The late James Gunn was emeritus professor of English at the University of Kansas and the author or editor of 45 books and 100+ short stories. A former president of both the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and the Science Fiction Research Association, he received their lifetime awards and induction into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. He lived in Lawrence, Kansas. Michael R. Page is a lecturer in the English department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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• Table of ContentsForeword deleteGary K. WolfePreface: “When Modern Science Fiction Was Modern” deleteJames GunnEditor’s Introduction deleteMichael R. PageModern Science Fiction: A Critical Analysis by James GunnIntroductionPart One—“Some of Us Are Looking at the Stars”: The Philosophy of Science FictionPart Two: “Through Caverns Measureless to Man”: The Plot Forms of Science FictionSection One: Plots of CircumstanceChapter One: A Being in an Alien EnvironmentChapter Two: Modern Man in the Modern WorldChapter Three: A Past Being in the PastChapter Four: A Future Being in a Future WorldChapter Five: MutationsConclusion to Plots of CircumstanceSection Two: Plots of CreationChapter One: The Creation of New Life or New Forms ThereofChapter Two: Experimentation in Other FieldsConclusionAppendix: Distribution ChartChapter Notes deleteMichael R. PageBibliographyFiction Works Cited deleteJames GunnCritical Works Cited deleteJames GunnWorks Cited in Editor’s Introduction deleteMichael R. PageIndex