the chemical wedding by christian rosencreutz a romance in eight days by johann valentin andreae in a new version

Many people point to Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein as the first science fiction novel, but Small Beer Press thinks that they have got one better: The Chemical Wedding by Christian Rosencreutz: A Romance in Eight Days by Johann Valentin Andreae in a New Version by John Crowley, written in 1616. This year marks the 400th anniversary…