DOCSLIB.ORG

Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Under Pressure by Frank Herbert Under Pressure by Frank Herbert

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Under Pressure by Frank Herbert Under Pressure by Frank Herbert Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Under Pressure by Frank Herbert Under Pressure by Frank Herbert. Frank Herbert "Under Pressure" (nv) (also as "The Dragon in the Sea") (also as "21st Century Sub") © Astounding, Nov-Dec 1955, Jan 1956 book: Avon Books, 1956 --all time novel : 1975 Locus All-Time Poll /34 (tie) --/ third place sf novel --/ wonder award --/ adventure award --/ style award A murky, depressed, claustrophobic feeling permeates this book - one of the best submarine thrillers in the history of literature. The story of the troubled journey of a nuclear sub is deeply lodged in a web of conspiracies (and suspicions of conspiracies). It is full of psychological turmoil and undercurrents of emotion, and is written in a dense (but highly readable) style, keeping the reader enthralled till the very end. This is my favorite book by Frank Herbert, as he does not indulge himself in strange page-bloated discourses, but keeps the story flowing and the emotions intense. I especially adore "closed environment" stories with haunted characters who try to break the limits and conspiracies imposed upon them. The plot of this book is really quite simple: uncovering of a spy among the sub crew, stealing some oil from underwater pipelines, engaging enemy subs, and generally "heating up" the Cold War. But it is in the deep, deep mind currents that Herbert lays the ambiguous egg of paranoia and asks the reader to hatch it. review: 26-Jul-06 (read in 1988) 0 Comments: Most reviews are written by Avi Abrams, unless otherwise noted. Reviews also appear on our unique historical retrospective page Wonder Timeline of Science Fiction. Feel free to submit your own review, if a particular story is not listed here. All major OFFICIAL AWARDS are highlighted in BLUE ("winner" has a letter "W" by it, otherwise it is a runner-up only) Our PERSONAL AWARDS (ratings) are highlighted in RED and PURPLE: --/ first place : --/ second place : --/ third place : --/ fourth place : --/ cool : (equal to fifth place) ALL "BEST OF" LISTS ARE LOCATED HERE. These awards are given in the following categories: - novel : - series : - novella : - story : - collection : Also, there are our personal STYLE / GENRE SPECIFIC AWARDS . These reflect the story's content and the lasting impression on the reader: --/ wonder award sense-of-wonder, "visual intensity" and inventiveness. --/ idea award originality of idea / concept. --/ adventure award exhilarating plot, excitement / action. --/ style award outstanding literary qualities, inimitable style. --/ romance award intense and beautiful love / relationships. --/ humour award funny and cool. --/ emotion award touching, lasting impression, sensitivity. --/ shock value altogether wild. --/ awesome scale mind-boggling; further enhances sense-of-wonder. --/ rare find very hard to locate, mostly from old pulps, never reprinted, etc. Frank Herbert. Under Pressure . Original title: Dragon in the Sea . New York: Doubleday, 1956; rpt. New York: Ballantine, 1974. Also titled (unauthorized) 21st Century Sub . Dune . Philadelphia: Chilton Books, 1965; rpt. New York: Berkley Publishing, 1977. Serial publication as "Dune World" and "The Prophet of Dune." The Green Brain . New York: Ace Books, 1966. Based on the story "Greenslaves." Destination: Void . New York: Berkley Publishing, 1966. Based on the story, "Do I Wake or Dream?" The Eyes of Heisenberg . New York: Berkley Publishing, 1966. Serial publication as "Heisenberg's Eyes." The Heaven Makers . New York: Avon Books, 1968; rpt. New York: Ballantine Books, 1977. The Santaroga Barrier . New York: Berkley Publishing, 1968. Dune Messiah . New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1970; rpt. New