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| Author | : Jules Verne |
| Publisher | : Good Press |
| Total Pages | : 3858 |
| Release | : 2023-11-18 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : |
The Greatest Sci-Fi Classics collection presents an unparalleled assembly of pioneering works that have shaped and defined the science fiction genre. Spanning a broad spectrum of themesfrom the social commentary of dystopian futures to the thrilling adventures in unexplored worldsthis anthology boasts an impressive diversity in literary styles. Among these pages lie the foundational texts of science fiction, with narratives that explore the human condition through speculative technological advancements and the exploration of the unknown. Notable for both its historic significance and the depth of its imaginative visions, this collection offers readers a journey through the evolution of the genre. The authors featured in this anthology represent a veritable whos who of science fictions progenitors. Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, and Mary Shelley are just a few of the visionary writers whose work is included, each contributing to the tapestry of themes and ideas that define science fiction. Their collective body of work encompasses a range of cultural, philosophical, and scientific thought from the 19th and early 20th centuries, reflecting the periods burgeoning interest in technological progress and its potential impacts on society. Through their stories, these authors not only entertained but also provoked thoughtful consideration of future possibilities. The Greatest Sci-Fi Classics offers readers a unique opportunity to explore a rich landscape of science fiction literature within a single volume. It serves as both an educational resource and a treasure trove of entertainment, inviting readers to immerse themselves in the worlds conceived by some of the genres most influential minds. This anthology is recommended for anyone interested in witnessing the genesis of science fiction as a literary form, engaging with the diverse perspectives it encompasses, and appreciating the dialogues it prompts about our future. The collection stands as a testament to the enduring power of science fiction to captivate the imagination and inspire reflection on humanitys path forward.
| Author | : Sloan De Forest |
| Publisher | : Running Press Adult |
| Total Pages | : 756 |
| Release | : 2018-05-01 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 0762491531 |
Spanning nine decades and branded by the most trusted authority on film, Turner Classic Movies: Must-See Sci-Fi showcases 50 of the most shocking, weird, wonderful, and mind-bending movies ever made. From A Trip to the Moon (1902)to Arrival (2016), science fiction cinema has produced a body of classics with a broader range of styles, stories, and subject matter than perhaps any other film genre. They are movies that embed themselves in the depths of the mind, coloring our view of day-to-day reality and probably fueling a few dreams (and nightmares) along the way. In Turner Classic Movies: Must-See Sci-Fi, fifty unforgettable films are profiled, including beloved favorites like The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) and Fantastic Voyage (1966), groundbreaking shockers like Planet of the Apes (1968) and Alien (1979), and lesser-known landmarks like Things to Come (1936) and Solaris (1972). Illustrated by astounding color and black-and-white images, the book presents the best of this mind-bending genre, detailing through insightful commentary and behind-the-scenes stories why each film remains essential viewing. A perfect gift for any film buff or sci-fi fanatic!
| Author | : Jules Verne |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 1483 |
| Release | : 2016-10-01 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1626868190 |
Blast off into the unknown with this collection of ten classical works of science fiction and fantasy. Long before we ventured into outer space or explored the most remote regions of the planet, writers have spun stories of what might lie in those unknown worlds, or what awaits humanity in the future. Classic Tales of Science Fiction & Fantasy is a collection of ten novels and short stories that blazed the trail for the popular genre. Works by acclaimed authors such as Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Jack London, and H. P. Lovecraft will transport the reader to distant places and times—and set the imagination ablaze!
| Author | : Alastair Reynolds |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 484 |
| Release | : 2009-06-02 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1101061278 |
An “engaging and awe-inspiring”(SF Signal) space opera from the critically-acclaimed author of the Revelation Space series. Six million years ago, at the dawn of the star-faring era, Abigail Gentian fractured herself into a thousand male and female clones, which she called shatterlings. She sent them out into the galaxy to observe and document the rise and fall of countless human empires. Since then, every two hundred thousand years, they gather to exchange news and memories of their travels. Only there is no Gathering. Someone is eliminating the Gentian line. And now Campion and Purslane—two shatterlings who have fallen in love and shared forbidden experiences—must determine exactly who, or what, their enemy is, before they are wiped out of existence...
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| Publisher | : BBS Publishing Corporation |
| Total Pages | : 488 |
| Release | : 1991 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9780883657720 |
The nine outstanding short novels in this collection of bestselling authors are as relevant today as when they first appeared during the l940's. These representative works by Theodore Sturgeon, Jack Williamson, Isaac Asimov, A.E. van Vogt, Ross Rocklynne, Lester del Rey, A. Bertam Chandler, T.L. Sherred and C.L. Moore are some of the best short science fiction novels of any time. $22.95 value.
| Author | : Adam Roberts |
| Publisher | : Pan Macmillan |
| Total Pages | : 336 |
| Release | : 2022-05-12 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1529069084 |
An entertaining and wide-ranging collection of science-fiction short stories featuring space aliens, spectacular inventions, futuristic technologies and vividly imagined worlds. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, cloth-bound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. Classic Science Fiction Stories is selected and introduced by academic and science-fiction writer Adam Roberts. Classic Science Fiction Stories highlights not only famous writers such as Edgar Allan Poe, H. G. Wells and H. P. Lovecraft, but also gives voice to lesser known but equally inventive writers such as Florence McLandburgh and Ambrose Bierce. Spanning the 1750s to the early twentieth century, these mesmerizing and expertly crafted stories are by turns intriguing, terrifying and, at times, downright comic. Together they show how science fiction took root to develop into the global phenomenon it is today.
