Science Fiction The 100 Best Novels

Author : David Pringle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Best books
ISBN : 094776111X

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Science Fiction by David Pringle Pdf

Author : Nick Rennison,Stephen E. Andrews
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781408103715

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100 Must-read Science Fiction Novels by Nick Rennison,Stephen E. Andrews Pdf

"A reliable guide to what science fiction is" Christopher Priest, award-winning science fiction author "A really good introduction to the genre" SFX Magazine "Perceptive and glorious" Ian Watson, author of the screenplay for Steve Spielberg's A.I. Want to become a science fiction buff? Want to expand your reading in your favourite genre? This is a good place to start! From the publishers of the popular Good Reading Guide comes a rich selection of some of the finest SF novels ever published. With 100 of the best titles fully reviewed and a further 500 recommended, you'll quickly become an expert in the world of science fiction. The book is arranged by author and includes some thematic entries and special categories such as SF film adaptations, SF in rock music and Philip K. Dick in the mass media . It also includes a history of SF and a new definition of the genre, plus lists of award winners and book club recommendations. Foreword by Christopher Priest, the multiple award-winning SF author.

Author : Frank Herbert
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 897 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780593438367

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Dune (Movie Tie-In) by Frank Herbert Pdf

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE directed by Denis Villeneuve, starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, David Dastmalchian, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Chang Chen, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Charlotte Rampling, and Javier Bardem. Frank Herbert’s classic masterpiece—a triumph of the imagination and one of the bestselling science fiction novels of all time. A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, Dune tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet’s exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence—a commodity capable of unlocking humanity’s greatest potential—only those who can conquer their fear will survive.

Author : David Pringle
Publisher : Gateway
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781473208070

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Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels by David Pringle Pdf

From one of the best-known editors in modern science fiction, this lively and authoritative guide will appeal to both newcomers and connoisseurs of the genre alike. Informative and readable, David Pringle's choices focus on landmark works by the likes of Ray Bradbury, Alfred Bester and J.G. Ballard, unearth less prominent talents such as Ian Watson, Octavia Butler and Joanna Russ, and highlight breakthrough novels by William Gibson and Philip K. Dick. An essential guide to science fiction literature.

Author : James Cawthorn,Michael Moorcock
Publisher : Running PressBook Pub
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1993-02-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0881847089

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Fantasy by James Cawthorn,Michael Moorcock Pdf

A chronological list of the best fantasy provides a brief history of the genre and a description of each work's background

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Heinemann
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : English drama
ISBN : 0435232932

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The Play of Daniel Keyes' Flowers for Algernon by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ernest Cline
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2011-08-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307887450

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Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Pdf

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Now a major motion picture directed by Steven Spielberg. “Enchanting . . . Willy Wonka meets The Matrix.”—USA Today • “As one adventure leads expertly to the next, time simply evaporates.”—Entertainment Weekly A world at stake. A quest for the ultimate prize. Are you ready? In the year 2045, reality is an ugly place. The only time Wade Watts really feels alive is when he’s jacked into the OASIS, a vast virtual world where most of humanity spends their days. When the eccentric creator of the OASIS dies, he leaves behind a series of fiendish puzzles, based on his obsession with the pop culture of decades past. Whoever is first to solve them will inherit his vast fortune—and control of the OASIS itself. Then Wade cracks the first clue. Suddenly he’s beset by rivals who’ll kill to take this prize. The race is on—and the only way to survive is to win. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Entertainment Weekly • San Francisco Chronicle • Village Voice • Chicago Sun-Times • iO9 • The AV Club “Delightful . . . the grown-up’s Harry Potter.”—HuffPost “An addictive read . . . part intergalactic scavenger hunt, part romance, and all heart.”—CNN “A most excellent ride . . . Cline stuffs his novel with a cornucopia of pop culture, as if to wink to the reader.”—Boston Globe “Ridiculously fun and large-hearted . . . Cline is that rare writer who can translate his own dorky enthusiasms into prose that’s both hilarious and compassionate.”—NPR “[A] fantastic page-turner . . . starts out like a simple bit of fun and winds up feeling like a rich and plausible picture of future friendships in a world not too distant from our own.”—iO9

Author : Nick Rennison,Stephen E. Andrews
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2009-09-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781408136072

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100 Must-read Fantasy Novels by Nick Rennison,Stephen E. Andrews Pdf

Fantasy is one of the most visible genres in popular culture - we see the creation of magical and imagined worlds and characters in every type of media, with very strong fan bases in tow. This latest guide in the successful Bloomsbury Must-Read series covers work from a wide range of authors: Tolkien, Philip Pullman, Terry Pratchett, Michael Moorcock, Rudyard Kipling and C.S Lewis to very contemporary writers such as Garth Nix and Steven Erikson. If you want to expand your range of reading or deepen your understanding of this genre, this is the best place to start.

