Brooks Landon analyses science fiction not as a set of rules for writers, but as a set of expectations for readers. He presents science fiction as a social phenomenon that moves beyond literary experience through a sense of mission based on the belief that SF can be a tool to help you think.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface, Acknowledgments, Chronology, Chapter 1: The Culture of Science Fiction-Rationalizing Genre, Chapter 2: From the Steam Man to the Stars, Chapter 3: Science Fiction outside Genre SF, Chapter 4: Countercultures of Science Fiction-Resisting Genre, Chapter 5: New and Newer Waves, Notes and References, Bibliographic Essay, Recommended Titles, Index