Science Fiction

2. the alien species from which Mr. Spock halfway descends
3. “…the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have.”
4. androids may dream of this animal
7. the main setting of Star Trek: The Original Series
8. everything, …, all at once
11. the titular doctor in H. G. Wells’ 1896 novel
12. the second last survivor of the Nostromo
13. the extraterrestrial threat present in H. G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds
15. vegetables grown by the titular character in Andy Weir’s The Martian
16. the planet from which the highly cultivated Spice Melange is sourced
18. the first rule in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
19. one of the three central characters in The Matrix, also the name for the Greek god of dreams
20. book one in Jeff Vandermeer’s Southern Reach trilogy

1. a popular trope in current science-fiction media
5. name of the ancient and powerful sisterhood in Frank Herbert’s Dune
6. the mind-killer
9. the setting of William Gibson’s Neuromancer
10. published in 1818, considered by many to be the first true science-fiction novel
13. dinosaur DNA was sourced from this insect in Jurassic Park
14. Korben Dallas’ vocation in The Fifth Element
17. the extraterrestrial object present throughout 2001: A Space Odyssey