Abstract
Fictional writing contains sufficient factual description to constitute a minor non-technical form of geoscience literature. Novelists and short story writers have long acknowledged the significance of place and geography in their works. Literary scholars have recently begun to construct a serious framework for analyzing and comparing fictional geographical elements. This should assist geoscientists in interpreting the significance of fictional material. The instructional value of geographically oriented novels has long been recognized. Many geoscience educators recommend the incorporation of fictional material in some undergraduate geography and geology courses. Systematic incorporation of such material into an integrated earth systems curriculum has also been advocated for the public school system. The success of these approaches is partially dependent on the ability of literature-indexing systems to identify relevant material. Library of Congress subject headings, although helpful, are not sufficient. ...
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