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What Makes This Book So Great

Jo Walton
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Author : Jo Walton
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-21
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781466844094

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As any reader of Jo Walton's Among Others might guess, Walton is both an inveterate reader of SF and fantasy, and a chronic re-reader of books. In 2008, then-new science-fiction mega-site Tor.com asked Walton to blog regularly about her re-reading—about all kinds of older fantasy and SF, ranging from acknowledged classics, to guilty pleasures, to forgotten oddities and gems. These posts have consistently been among the most popular features of Tor.com. Now this volumes presents a selection of the best of them, ranging from short essays to long reassessments of some of the field's most ambitious series. Among Walton's many subjects here are the Zones of Thought novels of Vernor Vinge; the question of what genre readers mean by "mainstream"; the underappreciated SF adventures of C. J. Cherryh; the field's many approaches to time travel; the masterful science fiction of Samuel R. Delany; Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children; the early Hainish novels of Ursula K. Le Guin; and a Robert A. Heinlein novel you have most certainly never read. Over 130 essays in all, What Makes This Book So Great is an immensely readable, engaging collection of provocative, opinionated thoughts about past and present-day fantasy and science fiction, from one of our best writers. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Greatest Sci-Fi Classics

Jules Verne,Mark Twain,Robert Louis Stevenson,Edgar Allan Poe,William Hope Hodgson,George MacDonald,Jack London,Arthur Conan Doyle,Ayn Rand,David Lindsay,Edward Bellamy,Charlotte Perkins Gilman,Abraham Merritt,H. G. Wells,H. Rider Haggard,Mary Shelley,Edward Bulwer-Lytton,Edwin A. Abbott,Hugh Benson
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Author : Jules Verne,Mark Twain,Robert Louis Stevenson,Edgar Allan Poe,William Hope Hodgson,George MacDonald,Jack London,Arthur Conan Doyle,Ayn Rand,David Lindsay,Edward Bellamy,Charlotte Perkins Gilman,Abraham Merritt,H. G. Wells,H. Rider Haggard,Mary Shelley,Edward Bulwer-Lytton,Edwin A. Abbott,Hugh Benson
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 3900 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547684381

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The Greatest Sci-Fi Classics by Jules Verne,Mark Twain,Robert Louis Stevenson,Edgar Allan Poe,William Hope Hodgson,George MacDonald,Jack London,Arthur Conan Doyle,Ayn Rand,David Lindsay,Edward Bellamy,Charlotte Perkins Gilman,Abraham Merritt,H. G. Wells,H. Rider Haggard,Mary Shelley,Edward Bulwer-Lytton,Edwin A. Abbott,Hugh Benson Pdf

Good Press presents to you this unique SF collection, designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Contents: Jules Verne: Journey to the Center of the Earth Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea H. G. Wells: The Time Machine The War of The Worlds Mary Shelley: Frankenstein Arthur Conan Doyle: The Lost World Edgar Allan Poe: A Descent into the Maelstrom The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion Mark Twain: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Edward Bulwer-Lytton: The Coming Race Edwin A. Abbott: Flatland Jack London: Iron Heel Edward Bellamy: Looking Backward: 2000–1887 Robert Louis Stevenson: The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde George MacDonald : Lilith H. Rider Haggard: King Solomon's Mines William Hope Hodgson: The Night Land Charlotte Perkins Gilman: Herland Ayn Rand: Anthem Hugh Benson: Lord of the World David Lindsay: A Voyage to Arcturus Abraham Merritt: The Moon Pool The Metal Monster

The Greatest Science Fiction Classics of H. G. Wells (Unabridged)

H. G. Wells
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Author : H. G. Wells
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 2645 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788026838210

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This carefully crafted ebook: "Greatest Science Fiction Classics of H. G. Wells" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Herbert George Wells (1866-1946), known as H. G. Wells, was a prolific English writer in many genres, including the novel, history, politics, and social commentary, and textbooks and rules for war games. His most notable science fiction works include The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The Invisible Man, and The War of the Worlds. Table of Contents: The Time Machine The War of The Worlds The Island of Doctor Moreau The Invisible Man The First Men in the Moon When the Sleeper Wakes The Shape of Things to Come The Food of the Gods In the Days of the Comet A Modern Utopia The War in the Air The Chronic Argonauts In the Abyss The Star The Crystal Egg

A Fire Upon The Deep

Vernor Vinge
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Author : Vernor Vinge
Publisher : Tor Science Fiction
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429981989

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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.

