One of the earliest science fiction books was written by a 1660s duchess (2016)

Re:One of the earliest science fiction books was written by ... by mseepgood on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @03:14PM (#23909919)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_True_Story

> A True Story is a novel written in the second century AD by Lucian of Samosata. [...] It is the earliest known work of fiction to include travel to outer space, alien lifeforms, and interplanetary warfare. As such, A True Story has been described as "the first known text that could be called science fiction".

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Re:One of the earliest science fiction books was written by ... by flobosg on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @03:45PM (#23910205)

This is a nice overview of early science fiction: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_science_fiction

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Re:One of the earliest science fiction books was written by ... by totetsu on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @08:53PM (#23912747)

The plot of A True Story sounds like a Nerd poker campaign

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