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Author : C. P. Stephens
Publisher : Ultramarine Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780893662714
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (627 download)
Download or read book A Checklist of Some New Science Fiction Writers written by C. P. Stephens and published by Ultramarine Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Rudy Rucker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780441235162
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (351 download)
Download or read book The 57th Franz Kafka written by Rudy Rucker and published by . This book was released on 1982-11-01 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Rudy Rucker
Publisher : Transreal Books
ISBN 13 : 0984758518
Total Pages : 1729 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (847 download)
Download or read book Complete Stories written by Rudy Rucker and published by Transreal Books. This book was released on 2018-07-06 with total page 1729 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collected together in one ebook: every single one of Rudy Rucker's science-fiction stories, a trove of gnarl and wonder, dating over more than forty years. This, the updated 2021 edition of Complete Stories, includes stories from 1976 through 2021 Along with Rucker's solo stories, we have collaborations with Bruce Sterling, Marc Laidlaw, Paul Di Filippo, John Shirley, Terry Bisson, and Eileen Gunn.
Author : Ian Stewart
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 0786721839
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (867 download)
Download or read book The Annotated Flatland written by Ian Stewart and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2008-07-31 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flatland is a unique, delightful satire that has charmed readers for over a century. Published in 1884 by the English clergyman and headmaster Edwin A. Abbott, it is the fanciful tale of A. Square, a two-dimensional being who is whisked away by a mysterious visitor to The Land of Three Dimensions, an experience that forever alters his worldview. Like the original, Ian Stewart's commentary takes readers on a strange and wonderful journey. With clarity and wit, Stewart illuminates Abbott's numerous Victorian references and touches on such diverse topics as ancient Babylon, Karl Marx, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Mt. Everest, H.G. Wells, and phrenology. The Annotated Flatland makes fascinating connections between Flatland and Abbott's era, resulting in a classic to rival Abbott's own, and a book that will inspire and delight curious readers for generations to come.
Author : Edwin Abbott
Publisher : Broadview Press
ISBN 13 : 9781770481299
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (812 download)
Download or read book Flatland written by Edwin Abbott and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2009-11-13 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flatland (1884) is an influential mathematical fantasy that simultaneously provides an introduction to non-Euclidean geometry and a satire on the Victorian class structure, issues of science and faith, and the role of women. A classic of early science fiction, the novel takes place in a world of two dimensions where all the characters are geometric shapes. The narrator, A Square, is a naïve, respectable citizen who is faced with proof of the existence of three dimensions when he is visited by a sphere and is forced to see the limitations of his world. The introduction to this Broadview Edition provides context for the book’s references to Victorian culture and religion, mathematical history, and the history of philosophy. The appendices contain contemporary reviews; extracts from the work of fellow mathematical fantasy writer/mathematician Charles Hinton; Hermann von Helmboltz’s “The Axioms of Geometry” (1870); and autobiographical passages from Abbott’s The Kernel and the Husk (1886).
Author : Ronald Gray
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521200073
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 ( download)
Download or read book Franz Kafka written by Ronald Gray and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1973-02-22 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 1973 text provides a critical introduction to the writings of Franz Kafka. Within it Ronald Gray surveys the novels and short stories, and glances also at the religious or confessional writings. He presents a persuasive and coherent account of Kafka's personal and artistic development and its meaning and value for us. Dr Gray argues that the early short stories are most finished and controlled; here Kafka recognised and managed to find a form exactly fitting his own condition, and the writing is less compulsive and obsessional than it became later. Dr Gray quotes extensively, translating specifically for the purpose. He writes for all whose who read Kafka, especially the many who read him in translation and would like a helpful and shrewd guide to understanding. Kafka's work hauntingly expresses one whole area of the modern mind - its anguish, dissociation and guilt - and this sane and sympathetic book puts him into a humane perspective.
Author : Rudy Rucker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781940948171
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (481 download)
Download or read book White Light written by Rudy Rucker and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-15 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hipster math prof's journey to Abosolute Infinity...and back.
Author : Jim Norwine
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9780049101210
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)
Download or read book The Third World written by Jim Norwine and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1988 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims to present an impressionistic picture that reflects the heterogeneous nature of the 'Third World'. Contributions from Western and Third World authors illustrate the complex reality of problems and issues using case studies from the Caribbean, South America, the Arab countries, Asia and Africa.
