Copyright © 1990 by Norman Spinrad All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Designed by Quentin Fiore Production supervised by Linda Jorgensen-Buhman 93 92 91 90 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Spinrad, Norman. Science fiction in the real world / Norman Spinrad. p. cm.--(Alternatives) 1. Science fiction--History and criticism. I. Title. II. Series. PN3433.5.S65 1990 809.3′8762-dC20 89-19705 ISBN 0-8093-1538-6 CIP ISBN 0-8093-1671-4 (pbk.) The following essays first appeared in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Inside, Outside, Books into Movies, Must There Be War?, copyright © 1985 by Norman Spinrad; The Neuromantics (retitled, The Neuromantic Cyberpunks), Critical Standards, Science Fiction Versus Sci-Fi, copyright © 1986 by Norman Spinrad; Sturgeon, Vonnegut, and Trout, Dreams of Space, Emperor of Every- thing, copyright © 1987 by Norman Spinrad; The Hard Stuff, The Strange Case of J.G. Ballard, The Graphic Novel, copyright © 1988 by Norman Spinrad. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences--Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984.∞ + ⃝ -iv- |