Science Fiction Texts
Primary and Secondary Resources for all your Science Fiction Needs
Primary Resources
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Gulliver goes off an adventure through strange islands in this sci-fi classic—one of the earliest ever written—by Swift.
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The scientist Victor Frankenstein has no idea what he's gotten himself into when he brings a scary monster to life.
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It's an apocalyptic tale about a plague that wipes out all of humanity. Except for one (not so) lucky guy.
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In this early novel by Jules Verne we see the beginnings of sci-fi space travel.
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This sequel to From the Earth to the Moon continues the story of three travellers' adventures to the Moon.
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Get ready to hop on to the Nautilus for an amazing voyage under the ocean.
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Ready to go thousands of years into the future? Jump into the Time Machine.
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Doctor Moreau is up to all kinds of sketchy experiments on his island.
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Watch out: the Martians are coming.
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Everyone is born in a test tube in this futuristic dystopian novel.
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Big Brother is watching us. Always.
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Humans are off to colonize Mars in this classic by Ray Bradbury.
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Uh-oh. The Galactic Empire is about to fall to pieces. But Hari Seldon knows how to save it.
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If you think we know what a "fireman" is, you have another think coming. Fahrenheit 451 gives a whole new meaning to the word.
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Can computers help us avert the end of the world? You'll have to read this story to find out.
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It's one of the bestselling sci-fi novels of all time. And it's all about people fighting over a very lucrative drug that can keep them living on and on and on.
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We may know Stanley Kubrick's film by the same title, but it's also a novel by Arthur C. Clark.
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It's the tale of space pilgrims looking for the Shrike. What's the Shrike? You'll just have to read it to find out.
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Humans are off to colonize Mars. We just love colonizing Mars, don't we?
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In this Sci-fi novel, characters travel to the past, not the future. Hey, the past is interesting too.
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Lord of the Flies. Set in the future.
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Six interlinked stories set in the future and the past. It's sci-fi, and also so much more.
Secondary Resources
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A very thorough introduction to Science Fiction as it developed in the 20th century.
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Here we'll find critical analyses of major works of Science Fiction. We'll understand those works way better as a result.
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Want to learn all about the relationship between Science Fiction and politics? Start here.
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How does sci-fi relate to other genres like fantasy, romance and the thriller? Millner fills us in in this study of the genre.
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In this book Freedman uses theory to help us understand Science Fiction better.