Excerpt from an article by Yvonne Coleman: Parent's Choice Foundation
"Take a scientific fact or theory, add a futuristic or other-worldly setting, stir in an imaginative plot and fascinating characters, and a science fiction novel emerges from the cosmic mix".
The best authors of science fiction turn a "what if?" into a "why not?"
"If, after reading one of the following selections, your present world starts to look a bit different to you, then the author has succeeded."
Some of you will be reading Haddix Among The Hidden by Margaret Peterson, others will read CIty of Ember by Jeanne DuProu or The Giver by Lois Lowrey.
"Be careful. You may become "hooked" on the endless possibilities of science fiction."
Definition Of Science Fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction in which the stories often tell about science and technology of the future. It is important to note that science fiction has a relationship with the principles of science.These stories involve partially true and partially fictitious laws or theories of science.
The Elements of Science Fiction
- Science fiction is a genre of fiction in which the stories often tell about science and technology of the future.
- It is important to note that science fiction has a relationship with the principles of science. These stories involve partially true and partially fictitious laws or theories of science. It should not be completely unbelievable, because it then ventures into the genre fantasy.
- The plot creates situations different from those of both the present day and the known past.
- Science fiction texts also include a human element, explaining what effect new discoveries, happenings and scientific developments will have on us in the future.
- Science fiction texts are often set in the future, in space, on a different world, or in a different universe or dimension .
