Since ancient times, a book has played a significant role in human life. It broadens the horizons, saves and transfers information from generation to generation, enriches the vocabulary, and teaches to express your own thoughts more clearly. Today, there are a huge number of genres of literature, and each of them finds its admirer. Living in the modern world is very difficult, so many people want to travel to fictional worlds and other galaxies at least for a while - away from worries and gray life. In this regard, a new generation of readers is interested in reading from fiction, so as not only to have a good time, but also to discover something new.
There are a lot of genres, so everyone will be satisfied. The most popular are fantasy, cosmoopera and
science fiction. It seems to many that such works began to appear only in the last two centuries, but this is not so. If you are interested in the question of what to read from the fiction of ancient times, then you should pay attention to Homer's Odyssey and Iliad, because there are also fictional characters there. Folk art should also be taken into account, because all the fairy-tale heroes do not really exist.
Modern science fiction is a fairy tale for adults, where writers with a good imagination offer to go to the invented world or to get acquainted with an alternative story. Foreign writers are considered to be glorified science fiction writers, perhaps because it was easier for them to publish their works than for domestic creators. If the question arises, what to read interesting from fiction, then you should immediately pay attention to the books of J. Tolkien. This person is the founder of a whole trend in literature. It was he who invented the orcs and elves, and other writers in one way or another used something from this magical encyclopedia in their works.
Of great interest to readers is
space fiction. What to read in this case? Ray Bradbury’s novel “Martian Chronicles” is considered to be very informative; the book tells about the man’s conquest of Mars and the confrontation of the natives of this planet. The same genre includes Isaac Asimov's “Academy”, which tells about the great galactic empire, its heyday and decline. Also worth noting are the Heechee by Frederick Paul, the Space Odyssey by Arthur Clark, and The World of the River by Philip Farmer.
If you are interested in what to read from the fiction of domestic writers, then it is worth noting the Strugatsky brothers, who can be attributed to the founders of this genre in Russia. To imbue their creativity, you should first read two books: “A Picnic on the Sidelines” and “It's Hard to Be a God.” Among the standing books, you also need to highlight the "Spelling" by Dmitry Bykov, the "Labyrinth of Reflections" by Sergey Lukyanenko, "Look into the eyes of monsters" by Andrey Lazarchuk and
Mikhail Uspensky. Unfortunately, it is impossible to get acquainted with all the books, but if you are interested in what to read from fiction, then first of all you should pay attention to these authors. They will help to know this amazing genre, after reading their works it will become much easier to navigate in the world of books and meet new writers.