Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 809.38762
EAN: 9780415192057
ISBN: 0415192056
Label: Routledge
Manufacturer: Routledge
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: May 18, 2000
Publisher: Routledge
Studio: Routledge

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Rating: - A well- executed, thoughtful, informative overview of SF
Roberts attempts to define science-fiction through the dual mediums of film and book and the other chapters cover various critical areas of the genre, including representations of race, gender and technology as a metaphor. The second chapter is an attempt at providing a history of the genre - I say 'a' history because the subject is subject to contention even now amongst fans.

The Roberts touches on various authors, including Arthur C. Clarke, Jules Verne, Mary Shelley, Philip K. Dick, ... Read More

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Rating: - Stimulating and interesting
I bought this book because I enjoyed the authors SF novels, and because I am interested in SF as a whole. I found it geared to students (I'm not a student), but nonetheless it has some very interesting readings of Science fiction from the earliest periods to the present day.

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