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Book To Die in Italbar

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  • Author : Roger Zelazny
  • Publisher : Corgi
  • Release : 1977
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 182 pages

Download or read book To Die in Italbar written by Roger Zelazny and published by Corgi. This book was released on 1977 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book To Die in Italbar

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  • Author : Roger Zelazny
  • Publisher : ibooks
  • Release : 2016-10-05
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 316 pages

Download or read book To Die in Italbar written by Roger Zelazny and published by ibooks. This book was released on 2016-10-05 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TO DIE IN ITALBAR By Roger Zelazny In To Die in Italbar, the galaxy is in chaos, with people falling prey to an unidentifiable disease. Only one man has the ability to help -- a man who can heal or kill with a touch. Known only as "Mr. H," he is being sought after by everyone, but for vastly different reasons. Even Francis Sandow is seeking him, and may be the only one with a clue as to who H really is ... In the bonus novel A Dark Travelling, James Wiley is an "ordinary" 14-year-old who has lost his scientist father to a parallel world in the darkbands. With the help of Becky, his sister with magical powers, Barry the exchange student and Uncle George, the werewolf, James goes in search of his parent. But he must take care: for if there just happens to be a full moon at the wrong moment, James's itchy palms might lead him into trouble... • To Die in Italbar is the sequel to Zelazny's novel Isle of the Dead, published by ibooks in a compilation volume with Eye of Cat.

Book Future and Fantastic Worlds

Download or read book Future and Fantastic Worlds written by Sheldon Jaffery and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Future and Fantastic Worlds embodies an unusual approach to the field of bibliographic research, including over 700 annotations of every DAW book published through mid-1987, with indexes by author, artist, and title, providing a massive guide to modern SF writers and their works, with much background data. Interspersed throughout the book are numerous wry, irreverent, and amusing observations offered by the late and highly respected researcher in this extremely valuable genre tool.

Book Roger Zelazny

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  • Author : F. Brett Cox
  • Publisher : University of Illinois Press
  • Release : 2021-05-11
  • ISBN : 0252052668
  • Pages : 276 pages

Download or read book Roger Zelazny written by F. Brett Cox and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenging convention with the SF nonconformist Roger Zelazny combined poetic prose with fearless literary ambition to become one of the most influential science fiction writers of the 1960s. Yet many critics found his later novels underachieving and his turn to fantasy a disappointment. F. Brett Cox surveys the landscape of Zelazny's creative life and contradictions. Launched by the classic 1963 short story "A Rose for Ecclesiastes," Zelazny soon won the Hugo Award for Best Novel with ...And Call Me Conrad and two years later won again for Lord of Light. Cox looks at the author's overnight success and follows Zelazny into a period of continued formal experimentation, the commercial triumph of the Amber sword and sorcery novels, and renewed acclaim for Hugo-winning novellas such as "Home Is the Hangman" and "24 Views of Mt. Fuji, by Hokusai." Throughout, Cox analyzes aspects of Zelazny's art, from his preference for poetically alienated protagonists to the ways his plots reflected his determined individualism. Clear-eyed and detailed, Roger Zelazny provides an up-to-date reconsideration of an often-misunderstood SF maverick.

Book The Dead Man s Brother

Download or read book The Dead Man s Brother written by Roger Zelazny and published by Hard Case Crime. This book was released on 2011-03-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published posthumously. Includes an afterword by Trent Zelazny, the author's son (p. 253-256).

Book Amra  Vol 2 No 64  October 1975

Download or read book Amra Vol 2 No 64 October 1975 written by George H. Scithers and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2020-02-21 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Scithers published AMRA, a leading sword and sorcery fanzine, beginning in 1959. The term "swords and sorcery" first appeared there, and AMRA became a leading proponent of the subgenre. Several of the articles originally published in AMRA were later re-printed as part of two volumes about Conan the Barbarian, which Scithers co-edited with L. Sprague de Camp. Contributors to the magazine included all the leading fantasists of the day: Poul Anderson, L. Sprague de Camp, Fritz Leiber, and many more. This volume includes work by: Karl Edward Wagner, Harry Warner, Jr., John Boardman, Poul Anderson, and more.

Book Modern Classics of Fantasy

Download or read book Modern Classics of Fantasy written by Gardner Dozois and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2014-10-28 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While humanity has been telling fantastic stories for millennia, fantasy fiction has only come into its own as a genre in the latter half of the twentieth century, as the works of such writers as J.R.R. Tolkien and Robert E. Howard have found a wide audience. This wonderful collection celebrates fantasy's heyday with 33 masterpieces of short fiction, ranging from 1940s stories by L. Sprague de Camp, H.L.Gold, Fritz Leiber, and Manly Wade Wellman to more recent tales by such towering modern talents as Peter S. Beagle, Terry Bisson, James P. Blaylock Suzy McKee Charnas, John Crowley, Tanith Lee, Michael Swanwick, Judith Tarr, Howard Waldrop, Jane Yolen, and Roger Zelazny. Just as Gardner Dozois's Modern Classics of Science Fiction has helped longtime fans and new readers alike discover the genre's finest short stories, so too shall this anthology allow readers to find in one volume more than two dozen masterworks of fantasy.

