“How Great Science Fiction Works” S:1 E:24 The Future of Science Fiction

S:1 E:24 The Future of Science Fiction Speculate with Professor Wolfe to consider how science fiction may be evolving in the future, as this genre is gaining popularity, acknowledgement, and recognition as an art form worthy of literary respect. Science fiction writers are topping the best-seller lists, and many works of literary fiction now seamlessly weave in elements that half a century ago would have been dismissed as science fiction. As more people realize that science fiction stories reflect the same struggles, characters, and emotions we are familiar with in literary fiction-simply in unfamiliar environments-he shares his predictions of what this fascinating genre will continue to deliver.