Monday 26 August 2013

Classic Love - Sci-Fi Edition


Science Fiction

In this feature I will portray some of my favourite Classic (thus non-YA) books.

This week:
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginative content such as futuristic settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, parallel universes, extraterrestrial life, and paranormal abilities. Exploring the consequences of scientific innovations is one purpose of science fiction, making it a "literature of ideas". Science fiction has been used by authors as a device to discuss philosophical ideas such as identity, desire, morality, and social structure. (wikipedia.org)


The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells

 In The Island of Dr. Moreau a shipwrecked gentleman named Edward Prendick, stranded on a Pacific island lorded over by the notorious Dr. Moreau, confronts dark secrets, strange creatures, and a reason to run for his life. 




Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Frankenstein tells the story of committed science student Victor Frankenstein. Obsessed with discovering the cause of generation and life and bestowing animation upon lifeless matter, Frankenstein assembles a human being from stolen body parts but; upon bringing it to life, he recoils in horror at the creature's hideousness. Tormented by isolation and loneliness, the once-innocent creature turns to evil and unleashes a campaign of murderous revenge against his creator, Frankenstein.




The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

“No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man’s and yet as mortal as his own.” Thus begins one of the most terrifying and morally prescient science fiction novels ever penned. Beginning with a series of strange flashes in the distant night sky, the Martian attack initially causes little concern on Earth. Then the destruction erupts—ten massive aliens roam England and destroy with heat rays everything in their path. Very soon humankind finds itself on the brink of extinction.



The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

So begins the Time Traveller’s astonishing firsthand account of his journey 800,000 years beyond his own era—and the story that launched H.G. Wells’s successful career and earned him the reputation as the father of science fiction. With a speculative leap that still fires the imagination, Wells sends his brave explorer to face a future burdened with our greatest hopes...and our darkest fears. A pull of the Time Machine’s lever propels him to the age of a slowly dying Earth.  There he discovers two bizarre races—the ethereal Eloi and the subterranean Morlocks—who not only symbolize the duality of human nature, but offer a terrifying portrait of the men of tomorrow as well. 

As you can see I'm a bit of a HG Wells fan;)

All of these books don't have too difficult language and aren't hardcore sci-fi. I would recommend them to everyone!

Other sci-fi recommendations:

  • Dune by Frank Herbert
  • Neuromancer by William Gibson
  • Other books by HG Wells
  • All books by Philip K. Dick

Have you read (some of) these books? Do you have any other sci-fi recommendations?

7 comments:

  1. I love science fiction so thanks for the recommendations. It's one of my fave genres. Is War of the Worlds that movie with Tom Cruz in it?

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  2. Yes, but the book is 10 times better than the movie:) I'm glad you liked this post!

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  3. Great suggestions. My favourite is Dune by Frank Herbert. I've lost count of the number of times I've read it.

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  4. The only book on this list that I have read is Frankenstein, and that is one of my favourite books of all time. I desperately want to get my hands on a beautiful copy, because my copy is just the orange Penguin Classics version, and isn't all that special, haha.
    I do really want to read the other titles on this list, because they all look awesome, and classic sci-fi is great.
    I suppose 1984 is more of a dystopian classic, but I still think i would fit in nicely with this list!

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  5. I need to read all of those books, especially Frankenstein! Great feature! May I ask how you make your banners? Like the Classic Love and Let's Talk?

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  6. Of course! With picmonkey.com , I take a regular picture and put text on it, very simple:)

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  7. Oh, cool! I'll check it out. Thank you! :)

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