{"product_id":"a-companion-to-science-fiction-9781405112185","title":"A Companion to Science Fiction","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Companion to Science Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e assembles essays by an international range of scholars which discuss the contexts, themes, and methods used by science fiction writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis Companion conveys the scale and variety of science fiction and shows how science fiction has been used as a means of debating cultural issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEssays by an international range of scholars discuss the contexts, themes, and methods used by science fiction writers. The book addresses general topics, such as the history and origins of the genre, its engagement with science and gender, and national variations of science fiction around the English-speaking world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt maps out connections between science fiction, television, the cinema, virtual reality technology, and other aspects of the culture. There is also a section focusing on major figures, such as H.G. Wells, Arthur C. Clarke, and Ursula Le Guin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAdditionally, it offers close readings of particular novels, from Mary Shelley's \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e to Margaret Atwood's \u003cem\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470027505900,"sku":"9781405112185","price":382.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781405112185-a-companion-to-science-fiction.jpg?v=1775207124","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/a-companion-to-science-fiction-9781405112185","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}