The world beyond the hill : science fiction and the quest for transcendence / Alexei & Cory Panshin.

Author: Panshin, Alexei, 1940-

Imprint:Rockville, Md. : Phoenix Pick, 2010.

Description673 p. ; 24 cm.

Note:Originally published: Los Angeles : J.P. Tarcher, 1989.

Note:Preface -- The mystery of science fiction -- A mythic fall -- The new Prometheus -- Into the unknown -- The higher powers of science -- A universe grown alien -- The relativity of man -- The death of the soul -- Evolution or extinction -- Mastery of time and space -- The laws of chance -- Universal principles of operation -- Shifting relationships -- A world of change -- Consciousness and reality -- A new moral order -- An empire of mind -- Man transcending.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 654-656) and index.

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