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  • From Narnia To Space Odyssey
    Arthur C. Clarke / Arthur CClarke / C. S. Lewis / CSLewis
    From Narnia To A Space Odyssey is the dialogue--through fiction, non-fiction, and correspondence--in which Arthur C. Clarke and C. S. Lewis debate, discuss, and consider the great hope and potential dangers of the rise of technology. Their encounter sets the stage for a question we face today: Is technology the beauty that will lead to a more utopian society, or is it the beast...
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    11,55 €

  • Harry Potter and History
    Nancy R. Reagin
    A guide to the history behind the world of Harry Potter--just in time for the last Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part II)Harry Potter lives in a world that is both magical and historical. Hogwarts pupils ride an old-fashioned steam train to school, notes are taken on parchment with quill pens, and Muggle legends come to life in the form of werewolves...
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    18,88 €

  • James M. Cain
    David Madden / Kristopher Mecholsky
    Providing an overview of all of James M. Cain’s fiction, including an analysis of the major themes of his entire literary career, the book examines Cain’s impact on and importance in 20th-century culture, film in particular. ...
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    91,77 €

  • The Generation Starship in Science Fiction
    Simone Caroti
    This critical history explores the concept of the multi-generational interstellar space voyage in science fiction between 1934, the year of its appearance, into the 21st century. It defines and analyzes what became known as the 'generation starship' idea and examines the science and technology behind it, also charting the ways in which generation starships manifest themselve...
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    42,66 €

  • The Twisted Worlds of Philip K. Dick
    Umberto Rossi
    Philip K. Dick was one of the most popular science fiction novelists of the 20th century, but the contradictory and wily writer has troubled critics who attempt encompassing explanations of his work. This book examines Dick’s writing through the lens of ontological uncertainty, providing a comparative map of his oeuvre, tracing both the interior connections between books and...
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    42,49 €

  • Re-reading A GAME OF THRONES
    Remy J. Verhoeve / Remy JVerhoeve
    In 1996, George R.R. Martin electrified fantasy fans around the world when he published A Game of Thrones, the first book in his acclaimed A Song of Ice and Fire series. Since then, Martin has published three more books in the series. The engrossing tale Martin spun with these first novels in his saga has gained more and more fans across the world and has resulted in a number o...
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    31,32 €

  • Wilkie Collins, Vera Caspary and the Evolution of the Casebook Novel
    A.B. Emrys
    Wilkie Collins was one of the most popular novelists during England’s Victorian era. While Collins scholarship has often focused on social issues, this critical study explores his formal ingenuity, particularly the novel of testimony constructed from epistolary fiction, trial reports and prose monologue. His innovations in form were later mirrored by Vera Caspary, who adapte...
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    72,10 €

  • War, Politics and Superheroes
    Marc DiPaolo
    Superhero adventure comics have a long history of commenting upon American public opinion and government policy, and the surge in the popularity of comics since the events of September 11, 2001, ensures their continued relevance. This critical text examines the seventy-year history of comic book superheroes on film and in comic books and their reflections of the politics of ...
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    44,35 €

  • Vader, Voldemort and Other Villains
    Jamey Heit
    What is evil? How do we understand it in our culture? The thirteen essays in this critical volume explore the different ways in which evil is portrayed in popular culture, particularly film and novels. Iconic figures of evil are considered, as is the repeated use of classic themes within our intellectual tradition. Topics covered include serial killers in film, the Twilight ...
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    42,83 €

  • Lessons From the Phantom of the Opera
    Vicki Hopkins
    The Phantom of the Opera is a chilling tale interlaced with darkness, despair, love, and redemption. Originally penned by Gaston Leroux, the book is classic literature. Leroux weaves the tale of a deformed man living in isolation underneath the Paris Opera House, who desperately loves a beautiful girl named Christine Daaé. The masked man has many names-Phantom of the Opera, ...
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    12,18 €

  • Monstrous Creatures
    Jeff VanderMeer
    Culture Critiques from the Author of AnnihilationAn entertaining, eclectic chronicle of modern fantastical fiction, Monstrous Creatures delivers incisive commentary, reviews, and essays pertaining to permutations of the monstrous, whether it's other people's monsters, personal monsters, or monstrous thoughts. A two-time winner of the World Fantasy Award, Jeff VanderMeer...
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    19,71 €

  • The Gothic Quest - A History of the Gothic Novel
    Montague Summers
    “The Gothic Quest - A History of the Gothic Novel” is a 1938 treatise by Montague Summers on the subject of the Gothic novel, looking at its origins, evolution, and role in contemporary literature. Augustus Montague Summers (1880 – 1948) was an English clergyman and author most famous for his studies on vampires, witches and werewolves—all of which he believed to be very much r...
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    48,42 €

  • The Mythic Fantasy of Robert Holdstock
    Robert Holdstock was a prolific writer whose oeuvre included horror, fantasy, mystery and the novelization of films, often published under pseudonyms. These twelve critical essays explore Holdstock’s varied output by displaying his works against the backdrop of folk and fairy tales, dissecting their spatiotemporal order, and examining them as psychic fantasies of our unconsc...
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    50,34 €

  • Scribes of Speculative Fiction - A Collection of Interviews
    Christopher DeRose
    Think you know something about speculative fiction?Maybe you wee what these folks have to say...Briane KeeneBen BovaDavid BrinBruce BalfourLois McMaster BujoldJeanne CavelosMax Allan CollinsChristopher GoldenEduardo SanchezGregory MaguireLaurell K. HamiltonJane EspensonMichael McCartyOrson Scott CardJerry PournelleKristine Kathryn RuschSephera GironAlan Dean FosterJack VanceWil...
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    27,19 €

  • Agatha Christie’s Secret Notebooks
    John Curran
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    13,69 €

