The World Beyond the Hill

Alexei Panshin

Original title: The world beyond the hill

earliest edition we have, 1989 J.P. Tarcher, 1989 685 pages

In 1990, Alexei and Cory Panshin's massive history of science fiction, THE WORLD BEYOND THE HILL, won the Hugo award in competition with books by Arthur C. Clarke, Ursula LeGuin, and Harlan Ellison. Isaac Asimov called it, “The best, the BEST, history of science fiction I have ever read.” Exploring the genre from its roots in the Romantic Period to the late 20th century, the Panshins make the case for science fiction...

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The world beyond the hill edition · 2010 · Phoenix Pick · 673 pages · 9781604504439
The World Beyond the Hill ebook · 2002 · ElectricStory.com, Inc.
The world beyond the hill edition · 1989 · J.P. Tarcher · 685 pages
The World Beyond the Hill: Science Fiction and the Quest for Transcendence hardcover · 1989 · Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc. · 9780874775549

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