#9 - The Dystopia Classic

<p>Dystopian fiction has become a popular subgenre of sci-fi in its own right, but the earliest dystopian novels shared some unique elements in common, inverting the standard tropes of the hero's journey. In this episode, we explore what has made these stories so enduring.</p> <p>Book recommendation: <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four"><em>Nineteen Eighty-Four</em></a> by George Orwell.<br /> <a href= "https://sciencemeetsfiction.com/nonfiction-essays/dystopia-as-an-inverted-heros-journey/"> My essay on the inverted hero's journey.</a><br /> Link to the <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroine%27s_journey">Heroine's journey</a>.<br /> Link to <a href= "http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Authors/Part_Three_1984.html">O'Brien's speech</a>.</p>