This is a timeline of science fiction as a literary tradition. While the date of the start of science fiction is debated, this list includes a range of ancient, medieval, and Renaissance-era precursors and proto-science fiction as well, as long as these examples include typical science fiction themes and topoi such as travel to outer space and encounter with alien life-forms.
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editAuthor | Francis Bacon |
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Language | Latin/English |
Genre | Utopian novel |
Publication date | 1624/1626 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | Print (hardback) |
Pages | 46 pp |
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editAuthor | H. G. Wells |
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Language | English |
Genre | Science fiction |
Publisher | Heinemann, Stone & Kimball |
Publication date | 1896 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | Print (hardcover) |
Pages | 209 p. |
Preceded by | The Wonderful Visit |
Followed by | The Wheels of Chance |
Text | The Island of Doctor Moreau at Wikisource |
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editAuthor | Hugo Gernsback |
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Language | English |
Genre | Science fiction novel |
Publication date | 1911 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
Preceded by | none |
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editAuthor | Edgar Rice Burroughs |
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Cover artist | Frank R. Paul |
Language | English |
Subject | Barsoom |
Genre | Science fiction |
Publication place | United States |
Preceded by | The Chessmen of Mars |
Followed by | A Fighting Man of Mars |
Text | [[s:The Master Mind of Mars|The Master Mind of Mars]] at Wikisource |
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See also
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