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Decades of Science Fiction Minyard, Applewhite Glencoe McGraw-Hil
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- Publication Name
- McGraw-Hill Higher Education
- Type
- Textbook
- ISBN
- 9780844259949
- Publication Year
- 1998
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Decades of Science Fiction
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Higher Education
- Genre
- Juvenile Nonfiction, Fiction
- Topic
- Language Arts / General, Short Stories (Single Author), Science Fiction / Collections & Anthologies, Science Fiction / General
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Illustrating the development and popularity of the genre, this anthology of 27 short stories allows students to trace the evolution of science fiction since the days of H G Wells and Verne. It contains historical and contextual information, and demonstrates how science fiction, the adaptable genre, relates to the important issues of our lives.
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Publisher
McGraw-Hill Higher Education
ISBN-10
0844259942
ISBN-13
9780844259949
eBay Product ID (ePID)
684941
Product Key Features
Book Title
Decades of Science Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Language Arts / General, Short Stories (Single Author), Science Fiction / Collections & Anthologies, Science Fiction / General
Publication Year
1998
Genre
Juvenile Nonfiction, Fiction
Dimensions
Item Length
9in.
Item Height
1in.
Item Width
6in.
Item Weight
18.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Grade from
Seventh Grade
Grade to
Twelfth Grade
Table of Content
Decades of Science Fiction Preface Introduction Chapter 1: Through World War I Timeline Historical Context Developments in Science Fiction Master Zacharius by Jules Verne The Crystal Egg by H.G. Wells Chapter 2: The Twenties Timeline Historical Context Developments in Science Fiction Science Fiction in Other Media The Disintegration Machine by Arthur Conan Doyle The Metal Man by Jack Williamson Chapter 3: The Thirties Timeline Historical Context Developments in Science Fiction Science Fiction in Other Media The Mad Moon by Stanley Weinbaum Misfit by Robert Heinlein Chapter 4: The Forties Timeline Historical Context Developments in Science Fiction Science Fiction in Other Media Robbie by Isaac Asimov That Only a Mother by Judith Merril Chapter 5: The Fifties Timeline Historical Context Developments in Science Fiction Science Fiction in Other Media The Exiles by Ray Bradbury Scanners Live in Vain by Cordwainer Smith Death Between the Stars by Marion Zimmer Bradley Chapter 6: The Sixties Timeline Historical Context Developments in Science Fiction Science Fiction in Other Media The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffrey "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman by Harlan Ellison The Electric Ant by Phillip K. Dick Chapter 7: The Seventies Timeline Historical Context Developments in Science Fiction Science Fiction in Other Media The Sliced-Crosswise-Only-on-Tuesday-World by Phillip José Farmer Cloak of Anarchy by Larry Niven The Hunting by Doris Beetem The Thaw by Tanith Lee Chapter 8: The Eighties Timeline Historical Context Developments in Science Fiction Science Fiction in Other Media Valhalla by Gregory Benford Skin Deep by Kristine Kathryn Rusch For I Have Touched the Sky by Mike Resnick At the Rialto by Connie Willis Chapter 9: The Nineties Timeline Historical Context Developments in Science Fiction Science Fiction in Other Media The Abduction of Bunny Steiner, or a Shameless Lie by Thomas Disch Steelcollar Worker by Vonda N. McIntyre The Hammer of God by Arthur C. Clarke Clean Up Your Room! by Laura Anne Gilman Selected Bibliography Acknowledgements Index of Authors and Titles
Copyright Date
1998
Target Audience
Elementary/High School
Educational Level
High School, Elementary School
Lccn
97-000348
Dewey Decimal
808.8/3/8762
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Number of Pages
480 Pages
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