| Author | : Poul Anderson |
| Publisher | : Library of America |
| Total Pages | : 725 |
| Release | : 2019-11-05 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1598536362 |
In a deluxe collector’s edition, four classic science fiction novels from the genre’s most transformative decade—including the landmark Flowers for Algernon This volume, the first of a two-volume set gathering the best American science fiction from the tumultuous 1960s, opens with Poul Anderson’s immensely popular The High Crusade, in which aliens planning to conquer Earth land in Lincolnshire during the Hundred Years’ War. In Clifford Simak’s Hugo Award-winning Way Station, Enoch Wallace is a spry 124-year-old Civil War veteran whose lifelong job monitoring the intergalactic pit stop inside his home is largely uneventful—until a CIA agent shows up and Cold War hostilities threaten the peaceful harmony of the Galactic confederation. Daniel Keyes’s beloved Flowers for Algernon—winner of the Nebula Award and adapted as the Academy Award-winning movie Charly—is told through the journal entries of Charlie Gordon, a young man with severe learning disabilities who is the test subject for surgery to improve his intelligence. And in the postapocalyptic earthscape of Roger Zelazny’s Hugo Award-winning . . . And Call Me Conrad (also published as This Immortal) Conrad Nomikos reluctantly accepts the responsibility of showing the planet to the governing extraterrestrials’ representative and protecting him from rebellious remnants of the human race. Using early manuscripts and original setting copy, this Library of America volume restores the novel to a version that most closely approximates Zelazny’s original text.
| Author | : Gardner Dozois |
| Publisher | : St. Martin's Griffin |
| Total Pages | : 695 |
| Release | : 2013-12-10 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1466859512 |
Brian Aldiss William Gibson R.A. Lafferty Ursula K. Le Guin Lucius Shepard Bruce Sterling Theodore Sturgeon Howard Waldrop Connie Willis Gene Wolfe Roger Zelazny "The best stories are timeless. Long years from now the stories here may still touch someone, cause that person to blink, and put the book down for a second, and stare off through the hallow air, and shirver in wonder."
| Author | : Ernest Cline |
| Publisher | : Ballantine Books |
| Total Pages | : 386 |
| Release | : 2011-08-16 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0307887456 |
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Now a major motion picture directed by Steven Spielberg. “Enchanting . . . Willy Wonka meets The Matrix.”—USA Today • “As one adventure leads expertly to the next, time simply evaporates.”—Entertainment Weekly A world at stake. A quest for the ultimate prize. Are you ready? In the year 2045, reality is an ugly place. The only time Wade Watts really feels alive is when he’s jacked into the OASIS, a vast virtual world where most of humanity spends their days. When the eccentric creator of the OASIS dies, he leaves behind a series of fiendish puzzles, based on his obsession with the pop culture of decades past. Whoever is first to solve them will inherit his vast fortune—and control of the OASIS itself. Then Wade cracks the first clue. Suddenly he’s beset by rivals who’ll kill to take this prize. The race is on—and the only way to survive is to win. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Entertainment Weekly • San Francisco Chronicle • Village Voice • Chicago Sun-Times • iO9 • The AV Club “Delightful . . . the grown-up’s Harry Potter.”—HuffPost “An addictive read . . . part intergalactic scavenger hunt, part romance, and all heart.”—CNN “A most excellent ride . . . Cline stuffs his novel with a cornucopia of pop culture, as if to wink to the reader.”—Boston Globe “Ridiculously fun and large-hearted . . . Cline is that rare writer who can translate his own dorky enthusiasms into prose that’s both hilarious and compassionate.”—NPR “[A] fantastic page-turner . . . starts out like a simple bit of fun and winds up feeling like a rich and plausible picture of future friendships in a world not too distant from our own.”—iO9
| Author | : Jo Walton |
| Publisher | : Macmillan + ORM |
| Total Pages | : 488 |
| Release | : 2014-01-21 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 1466844094 |
“A remarkable guided tour through the field—a kind of nonfiction companion to Among Others. It’s very good. It’s great.” —Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing As any reader of Jo Walton’s Among Others might guess, Walton is both an inveterate reader of SF and fantasy, and a chronic re-reader of books. In 2008, then-new science-fiction mega-site Tor.com asked Walton to blog regularly about her re-reading—about all kinds of older fantasy and SF, ranging from acknowledged classics, to guilty pleasures, to forgotten oddities and gems. These posts have consistently been among the most popular features of Tor.com. Now this volumes presents a selection of the best of them, ranging from short essays to long reassessments of some of the field’s most ambitious series. Among Walton’s many subjects here are the Zones of Thought novels of Vernor Vinge; the question of what genre readers mean by “mainstream”; the underappreciated SF adventures of C. J. Cherryh; the field’s many approaches to time travel; the masterful science fiction of Samuel R. Delany; Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children; the early Hainish novels of Ursula K. Le Guin; and a Robert A. Heinlein novel you have most certainly never read. Over 130 essays in all, What Makes This Book So Great is an immensely readable, engaging collection of provocative, opinionated thoughts about past and present-day fantasy and science fiction, from one of our best writers. “For readers unschooled in the history of SF/F, this book is a treasure trove.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
