The DREAMS OUR STUFF IS MADE OF: HOW SCIENCE FICTION CONQUERED THE WORLD
Disch was one of the darker geniuses of the SF field. He had a rare gift for being funny and depressing at the same time. In this book he looks at the history of science fiction. He offers some unique insights, but there is an air about it of someone who learned how the magician does his tricks and in the process became completely disenchanted.