Using the argument that science fiction, as a literary genre, is dependent on taking people into worlds they can only imagine, and showing them things that will never see in real life; many modern day literary critics have argued that modern day science and technologies are in fact killing science fiction as a genre. It is certainly true that when Lucian wrote True History in the 2nd Century, the thought of space travel was far beyond the imagination of most people.

Although when discussing science fiction it is easy for the mind to wonder straight to scenes of alien invasions, mad scientists and evil robots, there is a lot more to this universally loved genre than space travel and futuristic technologies. Indeed, the success of any piece of great science fiction writing is the ability to explore different existences and worlds in such a rational way that the reader is able to easily suspend their disbelief.