Solaris

Solaris — a science-fiction novel by Stanisław Lem. Its plot takes place on a fictional planet called Solaris, covered with an oceanic life form on whose surface appear variously shaped phenomena, such as symmetriads, asymmetriads, mimoids, etc.

Illustrations by Dominique Signoret

Blue and red stars shining above the Solaris ocean

Symmetriads

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  Birth of a symmetriad
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  Growth of a symmetriad
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  A mature symmetriad

Asymmetriads and mimoids

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  An asymmetriad
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  A mimoid during a blue day
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  A mimoid during a red day
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  A mimoid imitating a helicopter

Illustrations by other authors

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  Solaris by Zdenek Borl
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  Solaris as seen from the space station, by Rhetos
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  Symmetriad by Rhetos

Other

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  Book spines of various language editions of Solaris

External links

English: Solaris, Dominique Signoret's website

Français : Solaris, site web de Dominique Signoret