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How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy

Author : Orson Scott Card

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 145 pages

File Size : 10,42 MB

Release : 2001-09-15

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 158297103X

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Learn to write science fiction and fantasy from a master You've always dreamed of writing science fiction and fantasy tales that pull readers into extraordinary new worlds and fantastic conflicts. Best-selling author Orson Scott Card shows you how it's done, distilling years of writing experience and publishing success into concise, no-nonsense advice. You'll learn how to: • utilize story elements that define the science fiction and fantasy genres • build, populate, and dramatize a credible, inviting world your readers will want to explore • develop the "rules" of time, space and magic that affect your world and its inhabitants • construct a compelling story by developing ideas, characters, and events that keep readers turning pages • find the markets for speculative fiction, reach them, and get published • submit queries, write cover letters, find an agent, and live the life of a writer The boundaries of your imagination are infinite. Explore them with Orson Scott Card and create fiction that casts a spell over agents, publishers, and readers from every world.



Science Fiction Handbook

Author : Lyon Sprague De Camp

Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies

Page : 244 pages

File Size : 26,72 MB

Release : 1977

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN :

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The Guide to Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction

Author : Philip Athans

Publisher : Adams Media

Page : 256 pages

File Size : 20,76 MB

Release : 2010-07-18

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 1440501459

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Science fiction and fantasy is one of the most challenging—and rewarding—genres to write. But with New York Times bestselling author Philip Athans and fantasy giant R. A. Salvatore at your side, you’ll create worlds that draw your readers in—and keep them reading! Drawing on his years of experience as one of the most acclaimed professionals in publishing, Wizards of the Coast editor Athans explains how to set your novel apart and break into this lucrative field. From devising clever plots and building complex characters to inventing original technologies and crafting alien civilizations, Athans gives you the techniques you need to write strong, saleable narratives. Athans applies all of these critical lessons together in an unprecedented deconstruction of a never-before-published tale by the one and only R. A. Salvatore! There are books on writing science fiction and fantasy, and then there’s this book—the only one you need to create strange, wonderful worlds for your own universe of readers.



Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites

Author : Chris Heimerdinger

Publisher : Covenant Communications

Page : 228 pages

File Size : 26,80 MB

Release : 1991-03-01

Category : Adventure stories, American

ISBN : 9781555031312

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The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy

Author : Garyn G. Roberts

Publisher : Pearson

Page : 1200 pages

File Size : 40,86 MB

Release : 2001

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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This one volume anthology explores the last two hundred years of Science Fiction and Fantasy--featuring women and men authors of various ethnic backgrounds, and a range of both traditional canonical literature and popular culture. Designed to heighten interest in a fun and exciting topic, this book will lead readers to meaningful intellectual, social, and historic investigations. Contributing authors include Mary W. Shelly, Edgar Allen Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Bram Stoker, Stephen King, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jules Verne, Jack London, Ray Bradbury, and Kurt Vonnegut. For fans of science fiction, fantasy, and the stories presented here, who appreciate that they represent the best of humanity, and include potential warnings for where humanity is headed.



Meanwhile, Elsewhere

Author : Cat Fitzpatrick

Publisher : Littlepuss Press

Page : 488 pages

File Size : 36,88 MB

Release : 2021-06-11

Category :

ISBN : 9781736716809

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Fiction. In 2017, Meanwhile, Elsewhere, a large, strange, and devastatingly touching anthology of science fiction and fantasy from transgender authors was released onto the world. The collection received rave acclaim and won the ALA Stonewall Book Award Barbara Gittings Literature Award. When its original publisher went out of business, the book fell out of print, and LittlePuss Press is now pleased to bring this title back to life for a new audience of readers. What is Meanwhile, Elsewhere: Science Fiction and Fantasy From Transgender Writers? It is the #1 post-reality generation device approved for home use. It will prepare you to travel from multiverse to multiverse. No experience is required! Choose from twenty-five preset post-realities! Rejoice at obstacles unquestionably bested and conflicts efficiently resolved. Bring denouement to your drama with THE FOOLPROOF AUGMENTATION DEVICE FOR OUR CONTEMPORARY UTOPIA.



Sci-Fi Chronicles

Author : Guy Haley

Publisher :

Page : 576 pages

File Size : 23,9 MB

Release : 2014-08-01

Category : Science fiction films

ISBN : 9780987392749

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Great Authors of Science Fiction & Fantasy

Author : Britannica Educational Publishing

Publisher : Britannica Educational Publishing

Page : 147 pages

File Size : 48,30 MB

Release : 2014-01-01

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1622750918

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Fantastical realms, enchanted creatures, and imaginative technologies are but a few of the many elements that draw readers to the science fiction and fantasy genres of literature. Great science fiction and fantasy authors are skilled at blending the unfamiliar with the familiar, making their imaginative tales both grounded and, in some cases, prescient. Writers such as Ray Bradbury, Ursula K. Le Guin, J.K. Rowling, and J.R.R. Tolkien, to name a few, explore themes ranging from conformity and government control to the dual burden and blessing of advanced technology, challenging readers to reimagine the world they know. The lives of some of the most prolific and popular authors of these genres are surveyed in this compelling volume.



Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature

Author : R. Reginald

Publisher : Wildside Press LLC

Page : 802 pages

File Size : 17,54 MB

Release : 2010-09-01

Category : Reference

ISBN : 0941028763

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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.



Science Fiction Authors

Author : Maura Heaphy

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Page : 350 pages

File Size : 44,4 MB

Release : 2008-11-30

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 1598845063

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For students, scholars, readers' advisors, and curious SF readers and fans, this guide provides an easy-to-use launch pad for researching and learning more about science fiction writers and their work. Emphasizing the best popular and contemporary authors, this book covers 100 SF writers, providing for each: • a brief biographical sketch, including a quote from theauthor, awards, etc. • a list of the author's major works (including editions and other writings) • research sources-biographies, criticism, research guides, and web sites • In addition, you'll find read-alike lists for selected authors. For anyone wanting to find information on popular SF authors, this should be the first stop.