Inicio > Biografía e historias reales > Biografía: general > Slaves of the Death Spiders and Other Essays on Fantastic Literature
Slaves of the Death Spiders and Other Essays on Fantastic Literature

Slaves of the Death Spiders and Other Essays on Fantastic Literature

Slaves of the Death Spiders and Other Essays on Fantastic Literature

Brian M. Stableford / Brian MStableford

36,22 €
IVA incluido
Consulta disponibilidad
Editorial:
Wildside Press
Año de edición:
2006
Materia
Biografía: general
ISBN:
9780809509102

Selecciona una librería:

  • Librería Samer Atenea
  • Librería Aciertas (Toledo)
  • Kálamo Books
  • Librería Perelló (Valencia)
  • Librería Elías (Asturias)
  • Donde los libros
  • Librería Kolima (Madrid)
  • Librería Proteo (Málaga)

This new collection of critical essays on science fiction and fantasy literature and media features the following pieces: 'Slaves of the Death Spiders: Colin Wilson and Existential Science Fiction,' 'Is There No Balm in Gilead? The Woeful Prophecies of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale,' 'A Few More Crocodile Tears?' 'The Adventures of Lord Horror Across the Media Landscape,' 'Filling in the Middle: Robert Silverberg’s The Queen of Springtime,' 'Rice’s Relapse: Memnoch the Devil,' 'Field of Broken Dreams: Michael Bishop’s Brittle Innings,' 'The Magic of the Movies,' 'H. G. Wells and the Discovery of the Future,' 'The Many Returns of Dracula,' 'Tarzan’s Divided Self,' 'Sympathy for the Devil: Jacques Cazotte’s The Devil in Love,' 'The Two Thousand Year Odyssey: George Viereck’s Erotic Odyssey,' and 'The Profession of Science Fiction' (an autobiography).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.ISBN 0-8095-0910-5 (cloth) | ISBN 0-8095-1910-0 (paper)

Artículos relacionados

  • Hope Reigns
    Mary Farmer
    This suspenseful memoir will keep you on the edge of your seat as Mary shares her terrifying journey of escape from her abusive husband. She quickly learns that his power and control extends far beyond the four walls of their home as she is forced to fight for her freedom and her life while hiding in a shelter with their daughter. Her story is one that all can relate to as she ...
    Disponible

    12,75 €

  • Fear Is Not An Option
    Michele Anstead
    Michele Anstead’s inspiring true story is a stunning account of ultimate triumph over the most impossible of odds. From an early age, her life was marred by abuse, deprivation, abandonment, addiction, incarceration, tragedy and loss.  Michele's downward spiral began at the age of three, when she witnessed her mother and aunt being beaten by her uncle, followed by her mother...
    Disponible

    15,60 €

  • A Grizzly Tale
    Johan Otter
    Johan Otter’s life changed in a fraction of a second the day he and his daughter Jenna were attacked by a grizzly bear while hiking in Glacier National Park. This is his tale of survival, family, and triumph in the face of trauma. “More than a story of a bear attack, this is the incredible story of a father and daughter's love, determination, resilience, and triumph. Johan ...
    Disponible

    23,63 €

  • Camouflaged Sisters
    Lila Holley
    We see their strong, determined faces in uniform. We see their unceasing exhibition of honor and courage while protecting our country. But there is something we don’t see: victims of the system—the system with the mission to protect all people of America, including its servicemembers.In Camouflaged Sisters: Silent No More, twelve women strip away all comfort and protection to s...
    Disponible

    20,78 €

  • I Never Came Home
    Robert L. Scheck
    Are you aware of the hour we are in? This 21st Century has been dubbed the “Age of Information.” Our world today is inundated with a sea of information, yet could we still be lacking wisdom? We claim information and knowledge are power, so, why then do nations still fall into the same critical mistakes, generation after generation, regarding being powerless in preventing wars, ...
    Disponible

    8,54 €

  • Turing
    Fergus Mason
    Hundreds of movies and thousands of books have been written about the heroes of World War II. For dozens of years, however, few people knew about one of the greatest heroes of the war—a mild-mannered, eccentric mathematician from the University of Cambridge. This man, an undeniable genius whose later life was plagued by controversy and tragedy, probably played a greater role in...
    Disponible

    12,03 €

Otros libros del autor

  • Slaves of the Death Spiders and Other Essays on Fantastic Literature
    Brian M. Stableford / Brian MStableford
    This new collection of critical essays on science fiction and fantasy literature and media features the following pieces: 'Slaves of the Death Spiders: Colin Wilson and Existential Science Fiction,' 'Is There No Balm in Gilead? The Woeful Prophecies of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale,' 'A Few More Crocodile Tears?' 'The Adventures of Lord Horror Across the Media Landscape...
    Disponible

    22,13 €

  • Space, Time, and Infinity
    Brian M. Stableford / Brian MStableford
    This new collection of critical essays on science fiction and fantasy literature features the following pieces: 'Setting Ideas in Space, Time, and Infinity,' 'The Necessity of Science Fiction,' 'The British and American Traditions of Speculative Fiction,' 'The Biology and Sociology of Alien Worlds,' 'Cosmic Perspectives in Nineteenth-Century Literature,' 'An Introduction to Alt...
  • The Eleventh Hour
    Brian M. Stableford / Brian MStableford
    ...