Title: Science fiction : a very short introduction /
Authors: Seed, David.
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Science fiction History and criticism; Science-Fiction.
Abstract: David Seed examines how science fiction has emerged as a popular genre of literature in the 20th century, and discusses it in relation to themes such as science and technology, space aliens, utopias, and gender. He also considers the wider social and political issues it raises.
Contents: Voyages into space -- Alien encounters -- Science fiction and technology -- Utopias and dystopias -- Fictions of time -- The field of science fiction.