Book Science Fiction Literature through History  2 volumes

Download or read book Science Fiction Literature through History 2 volumes written by Gary Westfahl and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2021-07-19 with total page 814 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides students and other interested readers with a comprehensive survey of science fiction history and numerous essays addressing major science fiction topics, authors, works, and subgenres written by a distinguished scholar. This encyclopedia deals with written science fiction in all of its forms, not only novels and short stories but also mediums often ignored in other reference books, such as plays, poems, comic books, and graphic novels. Some science fiction films, television programs, and video games are also mentioned, particularly when they are relevant to written texts. Its focus is on science fiction in the English language, though due attention is given to international authors whose works have been frequently translated into English. Since science fiction became a recognized genre and greatly expanded in the 20th century, works published in the 20th and 21st centuries are most frequently discussed, though important earlier works are not neglected. The texts are designed to be helpful to numerous readers, ranging from students first encountering science fiction to experienced scholars in the field.

Book Explorers

    Book Details:
  • Author : Gardner Dozois
  • Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
  • Release : 2000-04-08
  • ISBN : 0312271506
  • Pages : 826 pages

Download or read book Explorers written by Gardner Dozois and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2000-04-08 with total page 826 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Distant planets, galaxies, alien races--the universe is vast and filled with an almost unimaginable range of possibilities. But imagine it we can. Here are more than twenty stories from the most inventive writers in the field, including: Poul Anderson * Stephen Baxter * Greg Bear * Gregory Benford * Arthur C. Clarke * Hal Clement * Greg Egan * H. B. Fyfe * R. A. Lafferty * Geoffrey A. Landis * Ursula K. Le Guin * Jack McDevitt * Larry Niven * G. David Nordley * Edgar Pangborn * Kim Stanley Robinson * James H. Schmitz * Cordwainer Smith * Michael Swanwick * James Tiptree, Jr. * John Varley * Vernor Vinge These are the stories of discovering those possibilities-the stories of the explorers and pioneers who push the envelope further out--exciting tales of alien landscapes and adventures on far distant shores that are the heart and soul of science fiction.

Book The Good Old Stuff

    Book Details:
  • Author : Gardner Dozois
  • Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
  • Release : 2013-12-10
  • ISBN : 1466859504
  • Pages : 674 pages

Download or read book The Good Old Stuff written by Gardner Dozois and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2013-12-10 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nineteen-ninety-nine looms near and yet the stars are still far away . . . but this anthology brings them closer with more than a dozen of the best SF adventure stories ever written. Among the gems collected here are "The New Prime," by Jack Vance, " Fritz Leiber's "Moon Duel," and "The Sky People," by Poul Anderson, along with masterpieces by less-familiar names such as Murray Leinster and James H. Schmitz. With more than a dozen stories (written between 1940 and 1970) from greats such as Brian W. Aldiss, Leigh Brackett, L. Sprague de Camp, and A. E. van Vogt, this anthology ranges throughout our galaxy and into the stars. Whether you're revisiting past adventures or discovering these stories for the first time, you're sure to thrill to these wonderful adventures across the vast expanse of space.

Book The Year s Best Science Fiction  Twenty Second Annual Collection

Download or read book The Year s Best Science Fiction Twenty Second Annual Collection written by Gardner Dozois and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2005-07-01 with total page 886 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widely regarded as the one essential book for every science fiction fan, The Year's Best Science Fiction (Winner of the 2004 Locus Award for Best Anthology) continues to uphold its standard of excellence with more than two dozen stories representing the previous year's best SF writing. The stories in this collection imaginatively take readers far across the universe, into the very core of their beings, to the realm of the Gods, and to the moment just after now. Included are the works of masters of the form and the bright new talents of tomorrow. This book is a valuable resource in addition to serving as the single best place in the universe to find stories that stir the imagination and the heart.

