Drug Themes in Science Fiction
Robert Silverberg
Read by Ben Tucker
Science fiction is more often a reflection of existing societal trends than a prediction of trends to come. The upsurge in drug use is precisely mirrored by the upsurge in the use of such themes in science fiction. Science fiction is as much a guide to where we are as it is a vision of where we are going. A literature so popular with the young, commanding so intense and devoted a following, can be of significant value in revealing the patterns contemporary society is taking and will take in the years just ahead. - Summary by Robert Silverberg, from Introduction (1 hr 29 min)
Chapters
| Forward / Preface | 7:39 | Read by Ben Tucker |
| Overview of Drug Themes in Science Fiction | 19:00 | Read by Ben Tucker |
| Annotated Bibliography: Primitive Period, c. 1900-1935 | 7:20 | Read by Ben Tucker |
| Annotated Bibliography: Predictive Period, c. 1935-1965 | 22:30 | Read by Ben Tucker |
| Annotated Bibliography: Contemporary Period, c. 1965-1973 | 33:22 | Read by Ben Tucker |
Reviews
Ross V
very well researched and relevant for 2025. especially with many states in the US legalising recreational marijuana. Also Australia legalising it medically along with Ecstacy and mushrooms for PTSD, depression along with other untreatable conditions. this may open the door for new art therapy and written fiction or biographies. will listen 🎶 to it again being so in depth.