Tuesday, February 25, 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.

We all speculate about the future and in these books we are presented with many different scenarios. Some of these are apocalyptic in nature such as those where humans suffer dire consequences because of what they have done to nature. Others may take problems of our current world, like poverty and disease and offer future scenarios where these kinds of problems have solutions.

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.

Today there are many books written that defy being labelled. They cannot be called pure science fiction because scientific theories are not used in believable ways. However, they do not fall totally into the genre of fantasy either. Fantasy is a genre that has become increasingly popular and often includes elements of other genres, particularly science fiction.

These books do not only change the way we think about our world but offer a wonderful way to escape as well. It is easy to get lost in another world when it is described down to the smallest details. H. G. Wells and Jules Verne provided us with this type of escapism and many authors have followed in their footsteps.

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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