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Friday 18 July 2014

The Best Science Fiction Books

By Marylou Forbes


There exists certain genres of writing that express content in an imaginative manner. Best science fiction books are among these as they are set with a lot of creativity and utilize the aspect of future from the setting to the characters to the technology in use. The events that are future show things that are likely to occur in prospect in a very realistic line of thought.

There are various characteristics that define this genre. These include use of technology that has not been implemented in the world yet, time setting, characters who are specially chosen, and a spatial set up. In this set up, the sceneries used are not in existence and are exceptional while the computer devices used are humanoid. The casts, include the revolution of human.

In selecting the best publications, the collection consist of books from a variety of sub genres, of different periods, meaning that the selection does not only entail a particular range of years. The criteria is aimed at developing a list that is not biased. These books will thus be discussed in a nut shell, to even include what makes them qualify to be among the best.

Frank Herbert author of Dune novel did a wonderful job. Behind this novel are first class ideas, wide scope, not forgetting the characters who appear captivating thus leaving a mark. There is a wide ranging dramatis personae made up of gluttonous emperors, messiahs, crafty witches, among others. Evidence in this are many instances of fantasies that juice up the whole story making it more interesting.

In Hugo Award, Robert Heinlein got an award courtesy of the book Starship Troopers which is one of the finest. The setting of this writing is the implementation of philosophical ideas blended well according to the way of life of community. Featured in the story is a young man and how he moved from military camp and finally to tough battles. It is among the best in terms of this genre in the field of military.

In 1966, Isaac Asimov who composed foundation acquired an award as the best fiction writer. One unique feature used in this novel is psychohistory. This is a theory that conglomerates history, sociology as well as mathematics in order to predict the things that are forthcoming. Reading through it is fun and interesting even for those who have no soft spot on sci fi.

The stars of my destination by Alfred Bester is another killer manuscript. Among the characters are supermen, heroes as well as good guys as opposed to bad guys who are commonly featured by most novels. A ruthless and tortured protagonist who has established a mega revenge features in most parts of the story.

The manner in which rating of books is done is dependent on a number of factors. For instance, it could be as per the most selling ones, the ones that are constantly read, just to indicate a few. One significant thing to note is the existence of fiction writing for many years and its popularity.




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