York: Berkley Publishing, 1975. Whipping Star . New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1970; rpt. New York: Berkley Publishing, 1970. Soul Catcher . New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1972; rpt. New York: Bantam Books, 1973. Herbert's only "mainstream" novel. The Godmakers . New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1972; rpt. New York: Berkley Publishing, 1973. Includes the stories "You Take the High Road," "Missing Link," "Operation Haystack," and "The Priests of Psi" in an altered form, together with some new material. Hellstrom's Hive . Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1973 (Book Club Edition); rpt. New York: Bantam Books, 1973. Serial publication as "Project 40." Children of Dune . New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1976; rpt. New York: Berkley Publishing, 1977. The Dosadi Experiment . New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1977; rpt. New York: Berkley Publishing, 1978. The Jesus Incident (with Bill Ransom). New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1979. Nonfiction. New World or No World . New York: Ace Books, 1970. A collection of articles prepared for "Earth Day 1970," edited and introduced by Herbert. Threshold: The Blue Angels Experience . New York: Ballantine Books, 1973. Contains photos and screenplay from the documentary film. Short-Story Collections. The Worlds of Frank Herbert . New York: Ace Books, 1971. Contains: "The Tactful Saboteur," "By the Book," "Committee of the Whole," "Mating Call,"" Escape Felicity," "The GM Effect," "The Featherbedders," "Old Rambling House," "A-W-F Unlimited." The Book of Frank Herbert . New York: DAW Books, 1973. Contains: "Seed Stock," "The Nothing," "Rat Race," "Gambling Device, "Looking for Something," "The Gone Dogs," "Passage for Piano," "Encounter in a Lonely Place," "Operation Syndrome," "Occupation Force." The Best of Frank Herbert . London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1975. Contains: "Looking for Something," "Nightmare Blues," "Cease Fire," "Egg and Ashes," "Committee of the Whole," "The Mary Celeste Move," "Solution Primitive," "By the Book," The Heaven Makers , "The Being Machine," "Seed Stock," Dune excerpts, Dragon in the Sea excerpts. Short Fiction (Including Serial Publication of Novels) "Survival of the Cunning." Esquire , March 1945. "Yellow Fire." Alaska Life (Alaska Territorial magazine), June 1947. "Looking for Something?" Startling Stories , April 1952. "Operation Syndrome." Astounding , June 1954. "The Tactful Saboteur." Galaxy , Oct. 1964. "The Prophet of Dune" (five installments). Analog , Jan–May 1965. Comprises Books II and III of Dune . "Greenslaves." Amazing , March 1965. Expanded to form The Green Brain . "Committee of the Whole." Galaxy , April 1965. "The GM Effect." Analog , June 1965. "Do I Wake or Dream?" Galaxy , Aug. 1965. A shortened version of Destination: Void . "The Primitives." Galaxy , April 1966. "Escape Felicity." Analog , June 1966. "Heisenberg's Eyes" (two installments). Galaxy , June–Aug. 1966. Published in paperback as The Eyes of Heisenberg . "By the Book." Analog , Aug. 1966. "The Featherbedders." Analog , Aug. 1967. "The Heaven Makers" (two installments). Amazing , April–June 1967. "The Santaroga Barrier" (three installments). Amazing , Oct. 1967–Feb. 1968. "Dune Messiah" (five installments). Galaxy , July–Nov. 1969. "The Mind Bomb." Worlds of If , Oct. 1969. "Whipping Star" (three installments). Worlds of If , Jan–April 1970. "Seed Stock." Analog , April 1970. "Murder Will In." The Magazine of Fantasy and Science-Fiction , May 1970. Part of Five Fates , by Keith Laumer, Poul Anderson, Frank Herbert, Gordon Dickson, and Harlan Ellison. