Author: George Alec Effinger
Publisher: GuildAmerica Books
ISBN: 9781568651019
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Maureen "Muffy" Birnbaum is a young woman swept away from prep school to partake in a series of adventures in locations that seem extremely strange to her, but are readily familiar to science fiction fans. Muffy has visited Barsoom, Sherwood Forest, the Moon, and many other fantastic venues. She doesn't mind being sent to these outlandish worlds, because she usually meets a really cute boy while she's there.
Maureen Birnbaum, Barbarian Swordsperson
Author: George Alec Effinger
Publisher: GuildAmerica Books
ISBN: 9781568651019
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Maureen "Muffy" Birnbaum is a young woman swept away from prep school to partake in a series of adventures in locations that seem extremely strange to her, but are readily familiar to science fiction fans. Muffy has visited Barsoom, Sherwood Forest, the Moon, and many other fantastic venues. She doesn't mind being sent to these outlandish worlds, because she usually meets a really cute boy while she's there.
Publisher: GuildAmerica Books
ISBN: 9781568651019
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Maureen "Muffy" Birnbaum is a young woman swept away from prep school to partake in a series of adventures in locations that seem extremely strange to her, but are readily familiar to science fiction fans. Muffy has visited Barsoom, Sherwood Forest, the Moon, and many other fantastic venues. She doesn't mind being sent to these outlandish worlds, because she usually meets a really cute boy while she's there.
The New Arthurian Encyclopedia
Author: Norris J. Lacy
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136606327
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 1490
Book Description
First published in 1996. Now updated with a new information-packed 40-page Supplement covering the years 1990-1995, this unique Encyclopedia highlights the World of King Arthur from its origins in Dark Age Britain to the present day, when Arthurian novels, films, and music continue to appear around the world at an astonishing rate. The Supplement, which provides five full years of coverage not available anywhere else, enhances the usefulness of more than 1,300 entries on all aspects of the Arthurian legend-in literature, history, folklore, archaeology, art, and music. Written by an international team of over 130 authorities, no othÂer work approaches this A-Z guide to the legends of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table for breadth and depth of coverage. This is the ultimate source for reliable information on topics as diverse as the Grail, Tristan and Isolde, Lancelot and Guenevere, Arthurian operas, the historicity of Arthur, and more.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136606327
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 1490
Book Description
First published in 1996. Now updated with a new information-packed 40-page Supplement covering the years 1990-1995, this unique Encyclopedia highlights the World of King Arthur from its origins in Dark Age Britain to the present day, when Arthurian novels, films, and music continue to appear around the world at an astonishing rate. The Supplement, which provides five full years of coverage not available anywhere else, enhances the usefulness of more than 1,300 entries on all aspects of the Arthurian legend-in literature, history, folklore, archaeology, art, and music. Written by an international team of over 130 authorities, no othÂer work approaches this A-Z guide to the legends of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table for breadth and depth of coverage. This is the ultimate source for reliable information on topics as diverse as the Grail, Tristan and Isolde, Lancelot and Guenevere, Arthurian operas, the historicity of Arthur, and more.
Benchmarks Concluded 1987-1993
Author: Algis Budrys
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1291455272
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Consists of book reviews and essays written for The magazine of fantasy and science fiction.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1291455272
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Consists of book reviews and essays written for The magazine of fantasy and science fiction.
Literary Afterlife
Author: Bernard A. Drew
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 078645721X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 421
Book Description
This is an encyclopedic work, arranged by broad categories and then by original authors, of literary pastiches in which fictional characters have reappeared in new works after the deaths of the authors that created them. It includes book series that have continued under a deceased writer's real or pen name, undisguised offshoots issued under the new writer's name, posthumous collaborations in which a deceased author's unfinished manuscript is completed by another writer, unauthorized pastiches, and "biographies" of literary characters. The authors and works are entered under the following categories: Action and Adventure, Classics (18th Century and Earlier), Classics (19th Century), Classics (20th Century), Crime and Mystery, Espionage, Fantasy and Horror, Humor, Juveniles (19th Century), Juveniles (20th Century), Poets, Pulps, Romances, Science Fiction and Westerns. Each original author entry includes a short biography, a list of original works, and information on the pastiches based on the author's characters.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 078645721X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 421
Book Description
This is an encyclopedic work, arranged by broad categories and then by original authors, of literary pastiches in which fictional characters have reappeared in new works after the deaths of the authors that created them. It includes book series that have continued under a deceased writer's real or pen name, undisguised offshoots issued under the new writer's name, posthumous collaborations in which a deceased author's unfinished manuscript is completed by another writer, unauthorized pastiches, and "biographies" of literary characters. The authors and works are entered under the following categories: Action and Adventure, Classics (18th Century and Earlier), Classics (19th Century), Classics (20th Century), Crime and Mystery, Espionage, Fantasy and Horror, Humor, Juveniles (19th Century), Juveniles (20th Century), Poets, Pulps, Romances, Science Fiction and Westerns. Each original author entry includes a short biography, a list of original works, and information on the pastiches based on the author's characters.
