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245 14 a| The science fiction handbookh| [electronic resource] /c| M. Keith Booker and Anne-Marie Thomas.;

260 a| Chichester, UK ;a| Malden, MA :b| Wiley-Blackwell Pub.,;

300 a| viii, 348 p. :b| ill. ;c| 24 cm.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-340) and index.;

505 2 a| Part 1 Introduction -- Part 2 Brief historical surveys of science fiction subgenres -- Part 3 Representative science fiction authors : -- Isaac Asimov -- Margaret Atwood -- Octavia E. Butler -- Samuel R. Delany -- Philip K. Dick -- William Gibson -- Nicola Griffith --Joe Haldeman -- Robert A. Heinlein -- Nalo Hopkinson -- Ursula K. Le Guin -- Ian McDonald -- China Miéville -- George Orwell -- Marge Piercy -- Frederik Pohl -- Kim Stanley Robinson -- Neal Stephenson -- H. G. Wells. -- Part 4 Discussions of individual texts : -- The time machine -- The war of the worlds / H. G. Wells -- Nineteen eighty-four / George Orwell -- I, robot / Isaac Asimov -- The space merchants / Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kormbluth -- Starship troopers / Robert A. Heinlein -- Do androids dream of electric sheep? / Philip K. Dick -- The dispossessed / Ursula K. LeGuin -- The forever war / Joe Haldeman -- Woman on the edge of time / Marge Piercy -- Trouble on Triton / Samuel R. Delany -- Neuromancer / William Gibson -- The handmaid's tale / Margaret Atwood -- "Xenogenesis" trilogy / Octavia Butler -- Snow crash / Neal Stephenson -- Ammonite / Nicola Griffith -- "Mars" trilogy / Kim Stanley Robinson -- Midnight Robber / Nalo Hopkinson -- Perdido Street Station / China Miéville -- River of Gods / Ian MacDonald.;

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The science fiction handbook / M. Keith Booker and Anne-Marie Thomas.

Author/creator	Booker, M. Keith
Other author	Thomas, Anne-Marie.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Chichester, UK ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell Pub.,
Description	viii, 348 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Science fiction, English--History and criticism. --Handbooks, manuals, etc. Science fiction, American--History and criticism. --Handbooks, manuals, etc. Science fiction--History and criticism. --Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Partial contents	Part 1 Introduction -- Part 2 Brief historical surveys of science fiction subgenres -- Part 3 Representative science fiction authors : -- Isaac Asimov -- Margaret Atwood -- Octavia E. Butler -- Samuel R. Delany -- Philip K. Dick -- William Gibson -- Nicola Griffith --Joe Haldeman -- Robert A. Heinlein -- Nalo Hopkinson -- Ursula K. Le Guin -- Ian McDonald -- China Miéville -- George Orwell -- Marge Piercy -- Frederik Pohl -- Kim Stanley Robinson -- Neal Stephenson -- H. G. Wells. -- Part 4 Discussions of individual texts : -- The time machine -- The war of the worlds / H. G. Wells -- Nineteen eighty-four / George Orwell -- I, robot / Isaac Asimov -- The space merchants / Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kormbluth -- Starship troopers / Robert A. Heinlein -- Do androids dream of electric sheep? / Philip K. Dick -- The dispossessed / Ursula K. LeGuin -- The forever war / Joe Haldeman -- Woman on the edge of time / Marge Piercy -- Trouble on Triton / Samuel R. Delany -- Neuromancer / William Gibson -- The handmaid's tale / Margaret Atwood -- "Xenogenesis" trilogy / Octavia Butler -- Snow crash / Neal Stephenson -- Ammonite / Nicola Griffith -- "Mars" trilogy / Kim Stanley Robinson -- Midnight Robber / Nalo Hopkinson -- Perdido Street Station / China Miéville -- River of Gods / Ian MacDonald.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-340) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2008044598
ISBN	9781405162050 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	1405162058 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	9781405162067 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	1405162066 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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