{"product_id":"science-fiction-9780500252390","title":"Science Fiction","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA compelling, fully illustrated account of the worldwide phenomenon of science fiction as depicted in film, literature and art, and the scientific advances and imagination behind it.       Drawing on a wide range of examples from the literary and visual canons â short stories, novels, films, television programmes, video games, graphic novels, artworks and more â in both cult and popular culture, this extensively illustrated book examines how science fiction has provided a human response to science, exploring every reaction from complacency to exhilaration, and from hope to terror.       Across five chapters this volume reviews the role played by science fiction in exploring our world and a multitude of ideas about our relationship with the human condition. This encompasses a fascinating range of themes â machines, travel, aliens (the Other), communication, threats and anxiety. Featuring a range of essays by experts on the subject as well as interviews with well-known science-fiction au\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An excellent guide to the importance of science fiction for complete beginners, and has plenty to interest the genre buff, or just the reader who has enjoyed science fiction on film but wants to explore the most resonant ideas and stories a bit more thoroughly' - The Arts Desk\u003cbr\u003e'A fascinating companion to the exhibition … very readable [and] colourfully illustrated' - Fortean Times\u003cbr\u003e'Stunningly illustrated' - Nature\u003cbr\u003e'Far from just a glossy tie-in to the exhibition, this book is a hugely ambitious attempt to show SF for what it is in 2022: the culturally dominant global literary and media form for an age of unprecedented social and scientific change' - Prospective Cultures\u003cbr\u003e'Excellent … definitely one for the school library regardless of any visit' - Schools Week\u003cbr\u003e'This sumptuous work features interviews with prominent thinkers, wonderful artwork and a gallop through sci-fi’s key works of literature, films and inventions. A timely reminder of how the genre has the power to provoke and prompt thought' - Teach Secondary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword \u003cbr\u003e  Introduction by Glyn Morgan\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003ePeople and Machines\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  People as Machines \/ Machine People, Sherryl Vint \u003cbr\u003e  In the Loop: Reordering Human–Technology Relations, Colin Milburn \u003cbr\u003e  Interview, Ken Liu \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eTravelling the Cosmos\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Prototyping the Future: Spaceflight as screen spectacle, Richard Dunn \u003cbr\u003e  Beyond the Solar System, Rachael Livermore\u003cbr\u003e   Interview, Charlie Jane Anders\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eCommunication and Language\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Communications, Roger Luckhurst \u003cbr\u003e  A Century of Science Fiction from Around the World, Rachel Cordasco \u003cbr\u003e  Interview, Vandana Singh \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eAliens and Alienation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Alien Speculation: Science, Fiction and the Future, Amanda Rees \u003cbr\u003e  Infinite Variation, Glyn Morgan \u003cbr\u003e  Interview, Tade Thompson \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eAnxieties and Hopes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Science Fiction in the Atomic Age, Daniel Cordle \u003cbr\u003e  Climate in Science Fiction, Caroline Edwards \u003cbr\u003e  Interview, Kim Stanley Robinson","brand":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864768557399,"sku":"9780500252390","price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780500252390.jpg?v=1722273130","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/science-fiction-9780500252390","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}