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Carr, T. / Introduction -- Foster, A.D. / Dream done green -- Effinger, G.A. / Ashes all my lust -- Pohl, F. / Enjoy, enjoy -- Broxon, M.D. / Stones have names -- Leiber, F. / Do you know Dave Wenzel? -- Sargent, P. /Shadows -- Brennert, A. / In this image -- Brunner, J. / What friends are for -- Le Guin, U.K. / Author of the Acacia seeds, and other extracts from the journal of the Association of Therolinguistics.
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Since 1982, when the first edition of Science Fiction Writers was published, many important writers have joined the pantheon of greats in the field. And in many cases new novels have changed a writers career or new historical discoveries demanded a significantly revised assessment of a writer. For example, not only has an unpublished manuscript by Jules Verne been discovered, but literary historians now suspect that his son may have written much of...
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Despite its limiting title, Lester Del Rey's 'The World of Science Fiction: 1926-1976, The History of a Subculture' gives a pretty detailed history of at least the magazine driven side of the genre from the late nineteenth century to 1976. Although it was intended to be a general history, Del Rey spends the bulk of the book detailing the impact of the magazines and their publishers on the markets, and mentioning the major stories from each era. Del...
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Science fiction has been identified as providing the narrative paradigm for postmodernity. This volume of essays combines theoretical discussions of the nature of science fiction, with specific studies of utopian and dystopian narratives. The essays address feminist and African American issues, the envisioning of radical alternative realities and futures, cyborgs, cyberpunk and cyberspace, age and aging, hybridity and monstrosity, and contemporary...
12) Samuel R. Delany
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Explains how dyslexia affected Delany's career as a writer, analyzes his major novels, and discusses Delany's style and common themes.
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Critics, science fiction writers, scientists, and scholars throughout the world hailed the original publication of Future Perfect in 1966 as a book that would transform our evaluation of science fiction and our understanding of American culture. The praise has proved well founded, for Future Perfect has been more responsible than any other single work for the recognition of the value and significance of science fiction.
In this first new edition...
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Discusses writers such as Poul Anderson, Brian W. Aldiss, Isaac Asimov, J.G. Ballard, Alfred Bester, James Blish, Anthony Boucher, Ray Bradbury, Algis Budrys, Edgar Rice Burroughs, John W. Campbell, Arthur C. Clarke, Hal Clement, Samuel R. Delany, Lester del Rey, Philip K. Dick, Gordon R. Dickson, Thomas Disch, Harlan Ellison, Philip Jose Farmer, Randall Garrett, Robert A. Heinlein, Zenna Henderson, Frank Herbert, Damon Knight, Cyril Kornbluth, Ursula...
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