The History of Science Fiction

The History of Science Fiction
Author: Adam Roberts
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-08-22
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9781137569592

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This book is the definitive critical history of science fiction. The 2006 first edition of this work traced the development of the genre from Ancient Greece and the European Reformation through to the end of the 20th century. This new 2nd edition has been revised thoroughly and very significantly expanded. An all-new final chapter discusses 21st-century science fiction, and there is new material in every chapter: a wealth of new readings and original research. The author’s groundbreaking thesis that science fiction is born out of the 17th-century Reformation is here bolstered with a wide range of new supporting material and many hundreds of 17th- and 18th-century science fiction texts, some of which have never been discussed before. The account of 19th-century science fiction has been expanded, and the various chapters tracing the twentieth-century bring in more writing by women, and science fiction in other media including cinema, TV, comics, fan-culture and other modes.

The History of Science Fiction

The History of Science Fiction
Author: A. Roberts
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2005-11-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0230554652

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The History of Science Fiction traces the origin and development of science fiction from Ancient Greece up to the present day. The author is both an academic literary critic and acclaimed creative writer of the genre. Written in lively, accessible prose it is specifically designed to bridge the worlds of academic criticism and SF fandom.

The History of Science Fiction: A Graphic Novel Adventure

The History of Science Fiction: A Graphic Novel Adventure
Author: Xavier Dollo
Publisher: Humanoids, Inc.
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2021-11-23
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 164337947X

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Journey through time and space with this graphic novel history of the science fiction genre.

The Cambridge History of Science Fiction

The Cambridge History of Science Fiction
Author: Gerry Canavan
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages:
Release: 2018-12-31
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1316733017

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The first science fiction course in the American academy was held in the early 1950s. In the sixty years since, science fiction has become a recognized and established literary genre with a significant and growing body of scholarship. The Cambridge History of Science Fiction is a landmark volume as the first authoritative history of the genre. Over forty contributors with diverse and complementary specialties present a history of science fiction across national and genre boundaries, and trace its intellectual and creative roots in the philosophical and fantastic narratives of the ancient past. Science fiction as a literary genre is the central focus of the volume, but fundamental to its story is its non-literary cultural manifestations and influence. Coverage thus includes transmedia manifestations as an integral part of the genre's history, including not only short stories and novels, but also film, art, architecture, music, comics, and interactive media.

The World of Science Fiction, 1926-1976

The World of Science Fiction, 1926-1976
Author: Lester del Rey
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2021-05-18
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1000378764

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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.

The Routledge Concise History of Science Fiction

The Routledge Concise History of Science Fiction
Author: Mark Bould
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2011-02-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1136820418

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The Routledge Concise History of Science Fiction provides students with an accessible overview of the genre that explores how it emerged through competing, multifarious versions and the struggle to define its limits. Discussing the place of key works and looking forward to the future of the genre, this book is the ideal starting point for students and all those seeking a better understanding of science fiction.

Science Fiction

Science Fiction
Author: Eric S. Rabkin
Publisher: Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; New York : Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 548
Release: 1983-09-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780195032727

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Presents a chronological survey of this genre from the beginnings of modern science and technology to the present.

Billion Year Spree

Billion Year Spree
Author: Brian Wilson Aldiss
Publisher:
Total Pages: 386
Release: 1973
Genre: Science fiction
ISBN: 9780552098052

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Discusses the works of Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, Lucian, H.G. Wells, John W. Campbell, and others from Victorian times to the present.

Battlefield Earth

Battlefield Earth
Author: L. Ron Hubbard
Publisher: Galaxy Press LLC
Total Pages: 1578
Release: 2016-06-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1592123422

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Sadistic Aliens... ...Man is an endangered species. Is it the end of the world or the rebirth of a new one? In the year A.D. 3000, Earth is a dystopian wasteland. The great cities stand crumbling as a brutal reminder of what we once were. When the Psychlos invaded, all the world’s armies mustered little resistance against the advanced alien weapons. Now, the man animals serve one purpose. Do the Psychlos’ bidding or face extinction. One man, Jonnie Goodboy Tyler, has a plan. They must learn about the Psychlos and their weapons. He needs the other humans to follow him. And that may not be enough. Can he outwit his Psychlo captor, Terl? The fate of the Galaxy lies on the Battlefield of Earth. Get it now. “Pulse-pounding mile-a-minute sci-fi action-adventure that does not stop. It is a masterpiece of popular adventure science fiction.” —Brandon Sanderson “Battlefield Earth is like a 12-hour ‘Indiana Jones’ marathon. Non-stop and fast-paced. Every chapter has a big bang-up adventure.” —Kevin J. Anderson (co-author of the Dune Sagas) “Over 1,000 pages of thrills, spills, vicious aliens and noble humans. I found Battlefield Earth un-put-downable.” —Neil Gaiman

Science Fiction

Science Fiction
Author: Robert Scholes
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 272
Release: 1977
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780195021745

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This is both an introduction to an overwhelming popular literary genre and a stimulating analysis of its literary, socal, and scientific elements. Contains detailed discussions of the most significant writers,a nd of ten representative novels from 1818 to 1976.