The best fantasy. Books worthy of your attention

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

Often people get bored with everyday life. Everything is gray, boring, and there is not a drop of magic. And then fantasy comes to the rescue. In the works of this genre, there are completely different worlds, there are other laws and rules, there are strange creatures and people with special abilities. However, what exactly is worthy of the title of "the best fiction"? Books that can take you to another reality with an exciting plot and a lively style. In this article, you will learn about some of the works that fit this description.

The best fantasy. Books worth your attention

Since we live in Russia, it would be logical to start our list with domestic works. "Roadside Picnic" by the Strugatskys is rightfully considered one of the best works (not only in our country, but also abroad) in the genre of science fiction. The best books of the whole world cannot be compared with a magnificent plot that takes the reader to the Zone (a place where the main character is looking for artifacts), introduces us to the stalker Redrick Shewhart, tells about his life and fate.

It is important to say about another Russian science fiction writer. Many of uswatched the amazing movie "Amphibian Man". But not everyone knows that it was filmed based on the work of the same name by Alexander Belyaev. Book lovers, however, appreciate this writer immensely. Another of his books - "Professor Dowell's Head" - is also quite famous and, undoubtedly, worthy of your attention. It intertwines not only intrigues with sci-fi fiction, but also all sorts of thoughts and ideas that condemn human greed and ambition.

The next work, which has become one of the symbols of world science fiction, is Stanislav Lem's Solaris. Written back in 1961, the novel has not lost its relevance to this day, quite the contrary. For the fact that the writer was able to predict the main problem of our time (the dominance of technological progress over the moral foundations of society), his work can be safely included in the list called "Best Science Fiction". Books of this kind are not only entertaining, but also teach you to think and analyze.

Among the works of the genre under consideration are the works of Ray Bradbury. The Martian Chronicles and Fahrenheit 451 are must-reads for those who want the best sci-fi. These books will tell you incredible stories. The first is about life on Mars (there are undoubtedly allusions to our reality here), and the second is about a society in which reading is not allowed.

Of course, it is worth mentioning the writer HG Wells. His novels The War of the Worlds, The Time Machine and The Invisible Man- this is undoubtedly the best fantasy. Books tell about, for example, that there are others besides our reality, that it is possible, it turns out, to travel through epochs or, even better, to dissolve in the air!

The notorious Howard Phillips Lovecraft stood at the origins of the genre. His works "The Ridges of Madness" and "The Call of Cthulhu" can certainly be placed in first place in a slightly different list - "Best Space Fiction". Books of this genre are certainly very popular today, but in the 20-30s of the last century they turned the minds of people around the world.

Now you know what works to read if you want to travel to other worlds.