John Rieder. Colonialism and the Emergence of Science Fiction. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan Univ. Press, 2008.
6 x 9 ", 200 pp.
$70.00 cloth ISBN 978-0-8195-6873-1
$24.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8195-6874-8

“This takes science fiction criticism in a new direction by invoking sophisticated theories of colonialism, race, literature, and genre. Rieder's book will become one the commonly cited authorities in the field.” ---John Huntington, professor of English, University of Illinois at Chicago

“'Science fiction exposes what colonialism imposes.'--Rieder's compelling argument is at the forefront of the revitalized Marxist engagement with the fantastic and makes new a genre we thought we already knew. It is essential reading.”---Mark Bould, University of the West of England