky Racers - Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony 4. The Wizard's Spell - Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky 5. House of Terrors - Symphonie Fantastique by Berlioz 6. Daylight Robbery - Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin 7. The River God - Ravel's Bolero 8. Night of the Aliens - Bach's Orchestral Suite No 4 9. The Bull Fights Back - Bizet's Carmen Suites 1 and 2 10. Animal Rescue - Carnival of the