Inspiring and intriguing science fiction January 23, 2009
Posted by astroed in General.Tags: science fiction
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Today’s Guardian online section has a detailed and intriguing list of the must read works of science fiction and fanatsy. It is part of their ongoing discussion of 1,000 must read books. Whilst there are many expected or familiar works in the list it is much better than other attempts at lists as it casts its net widely and provides several neglected masterpieces.
This is certainly a list to reminisce over and identify works to seek out and read over coming years.
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I love science fiction writing and think it is a great mind expanding genre. I am a humanitarian but agree with the concept of therio primitivism for humans and their interaction with other species. I have tried to use it as a motive in my own fiction writing. I have tried to show the fundamental horrors of not being ontop of the food chain in my novel called Doom Of The Shem.
Doom Of The Shem is a science fiction novel that incorporates the horror of military action with the unavoidable hostilities that occur when an alien species invades a planet in search of food. The barbarity of war is brought to light by the work achieved by the nurses and medical personnel of the planets inhabitants. While a full blown military action story emerges from an ensuing war that involves the whole planet. It is especially centered on a squad of the planets army forces, who fight the alien invaders. These nasties try to subjugate captured species my genetic manipulation such as in Dr Moreau, and use these creatures to run fast food outlets across their empire, giving out a free plastic toy with every sale of a Happy Hatchling Brain Burger.
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