'Science fiction is one of the more secluded parade grounds where private fantasy and public event meet. They call it entertainment'. (Aldiss Billion 1) This quote is interpreted to mean that, in the genre of science fiction there is a fusion of fantasy and reality. It is this combination of two opposites that produces the novel categorized today as science fiction. There is one aspect of science fiction that separates it from any other genre. Science …showed first 75 words of 1757 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1757 total…Many authors resent the classification; many take pride in it. (Aldiss Trillion 20) Science fiction is considered to be one of the great literary successes of the later half twentieth century. Like authors of any other genre, science fiction writers are considered to be artists. (Aldiss Trillion 13) It is clear that Wells and Shelly should be considered more then just good writers of their time. They should be considered brilliant artists that have created many masterpieces.