Space for Peace : Fragments of the Irish Troubles in the Science Fiction of Bob Shaw and James White

of the alien both in science fiction and in the history of Northern Ireland. He also considers the works of Shaw and White as utopian gestures against the backdrop of the Irish Troubles, finding both repressive and redemptive elements therein. The book makes an important contribution to the growing conversation about Irish science fiction and our understanding of modernity in Ireland. [Publisher's text]