Bøger af Thomas P. Dunn

"An excellent collection of essays devoted to Machines in Science Fiction'. . . . The essays are uniformly well documented. . . . This book also includes an excellent annotated bibliography . . . [and is] indexed for the reader's ease of use. All in all, a valuable addition to any library used by science fiction buffs, engineers, computer addicts, or a public interested in staying informed about the potentials of the near and ever nearer future."-Choice

Following Lewis' introduction are two series of essays which show how the theme of mechanized environments has been developed in classic works of dystopian fiction, and how it has been treated by some of the major contemporary science fiction writers.

This volume provides an annotated list of works related to the interaction of humans and machines in SF, a field which includes science fiction, some fantasy and horror, and related types of speculative works.