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Anatomy of Utopia: Narration, Estrangement and Ambiguity in More, Wells, Huxley and Clarke

Product Description: Since the early rise of the novel, utopian stories have held the public imagination. This critical text argues that though these books are commonly seen as social statements or ideological propaganda, they should be treated as literary texts, not as blueprints for a human community...read more

By C. W. Sullivan, III (editor)

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9780786440368, titled "The Anatomy of Utopia: Narration, Estrangement and Ambiguity in More, Wells, Huxley and Clarke" | McFarland & Co Inc Pub, August 17, 2010, cover price $38.00 | About this edition: Since the early rise of the novel, utopian stories have held the public imagination.

The Anticipation Novelists of 1950s French Science Fiction: Stepchildren of Voltaire

By Bradford Lyau, Donald E. Palumbo (editor), George Edgar Slusser (foreword by) and C. W. Sullivan, III (editor)

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9780786458578 | McFarland & Co Inc Pub, October 29, 2010, cover price $55.00

Apocalypse in Australian Fiction and Film: A Critical Study

By C. W. Sullivan, III (editor)

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9780786460519 | McFarland & Co Inc Pub, February 24, 2011, cover price $35.00

An Asimov Companion: Characters, Places and Terms in the Robot / Empire / Foundation Metaseries

By Donald E. Palumbo

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9780786498239 | McFarland & Co Inc Pub, April 21, 2016, cover price $29.95

British Science Fiction Film and Television: Critical Essays

Product Description: Written by international experts from a range of disciplines, these essays examine the uniquely British contribution to science fiction film and television. Viewing British SF as a cultural phenomenon that challenges straightforward definitions of genre, nationhood, authorship and media, the editors provide a conceptual introduction placing the essays within their critical context...read more

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9780786446216 | McFarland & Co Inc Pub, February 18, 2011, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Written by international experts from a range of disciplines, these essays examine the uniquely British contribution to science fiction film and television.

Cult Telefantasy Series: A Critical Analysis of The Prisoner, Twin Peaks, The X-Files, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Lost, Heroes, Doctor Who and Star Trek

Product Description: From The Prisoner in the 1960s to the more recent Heroes and Lost, a group of television series with strong elements of fantasy have achieved cult status. Focusing on eight such series, this work analyzes their respective innovations and influences...read more

By Sue Short

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9780786443154 | McFarland & Co Inc Pub, June 10, 2011, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: From The Prisoner in the 1960s to the more recent Heroes and Lost, a group of television series with strong elements of fantasy have achieved cult status.

Discworld and the Disciplines: Critical Approaches to the Terry Pratchett Works

By Anne Hiebert Alton (editor) and William C. Spruiell (editor)

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9780786474646 | McFarland & Co Inc Pub, April 18, 2014, cover price $29.95

Doctor Who in Time and Space: Essays on Themes, Characters, History and Fandom, 1963-2012

Product Description: This collection of fresh essays addresses a broad range of topics in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, both old (1963-1989) and new (2005-present). The book begins with the fan: There are essays on how the show is viewed and identified with, fan interactions with each other, reactions to changes, the wilderness years when it wasn't in production...read more

By Gillian I. Leitch (editor)

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9780786465491 | McFarland & Co Inc Pub, March 6, 2013, cover price $45.00 | About this edition: This collection of fresh essays addresses a broad range of topics in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, both old (1963-1989) and new (2005-present).

Environments in Science Fiction: Essays on Alternative Spaces

By Susan M. Bernardo (editor)

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9780786475797 | McFarland & Co Inc Pub, March 12, 2014, cover price $35.00

Feminist Narrative and the Supernatural: The Function of Fantastic Devices in Seven Recent Novels

Product Description: Women authors have explored fantasy fiction in ways that connect with feminist narrative theories, as examined here by Katherine J. Weese in seven modern novels. These include Margaret Atwood's Lady Oracle, Iris Murdoch's The Sea, the Sea, Marilynne Robinson's Housekeeping, Carol Shields's The Stone Diaries, Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible, and Toni Morrison's Beloved and Paradise...read more

By Donald E. Palumbo (editor), C. W. Sullivan, III (editor) and Katherine J. Weese

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9780786436156 | McFarland & Co Inc Pub, April 18, 2008, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Women authors have explored fantasy fiction in ways that connect with feminist narrative theories, as examined here by Katherine J.

H. Beam Piper: A Biography

Product Description: H. Beam Piper is one of science fiction's most enigmatic writers. In 1946 Piper appeared seemingly from out of nowhere, already at the top of his form. He published a number of memorable short stories in the premier science fiction magazine of the time, Astounding Science Fiction, under legendary editor John W...read more

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9780786477319 | Reprint edition (McFarland & Co Inc Pub, January 28, 2014), cover price $25.00 | About this edition: H.

