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What Makes a Superhero? Superheroes captivate our cultural imagination. From reading comic books in our childhood bedrooms to watching the latest blockbuster on the silver screen, we long to see the……続きを見る

It is in the deepest darkness that light shines most brightly. For this reason, dystopian stories are often an effective channel to communicate the good news of the Gospel. Our worst failings illust……続きを見る

J.R.R. Tolkien was the British author who fired the imagination of a generation with his beloved works: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. In this collection of essays, short stories, and poems, ……続きを見る

Venturing to Worlds Unknown Science fiction writers are our modern seers of sorts. Creating worlds that are not our own, they inspire us to look beyond and imagine "what if?" The summer edition of A……続きを見る

Celebrating the Works of George MacDonald George MacDonald inspired the imaginative visions of C.S. Lewis, G.K. Chesterton, J.R.R. Tolkien, and so many others. He presents the reader with an enchant……続きを見る

Dragons: History, Myths, and Legends Greedy, wicked, vengeful, powerful. Dragons occupy a powerful position in cultural imaginations across the world and across the years. From C.S. Lewis's boy who ……続きを見る

Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasureーpopularly known as Fanny Hill is an erotic novel which consists of two long letters by Frances "Fanny" Hill, a rich Englishwoman in her middle age, who leads a life o……続きを見る

A wide-ranging collection of some of the world's greatest masterpieces, 23 Great Fantasy Novels is a must-read for all fans of the genre. Featuring works by esteemed authors such as Jack London, H.P……続きを見る

In this enlightening look at J.K. Rowling's phenomenal bestsellers, a Christian minister illuminates the powerful, positive message Harry Potter and his magical world bring to readers of all ages. P……続きを見る

The Gothic has taken a revolutionary turn in this century. Today’s Gothic has fashioned its monsters and devils into heroes and angels and is actively reviving supernaturalism in popular culture. Ne……続きを見る

What would today’s technology look like with Victorian-era design and materials? That’s the world steampunk envisions: a mad-inventor collection of 21st century-inspired contraptions powered by stea……続きを見る

Tanglewood Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne Tanglewood Tales (1853) is a book by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, a sequel to A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys. It is a re-writing of some of the most……続きを見る

J. R. R. Tolkien’s literary masterpiece, The Hobbit, has been read and enjoyed by millions of people for nearly eight decades. Within the pages of this beautiful story, we find some of the finest vi……続きを見る

From Frankenstein to futuristic feminist utopias, Decoding Gender in Science Fiction examines the ways science fiction writers have incorporated, explored, and revised conventional notions of sexual……続きを見る

Mary Manjikian’s Apocalypse and Post-Politics: The Romance of the End advances the thesis that only those who feel the most safe and whose lives are least precarious can engage in the sort of storyt……続きを見る

Spaceships and Politics: The Political Theory of Rod Serling examines the political themes in The Twilight Zone. In this unique show, Rod Serling used fantasy and the supernatural to explore politic……続きを見る

13 essays on the importance of representation in science fiction and fantasy, with an introduction by author Alex Dally MacFarlane. Proceeds from the sale of this collection go to the Carl Brandon S……続きを見る

The Emerald City Of Oz by L. Frank Baum The Emerald City of Oz is the sixth of L. Frank Baum's fourteen Land of Oz books. The book was dedicated to "Her Royal Highness Cynthia II of Syracuse" ー act……続きを見る

First published in 2003. Brooks Landon analyses science fiction not as a set of rules for writers, but as a set of expectations for readers. He presents science fiction as a social phenomenon that m……続きを見る

Dieses eBook: "Des Luftschiffers Giannozzo Seebuch" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen. Ein Reisebericht von hin- und mitre……続きを見る

Darrell Schweitzer interviews seventeen science fiction writers. Included are scintillating conversations with: George R. R. Martin, James Morrow, Jack Dann, Geoffrey A. Landis, