Science Fiction Today and Tomorrow: A Discursive Symposium

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A critical symposium on science fiction this book features essays (by Ben Bova Frederik Pohl George Zebrowski Frank Herbert Theodore Sturgeon Alan E. Nourse Thomas N. Scortia Reginald Bretnor James Gunn Alexei and Cory Panshin Poul Anderson Hal Clement Anne McCaffrey Gordon R. Dickson and Jack Williamson) dealing with such subjects as: the role of science fiction; the publishing of science fiction; science fiction and the visual media; science fiction and a world of crisis; science fiction morals and religion; science fiction and mans adaptation to change; science fiction as the imaginary experiment; science fiction in the age of space; science fiction new trends and old; the creation of imaginary worlds; and creation of imaginary beings; romance and glamour in science fiction; plausibility in science fiction; and science fiction teaching and criticism. A bibliography of books discussing science fiction is included.