The definition of science fiction is narratives based on imagined future scientific, or technological advances and major social, or environmental changes, which frequently portray space, or time travel and life on other planets. We are used to the main categories of a science fiction novel:
- Time travel
- Teleportation
- Mind control, telepathy, and telekinesis
- Aliens, extraterrestrial lifeforms, and mutants
- Space travel and exploration
- Interplanetary warfare
- Parallel universes
- Fictional worlds
- Alternative histories
- Speculative technology
- Super intelligent computers and robots
And the most famous novels in this genre are:
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne (1870)
- The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells (1898)
- Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (1932)
- Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell (1938)
- Foundation by Isaac Asimov (1942)
- 1984 by George Orwell (1949)
- Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (1953)
- Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein (1961)
- The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick (1962)
- Dune by Frank Herbert (1965)
- 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke (1968)
- The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood (1985)
My novel, The Commodore’s Gift is steampunk. Fighting against the Victorian society’s feminine expectations, Owena is unusual in her excellent strategic and swordsmanship skills, which come to the fore after an attack and imprisonment of a village and a narrow escape. Running for their lives, a small group elude persecution but find new dangers ahead. Propelled into the world of rebel forces, she joins the battle against the Buldrick Empire. After seeing the failings of the rebel encampment, she makes changes – some well received, others not. Her unlikely champion is a giant of a man, who is feared by all. Forbidden by her brother, Benjamin to associate with this ‘killer’ she finds herself falling in love. Their mutual respect and his acceptance of her as an equal propels them to organize a win or die fight to restore the rightful King to the throne.
I used an alien planet as the basis to write my YA novella, Creature Hunt on Planet Toaria. It is about four friend’s Lenni, Troon, Braze, and Nevis who are on a terrifying mission to seek out and destroy a creature intent on invading their planet. Each teen has a robotic protector to aid them in their quest.
Have you written science fiction?
What is your favourite science fiction novel?
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