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by Desirina Boskovich

  this page: Eclipse: A Song Called Youth Book One cover © 2017 by Dover Books; John Shirley and Obsession photos courtesy of John Shirley and Paula Guran.

  this page: Thomas Olde Heuvelt photo © by Thomas Olde Heuvelt.

  this page: Karen Joy Fowler photo credit: Nathan Quintanilla.

  this page: Méliès’s studio: stock image by Kobal/Shutterstock for editorial use, origin unknown.

  this page: THX 1138 stock image by American Zoetrope for editorial use © 1970.

  this page: THX 1138 theatrical release poster © by Warner Bros. and American Zoetrope Productions; Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977), stock Image by Lucasfilm for editorial use © 1977 by Lucasfilm/Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock.

  this page: Untitled/Mechanical Planet © 1971 by John Berkey.

  this page: Battlestar Galactica (1978-1979), stock image by MCA-TV for editorial use © 1978 by MCA-TV/Kobal/Shutterstock; Battlestar Galactica (1978-1979), stock image by Glen A. Larson Productions for editorial use, 1970s © by Glen A. Larson Productions/Universal TV/Kobal/Shutterstock.

  this page: Harkonnen’s Flagship, concept art from Jodorowsky’s Dune © 2019 by Chris Foss/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/DACS, London.

  this page: Jodorowky’s Dune (2013), stock image by City Film for editorial use © 2013 by City Film/Camera One/Endless Picnic/Snowfort/Kobal/Shutterstock.

  this page: Dune V © 1976 by H. R. Giger. Courtesy of the HR Giger Museum, Gruyères, Switzerland.

  this page: The Tourist II, Biomechanic Bird Robot in His Room © 1982 by H. R. Giger. Courtesy of the HR Giger Museum, Gruyères, Switzerland.

  this page: The Tourist VI, Alien Heads © 1982 by H. R. Giger. Courtesy of the HR Giger Museum, Gruyères, Switzerland.

  this page: Jean Giraud photo © 2000 by Alberto Estevez/EPA/Shutterstock.

  this page: “The Unicorn-Like Creations of Moebius, Concept Artist” © 2019 by Meg Elison.

  this page: WarGames (1983) stock image by MGM for editorial use © 1983 by MGM/UA/Kobal/Shutterstock.

  this page: Dark Horse comics cover: “Alien 3” © 2019 by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. High res image courtesy Dark Horse.

  this page: Phase IV (1974), stock image by Paramount Pictures for editorial use © 1974 by Paramount Pictures/Kobal/Shutterstock.

  this page: “Behold, the Science-Fiction Cosmic Horror of Phase IV!” © 2019 by Paul Tremblay.

  this page: Phase IV theatrical release poster © 1974 by Paramount Pictures.

  this page: “Night Skies” alien photo © by Rick Baker. Image courtesy of Rick Baker.

  this page: Moon rising over the farm © studio9400/iStock by Getty Images.

  this page: Space Island One stock photo for editorial use © 1998 by TBM/United Archives GmbH/Alamy Stock Photo.

  this page: “The Overlooked Genius of Space Island One” © 2019 by Charlie Jane Anders.

  this page: “The (Very) Secret Adventures of Jules Verne” © 2019 by Emily Asher-Perrin.

  this page: Film still from James Cameron’s Deepsea Challenge © 2014 by James Cameron/Millennium Entertainment.

  this page: Arcosanti interior photo © by Joshua Lieberman.

  this page: Hugh Ferriss (1889-1962) architectural drawing © by Hugh Ferriss estate. Image courtesy of Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University.

  this page: Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977), stock photo for editorial use © 1977 by Lucasfilm/Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock.

  this page: Arcosanti, southern exposure. Image courtesy of the Cosanti Foundation. Photo credit: Ken Howle; Blade Runner (1982) stock image for editorial use © 1982 by Ladd Company/Warner Bros./Kobal/Shutterstock.

  this page: “Reality Ahead of Schedule: The Designs of Syd Mead” © 2019 by Matthew Kressel.

  this page: Reaching for Aquarius by Syd Mead © 1969 by Syd Mead Inc. www.sydmead.com.

  this page: Fortress on the Rocks by Paul Lehr © 1998 the Paul Lehr estate.

  this page: Wine of the Dreamers cover art (1977) © by the Richard M. Powers Estate.

