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Science Fiction Literature

Science Fiction Literature. Science, Technology and Imagination. Science fiction involves speculations based on current or future science or technology. Science fiction is found in books, art, television, films, games, theatre, and other media. Identifying traits of Science Fiction.

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Science Fiction Literature

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  1. Science Fiction Literature Science, Technology and Imagination

  2. Science fiction involves speculations based on current or future science or technology. Science fiction is found in books, art, television, films, games, theatre, and other media.

  3. Identifying traits of Science Fiction • A setting in the future, in alternative time lines, or in a historical past that changes facts from history or the archeological record. • A setting in outer space, on other worlds, or involving aliens • Stories that involve technology or scientific principles that contradict known laws of nature. • Stories that involve the discovery of new scientific principles, such as time travel, robotics, faster-than-light travel, and nanotechnology.

  4. Science fiction makes the unlikely seem possible!

  5. Types of Science Fiction • Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction is concerned with the end of civilization through nuclear war, plague, or other worldwide catastrophic event. • Feminist science fiction explores societies in which gender differences or gender power imbalances do not exist. • Science fiction Westerns occur in the past, or in a world resembling the past, in which modern or future technologies exist. • Space operas emphasize romantic adventures where opponents possess powerful weapons and abilities and wage large scale battles for domination of cultures across the universe.

  6. Here are some examples of science fiction books and series:

  7. Star Wars Books by various authors

  8. The Area 51 Series By Robert Doherty

  9. The Bar Code TattooandThe Bar Code Rebellion By Suzanne Weyn

  10. The Dragonback Series By Timothy Zahn

  11. Ender’s Game By Orson Scott Card

  12. H.I.V.E.andH.I.V.E. The Overlord Protocol By Mark Walden

  13. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and other books by Jules Verne

  14. The Time Machine and other books by H. G. Wells

  15. To find science fiction books in our library: • Type science fiction in the search bar and click on the Subject button • Type in the author’s last name, first name and click on the Author button • Type in the title of the book and click on the Title button

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