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''Interstellar Pig'' is a YoungAdult ScienceFiction novel by Creator/WilliamSleator.
Creator/WilliamSleator, originally published in 1984.
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* ProneToSunburn: Barney is very sensitive to the sun. Despite being covered in lotion, he still ends up with a bad one from staying outside during his first time playing the game.
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* AcquiredPoisonImmunity: Barney acquires a pill that grants him immunity to any form of disease, and to the acid of the carnivorous lichen, when they're playing the game at the end of the book. [[spoiler:The second book reveals it actually contains an alien parasite, which is plotting Barney's death in a manner that will allow it to reproduce.]]
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* BribeBackfire: Late in the book, all three aliens try to bribe Barney [[spoiler:to hand over the Piggy, offering intelligence (from Zulma), instantaneous travel to anywhere (from Jrlb), and eternal youth and good looks (from Moyna)]]. All they succeed in doing is encouraging him to stand against them.
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* PowerUpFood: Done in an unusual manner. Luap has a symbiotic relationship with a slug named Zshoozsh. Eating spiders allows Zshoozsh to increase Luap's intelligence.
* TheReptilians: Luap's species, humanoid reptilians with leathery green hide and three eyes, which hail from the planet Ja-Ja-Bee.
* TheReptilians: Luap's species, humanoid reptilians with leathery green hide and three eyes, which hail from the planet Ja-Ja-Bee.
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* FatteningTheVictim: The villainous crab-like aliens in the book do this to their human victims before eating them.
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* PuppeteerParasite:
** One of the new characters introduced is a tapeworm-like alien who controls the body of a member of another species to get around.
** [[spoiler:One of the new antagonists is a more subtle version of this. She sneakily manipulates Barney into position where he can be eaten by the alien crabs, because doing so is the only way for her to transfer from his body into one of theirs so she can reproduce.]]
** One of the new characters introduced is a tapeworm-like alien who controls the body of a member of another species to get around.
** [[spoiler:One of the new antagonists is a more subtle version of this. She sneakily manipulates Barney into position where he can be eaten by the alien crabs, because doing so is the only way for her to transfer from his body into one of theirs so she can reproduce.]]
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* FatalMacGuffin: [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-zagged]] regarding the eponymous artifact, which multiple alien species are competing to possess. It's initially believed that everyone ''but'' the owner will be [[TheGameComeToLife destroyed when the game ends]], but the Piggy later admits that it has a habit of accidentally [[EarthShatteringKaboom destroying its owner's planet]] when it "hiccups". Ultimately revealed that [[spoiler:both stories are lies spread by the Piggy, a harmless recording device, to keep exposing it to new experiences from new owners.]]
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* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler: Jrlb, who was last seen being attacked by the carnivorous lichen and ducking underwater, which may or may not have saved his life.]]
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* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler: Jrlb, who was last seen being attacked by the carnivorous lichen and ducking underwater, which may or may not have saved his life.]]]]
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* AbsurdlyHighStakesGameAbsurdlyHighStakesGame: Specifically, the fate of the players' world, which is the only one to survive when the game ends - all other planets in the game are destroyed. [[spoiler: Supposedly, at least.]]
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* UncannyValley: In-universe; the Piggy, its smile in particular, ''severely'' creeps Barney out.
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* UncannyValley: In-universe; the Piggy, its smile in particular, ''severely'' creeps Barney out.out.
!!The sequel contains examples of:
* BackForTheDead: [[spoiler: Moyna and Zulma are both killed off by the time the story is over.]]
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler: Zulma gets shot with a crossbow, which goes all the way through her. Moyna suffers the same fate before being devoured by the lichen.]]
* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler: Jrlb, who was last seen being attacked by the carnivorous lichen and ducking underwater, which may or may not have saved his life.]]
!!The sequel contains examples of:
* BackForTheDead: [[spoiler: Moyna and Zulma are both killed off by the time the story is over.]]
