wyszukanych pozycji: 437
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The Sociology of Science Fiction
ISBN: 9780893701659 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Well-known critic Brian Stableford, a former professor at the University of Reading, contributes "a fascinating and valuable attempt to grapple with the questions of why SF authors write what they write, and why SF readers like what they like"-Interzone. Contents: Introduction; Approaches to the Sociology of Literature; The Analysis of Communicative Functions; The Evolution of Science Fiction as a Publishing Category; The Expectations of the Science Fiction Reader; Themes and Trends in Science Fiction; and Conclusion: The Communicative Functions of Science Fiction. Complete with Notes and...
Well-known critic Brian Stableford, a former professor at the University of Reading, contributes "a fascinating and valuable attempt to grapple with t...
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153,08 zł |
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Stirring Stories
ISBN: 9781645250869 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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81,77 zł |
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Salome and other Decadent Fantasies
ISBN: 9781587154089 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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64,56 zł |
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The Sociology of Science Fiction
ISBN: 9780893702656 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Well-known critic Brian Stableford, a former professor at the University of Reading, contributes "a fascinating and valuable attempt to grapple with the questions of why SF authors write what they write, and why SF readers like what they like"-Interzone. Contents: Introduction; Approaches to the Sociology of Literature; The Analysis of Communicative Functions; The Evolution of Science Fiction as a Publishing Category; The Expectations of the Science Fiction Reader; Themes and Trends in Science Fiction; and Conclusion: The Communicative Functions of Science Fiction. Complete with Notes and...
Well-known critic Brian Stableford, a former professor at the University of Reading, contributes "a fascinating and valuable attempt to grapple with t...
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85,87 zł |
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Snuggly Tales of Hashish and Opium
ISBN: 9781645250401 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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83,93 zł |
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Outside the Human Aquarium
ISBN: 9780893704575 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Brian Stableford's essays cover Edmond Hamilton, Leigh Brackett, Kurt Vonnegut, Barry Malzberg, Robert Silveberg, Mack Reynolds, Clark Ashton Smith, Philip K. Dick, David H. Keller, Theodore Sturgeon, and Stanley G. Weinbaum.
Brian Stableford's essays cover Edmond Hamilton, Leigh Brackett, Kurt Vonnegut, Barry Malzberg, Robert Silveberg, Mack Reynolds, Clark Ashton Smith, P...
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72,59 zł |
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Yesterday's Bestsellers
ISBN: 9780809509065 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) A study of the popluar fiction of the past.
A study of the popluar fiction of the past.
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128,91 zł |
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Heterocosms
ISBN: 9780809509072 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) This new collection of critical essays on science fiction and fantasy literature and media features the following pieces: "The Last Chocolate Bar and the Majesty of Truth: Reflections on the Concept of 'Hardness' in Science Fiction," "How Should a Science Fiction Story End?," "The Third Generation of Genre Science Fiction," "Deus ex Machina; or, How to Achieve a Perfect Science-Fictional Climax," "Biotechnology and Utopia," "Far Futures," "How Should a Science Fiction Story Begin?," and "The Discovery of Secondary Worlds: Notes on the Aesthetics and Methodology of Heterocosmic Creativity."...
This new collection of critical essays on science fiction and fantasy literature and media features the following pieces: "The Last Chocolate Bar and ...
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150,64 zł |
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Complications and other Stories
ISBN: 9781587154119 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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128,91 zł |
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Heterocosms
ISBN: 9780809519071 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) This new collection of critical essays on science fiction and fantasy literature and media features the following pieces: "The Last Chocolate Bar and the Majesty of Truth: Reflections on the Concept of 'Hardness' in Science Fiction," "How Should a Science Fiction Story End?," "The Third Generation of Genre Science Fiction," "Deus ex Machina; or, How to Achieve a Perfect Science-Fictional Climax," "Biotechnology and Utopia," "Far Futures," "How Should a Science Fiction Story Begin?," and "The Discovery of Secondary Worlds: Notes on the Aesthetics and Methodology of Heterocosmic Creativity."...
This new collection of critical essays on science fiction and fantasy literature and media features the following pieces: "The Last Chocolate Bar and ...
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85,87 zł |
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Opening Minds
ISBN: 9780893704032 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) This collection of critical essays explores the philosophy, theory, and history of science fiction and fantasy, from its earliest beginnings in the mid-nineteenth century through more recent times.
