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...become an emperor and the political intrigues one must initiate to remain one. In 1975 it was voted as the best science fiction novel of all time by the readers of Locust, a New York City-based "fanzine," ahead of classics like Isaac Asimov's Foundation Trilogy and Robert Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land. It is good popular fiction; by which I mean it rates with the best of Eric Ambler...
...GREAT DEAL of highly respected science fiction that has made its way into mainstream culture would also fare poorly on film, including "classics" like Frank Herbert's Dune and Robert Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land. (How would you portray "groking?" Who would accept a giant sandworm in a serious film?) Some of the finest science fiction on film was specifically written for that medium. Ironically, Ellison himself is responsible for some of the better television screenplays: "Soldier" on Rod Sterling's Twilight Zone, a chilling preview of a war-wracked future through the eyes of a genetically engineered...
...college level science fiction courses are being taught in this country today. With the numerous high school and junior high school courses being offered that figure is even higher. As science fiction has lost its "subliterary" categorization recognition has followed for several science fiction novelists: the masterful Robert Heinlein for Stranger in a Strange Land Frank Herbert and Dune, published in 1965, winner of both the Hugo and Nebula awards: Isaac Asimov's brilliant, futuristic Foundation trilogy: and Ray Bradbury and Arthu C. Clarke for Fahrenheit 451 and Childhood's End, respectively. On television, Star Trek, The Twilight Zone...
...SUDDEN interest? Why has science fiction, after the long "ghetto years, suddenly been embraced by academics and publishing companies alike? Why are the young especially fascinated with the alternative worlds portrayed in the pages of Asimov. Herbert and Heinlein? Science Fiction, Today and Tomorrow is a collection of fifteen essays that focuses on some of these questions and tries to provide answers. The authors of the short pieces are drawn from the top ranks of science fiction writing: Frank Herbert, Frederik Pohl, Alan E. Nourse, Poul Anderson and Jack Williamson. They bring their considerable talents to bear on the issues...
...nine months since its inception, the Libertarian Party nationally has grown to a paid membership of 1500. Approximately one third characterize themselves as "free market anarchists," despite the Party's limited-state platform, while the rest describe themselves as followers of Ayn Rand, Milton Friedman or Robert Heinlein...