The Science Fiction Connection
Fictional Space: Essays on Contemporary Science Fiction (1991)
Subtitled “Essays on Contemporary SF”, and with a broad range of contributions. Mine were “Learning to Read SF”, and “The Fall of America in SF”.
Fiction 2000: Cyberpunk and the Future of Narrative (1992)
Papers from a conference, subtitled “Cyberpunk and the Nature of Narrative”, and so much more closely focused. I contributed an essay on Bruce Sterling.
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories (2006)
A collection of 30 stories, dating 1903 to 1990. Still selling, but it could do with an update from OUP.
The Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories (1995)
31 stories this time, dating 1888 to 1992. A very varied collection of fantasy shorts – rare in a genre that tends to go for length.
Hard Reading: Learning from Science Fiction (2016)
This is a collection of 15 articles on science fiction (and fantasy), including those from the two critical anthologies above, with other topics such as cultural engineering, cultural relativism, alternate histories, magic, and politics. Free download here.