Aleriel
Aleriel

Author: W.S. Lach-Szyrma

Publisher: Baen Publishing Enterprises

Published: 2013-04-15

Total Pages: 157

ISBN-13: 1625790333

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Now with an Historical Afterword by Ron Miller Featured in Ron Millers _The Conquest of Space Book Series.Ó Combines for the first time in one volume two of the rarest space travel novels: Voice From Another World (1874) and Letters From the Planets (1883), by the Rev. W.S. Lach-Szyrma. A strange combination of Christianity and hard science, the books argue persuasively for the habitability of other worlds and the necessary existence of non-human races. The novels also contain an early description of interplanetary spacecraft. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Science-fiction, the Early Years
Science-fiction, the Early Years

Author: Everett Franklin Bleiler

Publisher: Kent State University Press

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 1032

ISBN-13: 9780873384162

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In this volume the author describes more than 3000 short stories, novels, and plays with science fiction elements, from earliest times to 1930. He includes imaginary voyages, utopias, Victorian boys' books, dime novels, pulp magazine stories, British scientific romances and mainstream work with science fiction elements. Many of these publications are extremely rare, surviving in only a handful of copies, and most of them have never been described before.

Imagining Mars
Imagining Mars

Author: Robert Crossley

Publisher: Wesleyan University Press

Published: 2011-01-03

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 0819571059

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Mars in the human imagination from the invention of the telescope to the present For centuries, the planet Mars has captivated astronomers and inspired writers of all genres. Whether imagined as the symbol of the bloody god of war, the cradle of an alien species, or a possible new home for human civilization, our closest planetary neighbor has played a central role in how we think about ourselves in the universe. From Galileo to Kim Stanley Robinson, Robert Crossley traces the history of our fascination with the red planet as it has evolved in literature both fictional and scientific. Crossley focuses specifically on the interplay between scientific discovery and literary invention, exploring how writers throughout the ages have tried to assimilate or resist new planetary knowledge. Covering texts from the 1600s to the present, from the obscure to the classic, Crossley shows how writing about Mars has reflected the desires and social controversies of each era. This astute and elegant study is perfect for science fiction fans and readers of popular science.

The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Victoriana
The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Victoriana

Author: Jess Nevins

Publisher: Monkeybrain

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 1032

ISBN-13:

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This enormous volume is the first comprehensive encyclopedia of fantastic literature of the nineteenth century. From detective fiction to historical novels, from well-known authors like Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, to Russian newspaper serials and Chinese martial arts novels, THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FANTASTIC VICTORIANA is a truly exhaustive look at every aspect of fantastic literature in the days of Queen Victoria. Readers of science fiction and fantasy will be surprised to find here the roots of genres thought to be strictly contemporary, and students of literature will be amazed at the breadth and scope of writings produced in the Victoriana era. This is an invaluable reference, and truly one-of-a-kind.

Lost Mars
Lost Mars

Author: Mike Ashley

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2018-10-19

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 022657508X

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“I was suddenly struck with the sight of a trail of rich red vegetation of several miles in the midst of the eternal snows. I approached with curiosity this oasis in the frozen desert.” An antique-shop owner gets a glimpse of the Red Planet through an intriguing artifact. A Martian’s wife contemplates the possibility of life on Earth. A resident of Venus describes his travels across the two alien planets. From an arid desert to an advanced society far superior to that of Earth, portrayals of Mars have differed radically in their attempts to uncover the truth about our neighboring planet. Since the 1880s, after an astronomer first described “channels” on the surface of Mars, writers have been fascinated with the planet, endlessly speculating on what life on Mars might look like and what might happen should we make contact with the planet's inhabitants. This wonderful collection offers ten wildly imaginative short stories from the golden age of science fiction by such classic sci-fi writers as H.G. Wells, Ray Bradbury, and J. G. Ballard, as well as hard-to-find stories by unjustly forgotten writers from the genre. Assembled and introduced by acclaimed anthologist Mike Ashley, these stories vividly evoke a time when notions of life on other planets—from vegetation and water to space invaders and utopian societies—were new and startling. As we continue to imagine landing people on Mars, these stories are well worth revisiting as gripping and vivid dispatches from futurists past.