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Science Fiction & Fantasy Readers' Advisory [electronic resource]

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Giving customers what they want when what they want is the ''next good read'' in science fiction or fantasy can leave even the most experienced readers' advisor calling upon supernatural forces for the answer. Even if you don't know the difference between a Hugo and a Nebula, long-time science fiction and fantasy aficionado Derek Buker serves as your guide through alien territory in this latest installment of the ALA Readers' Advisory Series. In the realm of science fiction, technology—either real or imagined—holds the key and in fantasy, magic is the dominating force. These two literary world

Title Science Fiction & Fantasy Readers' Advisory [electronic resource].
Publisher Chicago : ALA Editions
Creation Date 2002
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
English
Content Contents
Acknowledgments
Prologue: Science Affliction
Book I: Science Fiction
Chapter 1: Classic and General Science Fiction
Chapter 2: Aliens Are Coming! Aliens Are Coming!
Chapter 3: Celestial Bodies
Chapter 4: Androids and Robots and Cyborgs... Oh My!
Chapter 5: Attack of the Killer Computers!
Chapter 6: Cyberpunk-Are You Looking at Me? Science Fiction with and Attitude
Chapter 7: Virtual Reality
Chapter 8: It's the End of the World: Holocaust Fiction
Chapter 9: Alternate History
Chapter 10: Time Travel
Chapter 11: Superheros, Graphic Novels and Genetic Engineering
Chapter 12: Thrills and Chills in Zero Gravity: Science-Fiction Mysteries and ThrillersScience-Fiction Humor
Chapter 14: Science-Fiction and Fantasy Blenders
Chapter 15: Telepathic Mutants and Other Weirdos
Chapter 16: Science-Fiction Romance and Religion
Chapter 17: Space Operas
Book II: Fantasy
Chapter 18: Fantastic Fantasy
Chapter 19: The Long and Longer of It: Epic Fantasy
Chapter 20: Questing, Questing, Questing
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Series ALA readers' advisory series The science fiction and fantasy readers' advisory
Extent 1 online resource (248 p.)
Language English
National Library system number 997010709843005171
MARC RECORDS
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Intersections: fantasy and science fiction
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