This is the first critical study of the work of John Wyndham, a formative figure in postwar British science fiction. This is complemented by a discussion of his evolving view…

A mysterious tree yields a strong and powerful seed. A seed that is desired by both humans and animals. Raccoons want to consume the seed because of the transforming effects…

This study of literary and cinematic representations of brainwashing during the Cold War era reviews science fiction, Korean War fiction, and The Manchurian Candidate film. It explores how views on…

As much as any individual, Ray Bradbury brought science fiction’s ideas into the mainstream. Yet he transcended the genre in both form and popularity, using its trappings to explore timely…

These volumes presents a selection from the American and British fiction of the nineteenth century which was evolving into what we now know as science fiction. Extensive editorial commentary accompanies…

In poems of love and family, rage and heartbreak, David Eye opens the way for new truths. Sister, father, neighbor, cousin, friend, lover: all relationships change the poet, and the…

Two stand-out comics creators imagine a dystopian eco-fiction future of an Earth teetering on the edge of apocalypse.

This is a humorous young-adult novel about a summertime experience that leads to the trials, tribulations, and temptations while growing up.

A God-fearing, cantankerous family matriarch is asked to undergo…