H.G. Wells, "The Star," 1897The basic plot of “The Star” has been used many times, from Wells’s own day, to modern films like Meteor, Armageddon, and Deep Impact, all the way to contemporary scientific speculations about how to defend against errant asteroids. What is the appeal of such stories about objects in space threatening the Earth?
Ocatavia Butler, "Speech Sounds," 1983
How does the dystopic near future of the story comment on the state of the world now?
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