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It's no surprise that science fiction didn't surface till the end of the 19th century....and the beginning of the Technological Age. Modern man is preoccupied with technology, both as villain and hero, and though most people probably associate sci-fi with Star Wars and Doctor Who, originally it was a literary genre devoted to serious (and often terrifying themes).

That's not to say it hasn't always been plain fun. H.G. Wells was making weighty social commentary when he wrote The War of the Worlds and The Invisible Man, but both of those are also rousing adventure stories with themes that remain stock elements of the genre. Dune is Frank Herbert's political and ecological manifesto, as well as a desert saga filled with knife fights and mysterious Fremen wanderers.

At first glance a lot of science fiction looks pretty much like tech-savvy fantasy. In some cases it is—the aforementioned Star Wars has swords and knights and an evil emperor, just like The Prydain Chronicles or John White's Archives of Anthropos. But this kind of swashbuckling galactic adventure is typically called "space opera" and not taken very seriously except as great entertainment.

The more contemplative (but no less exciting) work of Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov and Orson Scott Card is what comprises the canon of Science Fiction proper. Subjects range from psychological investigations to the ethics of human-robot relations, but all of them are concerned primarily with human society and the moral obligations of those within its bounds.

In 1896, H.G. Wells published a novel called The Island of Dr. Moreau. It follows a captive of the crazed Dr. Moreau, whose experiments uniting animal and human organisms reach a gruesome level. While the implications would seem distant from any realm of possibility, Wells' fable touches on many contemporary themes, from stem cell research to the Creation/Evolution debate. It is in this tradition that the greatest science fiction authors write, making some small sense of the growing senseless complexity of modern life.

Review by C. Hollis Crossman
C. Hollis Crossman used to be a child. Now he is a husband and father, teaches adult Sunday school in his Presbyterian congregation, and likes weird stuff. He might be a mythical creature, but he's definitely not a centaur. Read more of his reviews here.

