Yesterday's Tomorrows: The Story of Classic British Science Fiction in 100 Books

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Yesterday's Tomorrows: The Story of Classic British Science Fiction in 100 BooksJoin Mike Ashley on a characterful tour of the most ingenious and often forgotten books from the rich history of classic British science fiction. From the enrapturing tales of H. G. Wells to the punishing dystopian visions of 1984 and beyond, the evolution of science fiction from the 1890s to the 1960s is a fascinating journey into the hopes and fears of those years. Establishing this period as what we can now appreciate as the 'classic' age of the

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from the human body and animals to facts about space and matter

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