This wide-ranging volume explores the various dialogues that flourish between different aspects of science fiction: academics and fans, writers and readers; ide

Defines both genres, tells how to write a successful story, and where to find markets to get published.

Science fiction is at the intersection of numerous fields. It is a literature which draws on popular culture, and which engages in speculation about science, hi

"[An] inside look at this wonderfully strange universe."--

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