Genre Historic Timeline
This timeline is to help established an understanding and offer a perspective of where a work a genre fiction stands within the history of that which came before, and in all likelihood was influence by. This can assist any reader of fantasy and science fiction in tracing a favorite author's roots and establishing the expectations of the audience at that time.
-1996-
"A Game of Thrones" (Volume I of "A Song of Ice and Fire" series)by George R.R. Martin published.
-1994-
The first issue of "Realms of Fantasy" published (October).
"Wizard's First Rule" (Volume I of "The Sword of Truth" series)by Terry Goodkind published.
-1990-
"The Eye of the World" (Volume I of "The Wheel of Time" series)by Robert Jordan published.
-1988-
"Islands in the Net" by Bruce Sterling published.
-1987-
"Unfinished Tales" by J.R.R. Tolkien post-humously published.
-1984-
"Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight" Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman published by TSR, Inc.
-1978-
"The White Dragon" (Volume III of "Dragonriders of Pern") by Anne McCaffrey published.
-1977-
"The Silmarillion" by J.R.R. Tolkien published.
"The Sword of Shannara" (Volume I of the original Shannara series) by Terry Brooks published.
-1974-
TSR, Inc publishes the game "Dungeons & Dragons" with a first print-run of 1,000 copies. Price of $10.00 plus an additional $3.50 for the required dice.
-1973-
Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. (TSR) formed.
-1968-
"2001: A Space Odyssey" by Arthur C. Clarke published.
"The Last Unicorn" by Peter S. Beagle published.
-1966-
"Tarnsmen of Gor" by John Norman published.
-1965-
"Dune" by Frank Herbert published.
-1962-
"A Clockwork Orange" by Anthony Burgess published.
"A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle published.
-1960-
Elric VIII, 428th Emperor of Melniboné, first appears in the Michael Moorcock novella "The Dreaming City" (Science Fantasy #47, June)
-1955-
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien published.
-1954-
"The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien published.
"The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" by J.R.R. Tolkien published.
-1950-
"The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" by C.S. Lewis published.
"The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury published.
-1949-
"1984" by George Orwell is published (under the pseudonym Eric Blair).
-1938-
John W. Campbell, Jr. promoted to editor of Astounding Science Fiction & Fact (March).
-1937-
"The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien published.
-1932-
The first Conan The Barbarian story "The Phoenix on the Sword" by Robert E. Howard published in Weird Tales.
-1930-
The first issue of Astounding Science Fiction and Fact published (January).
-1929-
The first Kull of Atlantis story "The Shadow Kingdom" by Robert E. Howard published in Weird Tales.
-1900-
"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L Frank. Baum published.
-1897-
"Dracula" by Bram Stoker published.
-1862-
"Alice's Adventures Under Ground" is sent as a Christmas present to Alice Liddell from Charles Lutwidge.
-1845-
"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe is published in The New York Evening Mirror.
-1692-
The Salem Witch Trials begin in Salem, Massachesetts.
-1066-
Normans conquer England (September 28)
Last Updated: 3-30-2011
Created: 3-4-2011