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1970. An ingenious collection where five authors complete the same story, each in their own way. "Project 40" (three installments). Galaxy , Nov. 1972–March 1973. Published in paperback as Hellstrom's Hive . "Encounter in a Lonely Place," in The Book of Frank Herbert . New York: DAW Books, 1973. "Gambling Device," in The Book of Frank Herbert . New York: DAW Books, 1973. "Passage for Piano," in The Book of Frank Herbert . New York: DAW Books, 1973. "The Death of a City," in Future City , ed. Roger Elwood. New York: Trident Press, 1973. "Children of Dune" (four installments). Analog , Jan–April 1976. "The Dosadi Experiment" (four installments). Galaxy , May–August 1977. "Come to the Party" (with F. M. Busby). Analog , Dec. 1978. "Songs of a Sentient Flute." Analog , Feb. 1979. "Cease Fire," Astounding Science Fiction , January 1958. Essays and Introductions. "Introduction" to Saving Worlds , ed. Roger Elwood and Virginia Kidd. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1973. (Reissued by Bantam Books under the title The Wounded Planet .) "Introduction: Tomorrow's Alternatives?" in Frontiers 1: Tomorrow's Alternatives , ed. Roger Elwood. New York: Macmillan, 1973. "Introduction" to Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow , by Heitz, Herbert and Joor McGee. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973. "Listening to the Left Hand." Harper's Magazine , Dec. 1973. "Science Fiction and a World in Crisis" in Science Fiction: Today and Tomorrow , ed. Reginald Bretnor. New York: Harper and Row, 1974. "Men on Other Planets" in The Craft of Science Fiction , ed. Reginald Bretnor. New York: Harper and Row, 1976. "Dune: The Banquet Scene." Liner notes for Dune: The Banquet Scene , Read by the Author. New York: Caedmon Records, 1977. "The Sky Is Going to Fall in Seriatim: The Journal of Ecotopia , No. 2, Spring 1977 (425 3rd St., McMinnville, Oregon 97128). A slightly different version of this article appeared in The San Francisco Examiner , "Overview" column, July 4,1976. "The ConSentiency and How it Got That Way." Galaxy , May 1977. "Sandworms of Dune." Liner notes for Sandworms of Dune: Read by the Author . New York: Caedmon Records, 1978. Poetry. "Carthage: Reflections of a Martian" in Mars, We Love You , ed. Jane Hipolito and Willis E. McNelly. New York: Doubleday, 1971. Newspaper Articles. Herbert was a newspaperman for many years. While the
Load more

Recommended publications
  • The Depart..Nt at Librarllwlhlp Dectl.Ber 1974
    SCIENCE FICTION I AN !NTRCIlUCTION FOR LIBRARIANS A Thes1B Presented to the Depart..nt at LibrarllWlhlp hpor1&, KaM.., state College In Partial ll'u1f'lllJlent at the Require..nte f'ar the Degrlle Muter of' L1brartlUlllhlp by Anthony Rabig . DeCtl.ber 1974 i11 PREFACE This paper is divided into five more or less independent sec­ tions. The first eX&lll1nes the science fiction collections of ten Chicago area public libraries. The second is a brief crttical disOUBsion of science fiction, the third section exaaines the perforaance of SClltl of the standard lib:rary selection tools in the area.of'Ulcience fiction. The fourth section oona1ats of sketches of scae of the field's II&jor writers. The appendix provides a listing of award-w1nD1ng science fio­ tion titles, and a selective bibli-ography of modem science fiction. The selective bibliogmphy is the author's list, renecting his OIfn 1m000ledge of the field. That 1m000ledge is not encyclopedic. The intent of this paper is to provide a brief inU'oduction and a basic selection aid in the area of science fiction for the librarian who is not faailiar With the field. None of the sections of the paper are all-inclusive. The librarian wishing to explore soience fiction in greater depth should consult the critical works of Damon Knight and J&Iles Blish, he should also begin to read science fiction magazines. TIlo papers have been Written on this subject I Elaine Thomas' A Librarian's .=.G'="=d.::.e ~ Science Fiction (1969), and Helen Galles' _The__Se_l_e_c­ tion 2!. Science Fiction !2!: the Public Library (1961).
