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Margaret Cavendish’s *The Blazing World* imagines a young woman abducted at sea and transported to a luminous alien realm where nights shine as bright as days. There she marries the world’s emperor, becoming empress, and engages with diverse creatures and immaterial spirits to discuss contemporary scientific and philosophical subjects. The narrative presents a vision of an orderly society united by language, religion, and a benevolent monarch, and features Cavendish herself offering counsel and introducing the empress to her own world. Written in 1666 shortly after the restoration of the British monarchy, the novel is regarded as one of the earliest forerunners of the science‑fiction genre.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Fantasy/Historical Fantasy
Authors: Margaret Cavendish
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