The Lathe Of Heaven

Ursula K. Le Guin
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Author : Ursula K. Le Guin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2022-07-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781668014967

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The Lathe Of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin Pdf

With a new introduction by Kelly Link, the Locus Award-winning science fiction novel by legendary author Ursula K. Le Guin, set in a world where one man’s dreams rewrite the future. During a time racked by war and environmental catastrophe, George Orr discovers his dreams alter reality. George is compelled to receive treatment from Dr. William Haber, an ambitious sleep psychiatrist who quickly grasps the immense power George holds. After becoming adept at manipulating George’s dreams to reshape the world, Haber seeks the same power for himself. George—with some surprising help—must resist Haber’s attempts, which threaten to destroy reality itself. A classic of the science fiction genre, The Lathe of Heaven is prescient in its exploration of the moral risks when overwhelming power is coupled with techno-utopianism.

The Greatest Sci-fi Movies Never Made

David Hughes
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Author : David Hughes
Publisher : Virago Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Science fiction films
ISBN : 1840234288

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Covers films such as Steven Spielberg's "Night Skies", Stanley Kubrick's "Childhood's End", and Philip Kaufman's "Star Trek: Planet of the Titans". This book also covers Kevin Smith's "Six Million Dollar Man", Tim Burton's "Superman Lives", and James Cameron's "Alien 5".

Greatest Science Fiction Classics of H. G. Wells

H. G. Wells
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Author : H. G. Wells
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 2718 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2024-01-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547801894

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Greatest Science Fiction Classics of H. G. Wells by H. G. Wells Pdf

This carefully crafted ebook: "Greatest Science Fiction Classics of H. G. Wells" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Herbert George Wells (1866-1946), known as H. G. Wells, was a prolific English writer in many genres, including the novel, history, politics, and social commentary, and textbooks and rules for war games. His most notable science fiction works include The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The Invisible Man, and The War of the Worlds. Table of Contents: The Time Machine The War of The Worlds The Island of Doctor Moreau The Invisible Man The First Men in the Moon When the Sleeper Wakes The Shape of Things to Come The Food of the Gods In the Days of the Comet A Modern Utopia The War in the Air The Chronic Argonauts In the Abyss The Star The Crystal Egg

American Science Fiction

Various
American Science Fiction Book PDF

Author : Various
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781598531572

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American Science Fiction by Various Pdf

Collects nine classic science fiction novels from 1953 to 1958.

The Mammoth Book of Golden Age SF

Isaac Asimov,Charles G. Waugh,Martin H. Greenberg
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Author : Isaac Asimov,Charles G. Waugh,Martin H. Greenberg
Publisher : Running Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2007-01-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0786719052

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The Mammoth Book of Golden Age SF by Isaac Asimov,Charles G. Waugh,Martin H. Greenberg Pdf

The Golden Age of Science Fiction, from the early 1940s through the 1950s, saw an explosion of talent in SF writing, including authors such as Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, and Arthur C. Clarke. Their writing helped science fiction gain wide public attention, and left a lasting impression upon society. The same writers formed the mold for the next three decades of science fiction, and much of their writing remains as fresh today as it was then.

Ender's Game

Orson Scott Card
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Author : Orson Scott Card
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429963930

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Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game is the winner of the Nebula and Hugo Awards In order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race's next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers. A brilliant young boy, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin lives with his kind but distant parents, his sadistic brother Peter, and the person he loves more than anyone else, his sister Valentine. Peter and Valentine were candidates for the soldier-training program but didn't make the cut—young Ender is the Wiggin drafted to the orbiting Battle School for rigorous military training. Ender's skills make him a leader in school and respected in the Battle Room, where children play at mock battles in zero gravity. Yet growing up in an artificial community of young soldiers Ender suffers greatly from isolation, rivalry from his peers, pressure from the adult teachers, and an unsettling fear of the alien invaders. His psychological battles include loneliness, fear that he is becoming like the cruel brother he remembers, and fanning the flames of devotion to his beloved sister. Is Ender the general Earth needs? But Ender is not the only result of the genetic experiments. The war with the Buggers has been raging for a hundred years, and the quest for the perfect general has been underway for almost as long. Ender's two older siblings are every bit as unusual as he is, but in very different ways. Between the three of them lie the abilities to remake a world. If, that is, the world survives. Ender's Game is the winner of the 1985 Nebula Award for Best Novel and the 1986 Hugo Award for Best Novel. THE ENDER UNIVERSE Ender series Ender’s Game / Ender in Exile / Speaker for the Dead / Xenocide / Children of the Mind Ender’s Shadow series Ender’s Shadow / Shadow of the Hegemon / Shadow Puppets / Shadow of the Giant / Shadows in Flight Children of the Fleet The First Formic War (with Aaron Johnston) Earth Unaware / Earth Afire / Earth Awakens The Second Formic War (with Aaron Johnston) The Swarm /The Hive Ender novellas A War of Gifts /First Meetings At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Ready Player One

Ernest Cline
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Author : Ernest Cline
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2011-08-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307887450

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#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

The Greatest Science Fiction Classics of H. G. Wells (Unabridged)

