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The Multidimensional Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Twentieth Century, Volume 1
THE MULTIDIMENSIONAL GUIDE TO SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, VOLUME 1 EDITED BY NAT TILANDER 2 Copyright © 2010 by Nathaniel Garret Tilander All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored, or transmitted by any means—whether auditory, graphic, mechanical, or electronic—without written permission of both publisher and author, except in the case of brief excerpts used in critical articles and reviews. Unauthorized reproduction of any part of this work is illegal and is punishable by law. Cover art from the novella Last Enemy by H. Beam Piper, first published in the August 1950 issue of Astounding Science Fiction, and illustrated by Miller. Image downloaded from the ―zorger.com‖ website which states that the image is licensed under a Creative Commons Public Domain License. Additional copyrighted materials incorporated in this book are as follows: Copyright © 1949-1951 by L. Sprague de Camp. These articles originally appeared in Analog Science Fiction. Copyright © 1951-1979 by P. Schuyler Miller. These articles originally appeared in Analog Science Fiction. Copyright © 1975-1979 by Lester Del Rey. These articles originally appeared in Analog Science Fiction. Copyright © 1978-1981 by Spider Robinson. These articles originally appeared in Analog Science Fiction. Copyright © 1979-1999 by Tom Easton. These articles originally appeared in Analog Science Fiction. Copyright © 1950-1954 by J. Francis McComas. These articles originally appeared in Fantasy and Science Fiction. Copyright © 1950-1959 by Anthony Boucher. These articles originally appeared in Fantasy and Science Fiction. Copyright © 1959-1960 by Damon Knight. These articles originally appeared in Fantasy and Science Fiction. -
ASIMOV, Isaac Geboren: Petrovichi, Rusland, 2 Januari 1920
ASIMOV, Isaac Geboren: Petrovichi, Rusland, 2 januari 1920. emigreerde naar de USA in 1923; naturalisatie tot Amerikaan in 1928. Overleden: 6 april 1992 Pseudoniemen: Dr. A.; Paul French; C.L. Ray Opleiding: Columbia University, New York: B.S.1939; M.A.1941; Ph.D. chemie, 1948. Carrière: universitair docent, biochemie, 1949-1951; Assistant Professor, 1951-1955; Associate Professor, 1955-1979; Professor, Boston University School of Medicine, vanaf 1979. Militaire dienst: US Army, 1945-1946. Onderscheidingen: Edison Foundation National Mass Media award, 1958; Blakeslee award voor non-fiction, 1960; World Science Fiction Convention Citation, 1963; Hugo award, 1963, 1966, 1973, 1977 en 1983; American Chemical Society James T. Grady award, 1965; American Association for the Advancement of Science-Westinghouse Science Writing award, 1967; Nebula award, 1972 en 1976; Locus award, non-fiction, 1981 en fiction in 1983; Washington Post Children's Book Guild award, voor non-fiction, 1985; Guest of Honor, World Science Fiction Convention, 1955. Getrouwd: met 1. Gertrude Blugerman, 1942 (gescheiden in 1973), 1 zoon en 1 dochter; 2. Janet Opal Jeppson, 1973 (foto: ZAM.it) In 1991 had Asimov 298 boeken geschreven waarvan hij zei: "Ik hou van schrijven en als je geen woorden meer uit mijn typewriter of tekstverwerker ziet spuiten, dan weet je dat ik niet alleen dood ben, maar dat ik al drie dagen dood ben." Asimov werd vooral bekend om zijn science fiction verhalen en wetenschappelijke boeken. website: www.asimovonline.com detective: Elijah "Lije" Baley; The Robots Lije is 42 jaar en rechercheur in de rang van C-5 in de stad New York. -
University of Pardubice Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Technological
University of Pardubice Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Technological Progress in the Works of Isaac Asimov and Philip K. Dick Master Thesis 2020 Šárka Štěpánková Prohlašuji: Tuto práci jsem vypracovala samostatně. Veškeré literární prameny a informace, které jsem v práci využila, jsou uvedeny v seznamu použité literatury. Byla jsem seznámena s tím, že se na moji práci vztahují práva a povinnosti vyplývající ze zákona č. 121/2000 Sb., o právu autorském, o právech souvisejících s právem autorským a o změně některých zákonů (autorský zákon), ve znění pozdějších předpisů, zejména se skutečností, že Univerzita Pardubice má právo na uzavření licenční smlouvy o užití této práce jako školního díla podle § 60 odst. 1 autorského zákona, a s tím, že pokud dojde k užití této práce mnou nebo bude poskytnuta licence o užití jinému subjektu, je Univerzita Pardubice oprávněna ode mne požadovat přiměřený příspěvek na úhradu nákladů, které na vytvoření díla vynaložila, a to podle okolností až do jejich skutečné výše. Beru na vědomí, že v souladu s § 47b zákona č. 111/1998 Sb., o vysokých školách a o změně a doplnění dalších zákonů (zákon o vysokých školách), ve znění pozdějších předpisů, a směrnicí Univerzity Pardubice č. 7/2019 Pravidla pro odevzdávání, zveřejňování a formální úpravu závěrečných prací, ve znění pozdějších dodatků, bude práce zveřejněna prostřednictvím Digitální knihovny Univerzity Pardubice. V Pardubicích dne 22.11. 