The Oxford Book Of Science Fiction Stories by Tom Shippey
A wide-ranging anthology of short science fiction that traces the genre’s development by collecting influential and lesser-known stories from its speculative roots through twentieth-century and contemporary work, offering thematic variety—from first contact, time travel, and technological hubris to social satire and examinations of identity—and demonstrating the literary strengths and formal innovations of the field; editorial introductions and notes contextualize each selection historically and critically, making the volume both a survey and a curated showcase of the genre’s imaginative range.
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- Published
- 1992
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- British
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- Original Language
- English
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