Boris and Arkady Strugatskys' novel _Inhabited Island_ (earlier translation title _Prisoners of Power_) plays with the notion of a hollow world. The inhabitants of that world believe that they're living on the inside of a hollow sphere (the result of a peculiarity of their world's atmosphere that creates the illusion of the horizon curving upward), and regard the scientific discovery of the planet's actual shape ridiculous. In fact, one of their maledictions is based upon it, and literally means "world turned inside out."
OTOH, one could also do a "hollow world" story with an inflated-asteroid habitat with some kind of artificial "sun" at its center, or with a Dyson sphere, especially one around a red dwarf, such that the diameter of the sphere is necessarily smaller.
Etidorhpa or the End of Earth, by John Uri Lloyd, and The Goddess of Atvatabar, by William R. Bradshaw are two more excellent examples I’ve read. Also, at least one Choose Your Own Adventure book had the theme.
I was always fascinated by the idea until I learned gravity wouldn’t work.
Boris and Arkady Strugatskys' novel _Inhabited Island_ (earlier translation title _Prisoners of Power_) plays with the notion of a hollow world. The inhabitants of that world believe that they're living on the inside of a hollow sphere (the result of a peculiarity of their world's atmosphere that creates the illusion of the horizon curving upward), and regard the scientific discovery of the planet's actual shape ridiculous. In fact, one of their maledictions is based upon it, and literally means "world turned inside out."
OTOH, one could also do a "hollow world" story with an inflated-asteroid habitat with some kind of artificial "sun" at its center, or with a Dyson sphere, especially one around a red dwarf, such that the diameter of the sphere is necessarily smaller.
Etidorhpa or the End of Earth, by John Uri Lloyd, and The Goddess of Atvatabar, by William R. Bradshaw are two more excellent examples I’ve read. Also, at least one Choose Your Own Adventure book had the theme.
I was always fascinated by the idea until I learned gravity wouldn’t work.