The Struggle for Empire: A Story of the Year 2236

The Struggle for Empire: A Story of the Year 2236 written by Robert William Cole and first published in 1900 is a science fiction novel known as one of the first space operas.[1] It is often credited with being the first novel to introduce the concept of galactic empires, interstellar travel with spacecraft traveling at many millions of miles per hour and fleets of starships in the thousands locked in combat.[2] The book has the British Empire conquering other star systems as it had colonized the nation's of Africa, Asia and others on Earth,[3] and in which the 'Anglo-Saxon race' had 'long ago absorbed the whole globe'.[4]

References
  1. Bleiler, Everett Franklin (1992). Science Fiction: The Early Years. Kent State University Press. p. 147. ISBN 978-0873384162.
  2. Edward, James (1995). Anticipations: Essays on Early Science Fiction and Its Precursors. Syracuse University Press. p. 43. ISBN 978-0815626404.
  3. Wetmore, Kevin J. (2017). The Empire Triumphant: Race, Religion and Rebellion in the Star Wars Films. McFarland. p. 13. ISBN 978-0786422197.
  4. Claeys, Gregory (2016). Dystopia: A Natural History. Oxford University Press. p. 301. ISBN 0198785682.
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