Science Fiction A to Z
Author: Isaac Asimov
Publisher:
Published: 1982
Total Pages: 680
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Fifty great works of science fiction"--Cover.
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Latin American Science Fiction Writers
Author: Darrell B. Lockhart
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2004-03-30
Total Pages: 249
ISBN-13: 0313061556
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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.
Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction Literature
Author: Brian M. Stableford
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9780810849389
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This reference tracks the development of speculative fiction influenced by the advancement of science and the idea of progress from the eighteenth century to the present day. The major authors and publications of the genre and significant subgenres are covered. Additionally there are entries on fields of science and technology which have been particularly prolific in provoking such speculation. The list of acronyms and abbreviations, the chronology covering the literature from the 1700s through the present, the introductory essay, and the dictionary entries provide science fiction novices and enthusiasts as well as serious writers and critics with a wonderful foundation for understanding the realm of science fiction literature. The extensive bibliography that includes books, journals, fanzines, and websites demonstrates that science fiction literature commands a massive following.
The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
Author: Peter Nicholls
Publisher:
Published: 1981
Total Pages: 672
ISBN-13: 9780586053805
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The A to Z of Science Fiction Literature
Author: Brian M. Stableford
Publisher: A to Z Guide Series
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 500
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Science fiction literature, also known as sci-fi and sf, is one of the more recent and popular genres. It only truly emerged during the 20th century and has not stopped growing in terms of authors, titles, and readers. It has also evolved into a variety of subgenres, ranging from hard sf to soft sf and utopias to dystopias, with more than a smattering of horror, detective, war, and feminist titles. Stableford covers all of this and more, taking a close look at what has become a booming industry, with specialized writers, publishers, and fan magazines and literature from the United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia, and many other countries. The chronology charts the genre's dazzling growth; the introduction provides exceptional insight into what science fiction literature is all about; and the dictionary section examines writers, books, themes, and other specifics."--BOOK JACKET.
Level Z Fantasy and Science Fiction
Author: Booksource, The
Publisher:
Published: 2009-08-01
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781436497466
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Anthology of Sci-Fi V4, The Pulp Writers - Raymond Z. Gallun
Author: Raymond Z. Gallun
Publisher:
Published: 2013-04-01
Total Pages: 126
ISBN-13: 9781483701042
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Anthology of Sci-Fi V4 features the prolific Science Fiction pulp writer Raymond Z. Gallun. Included are five of his short stories spanning 1951-56. Asteroid of Fear, Big Pill, Stamped Caution, Comet's Burial, The Eternal Wall.
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Author: Damien Broderick
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Published: 2004-01-01
Total Pages: 270
ISBN-13: 080950927X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Damien Broderick has had a major impact as an Australian SF writer since 1964. He is undoubtedly the leading Australian theorist of the SF genre' (Russell Blackford, Van Ikin, Sean McMullen, Strange Constellations). Now, Broderick draws upon his skills as both critic and novelist to analyze science fiction of the last two decades, and its earlier roots. The book proposes sf as a distinctive form of writing, the extreme narrative of difference, then closely reads authors such as John Barnes, Jamil Nasir, Wil McCarthy, Robert Grossbach and Poul Anderson. While concentrating on exciting work published in the USA and Britain, Broderick does not neglect his own country's contributions, discussing sf by George Turner and other Australians. His critical voice is wry, entertaining and occasionally scathing.
Asteroid of Fear
Author: Raymond Z. Gallun
Publisher: VM eBooks
Published: 2016-01-22
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The space ship landed briefly, and John Endlich lifted the huge Asteroids Homesteaders Office box, which contained everything from a prefabricated house to toothbrushes for his family, down from the hold-port without help or visible effort. In the tiny gravity of the asteroid, Vesta, doing this was no trouble at all. But beyond this point the situation was—bitter. His two kids, Bubs, seven, and Evelyn, nine—clad in space-suits that were slightly oversize to allow for the growth of young bodies—were both bawling. He could hear them through his oxygen-helmet radiophones. Around him, under the airless sky of space, stretched desolation that he'd of course known about beforehand—but which now had assumed that special and terrible starkness of reality. At his elbow, his wife, Rose, her heart-shaped face and grey eyes framed by the wide face-window of her armor, was trying desperately to choke back tears, and be brave.
The 25th Golden Age of Science Fiction MEGAPACK ®: Raymond Z. Gallun
Author: Raymond Z. Gallun
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Published: 2015-10-01
Total Pages: 577
ISBN-13: 1479407488
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Raymond Zinke Gallun (1911 - 1994) was among the earliest pulp fiction writers who specialized in science fiction, and he sold many stories to magazines in the 1930s under his own name and several pseudonyms (such as Dow Elstar, E.V. Raymond and William Callahan). His first novel, "People Minus X" (included here) was published in 1957, followed by his second, "The Planet Strappers," in 1961 (also included here). He was honored with the I-CON Lifetime Achievement Award in 1985 at I-CON IV; the award was later renamed The Raymond Z. Gallun Award. THE REVOLT OF THE STAR MEN THE ETERNAL WALL ASTEROID OF FEAR BIG PILL RETURN OF A LEGEND COMET'S BURIAL STAMPED CAUTION PEOPLE MINUS X (novel) THE PLANET STRAPPERS (novel) The Collector If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 250+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!
