Decades of Science Fiction [Paperback]

Glencoe McGraw-Hill (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0844259942 | ISBN-13: 978-0844259949 | Publication Date: February 12, 2001 | Edition: 1

Decades of Science Fiction is an anthology of 27 short stories that illustrate the development and popularity of the genre. Through its collection of well-chosen, classic stories, it allows students to trace the evolution of science fiction from the days of H.G Wells and Verne through the present. The text contains important historical and contextual information and demonstrates how science fiction, the adaptable genre, relates to the important issues of our lives.

Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (February 12, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0844259942
• ISBN-13: 978-0844259949
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #520,845 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Author's comments, August 22, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Decades of Science Fiction (Paperback)

I am the author of this book. It was originally written as a textbook for college and high school classes, but should be interesting to anyone who wants to explore the history of science fiction. It includes 27 stories, starting with Jules Verne, and continues up to 1996 with Jody Lynne Nye. It has a historical timeline for each decade, and an introduction to each chapter (decade) which summarizes the political, scientific, and literary events which were then prominent. There is also an introduction to each author and story, and a series of questions at the end. There is also a bibliography. I wanted to include a list of other SF works, including movies, but that got moved to the instructor's manual, along with the answers to the questions. I hope you decide to try the book and email me your comments, or add them to amazon's online section

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Keeps you guessing, March 11, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Decades of Science Fiction (Paperback)

This is the textbook that my SciFi class uses. The stories in this book are exciting and riviting and want you to keep reading. The stories make you feel how the characters felt and you feel like you know them. It keeps you guessing so you never want to put it down. OUr teacher is excellent and helps us to analyze the stories to find hidden meanings and to better understand what is going on. I reccommend this book to anyone in a science fiction class or interested in scifi at all.