Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780230546912
Edition: New Ed
ISBN: 0230546919
Label: Palgrave
Manufacturer: Palgrave
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 368
Publication Date: October 05, 2007
Publisher: Palgrave
Studio: Palgrave

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Rating: - Excellent with one puzzling ommision
Comprehensive and academic yet accessible, this is one of the best histories of science fiction I've read. Taking science fiction from its earliest, and sometimes controversial, roots, via the twin themes of rational and magical philosophy or belief systems to today's complex set of conventions which define modern science fiction.

The importance of this work is difficult to overstate, as a sometimes neglected genre of literature powerful academic works of history and criticism are at ... Read More

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