HPR4180: Intro to Science Fiction Series

This introduction takes us through my history of both reading and watching science fiction and fantasy, and perforce introduces many of the topics I will explore in more depth. Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Swift https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_A._Heinlein_bibliography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._E._Smith https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lensman_series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skylark_(series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_D%27Alembert http://www.stephengoldin.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Eklund https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hobbit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_Norton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonriders_of_Pern https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_McCaffrey https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/retcon-history-and-meaning https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052520/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Outer_Limits_(1963_TV_series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_in_Space https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062622/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Motion_Picture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chronicles_of_Amber https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Zelazny https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Night_in_the_Lonesome_October https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapphire_%26_Steel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Piketty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_in_the_Twenty-First_Century