{"product_id":"modern-science-fiction-reginald-bretnor-9798712318032","title":"Modern Science Fiction: Its Meaning and Its Future","description":"\u003cp\u003eEssays by John W. Campbell, Jr., Anthony Boucher, Don Fabun, Fletcher Pratt, Rosalie Moore, L. Sprague de Camp, Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Philip Wylie, Gerald Heard, and Reginald Bretnor. The original 1953 edition was the first serious discussion of modern science fiction as literature. The San Francisco Chronicle said: \"The book is very likely to recruit a whole host of new readers.... A freely argued, objective, highly individualistic study by ten writers of the origins, advances and future prospects of science fiction as a spontaneous living literature.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe essays are grouped in three sections: \"Science Fiction Today,\" \"Science Fiction as Literature,\" and \"Science Fiction, Science, and Modern Man.\" This classic symposium is a fit companion to Mr. Bretnor's later books Science Fiction, Today and Tomorrow and The Craft of Science Fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis new edition adds a preface by the editor, a chapter of notes and corrections, and a complete index.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Retrospect and Prospect by Reginald Bretnor\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Preface to the First Edition by Reginald Bretnor\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Science Fiction Today\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Place of Science Fiction by John W. Campbell, Jr.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Publishing of Science Fiction by Anthony Boucher\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Science Fiction in Motion Pictures, Radio, and Television by Don Fabun\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Science Fiction as Literature\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A Critique of Science Fiction by Fletcher Pratt\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Science Fiction and the Main Stream by Ray Bradbury\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Imaginative Fiction and Creative Imagination by L. Sprague de Camp\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Science Fiction, Science, and Modern Man\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Social Science Fiction by Isaac Asimov\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Science Fiction: Preparation for the Age of Space by Arthur C. Clarke\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Science Fiction and Sanity in an Age of Crisis by Philip Wylie\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Science Fiction, Morals, and Religion by Gerald Heard\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Future of Science Fiction by Reginald Bretnor\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Supplement\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Notes and Corrections\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso note that some copies of the hardback edition are still available direct from the publisher.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Reginald Bretnor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8712318035\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798712318032\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/22\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.82d","brand":"Reginald Bretnor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44245396422911,"sku":"9798712318032","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_246e5fb2-815c-4d31-b808-4012662711c2.jpg?v=1693927807","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/modern-science-fiction-reginald-bretnor-9798712318032","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}