News of the Black Feast and Other Random Reviews

News of the Black Feast and Other Random Reviews PDF Author: Brian Stableford
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 143440336X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 206

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Book Description
This new collection gathers together 45 of Stableford's best critical reviews on works of science fiction, fantasy, horror, decadent literature, and nonfiction books about these topics. His comments are witty, intelligent, and full of insight. Complete with comprehensive index.

News of the Black Feast and Other Random Reviews

News of the Black Feast and Other Random Reviews PDF Author: Brian Stableford
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 143440336X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 206

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Book Description
This new collection gathers together 45 of Stableford's best critical reviews on works of science fiction, fantasy, horror, decadent literature, and nonfiction books about these topics. His comments are witty, intelligent, and full of insight. Complete with comprehensive index.

The Cosmic Perspective and Other Black Comedies

The Cosmic Perspective and Other Black Comedies PDF Author: Brian Stableford
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1434403602
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 182

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Collection of ten comedies in science fiction, fantasy, and horror.

The Return of the Djinn and Other Black Melodramas

The Return of the Djinn and Other Black Melodramas PDF Author: Brian Stableford
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1434457117
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 184

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Six stories of fantasy and science fiction by a modern master, including three pieces published for the first time: "The Path of Progess," "Kalamada's Blessing," "The Shepherd's Daughter," "Shadows of the Past," "Reconstruction," and the original short fantasy novel, "The Return of the Djinn."

Exotic Encounters

Exotic Encounters PDF Author: Brian Stableford
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1434457605
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 198

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Thirty-four review essays of science fiction, fantasy, and horror authors and musical groups, including works by the following: Poul Anderson, Kim Antieau, Jackie Askew, Ataraxia, Stephen Baxter, Gregory Benford, David Britton, Philip George Chadwick, Hal Clement, Kathryn Cramer, Avram Davidson, Grania Davis, Stephen Dedman, Marcus Donnelly, Greg Egan, Michael Flynn, Forkbeard Fantasy, Neil Gaiman, Glenn Grant, Charles L. Harness, David G. Hartwell, Alexander Jablokov, John Kessel, Sophia Kingshill, Nancy Kress, Manuela Dunn Mascetti, Paul McAuley, Tim Powers, Albert Robida, Mary Doria Russell, William Moy Russell, Sharon Shinn, Sopor Aeternus and the Ensemble of Shadows, Emile Souvestre, Michel de Spiegeleire, Allen Steele, Michael Swanwick, Judith Tarr, Thee Vampire Guild, Jeff VanderMeer, Freda Warrington, John D. Wilson, Terri Windling, and Ronald Wright.

Narrative Strategies in Science Fiction and Other Essays on Imaginative Fiction

Narrative Strategies in Science Fiction and Other Essays on Imaginative Fiction PDF Author: Brian Stableford
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1434457559
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 206

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Eight essays on science fiction and fantasy: "Narrative Strategies in Science Fiction," "Immortality in Science Fiction," "Why There Is (Almost) No Such Thing as Science Fiction," "Perfectibility and the Novel of the Future," "In Search of a New Genre," "Ecology and Dystopia," "Cosmic Horror," and "Growing Up as a Superhero." Complete with bibliography and index.

Les Fleurs Du Mal / The Undead (Wildside Double #4

Les Fleurs Du Mal / The Undead (Wildside Double #4 PDF Author: Brian Stableford
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1434411672
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240

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In the tradition of the old "Ace Doubles," two-in-one books (flip one over to read the second title)--here is the fourth Wildside Double. "Les Fleurs du Mal: A Tale of the Biotech Revolution," by Brian Stableford. In the year 2550, where premediated murder is supposedly impossible, a serial killer begins attacking very old men with specially bred plants that eat them from the inside out, creating the bizarre "flowers of evil" ("les fleurs du mal"). Biotech artist Oscar Wilde teams with UN detectives Charlotte Holmes and Hal Watson to unravel this futuristic nightmare. A Hugo Award finalist in the Novella category. "The Undead: A Tale of the Biotech Revolution," by Brian Stableford. In the world of the future, the latest rage is the creation of "Undead" personality simulations to place within the tombstones of the recently departed. But when a cluster of new monuments is vandalized, cemetery Chief Security Officer Tann Hicks must find the perpetrators and stop the crimes. Are the sims really dead? As the controversy over the Undead grows, with religious fanatics lining up against right-to-life advocates, Tann finds himself at the center of a growing political and media storm.

The Decadent World-View

The Decadent World-View PDF Author: Brian Stableford
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1434411664
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 210

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Book Description
The new collection features 14 essays relevant to the Literary Decadence movement, including pieces on: Joris-Karl Huysmans, Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, Aloysius Bertrand, Theophile Gautier, Victor Hugo, Honore de Balzac, Gustave Flaubert, Emile Zola, Edmond de Goncourt, and Anatole France. Complete with bibliography and index.

Creators of Science Fiction

Creators of Science Fiction PDF Author: Brian Stableford
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1434457591
Category : Science fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214

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Well-known critic and novelist Brian Stableford here discusses the writers, editors, and publishers who helped create the modern genre of science fiction: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, Camille Flammarion, Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, Hugo Gernsback, John W. Campbell Jr., Edward E. "Doc" Smith, Robert A. Heinlein, James Blish, Gregory Benford, and Ian Watson. Complete with bibliography and index.

Luscinia

Luscinia PDF Author: Brian Stableford
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1434411621
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 186

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Cris's life falls apart after he and his girlfriend Claire are tattooed by artist Devon Curtin--who's murdered shortly after. Twenty years later, Curtin's fans, who believe his art was magical, are putting together an exhibit of his work, including the never-before-seen tattooes on Cris and Claire. Cris wants nothing to do with the show, but soon realizes that he and Claire might be in real danger. Because Devon Curtin's killer has never been caught...

Against the New Gods and Other Essays on Writers of Imaginative Fiction

Against the New Gods and Other Essays on Writers of Imaginative Fiction PDF Author: Brian Stableford
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1434457435
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 190

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Eight highly-readable essays on science fiction and fantasy writers, including David Brin, Jonathan Carroll, Samuel R. Delany, Joe Haldeman, Robert Irwin, Graham Joyce, Michael Shea, plus a major piece, "Against the New Gods," on British SF and crime writer Sydney Fowler Wright. Complete with Bibliography and Index.