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      Companion to Science Fiction

      by David Seed
      Published
      Jun 2008
      Main Genre
      Science Fiction Sci-Fi
      Pages
      640
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      A Companion to Science Fiction assembles essays by an international range of scholars which discuss the contexts, themes and methods used by science fiction writers.

      • This Companion conveys the scale and variety of science fiction.
      • Shows how science fiction has been used as a means of debating cultural issues.
      • Essays by an international range of scholars discuss the contexts, themes and methods used by science fiction writers.
      • Addresses general topics, such as the history and origins of the genre, its engagement with science and gender, and national variations of science fiction around the English-speaking world.
      • Maps out connections between science fiction, television, the cinema, virtual reality technology, and other aspects of the culture.
      • Includes a section focusing on major figures, such as H.G. Wells, Arthur C. Clarke, and Ursula Le Guin.
      • Offers close readings of particular novels, from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein to Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale.

      Genres & Themes

      Genres

      Speculative Fiction

      Subgenres

      Science Fiction

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      First Edition Jun 2008 Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated ISBN 140518437X
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      Sep 2005 Wiley-Blackwell ISBN B000VYSU02
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