Table of Contents

Foreword by Thomas J. Roberts Preface Aliens and Alien Worlds Supermen and Other Mutations Living Way On, and Way Out Men Like Gods--and Gods Like Men Artificial Intelligence Machines for Living Wars, Near and Far Disasters, Natural and Otherwise On the Edge

About the Author

JOHN J. PIERCE, associate editor of Private Label Magazine, is the author of a companion volume, Foundations of Science Fiction (Greenwood Press, 1987), and is working on a third volume in the series, titled When World Views Collide.

Reviews

?. . . a valuable and refreshing addition to the history and criticism of science fiction on several counts. . . . The range and variety of works included is impressive . . . his books are not only worth owning, but well worth reading.?-NIEKAS

." . . a valuable and refreshing addition to the history and criticism of science fiction on several counts. . . . The range and variety of works included is impressive . . . his books are not only worth owning, but well worth reading."-NIEKAS