Robots and Time Travel: Science Fiction Books Quiz

Some critics argue that Shelley's novel, published in 1818, was the first work of the science fiction genre.

"1984" was first published on June 8, 1949, only months before Orwell's death on Jan. 21, 1950.

Although writers Hampton Fancher and David Webb Peoples wrote the screenplay, author Phillip K. Dick penned the original novel.

Verne's novel was first published in France in 1870 and later translated to English and published in the U.S.

Russ originally penned "The Female Man" in 1970.

Hubbard's book was first published on Jan. 1, 1982, and inspired a feature film that was released on May 12, 2000.

From May to August 1931, Aldous Huxley wrote the science fiction novel "Brave New World." The book was Huxley's fifth novel and was published in 1932.

Le Guin's book has not been out of print since it was first published in 1974.

The first of the six books, "Dune," was originally published on June 1, 1965.

Filmmaker George Lucas once credited Herbert's "Dune" as a major influence on the "Star Wars" film franchise.

The science fiction novel "Slaughterhouse-Five" was written by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. and published in 1969.

The series novels by Robinson includes "Red Mars," "Green Mars" and "Blue Mars."

"The Martians" was published in 1999 by Spectra Books.

The story is the basis for his novel "2001: A Space Odyssey."

The initials HAL stand for "heuristically programmed algorithmic computer."

The first novel in the four-book series was first published in 1968, and the last book in the series was originally published in 1996.

"The Time Machine" was the first novel written by science fiction author H.G. Wells. It was first published in 1895 and was an instant success.

"The War of the Worlds" caused a panic when it was adapted as a radio broadcast on Halloween night in 1938.

It was adapted from a weekly radio series. Author Douglas Adams first published the book in 1979.

"The Road" earned McCarthy the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 2006.

The initial draft of Heinlein's book was 220,000 words, but Heinlein cut roughly 60,000 words for the final published work.

"Stranger in a Strange Land" was published during the 30th anniversary year of the New York Times best-seller list and became the first science fiction book to make the list.

The novel was first published on June 1, 1961. In 1991, Heinlein's original unabridged version of the novel was published.

Heinlein was honored with three of the seven awards posthumously.

The protagonist and heroine of Ann Leckie's science fiction novel "Ancillary Justice" is named Breq. The book is the first in the "Imperial Radch" trilogy.

Polish author Stanislaw Lem wrote the 1961 science fiction novel. Lem's novels have been translated to more than 35 languages.

Asimov's stories ran in American science fiction magazines before being compiled in a single book and published by Gnome Press in 1950.

Author Isaac Asimov was 19 years old when he sold his first short story. Asimov was born in Russia and emigrated to the U.S. with his family when he was 3 years old.

Isaac Asimov was a prolific author, and he wrote or edited more than 500 books and 90,000 letters. Asimov's work covers nine of the 10 main categories of the Dewey Decimal System.

The authors Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke and Robert A. Heinlein are often referred to as the "Big Three" of the science fiction genre.