Strange constellations : a history of Australian science fiction / Russell Blackford, Van Ikin, and Sean McMullen

Strange constellations : a history of Australian science fiction / Russell Blackford, Van Ikin, and Sean McMullen
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Blackford, Russell, 1954-
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Science fiction, Australian - History and criticism.
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Adult
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  • I. Australian Science Fiction to 1925. 1. Early Romances. 2. Utopian and Dystopian Works. 3. Novels of Racial Invasion
  • II. 1926-59: The Rise of Traditional Science Fiction in Australia. 4. 1926-39: Forerunners of Modern Australian Science Fiction. 5. 1940-59: Local Expansion. 6. A. Bertram Chandler. 7. Wynne Whiteford
  • III. 1960-74: International Recognition and the New Wave. 8. The 1960s. 9. The Early 1970s
  • IV. 1975-84: Small Presses and Growing Reputations. 10. Aussiecon and After. 11. Writers of the 1970s. 12. George Turner. 13. Damien Broderick. 14. The Early 1980s
  • V. 1985-98: Serious Recognition. 15. Aussiecon 2 and After. 16. Greg Egan. 17. Writers of the 1990s
  • Conclusion: Into the Unknown.
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Strange constellations : a history of Australian science fiction / Russell Blackford, Van Ikin, and Sean McMullen.
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, - Contributions to the study of science fiction and fantasy, 0193-6875 ; no. 80
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1999 English Book 34

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