1. AN APPROACH TO SCIENCE FICTION

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
3. CONTENTS ix
4. I. MEASUREMENT OF THE FANTASTIC
5. 1. AN APPROACH TO SCIENCE FICTION 3
6. 2. THE STRUCTURE OF SCIENCE FICTION 28
7. II. THREE DIMENSIONS OF SCIENCE FICTION
8. 3. THE HARD SCIENCE TRADITION 53
9. 4. THE NEW WAVE 85
10. 5. THE FANTASY CLUSTER 116
11. III. THE POWER OF IMAGINATION
12. 6. THE EFFECTS OF SCIENCE FICTION 151
13. 7. WOMEN IN SCIENCE FICTION 172
14. 8. ENLIGHTENMENT AND TRANSCENDENCE 197
15. APPENDIX. NOTES. BIBLIOGRAPHY. INDEX.
16. APPENDIX: QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES 225
17. NOTES 233
18. BIBLIOGRAPHY 254
19. INDEX 271