This new collection of critical essays on science fiction and fantasy literature and media features the following pieces: "Slaves of the Death Spiders: Colin Wilson and Existential Science Fiction," "is there no Balm in Gilead? The Woeful Prophecies of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale," "A Few More Crocodile Tears?" "The Adventures of Lord Horror Across the Media Landscape," "Filling in the Middle: Robert Silverberg's The Queen of Springtime," "Rice's Relapse: Memnoch the Devil," "Field of Broken Dreams: Michael Bishop's Brittle Innings," "The Magic of the Movies," "H. G. Wells and the Discovery of the Future," "The Many Returns of Dracula," "Tarzan's Divided Self," "sympathy for the devil: Jacques Cazotte's The Devil in Love," "The Two Thousand Year Odyssey: George Viereck's Erotic Odyssey," and "The Profession of Science Fiction" (an autobiography). Brian Stableford is the bestselling writer of 50 books and hundreds of essays, including science fiction, fantasy, literary criticism, and popular nonfiction. He lives and works in Reading, England.
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Author: Stableford, Brian,
Publisher: Borgo Press
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: Slaves of the Death Spiders and Other Essays on Fantastic Literature
Pages: 00000 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2006-11-29
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780809519101
Lib Category: Science fiction - History and criticism
Lib Category: Fantasy literature, English -
Category: Literary Criticism : General
Category: Biography & Autobiography : General