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Article: Speculations on Speculation: Theories of Science Fiction.(Book Review)
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- September 22, 2005
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James Gunn and Matthew Candelaria, eds. Speculations on Speculation: Theories of Science Fiction. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2005. 374 pp. $30.00 pbk.
Every time I've taught a course on science fiction, I've thought it would be useful to be able to offer my students, in a single volume, a collection of critical and theoretical essays on the topic, rather than making multiple photocopies of essays and book chapters or placing materials on reserve. So I was excited when I learned of the publication of just such a collection, one of whose editors is the estimable James Gunn, one of the acknowledged authorities of the field in addition to his own contributions to ...