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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

Fahrenheit 451

By Rafeeq O. Mcgiveron (editor)

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Hardcover:

9781619252240 | Har/psc edition (Salem Pr Inc, November 1, 2013), cover price $95.00

A Life of Philip K. Dick: The Man Who Remembered the Future

Product Description: Philip K. Dick was a hugely influential writer who drew upon his own life to address the nature of drug abuse, paranoia, schizophrenia, and transcendental experiences of all kinds. He was a prolific author and many of his books were turned into popular films such as Blade Runner, A Scanner Darkly, Total Recall, and Minority Report...read more

By Anthony Peake

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9781782122425 | Arcturus Pub, October 13, 2013, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Philip K.

Ender's Game and Philosophy: The Logic Gate Is Down

By William Irwin

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9781118572672 | Psc edition (John Wiley & Sons Inc, August 26, 2013), cover price $17.95

William Gibson

By Gary Westfahl

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Hardcover:

9780252037801 | 1 edition (Univ of Illinois Pr, July 26, 2013), cover price $95.00

Paperback:

9780252079375 | Univ of Illinois Pr, July 26, 2013, cover price $25.00

Dragonwriter: A Tribute to Anne Mccaffrey and Pern

By Todd J. McCaffrey (editor)

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9781937856830 | Benbella Books, August 6, 2013, cover price $14.95

Ender's Game and Philosophy: The Logic Gate Is Down

Product Description: A threat to humanity portending the end of our species lurks in the cold recesses of space. Our only hope is an eleven-year-old boy. Celebrating the long-awaited release of the movie adaptation of Orson Scott Cardâs novel about highly trained child geniuses fighting a race of invading aliens, this collection of original essays probes key philosophical questions raised in the narrative, including the ethics of child soldiers, politics on the internet, and the morality of war and genocide...read more

By Kevin S. Decker (editor)

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9781118386576 | John Wiley & Sons Inc, July 22, 2013, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: A threat to humanity portending the end of our species lurks in the cold recesses of space.

Strange Matings: Science Fiction, Feminism, African American Voices, and Octavia E. Butler

By Rebecca J. Holden (editor) and Nisi Shawl (editor)

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9781619760370 | Aqueduct Pr, July 1, 2013, cover price $20.00

War over Lemuria: Richard Shaver, Ray Palmer and the Strangest Chapter of 1940s Science Fiction

Product Description: Life magazine described the Shaver Mystery as "the most celebrated rumpus that rocked the science fiction world." Its creators said it was a "new wave in science fiction." Critics called it "dangerous nonsense" and labeled its fans the lunatic fringe...read more

By Richard Toronto

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9780786473076 | McFarland & Co Inc Pub, April 25, 2013, cover price $39.95 | About this edition: Life magazine described the Shaver Mystery as "the most celebrated rumpus that rocked the science fiction world.

Paratexts: Introductions to Science Fiction and Fantasy

By James Gunn

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9780810891227 | Scarecrow Pr, April 18, 2013, cover price $83.00

Ender's World: Fresh Perspectives on the SF Classic Ender's Game: Library Edition

By Orson Scott Card, Gabrielle De Cuir (narrator), Janis Ian (narrator), Arthur Morey (narrator) and Stefan Rudnicki (narrator)

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9781470838898 | Unabridged edition (Blackstone Audio Inc, April 2, 2013), cover price $55.00

The Wisdom of the Sand: Philosophy and Frank Herbert's Dune

By Kevin C. Williams

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9781612890081 | Hampton Pr, February 18, 2013, cover price $55.00

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9781612890098 | Hampton Pr, February 18, 2013, cover price $24.95

Becoming Ray Bradbury

Product Description: Becoming Ray Bradbury chronicles the making of an iconic American writer by exploring Ray Bradbury's childhood and early years of his long life in fiction, film, television, radio, and theater. Jonathan R. Eller measures the impact of the authors, artists, illustrators, and filmmakers who stimulated Bradbury's imagination throughout his first three decades...read more

By Jonathan R. Eller

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9780252036293 | Univ of Illinois Pr, August 4, 2011, cover price $34.95 | About this edition: Becoming Ray Bradbury chronicles the making of an iconic American writer by exploring Ray Bradbury's childhood and early years of his long life in fiction, film, television, radio, and theater.

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9780252079054 | Reprint edition (Univ of Illinois Pr, February 15, 2013), cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Becoming Ray Bradbury chronicles the making of an iconic American writer by exploring Ray Bradbury's childhood and early years of his long life in fiction, film, television, radio, and theater.

