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- "The Epic of Gilgamesh" (circa 2100 BC) One of the earliest known works of speculative fiction can be found in The Epic of Gilgamesh, an ancient Mesopotamian poem dating back to the 21st century BC.
- True History (circa 2nd century AD) Lucian of Samosata, a Greek satirist and author, wrote True History in the 2nd century AD. This work is often considered one of the earliest examples of science fiction, even integrating space travel.
- "Somnium" (1634) Written by Johannes Kepler, the renowned German mathematician and astronomer, Somnium is a groundbreaking work in early science fiction.
- "The Blazing World" (1666) Margaret Cavendish, the Duchess of Newcastle, authored The Blazing World in 1666, making her one of the first female science fiction writers.
Many literary experts consider Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, published in 1818, to be the first true work of science fiction, followed eight years later by her novel The Last Man, which also happened to become one of the first post-apocalyptic works, thus establishing that sub-genre of science fiction.
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Nov 22, 2021 · The Blazing World, by Margaret Cavendish (1666) ! This book is arguably the first science fiction book ever written. The Blazing World's language may be dated, but this fearless feminist...
Wells and Verne were millenia behind the game Plato's Republic would probably be considered among the earliest incarnations of Sci-fi (although some people go as far back as Gilgamesh). A lot of Utopian novels in the same vein as The Republic were written a few hundred years ago: There is Bacon's New Atlantis in the 17th century, Moore's Utopia ...
- Rick Riordan
- Elizabeth Acevedo
- Dan Brown
- Alice Walker
- President Barack Obama
- Toni Morrison
- Eoin Colfer
Riordan was a middle school teacher before writing popular books like Percy Jackson & the Olympians series and the Magnus Chase series, to name a few. According to his website, he taught English and History in California and Texas for 15 years. “Uncle Rick,” as some fans call him, began writing adult books while he taught; then Riordan wrote the fi...
An author and poet, Elizabeth Acevedo has had two novels published so far: The Poet X and With The Fire On High. Before these books were published, she was a middle school teacher. In an interview, Acevedo saidthat she was inspired to write a young adult book as an 8th grade English teacher. “There was this realization that I write a lot of poems t...
Brown is the author of adult bestsellers like The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons, and Origin, all part of the Robert Langdon series. Several of those books have been adapted into movies, with actor Tom Hanks taking on the titular role. Before his bestselling success, Dan Brown taught at Phillip Exeter Academy – his alma mater. He was a teacher of E...
A poet and author of fiction and nonfiction, “Alice Walker has been defined as one of the key international writers of the 20th century. Walker made history as the first African-American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for Literature as well as the National Book Award in 1983 for her novel The Color Purple,” according to PBS. The Color Purple was mad...
As a former president of the United States, Barack Obamaprobably needs no introduction. His life and work history are widely known to the public, so here’s a snippet: Before President Obama’s first book, Dreams from My Father, he was already politically active and had attended Harvard Law School. After this, one of his jobs was as a lecturer on law...
Toni Morrison wrote books such as Beloved, The Bluest Eye,Song of Solomon, and Sula. Beloved was turned into a moviewith actors Danny Glover, Thandie Newton, and more. Among her many notable achievements, she won a Pulitzer Prize; is “the first Black woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature,” per Women’s History; and was awarded a Presidential Me...
Colfer is known for writing books like the Artemis Fowl books and the WARP series. He has mostly written children’s books. After graduating from college, Colfer worked as an elementary school teacher in Wexford – the town where he was born. He comes from a family of teachers, according to his website; Colfer’s father was an elementary school teache...
Aug 2, 2022 · The onset of film opened an entirely new way for humans to see and interpret the world around them. One of the earliest known recordings that could be labeled as science fiction is the iconic silent film A Trip to the Moon directed by Georges Méliès in 1902. It was shot with a meager budget of 10,000 francs and was only 9 minutes long.
Aug 18, 2021 · Shades of Magic Trilogy. Tor Books. V.E. Schwab has created a world with four Londons lying atop one another: our own dull Grey, warm magic-suffused Red, tyrannical White, and dead, terrifying ...
