Amongst the most popular books being written today are those which are usually (36) as science fiction, Hundreds of (37) are published every year and are read by all kinds d people. (38) , some of the most successful films of recent years have been based on science fiction stories.
It is often thought that science fiction is fairly new development in (39) , but its (40) can be found in books written hundreds of years ago. Thee hooks were often (41) with the (42) of some form of ideal society, a (43) which is still often found in modern stories.
(44) . Books by writers such as Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, to mention just two well-known authors, have been translated into many languages.
Modem science fiction writers don’t write about men from Mars or space adventure stories. They are more interested in predicting the results of technical developments on society and the human mind, (45) . Because of this, their writing has obvious political undertones.
(46) . Those who are sufficiently clear-sighted to see the way we are going, however, may provide a valuable lesson on how to deal with the problems which society will inevitably face as it tries to master its new technology and come to terms with a continually changing view of the world.