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Chymick6 t1_j6lyu8o wrote

It apparently came out but we've not found a surviving copy, Lucian of Samosata's "A True Story"

It's one of the oldest recorded sci-fi stories, written in 200 BC and a parody of travelodges that were popular at the time, but it's was just such an enjoyable read, it's wild, he teases a continuity in the story but we haven't found any surviving copies.

I recommend it, short read and wild, like 1800 years later we have these similar ideas and it's crazy to think. xD

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Bookanista OP t1_j6ooc03 wrote

I will have to look that one up! Sounds awesome!

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Chymick6 t1_j6oubid wrote

There's everything in a short story, it'll cost you like a dollar (maybe 0 if you find it online) and a short read, but there's: Space spider, a male-only moon country, centaurs, a giant whale, fish people LIVING in the giant whale.... I read it and i was in awe, like whoever did the translation from old Greek to English did an amazing job, my first read of 2023 and a great start, not to mention it's over 1800 years old which still baffles me, you'd think we'd have changed a lot in nearly 2 millenia, nope, i bet we shitposted just as hard back then, they probably had lol too...

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