Magnus Ridolph
Author : Jack Vance
Publisher : Spatterlight Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 13,82 MB
Release :
Category :
ISBN : 1619470012
The Rise and Fall of American Science Fiction, from the 1920s to the 1960s
Author : Gary Westfahl
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 44,49 MB
Release : 2019-10-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1476674949
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.
Jack Vance: Seven Articles on His Work and Travels
Author : Michael Andre-Driussi
Publisher : Sirius Fiction
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 35,79 MB
Release : 2017-08-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1947614029
Book Description
Seven previously published pieces pertaining to the science fiction of American author Jack Vance, and his voyages around the world. Topics include the curious linkages between some of Vance's novels into a sort of "Future History;" an examination of a Vancean "hard sf" novel; a look at his various globe-trotting excursions and what he wrote while out on each one; and further delvings into the methods he employed to create such memorable fiction.
The 13 Crimes of Science Fiction
Author : Isaac Asimov
Publisher : Doubleday Books
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 17,46 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Book Description
Thirteen tales in which detectives of the distant future roam a galaxy riddled with locked-room mysteries, ciphers to be decoded, and unearthly evidence to be sifted, all by the rules of the 13 classic kinds of mystery story--[cover].
The Complete Magnus Ridolph
Author : Jack Vance
Publisher : Underwood Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,55 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Science fiction, American
ISBN : 9780934438988
Book Description
Super-science Fiction
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 810 pages
File Size : 39,29 MB
Release : 1957
Category : Science fiction
ISBN :
Book Description
A Literary Symbiosis
Author : Hazel Pierce
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 18,21 MB
Release : 1983-11-16
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN :
Book Description
A Literary Symbiosis studies the merger of science fiction/fantasy and mystery fiction from historical and critical perspectives. Pierce examines the problems and expectations raised by the various literary labels, particularly as regards definition, theme, conventions, stock characters, and setting. While she admits the difficulties inherent in merging idea-oriented, speculative science fiction with the situation-specific and present-time oriented mystery story, she argues that the two genres have much in common. The book examines critically the elements of mystery fiction which have been integrated with varying degrees of success, into science fiction/fantasy. This evaluation focuses on individual authors and novels or short stories which contributed to the original modes and to their synthesis.
Nature & Science on the Pacific Coast
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 43,21 MB
Release : 1915
Category :
ISBN :
Book Description
The Annotated Guide to Startling Stories
Author : Leon L. Gammell
Publisher : Borgo Press
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 43,41 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN :
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.
Handbook of Vance Space
Author : Michael Andre-Driussi
Publisher : Sirius Fiction
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 16,98 MB
Release : 2014-11-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0964279576
Book Description
A dictionary-style guide to the science fiction worlds of Jack Vance. A souvenir of the worlds you have visited in the past! A planning guide for your next excursion off world! A handy survival manual for unexpected occasions! A reference work on the science fiction of award-winning Grand Master Jack Vance! A handbook!
