Exhibit Galleries :: HeroesLike their counterparts in classical literature, science fiction heroes undertake challenging and dangerous quests, often overcoming impossible odds to save the day, free the oppressed, and restore freedom to their societies. To succeed, they must transcend their fears and conquer their weaknesses. Throughout the course of their adventures, they typically discover something greater than their original goal—previously unknown qualities hidden within themselves until they are revealed at the journey's end:
Books
| Title |
Author |
Year |
| First Lensman |
E.E. "Doc" Smith |
1950 |
| Shambleau and Others |
C.L. Moore |
1953 |
| The Incredible Shrinking Man |
Richard Matheson |
1957 |
| The Midwich Cuckoos |
John Wyndham |
1959 |
| Starship Troopers |
Robert Heinlein |
1959 |
| The Dragon Masters |
Jack Vance |
1961 |
| The Stainless Steel Rat |
Harry Harrison |
1961 |
| Bill, the Galactic Hero |
Harry Harrison |
1965 |
| Behold the Man |
Michael Moorcock |
1969 |
| Tau Zero |
Poul Anderson |
1970 |
| The Book of Skulls |
Robert Silverberg |
1971 |
| The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
Douglas Adams |
1979 |
| Ender's Game |
Orson Scott Card |
1985 |
| The Stainless Steel Rat Gets Drafted |
Harry Harrison |
1987 |
| Vic and Blood |
Harlan Ellison, Richard Corben |
1988 |
| Doomsday Book |
Connie Willis |
1992 |
| Parable of Sower |
Octavia E. Butler |
1993 |
| The Chanur Saga |
C.J. Cherryh |
2000 |
| Chewbacca |
Darko Macan |
2001 |
| Planet of the Apes: Reimagined by Tim Burton |
Ed. Diana Landau |
2001 |
Media
| Title |
Director/Producer |
Year |
| Village of the Damned |
Dir. Wolf Rilla |
1960 |
| 2001: A Space Odyssey |
Dir. Stanley Kubrick |
1968 |
| Barbarella |
Dir. Roger Vadim |
1969 |
| Silent Running |
Dir. Douglas Trumbull |
1971 |
| Star Wars |
Dir. George Lucas |
1977 |
| E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial |
Dir. Steven Spielberg |
1982 |
| Dune |
Dir. David Lynch |
1984 |
| Back to the Future |
Dir. Robert Zemeckis |
1985 |
| Bubblegum Crisis |
Dir. Katsuhito Akiyama, Hiroaki Goda |
1987 |
| Terminator 2: Judgment Day |
Dir. James Cameron |
1991 |
| Neon Genesis Evangelion |
Dir. Hideaki Anno |
1995 |
| Contact |
Dir. Robert Zemeckis |
1997 |
| Starship Troopers |
Dir. Paul Verhoeven |
1998 |