Book Futures Past

    Book Details:
  • Author : Gardner Dozois
  • Publisher : Baen Publishing Enterprises
  • Release : 2013-06-15
  • ISBN : 1625791453
  • Pages : 194 pages

Download or read book Futures Past written by Gardner Dozois and published by Baen Publishing Enterprises. This book was released on 2013-06-15 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Change the pastãand the future may come undone. An outstanding collection of time-traveling alternate history stories from 16 major science fiction writers, both old and new. Every day, a thousand possible futures die unborn around us-corners not turned, paths not taken. But if one could go back into the past and change it, the outcome could be unimaginable. _Aristotle and the GunÓ by L. Sprague de Camp _SitkaÓ by William Sanders _The Only Game in TownÓ by Poul Anderson _Playing the GameÓ by Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann _Killing the MorrowÓ by Robert Reed _The We Frustrate CharlemagneÓ b R. A. Lafferty _The Game of Blood and DustÓ by Roger Zelazny _Calling Your NameÓ by Howard Waldrop _What Rough Beast?Ó by Damon Knight _O Brave Old World!Ó by Avram Davidson _Radiant DoorsÓ by Michael Swanwick _The Hotel at Harlans LandingÓ by Kage Baker _Mozart in MirorshadesÓ by Bruce Sterling and Lewis Shiner _Under SiegeÓ by George R. R. Martin At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Book This Immortal

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  • Author : Roger Zelazny
  • Publisher : ibooks
  • Release : 2016-10-05
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 180 pages

Download or read book This Immortal written by Roger Zelazny and published by ibooks. This book was released on 2016-10-05 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Vivid and elliptical... If you've ever asked yourself what would have happened if Philip Marlowe had been Odysseus... here is a clue to the answer.” —New Worlds THE HUGO AWARD-WINNING FIRST NOVEL EVER WRITTEN BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE CHRONICLES OF AMBER! Conrad Nomikos has a long, rich personal history that he'd rather not talk about. And, as Arts Commissioner, he's been given a job he'd rather not do. Escorting an alien grandee on a guided tour of the shattered remains of Earth is not something he relishes-especially when it is apparent that this places him at the center of high-level intrigue that has some bearing on the future of Earth itself! "Roger Zelazny [was] the compleat New Wave author, so daring he could pen nothing without perturbing some creaky icon... so strong a writer, so moving in the sweep of his plots and imagery."—David Brin

Book Complete Critical Assembly

Download or read book Complete Critical Assembly written by David Langford and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2002-10-01 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new collection of essays, commissioned from a range of scholars across the world, takes as its theme the reception of Rome's greatest poet in a time of profound cultural change. Amid the rise of Christianity, the changing status of the city of Rome, and the emergence of new governing classes, Vergil remained a bedrock of Roman education and identity. This volume considers the different ways in which Vergil was read, understood and appropriated; by poets, commentators, Church fathers, orators and historians. The introduction outlines the cultural and historical contexts. Twelve chapters dedicated to individual writers or genres, and the contributors make use of a wide range of approaches from contemporary reception theory. An epilogue concludes the volume.

Book Madwand

    Book Details:
  • Author : Roger Zelazny
  • Publisher : ibooks
  • Release : 2016-10-03
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 288 pages

Download or read book Madwand written by Roger Zelazny and published by ibooks. This book was released on 2016-10-03 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE SEQUEL TO CHANGELING Pol Detson, son of Lord Det of Rondoval, has come home. He is now a powerful sorceror of unsurpassed natural ability - in a world where the power of magic is the only kind that matters. But Pol is still an untrained talent, a 'MADWAND'. To take control of his powers, to rule in his father's place, he must survive arduous training and a fantastic initiation into the rites of sorcery. As friends, Pol has one dragon and one thief. As enemies he has the most powerful wizards of the land. And at least one of them wants him dead. About the Author Zelazny wrote many novels, short stories, and novellas, including Nebula and Hugo Award winners 24 VIEWS OF MOUNT FUJI, BY HOKUSAI, PERMAFROST and HOME IS THE HANGMAN. About the Author Zelazny wrote many novels, short stories, and novellas, including Nebula and Hugo Award winners 24 VIEWS OF MOUNT FUJI, BY HOKUSAI, PERMAFROST and HOME IS THE HANGMAN.

Book The Last Defender of Camelot

Download or read book The Last Defender of Camelot written by Roger Zelazny and published by ibooks. This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE LAST DEFENDER OF CAMELOT is a collection of breathtaking stories that showcase the incredible abilities of several authors. Edited and with an introduction by award-winning author Robert Silverberg, it includes such tales as “For a Breath I Tarry,” and “Halfjack.” It also features the Hugo Award-winning “24 Views of Mt. Fuji,” by Hokusai, “Permafrost,” and “Home is the Hangman.”

Book Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction in Literature

Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction in Literature written by M. Keith Booker and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction in Literature is a useful reference to the broad and burgeoning field of science fiction literature. Science fiction literature has gained immensely in critical respect and attention, while maintaining a broad readership. However, despite the fact that it is a rapidly changing field, contemporary science fiction literature also maintains a strong sense of its connections to science fiction of the past, which makes a historical reference of this sort particularly valuable as a tool for understanding science fiction literature as it now exists and as it has evolved over the years. The Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction in Literature covers the history of science fiction in literature through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries including significant people; themes; critical issues; and the most significant genres that have formed science fiction literature. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about this subject.