The Stuff Of Science Fiction
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The Dreams Our Stuff Is Made Of
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Author : Thomas M. Disch
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2000-07-05
The Dreams Our Stuff Is Made Of written by Thomas M. Disch and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-07-05 with Fiction categories.
A popular insider offers a fascinating history of science fiction filled with provocative critiques, tidbits, and insights that reveal much about our cultural and literary history.
Science Fiction
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Author : David Seed
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2011-06-23
Science Fiction written by David Seed and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-23 with Literary Criticism categories.
Science Fiction has proved notoriously difficult to define. It has been explained as a combination of romance, science and prophecy; as a genre based on an imagined alternative to the reader's environment; and as a form of fantastic fiction and historical literature. It has also been argued that science fiction narratives are the most engaged, socially relevant, and responsive to the modern technological environment. This Very Short Introduction doesn't offer a history of science fiction, but instead ties examples of science fiction to different historical moments, in order to demonstrate how science fiction has evolved over time. David Seed looks not only at literature, but also at drama and poetry, as well as film. Examining recurrent themes in science fiction he looks at voyages into space, the concept of the alien and alternative social identities, the role of technology in science fiction, and its relation to time - in the past, present, and future. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Look To Windward
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Author : Iain M. Banks
language : en
Publisher: Orbit
Release Date : 2010-05-27
Look To Windward written by Iain M. Banks and has been published by Orbit this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-27 with Fiction categories.
The novels of Iain M. Banks have forever changed the face of modern science fiction. His Culture books combine breathtaking imagination with exceptional storytelling, and have secured his reputation as one of the most extraordinary and influential writers in the genre. 'Banks is a phenomenon' William Gibson It was one of the less glorious incidents of a long-ago war. It led to atrocities on an extraordinary scale. To the destruction of two suns and the billions of lives they supported. Now, eight hundred years later, the light from the first of those doomed stars has reached the Culture Orbital, Masaq', bathing its fifty billion inhabitants in the rays of their society's ancient mistake. Amongst them is Major Quilan, sent on a mission so secret that not even he knows what it is, and determined to exact his revenge against the Culture at any cost. Praise for the Culture series: 'Epic in scope, ambitious in its ideas and absorbing in its execution' Independent on Sunday 'Banks has created one of the most enduring and endearing visions of the future' Guardian 'Jam-packed with extraordinary invention' Scotsman 'Compulsive reading' Sunday Telegraph The Culture series: Consider Phlebas The Player of Games Use of Weapons Excession Inversions Look to Windward Matter Surface Detail The Hydrogen Sonata The State of the Art Other books by Iain M. Banks: Against a Dark Background Feersum Endjinn The Algebraist Also now available: The Culture: The Drawings - an extraordinary collection of original illustrations faithfully reproduced from sketchbooks Banks kept in the 1970s and 80s, depicting the ships, habitats, geography, weapons and language of Banks' Culture series of novels in incredible detail.
The Science In Science Fiction
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Author : Peter Nicholls
language : en
Publisher: Crescent
Release Date : 1987
The Science In Science Fiction written by Peter Nicholls and has been published by Crescent this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Science categories.
The Solaris Book Of New Science Fiction
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Author : George Mann
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
The Solaris Book Of New Science Fiction written by George Mann and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Fiction categories.
A collection of short fiction and novellas showcases the work of such popular science fiction writers as Alastair Reynolds, Stephen Baxter, and John Meaney.
Day Million
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Author : Frederik Pohl
language : en
Publisher: Pan
Release Date : 1973
Day Million written by Frederik Pohl and has been published by Pan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Short stories, English categories.
Velocity Weapon
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Author : Megan E. O'Keefe
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2019-06-11
Velocity Weapon written by Megan E. O'Keefe and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-11 with Fiction categories.
NOMINATED FOR THE PHILIP K. DICK AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL * Dazzling space battles, intergalactic politics, and rogue AI collide in Velocity Weapon, the first book in this epic space opera trilogy by award-winning author Megan O'Keefe. Sanda and Biran Greeve were siblings destined for greatness. A high-flying sergeant, Sanda has the skills to take down any enemy combatant. Biran is a savvy politician who aims to use his new political position to prevent conflict from escalating to total destruction. However, on a routine maneuver, Sanda loses consciousness when her gunship is blown out of the sky. Instead of finding herself in friendly hands, she awakens 230 years later on a deserted enemy warship controlled by an AI who calls himself Bero. The war is lost. The star system is dead. Ada Prime and its rival Icarion have wiped each other from the universe. Now, separated by time and space, Sanda and Biran must fight to put things right. The ProtectorateVelocity Weapon
Science Fiction
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Author : John Clute
language : en
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Release Date : 1995
Science Fiction written by John Clute and has been published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Science fiction categories.
An encyclopedia of science fiction magazines, authors, classic titles, graphic works, genre films and television programs, and the effect history has played in relation to this genre.
Project Hail Mary
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Author : Andy Weir
language : en
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date : 2021-05-04
Project Hail Mary written by Andy Weir and has been published by Ballantine Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-04 with Fiction categories.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING RYAN GOSLING AND DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER LORD AND PHIL MILLER From the author of The Martian, a lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this “propulsive” (Entertainment Weekly), cinematic thriller full of suspense, humor, and fascinating science. HUGO AWARD FINALIST • ONE OF THE YEAR’S BEST BOOKS: Bill Gates, GatesNotes, New York Public Library, Parade, Newsweek, Polygon, Shelf Awareness, She Reads, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal • New York Times Readers Pick: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century “An epic story of redemption, discovery and cool speculative sci-fi.”—USA Today “If you loved The Martian, you’ll go crazy for Weir’s latest.”—The Washington Post Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn’t know that. He can’t even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he’s been asleep for a very, very long time. And he’s just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company. His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, it’s up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery—and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species. And with the clock ticking down and the nearest human being light-years away, he’s got to do it all alone. Or does he? An irresistible interstellar adventure as only Andy Weir could deliver, Project Hail Mary is a tale of discovery, speculation, and survival to rival The Martian—while taking us to places it never dreamed of going.
The Golden Age Of Science Fiction
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Author : John Wade
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Release Date : 2019
The Golden Age Of Science Fiction written by John Wade and has been published by Pen and Sword History this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Literary Collections categories.
John Wade grew up in the 1950s, a decade that has since been dubbed the 'golden age of science fiction'. It was a wonderful decade for science fiction, but not so great for young fans. With early television broadcasts being advertised for the first time as 'unsuitable for children' and the inescapable barrier of the 'X' certificate in the cinema barring anyone under the age of sixteen, the author had only the radio to fall back on - and that turned out to be more fertile for the budding SF fan than might otherwise have been thought. Which is probably why, as he grew older, rediscovering those old TV broadcasts and films that had been out of bounds when he was a kid took on a lure that soon became an obsession.For him, the super-accuracy and amazing technical quality of today's science fiction films pale into insignificance beside the radio, early TV and B-picture films about people who built rockets in their back gardens and flew them to lost planets, or tales of aliens who wanted to take over, if not our entire world, then at least our bodies. This book is a personal account of John Wade's fascination with the genre across all the entertainment media in which it appeared - the sort of stuff he revelled in as a young boy - and still enjoys today.