Books by Edwin A. Abbott
“Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions is an old book that holds up incredibly well. It was published in 1884 under the pseudonym ‘A Square.’ This extremely slender volume takes you on a journey through various dimensions. The book contains thought experiments, such as how to picture something from a different angle. If you did geometry in secondary school, you might remember when the teacher tried to explain a tesseract to you. When you try to picture a four-dimensional cube with your three-dimensional mind, you can understand what the poor squares are going through.” Read more...
The Best Speculative Fiction About Gods and Godlike Beings
Karen Lord, Novelist
Interviews where books by Edwin A. Abbott were recommended
The Best Speculative Fiction About Gods and Godlike Beings, recommended by Karen Lord
Many works of science fiction and fantasy involve a character changed forever after they meet a powerful being—sometimes a god, sometimes a not-quite-god. Karen Lord, an award-winning sci-fi author whose latest novel combines the seductive powers of celebrity and alien contact, recommends five books where gods or god-like beings turn the hero’s world upside down.
