| Acknowledgments |
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| Introduction |
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1 From the Nursery to the Library |
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2 L.A. High and the Science Fiction League |
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3 Hannes Bok and the Lorelei |
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21 | (5) |
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26 | (7) |
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33 | (7) |
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6 From the Fanzines to the Prozines |
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40 | (5) |
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7 Early Disappointments: The Science Fiction Pulps |
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45 | (6) |
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Part II The Road to Autumn's House |
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51 | (46) |
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53 | (6) |
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59 | (5) |
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10 Early Mentors: Hamilton, Williamson, and Brackett |
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64 | (6) |
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11 "Chrysalis": Bradbury and Henry Kuttner |
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70 | (5) |
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12 A New World of Reading |
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75 | (6) |
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13 An Emerging Sense of Critical Judgment |
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81 | (6) |
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14 On the Shoulders of Giants |
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87 | (6) |
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15 The Road to Autumn's House |
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93 | (4) |
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Part III The Fear of Death Is Death |
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97 | (54) |
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16 Exploring the Human Mind |
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99 | (5) |
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17 Exploring the Human Condition |
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104 | (6) |
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18 With the Blessings of His Mentors |
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110 | (4) |
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19 New Stories and New Opportunities |
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114 | (5) |
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20 Life and Death in Mexico |
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119 | (7) |
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21 Transitions: Bradbury and Don Congdon |
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126 | (5) |
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131 | (4) |
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23 From Arkham to New York |
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135 | (6) |
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24 Obsessed with Perfection |
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141 | (5) |
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146 | (5) |
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Part IV The Tyranny of Words |
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151 | (68) |
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153 | (7) |
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160 | (6) |
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28 Bradbury and Modernity |
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166 | (7) |
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29 Modernist Alternatives |
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173 | (6) |
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179 | (6) |
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185 | (7) |
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192 | (6) |
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198 | (8) |
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34 The Miracle Year: Winter and Spring |
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206 | (5) |
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35 The Miracle Year: Summer and Fall |
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211 | (8) |
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Part V The Last Night of the World |
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219 | (70) |
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36 Critical Praise, Private Worries |
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221 | (6) |
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227 | (5) |
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38 Controversial Fictions |
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232 | (8) |
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39 New Worlds: Graphic and Television Adaptations |
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240 | (5) |
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245 | (4) |
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41 Joe Mugnaini and The Golden Apples of the Sun |
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249 | (8) |
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257 | (4) |
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261 | (7) |
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268 | (7) |
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275 | (6) |
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46 The Last Night of the World |
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281 | (8) |
| Notes |
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289 | (16) |
| Index |
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