Science Fiction
Time-travel, space exploration, space creatures and parallel universes. Ready for an alien invasion?
Key Elements of Science Fiction :
Set in the future, possibly in space or in another world - Based on some scientific understanding - Orientation includes details of time and / or place - Some scientific description is essential to the plot and its development - Can include good versus evil
Language Features of Science Fiction:
Real and invented scientific language - Imaginative concepts linked to science - Vivid description
A selection of Science Fiction novels in the College Library are listed below: