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Monday, March 3, 2014

Sci Fi Novels Challenge And Entertain

By Leticia Jensen


The ideas in sci fi novels often come from the cutting edge developments in medicine, technology and other spheres. They are presented in such a way that they challenge the reader to look at change and what it could mean but at the same time the stories are intriguing and entertaining. Unfamiliar scenarios lift us above our daily concerns and carry us away. At the same time, they can change the way we think about our world.

Authors often get ideas from the cutting edge of biological and genetic research, writing about topics like cloning, humans with enhanced abilities and breeding of humans as organ donors. This all happens in unfamiliar settings and often changes the way we look at the world.

Speculation about the future is common and we are presented with many different scenarios. Some of these new worlds expose us to the problems in our world such as pollution and in these worlds, solutions have been found. In others apocalyptic visions of the future are presented. We may be made aware of issues like class and gender by being shown extreme examples.

With all the technology that surrounds us and the astonishing developments on a daily basis, it is no wonder that this offers up some great ideas. Isaac Asimov was one of the first to write about robots in such a way as to expose the many implications of artificial intelligence.

Many of the books being written today do not fall strictly into one genre or another. The boundaries between the different genres have become blurred, particularly between fantasy and science fiction. Many genres borrow from one another and you can read about a romance that takes place on another galaxy or a time traveler who happens to be a serial killer.

Some of these books reveal other worlds in such intricate detail that they fill your head completely and take you away for a time from your daily struggles. In the past Jules Verne and H. G. Wells both succeeded in doing this. However, the science fiction of yesterday often becomes the reality of today and writers are always on the look out for new ideas.

The books being written now cover a vast array of topics. There is still a place for those novels about aliens, outer space and robots as many people still enjoy reading these. However, our minds are now being exposed to a whole new range of interesting possibilities by new authors.

A huge variety of science fiction books are available today, many from internet stores. E-book versions are also available. If buying from an internet store, reading reviews written by fans can whet your appetite and help you decide what to buy. If you are already an avid fan constantly looking for new books, new ones are being published constantly and are usually categorized together on a site so they can easily be found. Even if you have never considered reading this genre before, it is worth browsing through the descriptions of the books on offer and see if one appeals to you.




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