Author : Jack Vance
Publisher : Spatterlight Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781619470019
Magnus Ridolph
Jack Vance
Magnus Ridolph
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Handbook of Vance Space
Michael Andre-Driussi
Author : Michael Andre-Driussi
Publisher : Sirius Fiction
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780964279575
Handbook of Vance Space by Michael Andre-Driussi Pdf
A dictionary-style guide to the science fiction worlds of Jack Vance. A souvenir of the worlds you have visited in the past! A planning guide for your next excursion off world! A handy survival manual for unexpected occasions! A reference work on the science fiction of award-winning Grand Master Jack Vance! A handbook!
The Complete Magnus Ridolph
Jack Vance
Author : Jack Vance
Publisher : Underwood Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Science fiction, American
ISBN : 0934438986
The Complete Magnus Ridolph by Jack Vance Pdf
The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction
Edward James,Farah Mendlesohn
Author : Edward James,Farah Mendlesohn
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2003-11-20
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781107494671
The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction by Edward James,Farah Mendlesohn Pdf
Science fiction is at the intersection of numerous fields. It is a literature which draws on popular culture, and which engages in speculation about science, history, and all types of social relations. This volume brings together essays by scholars and practitioners of science fiction, which look at the genre from these different angles. After an introduction to the nature of science fiction, historical chapters trace science fiction from Thomas More to more recent years, including a chapter on film and television. The second section introduces four important critical approaches to science fiction drawing their theoretical inspiration from Marxism, postmodernism, feminism and queer theory. The final and largest section of the book looks at various themes and sub-genres of science fiction. A number of well-known science fiction writers contribute to this volume, including Gwyneth Jones, Ken MacLeod, Brian Stableford Andy Duncan, James Gunn, Joan Slonczewski, and Damien Broderick.
The Rise and Fall of American Science Fiction, from the 1920s to the 1960s
Gary Westfahl
Author : Gary Westfahl
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781476674940
The Rise and Fall of American Science Fiction, from the 1920s to the 1960s by Gary Westfahl Pdf
By examining important aspects of science fiction in the twentieth century, this book explains how the genre evolved to its current state. Close critical attention is given to topics including the art that has accompanied science fiction, the subgenres of space opera and hard science fiction, the rise of science fiction anthologies, and the burgeoning impact of the marketplace on authors and works. Included are in-depth studies of key texts that contributed to science fiction's growth, including Philip Francis Nowlan's first Buck Rogers story, the first published stories of A. E. van Vogt, and the early juveniles of Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke and Robert Heinlein.
Great Authors of Science Fiction & Fantasy
Britannica Educational Publishing
Author : Britannica Educational Publishing
Publisher : Britannica Educational Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781622750917
Great Authors of Science Fiction & Fantasy by Britannica Educational Publishing Pdf
Fantastical realms, enchanted creatures, and imaginative technologies are but a few of the many elements that draw readers to the science fiction and fantasy genres of literature. Great science fiction and fantasy authors are skilled at blending the unfamiliar with the familiar, making their imaginative tales both grounded and, in some cases, prescient. Writers such as Ray Bradbury, Ursula K. Le Guin, J.K. Rowling, and J.R.R. Tolkien, to name a few, explore themes ranging from conformity and government control to the dual burden and blessing of advanced technology, challenging readers to reimagine the world they know. The lives of some of the most prolific and popular authors of these genres are surveyed in this compelling volume.
Jack Vance: Seven Articles on His Work and Travels
Michael Andre-Driussi
Author : Michael Andre-Driussi
Publisher : Sirius Fiction
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781947614024
Jack Vance: Seven Articles on His Work and Travels by Michael Andre-Driussi Pdf
Seven previously published pieces pertaining to the science fiction of American author Jack Vance, and his voyages around the world. Topics include the curious linkages between some of Vance's novels into a sort of "Future History;" an examination of a Vancean "hard sf" novel; a look at his various globe-trotting excursions and what he wrote while out on each one; and further delvings into the methods he employed to create such memorable fiction.
Demon Prince
Jack Rawlins
Author : Jack Rawlins
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1986-01-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780893702632
Demon Prince by Jack Rawlins Pdf
A study of the work of John Holbrook Vance (the nom-de-plume on his mystery novels), who is most famous as science fiction writer Jack Vance. The Milford Series: Popular Writers of Today, Vol. 40.
