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Focuses on the history of science fiction in the United States. Appreciation of the book "The Outsiders and Others," by H.P. Lovecraft; Evidence of the trend of writing scientific fantasy; Comparison of readers of science fiction with the whodunit fans; Account of the advent of Utopian fiction; Discussion of the changes that have come in literature with the creation of atomic bomb; List of writers who have written science fiction; Information on the works of writers Edgar Allan Poe and Jules Verne.

This article focuses on the book "The Hucksters," by Frederic Wakeman. Ad fiction was born out of the success of the novel in 1946. Since then variations on Wakeman's theme have preempted a footage of shelf space almost comparable to that occupied by science fiction, adventure fiction, murder fiction, etc. Ad fiction has become a popular art. But in 1958 and 1959, the martini mix of 1946 was altered. The hero is no longer a huckster. In fact, he hates hucksters. The dirty work this fellow does, he does it because it's got to be done. The theme is self-sacrifice, discipline of the will, the overcoming of personal revulsion.