Product DescriptionThese thirteen original essays were written specifically for the Third J. Lloyd Eaton Conference on Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, held February 21–22, 1981, at the University of California, Riverside. Leslie Fiedler sets the tone of this volume by…
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Product DescriptionLiterature often is central to individual maturation. It typically reflects, in one way or another, the experiences of the reader and the larger strains of society. This book examines representative works of science fiction, children’s literature, and popular…
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Product DescriptionThis collection continues the tradition of offering fiction not collected elsewhere by featuring an array of the best novelettes and short stories of the year. According to the editor, “Whatever their quirks and foibles . . . the…
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Product DescriptionRobert E. Myers has assembled a collection of essays which explore aspects of the relationship between science fiction and philosophy. Contributing authors focus on significant issues, questions, and ideas that penetrate to the center of our individual and…
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Product DescriptionOne of the most prolific, honored, and widely read science fiction writers, Robert Silverberg has forged a professional career that began in the 1950s and has flourished in succeeding decades. After first gaining fame for his magazine fiction,…
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Product DescriptionThough firmly rooted in the Middle Ages, Arthurian legend has captivated readers since Caxton and Malory and continues to thrive today. By looking at contemporary reworkings of Arthuriana, this book explores the intersection of popular fiction and feminist…
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Product DescriptionAt the close of the nineteenth century, American youths developed a growing interest in technology. Once publishers and authors recognized this interest, they sought to create reading material to fill this market need. The result was science fiction…
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Product Description“Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review” was founded in 1979 to provide comprehensive coverage of all the major and minor books being released in the genre at that time. This was the golden era of SF publishing, with…
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Northern Dreamers: Interviews With Famous Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Writers
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Product DescriptionSurveying a wide range of major science fiction novels and films, this book focuses on the long 1950s–the period from 1946 to 1964–when the tensions of the Cold War were at their peak. It demonstrates that these works…
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