Description
"[Malmgren] succeeds in formulating a typology of science fiction that will become a standard reference for some years to come." -Choice
" . . . the most intelligently organized and effectively argued general study of SF that I have ever read." -Rob Latham, SFRA Review
" . . . required reading for its evenhanded overview of so much of the previous critical/theoretical material devoted to science fiction." -American Book Review
Worlds Apart provides a comprehensive theoretical model for science fiction by examining the worlds of science fiction and the discourse which inscribes them. Malmgren identifies the basic science fiction types, including alien encounters, alternate societies and worlds, and fantasy, and examines the role of the reader in concretizing and interpreting these science fiction worlds.
Provides a comprehensive theoretical model for science fiction
Reviews
"[Malmgren] succeeds in formulating a typology of science fiction that will become a standard reference for some years to come." - Choice " ... The most intelligently organized and effectively argued general study of SF that I have ever read." - Rob Latham, SFRA Review " ... Required reading for its evenhanded overview of so much of the previous critical/theoretical material devoted to science fiction." - American Book Review
Book Information
ISBN 9780253336453
Author Carl D. Malmgren
Format Hardback
Page Count 224
Imprint Indiana University Press
Publisher Indiana University Press
Weight(grams) 558g
