Cosmic Engineers: A Study of Hard Science Fiction

by Gary Westfahl

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The first comprehensive critical study of hard science fiction, this book reveals how the term hard science fiction originated, and how arguments about its range and nature have unfolded. Westfahl shows that hard science fiction is generally characterized by the author's extreme concern for scientific accuracy and logic. Identifying two characteristic forms of hard science fiction, Westfahl closely examines several representative works: Arthur C...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0313297274

ISBN13:9780313297274

Release Date:February 1996

Publisher:Praeger

Length:168 Pages

Weight:0.91 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Science Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy

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