  159: “The Surrealist Stylings of Richard M. Powers” © 2019 by Stephen Sonneveld.

  this page: Cosmic Assembly © by the Paul Lehr estate.

  this page: Bhen cover for F&SF © 2015 by David A. Hardy.

  this page: The Silver Stallion cover © 1969 by Ballantine Books; On a Pale Horse © 1983 Del Rey Books.

  166: “On Fantasy Maps” © 2019 by Lev Grossman.

  this page: Fantasy map stock image © 2019 by VeraPetruk/iStock by Getty Images.

  this page: Steven Wilson press photo, credit Lasse Hoile.

  this page: In the Court of the Crimson King © 1967 by Island Records/Atlantic Records and cover art by Barry Godber; The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars © 1972 by RCA/Sony.

  this page: “Astro Black” © 2019 by Nisi Shawl.

  this page: Mothership Connection © 1975 by Casablanca Records/Universal Music Group.

  this page: John Gilmore/Sun Ra Arkestra stock image for editorial use © 1990 by Sefton Samuels/Shutterstock.

  this page: The Who photo © 1975 by Jim Summaria.

  this page: Crowd at a music festival, illustration © 2017 by solarseven/ iStock by Getty Images.

  this page: “Sweet Bye and Bye and Speculative Fiction in Musical Theatre” © 2019 by John Chu.

  this page: Al Hirschfeld photo taken in 1955 by Carl Van Vechten, from the Library of Congress collection.

  this page: “X-Ray Spex, Poly Styrene, and Punk Rock Science Fiction” © 2019 by Annalee Newitz.

  this page: X-Ray Spex in concert, stock photo for editorial use © 1991 by Ian Dickson/Shutterstock.

  this page: Weezer official press photo © 2017 by Atlantic Records.

  this page: Outer space scene poster stock photo © 2015 by JDawnink/iStock by Getty Images.

  this page: Goldfrapp live, press photo © by Sonic PR/Daniel Roberts; Moon Safari album cover © 1998 by Virgin/Caroline/Parlophone/Astral werks.

  194: “The Timeless Brilliance of Deltron 3030” © 2019 by Mark Oshiro.

  this page: Deloused in the Comatorium album cover © 2003 by Gold Standard Laboratories/Universal Records; At The Drive-In photo © 1999 by Jacob Covey.

  this page: Deltron 3030 album cover © 2000 by 75 Ark; Del the Funky Homosapien © 2007 by Elliothtz.

  this page: Steven Wilson press photo, credit Hajo Mueller.

  this page: Janelle Monáe press photo/artwork © by Atlantic Records.

  this page: “Metropolis Meets Afrofuturism: The Genius of Janelle Monáe” © 2019 by LaShawn M. Wanak.

  this page: Janelle Monáe press photo/artwork © by Atlantic Records.

  this page: Alexander McQueen model stock photo for editorial use © 2006 by Giovannni Giannoni/Penske Media/Shutterstock.

  this page: “Plenty of Pockets: Fashion in Feminist Utopian SFF” © 2019 by Penny A. Weiss and Brennin Weiswerda.

  this page: Herland book cover from the 1979 edition © by Pantheon Books/Penguin Random House.

  this page: Woman on the Edge of Time book cover from the 1997 edition © by Ballantine Books/Penguin Random House.

  this page: “The Fashion Futurism of Elizabeth Hawes and Rudi Gernreich” © 2019 by Ekaterina Sedia.

  this page: Paco Rabanne chainlink outfit © 2009 by Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation; Paco Rabanne tunic: public domain image from the permanent collection of the National Museum of Scotland.

  this page: Peggy Moffitt wearing Rudi Gernreich stock photo for editorial use © 1968 by Sal Traina/Penske Media/Shutterstock.

  this page: “David Bowie’s Queer Glam Futuristic Fashion” © 2019 by Meg Elison.

  this page: David Bowie in concert stock photo for editorial use © 1973 by Ilpo Musto/Shutterstock.

  this page: David Bowie in the Goblin King stock photo for editorial use © 1986 by Jim Henson Productions/Kobal/Shutterstock.

  this page: “Textile Arts Are Worldbuilding, Too” © 2019 by Jeannette Ng.