This collection of critical essays explores the philosophy, theory, and history of science fiction and fantasy, from its earliest beginnings in the mi...
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71,51 zł |
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The Devil's Party: A Brief History of Satanic Abuse
ISBN: 9781434403339 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Allegations of "Satanic abuse" became fashionable in the late twentieth century, but such episodes actually date back many centuries. Well-known critic and historian Brian Stableford provides a thorough history of Satanism, from its earliest times to the modern period, and also examines the appearance of "His Nibs" in horror and other fiction. Complete with bibliography and index.
Allegations of "Satanic abuse" became fashionable in the late twentieth century, but such episodes actually date back many centuries. Well-known criti...
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76,62 zł |
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The Cthulhu Palimpsest
ISBN: 9781645251347 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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90,38 zł |
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The Plurality of Imaginary Worlds: The Evolution of French Roman Scientifique
ISBN: 9781612275031 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 676 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) British, French and American traditions of speculative fiction developed separately for more than a hundred years, with only slight overlaps prior to 1926, and continued to develop thereafter in accordance with different foci of interest and narrative methods, until the importation of the American label of "science fiction" initiated a process of fusion that was still not complete even at the end of the twentieth century. Like its closest English language analogue, "scientific romance," the phrase roman scientifique first made its appearance in the French language in the latter half of the...
British, French and American traditions of speculative fiction developed separately for more than a hundred years, with only slight overlaps prior to ...
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215,00 zł |
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Prelude to Eternity: A Romance of the First Time Machine
ISBN: 9781434457257 / Angielski / Miękka / 2024 / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) In an alternate England in which Cromwell's revolution succeeded, Michael Laurel attends a 19th-century party to witness the demonstration of the first time machine. But Michael comes to realize that the entire future of the world might be at stake--and the past as well--if the machine malfunctions. How can he, a mere artist, possibly make a difference to the ultimate fate of the universe? A grand adventure in the style of A. E. van Vogt and Thomas Love Peacock.
In an alternate England in which Cromwell's revolution succeeded, Michael Laurel attends a 19th-century party to witness the demonstration of the firs...
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64,52 zł |
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Swan Song: Hooded Swan, Book Six
ISBN: 9781434435224 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) In a galactic culture that extends from quasi-Utopian worlds such as New Alexandria to vermin-infested slums like Old Earth, the Star-Pilots have become the great heroes of the day. Grainger has become a legend in his own time, flying the prototype vessel of a new starship.... Having escaped from his contract with Charlot, Grainger is hounded by the Caradoc Commpany, who wants to extract everything from his brain about his former employer. But Charlot has other plans, and Grainger suddenly finds himself back on the Hooded Swan, leading a rescue mission for the Swan's sister ship in the...
In a galactic culture that extends from quasi-Utopian worlds such as New Alexandria to vermin-infested slums like Old Earth, the Star-Pilots have beco...
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64,52 zł |
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The Wayward Muse
ISBN: 9781932983456 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) In this fantasy in the vein of Michael Moorcock or Neil Gaiman, readers meet the enigmatic, immortal Axel Rathenius, the mournful Hecate Rain, the mysterious Nicodemus Rham, keeper of the Lucifer's Light on Devil's Rocks, the flamboyant antiquary Ragan Barling, and many others.
In this fantasy in the vein of Michael Moorcock or Neil Gaiman, readers meet the enigmatic, immortal Axel Rathenius, the mournful Hecate Rain, the mys...
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90,17 zł |
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Gothic Grotesques: Essays on Fantastic Literature
ISBN: 9781434403391 / Angielski / Miękka / 2024 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Ten essays on horror fiction, Gothic rock music, science fiction, and fantasy, by a master critic and fiction writer. Complete with index.
Ten essays on horror fiction, Gothic rock music, science fiction, and fantasy, by a master critic and fiction writer. Complete with index.
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80,66 zł |
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In the Flesh and Other Tales of the Biotech Revolution
ISBN: 9781434403322 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Most of these ten stories belong to a loosely-knit series tracking the potential effects of possible developments in biotechnology on the evolution of global society. "A master of the SF short story"--Robert Reginald.
Most of these ten stories belong to a loosely-knit series tracking the potential effects of possible developments in biotechnology on the evolution of...
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76,62 zł |
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The Tyranny of the Word
ISBN: 9781612278810 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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90,17 zł |