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Billion Year Spree: A History of Science Fiction
Billion Year Spree A History of Science Fiction Author:Brian Aldiss BILLION YEAR SPREE is a comprehensive history of science fiction by Brian Aldiss, one of the genre's leading authors. From early works such as H. G. Wells's War of the Worlds to Kubrick's film of 2001, SF has encompassed prediction, escapism, satire, social fiction, surrealism and propaganda both for and again... more »st technology. BILLION YEAR SPREE begins at the very birth of SF, with Mary Godwin Shelley's creation Frankenstein Or, The Modern Prometheus, and studies the growth and development of the media to its present successful position in contemporary literature.« less