Martian Time-Slip | Historical Context
Science Fiction
Although science fiction was a form used by nineteenth-century European and English authors, most notably in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1831) and the works of Jules Verne and H. G. Wells, it is largely an American genre. Science fiction became a distinct form of writing in 1926 with the launching of the magazine Amazing Stories whose stated purpose was to publish stories based on science. The genre also includes fantasies and utopias, set in any time period, not just the future. In the early years, many of the stories were about...
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