Tuesday 26 August 2014

Buying The Best Sci Fi Books

By Colette Foreman


The range of science fiction books available today, particularly from internet stores, attests to the attraction of this genre. The best sci fi books deal with a huge range of topics, from artificial intelligence to morality. The settings are often minutely detailed, becoming as real to us as our own world. This enables us to stretch our imaginations and think about the infinite opportunities as well as inevitable consequences that result from human innovation.

Many of the ideas for such novels come from real life science. Cutting edge ideas from fields such as technology and medicine, like the issue of cloning, are often used as seeds for stories. Novels like this also deal with all the big questions faced by humans. Who are we, where do we come from and what does the future hold for us? This is explored in vastly different settings from our present world and may just help us to shift our perspectives and see issues in different ways.

Humans have always speculated about the future. With the great advances in technology in a very short time, many new hopes and fears have arisen. Authors of this genre often deal with such issues. For example, Isaac Asimov wrote about robots in a way that made us consider the many, different implications of artificial intelligence.

Pure science fiction is usually written by writers with a strong science background who give meticulously detailed future science in their work, consistent with current scientific research. However, fantasy has become increasingly popular today with myth and magic often playing as much of a part in novels as science. It has become difficult to draw a firm line between the two genres. In fact, online websites usually classify them together.

The settings created by these authors are often incredibly detailed and the characters are multi-faceted and believable. Topics cover every aspect of the human condition from war to sexuality. Race, gender, religion, politics and law are just some of the issues faced by the characters in settings that seem as realistic as though they were part of real history.

So how do you go about finding the best of these novels to read? Fortunately, this is easy today with the vast range available from internet stores. A search can be refined by selecting according to filters such as author or price. Lists of best sellers, novels most recently published and picks of the month can be helpful in making a selection. Reading customer reviews is another way to decide what to buy.

Discounts and special offers are often available from these online stores. Many of them give you the opportunity of providing your email address for notification about special deals, new releases or savings. It is always important to purchase from a reputable supplier to avoid problems with issues such as shipping.

Once a selection has been made and paid for with one of the easy payment methods, the book is then shipped to the customer. It is important to select a reputable supplier or problems may be experienced with regard to shipping and other details. Reading these novels is not only entertaining but stretches the imaginations and helps readers to imagine serious consequences as well as new possibilities of human innovation.




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