The Father of Science Fiction is a title given to two authors, Jules Verne and H.G. Wells. Jules Verne was a French author who wrote novels such as Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World in Eighty Days. He is credited with popularizing the genre of science fiction. H.G. Wells was an English author who wrote novels such as The War of the Worlds and The Time Machine. He is credited with creating the genre of science fiction.