Compares what writers over the centuries have written about an imaginary future with the reality revealed by time.

Using timelines, illustrations, movie stills, and more, this book propels us into the well of imagination, from Frankenstein, to the Pulp magazines. The Pulps invoked writers of the Golden Age before many transitioned to screenwriting for movies and early TV, inspiring the invasion of superheroes, spaceships, and dystopian landscapes. The book explores the interplay between writers and directors who create Sci-Fi, reflecting and challenging the developments...