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
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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
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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
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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
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Chapter 5: The Age of Enlightenment
- Western Enlightenment and the Theory of Progress
- Alien Visitations and Extraordinary Adventures
- Utopian Visions and Futuristic Fiction
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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
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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
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Chapter 8: Evolution and Science Fiction
- The Theory of Evolution
- Entropy and the Heat Death of the Universe
- Invasions and War—Evolution and Machines
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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
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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
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Preview of Volume Two |
Non-Fiction Bibliography |
Index |