The Science Fiction Novel

Science fiction is the literary genre in which part of the story depends on the impact of science that may actually exist or be imaginary and creates the setting for the story. Though the term "Science Fiction" has only been around since the
1930s, however some would argue that the science fiction story has been around since Shakespeare's The Tempest, while other argue that it was Mary Shelley's Gothic novel Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus written in 1818 that gave rise to the modern science fiction novel.

In 1886, Robert Louis Stevenson wrote The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, in both Frankenstein and Jekyll and Hyde, science is a significant part of the stories, and both are early examples of a standard science fiction theme, which is the obsessed scientist/civilization whose discoveries or creations bring about the downfall of the scientist/civilization.

Many science fiction novels also deal with the theme of the great hopes individuals place in science as well as their fears concerning the drawbacks of technological development, such as in Isaac Asimov's Robot series. These are not the only storylines covered by science fiction. H.G. Wells and Jules Verne wrote about space travel, unknown technology, time travel, alien encounters, as well as atomic warfare.

Jules Verne: H.G. Wells:

Paris in the 20th Century, 1863
The Time Machine, 1895
From the Earth to the Moon, 1865
The Island of Dr. Moreau, 1896
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, 1870
The Invisible Man, 1897
The Green Ray, 1882
The War of the Worlds, 1898
Invasion of the Sea, 1904
When the Sleeper Wakes, 1899
The First Men in the Moon, 1901
The World Set Free, 1914
Men Like Gods, 1923

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