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Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy series? Start with "Worlds Apart? Dualism and Transgression in Contemporary Female Dystopias (By: Dunja M. Mohr)" (2005) and follow publication order through all 56 books.
The complete Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Worlds Apart? Dualism and Transgression in Contemporary Female Dystopias (By: Dunja M. Mohr)
2005
Culture, Identities and Technology in the Star Wars Films (By: Tony M. Vinci,Carl Silvio)
2007
Tolkien and Shakespeare (By: Donald E. Palumbo,C.W. Sullivan III,Janet Brennan Croft)
2007
Hugo Gernsback and the Century of Science Fiction (By: Gary Westfahl)
2007
The Influence of Star Trek on Television, Film and Culture (By: Lincoln Geraghty)
2007
Dreams and Nightmares (By: Mordecai Roshwald)
2008
H. Beam Piper (By: John F. Carr)
2008
Science Fiction and the Two Cultures (By: George Edgar Slusser,Gary Westfahl)
2009
The Inter-Galactic Playground (By: Farah Mendlesohn)
2009
Portals of Power (By: Donald E. Palumbo,C.W. Sullivan III,Lori M. Campbell)
2010
Illuminating Torchwood (By: Donald E. Palumbo,C.W. Sullivan III,Andrew Ireland)
2010
The Twilight Mystique (By: Donald E. Palumbo,Amy M. Clarke,Marijane Osborn)
2010
Apocalypse in Australian Fiction and Film (By: unknown author)
2011
The Mythic Fantasy of Robert Holdstock (By: Donald E. Morse,Kalman Matolcsy)
2011
British Science Fiction Film and Television (By: Derek Johnston,James Leggott,RebeccaWilliams,Tobias Hochscherf)
2011
The Postnational Fantasy (By: Masood Ashraf Raja,Donald M. Hassler,Jason W. Ellis,Swaralipi Nandi)
2011
Cult Telefantasy Series (By: Donald E. Palumbo,C.W. Sullivan III,Sue Short)
2011
Heinlein's Juvenile Novels (By: Donald E. Palumbo,C.W. Sullivan III)
2011
Welsh Mythology and Folklore in Popular Culture (By: Kristin Noone,Audrey Becker)
2011
I See You (By: Donald E. Palumbo,C.W. Sullivan III,Ellen Grabiner)
2012
Orbiting Ray Bradbury's Mars (By: Donald E. Palumbo,C.W. Sullivan III,Gloria McMillan)
2013
Girls Transforming (By: Sanna Lehtonen)
2013
The Worlds of Farscape (By: Sherry Ginn)
2013
Environments in Science Fiction (By: Donald E. Palumbo,C.W. Sullivan III,Susan M. Bernardo)
2014
Discworld and the Disciplines (By: Anne Hiebert Alton)
2014
The Monomyth in American Science Fiction Films (By: Donald E. Palumbo)
2014
The Fantastic in Holocaust Literature and Film (By: John Edgar Browning,Judith B. Kerman)
2015
Michael Moorcock (By: Donald E. Palumbo,C.W. Sullivan III,Mark Scroggins)
2015
An Asimov Companion (By: Donald E. Palumbo,C.W. Sullivan III)
2016
The Science Fiction Mythmakers (By: Jennifer Simkins)
2016
The Last Midnight (By: Mary F. Pharr,Leisa A. Clark,Amanda Firestone)
2016
Gender and the Quest in British Science Fiction Television (By: Tom Powers)
2016
Saving the World Through Science Fiction (By: )
2017
Science Fiction and Futurism (By: Ace G. Pilkington)
2017
Wells Meets Deleuze (By: Donald E. Palumbo,C.W. Sullivan III,Michael Starr)
2017
Science Fiction in Classic Rock (By: Robert McParland)
2017
A Dune Companion (By: Donald E. Palumbo)
2018
The Fabulous Journeys of Alice and Pinocchio (By: Donald E. Palumbo,Peter Hunt,Laura Tosi)
2018
Fantasy Literature and Christianity (By: )
2018
The Archive Incarnate (By: Joseph Hurtgen)
2018
The British Comic Book Invasion (By: Jochen Ecke)
2018
Hailing frequencies open: Communication in Star Trek (By: Thomas D. Parham)
2019
Women's Space (By: Melanie A Marotta)
2019
The Global Vampire (By: Donald E. Palumbo,C.W. Sullivan III,Cait Coker)
2020
The Fortean Influence on Science Fiction (By: Tanner F. Boyle)
2020
In Frankenstein's Wake (By: Donald E. Palumbo,C.W. Sullivan III,Alison Bedford)
2021
The Truths of Monsters (By: Ildikó Limpár)
2021
The Mythopoeic Code of Tolkien (By: Donald E. Palumbo,C.W. Sullivan III,Jyrki Korpua)
2021
English Magic and Imperial Madness (By: Peter D. Mathews)
2021
Speculative Modernism (By: William Gillard,James Reitter,Robert Stauffer)
2021
Arab and Muslim Science Fiction (By: Emad El-Din Aysha,Hosam A. Ibrahim Elzembely)
2022
The Self and Community in Star Trek (By: Susan M Bernardo)
2022
Magic Words, Magic Worlds (By: Matthew Oliver)
2022
Science, Technology and Magic in the Witcher (By: Donald E Palumbo,C W Sullivan III,Kristine Larsen)
2022
Nnedi Okorafor (By: Sandra J Lindow)
2022
Analyzing Adventure Time (By: Paul A.Thomas)
2023
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