FUTURES PAST 1929: The Gateway to Modern Science Fiction (softcover)

222 pgs

Full-color throughout

8.5" x 11"

Softcover edition

Contents Include: 

Biographical notes on all sf people born/died in 1929

First published works of debut sf authors for that year

All the sf books, including publishing details and summaries

Science fiction films and stage productions of 1929

Detailed coverage of ALL the sf magazines and summaries of ALL the stories

A history of the evolution of the term "science fiction"

The Gernsback bankruptcy and how it changed the course of modern sf

An introduction to the first sf fan clubs

The early rocketry clubs which were inspired by fans of science fiction

The most complete collection of biographies of the women pioneers of sf,
from 1666 through 1925 - over 130 detailed biographies with illustrations

and so much more...