The Shadow of Ararat
The Shadow of Ararat

Author: Thomas Harlan

Publisher: Tor Books

Published: 2007-04-01

Total Pages: 820

ISBN-13: 1429974958

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In what would be A.D. 600 in our history, the Roman Empire still stands, supported by the Legions and Thaumaturges of Rome. Now the Emperor of the West, the Augustus Galen Atreus, will come to the aid of the Emperor of the East, the Augustus Heraclius, to lift the siege of Constantinople and carry a great war to the very doorstep of the Shahanshah of Persia. It is a war that will be fought with armies both conventional and magical, with bright swords and the darkest necromancy. Against this richly detailed canvas of alternate history and military strategy, Thomas Harlan sets the intricate and moving stories of four people: Woven with rich detail youd expect from a first-rate historical novel, while through it runs yarns of magic and shimmering glamours that carry you deeply into your most fantastic dreams At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Dark Tourism and Rural Crime
Dark Tourism and Rural Crime

Author: Jenny Wise

Publisher: Policy Press

Published: 2024-10-08

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 1529219256

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Bringing a unique rural lens to the analysis of dark tourism in Australia, this book covers a range of sites including convict museums, sites of serial killings and colonial violence, ghost tours and the emerging tourism of bushfire sites. While some rural communities develop a ‘dark tourism strategy’ to maintain economic viability, others may distance themselves from what they perceive to be unethical tourism practices. Jenny Wise examines the roles geographical locations play in dark tourist sites, and how their histories are portrayed, considering how the concept of the rural idyll or dystopia plays a part in Australia’s national identity.

Heterocosms
Heterocosms

Author: Brian Stableford

Publisher: Wildside Press LLC

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 0809519070

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This new collection of critical essays on science fiction and fantasy literature and media features the following pieces: "The Last Chocolate Bar and the Majesty of Truth: Reflections on the Concept of 'Hardness' in Science Fiction," "How Should a Science Fiction Story End?," "The Third Generation of Genre Science Fiction," "Deus ex Machina; or, How to Achieve a Perfect Science-Fictional Climax," "Biotechnology and Utopia," "Far Futures," "How Should a Science Fiction Story Begin?," and "The Discovery of Secondary Worlds: Notes on the Aesthetics and Methodology of Heterocosmic Creativity." Brian Stableford is the bestselling writer of 50 books and hundreds of essays, including science fiction, fantasy, literary criticism, and popular nonfiction. He lives and works in Reading, England. I. O. Evans Studies In the Philosophy and Criticism of Literature No. 39.

The Hard SF Renaissance
The Hard SF Renaissance

Author: David G. Hartwell

Publisher: Tordotcom

Published: 2003-10-01

Total Pages: 962

ISBN-13: 1429975172

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A major anthology of the "hard SF" subgenre-arguing that it's not only the genre's core, but also its future. Something exciting has been happening in modern science fiction. After decades of confusion, many of the field's best writers have been returning to the subgenre called, roughly, "hard SF"--science fiction focused on science and technology, often with strong adventure plots. Now, World Fantasy Award-winning editors David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer present an immense, authoritative anthology that maps the development and modern-day resurgence of this form, argues for its special virtues and present preeminence-and entertains us with some spectacular storytelling along the way. Included are major stories by contemporary and classic names such as Poul Anderson, Stephen Baxter, Gregory Benford, Ben Bova, David Brin, Arthur C. Clarke, Hal Clement, Greg Egan, Joe Haldeman, Nancy Kress, Paul McAuley, Frederik Pohl, Alastair Reynolds, Kim Stanley Robinson, Robert J. Sawyer, Karl Schroeder, Charles Sheffield, Brian Stableford, Allen Steele, Bruce Sterling, Michael Swanwick, and Vernor Vinge. The Hard SF Renaissance is an anthology that SF readers will return to for years to come. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Redsine Ten
Redsine Ten

Author: M. P. N. Sims

Publisher: Wildside Press LLC

Published: 2002-10-01

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 1894815033

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Edging Into the Future
Edging Into the Future

Author: Veronica Hollinger

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: 2002-04

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9780812218046

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"The savvy critical essays in this provocative collection investigate the interface between science fiction and postmodern culture. . . . Highly recommended for readers at all levels."—Choice

Gothic Grotesques
Gothic Grotesques

Author: Brian Stableford

Publisher: Wildside Press LLC

Published: 2009-03-01

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 1434403394

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Ten essays on horror fiction, Gothic rock music, science fiction, and fantasy, by a master critic and fiction writer. Complete with index.

The Omega Expedition
The Omega Expedition

Author: Brian M. Stableford

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2002-12-06

Total Pages: 556

ISBN-13: 9780765301697

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Awakening in the thirty-fifth century, Adam Zimmerman, a developer of emortality technology, is recruited to help his microworld hosts, one of whom is historian Mortimer Gray, on a project involving the vagaries of the mortal mind.