Science Fiction: A Very Short Introduction

by David Seed

Frankenstein, The Time Machine, Star Trek, Dune, 1984, Blade Runner--science fiction has been explained as a combination of romance, science, and prophecy; as a genre based on an imagined alternative to the reader's environment; and as a form of fantastic fiction and historical literature. It has also been argued that science fiction narratives are the most engaged, socially relevant, and responsive to the modern technological environment. In this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199557454
• ISBN13: 9780199557455
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.6" x 6.9"