  • J.R.R. Tolkien
    Jeremy Mark Robinson
    J.R.R. TOLKIEN: THE BOOKS, THE FILMS, THE WHOLE CULTURAL PHENOMENON A book exploring the world of J.R.R. Tolkien, Britain’s premier fantasy author, in over 800 pages. New, updated edition. Part one of this book focusses on J.R.R. Tolkien’s texts, principally those dealing with his ’secondary world’ of Middle-earth. Part two explores the 2001-03 Hollywood movies of The Lord ...
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    58,78 €

  • Time Travel
    Paul J Nahin
    From H.G. Wells to Isaac Asimov to Ursula K. Le Guin, time travel has long been a favorite topic and plot device in tales of science fiction and fantasy. But as any true SF fan knows, astounding stories about traversing alternate universes and swimming the tides of time demand plausible science. That's just what Paul J. Nahin's guide provides.An engineer, physicist, and...
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    37,03 €

  • King Arthur’s Children
    Tyler R. Tichelaar / Tyler RTichelaar
    Did you know King Arthur had many other children besides Mordred?Depending on which version of the legend you read, he had both sons and daughters, some of whom even survived him. From the ancient tale of Gwydre, the son who was gored to death by a boar, to Scottish traditions of Mordred as a beloved king, Tyler R. Tichelaar has studied all the references to King Arthur's c...
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    25,57 €

  • Limits of horror
    Fred Botting
    This is a major re-evaluation of the role and cultural significance of Gothic horror. It offers analysis of literary, film, art and popular cultural texts and critical explanations of key terms (horror, uncanny etc.) to interrogate the contemporary and historical significance of monsters, vampires and ghosts in technological and consumer culture. ...
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    29,60 €

  • King Arthur’s Children
    Tyler R. Tichelaar / Tyler RTichelaar
    Did you know King Arthur had many other children besides Mordred?Depending on which version of the legend you read, he had both sons anddaughters, some of whom even survived him. From the ancient tale of Gwydre,the son who was gored to death by a boar, to Scottish traditions of Mordredas a beloved king, Tyler R. Tichelaar has studied all the references toKing Arthur’s children ...
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    15,93 €

  • A Weird Writer in Our Midst
    S. T. Joshi
    It is well known that H. P. Lovecraft was virtually ignored by the mainstream literary community in his time, being known only in the tiny worlds of amateur journalism and fantasy fandom. And yet, it is surprising how much comment on Lovecraft appeared in various venues, both obscure and prominent, in his own time and just shortly after his early death in 1937. This volume gath...
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    27,62 €

  • 21st-Century Gothic
    Selected by a poll of more than 180 Gothic specialists, the fifty-three original works discussed in 21st-Century Gothic represent the most impressive Gothic novels written around the world between 2000-2010. ...
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    133,67 €

  • The Cambridge Companion to Jane Austen
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    23,19 €

  • The Theatre of Shelley
    Jacqueline Mulhallen
    This is the first full-length study of Shelley’s plays in performance. It offers a rich, meticulously researched history of Shelley’s role as a playwright and dramatist and a reassessment of his 'closet dramas' as performable pieces of theatre.With chapters on each of Shelley’s dramatic works, the book provides a thorough discussion of the poet’s stagecraft, and analyses perfor...
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    30,82 €

  • The Theatre of Shelley
    Jacqueline Mulhallen
    This is the first full-length study of Shelley’s plays in performance. It offers a rich, meticulously researched history of Shelley’s role as a playwright and dramatist and a reassessment of his 'closet dramas' as performable pieces of theatre. With chapters on each of Shelley’s dramatic works, the book provides a thorough discussion of the poet’s stagecraft, and analyses perfo...
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    53,67 €

  • Robin McKinley
    Evelyn M. Perry / Evelyn MPerry
    This study of fantasy author Robin McKinley is the first full-length, in-depth analysis of the author’s works, including her award-winning books The Blue Sword (Newbery Honor, 1983) and The Hero and the Crown (Newbery Medal, 1985). ...
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    92,13 €

  • Robert E. Howard
    Leon Nielsen
    Robert E. Howard published primarily in pulp magazines, creating memorable characters like Conan of Cimmeria. After his suicide at the age of 30, pulps continued publishing Howard material posthumously. His first hardcover book appeared in 1937, a year after his death. That book, A Gent from Bear Creek, is the holy grail for Howard collectors--only 12 original copies are kno...
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    35,39 €

  • The Silver Age of Comics
    William Schoell
    WILLIAM SCHOELL is the author of many books on pop culture, film and the performing arts, as well as biographies. His film and pop culture books include Comic Book Heroes of the Screen; The Nightmare Never Ends: The Official History of Freddy Kruger and the ’Nightmare on Elm Street’ Films; Creature Features: Nature Turned Nasty in the Movies and Stay Out of the Shower, the fir...
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    31,42 €

  • Ecocritical Explorations in Literary and Cultural Studies
    Patrick D Murphy / Patrick D. Murphy / Patrick DMurphy / Patrick Murphy
    This study provides a wide ranging discussion of contemporary literature and cultural phenomena through the lens of ecological literary criticism, giving attention to both theoretical issues and applied critiques. In particular, it looks at popular literary genres, such as mystery and science fiction, as well as actual disasters and disaster scenarios. Ecocritical Explorations ...
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    64,10 €

  • The Magical World of the Inklings
    Gareth Knight
    'Because of the combination of information, understanding and insight on which it is founded, The Magical World of the Inklings is more than outstanding. It is not in the same league with anything else I have come across.' - Owen Barfield The works of J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Charles Williams and Owen Barfield have had a profound impact on the contemporary world. Togethe...
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    28,79 €


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