A Companion to Science Fiction assembles essays by an international range of scholars which discuss the contexts, themes and methods used by science fiction writers.

• This Companion conveys the scale and variety of science fiction.
  
• Shows how science fiction has been used as a means of debating cultural issues.
  
• Essays by an international range of scholars discuss the contexts, themes and methods used by science fiction writers.
  
• Addresses general topics, such as the history and origins of the genre, its...