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler: Zulma gets shot with a crossbow, which goes all the way through her. Moyna suffers the same fate before being devoured by the lichen.]]
* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler: Jrlb, who was last seen being attacked by the carnivorous lichen and ducking underwater, which may or may not have saved his life.]]
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It was followed up in 2002 by a sequel, ''Parasite Pig'', where Barney is once more pulled back into the game.
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''Interstellar Pig'' is a young adult ScienceFiction novel by WilliamSleator.
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* GiantSpider: Zulma is a giant, alien spider.
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* GiantSpider: Zulma [[spoiler: Zulma]] is a giant, alien spider.
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* LivingGasbag: Moyna, a gas-filled flying octopus.
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* LivingGasbag: [[spoiler: Moyna, a gas-filled flying octopus.octopus]].
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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: At the end of the book, Barney [[spoiler: decides to help Moyna get to her craft because she's running low on the gas keeping her aloft]]. This merits him a (non-serious) gash on the arm as "reward".
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* AmbiguousEnding: While holding onto the titular Pig, [[spoiler: it tells Barney that the whole "Only the species that holds me is safe" is a lie that it had spread because it wanted to see other worlds]]. Whether or not ''this'' is true is left unanswered.
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* FishPeople: Jrlb.
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Jrlb is a walking fishman.
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* HiveMind: The lichen.lichen think and act as one.
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* CannotTellALie: The lichen are capable of transmitting information amongst themselves, but they are incapable of transmitting false information, or lying, to others. [[spoiler:Barney takes advantage of this, while disguised as a lichen, to get more information.]]
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* NeedleInAStackOfNeedles: [[spoiler:Barney manages to hide from Moyna in the swarm of lichen by using his Disguise Selector to turn into one of them.]]
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* HiddenInPlainSight: [[Spoiler:Barney cuts a hole in the pages of an old yearbook, hides the Piggy inside, then leaves the book in plain sight on a bookcase.]]
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* HiddenInPlainSight: [[Spoiler:Barney [[spoiler:Barney cuts a hole in the pages of an old yearbook, hides the Piggy inside, then leaves the book in plain sight on a bookcase.]]
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* HiddenInPlainSight: [[Spoiler:Barney cuts a hole in the pages of an old yearbook, hides the Piggy inside, then leaves the book in plain sight on a bookcase.]]
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* {{Determinator}}: Despite having a horrible sunburn, and the fact that it would be a rather long trip across the ocean, Barney still manages to convince the others to take him along to the island, [[spoiler:and as a result, manages to get to the Piggy first.]]
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* HumansAreMorons: When Barney is pulled into the game, his IRSC is listed as 93.7, which, by the games rules, means humans are nearly as sapient as the lichen. Inverted, however, when Barney becomes the only one who realizes what the true purpose of the game is.
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* HumansAreMorons: When Barney is pulled into the game, his IRSC is listed as 93.7, which, by the games rules, means humans are nearly as sapient as only puts them above the lichen.Lichen in terms of relative sapience. Inverted, however, when Barney becomes the only one who realizes what the true purpose of the game is.
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* HumansAreMorons: When Barney is pulled into the game, his IRSC is listed as 93.7, which, by the games rules, means humans are nearly as sapient as the lichen. Inverted, however, when Barney becomes the only one who realizes what the true purpose of the game is.
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* TimedMission: Interstellar Pig is timed.
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* TimedMission: The Board Game Interstellar Pig is timed.timed. No one knows how long the Real Life Interstellar Pig goes on, because this is still the first game.
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* AndYouThoughtItWasAGameAndYouThoughtItWasAGame: The actual board game is described as a "simulacrum" in order to dissuade non-participants from keeping the Piggy and therefore getting pulled into the '''real''' game themselves.
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* LivingGasbag: a gas-filled flying octopus.
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* LivingGasbag: Moyna, a gas-filled flying octopus.
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* LivingGasbag: a gas-filled flying octopus.
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* PosthumousCharacter: [[spoiler: Luap]].
