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Download or read book Science Fiction Alien Encounter written by Frank Northen Magill and published by Magill Surveys. This book was released on 1981 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents 2,000-word analyses on 75 literary works dealing with meetings between humans and extraterrestrial intelligent beings.

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Download or read book The New Encyclopedia of Science Fiction written by James E. Gunn and published by New York, N.Y. : Viking. This book was released on 1988 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 19th-century beginnings to the cutting edge of "Cyberpunk", science fiction has powerfully gripped the modern imagination. Gunn explores the fascinating landscape of how science fiction became what it is today. An eye-opener for every fan of the genre. 8 pages of full-color illustrations.