Science Fiction An Anthology

Each chapter begins with an "Introduction" and concludes with " Discussion questions," "Essay Topic questions," "Class Activities," and "Related movies." Introduction. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and the Origins of Modern Science Fiction. Excerpt from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. 1. Scientists. "Master of the World" by Jules Verne. "Unseen, Unfeared" by Francis Stevens. "When the World Screamed" by Arthur Conan Doyle. 2. Artificial Intelligence. "Fondly Fahrenheit" by Alfred Bester. "The Bicentennial Man" by Isaac Asimov. "Super Toys Last All Summer Long" by Brian Aldiss. 3. Posthumans. "Scanners Live in Vain" by Cordwainer Smith. "The Ship Who Sang" by Anne McCaffrey. "Halfjack" by Roger Zelazny. 4. Time Travel. "Vintage Season" by C.L. Moore. "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury. "Anachron" by Damon Knight. 5. Aliens. "Who Goes There" by John W. Campbell. "The Sentinel" by Arthur C. Clarke. "Arena" by Frederick Brown. 6. Utopias and Dystopias. "The Roads Must Roll" by Robert A. Heinlein. "The New Atlantis" by Ursula K. LeGuin. "Speech Sounds" by Octavia Butler. 7. Gadgets. "The Little Black Bag" by C.M. Kornbluth. "The Anything Box" by Zenna Henderson. "The Weapon Shop" by A.E. van Vogt. 8. War. "The Night of the Trolls" by Keith Laumer. "Private Mandella" by Joe Haldeman. "Traitor" by R.M. (Rebecca) Meluch. 9. Environments. "The Star" by H.G. Wells. "The Big Rain" by Poul Anderson. "Arachnid" by H.H. Hollis. 10. Cyberpunk. "Johnny Mnemonic" by William Gibson. "Spook" by Bruce Sterling. "Patterns" by Pat Cadigan.Hoppenstand, Gary is the author of 'Science Fiction An Anthology', published 2005 under ISBN 9780321104700 and ISBN 0321104706.