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Sci-fi

  • Frankenstein

    Frankenstein
    Marry Shelley
  • Jules Verne and H.G. Wells mid to late 19th century

    Jules Verne and H.G. Wells mid to late 19th century
    Jules Verne made “A Journey To The Centre Of The Planet”, “20,000 Leagues Under The Sea” and “From The Earth To The Moon”. H.G. Wells made “The Invisible Man”, “ The Island Of Dr.Moreau” and “ The Food Of The Gods”. Jules Verne pioneered the Adventure driven romantic sci-fi opera while H.G. Wells made a much more moralising tone.
  • Frankenstein

    Frankenstein
    Marry Shelley
  • Mid-1920s

    Mid-1920s
    Science fiction becomes mainstream, it becomes grouped with the so-called low art like comic books and serialised romances, but then WW2 hits which brings about the so-called golden age of science fiction with its prominent authors Robert Heinlein, Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov and George Orwell.
  • The next generation of writers

    The next generation of writers
    Philip K Dick who popularised the nascent sub genre of cyberpunk, Ursula K LeGuin who wrote the first mainstream sci-fi book to explore a gender less society as Frank Herbert who wrote Dune.
  • The rise of the internet

    The rise of the internet
    The rise of the internet and computers inspires writer Scott Card to write the “Ender’s Game” series, Micheal Crichton who writes commercial sci-fi, Octavia E. Butler who wrote a Afro futurism sub genre