2020 Šárka Štěpánková ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to my supervisor, doc. Mgr. Šárka Bubíková, Ph.D., for her valuable and helpful advice and guidance. ANNOTATION The master thesis focuses on the depiction of technological progress in the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. -
Bibliografía De Isaac Asimov Vicente Trigo Aranda [email protected]
Bibliografía de Isaac Asimov Vicente Trigo Aranda [email protected] Isaac Asimov es, sin lugar a dudas, el mayor divulga- causa por su labor divulgadora, además de otros galar- dor científico del siglo XX y uno de los mejores escritores dones. Falleció, por problemas renales, el 6 de Abril de de ciencia-ficción. 1992. Con su estilo claro, directo y ameno ha logrado que Antes de pasar a exponerle la biblografía completa de varias generaciones de jóvenes se acerquen a la Ciencia y Isaac Asimov, debo hacerle unas consideraciones pre- disfruten con ella. Sólo por este hecho ya merecería ser vias: recordado, pero es que además creó algunas novelas de tal calidad que superan el campo de la ciencia-ficción para - En lugar de mostrarle una relación por orden cro- entrar por mérito propio en la historia de la Literatura. nológico, como he encontrado en varias páginas Web, he decidido separarla en dos apartados: el Nacido en Rusia (2-Enero-1920) a los tres años se primero relativo a su obra de ficción y el segundo trasladó a EEUU. En 1939 se graduó en Química por la con sus libros científicos y divulgativos, agrupados Universidad de Columbia, habiendo comenzado el año por temas para facilitar su búsqueda1. Completará anterior a publicar relatos de ciencia-ficción. Tras su paso este artículo un breve apéndice final dedicado a por el ejército, regresó a Columbia donde obtuvo su doc- otras cuestiones relacionadas con Asimov: libros torado en Bioquímica (1948) y trabajó como profesor, basados en sus obras, su contacto con el cine y simultaneando la labor docente con su faceta como unas cuantas direcciones de Internet. -
St.Louiscon Report St.Louiscon, the 27Th World Science Fiction Convention, Held Over the August 28-Sept
No. 5 October 1969 St.Louiscon Report St.Louiscon, the 27th World Science Fiction Convention, held over the August 28-Sept. 1 Labor Day weekend, fulfilled its promise of being the largest convention the science fiction world has ever known. Some of the staggering statistics include registration at 1919, attendance officially posted at 1534, and auction income (gross) of $6,800. Not only was this the largest convention to date, it was also the longest. Although official registration didn't begin until noon on Thursday, par tying began Tuesday evening in the con committee suite; and the parties continued through the following Tuesday night. Paid attendance at the banquet was 660 and would have been more except that tickets were only sold until Saturday noon. Hugo Awards BEST NOVEL: Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner (accepted by Gordon Dick son) BEST NOVELLA: Nightwings by Robert Silverberg BEST NOVELETTE: The Sharing of Flesh by Poul Anderson BEST SHORT STORY: The Beast That Shouted Love by Harlan Ellison BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION: 2001: A Space Odyssey (accepted for Arthur C. Clarke by Dave Kyle) BEST PROFESSIONAL MAGAZINE: Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction BEST PROFESSIONAL ARTIST: Jack Gaughan BEST FAN ARTIST: Vaughn Bode BEST FANZINE: Psychotic (accepted for Dick Geis by Bruce Pelz) BEST FAN WRITER: Harry Warner Jr. (accepted by Bill Evans) SPECIAL AWARD: presented to astronauts Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins "for the best moon landing ever" (accepted by Hal Clement) Other Awards BIG HEART AWARD: presented to Harry Warner Jr. by Forry Ackerman (ac cepted by Bob Bloch) FIRST FANDOM AWARD: presented to Murray Leinster by last year's winner, Jack Williamson (accepted by Judy Lynn Benjamin) At the banquet Lester Del Rey presented a moving eulogy to Willy Bidding for the 1971 convention provided more of a contest with the Ley, in which he paid tribute to Willy's contributions to man's landing choice between Boston and Washington. -
