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	; I: All Science is Description, pp. 1-2		'''I: All Science is Description''', pp. 1-2
	* Introduction: Deconstructing the Starships, pp. 3-8 (originally text of address at Arthur C. Clarke Award presentation, London, June 1988)		* Introduction: Deconstructing the Starships, pp. 3-8 (originally text of address at Arthur C. Clarke Award presentation, London, June 1988)
	* Getting Rid of the Brand Names, pp. 9-21 (first published in The World and I, October 1987 (Washington Times))		* Getting Rid of the Brand Names, pp. 9-21 (first published in The World and I, October 1987 (Washington Times))
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	* My Crazy Uncles: C. S. Lewis and Tolkien as Writers for Children, pp. 60-74 (article published in ''[[The New York Review of Science Fiction]]'' Nov ’95; originally as paper read at C S Lewis Society in June 1994)		* My Crazy Uncles: C. S. Lewis and Tolkien as Writers for Children, pp. 60-74 (article published in ''[[The New York Review of Science Fiction]]'' Nov ’95; originally as paper read at C S Lewis Society in June 1994)

	; II: Science, Fiction and Reality		'''II: Science, Fiction and Reality'''
	* Fools: The Neuroscience of Cyberspace, pp. 77-90 (originally as paper read at conference at University of Teesside, April 1995; and subsequently in The Governance of Cyberspace, ed., Brian Loader, Routledge, 1997)		* Fools: The Neuroscience of Cyberspace, pp. 77-90 (originally as paper read at conference at University of Teesside, April 1995; and subsequently in The Governance of Cyberspace, ed., Brian Loader, Routledge, 1997)
	* Trouble (Living in the Machine), pp. 91-98 (originally a paper (subtitled ‘The Revolt Against the Physical in Cyberspace Fiction’) read at University of Sussex, May 1994)		* Trouble (Living in the Machine), pp. 91-98 (originally a paper (subtitled ‘The Revolt Against the Physical in Cyberspace Fiction’) read at University of Sussex, May 1994)
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	* Aliens in the Fourth Dimension, pp. 108-120 (article originally read at University of Liverpool, July 1996)		* Aliens in the Fourth Dimension, pp. 108-120 (article originally read at University of Liverpool, July 1996)

	; III: The Reviews		'''III: The Reviews'''
	* 123 • In the Chinks of the World Machine: Sarah Lefanu on Feminist SF • Gwyneth Jones • br Foundation #42 [Sarah Lefanu]		* 123 • In the Chinks of the World Machine: Sarah Lefanu on Feminist SF • Gwyneth Jones • br Foundation #42 [Sarah Lefanu]
	* "Consider Her Ways: The Fiction of [[C. J. Cherryh]]", pp. 131-140 (orig. published in ''[[Foundation]]'' #48 or #49 (1990), pp. 79)		* "Consider Her Ways: The Fiction of [[C. J. Cherryh]]", pp. 131-140 (orig. published in ''[[Foundation]]'' #48 or #49 (1990), pp. 79)

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'''Deconstructing the Starships: Science, Fiction and Reality''' is a 1999 collection of essays and criticism by [[Gwyneth Jones]].

==Editions==
* 1999: Liverpool University Press, ISBN 0-85323-793-X (pbk), ISBN 0-85323-783-2 (hard), viii+221pp, cover by Clive Allan)

==Contents==
* vii Foreword

; I: All Science is Description, pp. 1-2
* Introduction: Deconstructing the Starships, pp. 3-8 (originally text of address at Arthur C. Clarke Award presentation, London, June 1988)
* Getting Rid of the Brand Names, pp. 9-21 (first published in The World and I, October 1987 (Washington Times))
* The Lady and the Scientists, pp. 22-34 (originally published in Strange Plasma #3; from a paper at Preston Speculative Fiction Group, 1990)
* Dreamer: An Exercise in Extrapolation 1989-2019, pp. 35-59 (article commissioned as ‘Dreamer 1’ and ‘Dreamer 2’ for British Telecom thinktank; project organised by Brian Stableford)
* My Crazy Uncles: C. S. Lewis and Tolkien as Writers for Children, pp. 60-74 (article published in ''[[The New York Review of Science Fiction]]'' Nov ’95; originally as paper read at C S Lewis Society in June 1994)

; II: Science, Fiction and Reality
* Fools: The Neuroscience of Cyberspace, pp. 77-90 (originally as paper read at conference at University of Teesside, April 1995; and subsequently in The Governance of Cyberspace, ed., Brian Loader, Routledge, 1997)
* Trouble (Living in the Machine), pp. 91-98 (originally a paper (subtitled ‘The Revolt Against the Physical in Cyberspace Fiction’) read at University of Sussex, May 1994)
* Sex: The Brains of Female Hyena Twins, pp. 99-107 (article originally read at Reading University, October (December?) 1994; subsequently published in Strange Attractors (ed, Mark Bould), and in Foundation #63)
* Aliens in the Fourth Dimension, pp. 108-120 (article originally read at University of Liverpool, July 1996)

; III: The Reviews
* 123 • In the Chinks of the World Machine: Sarah Lefanu on Feminist SF • Gwyneth Jones • br Foundation #42 [Sarah Lefanu]
* "Consider Her Ways: The Fiction of [[C. J. Cherryh]]", pp. 131-140 (orig. published in ''[[Foundation]]'' #48 or #49 (1990), pp. 79)
* Alien Sex: Ellen Datlow’s Overview of the SF Orgasm, pp. 141-145 (book review, originally published in ''[[The New York Review of Science Fiction]]'' #27)
* The Boys Who Want to be with the Boys: Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash, pp. 146-152 (book review originally published in ''[[The New York Review of Science Fiction]]'' #48)
* Glory Season: David Brin’s Feminist Utopia, pp. 153-155 (book review published in ''Science Fiction Eye'' #12)
* Virtual Light: A Shocking Dose of Comfort and Joy from William Gibson, pp. 156-160 (book review published in ''Foundation'' #60)
* Return to the Age of Wonder: John Barnes’s A Million Open Doors, pp. 161-167 (book review published in ''Foundation'' #59)
* Winterlong: Elizabeth Hand at the End of the World, pp. 168-177 (book review published in ''Science Fiction Eye'' #13)
* Plague of Angels: The Fiction of Sheri Tepper, pp. 178-183 (book review published in ''Foundation'' #63)
* The Furies: Suzy Charnas Beyond the Edge of the World, pp. 184-191 (book review originally published in ''[[The New York Review of Science Fiction]]'' #68)
* Alien Influences: Kristine Kathryn Rusch In The Dark, pp. 192-198 (book review originally published in ''Foundation'' #65)
* No Man’s Land: Feminised Landscapes in the Utopian Fiction of Ursula Le Guin, pp. 199-208 (paper read at conference at University of London, March 1996).

* Notes, pp. 209-212
* Bibliography, pp. 213-221

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