Utopian Studies 27.2 376 The inal chapter concludes the utopia journey between iction and noniction. The art of preaching is considered, and the presence of sermons in Utopia, City of the Sun, and Christianopolis is represented as serving as a rebuke to the contemporary society of the writer. Sermons exist in the imaginary utopia and in real utopian projects. The example explored in this inal chapter is John Cotton’s sermon “God’s Promise to His Plantation,” which he preached to a group of Puritans as they prepared to sail to America in 1630. The sermon justiies reasons for leaving England and promises a good and godly life in the New World. What becomes clear is that in the new colony Puritans will be able to live exactly as they want, according to biblical sources. This inal chapter illustrates that the presentation of early modern utopia moved from a dialogic form to a monologic form over the course of the period. In the same way utopia moved from iction to noniction when it became apparent that the ideal society was not necessarily imaginary but could actually exist. This book would be useful for early modern scholars who are interested in how various forms of writing can represent ideas as well as those with an interest in utopian studies. The bibliographic essay at the end provides a use- ful summary of the sources that a reader may further explore in relation to the primary and secondary texts examined by Chordas. This includes further details and references regarding the genres or forms that are discussed. Useful Guide to Useless Wonders. Artur Blaim. Gazing in Useless Wonder. English Utopian Fiction 1516–1800 Oxford: Peter Lang, 2013. Paperback, $71.95, is bn 978-3-0343-0899-1 Reviewed by Krzysztof M. Maj, Facta Ficta Research Centre and Jagiellonian University, Kraków Artur Blaim’s Gazing in Useless Wonder. English Utopian Fictions 1516–1800, the thirteenth volume of the esteemed Ralahine Utopian Studies series, has already received praises as a must-read monograph from such renowned