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Incisive and thought-provoking, Track Changes collects Abigail Nussbaum’s best writing about books, films, and TV. It demonstrates how some of science fiction and fantasy’s core themes – from the exploration of space, to the invention of fantastic worlds, to our fluid understanding of what it means to be human – have been refreshed by a new generation of writers, and in so doing it provides an essential map of the interactions between the fantastic genres, politics, and culture.

Abigail Nussbaum is a Hugo Award-winning critic and the author of the blog Asking the Wrong Questions. Her writing has appeared in The Guardian, New Scientist, The Los Angeles Review of Books, and Strange Horizons, among others, and she is a regular contributor to the progressive culture and politics blog, Lawyers, Guns and Money.

“A tour de force, as good an account of the evolving world of twenty-first century science fiction and fantasy as I have read. These essays are full of insight, context, wisdom and judgement, all written with the ardour and panache of someone who really cares. Indispensable.” – Adam Roberts

“Thoughtful, intelligent, and perceptive, Abigail Nussbaum is one of the most interesting people talking about science fiction today, and Track Changes is essential reading for anyone interested in the field.” — Jonathan Strahan

“She makes criticism art. There’s no one better” — Catherynne M. Valente

“One of the best within the genre and beyond” — Ian Mond, Locus Magazine