Thread: Is Science Fiction dead?
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Old 06-03-2011, 11:58 PM   #50
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Originally Posted by Rizla View Post
Sci-Fi is different from fantasy in that its 'technology' is arguably possible. What is the first real Sci-Fi novel? By H.G.Wells? I'm guessing Sci-Fi emerged with the rise of the machine.
That's true as we understand the world today, but what of Lucian's "True History" which tells of a trip to the moon. http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu...okup?num=10430 And you could argue that Frankenstein has elements of Science Fiction as well for that matter. Both were written long before Well's books were.
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