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This is a list of works of fiction set largely or wholly in 2008. ==Books== * Isaac Asimov's 1955 short story ''Franchise'' takes place in 2008, the premise being that the U.S. president will be selected by a computer program looking for the "most representative citizen". * John Barnes, ''Mother of Storms'' (1995) begins with a 2008 UN resolution barring any nation from acquiring nuclear weapons after June 1, 2008, subject to penalty of preemptive strike. * Gregory Benford's books ''The Jupiter War'' and ''The Threads of Time'' are set in 2008. * The Galactic Milieu Series by Julian May features Earth's first contact with an alien race on June 20, 2008. * Ian McDonald's "Chaga Saga" (''Evolution's Shore'' and ''Kirinya'') begins with the March 13, 2008 impact arrival of the plant form Chaga from outer space. * Alan E. Nourse's 1957 book ''Rocket to Limbo'' begins with the March 3, 2008 launch of the starship Argonaut on a centuries-long trip to Alpha Centauri. * ''The Mote in God's Eye'' (1974) by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle postulates that faster-than-light travel is perfected in 2008. * ''The Next War'', a controversial 1996 novel about the post-Soviet era, co-authored by former U.S. Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger, looks at a possible 2008 nuclear confrontation between the United States and Russia. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of works of fiction set in 2008」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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