science fiction, american

Minus Planet--Yesterday house--Neutron star--The conservation of Eiros and Charmion--The faithful--The voyage that lasted 600 years--(etc.).

Selections from twenty-two science fiction series written since 1945. Includes discussions by the authors.

Presents twenty-five short stories by science fiction and fantasy authors about the Christmases of the future, including selections by Ray Bradbury, Connie Willis, Arthur C. Clarke, and others.

Examines science fiction literature and film produced in the United States from 1945 to the 1980s in an effort to discern the parallels between the genre and the Cold War.