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The engines of the night : science fiction in the eighties / Barry N. Malzberg

by Barry N. Malzberg

An award-winning collection of essays providing a history and critique of science fiction up to 1980. The text analyses the genre's pulp origins, seminal works, and future potential while examining the impact of its early development.

Accession 32241 ISBN 0385175418 Publisher Doubleday
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