What is a seminal novel?
Seminal is used to describe things such as books, works, events, and experiences that have a great influence in a particular field.
What considered sci fi books?
science fiction, abbreviation SF or sci-fi, a form of fiction that deals principally with the impact of actual or imagined science upon society or individuals. The term science fiction was popularized, if not invented, in the 1920s by one of the genre's principal advocates, the American publisher Hugo Gernsback.