Detailed Table of Contents for Strictly Science Fiction by Diana Tixier Herald and Bonnie Kunzel

INTRODUCTION 7
-What is Science Fiction? 7
-Why This Book? 11
-Organization 12
-Who Is the Science Fiction Reader? 14
-A Brief History of Science Fiction 16
-Classic Science Fiction 19
CHAPTER ONE - ACTION ADVENTURE 26
-General SF Adventure 27
-Space Opera 42
-Militaristic and War 59
-Exploration 81
-Journeys through Space and Time 99
-A Space of One’s Own (Space Travel) 100
-It’s About Time! (Time Travel) 108
--General Time Travel 109
--Way Back – Way, Way Back 111
--Forward Into The Future 114
--War 115
--Persecution 116
--Near Future/Near Past 117
--To Infinity And Beyond (Even To Mars) 120
-Shared Worlds 124
--Asimov/Foundation, Hari Seldon, and Trantor 125
--Marion Zimmer Bradley/Darkover 126
--Computer and Video Games 127
--Anne McCaffrey/Brainships 128
--Jack McKinney/Robotech 130
--Larry Niven/Man-Kzin Wars 131
--George Lucas/Star Wars 132
---Young Jedi Knights 135
---Jedi Academy Series 136
---The New Jedi Order 136
--Gene Roddenberry/Star Trek 137
---Star Trek: Original Series 138
---Star Trek: The Next Generation 141
---Star Trek: The Next Generation Excalibur 144
---Star Trek: Voyager 144
---Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 145
CHAPTER TWO - THE TRIUMPHS AND TRAVAILS OF TECHNOLOGY 146
High Tech 147
Robots, Cyborgs, Androids 151
Computers 157
It's Alive! Artificial Intelligence 162
Nanotechnology: It’s a Small World 167
Virtual Reality 170
CHAPTER THREE - STRANGE WORLDS 175
The Future is Bleak 175
Nuclear Annihilation 176
Overpopulation and Plagues 180
Ecological Disasters 184
Science Run Amok 189
Death from the Heavens 190
Is Life Worth Living? 193
Social Structures 200
Biological 203
Religious 204
Political 216
A Broken Butterfly Wing: Parallel World and Alternate History 220
Parallel Worlds 222
Alternate History 227
CHAPTER FOUR - US AND THEM 234
We’re All Just Human (Mostly) 234
Near Future 234
Earth's Children 238
More Than Human 247
Bioengineering 247
Humans 248
Germs, Viruses, and Disease 259
Animals 260
Psionic Powers 262
Immortality 280
Aliens All Around Us 282
First Contact 293
Aliens Among Us 294
Encounters in Space 299
CHAPTER FIVE - GENREBLENDING 309
All's Fair In Love And Space 310
Science Fiction Spiced with Romance 311
Romance in a Science Fiction World 320
A Gumshoe by Any Other Name 324
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Sirius 338
Inspirational or Christian Science Fiction 348
Science Fantasy 351
It’s Horrific 352
CHAPTER SIX - THE GOLDEN AGE OF SCIENCE FICTION IS --- 12 354
Youthful Protagonists 354
Written for Young Adults 359
Children’s 393
CHAPTER SEVEN - SHORT STORIES 401
Theme Anthologies 406
Anthology Series 409
CHAPTER EIGHT - RESOURCES FOR LIBRARIANS AND READERS 412
Journals 412
On-Line Resources 413
"Best" Authors and Their Best 415
Bibliographies and Biographies 420
Encyclopedias 424
Dictionaries 425
History 426
Criticism 427
Writing Guides 428
Publishers 429
Organizations and Conventions 433
Awards 434