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The Space Machine

1976 novel by Christopher Priest
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The Space Machine

Summary

The Space Machine is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Space Machine authored Christopher Priest[3].
  • The Space Machine's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Space Machine was published by Faber & Faber[5].
  • The Space Machine's genre is science fiction[6].
  • The Space Machine's language of work or name is recorded as British English[7].
  • The Space Machine's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[8].
  • The Space Machine was released on March 22, 1976[9].
  • The Space Machine's narrative location is recorded as Mars[10].
  • The Space Machine's main subject is time travel[11].
  • The Space Machine's form of creative work is recorded as novel[12].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Space Machine authored Christopher Priest[3]. It was published by Faber & Faber[5].

Publication

The Space Machine was released on March 22, 1976[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as British English[7]. Its genre is science fiction[6].

Subject and Themes

The Space Machine's main subject is time travel[11].

Why It Matters

The Space Machine ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

literary work United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12h ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → United Kingdom
    Instance of → literary work
    Language of work or name → British English
    Publication date → +1976-03-22T00:00:00Z
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P7937]]: [[Q8261]], add [[:Q2629164|ISFDB]] reference"
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