{"product_id":"9780810844148-road-to-science-fiction","title":"The Road to Science Fiction: From Gilgamesh to Wells","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVolume 1\u003cbr\u003eThe first volume in a six-part anthology exploring the development of science fiction from its earliest prototypes in the Sumerian Gilgamesh and the Greek epics to 1990. Entries cover the authors, their eras, and the role each played in establishing what we recognize as science fiction today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow in Paperback!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetween an ancient Roman's trip to the moon and the fantastic tales of H.G. Wells lies a journey through time and space and an awesome evolution in scientific thinking. From Gilgamesh's search for immortality to Lucian's odyssey on the moon; from Jonathan Swift's hilarious satire on scientists in \u003ci\u003eGulliver's Travels\u003c\/i\u003e to Mary Shelley's horrifying description of a scientist who has gone too far in \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e from Edgar Allan Poe's balloon trip in the year 2848 to Jules Verne's prophesies of the impact of scientific inventions on future civilization; from Edward Bellamy's utopian escape from the industrial Revolution to H.G. Wells's magnificent story of Earth threatened by an inescapable menace-here are the chief ancestors of the modern science fiction story. For the first time, these and other key works are gathered together in one anthology, complete with revealing commentary on the authors, their eras, and the role each played in establishing what we today recognize as science fiction. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Road to Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e is a six-volume anthology of science fiction that covers the development of science fiction from its earliest prototypes in the Sumerian Gilgamesh and the Greek epics to approximately 1990. Created originally to provide anthologies for use in classes, these volumes have become mass-market sellers as well, since they are not only a source of outstanding stories but also explain what constitutes science fiction, how it developed and the contribution the authors and the stories have made to the evolution of science fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCloth edition previously published in 1979.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40944003809377,"sku":"9780810844148","price":16.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27005058.jpg?v=1721419328","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780810844148-road-to-science-fiction","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}