Arthur Machen (1863-1947), who achieved significant fame in the 1920s, was a general man of letters with echoes of Samuel Johnson, an important influence on later fantasy writers from H. P. Lovecraft
Political Science Fiction examines the close relationship between politics and science fiction and shows how much of the former is grounded in the latter. Sixteen science fiction writers and critics j
Editors Hassler (Kent State U.) and Wilcox (Georgetown U.) gather essays on the subject of political ideologies in science fiction, showing that most writers in the genre either believe that fate is c