Science Fiction: A Very Short Introduction

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Frankenstein, The Time Machine, Star Trek, Dune, 1984, Blade Runner – science fiction has been explained as a combination of romance, science, and prophecy; as a genre based on an imagined alternative to the reader’s environment; and as a form of first-rate fiction and historical literature. It has also been argued that science fiction narratives are the most engaged, socially relevant, and responsive to the modern technological environment.

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