    [Show full text]
  • L E S M O N D E S
    Mémoire de Littérature Comparée L E S M O N D E S travers The Fellowship Of The Ring , de John Ronald Reuel Tolkien Dune , de Frank Herbert La Nuit des Temps , de René Barjavel I.C.E.S. œ Département Lettres Modernes Benoît CHEREL Année universitaire 2000-2001 Directeur de recherche : Maîtrise de Lettres Modernes Madame Béatrix ZWICKY 1 Les Mondes Imaginaires œ Remerciements Remerciements Je tiens à remercier mes parents Bernadette et Renaud, Marie, Hélène ainsi que tous les adhérents de La Guilde des Conteurs . Cédric, mon cousin. 2 Les Mondes Imaginaires œ Table des Matières Table des Matières Introduction................................................................................................................. 5 La science-fiction.................................................................................................... 5 Naissance d‘un genre ............................................................................................. 5 Des mondes imaginaires ........................................................................................ 7 1. Un Contexte Dépaysant......................................................................................... 13 1.1. L‘imaginaire à travers le monde ................................................................. 13 1.1.1. Les mondes imaginaires français ......................................................... 13 1.1.2. Les mondes imaginaires anglo-saxons................................................. 14 1.1.3. Une question de culture.......................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • The Novelist As Engineer
    The Novelist as Engineer A thesis on credible engineering components of fiction novels (supplemented by an “engineering” fiction novel) by D R Stevens for the Masters Degree in Engineering (Hons) 2007 University of Western Sydney Dedication This thesis is dedicated to Professor Steven Riley who inspired the writing of the thesis in the first place and provided encouragement when motivation waned. Acknowledgement I acknowledge the assistance of Professor Steven Riley, Professor of Research, School of Engineering, University of Western Sydney. I also acknowledge Professor Leon Cantrell who gave significant and important advice particularly on the development of the supplementary novel, (called by the new genre name En-Fi) the title of which is “Amber Reins Fall”. Thanks also go to Dr Stephen Treloar, CEO of Cumberland Industries Limited, where I am the Director of Marketing and Social Enterprises. His contribution is through the scarce resource of time the company allowed me to formulate this thesis. Finally the thesis is dedicated in no small part to Caroline Shindlair who helped tremendously with the typing and construction of the actual documentation. Statement of Authentication The work presented in this thesis is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, is original except as acknowledged in the text. I hereby declare that I have not submitted this material, either in full or in part, for a degree at this or any other institution. (Signature) Table of Contents Abbreviations Page ................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Kieran Tranter Is Associate Professor at Griffith Law School, Griffith N
    TRANTER layout with new pic.qxp_Layout 1 29/05/2018 10:28 Page 1 EDINBURGH CRITICAL STUDIES IN LAW, LITERATURE AND THE HUMANITIES l EDINBURGH CRITICAL STUDIES IN LAW, LITERATURE AND THE HUMANITIES i v i ‘Tranter leverages his prior work to produce a masterful examination n of what it means to be living in an era that seems infused with sci-fi g tropes from the past. This is a valuable contribution to law and i technology studies.’ n Arthur Cockfield, Queen’s University, Ontario t e Through detailed readings of popular science fictions, including the c novels of Frank Herbert and Octavia E. Butler and television’s h Battlestar Galactica and Doctor Who, this book presents the first n i sustained examination of the legality of science fiction. c a Successive transformations have resulted in the emergence of a total l technological world where old separations about ‘nature’ and ‘culture’ l have declined. With this, the tendency towards technicity within e Science Fiction and Law modern law has flourished. There has often been identified a g mechanistic essence to modern law in its domination of human life. a as Technology Usually this has been considered an ‘end’ and a loss, the human l i swallowed by the machine. However, this innovative book sets out to t re-address this tendency. y By examining science fiction as the culture of our total technological world, Living in Technical Legality journeys with the partially consumed human into the belly of the machine. What it finds is unexpected: k i rather than a cold uniformity of exchangeable productive units, there e r is warmth, diversity and ‘life’ for the nodes in the networks.
