Description: "Dominic Alessio's masterful introduction [is] a thoughtful, informative and exceptional piece of nonfiction. And it just happens to be absolutely fascinating reading-at once intelligent, informed, and accessible. Alessio places the work in context with other SF and utopian fiction of the time, whether predating it (as with Jules Verne's account of a trip to the moon) or following it (he makes a good case for it influencing, directly or indirectly, several later and better known works). Anyone with even the faintest interest in early science fiction should find this essay quite valuable-and yes, enjoyable reading."- Tales of the Talisman

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