H. G. Wells
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Author : H. G. Wells
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 2718 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547742920

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The Greatest Science Fiction Classics of H. G. Wells (Unabridged) by H. G. Wells Pdf

This carefully crafted ebook: "Greatest Science Fiction Classics of H. G. Wells" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Herbert George Wells (1866-1946), known as H. G. Wells, was a prolific English writer in many genres, including the novel, history, politics, and social commentary, and textbooks and rules for war games. His most notable science fiction works include The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The Invisible Man, and The War of the Worlds. Table of Contents: The Time Machine The War of The Worlds The Island of Doctor Moreau The Invisible Man The First Men in the Moon When the Sleeper Wakes The Shape of Things to Come The Food of the Gods In the Days of the Comet A Modern Utopia The War in the Air The Chronic Argonauts In the Abyss The Star The Crystal Egg

The Greatest Works of Stanley G. Weinbaum

Stanley G. Weinbaum
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Author : Stanley G. Weinbaum
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 805 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547670636

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The Greatest Works of Stanley G. Weinbaum by Stanley G. Weinbaum Pdf

This meticulously edited Stanley Weinbaum collection includes his greatest novels, short stories, poetry and autobiography. Contents: Novels The Black Flame The Dark Other Short Stories A Martian Odyssey Valley of Dreams Flight on Titan Parasite Planet The Lotus Eaters Pygmalion's Spectacles The Worlds of If The Ideal The Planet of Doubt The Adaptive Ultimate The Red Peri The Mad Moon The Point of View Redemption Cairn The Circle of Zero Proteus Island Graph The Brink of Infinity Shifting Seas Dawn of Flame Green Glow of Death

The Future Is Female! Volume Two, The 1970s: More Classic Science Fiction Storie s by Women

Lisa Yaszek
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Author : Lisa Yaszek
Publisher : Library of America
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781598537581

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The Future Is Female! Volume Two, The 1970s: More Classic Science Fiction Storie s by Women by Lisa Yaszek Pdf

Go back to The Future Is Female in this all new collection of wildly entertaining stories by the trailblazing feminist writers who transformed American science fiction in the 1970s In the 1970s, feminist authors created a new mode of science fiction in defiance of the “baboon patriarchy”—Ursula Le Guin’s words—that had long dominated the genre, imagining futures that are still visionary. In this sequel to her groundbreaking 2018 anthology The Future is Female!: 25 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Women from Pulp Pioneers to Ursula K. Le Guin, SF-expert Lisa Yaszek offers a time machine back to the decade when far-sighted rebels changed science fiction forever with stories that made female community, agency, and sexuality central to the American future. Here are twenty-three wild, witty, and wonderful classics that dramatize the liberating energies of the 1970s: Sonya Dorman, “Bitching It” (1971) Kate Wilhelm, “The Funeral” (1972) Joanna Russ, “When It Changed” (1972) NEBULA AWARD Miriam Allen deFord, “A Way Out”(1973) Vonda N. McIntyre, “Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand” (1973) NEBULA James Tiptree, Jr., “The Girl Who Was Plugged In” (1973) HUGO AWARD Kathleen Sky, “Lament of the Keeku Bird” (1973) Ursula K. Le Guin, “The Day Before the Revolution” (1974) NEBULA & LOCUS AWARD Eleanor Arnason, “The Warlord of Saturn’s Moons” (1974) Kathleen M. Sidney, “The Anthropologist” (1975) Marta Randall, “A Scarab in the City of Time” (1975) Elinor Busby, “A Time to Kill” (1977) Raccoona Sheldon, “The Screwfly Solution” (1977) NEBULA AWARD Pamela Sargent, “If Ever I Should Leave You” (1974) Joan D. Vinge, “View from a Height” (1978) M. Lucie Chin, “The Best Is Yet to Be” (1978) Lisa Tuttle, “Wives” (1979) Connie Willis, “Daisy, In the Sun” (1979)

The War of the Worlds

H. G. Wells
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Author : H. G. Wells
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781504034562

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The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells Pdf

The science fiction masterpiece of man versus alien that inspired generations, from Orson Welles’s classic radio play to the film starring Tom Cruise. At the turn of the twentieth century, few would believe that mankind is being watched from above. But millions of miles from Earth, the lords of the Red Planet prepare their armies for invasion, waiting for the moment to strike. When they land in the English countryside, baffled humans approach, waving white flags, and the Martians burn them to a crisp. The war has begun, and mankind doesn’t stand a chance. As Martian armies roll across England, one man fights to keep his family safe, risking his life—and his sanity—on the front lines of the greatest war in galactic history. H. G. Wells’s groundbreaking novel, adapted to radio and film, among other mediums, by visionary artists from Orson Welles to Steven Spielberg, remains one of the most chilling, unforgettable works of science fiction ever written. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.