Animation of the planetary system around Sun-like star HD 10180 (artist’s impression)

ESO - eso1035b - Animation of the planetary system around Sun-like star HD 10180 (artist’s impression)

The title says it all really.

One curious question I have is, now we have almost 500 known exoplanets how come so few science fiction stories are set in these real locations? (Allen Steele's Coyote series is the only example I can think of). Failure of nerve, lack of research or lack of interest?

(Thanks to Robert Hill of NISO for the link to this animation)