John Carstairs, Space Detective
Author : Frank Belknap Long
Publisher :
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 50,53 MB
Release : 1949
Category : Detective and mystery stories, American
ISBN :
Contemporary Science Fiction Authors
Author : Robert Reginald
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 23,95 MB
Release : 2009-01-01
Category :
ISBN : 1434478572
Book Description
This bio-bibliography of the golden age of the science fiction field includes 308 biographies compiled from questionnaires sent to the authors, and chronological lists of 483 writers' published works. This facsimile reprint of the 1975 edition includes a title index, introduction, and minor corrections. A now-classic guide to the major and minor SF writers active in the early 1970s.
Alternate Worlds
Author : James Gunn
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 39,20 MB
Release : 2018-08-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1476633320
Book Description
Alternate Worlds was first published in 1975 and became an instant classic, winning a Hugo award. This third edition brings the history of science fiction up to date, covering developments over the past forty years--a period that has seen the advent of technologies only imagined in the genre's Golden Age. As a literature of change, science fiction has become ever more meaningful, presaging dangers to humanity and, as Alvin Toffler wrote, guarding against "the premature arrival of the future." The world has begun to recognize science fiction in many different ways, incorporating its elements in products, visual media and huge conventions.
Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, Vol 1
Author : R. Reginald
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 802 pages
File Size : 18,85 MB
Release : 2010-09-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0941028755
Book Description
Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, A Checklist, 1700-1974, Volume one of Two, contains an Author Index, Title Index, Series Index, Awards Index, and the Ace and Belmont Doubles Index.
The Annotated Guide to Startling Stories
Author : Leon L. Gammell
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 34,3 MB
Release : 1986-01-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 093026150X
Book Description
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.
The Science of Supervillains
Author : Lois H. Gresh
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 13,93 MB
Release : 2007-08-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 0470250534
Book Description
The authors of The Science of Superheroes now reveal the real genius of the most evil geniuses Ever wonder why comic book villains, such as Spiderman's bionic archenemy Dr. Octopus or the X-Men's eternal rival Magneto, are so scary and so much fun? It's not just their diabolical talent for confounding our heroes, it's their unrivalled techno-proficiency at creating global mayhem that keeps comic book fans captivated. But is any of the science actually true? In The Science of Supervillains, authors Lois Gresh and Bob Weinberg present a highly entertaining and informative look at the mind-boggling wizardry behind the comic book world's legendary baddies. Whether it's artificial intelligence, weapons systems, anti-matter, robotics, or magnetic flux theory, this fun, fact-filled book is a fascinating excursion into the real-world science animating the genius in the comic book world's pantheon of evil geniuses. Lois Gresh (Scottsville, NY) and Bob Weinberg (Oak Forest, IL) are the authors of the popular Science of Superheroes (cloth: 0-471-0246-0; paper: 0-471-46882-7)
Accessory After
Author : E. Charles Vivian
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 37,53 MB
Release : 2018-08-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1605439436
Book Description
Inspector Head, having ascertained that Edward Carter has been shot down at his own door at four o'clock on a January morning, finds in the snow the murderer's footprints, leading to a gate, and stopping there! The tracks do not go on, nor do they reappear anywhere: the murderer, having walked as far as the gate, apparently vanished into thin air! This is the initial problem in a mystery into which is woven the love story of Hugh Denham and Marguerite West - but it is by no means the final or greatest problem of the book. Here is not only mystery, but a very human story. Charles Henry Cannell (1882-1947) was a prolific English author who wrote many mystery, adventure, western and fantasy novels under the pseudonyms E. Charles Vivian, Jack Mann and Barry Lynd.
The Arkham Sampler
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 46,33 MB
Release : 1949
Category : American literature
ISBN :
Book Description
The Rise and Fall of American Science Fiction, from the 1920s to the 1960s
Author : Gary Westfahl
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 48,45 MB
Release : 2019-10-04
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1476638519
Book Description
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 SF anthologies, and the burgeoning impact of the marketplace on authors. 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.
Science Fact and Science Fiction
Author : Brian M. Stableford
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 758 pages
File Size : 36,1 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0415974607
Book Description
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