The Seven Beauties of Science Fiction

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The Seven Beauties of Science Fiction ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ ❍ THE SEVEN BEAUTIES OF SCIENCE FICTION M M M M M M M ß)STVANß#SICSERY 2ONAY ß*R M Wesleyan University Press Middletown, Connecticut M M M M M M For etti & sacha Amor est plusquam cognitiva quam cognitio. ❍ Published by wesleyan university press Middletown, CT  www.wesleyan.edu/wespress Copyright ©  by Istvan Csicsery-Ronay, Jr. All rights reserved First Wesleyan paperback  Printed in United States of America      isbn for the paperback edition: 978-0-8195-7092-5 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Csicsery-Ronay, Istvan, Jr. The seven beauties of science fiction / Istvan Csicsery-Ronay, Jr. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8195-6889-2 (cloth: alk. paper) 1. Science fiction—History and criticism. 2. Science fiction—Philosophy. I. Title. pn3433.5.c75 2008 809.3⬘8762—dc22 2008029054 Wesleyan University Press is a member of the Green Press Initiative. The paper used in this book meets their minimum requirement for recycled paper. csicsery00fm_i_xii_correx.qxp:csicery 9/24/10 5:27 PM Page iv ...