| The World Beyond the Hill: Science Fiction and the Quest for Transcendence | |
| Author: | Alexei Panshin and Cory Panshin |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Literary criticism |
| Publisher: | Jeremy P. Tarcher |
| Release Date: | 1989 |
| Media Type: | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages: | 685 pp |
| Isbn: | 0-87477-436-5 |
The World Beyond the Hill: Science Fiction and the Quest for Transcendence (1989) is a book about the history of science fiction, written by Alexei Panshin and Cory Panshin.
It was first published in hardcover by Jeremy P. Tarcher in August 1989 in a limited signed and numbered edition of 500 copies; a broader hardcover edition for general release and a trade paperback edition followed from the same publisher in the same year. An ebook edition was issued by ElectricStory.com in December 2002, and a new hardcover edition by Phoenix Pick in April 2010.
It took the Panshins about ten years to research and write, though they had made earlier attempts at writing a book on the genre.[1] The book considers the evolution of science fiction from Horace Walpole's 1764 fantasy, The Castle of Otranto to modern science fiction writers through the middle of the twentieth century.[2]
The book received wide critical acclaim and won the 1990 Hugo Award for Best Non-Fiction Book.[1]