Author : David Wingrove
Publisher :
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 37,13 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN :
"The science fiction source book" is packed with information about writers, novels, short stories, magazines and works of criticism.
Author : David H. Borcherding
Publisher :
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 20,56 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780898797626
Though they write of the fantastic, writers must work within certain realities. This sourcebook provides detailed market listings including agents and magazines, and gives writing advice including an analysis of novel excerpts.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 29,89 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Science fiction
ISBN :
Author : David Wingrove
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 30,9 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN :
"The science fiction source book" is packed with information about writers, novels, short stories, magazines and works of criticism.
Author : Mike Ashley
Publisher : Robinson
Page : 677 pages
File Size : 42,91 MB
Release : 2010-07-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 184901535X
Here are 25 stories of science fiction that push the envelope, by the biggest names in an emerging new crop of high-tech futuristic SF - including Charles Stross, Robert Reed, Alastair Reynolds, Peter Hamilton and Neal Asher. High-tech SF has made a significant comeback in the last decade, as bestselling authors successfully blend the super-science of 'hard science fiction' with real characters in an understandable scenario. It is perhaps a reflection of how technologically controlled our world is that readers increasingly look for science fiction that considers the fates of mankind as a result of increasing scientific domination. This anthology brings together the most extreme examples of the new high-tech, far-future science fiction, pushing the limits way beyond normal boundaries. The stories include: "A Perpetual War Fought Within a Cosmic String", "A Weapon That Could Destroy the Universe", "A Machine That Detects Alternate Worlds and Creates a Choice of Christs", "An Immortal Dead Man Sent To The End of the Universe", "Murder in Virtual Reality", "A Spaceship So Large That There is An Entire Planetary System Within It", and "An Analytical Engine At The End of Time", and "Encountering the Untouchable."
Author : Ursula K. Le Guin
Publisher : R.S. Means Company
Page : 869 pages
File Size : 47,51 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780393972412
A collection of sixty-seven contemporary American science fiction stories includes contributions by Poul Anderson, Margaret Atwood, Octavia Butler, Samuel R. Delany, and Philip K. Dick
Author : Darrell B. Lockhart
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 46,82 MB
Release : 2004-03-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0313061556
Many readers are unaware of the vast universe of Latin American science fiction, which has its roots in the 18th century and has flourished to the present day. Because science fiction is part of Latin American popular culture, it reflects cultural and social concerns and comments on contemporary society. While there is a growing body of criticism on Latin American science fiction, most studies treat only a single author or work. This reference offers a broad overview of Latin American science fiction. Included are alphabetically arranged entries on 70 Latin American science fiction writers. While some of these are canonical figures, others have been largely neglected. Since much of science fiction has been written by women, many women writers are profiled. Each entry is prepared by an expert contributor and includes a short biography, a discussion of the writer's works, and primary and secondary bibliographies. The volume closes with a general bibliography of anthologies and criticism.
Author : Dan Koboldt
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 29,32 MB
Release : 2018-10-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1440353387
Science and technology have starring roles in a wide range of genres--science fiction, fantasy, thriller, mystery, and more. Unfortunately, many depictions of technical subjects in literature, film, and television are pure fiction. A basic understanding of biology, physics, engineering, and medicine will help you create more realistic stories that satisfy discerning readers. This book brings together scientists, physicians, engineers, and other experts to help you: • Understand the basic principles of science, technology, and medicine that are frequently featured in fiction. • Avoid common pitfalls and misconceptions to ensure technical accuracy. • Write realistic and compelling scientific elements that will captivate readers. • Brainstorm and develop new science- and technology-based story ideas. Whether writing about mutant monsters, rogue viruses, giant spaceships, or even murders and espionage, Putting the Science in Fiction will have something to help every writer craft better fiction. Putting the Science in Fiction collects articles from "Science in Sci-fi, Fact in Fantasy," Dan Koboldt's popular blog series for authors and fans of speculative fiction (dankoboldt.com/science-in-scifi). Each article discusses an element of sci-fi or fantasy with an expert in that field. Scientists, engineers, medical professionals, and others share their insights in order to debunk the myths, correct the misconceptions, and offer advice on getting the details right.
Author : Brian Atterby
Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 46,61 MB
Release : 2013-10-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 081957368X
Essays about the inherently collaborative nature of science fiction As a geometric term, parabola suggests a narrative trajectory or story arc. In science fiction, parabolas take us from the known to the unknown. More concrete than themes, more complex than motifs, parabolas are combinations of meaningful setting, character, and action that lend themselves to endless redefinition and jazzlike improvisation. The fourteen original essays in this collection explore how the field of science fiction has developed as a complex of repetitions, influences, arguments, and broad conversations. This particular feature of the genre has been the source of much critical commentary, most notably through growing interest in the "sf megatext," a continually expanding archive of shared images, situations, plots, characters, settings, and themes found in science fiction across media. Contributors include Jane Donawerth, Terry Dowling, L. Timmel Duchamp, Rachel Haywood Ferreira, Pawel Frelik, David M. Higgins, Amy J. Ransom, John Rieder, Nicholas Ruddick, Graham Sleight, Gary K. Wolfe, and Lisa Yaszek.
Author : Lester del Rey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 15,46 MB
Release : 2021-05-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1000378764
This book, first published in 1980, is a guide to the major forces in the subculture of science fiction. It analyses the history of the field and the related developments, for instance the Bomb, that have shaped the literature. It examines the complex of activity and background tradition, the body of accepted beliefs and conventions, and the ethics and values of the world of science fiction.
