Micromegas and Other Early Science Fiction Tales

Micromegas was first published in 1752 and is one of Voltaire’s best-known works. The story tells of two giant extraterrestrials who travel across the solar system, eventually reaching the Earth. Other science fiction tales in this collection include: – The Dream of Scipio by Cicero – True History by Lucian of Samosata – Icaro-Menippus by Lucian of Samosata – Urashima Taro – The Ebony Horse – The City of Brass – The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter