Worlds Apart

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(Malmgren) succeeds in formulating a typology of science fictionthat will become a standard reference for some years to come." --Choice ..". the most intelligently organized and effectivelyargued general study of SF that I have ever read." -- Rob Latham, SFRAReview ..". required reading for its evenhanded overview ofso much of the previous critical/theoretical material devoted to sciencefiction." -- American Book Review Worlds Apart provides acomprehensive theoretical model for science fiction by examining the worlds ofscience fiction and the discourse which inscribes them. Malmgren identifies thebasic science fiction types, including alien encounters, alternate societies andworlds, and fantasy, and examines the role of the reader in concretizing andinterpreting these science fiction worlds.