Author : Anonim
Publisher : eFiction Publishing
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
eFiction December 2010
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The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Eighth Annual Collection
Gardner Dozois
Author : Gardner Dozois
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Page : 704 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2011-07-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 142998306X
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Eighth Annual Collection by Gardner Dozois Pdf
In the new millennium, what secrets lay beyond the far reaches of the universe? What mysteries belie the truths we once held to be self evident? The world of science fiction has long been a porthole into the realities of tomorrow, blurring the line between life and art. Now, in The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Eighth Annual Collection the very best SF authors explore ideas of a new world. This venerable collection of short stories brings together award winning authors and masters of the field such as Robert Reed, Alastair Reynolds, Damien Broderick, Carrie Vaughn, Ian R. MacLeod and Cory Doctorow. And with an extensive recommended reading guide and a summation of the year in science fiction, this annual compilation has become the definitive must-read anthology for all science fiction fans and readers interested in breaking into the genre.
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year
Jonathan Strahan
Author : Jonathan Strahan
Publisher : Start Publishing LLC
Page : 788 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781597803045
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year by Jonathan Strahan Pdf
Strahan's fifth anthology contains 29 wide-ranging tales. Neil Gaiman's "The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains" is a deceptively simple folktale-styled story of the price one may pay for gold. "The Sultan of the Clouds" by Geoffrey Landis untangles a complex knot of childish power. Sarah Rees Brennan's "The Spy Who Never Grew Up" gives a beloved childhood icon a sinister update; Diana Peterfreund's "The Care and Feeding of Your Baby Killer Unicorn" turns unicorn lore on its head; and Rachel Swirsky's "The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers Beneath the Queen's Window" puts a fantasy spin on the temporal culture shock of immortality. This year the fantasy tales outdo the SF in depth of storytelling and characterization, though all the inclusions are strong, with few ideas left by the wayside.
Not So Much, Said the Cat
Michael Swanwick
Author : Michael Swanwick
Publisher : Tachyon Publications
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781616962319
Not So Much, Said the Cat by Michael Swanwick Pdf
The master of literary science fiction returns with this dazzling new collection. Michael Swanwick takes us on a whirlwind journey across the globe and across time and space, where magic and science exist in possibilities that are not of this world. These tales are intimate in their telling, galactic in their scope, and delightfully sesquipedalian in their verbiage. Join the caravan through Swanwick's worlds and into the playground of his mind. Travel from Norway to Russia and America to Ancient Gehenna. Discover a calculus problem that rocks the ages and robots who both nurture and kill. Meet a magical horse who protects the innocent, a semi-repentant troll, a savvy teenager who takes on the Devil, and time travelers from the Mesozoic who party till the end of time...
Cyberpunk Women, Feminism and Science Fiction
Carlen Lavigne
Author : Carlen Lavigne
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-02-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780786466535
Cyberpunk Women, Feminism and Science Fiction by Carlen Lavigne Pdf
This analysis of cyberpunk science fiction written between 1981 and 2003 positions women's cyberpunk in the larger cultural discussion of feminist issues. It traces the origins of the genre, reviews the critical reactions and outlines the ways in which women's cyberpunk advances points of view that are specifically feminist. Novels are examined within their cultural contexts; their content is compared to broader controversies within contemporary feminism, and their themes are revealed as reflections of feminist discourse around the turn of the 21st century. Chapters cover topics such as globalization, virtual reality, cyborg culture, environmentalism, religion, motherhood and queer rights. Interviews with feminist cyberpunk authors are provided, revealing both their motivations for writing and their experiences with fans. The study treats feminist cyberpunk as a unique vehicle for examining contemporary women's issues and analyzes feminist science fiction as a complex source of political ideas.
Dust Devil on a Quiet Street
Richard Bowes
Author : Richard Bowes
Publisher : Lethe Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781590212974
Dust Devil on a Quiet Street by Richard Bowes Pdf
Dust Devil on a Quiet Street chronicles the remarkable life of Richard Bowes. Bowes's childhood and adolescent brushes with dramatic spirits and hustlers, large and small, paved the way for his encounters with the supernatural.