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s page: Original illustration © 2019 by Olivia Rose.

  this page: “Savage Beauty: Alexander McQueen” © 2019 by Genevieve Valentine.

  this page: Alexander McQueen collection stock photo for editorial use © 1997 by Ken Towner/Evening Standard/Shutterstock.

  this page: Robot among city ruins illustration © 2012 by CSA Images/iStock by Getty Images.

  this page: Datura cover (art by Jeremy Zerfoss) © 2013 by Cheeky Frawg Books.

  this page: “Celebrity Robots of the Great Depression” © 2019 by Selena Chambers.

  this page: Elektro photo courtesy of the Mansfield Memorial Museum; Alamut ruins image © 2014 by ivanadb/iStock by Getty Images.

  this page: Alamut ruins © 2018 by uskarp/iStock by Getty Images.

  this page: New Gods #1 © DC Comics.

  this page: Lord of Light concept art © by Barry Ira Geller Productions, LLC, colors licensed to Heavy Metal Media, LLC, for their issue #276.

  this page: Valérian cover © 2017 by Cinebook.

  this page: “Beyond D&D: Lesser-Known Fantasy Role-Plaing Games” © 2019 by Frank Romero.

  this page: Original illustration © 2019 by Ashanti Fortson; Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay rulebook © Cubicle 7 Entertainment Ltd.

  this page: “Warhammer Fantasy Role-Play: A Grim World of Perilous Adventure” © 2019 by Molly Tanzer.

  this page: “Kentaro Miura, Grandmaster of Grimdark” © 2019 by Jesse Bullington.

  this page: Bioforge official screenshot © by Origin/EA digital catalog.

  this page: Blame! book cover © 2003 by Kodansha.

  this page: Blame! film stills © 2017 by Polygon Pictures/Netflix.

  this page: “Raelism: The Space-Age Message of the Elohim” © 2019 by Robert Levy.

  this page: Flying saucer image © 2016 by oorka/iStock by Getty Images.

  this page: CyberCity image © 2014 by Eric Molinsky.

  this page: “On the Internet, No One Knows You Aren’t a (Gay) Wizard: An Ode to Fan Fiction” © 2019 by K. M. Szpara.

  this page: Fangirl first edition book cover © 2013 by St. Martin’s Griffin.

  this page: “The Time of the Mellon Chronicles” © 2019 by Sylas K. Barrett.

  this page: The Return of the King stock photo for editorial use © 2003 by Moviestore Collection/Shutterstock

  this page: Self-published book covers courtesy Hugh Howey.

  this page: Mars landscape image © 2018 by dottedhippo/iStock by Getty Images.

  INDEX OF SEARCHABLE TERMS

  A

  Abbott, Carl

  abuse

  Acker, Kathy

  actors

  Adams, Douglas

  adaptations

  adults

  adventure

  men and

  Verne and

  Afrofuturism

  agender

  Ahern, Jerry

  Air (band)

  Alamut Castle

  Alexander, David

  Alexander, Jonathan

  Alien (film)

  aliens

  Aliens III (film)

  allegory

  alternate reality

  American Heritage (magazine)

  American literature

  amphetamines

  analogy

  androgyny

  animals

  animation

  anime

  anti-heroes. See also heroes

  apocalypse

  architecture

  arcology

  Arcosanti

  Ark of Bones (Dumas)

  Arnold, Kyle

  art

  art deco

  Asprin, Robert

  Assassin’s Creed (game)

  audiences

  authors

  censorship and

  obscurity as

  awards

  Fowler and

  Hardy and

  B

  Baker, Rick

  bankruptcy

  Bartol, Vladimir

  Bass, Saul

  Battlestar Galactica (TV)

  Bayard, Émile-Antoine

  Baynes, Pauline

  beliefs

  Berkey, John

  Besson, Luc

  BioForge (game)

  Blade Runner (film)

  inspiration for

  Mead and

  Blame (film)

  Blish, James

  The Bloody Chamber (Carter)

  Bloom, Orlando

  Blue Tape (video)

  body modification

  Bolan, Mack

  Bordwell, David

  Boskovich, Dea

  Botticelli, Sandro

  Bowie, David

  fashion and

  photographs of

  Brahe, Tycho

  Britt, Ryan

  Broderick, Matthew

  budgets

  Bunch, David R.

