Contributions to the study of science fiction and fantasy,
no. 84
0193-6875 ;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-148) and index.
Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 That Spark of Subversion: Robots, Androids, and Artificial Intelligence; 3 The Celestial Barnyard: The Familiar and the Strange; 4 No Business in Space?: The Female Presence; 5 Science Is Serious Business: The Role of Humor; 6 But What Is a Superconductor, Anyway?: The Absence and Presence of Science; 7 The City of Gold and the City of Lead: Utopias and Dystopias; 8 We Must Learn to Get Along: Aliens and Others; 9 Juvenile Science Fiction Series and the Coming of Age; Appendix: Annotated Bibliography of Juvenile Science Fiction Series; Bibliography; Index.
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Much literature for children appears in the form of series, in which familiar characters appear in book after book. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, authors began to write science fiction series for children. These early series generally had plots that revolved around inventions developed by the protagonist. But it was the development and use of rocket and atomic science during World War II that paved the way for interesting and exciting new themes, conflicts, and plots. While much has been written about the early juvenile science fiction series, particularly the Tom Swift b.