Xeno Fiction: More Best of Science Fiction
Damien Broderick,Van Ikin
Author : Damien Broderick,Van Ikin
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-08-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781434443298
Xeno Fiction: More Best of Science Fiction by Damien Broderick,Van Ikin Pdf
Science fiction loves strangeness. It relishes oddities, even when it piles on fear and dystopian loathing. The technical term for a fascination with the strange and alien is xenophilia, just as the term for a terror of the strange is xenophobia. At its core, then, science fiction is...Xeno Fiction. So science fiction seeks out the strange, roams far from home in space and time, looks with avid eagerness upon the ways of the Others, human or alien. It participates, in brilliantly lighted imagination, in their strange lives. In this second gathering from Van Ikin's critical journal, Science Fiction: A Review of Speculative Literature, writers of the alien are investigated with wit and insight. G. Travis Regier follows the Other into its own home, accompanying those experts in the alien, C. J. Cherry and Samuel R. Delany. In the book's long key essay, Terry Dowling pursues the Art of Xenography as exemplified by Jack Vance's "General Culture" novels. Three expert commentators look into Booker Prize-winner Peter Carey's postcolonial and postmodern frolics into alternative realities. And the Xeno fictions of Isaac Asimov, Greg Egan, Mary Gentle, Ursula K. Le Guin, Naomi Mitchison, Neal Stephenson, and Stanley Weinbaum are read as their road maps into the strange. Eleven revealing essays on speculative fiction by some of the best critics in the field.
The Annotated Guide to Startling Stories
Leon L. Gammell
Author : Leon L. Gammell
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1986-01-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780930261504
The Annotated Guide to Startling Stories by Leon L. Gammell Pdf
Providing fast-action science fiction novels, Startling Stories was established beginning in January 1939 as a sister publication to Thrilling Wonder Stories. Publishing 99 issues in all, and combining Fantastic Story Magazine and Thrilling Wonder Stories with its ninety-seventh issue, it finally suspended publication in Fall 1955, one of the last of the pulps to fold. Leon L. Gammell, an avid reader and collector of that period, views that era's stories with both nostalgia and objectivity; his incisive critiques will provide interested readers with numerous guideposts to a wealth of exciting fantasy and SF reading.
Dreamsongs 2-Book Bundle
George R. R. Martin
Author : George R. R. Martin
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 1494 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345538451
Dreamsongs 2-Book Bundle by George R. R. Martin Pdf
Even before A Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin had already established himself as a giant in the field of fantasy literature. Now in one exclusive eBook edition are both volumes of Dreamsongs, featuring the very best of Martin’s early works. This convenient bundle provides a rare treat for Martin’s devoted readers, offering fascinating insights into his journey from a young writer to the #1 New York Times bestselling force of nature. “Dreamsongs is the ideal way to discover . . . a master of science fiction, fantasy and horror. . . . Martin is a writer like no other.”—The Guardian (U.K.) Whether writing about werewolves, wizards, or outer space, George R. R. Martin is renowned for his versatility and expansive talent, as demonstrated in this dazzling two-volume collection. Gathered in Dreamsongs: Volume I are some of George R. R. Martin’s most time-honored tales, including Hugo, Nebula, and Bram Stoker award–winning stories, cool fan pieces, and the original novella The Ice Dragon. Dreamsongs: Volume II contains acclaimed stories such as the World Fantasy Award winner “The Skin Trade,” as well as the first novella in the Ice and Fire universe, The Hedge Knight—plus two early screenplays. Featuring a dazzling array of subjects and styles, Dreamsongs is the perfect collection for both Martin devotees and a new generation of fans. PRAISE FOR GEORGE R. R. MARTIN “Of those who work in the grand epic-fantasy tradition, Martin is by far the best. In fact . . . this is as good a time as any to proclaim him the American Tolkien.”—Time “Long live George Martin . . . a literary dervish, enthralled by complicated characters and vivid language, and bursting with the wild vision of the very best tale tellers.”—The New York Times “I always expect the best from George R. R. Martin, and he always delivers.”—Robert Jordan
The Many Worlds of Magnus Ridolph
Jack Vance
Author : Jack Vance
Publisher : New York : Daw Books ; [Scarborough, Ont.] : New American Library of Canada
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Science fiction, American
ISBN : 0879975318
The Many Worlds of Magnus Ridolph by Jack Vance Pdf
Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers
NA NA
Author : NA NA
Publisher : Springer
Page : 1585 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-25
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781349813667
Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers by NA NA Pdf
A Literary Symbiosis
Hazel Pierce
Author : Hazel Pierce
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1983-11-16
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UOM:39015010908104
A Literary Symbiosis by Hazel Pierce Pdf
A Literary Symbiosis studies the merger of science fiction/fantasy and mystery fiction from historical and critical perspectives. Pierce examines the problems and expectations raised by the various literary labels, particularly as regards definition, theme, conventions, stock characters, and setting. While she admits the difficulties inherent in merging idea-oriented, speculative science fiction with the situation-specific and present-time oriented mystery story, she argues that the two genres have much in common. The book examines critically the elements of mystery fiction which have been integrated with varying degrees of success, into science fiction/fantasy. This evaluation focuses on individual authors and novels or short stories which contributed to the original modes and to their synthesis.
The Jack Vance Treasury
Jack Vance
Author : Jack Vance
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Fiction
ISBN : WISC:89091382879
The Jack Vance Treasury by Jack Vance Pdf
A massive (over 230,000 words) gathering of fiction by the master of science-fantasy.