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Books reviews of the best science fiction stories, texts, educational texts, and journals.
Honey, I Shrunk The Novel: Pirates Of The Caribbean Director Bringing Michael Crichton's 'Micro' To Cinemas
As one of the greatest techno-thriller writers out there, #MichaelCrichton's novels have shaped the childhoods of several generations since he started writing in the '60s. Crichton is the man behind such #scifi stories as #JurassicPark and #Westworld, but with over 25 novels to his name and selling over 200 million copies of his books worldwide, the author wasn't just dinosaurs and robots.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Futurism
Best New Wave Sci-Fi Books
If you’ve never heard of the New Wave genre, then you’re certainly missing out on tons of amazing novels written by underrated sci-fi authors who adore the genre. And in the world of science fiction, all I can say is that New Wave surely makes the genre much more creative.
By C.C. Curtis8 years ago in Futurism
Best Multiverse Science Fiction Books
What defines multiverse science fiction varies and can often be convoluted, but generally speaking it is referring to a multiplicity of universes branching out into many different moments in time. As complicated as that may sound, don't worry too much because the best multiverse science fiction books contain very little real science. Instead, they create compelling alternate universes and parallel worlds that do more important things as far as fiction is concerned — serve the story.
By Joseph Farley8 years ago in Futurism
Best Political Sci-Fi Books
Science fiction tends to draw on tropes from other genres, like space westerns and futuristic horrors. As such, a political science fiction novel often argues either for or against government rule, most often than not the former. This will oftentimes deal with utopias of some kind (that which turn into dystopias as you read), futuristic technology, diplomatic space travel, and extraterrestrial foreign affairs. These are only minuscule parts of what make a poli-sci-fi book truly encapsulating.
By Salvador Lorenz8 years ago in Futurism
Best Sci-Fi Mystery Books of the 00s
When crafted well, the blending of sci-fi and mystery can make for some of the most compulsively readable books in the literary canon. These hybrid books take us to different worlds while still maintaining the crucial whodunit aspect of a true page-turner.
By Joseph Farley8 years ago in Futurism
Best Contemporary Sci-Fi Books of the 00s
This is like adventuring into an infinite library, peering down passages that never end, bookcases packed full of multi-colored spines, each with their own intricate details. Here are the very best contemporary sci-fi books of the 00s, bringing you more personal connotations of the soul, heart, and mind shared between each and every one of us. What does it mean to be human in this modern, juxtaposing world? That's what seems to be the main theme hidden amongst all of these various titles.
By Salvador Lorenz8 years ago in Futurism
Best Utopian Science Fiction Books
If you've finally gotten tired of reading the best space Westerns, turn nowhere else but to the beauty of a disembodied utopian society, which has been displayed in various works and genres throughout the years. A utopia is kind of like a social experiment, a place or community usually gated off from the outside world, wherein life is set to the highest of qualities by its citizenry, their governing rules, and the system by which they operate on a day to day basis. Some even consider America as an utopian experiment, but I think that's pushing it.
By George Herman8 years ago in Futurism
Best Sci-Fi Books About Mars
So distant, yet so close, the little red planet seems to consistently wink at us from high and far, yet we know so little about it. While travel plans to the sand-filled world are in the works by a number of different agencies besides NASA, the all-too unimaginable brilliance wrought by it seems to only come out in the best sci-fi books about Mars.
By Salvador Lorenz8 years ago in Futurism
Best Sci-Fi Books for Kids
Sci-fi novels are really... out of this world. Yes, I said it, but they really are among the genres that produce phenomenal stories. Sci-fi novels can literally go from alien invasions to super-galactic battles and magical superheroes. The story possibilities are endless for these great sci-fi authors, some of them among the best the genre ever produced. But young adults and adults can't be the only ones enjoy such great content, kids should get a kick out of them, too.
By Rachel Blanchard8 years ago in Futurism
Alien Conspiracy Science Fiction Books That Are Out of This World
One of the most common genres of science fiction deals with alien conspiracies — most often, conspiracies that are kept secret by the US government. In this genre, it's never quite certain who's telling the truth, why secrets are kept from mainstream people, or what the end game of the alien visitors really is.
By Riley Raul Reese8 years ago in Futurism
Longest Science Fiction Books of All Time
This day and age it's increasingly rare to see people tackle any book of substantial length, let alone some of the longest science fiction books of all time. It takes a rare sort of attention span, but if you can tap into it you'll find that some of these chronicles can take us to places few others are capable of. They are important texts in the history of science fiction.
By Joseph Farley8 years ago in Futurism