Author : Vernor Vinge
Publisher : Tor Science Fiction
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429981989

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A Fire Upon The Deep by Vernor Vinge Pdf

Now with a new introduction for the Tor Essentials line, A Fire Upon the Deep is sure to bring a new generation of SF fans to Vinge's award-winning works. A Hugo Award-winning Novel! “Vinge is one of the best visionary writers of SF today.”-David Brin Thousands of years in the future, humanity is no longer alone in a universe where a mind's potential is determined by its location in space, from superintelligent entities in the Transcend, to the limited minds of the Unthinking Depths, where only simple creatures, and technology, can function. Nobody knows what strange force partitioned space into these "regions of thought," but when the warring Straumli realm use an ancient Transcendent artifact as a weapon, they unwittingly unleash an awesome power that destroys thousands of worlds and enslaves all natural and artificial intelligence. Fleeing this galactic threat, Ravna crash lands on a strange world with a ship-hold full of cryogenically frozen children, the only survivors from a destroyed space-lab. They are taken captive by the Tines, an alien race with a harsh medieval culture, and used as pawns in a ruthless power struggle. Tor books by Vernor Vinge Zones of Thought Series A Fire Upon The Deep A Deepness In The Sky The Children of The Sky Realtime/Bobble Series The Peace War Marooned in Realtime Other Novels The Witling Tatja Grimm's World Rainbows End Collections Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge True Names At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : David Pringle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Best books
ISBN : 0947761101

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Science Fiction by David Pringle Pdf

Author : Dan Simmons
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 946 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Future life
ISBN : PSU:000026189895

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Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons Pdf

Eight centuries from now-- long after the Big Mistake and the death of Old Earth-- humanity is again on the brink of war. Galactic war this time.

Author : Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher : Melville House
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781612192239

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The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket by Edgar Allan Poe Pdf

When Edgar Allan Poe’s only novella was first published in 1838, the reviews were slow in coming and dismissive when they arrived. The book’s failure left Poe in such dire financial straits that he even accepted a job at one of the magazines that had panned it. But The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket has since become one of his most influential works: Baudelaire translated it, Paul Theroux read it out loud to Jorge Luis Borges, Jules Verne wrote a sequel to it, H. P. Lovecraft drew on it in creating his own tales of the Antarctic . . . Ostensibly, it’s a classic adventure story about a young boy who runs away to sea and encounters all the classic scenarios: mutinies, storms, shipwrecks, ravenous sharks, hostile natives. And Poe drew on many contemporary accounts of exploration in the South Seas to give his story a sense of verisimilitude. But there are far deeper currents at work in the book than mere adventure: elements of the supernatural as they near the South Pole, evocations of the protagonists’ experiences at sea that rival Poe’s best tales of horror, and a disturbing ending that continues to stir debate.

Author : Martin Seymour-Smith
Publisher : Citadel Press
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Books and reading
ISBN : PSU:000049137330

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The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written by Martin Seymour-Smith Pdf

The hundred books discussed here have radically altered the course of civilisation , whether they have embodied religions practised by millions, achieved the pinnacle of artistic expression, pointed the way to scientific discovery of enormous consequence, redirected beliefs about the nature of man, or forever altered the global political landscape. For each there is a historical overview, an analysis of the work's effect on our lives today and a lively discussion of the reasons for inclusion.

Author : Damien Broderick,Paul Di Filippo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Best books
ISBN : 1933065397

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One Hundred and One Best Novels 1985-2010 by Damien Broderick,Paul Di Filippo Pdf

Inspired by David Pringle's landmark 1985 work Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels, this volume supplements the earlier selection with the present authors' choices for the best English-language science fiction novels during the past quarter century. Employing a critical slant, the book provides a discussion of the novels and the writers in the context of popular literature. Moreover, each entry features a cover image of the novel, a plot synopsis, and a mini review, making it an ideal go-to guide for anyone wanting to become reacquainted with an old favorite or to discover a previously unknown treasure. With a foreword by David Pringle, this invaluable reference is sure to provoke conversation and debates among sci-fi fans and devotees.

Author : Robert McCrum
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1903385423

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The 100 Best Novels in English by Robert McCrum Pdf

LITERARY COMPANIONS, BOOK REVIEWS & GUIDES. Everybody loves a list but this is a list of major ambition: namely, to select the best 100 novels in the English language, published from the late 17th century to the present day. This list has been built up week by week in The Observer since September 2013, and selected by writer and Observer editor Robert McCrum. With a short critique on each book, this is a real delight for literary lovers.