Black cloth boards with gilt spine lettering; black dj, color illustrated

Black cloth boards with gilt spine lettering; black dj, color illustrated with red and white lettering; mylar cover; x, 249 pp. Contents: [ch. ] 1. Introduction--[ch. ] 2. Isaac Asimov, The Foundation trilogy (1951-53; serialized 1942-49)--[ch. ] 3. Frederik Pohl, Alternating currents (1956)--[ch. ] 4. Brian Aldiss, Hothouse (1962)--[ch. ] 5. Frank Herbert, Dune (1965)--[ch. ] 6. Robert Silverberg, Nightwings (1969)--[ch. ] 7. Philip José Farmer, To your scattered bodies go (1971)--[ch. ] 8. Arthur C. Clarke, Rendezvous with Rama (1973)--[ch. ] 9. Clifford D, Simak, Shakespeare's planet (1976)--[ch. ] 10. A.A. Attanasio, Radix (1981)--[ch. ] 11. Gene Wolfe, The book of the new sun (1980-83)--[ch. ] 12. Conclusion. Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-244) and index.