Inspirational Media

These works capture the spirit of Duskara—planetary romance, environmental adaptation, psychic evolution, and the struggle to thrive in extreme conditions.

Books

Science Fiction:

Dune by Frank Herbert (planetary ecosystems, psychic abilities, cultural adaptation)
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (exploration, cultural difference, environmental challenge)
Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson (colonization, terraforming, political tension)
A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine (cultural identity, lost knowledge, political intrigue)
Planetfall by Emma Newman (isolation, secrets, environmental mystery)
The Expanse series by James S.A. Corey (resource scarcity, inter-settlement politics, survival)
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky (evolution, adaptation, communication)
The Steerswoman series by Rosemary Kirstein (exploration, knowledge-seeking, mystery)

Planetary Romance:

A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs (classic planetary romance)
The Dying Earth by Jack Vance (strange worlds, ancient mysteries)
Durdane trilogy by Jack Vance (alien cultures, environmental adaptation)

Solarpunk & Eco-Fiction:

The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson (climate adaptation, cooperation, innovation)
Ecotopia by Ernest Callenbach (sustainable societies)
Walkaway by Cory Doctorow (post-scarcity communities, resilience)

Films & TV

Dune (1984, 2021) — environmental adaptation, psychic abilities, planetary survival
The Expanse (TV series) — resource scarcity, inter-settlement politics, realistic sci-fi
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) — environmental harmony, psychic connection to life
Avatar (2009) — psychic bonding, indigenous resistance, environmental themes
Interstellar (2014) — survival, sacrifice, exploration
The Mandalorian (TV series) — frontier life, isolated communities, resilience

Games

Journey — wordless cooperation, environmental storytelling, pilgrimage
Subnautica — exploration, survival, environmental adaptation
Sable — open-world exploration, coming-of-age, environmental beauty
Outer Wilds — discovery, mystery, interconnected systems
Citizen Sleeper — resource management, survival, community bonds
Terra Nil — environmental restoration, ecological balance

Comics & Graphic Novels

Prophet by Brandon Graham — strange worlds, evolution, exploration
Saga by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples — multi-species societies, cultural conflict
Invisible Republic by Gabriel Hardman and Corinna Bechko — frontier settlements, political intrigue
The Wicked + The Divine by Kieron Gillen — psychic powers, cultural mythology

Music & Soundscapes

Brian Eno — Ambient series (atmospheric, meditative, environmental)
Sigur Rós — expansive, ethereal soundscapes
Carbon Based Lifeforms — ambient sci-fi atmospheres
Jon Hopkins — immersive, rhythmic, exploratory
Stellardrone — space ambient, isolation, wonder