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Conquest of Gola (1931) by Leslie F Stone. Love the grotesque description of the human body. We really are disgusting and badly designed.

The Star Stealers (1929) by Edmond Hamilton. Better story than at least 3 of the original Star Trek movies. One of my favourite alien race conceptualizations in a short sci fi.

The Comet- W. E. B Du Bois
Relevant and frustrating, one of the best speculative short stories ever written, and particularly emotionally moving for its length.

The Doom of Principal City- Yefim Zozulya
“Uprising is a savage matter. A pointless one too… We want to have your old, beautiful culture in the cellar so to speak, and to age it like wine.”

Mechanopolis- Miguel de Unamuno
I like to think that this is the story that inspired, also the universe in which Disney’s Cars takes place.

Elements of Pataphysics- Alfred Jarry
Sweaty nerd poking fun at a different flavour of sweaty nerds in 1893 makes the sweaty nerds in 2025 argue online about whether or not the story is sci-fi.

The New Overworld- Paul Scheerbart
Utopian fiction that reads like history with no character development is valuable and interesting idc.

Sultana’s Dream- Begum Rokeya
I love misandry <3
Also casually depicting solar panels and helicopters in 1905??

The Star- H. G Wells.
I feel like a kid hearing for the first time that the sun will explode one day.