David Lear

• Feb-2013
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The Dream of Scipio by Cicero is perhaps the earliest science fiction tale ever written. Written over two thousand years ago, this trail-blazing story tells of a man's voyage to the heavens, his strange encounters, and his view of the earth and th...

• Feb-2013
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The Man in the Moone is perhaps the oldest work of science fiction in the English language, and tells of a man's visit to the lunar surface where he discovers a Utopian paradise. Other early science fiction tales in this collection include:-- The Dre...

• Feb-2013
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Micromegas was first published in 1752 and is one of Voltaire's best-known works. The story tells of two giant extraterrestrials who travel across the solar system, eventually reaching the Earth. Other science fiction tales in this collection include...

• Feb-2013
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Francis Bacon's New Atlantis could be considered the earliest science fiction tale in the English language. Other early science fiction stories in this collection include:-- The Dream of Scipio by Cicero -- True History by Lucian of Samosata -- Icaro...

• Feb-2013
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The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, also known as The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, was written around the tenth century AD, and tells of an extraterrestrial girl found in a bamboo field. This story is the earliest known tale of aliens visiting Earth.

• Feb-2013
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Lucian of Samosata's True History, written almost two thousand years ago, is one of the earliest science fiction tales ever written, and tells of a man's fantastic adventures including a trip to the moon. Other tales in this early science fiction col...

• Feb-2013
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The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall was first published in June 1835. The tale tells of Hans Pfaall's journey to the Moon by hot air balloon, and gives an account of how he survived travelling through the vacuum of space. Other early scienc...

• Feb-2013
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Urashima Taro is perhaps the earliest time travel tale ever written. This story dating from the eighth century, tells of a fisherman who ventures on a trip beneath the sea to the palace of the Dragon God. He stays for just three days, but when he ret...

• Jan-2013
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A fascinating collection of early science fiction tales, including:-- Micromegas by Voltaire -- The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion by Edgar Allan Poe -- The Blazing World by Margaret Cavendish -- Rappaccini's Daughter by Nathaniel Hawthorne -- Co...

• Dec-2012
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A fantastic collection of the earliest science fiction stories ever, including:-- The Dream of Scipio by Cicero -- Icaro-Menippus by Lucian of Samosata -- True History by Lucian of Samosata -- Urashima Taro -- The Ebony Horse -- The City of Brass --...

• Jul-2009
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Clairvoyant thriller about a down and out car salesman whose marriage is on the rocks. He begins seeing nightmarish images of future killings occurring to people around him. In trying to help, he goes to the cops only to become the main suspect in a ...