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The 13 pages that link to New Wave science fiction, each with the reason it gives.

• Space operaRelated: Its introspective styles challenged some conventions of traditional, plot-driven space opera.

• CyberpunkNarrower topic: Its stylistic experimentation and focus on contemporary society helped prepare the ground for cyberpunk.

• Golden Age of Science FictionCompared with: Its writers challenged the plot-driven, technological conventions associated with the Golden Age.

• Harlan EllisonRelated: Ellison promoted experimental fiction that challenged the genre’s conventions.

• Samuel R. DelanyRelated: Its formal experimentation shaped the literary environment of Delany’s early work.

• The DispossessedNarrower topic: The novel’s formal ambition and political focus reflect science fiction’s New Wave era.

• J. G. BallardNarrower topic: Ballard became one of its leading British writers through formally adventurous fiction.

• Planetary romanceRelated: New Wave writers reworked planetary settings to explore culture, politics, and perception.

• Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?Related: The novel’s inward moral questions connect it to the era’s widening ambitions for the genre.

• Michael MoorcockNarrower topic: Moorcock’s editorial work helped make this broader movement visible in Britain.

• Stanisław LemCompared with: The movement shares Lem’s resistance to formula but arose through a distinct Anglophone literary history.

• A. E. van VogtCompared with: Its later formal experiments differed from the pulp-era conventions van Vogt helped popularize.

• History of science fictionBroader topic: Its writers challenged the pulp-era preference for technological plots and conventional prose.