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* Uncannyvalley: In-universe; the Piggy and its smile in particular ''severely'' creep Barney out.
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* Uncannyvalley: UncannyValley: In-universe; the Piggy and Piggy, its smile in particular particular, ''severely'' creep creeps Barney out.
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* ChekhovsGuman: [[spoiler: Luap, though posthumously, and the lichen]].
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* ChekhovsGuman: ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler: Luap, though posthumously, and the lichen]].
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* TimedMission: Interstellar Pig is timed.
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* ChehkovsGun: [[spoiler: The equipment Barney selects, and the Captain's diary]].
* ChehkovsGuman: [[spoiler: Luap, though posthumously, and the lichen]].
* ChehkovsGuman: [[spoiler: Luap, though posthumously, and the lichen]].
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* ChehkovsGun: ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler: The equipment Barney selects, and the Captain's diary]].
*ChehkovsGuman: ChekhovsGuman: [[spoiler: Luap, though posthumously, and the lichen]].
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Soon Barney is immersed in the game. But why do his neighbors keep picking the same aliens every time they play, and dissuade him from learning about themselves?
''Is'' it just a game?
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Soon Barney is immersed in the game. But why do his neighbors keep picking the same aliens every time they play, and dissuade him from learning about themselves?
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* ChehkovsGun: [[spoiler: The equipment Barney selects, and the Captain's diary]].
* ChehkovsGuman: [[spoiler: Luap, though posthumously, and the lichen]].
* ChehkovsGuman: [[spoiler: Luap, though posthumously, and the lichen]].
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* HiveMind: The lichen.
* HyperactiveMetabolism[=/=]WizardNeedsFoodBadly: The carnivorous lichen can eat nearly anything and ''have'' to because of their hunger cycle being constant.
* HyperactiveMetabolism[=/=]WizardNeedsFoodBadly: The carnivorous lichen can eat nearly anything and ''have'' to because of their hunger cycle being constant.
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Sixteen-year-old Barney is resigned to another boring vacation at his parents' summer rental, reading science fiction novels and keeping out of the sun. When Zena, Manny, and Joe move into the cinder-block cottage next door, Barney is intrigued by their glamorous, exotic lifestyle. His fascination grows when Zena introduces Barney to their favorite pastime: Interstellar Pig, a board game in which the key objective is to finish the game with the Piggy card in hand.
Zena quickly briefs him on the rules: each player picks their character from a box of cards depicting different aliens. Every alien race has their own strengths, weaknesses, and IRSC (Interstellar Relative Sapience Code, which rates the species' intelligence). When the time runs out, every home planet will be obliterated except the one belonging to the holder of the Piggy.
Soon Barney is immersed in the game. But why do his neighbors keep picking the same aliens every time they play, and dissuade him from learning about themselves?
;'Is'' it just a game?
Zena quickly briefs him on the rules: each player picks their character from a box of cards depicting different aliens. Every alien race has their own strengths, weaknesses, and IRSC (Interstellar Relative Sapience Code, which rates the species' intelligence). When the time runs out, every home planet will be obliterated except the one belonging to the holder of the Piggy.
Soon Barney is immersed in the game. But why do his neighbors keep picking the same aliens every time they play, and dissuade him from learning about themselves?
;'Is'' it just a game?
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* Uncannyvalley: In-universe; the Piggy and its smile in particular ''severely'' creep Barney out.
* StarfishAliens: Zulma and Moyna; Jrlb is
* Uncannyvalley: In-universe; the Piggy and its smile in particular ''severely'' creep Barney out.
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''Interstellar Pig'' is a young adult ScienceFiction novel by WilliamSleator.
!!This novel contains examples of:
* AbsurdlyHighStakesGame
* StarfishAliens: Zulma and Moyna; Jrlb is humanoid.
!!This novel contains examples of:
* AbsurdlyHighStakesGame
* StarfishAliens: Zulma and Moyna; Jrlb is humanoid.
