Spatialities of Speculative Fiction: Re-Mapping Possibilities, Philosophies, and Territorialities

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Gwilym Lucas Eades (Royal Holloway University, UK)

Spatialities of Speculative Fiction

Re-Mapping Possibilities, Philosophies, and Territorialities

Gwilym Lucas Eades (Royal Holloway University, UK)

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Routledge
14 April 2025

Literary studies: general; Human geography; Cartography, map-making & projections; The environment

Series: Routledge Research in Culture, Space and Identity

This book examines science fiction, fantasy and horror novels utilizing a conceptual toolkit of the ten duties of speculative fiction. Building on previous work in the discipline of geography it will demonstrate the value of speculation in the visualisation of Anthropocene futures.

The book presents insights into how novels produce specifically geographical knowledge about the world - spatialities - and how they use both literal maps and figurative counter-mappings to comment upon and shape futures. This book is about much more than science fiction. It covers areas of literature and para-literature associated with the ""fantastic"" and as such, looks also at works of fantasy and horror. The areas of overlap between these three categories of fantastic literature are posited as the most productive in the terms by which this book navigates, namely, spatiality. The book will explore, through the critical examination of a selection of key works of speculative fiction, how science-fictional and fantastic narratives are spatialized through both conceptual and literal mappings.

This book is intended for both an academic and practitioner and for people interested in both producing scholarly commentary upon works of speculative fiction; and for those writing speculative fiction and novels.

By: Gwilym Lucas Eades (Royal Holloway University UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781032056470
ISBN 10: 1032056479
Series: Routledge Research in Culture, Space and Identity
Pages: 132
Publication Date: 14 April 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Cyberpunctum: Naming and Necessity in William Gibson and Neal Stephenson Chapter 3: A Speculative Spectrum: Mapping Spatialities of Science Fiction and Fantasy Chapter 4: Weird Geographies: Vandermeer, Harrison and Miéville Chapter 5: Representation Without Reproduction: Always Coming Home, Dune, Helliconia Chapter 6: Conclusion by way of Dhalgren

Gwilym Lucas Eades is a Lecturer in Human and Environmental Geography in the Department of Geography at Royal Holloway University of London.