A Companion To Science Fiction

A Companion To Science Fiction
Tags: David Seed

A Companion to Science Fiction assembles essays by aninternational range of scholars which discuss the contexts, themesand methods used by science fiction writers. - This Companion conveys the scale and variety of sciencefiction. - Shows how science fiction has been used as a means of debatingcultural issues. - Essays by an international range of scholars discuss thecontexts, themes and methods used by science fiction writers. - Addresses general topics, such as the history and origins ofthe genre, its engagement with science and gender, and nationalvariations of science fiction around the English-speakingworld. - Maps out connections between science fiction, television, thecinema, virtual reality technology, and other aspects of theculture. - Includes a section focusing on major figures, such as H.G.Wells, Arthur C. Clarke, and Ursula Le Guin. - Offers close readings of particular novels, from MaryShelleys Frankenstein to Margaret AtwoodsThe Handmaids Tale.