Details

Subject(s)

• Literary form—Terminology [Browse]
• Science fiction—Terminology [Browse]
• Futurism (Literary movement) [Browse]
• Science fiction—Dictionaries [Browse]
• Science fiction—Encyclopedias [Browse]
• Science fiction—History and criticism [Browse]

Writer of foreword

Brin, David [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Encyclopedias [Browse]
• Dictionaries [Browse]

Series

• Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy 58. [More in this series]
• Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy ; 58 [More in this series]

Summary note

"This book is about the terms that collected, clarified, and crystallized those ideas, sometimes showing them off and sometimes propelling them to fame and making them the common currency of our culture. There are alphabetical entries with plentiful cross references. Reading the entries will serve a guided tour of the vast territories occupied by science fiction and futurism"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-212) and index.

Action note

Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)

Contents

• Part one: The terms of science fiction and its fictions
• Part two: Genre terms.

ISBN

• 9780786498567 ((softcover ; : alk. paper))
• 0786498560 ((softcover ; : alk. paper))

LCCN

^^2017006486

OCLC

973481576

RCP

H - S

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