    [Show full text]
  • DOCOXIIT RESUME ED 102 594 CZ 201 891 TITLE Alternatives English
    DOCOXIIT RESUME ED 102 594 CZ 201 891 TITLE Alternatives English Program for Eleventh and Twelfth Grade English at Highland Springs High School, Virginia. INSTITUTION Henrico County School System, Highland Springs, Va. PUB DATE 74 NOTE 112p. EDRS PRICE EF-$0.76 HC-$5.70 PLUS POSTAGE DESCRIPTORS *Composition Skills (Literary); Curriculum Guides; *Elective Subjects; *English Curriculum; English Instruction; *Language Arts; *Literature Appreciation; Secondary Education ABSTRACT In order to provide 11th and 12th grade English students (in both standard and academic classes) witha more stimulating set of course offerings,a program was developed which incorporates one required course, communication skills, to be taken during the first school quarter and three electivecourses to be taken during the'remainder of the schoolyear. This course guide includes brief descriptions of the 36 proposedcoarse offerings; a chart of the results of the student inventory of English alternatives; descriptions of each of the 21courses offered during the 1974-75 school year; outlines for the communication skills courses; and outlines--including a description, objectives, suggested activities, lists of resources and materials, and strategiesfor evaluation--for each of the alternativecourses. (JR) DEPARTMENT OF WEALTH, EDUCATION S FAMPAREI !RATIONAL tNSTITUTS OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS SEEN REPRO DUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED rROM THE PERSON OR ORGANtZATION ORIGIN ^TING IT POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRE SENT OF F ICIAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF 8' Watiai EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY ALTERNATIVES ENGLISH PROGRAM FOR ELEVENTH AND TWELFTH MUM aTGLISli HIGH.LAND SPRENGS HIGh SCHDOL HENRICO COUNTY, VIRGINIA Henrico County Schools CO/liciTTEE Chairman: Dorothy Ogden Keener Oyordinator of High School English 0o-Chairman:Marian Sorrell English Department Chairman William E.
    [Show full text]
  • Noumenon 37, MA Y 1980
    EDITORIAL A Tale of Woe: Due to the lateness of various things last issue and a distinct lack of soon-to-be-available time on my part. I made a momentous decision. Having prepared the wondrous issue and completed the design and paste-up, I realised I could take a (at Noumenon is published 10 times per year, hopefully first glance) small chance and get someone else to at 5-weekly intervals. print the issue. Subscriptions are: The finished paste-up looked good and most com­ NZ [inch postage} ............ $5.75/10 issues mercial printing firms can do a reasonable job, so I America [Airmail] ........ 312.25/10 issues entrusted the printing to a firm we'd had some small [Surface] .......... $7.00/1 0 issues dealings with in the past. Britain [Airmail] ........... SI 3,25/10 issues [Surface] .............. 37.00/10 issues Boy, did they cock it upl The overall density was/is t*erm are: apalling, the top half of a page being dark enough, the Retail [New Zealand) ..................................75c/copy bottom half grey/washed out. Especially on the cover. Trade Dlacounl ................................................L*«e '/j And vice versa. The pasted-up artwork is waxed, not Noumenon b edited and published by: gummed, so needs a modicum of careful handling (as I'd instructed them). So I find sections of type and a Brian Thurogood 40 Korora Road, Oneroa number of photos had moved, the plates had been made, Waiheke Island, Hauraki Gulf and the pages printed with parts slipping all over the NEW ZEALAND Phone WH 8502 place (pages 15, 17 and 27 being the most noticeable for type; pages 12, 18, 19 and 27 the most noticeable Ari Co nan 1 tan t: Colin Wilson for photos and iIios).
