#3 - The Roots of Sci-Fi in Horror

<p>Modern science spread out from early satirical novels first to the gothic horror of the nineteenth century. This is the genre where the first real sci-fi novel appears. Yet it was still cloaked in supernatural themes, not quite come into its own as a genre.</p> <p>Book recommendation: <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein"><em>Frankenstein</em></a> by Mary Shelley.</p>