Vultures of the void

Philip Harbottle & Stephen Holland

Vultures of the void

A history of british science fiction

publishing, 1946-1956

I.O. Evans studies in the philosophy and

criticism of literature, n° 13

R. Reginald / The Borgo Press

San Bernardino, California, U.S.A.

128 pages, 1992

ISBN : 0-89370-415-6

ISSN : 0271-9061

(paperback edition)

Acknowledgments

Introduction : Forgotten fantasies

Chronology

1. The story begins

2. The new breed

3. Brave new (trembling) worlds

4. The crazy world

5. Invasion from space

6. The deluge begins

7. Authentic Science Fiction

8. Prisoner in the cellar

9. Blast-off for space opera

10. Child of the fifties

11. Burn out for space opera

12. The end of an era

13. "A rose by any other name..."

Index

About the authors