The secret history of science fiction
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San Francisco, CA : Tachyon Publications, [2009].
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Book
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1st ed.
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380 pages ; 23 cm
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"...[E]xploring an alternate history of science fiction, this ingenious anthology showcases eighteen brilliant authors leading the way to a new literature of the future...Two strangely-detached astronauts orbit Earth while a third world war rages on. A primatologist's lover suspects her of obsession with one of her simian charges. The horrors of trench warfare dovetail with the theoretical workings of black holes. A dissolving marriage and bitter custody dispute are overshadowed by the arrival of time travelers. An astonishing invention that records the sense of touch is far too dangerous for Thomas Edison to reveal."---p.[4] of cover.
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English
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9781892391933, 1892391937
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"...[E]xploring an alternate history of science fiction, this ingenious anthology showcases eighteen brilliant authors leading the way to a new literature of the future...Two strangely-detached astronauts orbit Earth while a third world war rages on. A primatologist's lover suspects her of obsession with one of her simian charges. The horrors of trench warfare dovetail with the theoretical workings of black holes. A dissolving marriage and bitter custody dispute are overshadowed by the arrival of time travelers. An astonishing invention that records the sense of touch is far too dangerous for Thomas Edison to reveal."---p.[4] of cover.
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Kelly, J. P. 1., Kessel, J., Disch, T. M., Le Guin, U. K., Wilhelm, K., Boyle, T. C., DeLillo, D., Atwood, M., Scholz, C., Gloss, M., Shepard, L., Willis, C., Wolfe, G., Lethem, J., Fowler, K. J., Saunders, G., Chabon, M., McHugh, M. F., & Millhauser, S. (2009). The secret history of science fiction. Tachyon Publications.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)James P. 1951- Kelly et al.. 2009. The Secret History of Science Fiction. Tachyon Publications.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)James P. 1951- Kelly et al., The Secret History of Science Fiction. Tachyon Publications, 2009.
MLA Citation (style guide)Kelly, James P. 1951-, et al. The Secret History of Science Fiction. Tachyon Publications, 2009.
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