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Oct 31, 2018 · How Great Science Fiction Works. Addeddate 2018-10-31 18:54:35 Identifier HowGreatScienceFictionWorks
Gary K. Wolfe is Emeritus Professor of Humanities at Roosevelt University and the author, most recently, of Evaporating Genres: Essays on Fantastic Literature and Sightings: Reviews 2002–2006. He writes regular review columns for Locus magazine and the Chicago Tribune, and co-hosts with Jonathan Strahan the Hugo-nominated Coode Street Podcast.
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How Great Science Fiction Works by Gary K. Wolfe 4.13 avg rating — 972 ratings — published 2016 — 9 editions
And if you love science fiction, you can't miss this opportunity to trace the arc of science fiction's evolution, understand the hallmarks of great science fiction, and delve deeply into classics while finding some new favorites. These 24 captivating lectures reveal the qualities that make science fiction an enduring phenomenon that has been ...
How Great Science Fiction Works contains 24 lectures that each last about 30 minutes. They are: 1. Mary Shelley and the Birth of Science Fiction — Wolfe discusses the concept of the “monster” and gives Mary Shelley the credit for writing the first science fiction novel in 1818.