When Gravity Fails
Author: George Effinger
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0575124873
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
When Gravity Fails, the first Marid novel, is set in a high-tech near-future featuring a divided USA and USSR, a world with mind-or mood-altering drugs for any purpose; brains enhanced by electronic hardware, with plug-in memory additions and modules offering the wearer new personalities (James Bond, celebrities); bodies shaped to perfection by surgery. Marid Audran, an unmodified and fairly honest street-survivor, lives in a decadent Arab ghetto, the Budayeen, and, against his best instincts, becomes involved in a series of inexplicable murders. Some seem like routine assassinations, carried out with an old-fashioned handgun by a man wearing a plug-in James Bond persona; others, involving whores, feature prolonged torture and horrible mutilations. The problem comes to the attention of Budayeen godfather Friedlander Bey, who makes Audran an offer he can't refuse. Audran submits to electronic brain enhancement in order to track down and deal with the killer or killers.
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0575124873
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
When Gravity Fails, the first Marid novel, is set in a high-tech near-future featuring a divided USA and USSR, a world with mind-or mood-altering drugs for any purpose; brains enhanced by electronic hardware, with plug-in memory additions and modules offering the wearer new personalities (James Bond, celebrities); bodies shaped to perfection by surgery. Marid Audran, an unmodified and fairly honest street-survivor, lives in a decadent Arab ghetto, the Budayeen, and, against his best instincts, becomes involved in a series of inexplicable murders. Some seem like routine assassinations, carried out with an old-fashioned handgun by a man wearing a plug-in James Bond persona; others, involving whores, feature prolonged torture and horrible mutilations. The problem comes to the attention of Budayeen godfather Friedlander Bey, who makes Audran an offer he can't refuse. Audran submits to electronic brain enhancement in order to track down and deal with the killer or killers.
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fantasy fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fantasy fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
The Year's Best Science Fiction
Author: Gardner R. Dozois
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312111045
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 741
Book Description
A collection of the best stories published in 1994.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312111045
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 741
Book Description
A collection of the best stories published in 1994.
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection
Author: Gardner Dozois
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 1466829508
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1081
Book Description
The dozens of delightful stories in this anthology dazzle the mind with visions of tomorrow and yesterday, of here and now. On display is the work of many of today's greatest writers--and tomorrow's--including: Brian W. Aldiss, Stephen Baxter, Neal Barrett, Jr., Pat Cadigan, Jack Cady, Greg Egan, Joe Haldeman, David B. Kisor, Nancy Kress, Ian R. MacLeod, Maureen F. McHugh, G. David Nordley, Rebecca Ore, Robert Reed, Mike Resnick, Mark Rich, Charles Sheffield, Dan Simmons, William Browning Spencer, Bruce Sterling, Steven Utley, Don Webb, Walter Jon Williams, Connie Willis. A long list of Honorable Mentions and an insightful roundup of the year in science fiction make the book indispensable for every fan of fantastic fiction. "Intriguing characters, creative settings and a certain amount of consciousness-raising are evident in many selections...Readers have a useful jumping-off point should they wish to continue their explorations of an expanding literary universe."--Publishers Weekly
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 1466829508
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1081
Book Description
The dozens of delightful stories in this anthology dazzle the mind with visions of tomorrow and yesterday, of here and now. On display is the work of many of today's greatest writers--and tomorrow's--including: Brian W. Aldiss, Stephen Baxter, Neal Barrett, Jr., Pat Cadigan, Jack Cady, Greg Egan, Joe Haldeman, David B. Kisor, Nancy Kress, Ian R. MacLeod, Maureen F. McHugh, G. David Nordley, Rebecca Ore, Robert Reed, Mike Resnick, Mark Rich, Charles Sheffield, Dan Simmons, William Browning Spencer, Bruce Sterling, Steven Utley, Don Webb, Walter Jon Williams, Connie Willis. A long list of Honorable Mentions and an insightful roundup of the year in science fiction make the book indispensable for every fan of fantastic fiction. "Intriguing characters, creative settings and a certain amount of consciousness-raising are evident in many selections...Readers have a useful jumping-off point should they wish to continue their explorations of an expanding literary universe."--Publishers Weekly
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
Author: Don D'Ammassa
Publisher: Infobase Learning
ISBN: 1438140622
Category : Science fiction, American
Languages : en
Pages : 2098
Book Description
Presents articles on the science fiction genre of literature, including authors, themes, significant works, and awards.
Publisher: Infobase Learning
ISBN: 1438140622
Category : Science fiction, American
Languages : en
Pages : 2098
Book Description
Presents articles on the science fiction genre of literature, including authors, themes, significant works, and awards.
Chicks in Chainmail
Author: Esther Friesner
Publisher: Baen
ISBN: 9780671876821
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
A collection of stories follows the conquests of a band of warrior women, and includes the writings of Esther Friesner, Elizabeth Moon, Jody Lynn Nye, Harry Turtledove, and Margaret Ball.
Publisher: Baen
ISBN: 9780671876821
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
A collection of stories follows the conquests of a band of warrior women, and includes the writings of Esther Friesner, Elizabeth Moon, Jody Lynn Nye, Harry Turtledove, and Margaret Ball.