Science Fiction: A Critical Guide
Science Fiction: A Critical Guide

Author: Patrick Parrinder

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-05-18

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1000378780

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This book, first published in 1979, presents a portrait of science fiction as a distinct form of serious and creative literature. Contributors are drawn from Britain, America and Europe, and range from well-known academic critics to young novelists. The essays establish the common properties of science fiction writing, and assess the history and significance of a field in which critical judgements have often been unreliable. The material ranges from the earliest imaginative journeys to the moon, to later developments of British, American and European science fiction.

Anatomy of Wonder
Anatomy of Wonder

Author: Neil Barron

Publisher: Libraries Unlimited

Published: 2004-12-30

Total Pages: 1026

ISBN-13:

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This classic work is an essential tool for collection development, research, reference, and readers' advisory work."--BOOK JACKET.

Critical Terms for Science Fiction and Fantasy
Critical Terms for Science Fiction and Fantasy

Author: Gary K. Wolfe

Publisher: Greenwood

Published: 1986-08-18

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13:

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The critical vocabulary of the mainstream often give short shrift to the fantastic, and scholars of the fantastic have often had to look elsewhere for their critical termionology. Such scholars will find Wolfe's work an excellent resource. Choice.

Anatomy of Wonder 4
Anatomy of Wonder 4

Author: Neil Barron

Publisher: R. R. Bowker

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 944

ISBN-13:

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The third edition (1987) of this annotated SF bibliography is cited in BCL3, Walford, and the Supplement to Sheehy . This revised and updated edition provides concise summaries and evaluations of some 2,100 works of fiction and over 800 works of nonfiction published from the genre's beginnings to th

The Guide to Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction
The Guide to Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction

Author: Philip Athans

Publisher: Adams Media

Published: 2010-07-18

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1440501459

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Science fiction and fantasy is one of the most challenging--and rewarding!--genres in the bookstore. But with New York Times bestselling author Philip Athans and fantasy giant R. A. Salvatore at your side, you’ll create worlds that draw your readers in--and keep them reading! Just as important, you’ll learn how to prepare your work for today’s market. Drawing on his years of experience as one of the most acclaimed professionals in publishing, Wizards of the Coast editor Athans explains how to set your novel apart--and break into this lucrative field. From devising clever plots and building complex characters to inventing original technologies and crafting alien civilizations, Athans gives you the techniques you need to write strong, saleable narratives. Plus! Athans applies all of these critical lessons together in an unprecedented deconstruction of a never-before-published tale by the one and only R. A. Salvatore! There are books on writing science fiction and fantasy, and then there’s this book--the only one you need to create strange, wonderful worlds for your own universe of readers!

Anatomy of Wonder
Anatomy of Wonder

Author: Neil Barron

Publisher: Libraries Unlimited

Published: 2004-12-30

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 1591581710

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This classic work is an essential tool for collection development, research, reference, and readers' advisory work."--BOOK JACKET.

Science Fiction and the Prediction of the Future
Science Fiction and the Prediction of the Future

Author: Gary Westfahl

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2014-01-10

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 0786484764

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Science fiction has always challenged readers with depictions of the future. Can the genre actually provide glimpses of the world of tomorrow? This collection of fifteen international and interdisciplinary essays examines the genre's predictions and breaks new ground by considering the prophetic functions of science fiction films as well as SF literature. Among the texts and topics examined are classic stories by Murray Leinster, C. L. Moore, and Cordwainer Smith; 2001: A Space Odyssey and its sequels, Japanese anime and Hong Kong cinema; and electronic fiction.

The Science Fiction Handbook
The Science Fiction Handbook

Author: Nick Hubble

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2013-11-28

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 1472538978

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As we move through the 21st century, the importance of science fiction to the study of English Literature is becoming increasingly apparent. The Science Fiction Handbook provides a comprehensive guide to the genre and how to study it for students new to the field. In particular, it provides detailed entries on major writers in the SF field who might be encountered on university-level English Literature courses, ranging from H.G. Wells and Philip K. Dick, to Doris Lessing and Geoff Ryman. Other features include an historical timeline, sections on key writers, critics and critical terms, and case studies of both literary and critical works. In the later sections of the book, the changing nature of the science fiction canon and its growing role in relation to the wider categories of English Literature are discussed in depth introducing the reader to the latest critical thinking on the field.