Maritime science fiction
Maritime science fiction is a subgenre of science fiction that is set in a maritime environment such as a lake, an island, an ocean or a coast and usually features futuristic maritime technology and fictional marine life forms such as seamonsters.[1][2] One of the most well-known and one of the earliest works of maritime science fiction is 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.[3][4][5]
August 1956 issue of Amazing stories
Film and television
Among well known maritime science fiction films are the films The Abyss, Leviathan and the film adaptations of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. A classic television show and cinematic film of the maritime science fiction subgenre is Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. Later maritime science fiction TV shows include SeaQuest.
References
- Knatia Parson (24 September 2017). 100 Maritime Science Fiction Writing Prompts. ISBN 978-1547010967.
- James P. Delgado (ed.). "H-Net Reviews in the Humanities & Social Sciences". Charles C. Kolb.
- "Oceanic/marine science fiction". goodreads. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
- "The Top Ten Underwater Science Fiction Books". The Best Sci-Fi Books. 20 August 2014.
- "The 'Other' Final Frontier: Why we need more Science Fiction set under the ocean". Rod T. Faulkner. Vocal Media. 13 December 2019.
Additional reading
- "Marine science through the eyes of Sci-Fi". Andrew Merrie. Stockholm Resilience Center, Stockholm University.
- "Meuseum of Science Fiction to hold Deep Ocean Research and Robotics Competition" (PDF). Nico Pandi.
Other websites
- "5 fantastic nautical science fiction novels". Andrew David Thaler (marine biologist). Southern Fried Science. 27 January 2014.
- "Under the Sea". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.
- "Oceans, The Final Frontier: Aquatic Inspiration for Science Fiction". Richard Howard. tribality. 19 August 2015.
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