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Pan's Flute (Paperback)
J. -H Rosny Aine; Adapted by Brian Stableford
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In The Young Vampire (1920), a London girl is possessed by an
extra-dimensional entity which mutates her body and turns her into
a living vampire. The Supernatural Assassin (1923) tells the tale
of a murderous wraith. Finally, Companions of the Universe (1934)
is Rosny's last, great novel, a brilliant scientific romance in
which a secret group of physicists attempts to breach the limits of
the universe beyond photons, sub-particles and wave-sequences;
while at the same time offering an in-depth study of the perversity
of human sexual relationships. This is the sixth in a series of
seven volumes translated and annotated by Brian Stableford
presenting the classic works of J.-H. Rosny Aine, the second most
important figure in French science fiction after Jules Verne. Until
now, Rosny, a member of the Goncourt literary academy, has best
been known to the English-speaking public for his prehistoric
thriller, Quest for Fire.
This is the seventh in a series of seven volumes presenting the
classic works of J.-H. Rosny Aine, the second most important figure
in French science fiction after Jules Verne. Until now, Rosny, a
member of the Goncourt literary academy, has best been known to the
English-speaking public for his prehistoric thriller, Quest for
Fire. In Helgvor of the Blue River (1929), two desperate women flee
their barbarous tribe, and cross paths with a prodigious warrior.
The Giant Feline (1918) features two friends of different races who
set off in search of greener pastures for their tribe, befriend a
wild creature, and ally themselves with Wolf-Women... Rosny's
final, action-packed prehistoric adventure novels chart the
domestication and integration of savage human instincts into
sympathetic culture. Together with Vamireh and Quest for Fire, they
combine the restless vigor of youth, the violence and wisdom of
ages, the species-imperative of accepting difference and diversity,
and the exhilarating joy of defying tyranny and death.
J.-H. Rosny Aine is the second most important figure in modern
French science fiction after Jules Verne. Rosny, who was a member
of the distinguished Goncourt literary academy, was also the first
writer to straddle the line between mainstream literature and
science fiction. Until now, Rosny has best been known to the
English-speaking public for his prehistoric thriller, Quest for
Fire. In The Cataclysm (1896), the physical laws of nature change
in an entire region of France because of the arrival of a strange
electro-magnetic entity from outer space.The Mysterious Force
(1913) is about the destruction of a portion of the light spectrum
by aliens who, for a brief while, share our physical existence. In
Hareton Ironcastle (1922), explorers discover a mysterious alien
world, fauna and flora, embedded in the Heart of Africa. This is
the third in a series of seven volumes, six of which are translated
and annotated by Brian Stableford, devoted to presenting the
classic works of this giant of French science fiction.
This is the fifth in a series of seven volumes translated and
annotated by Brian Stableford presenting the classic works of J.-H.
Rosny Aine, the second most important figure in French science
fiction after Jules Verne. Until now, Rosny, a member of the
Goncourt literary academy, has best been known to the
English-speaking public for his prehistoric thriller, Quest for
Fire. A man is found mysteriously duplicated in the trenches of
World War I. Brilliantly prefiguring the theme of cloning, The
Givreuse Enigma (1917) features the "bipartition" of a human being
into two totally similar individuals, each naturally believing
himself to be the original. Adventure in the Wild (1935) takes
place in the savage, unexplored depths of Sumatra where brave
explorers encounter the mysterious hidden race of the bestial
Carabao Men, creatures with "monstrous heads, eyes as
phosphorescent as a leopard's, canines elongated into tusks, and
hair the color of iron. -
Twenty thousand years ago, the North Pole was orientated toward a
star in Cygnus. On the plains of Europe the mammoth was about to
become extinct, while the emigration of the large wild beasts
toward the Land of Light and the northward flight of the reindeer
were coming to an end. The aurochs, the urus and the red deer were
grazing forests and savannahs. The colossal cave-bear had perished
in the depths of its caverns a long time ago. This is the fourth in
a series of seven volumes translated and annotated by Brian
Stableford presenting the classic works of J.-H. Rosny Aine, the
second most important figure in French science fiction after Jules
Verne. Until now, Rosny, a member of the Goncourt literary academy,
has best been known to the English-speaking public for his
prehistoric thriller, Quest for Fire. Rosny gave nobility to the
prehistoric novel with classic works such as Vamireh (1892),
Eyrimah (1893) and Nomai (1897), in which he combined the notions
of modern drama with the ability to depict Man's early days in a
colorful, yet believable fashion, straddling the line between
mainstream literature and fantasy.
This is the second in a series of seven volumes presenting the
classic works of J.-H. Rosny Aine, the second most important figure
in French science fiction after Jules Verne. Until now, Rosny, a
member of the Goncourt literary academy, has best been known to the
English-speaking public for his prehistoric thriller, Quest for
Fire. Predating Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Rosny creates Lost Worlds
of a different kind, where variant species are the dominant races.
The Siberian valley of Nymphaeum (1893) is home to purple-skinned,
water-breathing men. The Depths Of Kyamo and The Wonderful Cave
Country (1896) are underground journeys featuring giant,
intelligent bats. The Boar Men (1929) inhabit a mysterious island.
The World of the Variants (1939) feature a parallel world which
only some privileged humans can visit.
J.-H. Rosny Aine is the second most important figure in modern
French science fiction after Jules Verne. Rosny, who was a member
of the distinguished Goncourt literary academy, was also the first
writer to straddle the line between mainstream literature and
science fiction. Until now, Rosny has best been known to the
English-speaking public for his prehistoric thriller, Quest for
Fire. In The Xipehuz, men encounter inorganic aliens, with whom all
forms of communication prove impossible. In Another World, a mutant
whose vision is superior to that of ordinary men discovers that
humans share the Earth with two other species, the invisible
Moedigen and Vuren. In The Death of the Earth, Earth, in the far
future, has become a desert, and the last descendents of humanity
are slowly being replaced by a new species, the metal-based
"Ferromagnetals." In The Navigators of Space, astronauts travel to
Mars in a spaceship powered by artificial gravity and come in
contact with a dying race that is gentle, peaceful, six-eyed and
three-legged. This is a series of seven volumes, six of which are
translated and annotated by Brian Stableford, devoted to presenting
the classic works of this giant of French science fiction.
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