This introduction takes us through my history of both reading and
watching science fiction and fantasy, and perforce introduces many of
the topics I will explore in more depth.
Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Swifthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_A._Heinlein_bibliographyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimovhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._E._Smithhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lensman_serieshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skylark_(series)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_D%27Alemberthttp://www.stephengoldin.com/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Eklundhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Ringshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hobbithttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_Nortonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonriders_of_Pernhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_McCaffreyhttps://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/retcon-history-and-meaninghttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052520/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Outer_Limits_(1963_TV_series)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_in_Spacehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trekhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062622/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Whohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Warshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Motion_Picturehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chronicles_of_Amberhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Zelaznyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Night_in_the_Lonesome_Octoberhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapphire_%26_Steelhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Pikettyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_in_the_Twenty-First_Centuryhttps://www.palain.com/science-fiction/