Space literature was a type of science fiction that usually described the survival and adventure stories of humans or other intelligent creatures in a certain universe in the future. The first book about space was written by the American author, Isaac Asimov, and it was called Base (Base and Empire). This novel was considered a classic of science fiction, and it influenced many other space novels.
As mentioned before, Geoffrey Chaucer wrote 'The Canterbury Tales' which is often regarded as the first English language novel. Chaucer was a prominent figure in medieval English literature. He had a deep understanding of different social classes and was able to represent them in his work through the voices of the pilgrims.
"If Life Was Just Like First Meeting" was a book from the Qing Dynasty, also known as "Huanxi Sand·A Song of New Words and a Cup of Wine". The novel narrated the love story between Nalan and his cousin, Lu Shi, as well as his emotional entanglements with several other women. As Nalan Xingde was from the Qing Dynasty, his works were more traditional in describing the life of the Qing Dynasty aristocratic society and the fickleness of the world, so he was very popular with readers.
As mentioned before, Geoffrey Chaucer could be considered as one of the first with 'The Canterbury Tales'. He was a great English poet from the 14th century.
The first Xianxia novel was " The Legend of Xianxia and Qixia " by Wu Chengen, a novelist from the Ming Dynasty. This novel tells the story between immortals and humans and is regarded as a classic of ancient Chinese Xianxia novels.
It's hard to determine exactly who wrote the first fictional book. As mentioned before, 'The Epic of Gilgamesh' is one of the earliest, and it was written by ancient Sumerian and Akkadian scribes, but their individual identities are not known precisely.
It's difficult to determine exactly who wrote the very first historical fiction book as the definition of the genre has evolved over time. However, some early works that could be considered historical fiction were written by ancient Greek authors like Herodotus, who included fictional elements in his historical accounts.
As mentioned before, if we consider 'Frankenstein' as one of the first science fiction books, it was written by Mary Shelley.
The writer of the first science fiction book was Lucian of Samosata. His book 'The True History' is recognized as an early example of science fiction. In this work, he used his imagination to create a story that involved elements that were not based on the known world at that time, which is a key aspect of science fiction.
The first science fiction book is often attributed to Mary Shelley with her novel 'Frankenstein'. It introduced many elements that are now common in the sci-fi genre.
Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster are credited with creating the first Superman comic book.