238 Results with the "Science Fiction" genre


    • Section 16: How the Stranger vainly endeavoured to reveal to me in words the mysteries of Spaceland Cover
      by LovelyMay Section 16 begins with a revelation that forces the narrator to question everything he thinks he knows. Just moments after hearing his wife’s farewell cry, he attempts to engage the strange visitor more directly. However, the figure before him is so visually and behaviorally disorienting that it sends him into a state of shock. Lacking angularity but shifting in brightness and size, the stranger appears to defy the rules of Flatland physics. This strange variability leads to suspicion—a gut instinct…
    • Section 15: Concerning a Stranger from Spaceland Cover
      by LovelyMay Section 15 begins in the quiet of a reflective evening, marking the final day of the 1999th year. The steady rhythm of the rain had already welcomed the night, and I sat in silence with my wife as we anticipated the arrival of a new age. With our children and grandchildren already retired to their rooms, the moment held a kind of reverence, a solemn appreciation for the cycles of time. There’s something profound about witnessing not just the end of a year, but the close of a millennium. It invites…
    • Section 14: How I vainly tried to explain the nature of Flatland Cover
      by LovelyMay Section 14 begins with my desire to gently guide the Monarch of Lineland toward a clearer understanding of his own limited reality. His world, composed only of a single dimension, made it difficult—if not impossible—for him to comprehend anything beyond length. Yet, as an inhabitant of Flatland, I felt a responsibility to introduce him to truths that lay just outside his perception. My questions were framed with care, hoping to draw connections between what he believed and what might be possible. I…
    • Section 13: How I had a Vision of Lineland Cover
      by LovelyMay Section 13 unfolds on the eve of a significant moment in time—the second-to-last day of the 1999th year. As the Long Vacation began, I indulged in my favorite pursuit, exploring geometric problems well into the night. When sleep finally took me, my mind remained occupied with unsolved mathematical curiosities. In the midst of slumber, a dream presented itself, vivid and unusual. I observed countless tiny straight lines moving back and forth along a single path. They resembled women, or so I assumed from…
    • Section 12: Of the Doctrine of our Priests Cover
      by LovelyMay Section 12 reveals a deeply rooted system where a person's form dictates their place in society, leaving little room for individuality or change. In this structured world, one's geometric shape determines social status and moral worth. Circles, viewed as the highest class, uphold a doctrine claiming that the more symmetrical a figure, the more virtuous and intelligent it must be. Such a belief leaves no space for merit or effort, reducing identity to mathematical precision. Even minor irregularities, like…
    • Section 11: Concerning our Priests Cover
      by LovelyMay Section 11 opens by revealing a tightly guarded secret: the full truth of Flatland is known only to the Chief Circle. This knowledge is passed down only once, from one Chief to his chosen successor, just before death. Even the factory responsible for maintaining this secret takes no chances—its workers are regularly replaced to eliminate any risk of exposure. Each year, those who labored are destroyed, and new individuals are brought in. Such measures reflect the extent to which power in Flatland is…
    • Section 1: Of the Nature of Flatland Cover
      by LovelyMay Section 1 introduces a world unlike ours—Flatland—a place confined entirely to two dimensions. The name is not used by its inhabitants, but it serves to help three-dimensional readers understand the limitations of life in such a plane. Imagine a sheet of paper where geometric shapes—Lines, Triangles, Squares, and more—move freely along the surface. They cannot rise above or sink below it. These figures aren’t drawn or imagined; they are living, thinking beings, each defined by their sides and…
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      by LovelyMay Prologue begins not with adventure, but with disbelief. The narrator paints a scene where science meets skepticism, his tale unwelcome in the hallowed halls of established geology. After approaching a Fellow of the Royal Geological Society, he quickly finds his astonishing narrative dismissed, not for lack of detail or sincerity, but because it dares to defy accepted knowledge. The more he insisted on the truth, the more resistance he met, as though science had built walls too thick to let wonder in. Yet,…
    • PART TWO: Chapter 9 Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin In this chapter, Winston is overwhelmed by extreme physical exhaustion after working over ninety hours in five days at the Ministry of Truth. His body feels fragile and translucent, as if drained of all vitality, and even simple movements cause discomfort. Now free from immediate duties, he cautiously walks through the city carrying a briefcase containing a book he has yet to open, conscious of the omnipresent threat of surveillance but momentarily sensing a rare absence of danger. This moment of respite…
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      by testsuphomeAdmin In Chapter 8 of Part Two, Winston and Julia find themselves inside the luxurious and intimidating quarters of the Inner Party, a rare and nerve-wracking experience. The setting contrasts starkly with the grimy and oppressive world outside, highlighting the exclusivity and power of the Inner Party members. Their arrival at O’Brien’s residence is fraught with tension and uncertainty, as Winston grapples with fear and doubt about whether O’Brien is truly a conspirator against the Party or if they have…
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