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A Reader's History of Science Fiction

#3 - The Roots of Sci-Fi in Horror

11 May 2020

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Modern science spread out from early satirical novels first to the gothic horror of the nineteenth century. This is the genre where the first real sci-fi novel appears. Yet it was still cloaked in supernatural themes, not quite come into its own as a genre. Book recommendation: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.

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