Out of This World: Science Fiction: But Not as You Know It

by Mike Ashley

Book Overview

What if aliens were to attack the earth tomorrow? Or supposing we could bend time, could we meet ourselves in a parallel universe? Or what if machines began to think and feel? Science fiction begins by posing such questions of the unknown and imagining the future world to come. Sometimes its stories zero in on our fears of technology, while at other times they give us ideas and inspiration for innovations yet to come. Out of This World,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0712358358
• ISBN13: 9780712358354
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: British Library
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 11.0"