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Science, either real or imaginary, makes a dramatic impact on the story in a science fiction novel. While the use of science in literature has been around for quite some time, for example Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein or Shakespeares the Tempest, the term science fiction novel has only been around since the 1930s.

The standard theme of a science fiction novel is perfectly illustrated in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde written by Robert Louis Stevenson in 1886. Often these novels feature an obsessed scientist whose own obsession proves to be his downfall or the downfall of civilization.

Science fiction novels often also deal with the great promise that science has to offer and the fear that in part of all technological innovation. Some common themes in science fiction novels include time travel, space travel, and alien encounters. Technologically advanced warfare has also been predominately featured in science fiction novels.

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