    [Show full text]
  • Frank Herbert Papers Finding
    Frank Herbert papers This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2018-10-17 Finding aid written in English Describing Archives: A Content Standard University Archives and Special Collections Pollak Library South 800 N. State College Blvd. Fullerton, , CA 92831-3599 [email protected] http://www.library.fullerton.edu/services/special-collections.php Frank Herbert papers Table Of Contents Summary Information .................................................................................................................................... 5 Biographical / Historical ........................................................................................................................... 5 Scope and Contents ................................................................................................................................... 5 Administrative Information ........................................................................................................................... 5 Collection Inventory ...................................................................................................................................... 6 Short Stories: Opus 1 - 10 .......................................................................................................................... 6 The dragon in the sea: Opus 11 ................................................................................................................. 7 Short Stories: Opus 12 - 20 .......................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Science Fiction Review 42 Geis 1971-01
    NUMBER 42 — JANUARY 1971 SCIENCE FICTION REVIEW COVER-------------------------------------------------- TIM KIRK P.O. Box 3116 Santa Monica, Cal. 90403 DIALOG by Geis-&-Geis: a blue jaunt into Hugo nominations..................................... 4 SCIENCE FICTION IN AN AGE OF REVOLUTION by Robert Edited and Published by RICHARD E. GEIS (213) ^51-9206 Silverberg. Tne muscle and bones of his Heicon EIGHT TIMES A YEAR Guest of Honor Speech.......................................... 6 SUBSCRIPTIONS: 50? each issue for as many as you wish to pay OPEN LETTER by Robert A. W. Lowndes. Thoughts for in advance, in the U.S.A., Canada and Australia. But from one of the First.................................. .........9 please pay from Canada in Canadian P.O. Money Orders in U.S. OFF THE DEEP END by Piers Anthony. A column dollars. $8.00 for two years — $4.00 for one year. dealing with Robert Moore Williams and FIRST CLASS RATE: 75? per issue in U.S.A, and Canada. $1.00 L. Ron Hubbard....................... 15 per issue overseas. These rates subject to change. THE WARLORDS OF KRISHNA by John Boardman. L. Sprague de Camp take notice.............................. 19 SFR's Agents Overseas— "MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE NEWSSTAND..." by David Ethel Lindsay Hans J. Alpers B. Williams. A column of prozine commentary......23 Courage House D—285 Bremerhaven 1 6 Langley Ave. Weissenburger Str. 6 THE AUTHOR IN SEARCH OF A PUBLISHER by Greg Surbiton, Surrey, WEST GERMANY Benford. How to be a pro................................. ...25 UNITED KINGDOM WEST GERMAN RATES: BOOK REVIEWS by guest reviewer Norman Spirrrad U.K. RATES: 2DM per issue—16DM Yr. and the gold-plated regulars: Paul Walker 4/- or 5 for 1 pound Richard Delap ’ Fred Patten Ulf Westblom John Foyster Ted Pauls Studentbacken 25C/103 12 Glengariff Dr.
    [Show full text]
  • Aentn (Ebook Pdf) High-Opp Online
    AEntN (Ebook pdf) High-Opp Online [AEntN.ebook] High-Opp Pdf Free Frank Herbert *Download PDF | ePub | DOC | audiobook | ebooks Download Now Free Download Here Download eBook #148023 in Audible 2015-05-13Format: UnabridgedOriginal language:EnglishRunning time: 380 minutes | File size: 41.Mb Frank Herbert : High-Opp before purchasing it in order to gage whether or not it would be worth my time, and all praised High-Opp: 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Dystopian RevolutionBy MikeI enjoyed this dystopian novel. Fans of dystopian novels, such as George Orwell's 1984, and ardent Frank Herbert fans will probably enjoy this novel. Those looking for a new Frank Herbert sci-fi novel, similar to Dune or The Dosadi Experiment, might want to think twice before getting this book.Setting is the near future where the world has become dominated by opinion polls and those who control the polls. In theory, those who rule are freely elected but in practice control has accumulated into the hand of a few families and their governmental bureaus. Frank Herbert goes onto explore how societies and governments have cycles and are destined to fail and how the actions of individuals and societies can be predicted scientifically. Daniel Movius has rose rapidly in the system which purportedly allows all to succeed but he falls even more rapidly as a result of political machinations. Daniel then goes on to join the separatist movement and turbocharge their languishing revolution. Overall, this is a good story which is filled with suspense, intrigue and action.I would be interested to know when this novella was written in relation to some of Frank Herbert's other novels - unfortunately I could not find this information.
