Author: David WingrovePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
"The science fiction source book" is packed with information about writers, novels, short stories, magazines and works of criticism.
The Science Fiction Source Book
Author: David WingrovePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
"The science fiction source book" is packed with information about writers, novels, short stories, magazines and works of criticism.
Science Fiction Writer's Marketplace and Sourcebook
Author: The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction
Author: Mike AshleyPublisher: Robinson
ISBN: 184901535X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 677
Book Description
Here are 25 stories of science fiction that push the envelope, by the biggest names in an emerging new crop of high-tech futuristic SF - including Charles Stross, Robert Reed, Alastair Reynolds, Peter Hamilton and Neal Asher. High-tech SF has made a significant comeback in the last decade, as bestselling authors successfully blend the super-science of 'hard science fiction' with real characters in an understandable scenario. It is perhaps a reflection of how technologically controlled our world is that readers increasingly look for science fiction that considers the fates of mankind as a result of increasing scientific domination. This anthology brings together the most extreme examples of the new high-tech, far-future science fiction, pushing the limits way beyond normal boundaries. The stories include: "A Perpetual War Fought Within a Cosmic String", "A Weapon That Could Destroy the Universe", "A Machine That Detects Alternate Worlds and Creates a Choice of Christs", "An Immortal Dead Man Sent To The End of the Universe", "Murder in Virtual Reality", "A Spaceship So Large That There is An Entire Planetary System Within It", and "An Analytical Engine At The End of Time", and "Encountering the Untouchable."
Science Fiction Sourcebook
Author: OutletThe Norton Book of Science Fiction
Author: Ursula K. Le GuinPublisher: R.S. Means Company
ISBN: 9780393972412
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 869
Book Description
A collection of sixty-seven contemporary American science fiction stories includes contributions by Poul Anderson, Margaret Atwood, Octavia Butler, Samuel R. Delany, and Philip K. Dick
Latin American Science Fiction Writers
Author: Darrell B. LockhartPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313061556
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
Many readers are unaware of the vast universe of Latin American science fiction, which has its roots in the 18th century and has flourished to the present day. Because science fiction is part of Latin American popular culture, it reflects cultural and social concerns and comments on contemporary society. While there is a growing body of criticism on Latin American science fiction, most studies treat only a single author or work. This reference offers a broad overview of Latin American science fiction. Included are alphabetically arranged entries on 70 Latin American science fiction writers. While some of these are canonical figures, others have been largely neglected. Since much of science fiction has been written by women, many women writers are profiled. Each entry is prepared by an expert contributor and includes a short biography, a discussion of the writer's works, and primary and secondary bibliographies. The volume closes with a general bibliography of anthologies and criticism.
The Science Fiction Source Book
Author: David WingrovePublisher: Longman Publishing Group
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
"The science fiction source book" is packed with information about writers, novels, short stories, magazines and works of criticism.
Billion Year Spree
Author: Brian Wilson AldissPublisher:
ISBN: 9780552098052
Category : Science fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Discusses the works of Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, Lucian, H.G. Wells, John W. Campbell, and others from Victorian times to the present.
The Poetics of Science Fiction
Author: Peter StockwellPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317878175
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
The Poetics of Science Fiction uniquely uses the science of linguistics to explore the literary universe of science fiction. Developing arguments about specific texts and movements throughout the twentieth-century, the book is a readable discussion of this most popular of genres. It also uses the extreme conditions offered by science fiction to develop new insights into the language of the literary context. The discussion ranges from a detailed investigation of new words and metaphors, to the exploration of new worlds, from pulp science fiction to the genre's literary masterpieces, its special effects and poetic expression. Speculations and extrapolations throughout the book engage the reader in thought-experiments and discussion points, with selected further reading making it a useful source book for classroom and seminar.
The Science Fiction Reference Book
Author: Marshall B. TymnPublisher: Mercer Island, Wash. : Starmont House
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description