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  • A Dune Companion
    Donald E Palumbo / Donald E. Palumbo
    This companion to Frank Herbert’s six original Dune novels--Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, Heretics of Dune and Chapterhouse: Dune--provides an encyclopedia of characters, locations, terms and other elements, and highlights the series’ underrated aesthetic integrity. An extensive introduction discusses the theme of ecology, chaos theory concepts a...
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    50,37 €

  • The Metaphysical Mysteries of G.K. Chesterton
    Laird R. Blackwell
    G.K. Chesterton’s Father Brown stories are widely considered to be some of the finest detective short stories ever published, offering vivid writing, brilliant puzzles, biting social criticism, and metaphysical explorations of life’s great questions. This book presents the first in-depth analysis of his works both as classics of the detective genre and as meaningful philosop...
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    72,22 €

  • Mainly About Wolves
    Ernest Thompson Seton
    “Mainly about Wolves” is a 1937 work famous American naturalist and writer Ernest Thompson Seton. It explores the subject of wolves, looking their nature and natural history with reference to the author’s experiences hunting and tracking them. This classic volume will appeal to those with an interest in wolves, as well as tracking in general and other related outdoor pursuits. ...
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    27,40 €

  • The 'Who Is Johnny Dollar?' Matter Volume 1 (2nd Edition)
    John C. Abbott / John CAbbott
    “Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar” graced the airways of America from 1942 until the end of the “Golden Age of Radio” in 1962. Six Actors portrayed Johnny Dollar, supported by the best radio actors available.Volume I contains a character profile of “America’s fabulous insurance investigator, the man with the action-packed expense account” based on over all available programs and scri...
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    42,72 €

  • The 'Who Is Johnny Dollar?' Matter Volume 1 (2nd Edition) (hardback)
    John C. Abbott / John CAbbott
    “Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar” graced the airways of America from 1942 until the end of the “Golden Age of Radio” in 1962. Six Actors portrayed Johnny Dollar, supported by the best radio actors available.Volume I contains a character profile of “America’s fabulous insurance investigator, the man with the action-packed expense account” based on over all available programs and scri...
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    41,38 €

  • The 'Who Is Johnny Dollar?' Matter Volume 2 (2nd Edition)
    John C. Abbott / John CAbbott
    “Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar” graced the airways of America from 1942 until the end of the “Golden Age of Radio” in 1962. Six Actors portrayed Johnny Dollar, supported by the best radio actors available. Volume II contains a detailed synopsis of each of the 30-minute Johnny Dollar stories presented by Bob Bailey as well as the 30-minute Bob Readick and Mandel Kramer stories whic...
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    31,78 €

  • The 'Who Is Johnny Dollar?' Matter Volume 2 (2nd Edition) (hardback)
    John C. Abbott / John CAbbott
    “Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar” graced the airways of America from 1942 until the end of the “Golden Age of Radio” in 1962. Six Actors portrayed Johnny Dollar, supported by the best radio actors available. Volume II contains a detailed synopsis of each of the 30-minute Johnny Dollar stories presented by Bob Bailey as well as the 30-minute Bob Readick and Mandel Kramer stories whic...
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    40,47 €

  • The Evolution of African Fantasy and Science Fiction
    Francesca T Barbini
    The articles by Polina Levontin and Robert S Malan are currently nominated for the BSFA Awards.“The Evolution of African Fantasy and Science Fiction” is the second Call for Papers of Academia Lunare, the non-fiction arm of Luna Press Publishing.These papers explore the theme through the emergence of African SFF, the forces shaping its development down the ages, and the dangers ...
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    19,09 €

  • Adapting Frankenstein
    Dennis R Cutchins
    This edited collection explores the afterlife of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein in theatre and film, radio, literature and graphics novels, making a substantial contribution to the field of adaptation studies. ...
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    35,17 €

  • Vastarien, Vol. 1, Issue 2
    Jon Padgett
    VASTARIEN is a source of critical study and creative response to the corpus of Thomas Ligotti as well as associated authors and ideas. The journal includes nonfiction, literary horror fiction, poetry, artwork and non-classifiable hybrid pieces.ContentsCommencementJoanna ParypinskiPatent for an Artificial UterusMax D. StantonThe Crafter of the WorldAshley DiosesBequeathing the W...
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    10,26 €

  • Violence and Victimhood in Hispanic Crime Fiction
    At the heart of crime fiction is an investigation into an act of violence. Studies of the genre have generally centered on the relationship between the criminal and the investigator. Focusing on contemporary crime fiction from the Spanish-speaking world, this collection of new essays explores the role of the victim. Contributors discuss how the definition of 'victim,' the...
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    79,58 €

  • I Am Legend as American Myth
    Amy J. Ransom
    Richard Matheson’s 1954 novel I Am Legend has spawned a series of iconic horror and science fiction films, including The Last Man on Earth (1964), The Omega Man (1971) and I Am Legend (2007). The compelling narrative of the last man on earth, struggling to survive a pandemic that has transformed the rest of humanity into monsters, has become an American myth. While the core ...
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    57,44 €

  • Gordon’s Hodgepodge
    Gordon Offin-Amaniampong
    In a myriad of ways, prolific writer Gordon Offin-Amaniampong had never come across or seen ‘The Mega Basket ‘ (probably the size of a super shopping centre). It was the most sought after venue in town as its brand name seemed to have caught fire. Intrigued by its sheer size and all its acclaimed good stuff, the writer decided to explore.It was a journey that appeared improbabl...
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    21,84 €

  • Australian Crime Fiction
    Stephen Knight
    Australian crime fiction has grown from the country’s origins as an 18th-century English prison colony. Early stories focused on escaped convicts becoming heroic bush rangers, or how the system mistreated those who were wrongfully convicted. Later came thrillers about wealthy free settlers and lawless gold-seekers, and urban crime fiction, including Fergus Hume’s 1887 intern...
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    71,71 €

