The Science in Science Fiction
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The Science in Science Fiction is a book by David Langford, Peter Nicholls and Brian Stableford published in 1982.
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Plot summary
The Science in Science Fiction is a book featuring twelve illustrated chapters on such subjects as Space Flight, Energy, Aliens, Time Travel and Intelligent Machines.
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Reception
Dave Pringle reviewed The Science in Science Fiction for Imagine magazine, and stated that "I hope every would-be SF writer in the land reads this book and comes to the realisation that raw imagination and an ability with words are not enough; a modicum of knowledge has always been necessary to the creation of worthwhile science-fiction."
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Reviews
- Review by Gregory Benford (1983) in Locus, #267 April 1983
- Review by Gene DeWeese (1983) in Science Fiction Review, Summer 1983
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