    [Show full text]
  • Law, Technology and Science Fiction
    Technical Legality: Law, Technology and Science Fiction Author Tranter, Kieran Published 2010 Thesis Type Thesis (PhD Doctorate) School Griffith Law School DOI https://doi.org/10.25904/1912/2422 Copyright Statement The author owns the copyright in this thesis, unless stated otherwise. Downloaded from http://hdl.handle.net/10072/366905 Griffith Research Online https://research-repository.griffith.edu.au Technical Legality: Law, Technology and Science Fiction Kieran Tranter Bachelor of Science (Griffith University) Bachelor of Laws (Hon 1) (Griffith University) Socio-Legal Research Centre, Griffith Law School, Griffith University, Queensland Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy 11 May 2010 i For Sophia and Alexander ii Abstract This thesis concerns the intersections of law and technology, referred to here as ‘technical legality’. It argues that reflection on technical legality reveals the mythic of modernity. The starting point for the argument is that the orthodox framing of technology by law – the ‘law and technology enterprise’ – does not comprehend its own speculative jurisdiction – that is, it fails to realise its oracle orientation towards imagining the future. In this science fiction as the modern West’s mythform, as the repository for projections of technological futures, is recognised as both the law and technology enterprise’s wellspring and cipher. What is offered in this thesis is a more thorough exploration of technical legality through taking science fiction seriously. This seriousness results in two implications for the understanding of technical legality. The first implication is that the anxieties and fantasies that animate the calling forth of law by technology become clearer.
    [Show full text]
  • Frank Herbert’S Dune Series Is Considered Oneof the Most Popular and Significant Contributions to Sciencefiction Writing in Many Decades
    0-8057-7514-5 FONIK 7tae Frank Herbert’s Dune series is considered oneof the most popular and significant contributions to sciencefiction writing in many decades. After winning the prestigious Hugo and Nebula awards in 1966 for Dune, Herbert went on to write five successive volumes to form a series: Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, Heretics of Dune, and Chapterhouse: Dune. Thefictional world that Herbert created was at once complex, compelling, andinstructive, and the series attracted readers of all ages. Herbert’s phenomenal achievements surpassed even that success—hepublished a total of thirty books in his literary career, twenty-three of which were science fiction novels. Some fans of his specu- late that his books spawned the ecological move- ment in the late sixties and early seventies. Despite the popularity of the Herbert books with general readers and in science fiction courses, the impact of his achievements has been, until now, inadequately assessed. William F. Touponce’s authoritative and de- finitive treatment draws on archival materials, including taped interviews in which Herbert talks extensively about his childhood, recordings of conversations with Herbert about his work, and reproductions of the earliest versions of certain passages that demonstrate the develop- ment of the Dune cycle. With comments from Willis E. McNelly, editor and compiler of The Dune Encyclopedia andlifelong friend of Herbert, incorporated into the text, Touponce summa- rizes a vast amount of material describing the creation of the Dune cycle. (continued on back flap) Frank Herbert examines what Touponceterms the “Dostoyevskian complexity” of Herbert’s characters, the “polyphonic” quality of the nov- els, and the evocative themes that permeate his works and reveal a profound questioning ofroles that heroes play in our discovery of human potential and limitations.
    [Show full text]
  • Architecture Du Livre-Univers Dans La Science-Fiction, À Travers Cinq Oeuvres : Noô De S
    Architecture du livre-univers dans la science-fiction, à travers cinq oeuvres : Noô de S. Wul, Dune de F. Herbert, La Compagnie des glaces de G.-J. Arnaud, Helliconia de B. Aldiss, Hypérion de D. Simmons Laurent Genefort To cite this version: Laurent Genefort. Architecture du livre-univers dans la science-fiction, à travers cinq oeuvres :Noô de S. Wul, Dune de F. Herbert, La Compagnie des glaces de G.-J. Arnaud, Helliconia de B. Aldiss, Hypérion de D. Simmons. Littératures. Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, 1997. Français. tel- 00004119 HAL Id: tel-00004119 https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00004119 Submitted on 2 Nov 2004 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. L. Genefort : Architecture du Livre-univers dans la SF UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE-SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS U.F.R. de Littérature Générale et Comparée ARCHITECTURE DU LIVRE-UNIVERS DANS LA SCIENCE-FICTION, à travers cinq œuvres : Noô de Stefan Wul, Dune de Frank Herbert, La Compagnie des glaces de G.-J. Arnaud, Helliconia de Brian Aldiss, et Hypérion de Dan Simmons. Laurent GENEFORT Mémoire pour l’obtention du Doctorat Directrice de recherches : Madame Denise TERREL 1997 1 L.
    [Show full text]