FACES OF THE FUTURE, The Lessons of Science Fiction,
by Brian Ash
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers & barcode, etc. VERY GOOD book in
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McCrae, Victoria, Australia
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Elek/Pemberton, London 1975 hardcover, 5¾" x 8¾", with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers & barcode, etc. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD price-clipped dust jacket "Only readers or writers of science fiction are really competent to discuss the possibilities of the future," is Arthur C Clarke's uncompromising claim, and it is the starting point of this book. Brian Ash contends that full consideration of future human prospects demands a speculative imagination and a 'willing suspension of disbelief' to be found in the creation and enjoyment of science fiction. He reviews Asimov, Heinlin, Blish and Vonnegut to illustrate the many different ways in which today's most imaginative writers have approached what might lie ahead for our race. A unique view of 20th century writing.
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- Seller
- Pegasus Book Orphanage (AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 38084
- Title
- FACES OF THE FUTURE, The Lessons of Science Fiction,
- Author
- Brian Ash
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover, 5¾" x 8¾", with dust jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers & barcode, etc. VERY GOOD book in
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Elek/Pemberton, London
- Date Published
- 1975
- Pages
- 214 pages
- Keywords
- Science Fiction Genre Futurists Arthur C Clarke Utopia Asimov Heinlin Blish Vonnegut
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