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

Ender's World: Fresh Perspectives on the SF Classic Ender's Game

Product Description: Experience the thrill of reading Ender's Game all over againGo deeper into the complexities of Orson Scott Cardâs classic novel with science fiction and fantasy writers, YA authors, military strategists, including:Ender prequel series coauthor Aaron Johnston on Ender and the evolution of the child heroBurn Notice creator Matt Nix on Ender's Game as a guide to lifeHugo awardÂwinning writer Mary Robinette Kowal on how Enderâs Game gets away with breaking all the (literary) rulesRetired US Air Force Colonel Tom Ruby on what the military could learn from Ender about leadershipBestselling YA author Neal Shusterman on the ambivalence toward survival that lies at the heart of Enderâs storyPlus pieces by:Hilari BellJohn BrownMette Ivie HarrisonJanis IanAlethea KontisDavid Lubar and Alison S...read more

By Orson Scott Card (editor)

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9781937856212 | Benbella Books, April 2, 2013, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Experience the thrill of reading Ender's Game all over againGo deeper into the complexities of Orson Scott Cardâs classic novel with science fiction and fantasy writers, YA authors, military strategists, including:Ender prequel series coauthor Aaron Johnston on Ender and the evolution of the child heroBurn Notice creator Matt Nix on Ender's Game as a guide to lifeHugo awardÂwinning writer Mary Robinette Kowal on how Enderâs Game gets away with breaking all the (literary) rulesRetired US Air Force Colonel Tom Ruby on what the military could learn from Ender about leadershipBestselling YA author Neal Shusterman on the ambivalence toward survival that lies at the heart of Enderâs storyPlus pieces by:Hilari BellJohn BrownMette Ivie HarrisonJanis IanAlethea KontisDavid Lubar and Alison S.

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9781470838881 | Unabridged edition (Blackstone Audio Inc, April 2, 2013), cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game is a classic of science fiction.

Bdsm in American Science Fiction and Fantasy

By Lewis Call

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9780230348042 | Palgrave Macmillan, November 27, 2012, cover price $100.00

The Sex Is Out of This World: Essays on the Carnal Side of Science Fiction

By Michael G. Cornelius (editor) and Sherry Ginn (editor)

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9780786466856 | McFarland & Co Inc Pub, November 1, 2012, cover price $40.00

Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels 1985-2010

By David Pringle (foreword by)

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9781933065397 | Nonstop Pr, June 1, 2012, cover price $14.99

Strange Divisions and Alien Territories: The Sub-genres of Science Fiction

By Keith Brooke (editor)

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Hardcover:

9780230249660 | Palgrave Macmillan, March 15, 2012, cover price $105.00

Paperback:

9780230249677 | Palgrave Macmillan, March 15, 2012, cover price $35.50

Philip K. Dick and Philosophy: Do Androids Have Kindred Spirits?

Product Description: Science fiction writer Philip K. Dick (1928-1982) is the giant imagination behind so much recent popular culture--both movies directly based on his writings, such as Blade Runner (based on the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?), Total Recall, Minority Report, and The Adjustment Bureau plus cult favorites such as A Scanner Darkly, Imposter, Next, Screamers, and Paycheck and works revealing his powerful influence, such as The Matrix and Inception...read more

By D. E. Wittkower (editor)

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9780812697346 | Open Court Pub Co, October 18, 2011, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Science fiction writer Philip K.

Race, Aliens, and the U.s. Government in African American Science Fiction

Product Description: This thesis deals with contemporary African American science fiction. It focuses on three texts by Derrick Bell, Octavia Butler, and Walter Mosley and examines the ways in which they convert the dominantly white SF genre. By addressing non-traditional issues such as racism, racial boundaries, and the politics of species, these alien encounter stories demonstrate that it is not the intruders from outer space who are the real threat to U...read more

By Elisa Edwards

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9783643900906 | Lit Verlag, July 6, 2011, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: This thesis deals with contemporary African American science fiction.

Murray Leinster: The Life and Works

By James Gunn (foreword by)

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9780786465040 | McFarland & Co Inc Pub, July 5, 2011, cover price $40.00

William Gibson: A Literary Companion

Product Description: William Gibson, author of the cyberpunk classic, Neuromancer (1984), is one today's most widely read science fiction writers. This companion is meant both for general readers and for scholars interested in Gibson's oeuvre. In addition to providing a literary and cultural context for works ranging from Gibson's first short story, "Fragments of a Hologram Rose" (1977), to his recent, bestselling novel, Zero History (2010), the companion offers commentary on Gibson's subjects, themes, and approaches...read more

By Tom Henthorne

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9780786461516 | McFarland & Co Inc Pub, June 15, 2011, cover price $39.95 | About this edition: William Gibson, author of the cyberpunk classic, Neuromancer (1984), is one today's most widely read science fiction writers.

The Twisted Worlds of Philip K. Dick: A Reading of Twenty Ontologically Uncertain Novels

By Umberto Rossi

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9780786448838 | McFarland & Co Inc Pub, April 5, 2011, cover price $35.00

The Generation Starship in Science Fiction: A Critical History, 1934-2001

By Simone Caroti

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9780201050936, titled "The Law and Politics of Civil Rights and Liberties" | Addison-Wesley, March 1, 1985, cover price $19.95 | also contains The Law and Politics of Civil Rights and Liberties

Paperback:

9780786460670 | McFarland & Co Inc Pub, April 30, 2011, cover price $38.00

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