Contesting Nordicness
Jani Marjanen,Johan Strang,Mary Hilson
Author : Jani Marjanen,Johan Strang,Mary Hilson
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110730159
Contesting Nordicness by Jani Marjanen,Johan Strang,Mary Hilson Pdf
The terms ‘Nordic’ and ‘Scandinavian’ are widely used to refer to the politics, society and culture of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. But why have people felt the need to frame things as Nordic and why has the adjective Nordic become so prominent? This book adopts a rhetorical approach, analysing the speech acts which have shaped the meanings of the term. What do the different terms Nordic and Scandinavian have in common, and how have the uses of these terms changed in different historical periods? What accounts for the apparent upsurge in uses of the rhetoric of Nordicness in the 2010s? Drawing on eight case studies of the uses of Nordic and Scandinavian from the nineteenth century to the present day, the book explores the appeal and the flexibility of the rhetoric of Nordicness, in relation to race, openness, gender equality, food, crime fiction, Nordic co-operation and the Nordic model. Arguing that ‘Nordic’ and ‘Scandinavian’ are flexible and contested concepts that have been used in different, often contradictory and inherently political ways, the book suggests that the usage of the term has evolved from a means of creating a cultural community, to forging political co-operation and further to marketing models in politics and popular culture. The rhetorical approach also shows how many of the hallmarks of Nordic political culture, such as the Nordic model, Nordic gender equality or Nordic openness are more recent conceptualisations than usually assumed. As such, the book argues for the need to turn attention away from analysing the different components of Nordicness into studying how, when, and for what purpose different features were made Nordic.
Nordic Noir, Adaptation, Appropriation
Linda Badley,Andrew Nestingen,Jaakko Seppälä
Author : Linda Badley,Andrew Nestingen,Jaakko Seppälä
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-06
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9783030386580
Nordic Noir, Adaptation, Appropriation by Linda Badley,Andrew Nestingen,Jaakko Seppälä Pdf
This book argues that adaptation is an underrecognized yet constitutive element of Nordic noir. In so doing, it reframes the prevailing critical view. Now celebrated for its global sweep, Nordic noir is equally a transmedial phenomenon. Nordic Noir, Adaptation, Appropriation deploys the tools of current adaptation studies to undertake a wide-ranging transcultural, intermedial exploration, adding an important new layer to the rich scholarship that has arisen around Nordic noir in recent years.
Science Fiction and Climate Change
Andrew Milner,J. R. Burgmann
Author : Andrew Milner,J. R. Burgmann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-27
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781789621723
Science Fiction and Climate Change by Andrew Milner,J. R. Burgmann Pdf
This is a timely, comprehensiveand thoroughly researched study of climate fiction from around the world,including novels, short stories, films and other formats. Informed by a sociologicalperspective, it will be an invaluable resource for students and scholarslooking to enter and expand the field of climate fiction studies.
Real Life Writings in American Literary Journalism: a Narratological Study
Gurpreet Kaur
Author : Gurpreet Kaur
Publisher : Partridge Publishing
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-24
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781482850857
Real Life Writings in American Literary Journalism: a Narratological Study by Gurpreet Kaur Pdf
This referential collection of essays is an important guide to the emergence and development of literary journalism through the centuries. The book begins with the defining of genres, literature and journalism, which blur the lines between them. It also gives an insight into the theories of narratology. Some practitioners included in this book are great American writers like, John Hersey, Truman Capote, Norman Mailer and Don DeLillo. These literary journalists bring to life both major as well trivial issues of the society. New journalists coalesce all the fictional techniques with the journalistic methods to present a unique and sophisticated style which requires extensive research and even more careful reporting than done in the typical news articles. The book closes with the concluding thoughts followed by list of works cited.
