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1) Time travel
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Pub
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
This book examines the science fiction stories that explain the technology and effects of time travel.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Ray Bradbury is an American literary icon, an architect of wonders whose life has been as fascinating, momentous, and inspiring as his fiction, which has enthralled millions of readers the world over for more than six decades."
"Born Rae Douglas Bradbury on August 22, 1920, in Waukegan, Illinois, he displayed an affinity for the fantastic at an early age - spending hours at the local movie theater, fighting his fear of the dark to escape into glorious...
Author
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
'Becoming Ray Bradbury' chronicles the making of an iconic American writer. Jonathan R. Eller measures the impact of the authors, artists, illustrators and filmmakers who stimulated Ray Bradbury's imagination throughout his first three decades.
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
The leading figure in the development of cyberpunk, William Gibson (born in 1948) crafted works in which isolated humans explored near-future worlds of ubiquitous and intrusive computer technology and cybernetics. This volume is the first comprehensive examination of the award-winning author of the seminal novel Neuromancer (and the other books in the Sprawl trilogy, Count Zero and Mona Lisa Overdrive), as well as other acclaimed novels including...
Author
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
This is a textual, bibliographical and cultural study of 60 years of Bradbury's fiction. The authors draw upon correspondence with his publishers, agents and friends, as well as archival manuscripts, to examine the story of Bradbury's authorship over more than half a century.
Author
Series
Publisher
Westminster John Knox Press
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
In this thorough and engaging book, Gabriel McKee explores the inherent theological nature of science fiction, using illustrations from television shows, literature, and films. Science fiction, he believes, helps us understand not only who we are but who we will become. McKee organizes his chapters around theological themes, using illustrations from authors such as Isaac Asimov and H. G. Wells, television shows such as Star Trek and The Twilight Zone,...
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Fans of the of the Star Trek universe can enjoy a thrilling exploration of the themes and characters they've already come to love. Witness the Star Trek: Discovery storyline expand with episodes featuring fan-favorites. Experience nine thrilling shorts which deliver nearly two hours of live-action and animated adventures never-before-seen in Star Trek's history"--Container.
Author
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"Account of how comic book heroes have helped their creators and fans alike explore and express a wealth of paranormal experiences ignored by mainstream science. Delving deeply into the work of major figures in the field--from Jack Kirby's cosmic superhero sagas and Philip K. Dick's futuristic head-trips to Alan Moore's sex magic and Whitley Strieber's communion with visitors--Kripal shows how creators turned to science fiction to convey the reality...
Author
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"As any reader of Jo Walton's Among Others might guess, Walton is both an inveterate reader of SF and fantasy, and a chronic re-reader of books. In 2008, then-new science-fiction mega-site Tor.com asked Walton to blog regularly about her re-reading--about all kinds of older fantasy and SF, ranging from acknowledged classics, to guilty pleasures, to forgotten oddities and gems. These posts have consistently been among the most popular features of Tor.com....
18) Ray Bradbury
Author
Series
Twayne's United States authors volume TUSAS 504
Publisher
Twayne
Pub. Date
©1986.
Language
English
Description
Bradbury's name has become synonymous with superb science fiction. Mogen examines the whole of his career and his large, varied body of work up to this time.
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