Author: Ray Bradbury
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
'Futuria Fantasia' was an American science fiction fanzine created by Ray Bradbury in 1938, when he was 18 years old. The following is the 1939 edition, featuring works from authors such as Erick Freyor, Antony Corvais, and Doug Rogers.
Futuria Fantasia, Fall 1939
Author: Ray Bradbury
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
'Futuria Fantasia' was an American science fiction fanzine created by Ray Bradbury in 1938, when he was 18 years old. The following is the 1939 edition, featuring works from authors such as Erick Freyor, Antony Corvais, and Doug Rogers.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
'Futuria Fantasia' was an American science fiction fanzine created by Ray Bradbury in 1938, when he was 18 years old. The following is the 1939 edition, featuring works from authors such as Erick Freyor, Antony Corvais, and Doug Rogers.
Ray Bradbury
Author: Jonathan R. Eller
Publisher: Kent State University Press
ISBN: 9780873387798
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
This is a textual, bibliographical and cultural study of 60 years of Bradbury's fiction. The authors draw upon correspondence with his publishers, agents and friends, as well as archival manuscripts, to examine the story of Bradbury's authorship over more than half a century.
Publisher: Kent State University Press
ISBN: 9780873387798
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
This is a textual, bibliographical and cultural study of 60 years of Bradbury's fiction. The authors draw upon correspondence with his publishers, agents and friends, as well as archival manuscripts, to examine the story of Bradbury's authorship over more than half a century.
The First Geeks
Author: Orty Ortwein
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476651728
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
The writer Ray Bradbury, science fiction expert Forry Ackerman, and special effects genius Ray Harryhausen are world-famous for their careers involving tales of the imagination. Before anyone had heard of them, they were friends as teens and college-aged boys enjoying all that 1930s L.A. had to offer: getting celebrity autographs, watching blockbuster movies, and haunting dozens of bookstores. As members of the Los Angeles chapter of the Science Fiction League, the three belonged to a tight-knit group that was involved in the earliest science fiction conventions and the birth of cosplay. This book follows the lives and careers of these three literary and film legends and tracks the origins of science fiction fandom. Each chapter builds a chronology of how their paths intertwined, and ultimately connected to, the beginnings of renowned fan conventions like Comic-Con. Devoted science fiction fans and new readers alike will learn how a young friendship launched three illustrious careers and changed the face of science fiction forever.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476651728
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
The writer Ray Bradbury, science fiction expert Forry Ackerman, and special effects genius Ray Harryhausen are world-famous for their careers involving tales of the imagination. Before anyone had heard of them, they were friends as teens and college-aged boys enjoying all that 1930s L.A. had to offer: getting celebrity autographs, watching blockbuster movies, and haunting dozens of bookstores. As members of the Los Angeles chapter of the Science Fiction League, the three belonged to a tight-knit group that was involved in the earliest science fiction conventions and the birth of cosplay. This book follows the lives and careers of these three literary and film legends and tracks the origins of science fiction fandom. Each chapter builds a chronology of how their paths intertwined, and ultimately connected to, the beginnings of renowned fan conventions like Comic-Con. Devoted science fiction fans and new readers alike will learn how a young friendship launched three illustrious careers and changed the face of science fiction forever.
Ray Bradbury
Author: David Seed
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252096908
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
As much as any individual, Ray Bradbury brought science fiction's ideas into the mainstream. Yet he transcended the genre in both form and popularity, using its trappings to explore timely social concerns and the kaleidoscope of human experience while in the process becoming one of America's most beloved authors. David Seed follows Bradbury's long career from the early short story masterpieces through his work in a wide variety of broadcast and film genres to the influential cultural commentary he spread via essays, speeches, and interviews. Mining Bradbury's classics and hard-to-find archival, literary, and cultural materials, Seed analyzes how the author's views on technology, authoritarianism, and censorship affected his art; how his Midwest of dream and dread brought his work to life; and the ways film and television influenced his creative process and visually-oriented prose style. The result is a passionate statement on Bradbury's status as an essential literary writer deserving of a place in the cultural history of his time.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252096908
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
As much as any individual, Ray Bradbury brought science fiction's ideas into the mainstream. Yet he transcended the genre in both form and popularity, using its trappings to explore timely social concerns and the kaleidoscope of human experience while in the process becoming one of America's most beloved authors. David Seed follows Bradbury's long career from the early short story masterpieces through his work in a wide variety of broadcast and film genres to the influential cultural commentary he spread via essays, speeches, and interviews. Mining Bradbury's classics and hard-to-find archival, literary, and cultural materials, Seed analyzes how the author's views on technology, authoritarianism, and censorship affected his art; how his Midwest of dream and dread brought his work to life; and the ways film and television influenced his creative process and visually-oriented prose style. The result is a passionate statement on Bradbury's status as an essential literary writer deserving of a place in the cultural history of his time.
