One of the serious explanations for the interstellar silence that prompted the Fermi Paradox is that most of the Earth-like worlds most likely to produce life are covered in oceans. Thus they lack the mix of ocean and land that made evolution of an intelligent species using technology possible.
List of Ocean Worlds and Source Science Fiction[]
A[]
- Alphard - Charles Henneberg's "The Blind Pilot," a short story in Damon Knight's collection 13 French Science Fiction Stories
- Ando (95% surface covered in water) - Star Wars
C[]
- Cerberus (covered in plant life) - Jack L. Chalker's The Four Lords of the Diamond series
D[]
- Damogran - Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
- Diomedes - Poul Anderson's Polesotechnic League universe.
- Droplet - Over a Torrent Sea, Star Trek Titan series novel
E[]
- Elysia - Robert A. Heinlein's novel Time for the Stars, p. 184
F[]
- Fishermarch - Rachel Bach's Future's Pawn
G[]
- Santee Anchorage - Adam Rakunas's novel Windswept
H[]
- Hennessey's World - Una McCormack's Star of the Sea, p. 144 (Weird Space universe)
- Hydros — Robert Silverberg's The Face of the Waters
- Hydrot - James Blish's short story "Surface Tension" in Galaxy August 1952
- Hydrot - Paul McAuley's novel Into Everywhere, p. 207
I[]
- Ingold - Meryl Ferguson's short story "The Hyphal Layer" in David Conyers et al.'s collection Extreme Planets
M[]
- Manaan - Star Wars
- Mare Infinitis - Dan Simmon's novel Hyperion Cantos, p. 196
- Monea - Star Trek: Voyager
N[]
- Nidor — Robert Silverberg and Randall Garrett novels The Shrouded Planet and The Dawning Light
- Nyanza - Poul Anderson's Polesotechnic League universe
P[]
- Pacifica - "Conspiracy," Star Trek: The Next Generation Episode 24, Season 1, 5-9-1988
- Pantolomin - Star Wars
- Pertytch IV - Iain M. Banks's novel The Hydrogen Sonata, p. 105
- Planet P - Robert A. Heinlein's novel Starship Troopers
R[]
- Ràn - Paul McAuley's novel Into Everywhere, p. 99
- Russalka - Jonathan L. Howard's novel Katya's World
S[]
- Shora - Joan Slonczewski's A Door into Ocean
- Solaris - Stanislaw Lem's novel Solaris
T[]
- Thalassa - Arthur C. Clarke's novel The Songs of Distant Earth
X[]
- Otherwise unnamed Xanthan homeworld known for its numerous floating bazaars - Star Trek universe
V[]
- Veles (described as a 'water world') - Paul McAuley's novel Into Everywhere, p. 241
See Also[]
- South Pacific 101 (terraformed water filled asteroid) - Kim Stanley Robinson's novel 2312, p. 442
- Water Drop (terraformed water filled asteroid) - Kim Stanley Robinson's novel 2312, Pp. 198-199