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A collection of critical essays on science fiction and fantasy literature containing:

• "Setting Ideas in Space, Time, and Infinity"
• "The Necessity of Science Fiction"
• "The British and American Traditions of Speculative Fiction"
• "The Biology and Sociology of Alien Worlds"
• "Cosmic Perspectives in Nineteenth-Century Literature"
• "An Introduction to Alternate Worlds"
• "Adolf Hilter: His Part in Our Struggle: (A Brief Economic History of British SF Magazines)"
• "The Battle of Dorking and Its Aftermath"
• "The Science in Science Fiction"
• "The Siren Song of Sexuality: The Mythology of Femmes Fatales"
• "What We Know About Vampires"
• "A Brief History of Vampires"
• "A Brief History of Werewolves"
  

Published by The Borgo Press, December 2006
ISBN: 0-8095-1911-9

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