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	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Illustrated Junior Library Series 4 by Jules Verne, translated by Anthony Bonner and illustrated by Stephen Armes from Grosset & Dunlap Science Fiction for 5th-10th grade in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI)
	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Sterling Classics by Jules Verne, translated by Lewis Page Mercier and illustrated by Scott McKowen from Sterling Publishing Co. for 5th-10th grade in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI)
	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Books of Wonder by Jules Verne, translated by Anthony Bonner and illustrated by Leo & Diane Dillon from HarperCollins Science Fiction for 5th-10th grade in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI)
	2000 Years of Space Travel by Russell Freedman from Holiday House for 7th-10th grade in History of Science & Mathematics (Location: SCI-HIS)
	Allegiant (Divergent Series) Divergent #3 by Veronica Roth 1^st edition from Katherine Tegen Books for 6th-9th grade in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI)
	Among the Enemy The Shadow Children Sequence #06 by Margaret Peterson Haddix from Scholastic Inc. for 5th-8th grade in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Among the Free by Margaret Peterson Haddix from Scholastic Inc. for 5th-9th grade in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Divergent (Divergent Series) by Veronica Roth 1^st edition from Katherine Tegen Books for 6th-9th grade in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI)
	ECL: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Educator Classic Library #2 by Jules Verne, translated by Lewis Page Mercier and illustrated by Don Irwin Complete and Unabridged Edition from Classic Press in Educator Classic Library (Location: VIN-ECL)
	ECL: Time Machine & Invisible Man by H. G. Wells, illustrated by Dick Cole from Classic Press Science Fiction/Dystopian literature for 7th-Adult in Educator Classic Library (Location: VIN-ECL)
	Forbidden Child by Gwen Newell from Canon Press for 7th-10th grade in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI)
	Four: A Divergent Collection Divergent series by Veronica Roth 1^st edition from Katherine Tegen Books for 6th-9th grade in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI)
	Frankenstein Sterling Classics by Mary Shelley, illustrated by Scott McKowen from Sterling Publishing Co. Horror for 7th-10th grade in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI)
	Giver by Lois Lowry from HMH Books for Young Readers for 7th-10th grade 1994 Newbery Medal winner in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI)
	Insurgent (Divergent Series) by Veronica Roth 1^st edition from Katherine Tegen Books for 6th-9th grade in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI)
	Journey to the Center of the Earth Sterling Classics by Jules Verne, illustrated by Scott McKowen from Sterling Publishing Co. Science Fiction for 6th-10th grade in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI)
	Journey to the Centre of the Earth Great Illustrated Classics by Jules Verne from Dodd, Mead & Co. Science Fiction for 6th-10th grade in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19)
	Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins 1^st edition from Scholastic Press for 7th-9th grade in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI) $10.00 (1 in stock)
	Mountain of Truth by Dale Carlson; illustrated by Charles Robinson from Atheneum for 7th-10th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $14.00 (1 in stock)
	Mysterious Island by Jules Verne, illustrated by N. C. Wyeth from Charles Scribner's Sons Science Fiction for 8th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19)
	Mysterious Island by Jules Verne, illustrated by Edward A. Wilson from Heritage Press Science Fiction for 8th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19)
	Out of the Silent Planet Space Trilogy Book 1 by C. S. Lewis from Charles Scribner's Sons Allegorical Science Fiction for 8th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
	Perelandra Space Trilogy Book 2 by C. S. Lewis from Charles Scribner's Sons Allegorical Science Fiction for 8th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
	Shadow Puppets by Orson Scott Card 1^st edition from Tor Books for 7th-12th grade in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Ship That Sailed to Mars Calla Editions by William M. Timlin from Dover Publications for 7th-12th grade in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI)
	Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary The Ultimate Guide to Star Wars Characters and Creatures by David West Reynolds from DK Publishing for 4th-Adult in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI)
	Swiftly Tilting Planet Wrinkle in Time Series #3 by Madeleine L'Engle from Farrar, Straus and Giroux Fantasy for 4th-9th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $8.00 (2 in stock)
	Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Junior Deluxe Editions by Jules Verne, translated by Lewis Page Mercier and illustrated by Henry C. Pitz from Grosset & Dunlap Science Fiction for 5th-8th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
	Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Rainbow Classics by Jules Verne, translated by Lewis Page Mercier and illustrated by Kurt Wiese from World Publishing Company Science Fiction for 5th-8th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
	War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells, illustrated by Scott McKowen from Sterling Publishing Co. for 8th-10th grade in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI)
	War of the Worlds Books of Wonder by H. G. Wells (illustrated by Tom Kidd) from HarperCollins for 8th-10th grade in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI)
	War of the Worlds / Time Machine by H. G. Wells from Reader's Digest for 8th-10th grade in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19)
	William Shakespeare's Star Wars Part the Eighth Jedi the Last William Shakespeare Star Wars #8 by Ian Doescher from Quirk Books for 4th-10th grade in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI)
	William Shakespeare's Star Wars Part the Fifth The Empire Striketh Back William Shakespeare Star Wars #5 by Ian Doescher First Edition from Quirk Books for 4th-10th grade in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI)
	William Shakespeare's Star Wars Part the First The Phantom of Menace William Shakespeare Star Wars # 1 by Ian Doescher from Quirk Books for 4th-10th grade in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI)
	William Shakespeare's Star Wars Part the Fourth Verily, a New Hope William Shakespeare Star Wars #4 by Ian Doescher Advance Reading Copy from Quirk Books for 4th-10th grade in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI)
	William Shakespeare's Star Wars Part the Ninth The Merry Rise of Skywalker William Shakespeare Star Wars #9 by Ian Doescher from Quirk Books for 4th-10th grade in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI)
	William Shakespeare's Star Wars Part the Second The Clone Army Attacketh William Shakespeare Star Wars #2 by Ian Doescher from Quirk Books for 4th-10th grade in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI)
	William Shakespeare's Star Wars Part the Seventh The Force Doth Awaken William Shakespeare Star Wars #7 by Ian Doescher from Quirk Books for 4th-10th grade in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI)
	William Shakespeare's Star Wars Part the Sixth The Jedi Doth Return William Shakespeare Star Wars #6 by Ian Doescher from Quirk Books for 4th-10th grade in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI)
	William Shakespeare's Star Wars Part the Third Tragedy of the Sith's Revenge William Shakespeare Star Wars #3 by Ian Doescher from Quirk Books for 4th-10th grade in Science Fiction (Location: FIC-SCI)
	William Shakespeare's Star Wars Trilogy: The Royal Imperial Boxed Set Includes: Verily, a New Hope; The Empire Striketh Back; The Jedi Doth Return William Shakespeare Star Wars by Ian Doescher from Quirk Books for 4th-10th grade in Boxed Sets & Literature Packages (Location: FIC-BOX) $47.97 $32.00 (1 in stock)

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