The world of science fiction started with the written word, long before it hit the silver screen. Stories of man-made life, Martians, and other marvelous subject matter were being read long before the first sci-fi movie was released in 1902: Georges Méliès' "A Trip to the Moon". Some of these stories became classic tales that have been repeatedly adapted for Hollywood and television, think Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" and H.G. Wells' "War of the Worlds."This isn't by any means an exhaustive list but these are the sci-fi books that inspired some of our favorite movies and shows. We have big names like Project Hail Mary and Dune, as well as more obscure titles like the haunting Under the Skin and Stalker. We have included links to the best streaming services to watch each adaptation on right now, but for those of you who are tired of endless subscriptions, we have provided the 4K and Blu-ray releases so you can physically own your favorite media again. Jeff VanderMeer Annihilation 4K Steelbook Annihilation Annihilation:Seven day free trial, then $7.99/month after trial.View Deal Mary Shelley Frankenstein 4K UltraHD Frankenstein (Guillermo Del Toro) Frankenstein:Plans start at $8.99/monthView Deal Ted Chiang Stories of Your Life and Others 4K Steelbook Arrival Own it on 4K Blu Ray Steelbook Arrival:Plans start at $8.99/monthView Deal Emily St. John Mandel Station Eleven 4K UltraHD Station Eleven Station Eleven:Plans start at $10.99/monthMax, Disney Plus and Hulu bundle plans start at $19.99/monthView Deal Andy Weir Project Hail Mary 4K UltraHD Project Hail Mary Project Hail Mary:Free 30-day trial for new Prime members with plans starting at $8.99/month for Prime Video or $14.99/month for Amazon Prime. View Deal Ernest Cline Ready Player One 4K UltraHD Ready Player One Ready Player One:Plans start at $10.99/monthMax, Disney Plus and Hulu bundle plans start at $19.99/monthView Deal Frank Herbert Dune 4K UltraHD Dune 2-Film Collection Dune:Plans start at $10.99/monthMax, Disney Plus and Hulu bundle plans start at $19.99/monthView Deal H.G. Wells The War of the Worlds 4K UltraHD + Digital War of the Worlds War of the Worlds:Plans start at $8.99/monthView Deal Michael Faber Under the Skin Blu-ray Under the Skin Under the Skin:Plans start at $8.99/monthView Deal Andy Weir The Martian 4K UltraHD + Digital The Martian - Extended Edition The Martian: $8.99Free 30-day trial for new Prime members with plans starting at $8.99/month for Prime Video or $14.99/month for Amazon Prime. View Deal Edward Ashton Mickey7 4K UltraHD + Digital Mickey 17 Mickey 17:Plans start at $10.99/monthMax, Disney Plus and Hulu bundle plans start at $19.99/monthView Deal Margaret Atwood The Handmaid's Tale Blu-ray Handmaid's Tale, The: Season 1 (bd) [blu-Ray] The Handmaid's Tale:Disney Plus and Hulu bundle plans start at $11.99/month — the same price as Hulu alone.Hulu, Disney Plus and Max bundle plans start at $19.99/monthView Deal Arkady and Boris Strugatsky Roadside Picnic Blu-ray Stalker Stalker:Plans start at $10.99/monthMax, Disney Plus and Hulu bundle plans start at $19.99/monthView DealBooks are often sidelined in today's visual-obsessed world, but I think they deliver a stronger experience that movies and shows just can't replicate. Now don't get me wrong, I love the movie adaptation of Annihilation, but I have a very special connection to the book. I read it multiple times before the movie release and it made me feel immersed in the inherent weirdness of the natural world and think about how alien our own planet is. The book always came to mind when taking a walk out in the forest and seeing the hypnotic curl of a fern or a bird alighting on a branch inches away from me.