Between Science and Society

Douglas A. Van Belle is a senior lecturer in media studies at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

[A]lmost anyone with an academic or personal interest in science fiction will find this interview material very compelling. It presents a wealth of source material for future research in the field...and nicely counterbalances other academic works that insufficiently value the authors’ perspectives.

• Introduction: Heresy as MethodChapter 1: The InterviewsChapter 2: Kevin J. AndersonChapter 3: Steven BarnesChapter 4: Greg BearChapter 5: Gregory BenfordChapter 6: Ben BovaChapter 7: David BrinChapter 8: Brenda CooperChapter 9: Stephen R. DonaldsonChapter 10: Eric FlintChapter 11: David GerroldChapter 12: Joe HaldemanChapter 13: Ian IrvineChapter 14: Nancy KressChapter 15: Jack McDevittChapter 16: Rebeccas MoestaChapter 17: Simon MordenChapter 18: Larry NivenChapter 19: Robert J. SawyerChapter 20: Karl SchroederChapter 21: Melinda SnodgrassChapter 22: Stephen Michael (S.M.) SterlingChapter 23: Charles StrossChapter 24: Vernor VingeChapter 25: Connie WillisChapter 26: Charting the Space of Science FictionChapter 27: Storytelling as the Essential, Defining Element of Science FictionChapter 28: Science as the Rules of the GameChapter 29: The Science Fiction Community and a Sketch of the Science Fiction EcosystemChapter 30: The Academic Implications of H