Speculations on Speculation

This anthology gathers genuine luminaries of science fiction criticism — Le Guin, Delany, Suvin — under James Gunn's prestigious editorial hand, and for scholars of SF theory it carries real weight and lasting relevance. But the writing is dense, the oldest essays are now dated, and the internal disagreements among contributors undercut the sense of a coherent argument. Unless you're deep in academic SF studies, this one stays on the specialty shelf.