Author : Gardner Dozois
Publisher : Baen Publishing Enterprises
ISBN 13 : 1625791526
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (257 download)
Download or read book Sorcerers! written by Gardner Dozois and published by Baen Publishing Enterprises. This book was released on 2013-07-15 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirteen spellbinding tales of magical masters of wizardry Tales of magic, illusion, mages, and dark wizards by such talents as Ursula K. LeGuin, Jack Vance, Theodore Sturgeon, Joe Haldeman, and others highlight a collection of fourteen stories about the world of sorcery _The Bleak ShoreÓ by Fritz Leiber _O Ugly Bird!Ó by Manly Wade Wellman _The Power of the PressÓ by Richard Kearns _The FingerÓ by Naomi Mitchison _The Word of UnbindingÓ by Ursula K. Le Guin _His Coat So GayÓ by Sterling E. Lanier _Narrow ValleyÓ by R. A. Lafferty _Sleep Well of NightsÓ by Avram Davidson _Armaja DasÓ by Joe Haldeman _My BoatÓ by Joanna Russ _The Hag SeleenÓ by Theodore Sturgeon and James H. Beard _The Last WizardÓ by Avram Davidson _The OverworldÓ by Jack Vance At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Author : William Contento
Publisher : Boston : G.K. Hall, c1978-c1984
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections written by William Contento and published by Boston : G.K. Hall, c1978-c1984. This book was released on 1978 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Patrick Conty
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1594776067
Total Pages : 652 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (947 download)
Download or read book The Genesis and Geometry of the Labyrinth written by Patrick Conty and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2002-12-01 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking look at the phenomenon of the labyrinth, connecting this ancient symbol to modern scientific principles. • Illustrated with labyrinths from around the world and throughout history. • Demonstrates how the labyrinth differs from a maze and how it is a tool for interpreting ancient myths and religious beliefs. • Draws parallels between the labyrinth and quantum physics, showing how through the secrets of the labyrinth we can unlock the mystery of life itself. The powerful symbol of the labyrinth exists in countless cultures spanning the globe from Africa and ancient Greece to India, China, and pre-Colombian North and South America. For centuries they have been used for religious rituals, meditation, and spiritual and physical healing. In the labyrinth humanity finds a model of the quintessential sacred space that depicts the most profound levels of consciousness. Its center is regarded in many cultures as a door between two worlds, thus providing individuals with the ideal place for self questioning and meditation. In a comprehensive exploration of this time-honored symbol, Patrick Conty shows how the geometrical construction of the ancient labyrinth corresponds exactly with today's modern geometry, illustrating that recent developments in math and physics parallel the science of ancient civilizations. By looking at the way the two systems complement each other, Conty draws new conclusions about the ancient world and how that world can benefit us right now. Conty explores not only physical labyrinths but also reveals how the same transcendent principles are at work in Celtic knot work; the designs of ancient Chinese cauldrons; the tattoos and tracings of primitive art; the textiles of Africa, Peru, and Central America; and the geometric patterns in Islamic art.
Author : Damien Broderick
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313003165
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Transrealist Fiction written by Damien Broderick and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2000-06-30 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transrealist writing treats immediate perceptions in a fantastic way, according to science fiction writer and mathematician Rudy Rucker, who originated the term. In the expanded sense argued in this book, it also intensifies imaginative fiction by writing the fantastic from the standpoint of richly personalized experience. Transrealism is also related to slipstream writing, another category introduced into studies of speculative fiction to account for texts that seem to follow trajectories mapped by the huge body of science fiction accumulated in the last century, while retaining a central interest in traditional literary strategies. This book examines a variety of work from the transrealist perspective, something that has not been done previously. It emphasizes the texts of Philip K. Dick and Rucker himself, while it additionally engages the texts of such slipstream writers as Kurt Vonnegut, J.G. Ballard, and John Barth. It places its argument against the antihumanist trend in science fiction and builds comparisons with more traditional varieties of science fiction works.
Author : Rudy Rucker
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0765327538
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (653 download)
Download or read book Nested Scrolls written by Rudy Rucker and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-12-11 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The honest and intellectually fierce autobiography of one of the most acclaimed voices in science fiction
Author : M. Keith Booker
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0810878844
Total Pages : 435 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)
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.
Author : Gardner Dozois
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN 13 : 146680730X
Total Pages : 809 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)
Download or read book The Year's Best Science Fiction: First Annual Collection written by Gardner Dozois and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 1984-04-15 with total page 809 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection launched the popular and long-running "The Year's Best Science Fiction" series: Fantastic Science Fiction! The Year's Best -- And Biggest Collection Here's the cream of the crop: short stories, novelettes, novellas by science fiction writers already famous and awarded for their high-quality work in science fiction. Writers like: Poul Anderson Joe Haldeman Tanith Lee George R.R. Martin Robert Silverberg James Tiptree, Jr. Vernor Vinge Gene Wolfe Plus writers who are newer to the field, but just as excellent! These are the stories that will vie for the Hugo and Nebula Awards this year. And we've got them all! Not ten. Not twenty. 25 GREAT SF TALES. Each one is chosen by renowned SF writer and editor Gardner R. Dozois. Among them are "Black Air" by Kim Stanley Robinson, "Blood Music" and "Hardfought" by Greg Bear, "Blind Shemmy" by Jack Dann, "Cicada Queen" by Bruce Sterling and "Slow Birds" by Ian Watson.
Author : Clifford A. Pickover
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199929920
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (999 download)
Download or read book Time written by Clifford A. Pickover and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1999-09-23 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Bucky Fuller thought big," Wired magazine recently noted, "Arthur C. Clarke thinks big, but Cliff Pickover outdoes them both." In his newest book, Cliff Pickover outdoes even himself, probing a mystery that has baffled mystics, philosophers, and scientists throughout history--What is the nature of time? In Time: A Traveler's Guide, Pickover takes readers to the forefront of science as he illuminates the most mysterious phenomenon in the universe--time itself. Is time travel possible? Is time real? Does it flow in one direction only? Does it have a beginning and an end? What is eternity? Pickover's book offers a stimulating blend of Chopin, philosophy, Einstein, and modern physics, spiced with diverting side-trips to such topics as the history of clocks, the nature of free will, and the reason gold glitters. Numerous diagrams ensure readers will have no trouble following along. By the time we finish this book, we understand a wide variety of scientific concepts pertaining to time. And most important, we will understand that time travel is, indeed, possible.
Author : Rudy rucker
Publisher : Transreal Books
ISBN 13 : 1940948401
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (49 download)
Download or read book Million Mile Road Trip written by Rudy rucker and published by Transreal Books. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three teens ride a car across the universe and back. Look out for the flying saucers! "Tipping his hat to Thomas Pynchon, Jack Kerouac, and Douglas Adams, Rucker immerses readers in a fantastical roadtrip adventure that’s a wild ride of unmitigated joy. . . . he ties everything together with internal consistency, playful use of language that keeps his ideas alien yet accessible, and a solid grounding in fourth-dimensional math. This wacky adventure is a geeky reader’s delight."—Publishers Weekly, starred review
