"Designed by Philip Grushkin" stated on the copyright page. "Jacket design by Phil Grushkin" printed on the back flap of the dustjacket. Alternate Worlds was first published in 1975 and became an instant classic, winning a Hugo award. This third edition brings the history of science fiction up to date, covering developments over the past forty years—a period that has seen the a...(展开全部)

Alternate Worlds was first published by Prentice-Hall in 1975 as a coffee-table volume and soon became a classic, winning an award from the World Science Fiction Convention in Kansas City in 1976 (a "Hugo" before an award was presented in the non-fiction category and occupying a place in the reference shelves of libraries and the tables of thousands of fans. McFarland's more ac...(展开全部)

作者 詹姆斯•冈恩（James Gunn） 1923年生于密苏里州堪萨斯城，美国著名科幻小说作家、编辑、学者和评论家。曾任美国科幻作家协会主席（1971—1972）和美国科幻小说研究会主席（1980—1982）。现任堪萨斯大学英文系名誉教授，以及堪萨斯大学科幻小说研究中心主管。“科幻之路”系列和《交错的世界》是其最重要的学术著作。 1976年，他荣获美国科幻小说研究会颁发的“朝圣奖”；同年，世界科幻小说年会授予他的《交错的世界》雨果奖特别奖；他撰写的《艾萨克•阿西莫夫：科幻小说奠基者》赢得1983年的雨果奖最佳非小说作品奖；1992年，他又荣获“伊顿终身成就奖”；2007年，美国科幻奇幻作家协会在星云奖颁奖典礼上授予冈恩“达蒙•奈特纪念大师奖”，以表彰他的终身成就。 · 译者 姜倩 复旦大学文学博士，研究方向为翻译理论与实践，科幻小说翻译史，著有《幻...(展开全部)

This book is the definitive critical history of science fiction. The 2006 first edition of this work traced the development of the genre from Ancient Greece and the European Reformation through to the end of the 20th century. This new 2nd edition has been revised thoroughly and very significantly expanded. An all-new final chapter discusses 21st-century science fiction, and the...(展开全部)

The first comprehensive critical history of SF for thirty years, this book traces the origin and development of science fiction from Ancient Greece, via its rebirth in the seventeenth century, up to the present day. Concentrating on literary SF and (in the later chapters) cinema and TV, it also discusses the myriad forms this genre takes in the contemporary world, including a c...(展开全部)

The first comprehensive critical history of SF for thirty years, this book traces the origin and development of science fiction from Ancient Greece, via its rebirth in the seventeenth century, up to the present day. Concentrating on literary SF and (in the later chapters) cinema and TV, it also discusses the myriad forms this genre takes in the contemporary world, including a c...(展开全部)

The first science fiction course in the American academy was held in the early 1950s. In the sixty years since, science fiction has become a recognized and established literary genre with a significant and growing body of scholarship. The Cambridge History of Science Fiction is a landmark volume as the first authoritative history of the genre. Over forty contributors with diver...(展开全部)

The first science fiction course in the American academy was held in the early 1950s. In the sixty years since, science fiction has become a recognized and established literary genre with a significant and growing body of scholarship. The Cambridge History of Science Fiction is a landmark volume as the first authoritative history of the genre. Over forty contributors with diver...(展开全部)

Two young poets, Jan and Remo, find themselves adrift in Mexico City. Obsessed with poetry, and, above all, with science fiction, they are eager to forge a life in the literary world. But as close as these friends are, the city tugs them in opposite directions. Jan withdraws from the world, shutting himself in their shared rooftop apartment where he feverishly composes fan lett...(展开全部)

Two young poets, Jan and Remo, find themselves adrift in Mexico City. Obsessed with poetry, and, above all, with science fiction, they are eager to forge a life in the literary world--or sacrifice themselves to it. Roberto Bolaño's The Spirit of Science Fiction is a story of youth hungry for revolution, notoriety, and sexual adventure, as they work to construct a reality out of...(展开全部)