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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle

Which works of fiction have an optimistic view of the future?

A smiling photograph of the rapper Ice-T
Looking on the bright side … Ice-T. Photograph: USA Network/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images

In a recent interview with Ice-T in the Guardian, he mentioned that there are no happy stories about the future. There are certainly plenty of the opposite; I am sure a dystopian section at a book store could rival the history shelves in size. Can readers offer examples of books, movies or other works of fiction that have a more optimistic view of the future? John, by email

Post your answers (and new questions) below or send them to nq@theguardian.com. A selection will be published next Sunday.

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