Science fiction short stories

(BrainyQuote). This quote is fitting to the type of work that the author does. His stories show the unique ability of moving beyond the limits of possibility, especially in the focus of this certain writer. Arthur C. Clarke is a science and science fiction author, who has written nearly one hundred books. All of his books and short story collections are of the same two genres. Clarke explores different topics of science including space exploration, underwater exploration, and futurism…

book-length manuals, and cars with dashboard systems worthy of the space shuttle” (Brainy Quotes). Ray Bradbury, who wrote the short story “The Veldt,” shares the same feelings as Surowiecki. This relates to Ray Bradbury’s short story “The Veldt” because “The Veldt” also shows how technology can harm someone. Bradbury was a science-fiction writer. He has written many stories, including Dark Carnival, The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated…

other science fiction tales. Evident from the title of the story, the story starts with the appearance of a golem at the porch of an old couple’s home. The old couple – Mr. and Mrs. Gumbeiner – react very calmly to the situation, unlike how characters usually react in science fiction stories when they encounter a monster-like or alien-like being. Their indifference towards the golem and the golem’s desperate yet ineffective threats gives the story a humorous spin on usual action-packed science…

Ray Bradbury an Amazing Man, what a prolific writer of the science fiction. What an amazing writer of science fiction and fantasy. Ray Bradbury was born in a small mid-western city in Illinois in 1920, where his family struggled due to the great depression. The Bradbury family eventually settled down in Los Angeles when Ray was fourteen. Ray Bradbury attended Los Angeles High School where he regularly worked on his writing and also joined the drama club. Ray also considered being a…

The rules were introduced in his 1942 short story "Runaround", even they had been foreshadowed in a few earlier stories (Norman, 2015). The "Handbook of Robotics, 56th Edition, 2058 A.D." is being quoted with The Three Laws that listed the rules as shown as below: 1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow…

Angeles Science Fiction League”, and they helped him develop his skill in writing poetry and short stories (Jepsen and Johnston). After graduating high school in 1938, Bradbury’s family could not afford to send him to college. Instead, Bradbury went to his local library 3 days a week for 10 years to educate himself and use the library’s typewriter to create his first stories (“Ray Bradbury Biography”). Ray Bradbury’s time in the library caused him to continuously read fantasy and science fiction…

and utopia. Two sides of the same coin showing a science fiction setting of two extreme points. Each person has their own vision of utopia. In the nineteenth century, mankind believed in the perfectibility of humankind and in the real possibility of an ultimate utopia, a perfect society”. A time when everybody could live in perfect peace. But, the events of the twentieth century have defiled that idea. These two extremes of speculative fiction have always provided a stark contrast to modern…

out all stale or mixed images, all prefabricated phrases, needless repetitions, and humbug and vagueness generally” (Orwell 214). This sentence is rather ironic because Orwell is essentially telling the reader that good writing is not vague, uses short and simple words, and unnecessarily repeated phrases; however, his sentence is rather vague and unclear itself. Regardless, he is saying that he believes good writing contains those specific elements no matter what, even if he does not practice…

varying genres, all subcategories of fiction, who has been referred to as taking influence from the gothic era and compared Edward Gorey and Edvard Munch in style. She centered the plotline of her international bestseller The Time Traveler’s Wife, in two areas from her past; a small town in Michigan where she was born and Chicago, Illinois where she grew up. Taking from her experiences in these environments, she creates stable backdrops for the science fiction aspect of the novel that takes…

Meanwhile, at the Twelve Ceremony, Jonas receives the most interesting Assignment of all; The Receiver of Memory. After the ceremony, nothing was ever the same again… for Jonas, at least. Moreover, The Giver is such an extraordinarily intriguing science fiction, that I believe people across the world should have a chance to read it! Along with other books I have read, I came across numerous significant passages that relate to the theme of The Giver. Although, only one passage quickly grabbed…