Introduction
Part One: From the Epic to Science Fiction, David Roberts
1. From Epic to Novel
2. From the Novel to Science Fiction
3. A Theory of Science Fiction
4. The God in the Machine
Part Two: Science Fiction and the Historical Novel, Andrew Milner
5. Lukács, the Historical Novel and Science Fiction
6. Climate Fiction as the Future Historical Novel
Part Three: Epic Science Fiction, Peter Murphy
7. The Hidden God
8. Galaxia
Part Four: World Science Fiction, Andrew Milner
9. History or apocalypse?
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index