The Blazing World

The Description of a New World, Called The Blazing-World, or simply The Blazing World, is considered one of the earliest examples of science fiction in history, so of course I had to include it in my 2017 sci-fi journey—more out of curiosity than actual hope of enjoying the experience. Considering it's a 1666 autobiographic, quasi-nonsensical story, I admit it's way less boring than I thought it would be—though it is quite boring. Its importance to science fiction and even women's writing is notable, however, and I don't regret reading it.

I recommend this book as an academic endeavor; a study. It is fascinating if you're interested in science fiction, women's history, genre fiction etc. You will hardly enjoy it otherwise.