num_pages: 339
description: Science Fiction is no more written for scientists than ghost stories are written for ghosts.... No true understanding of Science Fiction is possible until it's origin and development are understood.... (from the author's Introduction)
language: English
title: Billion Year Spree: The True History of Science Fiction
titlecomplete: Billion Year Spree: The True History of Science Fiction
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Books About Books, Reference, British Literature, Literature, Criticism, Literary Criticism
ratings_count: 203
awards: awardedAt: 94723200000
name: British Science Fiction Association Award
category: Special Award
publisher: Schocken Books