The Struggle for Empire: A Story of the Year 2236
Author | Robert William Cole |
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Country | UK |
Language | English |
Genre | Novel |
Publisher | ELLIOT STOCK, 62, PATERNOSTER ROW, E.C. |
Publication date | 1900 |
Text | The Struggle for Empire: A Story of the Year 2236 at Wikisource |
The Struggle for Empire: A Story of the Year 2236 written by Robert William Cole and first published in 1900 is a science fiction novel known as one of the first space operas.[1] It is often credited with being the first novel to introduce the concept of galactic empires, interstellar travel with spacecraft traveling at many millions of miles per hour and fleets of starships in the thousands locked in combat.[2] The book has the British Empire conquering other star systems as it had colonized the nation's of Africa, Asia and others on Earth,[3] and in which the 'Anglo-Saxon race' had 'long ago absorbed the whole globe'.[4]
References[]
- ^ Bleiler, Everett Franklin (1992). Science Fiction: The Early Years. Kent State University Press. p. 147. ISBN 978-0873384162.
- ^ Edward, James (1995). Anticipations: Essays on Early Science Fiction and Its Precursors. Syracuse University Press. p. 43. ISBN 978-0815626404.
- ^ Wetmore, Kevin J. (2017). The Empire Triumphant: Race, Religion and Rebellion in the Star Wars Films. McFarland. p. 13. ISBN 978-0786422197.
- ^ Claeys, Gregory (2016). Dystopia: A Natural History. Oxford University Press. p. 301. ISBN 0198785682.
External links[]
- The full text of The Struggle for Empire at Wikisource
Categories:
- 1900 science fiction novels
- 1900 British novels
- British science fiction novels
- Space opera novels
- Novels set in the 23rd century
- Science fiction novel stubs
- 1900s novel stubs