The World Beyond the Hill
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The World Beyond the Hill: Science Fiction and the Quest for Transcendence is a book about the history of science fiction
, written by Alexei Panshin
and Cory Panshin
.
It looks at the evolution of science fiction
from Horace Walpole's 1764 fantasy, The Castle of Otranto
to modern science fiction writers through the middle of the twentieth century.
The book was originally released in 1989 to wide critical acclaim and won the 1990 Hugo Award
for Best Non-Fiction Book.
It took Alexei and Cory Panshin about 10 years to research and write, though they had made earlier attempts at writing a book on the genre.
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
, written by Alexei Panshin
Alexei Panshin
Alexis Adams Panshin is an American author and science fiction critic. He has written several critical works and several novels, including the 1968 Nebula Award-winning novel Rite of Passage and the 1990 Hugo Award winning study of science fiction The World Beyond the Hill .-Other works:Panshin...
and Cory Panshin
Cory Panshin
Cory Panshin is an American science fiction critic and writer. She often writes in collaboration with her husband, Alexei Panshin. The Panshins won the Hugo award for Best Non-Fiction Book in 1990 for The World Beyond the Hill, a massive history of science fiction.-External links:* Cory Panshin's...
.
It looks at the evolution of science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
from Horace Walpole's 1764 fantasy, The Castle of Otranto
The Castle of Otranto
The Castle of Otranto is a 1764 novel by Horace Walpole. It is generally regarded as the first gothic novel, initiating a literary genre which would become extremely popular in the later 18th century and early 19th century...
to modern science fiction writers through the middle of the twentieth century.
The book was originally released in 1989 to wide critical acclaim and won the 1990 Hugo Award
Hugo Award
The Hugo Awards are given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and was officially named the Science Fiction Achievement Awards...
for Best Non-Fiction Book.
It took Alexei and Cory Panshin about 10 years to research and write, though they had made earlier attempts at writing a book on the genre.
External links
- The Abyss of Wonder Alexei Panshin's web site
- Trogholm Cory Panshin's web site