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Paratexts [electronic resource] introductions to science fiction and fantasy
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In the mid-1980s, Easton Press began publishing a series of leather-bound collector editions called "Masterpieces of Science Fiction," and "Masterpieces of Fantasy," which featured some of the most important works in these genres. Author James Gunn was commissioned to write introductions to these works, which allowed him to pay tribute to many authors who inspired and influenced him. In Paratexts: Introductions to Science Fiction and Fantasy, Gunn has collected the most significant essays produced for the Easton series, a
| Title |
Paratexts [electronic resource] introductions to science fiction and fantasy / James Gunn. |
|---|---|
| Publisher |
Lanham, Md. Plymouth, England : Scarecrow Press |
| Creation Date |
c2013 |
| Notes |
Includes index. English |
| Content |
Contents Preface Acknowledgments Prefaces to Books by James Gunn Star Bridge Station in Space Breaking Point The Immortals The Joy Makers The Magicians Some Dreams Are Nightmares The Burning The Listeners Human Voices Gift from the Stars The Dreamers Kampus Masterpieces of Science Fiction Masterpieces and Me The Foundation TrilogyIsaac Asimov Stranger in a Strange LandRobert A. Heinlein The World of Null-AA. E. van Vogt A Canticle for LeibowitzWalter M. Miller Jr. 1984George Orwell A Clockwork OrangeAnthony Burgess FuryHenry Kuttner Out of the Silent PlanetC. S. LewisThe Moon PoolA. Merritt What Mad UniverseFredric Brown Blood MusicGreg Bear Speaker for the DeadOrson Scott Card Islands in the NetBruce Sterling The PostmanDavid Brin When Gravity FailsGeorge Alec Effinger Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?Philip K. Dick The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyDouglas Adams Childhood's EndArthur C. Clarke Doomsday BookConnie Willis Brute OrbitsGeorge Zebrowski CityClifford D. Simak FlatlandEdwin A. Abbott Flowers for AlgernonDaniel Keyes The Island of Dr. MoreauH. G. Wells The Sword of the LictorGene Wolfe JemFrederik PohlThe Lost WorldArthur Conan Doyle The Dead ZoneStephen King Masterpieces of Fantasy The Other Side of the Mirror Nine Princes in AmberRoger Zelazny MagicianRaymond E. Feist The Malacia TapestryBrian W. Aldiss Mythago WoodRobert Holdstock The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan HoagRobert A. Heinlein The Belgariad: Pawn of ProphecyDavid Eddings The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever: Lord Foul's BaneStephen R. Donaldson The Mists of AvalonMarion Zimmer Bradley Three Hearts and Three LionsPoul Anderson The Complete Compleat EnchanterL. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher PrattDarker Than You ThinkJack Williamson Black Easter and The Day After JudgmentJames Blish Gather, Darkness!Fritz Leiber GormenghastMervyn Peake The Last UnicornPeter Beagle Little, BigJohn Crowley The Lord of the RingsJ. R. R. Tolkien Lord Valentine's CastleRobert Silverberg Signed First Editions of Science Fiction Falling FreeLois McMaster Bujold Ancient ShoresJack McDevitt Blue MarsKim Stanley Robinson Cloud's RiderC. J. Cherryh CosmGregory Benford Destiny's RoadLarry Niven DragonseyeAnne McCaffrey DreamfallJoan D. VingeEvolution's ShoreIan McDonald A Fisherman of the Inland SeaUrsula K. Le Guin Illegal AlienRobert J. Sawyer LifehouseSpider Robinson The Memory CathedralJack Dann MoonriseBen Bova Index About the Author |
| Extent |
1 online resource (243 p.) |
| Language |
English |
| National Library system number |
997010709187505171 |
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