Description: Part I: The Source and Power of SF's Appeal 1. "The Golden Age of Science Fiction is Twelve" 2. "I Have a Cosmic Mind. Now What Do I Do?" 3. Worshipping at the Church of Wonder Part II: Exploring the Worlds of Science Fiction 4. Running Away from the Real World 5. When It Comes True, It's No Fun Anymore 6. Where Do You Get Those Crazy Ideas? Part III: Writers, Fans, Critics 7. Why "Science Fiction" Is the Wrong and Only Name for It 8. Science Fiction Writers Can't Write for Sour Apples 9. New Wave: The Great War of the 1960s 10. Fandom Part IV: The Future of SF 11. "Let's Get SF Back in the Gutter Where It Belongs" 12. Crawling Home from the Future Select Bibliography Select Glossary of Fan Language Appendices I. Sixty Books Important to the Development of SF, Published Before the Name Was Invented II. The Best 105 SF Books Since the Invention of the Field in the Twenties III. Teaching SF: i. An Introductory SF Course; ii. A Course in the Literary History of SF IV. Understanding Hard SF V. Dollars and Dragons: The Truth About Fantasy VI. Editing the Science Fiction Novel Course in the Literary History of SF IV. Understanding Hard SF V. Dollars and Dragons: The Truth About Fantasy VI. Editing the Science Fiction NovelCourse in the Literary History of SF IV. Understanding Hard SF V. Dollars and Dragons: The Truth About Fantasy VI. Editing the Science Fiction NovelCourse in the Literary History of SF IV. Understanding Hard SF V. Dollars and Dragons: The Truth About Fantasy VI. Editing the Science Fiction Novel

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