Lost Planets And Rediscovered Science Fiction Manuscripts: Illustrated
Author: Shirrel Rhoades, Editor
Publisher: AbsolutelyAmazingebooks.com
ISBN: 1514337053
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
"Like discovering new planets..." — Bryon Rupert McCafferty, pop culture guru of Online Critics Corner Forget about being lost in space. Many of the sci-fi short stories in this never-before-published anthology have been lost in file cabinets, desk drawers, and attics. Here are 16 new and/or all-but-unknown futuristic tales by such masterful science fiction writers as Ray Bradbury and John W. Campbell, Jr. Even a once-anonymous scientification story by Edgar Allan Poe. Mindbending entertainment! "Lost" Stories by: William R. Burkett, Jr. C.J. Daniels, H. L. Osterman, Ray Bradbury and Henry Hesse, James Blish, Bruce Silto, H. Beam Piper, Mabel Seeley, Fritz Leiber, Henry Kuttner, John W. Campbell, Edgar Allan Poe, Philip K. Dick, Shirrel Rhoades, Hugo Gernsback, William Campbell Gault
Publisher: AbsolutelyAmazingebooks.com
ISBN: 1514337053
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
"Like discovering new planets..." — Bryon Rupert McCafferty, pop culture guru of Online Critics Corner Forget about being lost in space. Many of the sci-fi short stories in this never-before-published anthology have been lost in file cabinets, desk drawers, and attics. Here are 16 new and/or all-but-unknown futuristic tales by such masterful science fiction writers as Ray Bradbury and John W. Campbell, Jr. Even a once-anonymous scientification story by Edgar Allan Poe. Mindbending entertainment! "Lost" Stories by: William R. Burkett, Jr. C.J. Daniels, H. L. Osterman, Ray Bradbury and Henry Hesse, James Blish, Bruce Silto, H. Beam Piper, Mabel Seeley, Fritz Leiber, Henry Kuttner, John W. Campbell, Edgar Allan Poe, Philip K. Dick, Shirrel Rhoades, Hugo Gernsback, William Campbell Gault
Techno-Fixers
Author: Sean F. Johnston
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0228002044
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
This is the story of a seductive idea. Over the past century, the potential of new technology to solve social dilemmas has captivated modern culture. From apps that encourage physical activity to airport scanners meant to prevent terrorism, the concept that clever innovation can improve society is irresistible, but faith in such technological fixes is seldom questioned. Where did this idea come from, what makes it so appealing, and how does it endanger our future? Techno-Fixers traces the source of modern confidence in technology to engineering hubris, radical utopian movements, science fiction fanzines, policy-makers' soundbites, corporate marketing, and optimistic consumer culture from the turn of the twentieth century until today. Sean Johnston demonstrates that, through the promotion of prominent government scientists, technocrats, entrepreneurs, and popular media, modern invention became the favourite tool for addressing human problems and society's ills. Nonetheless, when it comes to assessing the success of cigarette filters as the solution to safe smoking, or DDT as the answer for agricultural productivity, the evidence is sobering. Cautioning that the rhetoric of technological fixes seldom matches reality, Johnston examines how employing innovation to bypass traditional methods can foster as many problems as it solves. A critical examination of modern faith in technology, Techno-Fixers evaluates past mistakes, present implications, and future opportunities for innovating societies.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0228002044
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
This is the story of a seductive idea. Over the past century, the potential of new technology to solve social dilemmas has captivated modern culture. From apps that encourage physical activity to airport scanners meant to prevent terrorism, the concept that clever innovation can improve society is irresistible, but faith in such technological fixes is seldom questioned. Where did this idea come from, what makes it so appealing, and how does it endanger our future? Techno-Fixers traces the source of modern confidence in technology to engineering hubris, radical utopian movements, science fiction fanzines, policy-makers' soundbites, corporate marketing, and optimistic consumer culture from the turn of the twentieth century until today. Sean Johnston demonstrates that, through the promotion of prominent government scientists, technocrats, entrepreneurs, and popular media, modern invention became the favourite tool for addressing human problems and society's ills. Nonetheless, when it comes to assessing the success of cigarette filters as the solution to safe smoking, or DDT as the answer for agricultural productivity, the evidence is sobering. Cautioning that the rhetoric of technological fixes seldom matches reality, Johnston examines how employing innovation to bypass traditional methods can foster as many problems as it solves. A critical examination of modern faith in technology, Techno-Fixers evaluates past mistakes, present implications, and future opportunities for innovating societies.
The Ray Bradbury Companion
Author: William F. Nolan
Publisher: Gale Cengage
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Publisher: Gale Cengage
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
The Forrest J Ackerman Oeuvre
Author: Christopher M. O’Brien
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786492309
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Although he is most remembered for his vast collection of science fiction memorabilia; his influential magazine, Famous Monsters of Filmland; and his frequent sci-fi convention appearances, Forrest J Ackerman (1916-2008) also left a sizeable body of work in print. An introductory biographical section traces Ackerman's early enthusiasm for pulp magazines and film productions of a fantastic nature, his rise to prominence in "fandom," his acquisition of memorabilia, his work as a literary agent, the founding of his landmark magazine in 1958, and his friendship with a number of performers and personnel from genre films. The extensive bibliography includes listings of books, published letters, articles, fiction, verse, speeches, screenplays, comics, discography, liner notes, and periodicals edited and published by Ackerman. A thorough filmography, a selected listing of nationally televised appearances, and rare photographs of Ackerman throughout his lifetime complete this definitive catalog of one of science fiction's most interesting personalities.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786492309
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Although he is most remembered for his vast collection of science fiction memorabilia; his influential magazine, Famous Monsters of Filmland; and his frequent sci-fi convention appearances, Forrest J Ackerman (1916-2008) also left a sizeable body of work in print. An introductory biographical section traces Ackerman's early enthusiasm for pulp magazines and film productions of a fantastic nature, his rise to prominence in "fandom," his acquisition of memorabilia, his work as a literary agent, the founding of his landmark magazine in 1958, and his friendship with a number of performers and personnel from genre films. The extensive bibliography includes listings of books, published letters, articles, fiction, verse, speeches, screenplays, comics, discography, liner notes, and periodicals edited and published by Ackerman. A thorough filmography, a selected listing of nationally televised appearances, and rare photographs of Ackerman throughout his lifetime complete this definitive catalog of one of science fiction's most interesting personalities.
Bulletin of Bibliography
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Who Goes There
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
A guide to the works of authors who have contributed to the literature of fantasy and science fiction, and who have published some or all of their work pseudonymously.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
A guide to the works of authors who have contributed to the literature of fantasy and science fiction, and who have published some or all of their work pseudonymously.