  Burckhardt, Marc

  Burroughs, William

  C

  Cameron, James

  cancer

  Canterbury Cathedral

  A Canticle for Leibowitz (Miller, W. M.)

  caricaturists

  Carradine, David

  Carter, Angela

  Cassidy, Kyle

  censorship

  Chambers, Robert W.

  characters

  Chiang, Doug

  children

  Christianson, Gale E.

  Christmas, Johnnie

  The Chronicles of Narnia (Lewis)

  Cinefantastique (magazine)

  City Come a-Walkin (Shirley)

  Clarion workshop

  class

  Cobb, Ron

  coffee

  collectibles

  Cologne Cathedral

  colonialism

  comics

  Kirby and

  Valérian as

  Compton, D. G.

  concept albums

  concept art

  concept artists

  Berkey as

  Giraud as

  Mead as

  Quarrier as

  for Star Wars

  conceptual fiction

  confrontation

  consistency

  constructivist

  The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe (Compton)

  Coppola, Francis Ford

  correspondence

  Cosmic Assembly (painting)

  cosmic horror

  costumes

  Côté, Jean-Marc

  cover art

  albums and

  Crane, Walter

  creations

  Critchley, Simon

  culture

  Cuomo, Rivers

  Cybercity

  cyberpunk movement

  cyber-warfare

  D

  Daft Punk (band)

  Dangerous Visions (Ellison)

  Datura (Krohn)

  death

  dehumanization

  Deltron 3030 group

  Demarest, Ken

  desexualization

  design

  art and

  reality and

  Dick, Philip K.

  Dick, Tessa

  disillusion

  Dochkin, Aleksandr

  dominance

  drugs

  Duffy, Patrick

  Dumas, Henry

  Dune

  Dungeons & Dragons (game)

  Dutch literature

  Dykstra, John

  dystopia

  Ferriss and

  THX 1138 and

  E

  Ebert, Roger

  editors

  education

  electricity

  Ellison, Harlan

  the Elohim

  Empire of the Senseless (Acker)

  equality. See also inequality

  e-readers

  Estevez, Alberto

  E.T. (film)

  Evans, Arthur B.

  Exegesis (Dick, P.)

  exhibitions

  experiences

  F />
  fairy tales

  fandom

  fan fiction

  fantasy

  foundations for

  maps and

  mythology and

  role-playing games and

  fashion

  Félix-Didier, Paula

  feminism

  fashion and

  utopia and

  Férat, Jules

  Ferriss, Hugh

  The Fifth Element (film)

  films. See also specific films

  concept art and

  gender inequality in

  music and

  narrative and

  origin of

  performance in

  plot and

  THX 1138

  TV and

  War Games

  Finlay, Virgil

  forgery

  Foss, Chris

  Fowler, Karen Joy

  French literature

  friendship

  futurism

  fashion and

  glam and

  G

  Gaiman, Neil

  influence and

  photo of

  gardening

  gender

  agender and

  inequality and

  genres

  contributions to

  participation in

  steampunk as

  Gernreich, Rudi

  ghost stories

  Gibson, William

  Aliens III and

  Giger, H. R.

  GIler, David

  Gilman, Charlotte Perkins

  Gioia, Ted

  Giraud, Jean

  glam

  goals

  goblins

  Goebbels, Joseph

  Goldfrapp (band)

  Gormenghast (Peake)

  the Great Depression

  grimdark

  Grimmer, Jordan

  H

  Haden, Rachel

  hallucinations

  Hardy, David

  Harkness, Deborah

  Harrison, John M.

  Hawes, Elizabeth

  Heavy Metal (magazine)

  Heller, Jason

  Herguera, Isabel

  Herland (Gilman)

  hernia

  heroes

  anti-heroes and

  introduction of

  recognition and

  hip-hop

  Hirschfeld, Al

  history

  memory and

  Metropolis and

  writing and

  Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (Adams)

  The Holy Mountain (film)

  Howey, Hugh

  Hugenberg, Alfred

  I

  ideas

  reality and

  identity

  illusion

  magic and

  reality and

  illustrations

  art and

  Bayard and

  by Baynes

  by Dochkin

  Finlay and