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The Gernsback Days

2004-01-01 Literary Criticism
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Release : 2004-01-01
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Book Synopsis The Gernsback Days by : Mike Ashley

Download or read book The Gernsback Days written by Mike Ashley. This book was released on 2004-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in Hugo Gernsback, and the start of a serious study of the contribution he made to the development of science fiction. . . . It seemed to me that the time was due to reinvestigate the Gernsback era and dig into the facts surrounding the origins of Amazing Stories. I wanted to find out exactly why Hugo Gernsback had launched the magazine, what he was trying to achieve, and to consider what effects he had-good and bad. . . . Too many writers and editors from the Gernsback days have been unjustly neglected, or unfairly criticized. Now, I hope, Robert A. W. Lowndes and I have provided the grounds for a fair consideration of their efforts, and a true reconstruction of the development of science fiction. It's the closest to time travel you'll ever get. I hope you enjoy the trip."-Mike Ashley, Preface

The Fantastic Horizon

2009-03-01 Literary Criticism
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Release : 2009-03-01
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Rating : 203/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Fantastic Horizon by : Darrell Schweitzer

Download or read book The Fantastic Horizon written by Darrell Schweitzer. This book was released on 2009-03-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this new collection of his nonfiction, well-known critic and novelist Darrell Schweitzer writes about The Lord of the Rings, Neil Gaiman, E. R. Eddison, the Three Stooges, H. P. Lovecraft, Lord Dunsany, Arthur C. Clarke, Robert Nathan, alternate histories, the culture of bookselling, and many others. "The finest kind of criticism--knowledgeable, witty, and highly accessible"--Robert Reginald

The Time Traveler's Almanac

2014-03-18 Fiction
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Release : 2014-03-18
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 218/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Time Traveler's Almanac by : Ann VanderMeer

Download or read book The Time Traveler's Almanac written by Ann VanderMeer. This book was released on 2014-03-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Time Traveler's Almanac is the largest and most definitive collection of time travel stories ever assembled. Gathered into one volume by intrepid chrononauts and world-renowned anthologists Ann and Jeff VanderMeer, this book compiles more than a century's worth of literary travels into the past and the future that will serve to reacquaint readers with beloved classics of the time travel genre and introduce them to thrilling contemporary innovations. This marvelous volume includes nearly seventy journeys through time from authors such as Douglas Adams, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, William Gibson, Ursula K. Le Guin, George R. R. Martin, Michael Moorcock, H. G. Wells, and Connie Willis, as well as helpful non-fiction articles original to this volume (such as Charles Yu's "Top Ten Tips For Time Travelers"). In fact, this book is like a time machine of its very own, covering millions of years of Earth's history from the age of the dinosaurs through to strange and fascinating futures, spanning the ages from the beginning of time to its very end. The Time Traveler's Almanac is the ultimate anthology for the time traveler in your life.

Hugo Gernsback and the Century of Science Fiction

2007-08-01 Literary Criticism
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Release : 2007-08-01
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Book Synopsis Hugo Gernsback and the Century of Science Fiction by : Gary Westfahl

Download or read book Hugo Gernsback and the Century of Science Fiction written by Gary Westfahl. This book was released on 2007-08-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of science fiction editor and author Hugo Gernsback's career, this critical study explores the many ways in which his work influenced the genre. It summarizes the science fiction theories of Gernsback and his successors, considers his efforts to define science fiction both verbally and visually, and for the first time offers detailed studies of his rarest periodicals, including Technocracy Review, Superworld Comics, and Science-Fiction Plus. An analysis of his ground-breaking novel, Ralph 124C 41+: A Romance of the Year 2660, and its influences on a variety of science fiction novels, films and television programs is also offered.

Fighting the Future War

2012-03-22 Fiction
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Release : 2012-03-22
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 143/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Fighting the Future War by : Frederic Krome

Download or read book Fighting the Future War written by Frederic Krome. This book was released on 2012-03-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The period between World War I and World War II was one of intense change. Everything was modernizing, including our technology for making war—witness machine guns, trench warfare, biological agents, and ultimately The Final Solution. This modernization and eye toward the future was reflected in many facets of pop culture, including fashion, home-wear design, and the popular literature of the time. In sci-fi, a specific genre emerged—that of the ‘future war.’ Fred Krome has collected many of these future war stories together for the first time in Fighting the Future War. Bolstered by a comprehensive introduction, and introduced with historical information about both the authors of the stories and the historical time period, these stories provide a view into the field of pulp science fiction writing, the issues that informed the time period between the world wars, and the way people envisioned the wars of tomorrow. Revealing anxieties about society, technology, race and politics, the genre of the future war story is important material for students of history and literature.

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