Heinlein's Juvenile Novels: A Cultural Dictionary

By C. W. Sullivan, III (editor)

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9780786444632 | McFarland & Co Inc Pub, September 15, 2011, cover price $40.00

The Heritage of Heinlein: A Critical Reading of the Fiction

By Thomas D. Clareson, Frederik Pohl (foreword by) and Joe Sanders

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9780786474981 | McFarland & Co Inc Pub, January 13, 2014, cover price $35.00

Hugo Gernsback and the Century of Scienc Fiction

'An examination of science fiction editor and author Hugo Gernsback's career, summarizing the science fiction theories of Gernsback and his successors, and for the first time offers detailed studies of his rarest periodicals. An analysis of his ground-breaking novel, Ralph 124C 41+: a romance of the Year 2660, is also offered'--Provided by publisher.

By Donald E. Palumbo (editor), C. W. Sullivan, III (editor) and Gary Westfahl

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9780786430796 | McFarland & Co Inc Pub, July 30, 2007, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: 'An examination of science fiction editor and author Hugo Gernsback's career, summarizing the science fiction theories of Gernsback and his successors, and for the first time offers detailed studies of his rarest periodicals.

J.R.R. Tolkien, Robert Howard and the Birth of Modern Fantasy

Product Description: The birth of modern fantasy in 1930s Britain and America saw the development of new literary and film genres. J.R.R. Tolkien created modern fantasy with The Lord of the Rings, set in a fictional world based upon his life in the early 20th century British Empire, and his love of language and medieval literature...read more

By Deke Parsons

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9780786495375 | McFarland & Co Inc Pub, October 31, 2014, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: The birth of modern fantasy in 1930s Britain and America saw the development of new literary and film genres.

Lois McMaster Bujold: Essays on a Modern Master of Science Fiction and Fantasy

By Janet Brennan Croft (editor)

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9780786468331 | McFarland & Co Inc Pub, January 14, 2013, cover price $40.00

The Mabinogi: A Book of Essays

Product Description: The purpose of this collection, which was first published in 1996, is to provide both an overview of the major critical approaches to the Four Branches of the Mabinogi and a selection of the best essays dealing with them. The essays examine the origins of the Mabinogion, comparative analyses, and structural and thematic interpretations...read more

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9781138854833 | Reissue edition (Routledge, May 6, 2015), cover price $195.00 | About this edition: The purpose of this collection, which was first published in 1996, is to provide both an overview of the major critical approaches to the Four Branches of the Mabinogi and a selection of the best essays dealing with them.

Michael Moorcock: Fiction, Fantasy and the WorldÂs Pain

By Mark Scroggins

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9781476663074, titled "Michael Moorcock: Fiction, Fantasy and the Worldâs Pain" | McFarland & Co Inc Pub, December 22, 2015, cover price $39.95

Nature and the Numinous in Mythopoeic Fantasy Literature

By Chris Brawley

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9780786494651 | McFarland & Co Inc Pub, June 30, 2014, cover price $35.00

Of Bread, Blood and The Hunger Games: Critical Essays on the Suzanne Collins Trilogy

By Leisa A. Clark (editor) and Mary Pharr (editor)

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9780786470198 | McFarland & Co Inc Pub, July 10, 2012, cover price $29.95

One Earth, One People: The Mythopoeic Fantasy Series of Ursula K. Le Guin, Lloyd Alexander, Madeleine LÂengle and Orson Scott Card

'Presents the genre from a holistic perspective, arguing that this subgenre of fantasy literature is misunderstood as result of decades of incomplete and reductionist literary studies. Asserts mythopoeic fantasy is the most complete literary expression of a worldview based on the existence of supernatural powers and could transform social consciousness with renewed emphasis on anticipating the future'--Provided by publisher.

By Marek Oziewicz, Donald E. Palumbo (editor) and C. W. Sullivan, III (editor)

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9780786431359, titled "One Earth, One People: The Mythopoeic Fantasy Series of Ursula K. Le Guin, Lloyd Alexander, Madeleine L'Engle and Orson Scott Card" | McFarland & Co Inc Pub, February 4, 2008, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: 'Presents the genre from a holistic perspective, arguing that this subgenre of fantasy literature is misunderstood as result of decades of incomplete and reductionist literary studies.

Orbiting Ray Bradbury's Mars: Biographical, Anthropological, Literary, Scientific and Other Perspectives