We are used to viewing science fiction writers as prophets. Its impact on modern culture and its role in redefining science fiction tropes can’t be overstated. He was responsible for twenty years for the Czech Encyklopedie literatury science fiction (“Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Literature”, 1995) co-editing it with Ondřej Neff. He also gave me a copy of a Czech SF anthology (English translation). If you love production history, deleted scenes, and movie facts about 1970s science fiction, this is the hidden story behind one of the era’s most fascinating near‑classics.