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Rosny aîné’s early science fiction works. The volume frames the stories with scholarly material, including a translators’ note and an introduction that positions Rosny within the evolution of hard science fiction. It discusses Rosny’s “evolutionary ecology” as a distinguishing scientific perspective and contrasts it with figures associated with the genre’s paternity debates.","Three Science Fiction Novellas  \nThree Science Fiction Novellas  \nFROM PREHISTORY TO THE END OF MANKIND  \nJ.-H. Rosny aîné  \nTranslated and annotated by Danièle Chatelain and George Slusser  \nWesleyan University Press Middletown CT 06459  \n[www.wesleyan.edu/wespress](www.wesleyan.edu/wespress)  \n© 2012 Danièle Chatelain and George Slusser All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Designed by Katherine B. Kimball Typeset in Arno Pro by A. W. Bennett, Inc.  \nWesleyan University Press is a member of the Green Press Initiative. The paper used in this book meets their minimum requirement for recycled paper.  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rosny, J.-H., 1856–1940.[Novellas. English. Selections] Three science fiction novellas : from prehistory to the end of mankind / J.-H. Rosny aîné ; translated and annotated by George Slusser and Danièle Chatelain.  \n[p. cm](p. cm).—(The Wesleyan early classics of science fiction series)  \nIncludes bibliographical references.  \nISBN 978-0-8195-6945-5 (cloth : alk. paper)—ISBN 978-0-8195-7230-1 (e-book)  \n1. Rosny, J.-H., 1856–1940—Translations into English. 2. Science fiction, French—Translations into English. I. Slusser, George Edgar.  \nII. Chatelain, Danièle. III. Rosny, J.-H., 1856–1940. Xipéhuz. English. IV. Rosny, J.-H., 1856–1940. Autre monde. English. V. Rosny, J.-H., 1856–1940. Mort de la terre. English. VI. Title.  \nPQ2635.056A2 2011 2011  \n843′.912—dc22 2009047219 5 4 3 2 1  \nWe gratefully acknowledge the assistance of the French Community of the Belgian Ministry of Culture.  \nContents  \nTranslators’ Note  \nIntroduction: Rosny’s Evolutionary Ecology  \nThe Xipéhuz  \nAnother World  \nThe Death of the Earth  \nNotes  \nAnnotated Bibliography  \nTranslators’ Note  \nThe translators used, for their translation, the text reproduced in J.-H. Rosnyaîné: Récits de science-fiction, edited and with a preface by Jean-Baptiste Baronian (Verviers, Belgium: Bibliothèque Marabout), 1975. This omnibus edition is (sadly) the most recent serious publication of Rosny’s SF works by a major publishing house. The title page implies that the editors consulted Robert Borel-Rosny, executor of Rosny’s literary estate.  \nAs a working method, the translators compared the aforementioned texts with those of the first editions of each Rosny work, using the holdings of the J. Lloyd Eaton Collection, University of California, Riverside:  \nLes Xipéhuz. Paris: A[ndré] Savine, 1888.  \nUn autre monde. Paris: E. Plon, Nourrit et Cie, 1898.  \nLa Mort de la Terre. Paris: E. Plon, Nourrit et Cie, 1910.  \nFor each novella, the text of the Baronian anthology is essentially the same as the text of these first editions (there are minor typographical differences) . Footnotes to the translation are those of Rosny himself or his characters. Superscript numbers in the text refer to notes supplied by the translators, which are located in the Notes section at the back of the book. All references in the text and notes to works of Rosny, Jules Verne, and H.  \nG. Wells are, respectively, to the following editions:  \nJ.-H. Rosny aîné: Récits de science-fiction. Verviers, Belgium: Bibliothèque Marabout, 1975 (French quotations) .  \nJules Verne. Les Intégrales Jules Verne. Paris: Hachette Grands Oeuvres, 1976–81.  \nH. G. Wells. 28 Science Fiction Stories. New York: Dover, 1952.  \nH. G. Wells. The Time Machine. Edited by Harry Geduld. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1987.  \nIntroduction  \nRosny ’s Evolutionary Ecology  \nScience fiction has a problem of paternity. French critics routinely refer to Jules Verne as “le père de la science-fiction.” Ads for the recent Penguin Classics edition of H. G. Wells proudly trumpet their author as “the father of science fiction.” We speak here for another party in this custody battle: the Belgian writer J.-H. Rosny aîné . We would, however, change the designation somewhat: Rosny is the father of hard science fiction. 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