Practices of Speculation
Jeanne Cortiel,Christine Hanke,Jan Simon Hutta,Colin Milburn
Author : Jeanne Cortiel,Christine Hanke,Jan Simon Hutta,Colin Milburn
Publisher : transcript Verlag
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783839447512
Practices of Speculation by Jeanne Cortiel,Christine Hanke,Jan Simon Hutta,Colin Milburn Pdf
This volume offers innovative ways to think about speculation at a time when anticipation of catastrophe in an apocalyptic mode is the order of the day and shapes public discourse on a global scale. It maps an interdisciplinary field of investigation: the chapters interrogate hegemonic ways of shaping the present through investments in the future, while also looking at speculative practices that reveal transformative potential. The twelve contributions explore concrete instances of envisioning the open unknown and affirmative speculative potentials in history, literature, comics, computer games, mold research, ecosystem science and artistic practice.
The Law and the Heart
Kenneth Schneyer
Author : Kenneth Schneyer
Publisher : Stillpoint Digital Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781938808234
The Law and the Heart by Kenneth Schneyer Pdf
First, the law. A time traveler confronts a judge to prevent four years of war. An author undergoes suspended animation to preserve his copyrights and escape his creditors. Then, the heart. A medical accident robs a husband of 20 years of marriage. A soldier mother struggles to tell the difference between her daughter and the alien enemy. Exploring the seams where humanity and technology, society and individuality intersect, Nebula- and Sturgeon-nominated author Kenneth Schneyer presents thirteen mind-bending, thought-provoking tales of near and far futures that will amuse, amaze, and unsettle. The law will change, and the heart will change, and the heart will change the law. These stories confront the question of just what makes and keeps us human. "The stories here are formally ingenious, even startling, and at the same time full of heart; the combination is brilliant and delightful. More please!" -- Kim Stanley Robinson, author of 2312 andShaman: A Novel of the Ice Age "Spare us the lawyer jokes - here is a collection of stories from a writer who can navigate around the quiddities of the law and still plumb the tumultuous depths of human emotion. Ken Schneyer extrapolates the future of our legal systems with the dexterity of an Asimov putting his robots through their paces and yet in these (lucky) thirteen stories you will meet people just like you who live lives you would never have imagined. The Law & The Heart is a witty, moving calling card from a writer you'll want to see again soon." — James Patrick Kelly, Hugo, Nebula and Locus Award winner
New Zealand Prime Ministers
Anonim
Author : Anonim
Publisher : PediaPress
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
New Zealand Prime Ministers by Anonim Pdf
Star Winds
Barrington J. Bayley
Author : Barrington J. Bayley
Publisher : Gateway
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780575102125
Star Winds by Barrington J. Bayley Pdf
The sails were the product of the Old Technology, lost long ago in the depleted Earth, and they were priceless. For with those fantastic sheets of etheric material, ships could sail the sky and even brave the radiant tides between worlds and stars. The alchemists who had replaced scientists still sough the ancient secrets, and Rachad, apprentice to such a would-be wizard, learned that the key to his quest lay in a book abandoned in a Martian colonial ruin long, long ago. But how to get to Mars? There was one way left - take a sea vessel, caulk it airtight, steal new sails and fly the star winds in the way of the ancient windjammers. Here is an intriguing, unusual and colourful novel of ships that sail the stars riding before the solar breeze that blows between worlds.
Science Fiction and the Prediction of the Future
Gary Westfahl,Wong Kin Yuen
Author : Gary Westfahl,Wong Kin Yuen
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780786484768
Science Fiction and the Prediction of the Future by Gary Westfahl,Wong Kin Yuen Pdf
Science fiction has always challenged readers with depictions of the future. Can the genre actually provide glimpses of the world of tomorrow? This collection of fifteen international and interdisciplinary essays examines the genre's predictions and breaks new ground by considering the prophetic functions of science fiction films as well as SF literature. Among the texts and topics examined are classic stories by Murray Leinster, C. L. Moore, and Cordwainer Smith; 2001: A Space Odyssey and its sequels, Japanese anime and Hong Kong cinema; and electronic fiction.