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Science fiction at large: A collection of essays, by various hands, about the interface between science fiction and reality
Ursula K. Le Guin, Edward de Bono, John Taylor, John Brunner, Harry Harrison, Alvin Toffler, Alan Garner, Thomas M. Disch, Peter Nicholls, Robert Sheckley, Philip K. Dick
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224 pages, Paperback
First published November 18, 1976
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December 27, 2025
A love letter to talking shit about people YOU invited to speak at the seminar, Peter
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Turning lectures into essays is clearly not as straightforward as transcription, but the book does a good job of distilling some great insight into the role of Science Fiction, particularly at a time before it became such a driving force of culture as it is today. The biggest difference was how embarrassed everyone seems to be about liking Science Fiction? Maybe we should bring a little of that back though…
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It’s been 4 months since I finished this and I can recall next to nothing from any of the lectures which makes me think the 3 stars may be generous?
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Turning lectures into essays is clearly not as straightforward as transcription, but the book does a good job of distilling some great insight into the role of Science Fiction, particularly at a time before it became such a driving force of culture as it is today. The biggest difference was how embarrassed everyone seems to be about liking Science Fiction? Maybe we should bring a little of that back though…
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It’s been 4 months since I finished this and I can recall next to nothing from any of the lectures which makes me think the 3 stars may be generous?
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