Drug themes in science fiction
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About This Book
First published in 1974 for the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse, Drug Themes in Science Fiction is Robert Silverberg’s clear, compact survey of how SF has imagined mind-altering substances—from cautionary “soma” dystopias to psychedelic mind-expansion and intelligence boosters.Silverberg maps early pulp experiments (1900–1935), the mid-century predictive era (1935–1965), and the contemporary wave (1965–1973), then supplies an annotated bibliography of key stories and novels across each period.This restored edition retains the original voice while presenting modern, reader-friendly form...
Chapters (67)
- DRUG THEMES IN SCIENCE FICTION
- FOREWORD
- PREFACE
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- OVERVIEW OF DRUG THEMES IN SCIENCE FICTION
- ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
- ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY PRIMITIVE PERIOD (1900–1935)
- ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY PREDICTIVE PERIOD (1935–1965)
- ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY CONTEMPORARY PERIOD (1965–Present)
- AUTHOR/TITLE INDEX TO ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
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