World Great Writers (Final)
WORLD GREAT WRITERS Contents Preface vii 1. Adams, Henry 1 2. Ambler, Eric 5 3. Anand, Mulk Raj 10 4. Andersen, Hans Christian 17 5. Asimov, Isaac 23 6. Austen, Jane 31 7. Balzac, Honoré de 35 8. Beckett, Samuel 40 9. Camus, Albert 48 10. Canetti, Elias 54 11. Carroll, Lewis 58 12. Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de 65 13. Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich 70 14. Chaucer, Geoffrey 77 15. Christie, Agatha 82 16. Clarke, Arthur C. 92 17. Defoe, Daniel 98 18. Dickens, Charles 102 19. Eliot, T. S. 111 20. Fitzgerald, F. Scott 117 21. Hammett, Dashiell 122 22. Hugo, Victor 125 23. James, Henry 134 24. Kafka, Franz 141 25. Lawrence, D. H. 147 26. Miller, Arthur 157 27. Naipaul, V.S. 164 28. O. Henry 171 29. Orwell, George 176 30. Pope, Alexander 183 31. Pushkin, Aleksandr 187 32. Russell, Bertrand 193 33. Rushdie, Salman 203 34. Salinger, J.D. 211 35. Seth, Vikram 216 36. Shakespeare, William 223 37. Shaw, George Bernard 232 38. Singh,Khushwant 239 39. Tolstoy, Leo 244 40. Twain, Mark 252 41. Verne, Jules 260 42. Voltaire 267 43. Wilde, Oscar 274 (vii) Preface A world without books is hard to imagine. From childhood onwards man is greatly influenced by books. Blessed are the men who can pen down their thoughts. Shakespeare, Dryden, Pope, Vikram Seth and so many more, all of these has influenced us in one way or another. This book is dedicated to these man and women. It was not easy to decide whom to include in our volume. -
General Publishers
ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS ARE ON THE INSIDE BACK COVER CONTENTS PART 1: BOOKS SECTION I (General Books) Pages SCIENCE FICTION / FANTASY / MYSTERY BOOKS .......................... 3 - 16 ASH-TREE PRESS BOOKS ...................................................................... 16 OZ BOOKS ................................................................................................. 17 BIG LITTLE BOOKS TYPE STUFF ......................................................... 18 GNOME PRESS DUST JACKETS ............................................................ 18 WORLD SCIENCE FICTION PROGRAM BOOKS ................................. 19 PAUL & BRUNDAGE BOOKS FEATURED ON THE COVER ............. 19 SCARCE & UNUSUAL ITEMS ................................................................ 20 BARGAIN BASEMENT BOOK BIN ........................................................ 21 - 30 PAPERBACKS ........................................................................................... 31 - 38 JOHN NORMAN GOR SERIES ................................................................ 39 ROBERT E. HOWARD & RELATED PAPERBACKS ............................ 39 SECTION II (Pulp Paperbacks) DOC SAVAGE ........................................................................................... 40 THE SHADOW .......................................................................................... 40 - 41 THE AVENGER ......................................................................................... 41 OTHER PAPERBACK SERIES ................................................................ -
ALEXIAD (!7+=3!G) $2.00 February Has Come in Cold and Icy
Vol. 13 No. 1 February 2014 ALEXIAD (!7+=3!G) $2.00 February has come in cold and icy. From the window it is Printed on March 6, 2014 beautiful. It is not so pretty when every step has to be examined. It Deadline is April 1, 2014 is not as bad as the huge ice storm of two years ago. Most of the ice is arranged in rough waves, not the slick mess that made sidewalks Reviewer’s Notes impassible even for cats. It still requires careful negotiation. The trip to the corner convinces me to take the bus and not try to walk to Does it ever seem like everyone else around you has a much bigger work. Winter is here in white fury. It is as far south as Atlanta, income and membership in some secret discount club? When I see co- Georgia, which was totally unprepared for snow. At least here we workers drive to work in SUVs and talk about their three-week have snowplows and salt. vacations in India or Peru, it’s discomfiting. — Lisa But . I have my own network. I have family across the country. I wish there were more fanzine fans, but the days of Degler (and doesn’t Table of Contents that take us back) ended fannish hospitality. Editorial. 1 One reason baby-care books boomed was that G.I. Joe and Rosie Reviewer’s Notes. 1 the Riveter, after their marriage, struck out and moved into Levittown, where they had neighbors, but no network. Instead of asking Grandma Coffee.