- 240 pages
- English
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About this book
Strange Divisions and Alien Territories explores the sub-genres of science fiction from the perspectives of a range of top SF authors. Combining a critical viewpoint with the exploration of the challenges and opportunities facing authors working in the field, contributors include Michael Swanwick, Catherine Asaro and Paul di Filippo.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title page
- Copyright
- Contents
- foreword
- notes on contributors
- 1. from slide–rules to techno–mystics: hard sf’s battle for the imagination
- 2. space opera: this galaxy ain’t big enough for the both of us
- 3. aliens: our selves and others
- 4. the literature of planetary adventure
- 5. infinite pasts, infinite futures: the many worlds of time travel
- 6. alternate history: worlds of what if
- 7. the world of the end of the world: apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic science fiction
- 8. does god need a starship? science fiction and religion
- 9. no place like home: topian science fiction
- 10. who owns cyberpunk?
- 11. beyond the human baseline: special powers
- 12. just passing through: journeys to the post-human
- postscript: picking up the pieces
- bibliography
- index
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