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Author : John Lennard
Release : 2016-10-09
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 697/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Of Modern Dragons; and other essays on Genre Fiction: by : John Lennard
Download or read book Of Modern Dragons; and other essays on Genre Fiction: written by John Lennard. This book was released on 2016-10-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A volume of essays exploring some of the best genre fiction of the last 40 years.
Author : John Lennard
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Genre : History
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Book Rating : 916/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Of Modern Dragons by : John Lennard
Download or read book Of Modern Dragons written by John Lennard. This book was released on . Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Lennard
Release : 2010
Genre : Drama
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Book Rating : 731/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Of Sex and Faerie: further essays on Genre Fiction by : John Lennard
Download or read book Of Sex and Faerie: further essays on Genre Fiction written by John Lennard. This book was released on 2010. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking up where Of Modern Dragons (2007) left off, these essays continue Lennard's investigation of the praxis of serial reading and the best genre fiction of recent decades, including work by Bill James, Walter Mosley, Lois Mcmaster Bujold, and Ursula K. Le Guin. There are groundbreaking studies of contemporary paranormal romance, and of Hornblower's transition to space, while the final essay deals with the phenomenon and explosive growth of fanfiction, and with the increasingly empowered status of the reader in a digital world. There is an extensive bibliography of genre and critical work, with eight illustrations. John Lennard is Director of Studies at Hughes Hall, Cambridge and has also taught for the Universities of London, Notre Dame, and for the Open University, and was Professor of British & American Literature at the University of the West Indies-Mona, 2004-09. Of Modern Dragons and other essays on genre fiction (2007), is also available from Lulu.
Author : John Lennard
Release : 2010-01-01
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 715/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Of Sex and Faerie: Further Essays on Genre Fiction by : John Lennard
Download or read book Of Sex and Faerie: Further Essays on Genre Fiction written by John Lennard. This book was released on 2010-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking up where the author's book Of Modern Dragons (2007) left off, these essays continue Lennard's investigation of the praxis of serial reading and the best genre fiction of recent decades, including work by Bill James, Walter Mosley, Lois Mcmaster Bujold, and Ursula K. Le Guin. There are groundbreaking studies of contemporary paranormal romance, and of Hornblower's transition to space, while the final essay deals with the phenomenon and explosive growth of fanfiction, and with the increasingly empowered status of the reader in a digital world. There is an extensive bibliography of genre and critical work, with eight illustrations and many hyperlinks.
Author : Jonathan Strahan
Release : 2020-07-07
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 178/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Book of Dragons by : Jonathan Strahan
Download or read book The Book of Dragons written by Jonathan Strahan. This book was released on 2020-07-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: R.F. Kuang, Kate Elliott, Ken Liu, Todd McCaffrey, Garth Nix, Peter S. Beagle, and other modern masters of fantasy and science fiction put their unique spin on the greatest of mythical beasts—the dragon—in never-before-seen works written exclusively for this fantasy anthology compiled by award-winning editor Jonathan Strahan and with art by Rovina Cai! Here there be dragons . . . From China to Europe, Africa to North America, dragons have long captured our imagination in myth and legend. Whether they are rampaging beasts awaiting a brave hero to slay or benevolent sages who have much to teach humanity, dragons are intrinsically connected to stories of creation, adventure, and struggle beloved for generations. Bringing together nearly thirty stories and poems from some of the greatest science fiction and fantasy writers working today— Garth Nix, Scott Lynch, R.F. Kuang, Ann Leckie & Rachel Swirsky, Daniel Abraham, Peter S. Beagle, Beth Cato, Zen Cho, C. S. E Cooney, Aliette de Bodard, Amal El-Mohtar, Kate Elliott, Theodora Goss, Ellen Klages, Ken Liu, Seanan Maguire, Patricia A McKillip, K. J. Parker, Kelly Robson, Michael Swanwick, Jo Walton, Elle Katharine White, Jane Yolen, Kelly Barnhill, Brooke Bolander, Sarah Gailey, and J. Y. Yang—and illustrated by award-nominated artist Rovina Cai with black-and-white line drawings specific to each entry throughout, this extraordinary collection vividly breathes fire and life into one of our most captivating and feared magical creatures as never before and is sure to become a treasured keepsake for fans of fantasy, science fiction, and fairy tales.
