Edgar Allan Poe is often mentioned with Verne and Wells as the founders of science fiction. A number of his short stories, and the novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket are science fictional.

Who was the first sci fi writer?

It is no exaggeration to call Jules Verne the first science fiction writer. Mary Shelley might have written the first great science fiction novel, but Verne pumped out these stories, influencing the genre forevermore. He is a vital point in the history of science fiction.

Did Mary Shelley invent sci fi?

But remember this: Mary Shelley was originally tasked to write a ghost story. Instead she invented science fiction with a novel that spoke of horrors yet pierced the heart of humanity.