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- Written during the Scientific Revolution and the Age of Enlightenment, Johannes Kepler 's Somnium (1634), Francis Bacon 's New Atlantis (1627), Athanasius Kircher 's Itinerarium extaticum (1656), Cyrano de Bergerac 's Comical History of the States and Empires of the Moon (1657) and The States and Empires of the Sun (1662), Margaret Cavendish 's "The Blazing World" (1666), Jonathan Swift 's Gulliver's Travels (1726), Ludvig Holberg 's Nicolai Klimii Iter Subterraneum (1741) and Voltaire 's...
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1 day ago · Kindred by Octavia E. Butler. Other Butler novels may seem more obviously sci-fi, but Kindred is, I think, her best. It tells the story of Dana, who every time the life of her ancestor Rufus is in ...
5 days ago · Written in the 2nd century CE by the satirist Lucian, A True Story contains many themes and tropes characteristic of modern science fiction, including travel to other worlds, extraterrestrial lifeforms, interplanetary warfare, and artificial life. Some consider it the first science fiction novel. [21]
5 days ago · For the purposes of this list, “classic sci-fi books” refers to anything published before the start of the 21st century. This means we’re covering everyone from Mary Shelley to Dan Simmons. The “contemporary sci-fi books” section is reserved for the ever-growing library of modern sci-fi books that this century will continue to gift us ...
1 day ago · Ted Chiang is one of the most extraordinary sci-fi writers working today. Each of his stories is a precious gem, plucked from his mind and honed to perfection. The titular story of his first collection, Stories of Your Life and Others, inspired the brilliant film Arrival, and while excellent it doesn’t even break the top three of the book ...
2 days ago · Ray Douglas Bradbury (US: / ˈ b r æ d b ɛr i / BRAD-berr-ee; August 22, 1920 – June 5, 2012) was an American author and screenwriter.One of the most celebrated 20th-century American writers, he worked in a variety of genres, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and realistic fiction.
3 days ago · Best Science Fiction Books. Last updated: May 28, 2024. If you love Science Fiction and you're looking for your next family favorite, you're in the right place. We've compiled a top list of the latest and greatest Science Fiction Books. Give it a scroll and find the perfect fit for your family.
1 day ago · One of the first works featuring elements now seen as exemplifying cyberpunk, it combined influences from film noir and hardboiled crime fiction with a distant sci-fi environment. Author William Gibson stated that Moebius' artwork for the series, along with other visuals from Métal Hurlant , strongly influenced his 1984 novel Neuromancer . [89]
