Chapter 1: Introduction to Science Fiction

• Science Fiction as a Way of Life
• Science Fiction as Futures Narrative
• The Future of Everything
• Cosmic Consciousness
• The Evolutionary Adventure of Science Fiction
• Resources on Science Fiction
  

Chapter 2: Mythology and Science Fiction

• The Mythic, the Fantastic, the Scientific, and the Real
• The Value of Myth
• The Mythic Dimensions of Science Fiction
• Science Fiction versus Myth and Fantasy
• The Evolutionary Mythology of Science Fictio

Chapter 3: Ancient History through the Middle Ages

• The Apollonian and the Dionysian and Ancient Greek Mythology
• Greek Science, Technology, and Philosophy
• Prometheus, Progress, and Self-Determination
• Lucian's True History
• The Fantastical and Futuristic
• The Divine Comedy
• Medieval Thought and The Garden of Earthly Delights

Chapter 4: The Rise of Modernity

• The Age of Exploration
• The Scientific Transformation of Nature and the Heavens
• The Synthetic Genius of Kepler—Journeys to the Moon
• Utopian Visions and Technological Dreams

Chapter 5: The Age of Enlightenment

• Western Enlightenment and the Theory of Progress
• Alien Visitations and Extraordinary Adventures
• Utopian Visions and Futuristic Fiction

Chapter 6: Romanticism and the Gothic

• Romanticism and Romantic Science
• The Gothic: Horror, Mystery, Madness, and the Supernatural
• Grainville?s The Last Man and Shelley?s Frankenstein
• The Double-Edged Sword of Science Fiction - Hope and Fear

Chapter 7: The Mysteries and Romances of Science

• Futuristic Fiction and The Mummy!
• Horror, the Gothic, and Science Fiction: Edger Allan Poe
• The Extraordinary Voyages of Jules Verne

Chapter 8: Evolution and Science Fiction

• The Theory of Evolution
• Entropy and the Heat Death of the Universe
• Invasions and War—Evolution and Machines

Chapter 9: Utopias, Robots, and Cosmic Journeys

• The Cosmic and Mystical: Camille Flammarion
• Visions of Future Utopian Societies: Morris, Bellamy, and Robida
• Steam Men, Robots, Fiends, and Thomas Edison

Chapter 10: Adventures into the Solar System and Encounters with the Martians

• Across the Zodiac and the Canali of Mars
• The Great Romance and A Journey in Other Worlds
• Two Planets and Edison?s Conquest of Mars
• The War of the Worlds
• Summary and Conclusion

Preview of Volume Two

Non-Fiction Bibliography

Index