  • The Forensic Comicologist
    Jamie Newbold
    A childhood comic book fan turned comic book retailer, the author soon discovered the prevalence of scams in the world of comics collecting. This book is his tutorial on how to collect wisely and reduce risks. Drawing on skills learned from twenty years with the San Diego Police Department and as a Comic-Con attendee since 1972, he covers in detail the history and culture o...
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    44,10 €

  • Dangerous bodies
    Marie Mulvey-Roberts
    A detailed examination of how certain Gothic bodies have taken on mythical status within western culture. ...
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    29,44 €

  • Gothic death 1740-1914
    Andrew Smith
    Drawing on a range of popular Gothic and Victorian novels, poems and short stories, this book provides the first full length study of representations of death and dying in Gothic texts between 1740 and 1914. ...
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    29,70 €

  • Rustlings in the Dark
    Omar Sutherland
    Between these covers are twenty stories of supernatural suspense. They are signposts of a realm where a painters brushes blot out the human race, where every dog is the best friend and lethal protector of a lonely orphan, where a man captures a womans heart and keeps it in a jar, where a psychologist has perfected a miraculous therapy but doesnt get many referrals, and where an...
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    18,46 €

  • Celebration
    Joan Rust
    ...the splendid humor and devotion to narrrative of the popular Anniecat Chronicles in a new book by Joan Rust, her further tribute to life in the Northwoods and the celebration of family.Joan (JoJo) Rusts new book, CELEBRATION provides a home-spun respite from the stress of video games, the tedium of text messaging and the anxiety of twenty-four hour news. JoJos world view, fo...
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    12,37 €

  • DeepRed Vol 4 #1
    Chas Balun
    DeepRedmagazine returns with an ALL NEW issue from the priginal sstaff!“Well, DEEP RED is ALIVE! Ready to take on all comers. We’ll continue to change, experiment, and refine our format. We want to be consistently challenging, fresh, exciting and unpredictable. We want to champion the neglected, underrated, and unheralded talents out there who burn with the same fire that light...
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    16,35 €

  • This Isle is Full of Monsters
    Jon Kaneko-James
    Devils crawled up from hell. Angels descended from the heavens. Sorcerers, fairies and witches moved amongst the audience. At the cusp of the Enlightenment, Tudor and Jacobean theaters were certainly places of enchantment. But for the citizens watching the play, how much did the supernatural mean to them? Historian Jon Kaneko-James explores the supernatural world that formed th...
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    13,21 €

  • Deep Red Vol 4 #1 Hardcover
    Tom Skulan / Chas Balun
    Special hardcover edition of the all new, revived, Deep Red magazine Volume 4 #1. Limited edition version will go out of print soon.Availalble only for 60 days then will go out of print permanently. 3 ...
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    63,71 €

  • Psience Fiction
    Damien Broderick
    Science fiction has often been considered the literature of futuristic technology: fantastic warfare among the stars or ruinous apocalypses on Earth. The last century, however, saw, through John W. Campbell, the introduction of 'psience fiction,' which explores such themes of mental powers as telepathy, precognition of the future, teleportation, etc.--and symbolic machines t...
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    61,30 €

  • The Black Pilgrimage & Other Explorations
    Rosemary Pardoe
    THE GHOSTLY WORK OF M. R. JAMESThe celebrated writer M. R. James (1862-1936) is the most significant author of ghost stories in the world. His macabre work has terrified and fascinated readers for over 100 years. Now collected in one volume, 29 essays on his ghostly tales and themes by editor and James scholar Rosemary PardoePlus  a further eight essays on other authors, includ...
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    17,19 €

  • Exploring Dark Short Fiction #2
    Kaaron Warren / Michael Arnzen
    Australian author Kaaron Warren is widely recognized as one of the leading writers today of speculative and dark short fiction. She’s published four novels, multiple novellas, and well over one hundred heart-rending tales of horror, science fiction, and beautiful fantasy, and is the first author ever to simultaneously win all three of Australia’s top speculative fiction writing...
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    11,02 €

  • Dead Reckonings No. 23 (Spring 2018)
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    7,38 €

  • The gothic novel in Ireland, c. 1760-1829
    Christina Morin
    A compelling account of the development of gothic literature in late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth century Ireland. ...
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    157,39 €

  • The Bend at the End of the Road
    Barry N. Malzberg / Barry NMalzberg
    Barry N. Malzberg’s fiction earned him the 1973 John W. Campbell Memorial Award, nominations for the Philip K. Dick and Theodore Sturgeon Awards, as well as two Hugo and six Nebula Award nominations. Born in 1939, he earned a degree from Syracuse University, worked for the New York City government, and made his first professional fiction sale in 1966. He wrote fiction in a vari...
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    17,62 €

  • Universos en expansión. Antología crítica de la ciencia ficción peruana: siglos XIX-XXI
    José Güich
    Negada por la crítica tradicional, que la consideraba un producto periférico (o un remedo de lo que se hacía en Estados Unidos o Europa), los últimos quince años han sido plataforma de visibilidad para la ciencia ficción peruana. Ella existe y cuenta con grandes referentes. Esta antología crítica no pretende constituirse en última palabra ni fijar un canon definitivo. Se han in...
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    38,96 €

  • Medieval Studies and the Ghost Stories of M. R. James
    Patrick J. Murphy
    Examines the ghost stories of writer and academic Montague Rhodes James (1862-1936). Focuses on the intersection between his scholarly work and his fiction, arguing that his two careers are intriguingly intertwined. ...
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    42,71 €


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