The Fountains of Paradise

Paperback, 305 pages

English language

Published 1980 by Ballantine Books.

ISBN:
978-0-345-25356-9
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OCLC Number:
6349859

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From Sources and Acknowledgements

The writer of historical fiction has a peculiar responsibility to his readers, especially when he is dealing with unfamiliar times and places. He should not distort facts or events when they are known; and when he invents them, as he is often compelled to do, it is his duty to indicate the dividing line between imagination and reality.

The writer of science fiction has the same responsibility, squared. I hope that these notes will not only discharge that obligation well but also add to the reader's enjoyment.

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