Road to Science Fiction From Gilgamesh to Wells

Now in Paper! The Road to Science Fiction is a six-volume anthology of science fiction that covers the development of science fiction from its earliest prototypes in the Sumerian Gilgamesh and the Greek epics to approximately 1990. Created originally to provide anthologies for use in classes, these volumes have become mass-market sellers as well, since they are not only a source of outstanding stories but also explain what constitutes science fiction, how it developed and the contribution the authors and the stories have made to the evolution of science fiction. Cloth edition previously published in 1979.Gunn, James is the author of 'Road to Science Fiction From Gilgamesh to Wells' with ISBN 9780810844148 and ISBN 0810844141.