From The Author Of The Handmaid's Tale And Alias Grace * Rabbit Superheroes. A Theory Of Masks And Capes. Victorian Otherlands. From Her 1940s Childhood To Her Time At Harvard, Margaret Atwood Has Always Been Fascinated With Sf. In 2010, She Delivered A Lecture Series At Emory University Called 'in Other Worlds: Sf And The Human Imagination.' This Book Is The Result Of Those Lectures. It Includes Essays On Ursula Le Guin And H G Wells, Her Interesting Distinction Between 'science Fiction Proper' And 'speculative Fiction', And The Letter Which She Wrote To The School Which Tried To Ban The Handmaid's Tale. * 'spooky . . . Wild' - Telegraph 'elegant And Witty' - Guardian 'eminently Readable And Accessible . . . The Lectures Are Insightful And Cogently Argued With A Neat Comic Turn Of Phrase . . . Her Enthusiasm And Level Of Intellectual Engagement Are Second To None' - Financial Times