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Science fiction is a literary genre based on scientific
speculation. Works of science fiction use the ideas and the
vocabulary of all sciences to create valid narratives that explore
the future effects of science on events and human beings. Science
Fact and Science Fiction examines in one volume how science has
propelled science-fiction and, to a lesser extent, how science
fiction has influenced the sciences. Although coverage will discuss
the science behind the fiction from the Classical Age to the
present, focus is naturally on the 19th century to the present,
when the Industrial Revolution and spectacular progress in science
and technology triggered an influx of science-fiction works
speculating on the future. As scientific developments alter
expectations for the future, the literature absorbs, uses, and
adapts such contextual visions. The goal of the Encyclopedia is not
to present a catalog of sciences and their application in literary
fiction, but rather to study the ongoing flow and counterflow of
influences, including how fictional representations of science
affect how we view its practice and disciplines. Although the main
focus is on literature, other forms of science fiction, including
film and video games, are explored and, because science is an
international matter, works from non-English speaking countries are
discussed as needed.
Science fiction is a literary genre based on scientific
speculation. Works of science fiction use the ideas and the
vocabulary of all sciences to create valid narratives that explore
the future effects of science on events and human beings. "Science
Fact and Science" "Fiction" examines in one volume how science has
propelled science-fiction and, to a lesser extent, how science
fiction has influenced the sciences. Although coverage will discuss
the science behind the fiction from the Classical Age to the
present, focus is naturally on the 19th century to the present,
when the Industrial Revolution and spectacular progress in science
and technology triggered an influx of science-fiction works
speculating on the future. As scientific developments alter
expectations for the future, the literature absorbs, uses, and
adapts such contextual visions. The goal of the "Encyclopedia "is
not to present a catalog of sciences and their application in
literary fiction, but rather to study the ongoing flow
andcounterflow of influences, including how fictional
representations of science affect how we view its practice and
disciplines. Although the main focus is on literature, other forms
of science fiction, including film and video games, are explored
and, because science is an international matter, works from
non-English speaking countries are discussed as needed.
Science Fiction literature, also known as sci fi and sf, is one of
the more recent genres, and also one of the more popular. It only
truly emerged during the 20th century, and has not stopped growing
in terms of authors, titles and readers. It has also evolved into a
variety of subgenres, ranging from hard sf to soft sf, from Utopias
to dystopias, with more than a smattering of horror, detective, war
and feminist titles. Stableford covers all these aspects and more,
taking a close look at what has become a booming industry, with its
specialized writers, publishers, and fan magazines. The compendium
includes not only sf from the United States and United Kingdom, but
also France, Russia, and many others. While the chronology charts
the genre's dazzling growth, and the dictionary section looks at
writers, books, themes, and other specifics, the introduction
provides exceptional insight into what Science Fiction Literature
is all about.
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Errant Vice (Paperback)
Jean Lorrain; Translated by Brian Stableford
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R655
Discovery Miles 6 550
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Champavert was the archetypal collection of the French "contes
cruels," and the book still remains among the cruellest of them
all. It is also one of the greatest collections of short stories
ever published; the only reason that it has never been translated
before is that the job was so challenging that only an insane
person would tackle it. Petrus Borel the Lycanthrope (as he called
himself) declared himself dead before the book was published, but
not many people believed him, even though he was the most honest
man in Paris. Here are seven classic tales of horror, fantasy, and
the twistings of fate, including the final story, "Champavert, the
Lycanthrope," translated from the French for the very first time by
the well-known fantastist and critic, Brian Stableford.
During an August heat-wave, the Comte de Saint-Germain seeks the
help of detective Auguste Dupin. Someone--or someTHING--is trying
to kill him! The Comte has inherited a magical cello and a
mysterious sealed box. A psychic vampire (an "egregore") intends to
use the cello and a magical musical composition to steal another
soul. Can Dupin and his faithful companion unravel the puzzle in
time to save the Comte?
It all begins innocently enough when the corpse of a London boxer
is discovered at sunrise on the Place de la Concorde in Paris. But
the man was reportedly seen in London only a couple of hours
earlier... A great English detective and France's leading
investigative reporter team up to solve a baffling mystery that
will ultimately take them to a network of vast caverns under Paris
inhabited by prehistoric monsters, waiting to be released... Jules
Lermina's Panic in Paris (1910) combines the tradition of utopian
fiction with both the scientific advances of the 19th century and
the pseudoscientific trappings of Edward Bulwer-Lytton's The Coming
Race (1871). It also features some intriguing anticipations of two
key works by Arthur Conan Doyle, prefiguring both The Lost World
(1912) and The Poison Belt (1913).
Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes is among the most famous
literary figures of all time. For more than a hundred years, his
adventures have stood as imperishable monuments to the ability of
human reason to penetrate every mystery, solve every puzzle, and
punish every crime.
For nearly as long, the macabre tales of H. P. Lovecraft have
haunted readers with their nightmarish glimpses into realms of
cosmic chaos and undying evil. But what would happen if Conan
Doyle's peerless detective and his allies were to find themselves
faced with mysteries whose solutions lay not only beyond the grasp
of logic, but of sanity itself.
In this collection of all-new, all-original tales, twenty of
today's most cutting edge writers provide their answers to that
burning question.
"A Study in Emerald" by Neil Gaiman: A gruesome murder exposes a
plot against the Crown, a seditious conspiracy so cunningly wrought
that only one man in all London could have planned it-and only one
man can hope to stop it.
"A Case of Royal Blood" by Steven-Elliot Altman: Sherlock Holmes
and H. G. Wells join forces to protect a princess stalked by a
ghost-or perhaps something far worse than a ghost.
"Art in the Blood" by Brian Stableford: One man's horrific
affliction leads Sherlock Holmes to an ancient curse that threatens
to awaken the crawling chaos slumbering in the blood of all
humankind.
"The Curious Case of Miss Violet Stone" by Poppy Z. Brite and David
Ferguson: A girl who has not eaten in more than three years teaches
Holmes and Watson that sometimes the impossible "cannot" be
eliminated.
"The Horror of the Many Faces" by Tim Lebbon: Dr. Watson witnesses
a maniacal murder in London-and recognizes the villain as none
other than his friend, Mr. Sherlock Holmes.
"With these and fourteen other dark tales of madness, horror, and
deduction, a new and terrible game is afoot.
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The terrifyingly surreal universe of horror master H. P. Lovecraft
bleeds into the logical world of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle's champion of rational deduction-in these brand-new stories
by twenty of today's top horror, mystery, fantasy, and science
fiction writers, including:
- Steven-Elliot Altman
- Elizabeth Bear
- Poppy Z. Brite
- Simon Clark
- David Ferguson
- Paul Finch
- Neil Gaiman
- Barbara Hambly
- Caitlin R. Kiernan
- Tim Lebbon
- James Lowder
- Richard A. Lupoff
- F. Gwynplaine McIntyre
- John Pelan
- Steve Perry
- Michael Reaves
- Brian Stableford
- John P. Vourlis
- David Niall Wilson & Patricia Lee Macomber
"From the Hardcover edition."
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Midnight!! (Paperback)
Claude Vignon; Adapted by Brian Stableford
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R642
Discovery Miles 6 420
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