Category: Science Fiction

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George Orwell, “(1984) Nineteen Eighty Four”, 1949.

George Orwell, “(1984) Nineteen Eighty Four”, 1949 was a dystopian science-fiction novel about governance. Government in “1984” uses “tele-screens” to watch over its people, in a totalitarian society. Technology in “1984” is an instrument of “Big Brother (government)” for totalitarian control over society. George Orwell’s writings in “1984” was a futuristic dystopia of the time … Continue reading George Orwell, “(1984) Nineteen Eighty Four”, 1949.

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Ray Bradbury, “The Martian Chronicles”, 1950.

Ray Bradbury, “The Martian Chronicles”, 1950 was a science-fiction novel set in 1999 to 2029. Nuclear war has destroyed Earth, and the survivors colonize Mars. This was a dystopian nuclear age story classic. Ray Bradbury won a Pulitzer Prize, and this was his masterpiece. Continue reading Ray Bradbury, “The Martian Chronicles”, 1950.

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Robert Heinlein, “Starship Troopers”, 1959.

Robert Heinlein, “Starship Troopers”, 1959 was a military science-fiction novel set five millennia in the future. 5,000 years in the future, our troops are at war with arachnids. Yes, I said arachnids, and the space arachnids are deadly. Robert Heinlein’s, “Starship Troopers”, was the best Sci-Fi of 1959; and is today still a cult phenomena. Continue reading Robert Heinlein, “Starship Troopers”, 1959.

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Jules Verne (1828-1905), “Off on a Comet”, 1877.

Jules Verne, “Off on a Comet”, 1877 was science-fiction novel travelogue to a comet. “From the Earth to the Moon”, 1865 is a similar Jules Verne space story. Futuristic fiction is one Jules Verne appeal to to his readers. Continue reading Jules Verne (1828-1905), “Off on a Comet”, 1877.

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Isaac Asimov, “I, Robot”, 1950.

Isaac Asimov, “I, Robot”, 1950 was a science-fiction novel about a company that makes robots. Its also the title of film versions of the novel. Comic actor Will Smith plays the lead role in an well-known film adaptation.  Isaac Asimov was a professor of biochemistry, in addition to being a writer.   Asimov’s “Three Robotic … Continue reading Isaac Asimov, “I, Robot”, 1950.