--- product_id: 5037596 title: "Science Fiction: A Very Short Introduction" brand: "david seed" price: "₱1934" currency: PHP in_stock: true reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.ph/products/5037596-science-fiction-a-very-short-introduction store_origin: PH region: Philippines --- # Science Fiction: A Very Short Introduction **Brand:** david seed **Price:** ₱1934 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Science Fiction: A Very Short Introduction by david seed - **How much does it cost?** ₱1934 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ph](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/5037596-science-fiction-a-very-short-introduction) ## Best For - david seed enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted david seed brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Science Fiction: A Very Short Introduction ## Images ![Science Fiction: A Very Short Introduction - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51oC25WSdbL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An exceptionally fine brief introduction to an extremely complex subject *by R***E on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 5, 2011* This outstanding brief introduction to science fiction (henceforth, SF) fills a real need for a short survey of the subject. There are many other excellent surveys of SF. I have in my library a number of very fine books on SF, all of which complement one another by looking at the subject from slightly different angles, including Brian Aldiss's  Trillion Year Spree: The History of Science Fiction , Darko Suvin's  Metamorphoses of Science Fiction , Adam Roberts's  The History of Science Fiction (Palgrave Histories of Literature) , Thomas M. Disch's  The DREAMS OUR STUFF IS MADE OF: How Science Fiction Conquered the World , and Edward James and Farah Menlesohn's  The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction (Cambridge Companions to Literature) , and a much older but classic survey,  New Maps of Hell . I also should mention Vivian Sobchack's  Screening Space: The American Science Fiction Film , which provides the best overview of the SF film. No two of these surveys agrees completely with another, and none entirely contradicts another.Seed's book is arranged around a few themes: space travel, alien encounters, technology, utopias/dystopias, time travel, and the field of science fiction studies. The book also contains, as most of the Very Short Introductions do, an excellent bibliography.While most of the books I referenced above focus exclusively on SF books - or with the case of Sobchack's book, film - Seed focuses on both. He will write about THE FOREVER WAR on one page and Fritz Lang's METROPOLIS a couple of pages later. And I think this is appropriate. Today the various media cross pollinate that keeping them apart is a tad artificial. My only complaint is Seed largely omitting television SF from his book. Granted he had only a small number of pages to work with, but in the past twenty-five years some of the best SF has come from TV in shows like BATTLESTAR GALACTICA and some of the STAR TREK series, not to mention SF lite like THE X-FILES.Still, I strongly recommend this for anyone who wants to get an excellent take on the history of SF. I do not recommend that anyone wanting to know more about the field read only one or even two book. There are many ways of looking at the subject and each brings something different to the table. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The other reviewers are right-this is excellent *by J*** on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 16, 2011* This is an excellent overview and introduction to print and film science fiction. The emphasis is on Anglo-American science fiction but also considers widely translated authors such as Stanislaw Lem and Jules Verne. The author shows that ideas, plots, and themes of science fiction go much further back in history than most people think. The author also considers a wider range of books from the past that would be considered as science fiction if they were written today such as _The Purple Cloud_. Toward the end of the book there is a discussion of black and women science fiction writers who generally are not well covered in traditional discussions of science fiction. The book also discusses the peculiar sub-culture of science fiction fandom with it's clubs, magazines, and conventions. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brief survey *by K***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 11, 2013* Well organised, terse overview of English Sci-fi seminal works and their study in Academia, but given its intentional brevity, it lacks the detail of more in-depth studies and leaves readers wanting more. This isn't a bad thing, if you are just wanting to get a general understanding of the genre. The Cambridge companion to Science Fiction is a good further read and covers many more topics/themes in more depth. Vivian Sobchak' screening science fiction is another good place to follow up on the American Sci-fi film. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ph/products/5037596-science-fiction-a-very-short-introduction](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/5037596-science-fiction-a-very-short-introduction) --- *Product available on Desertcart Philippines* *Store origin: PH* *Last updated: 2026-04-24*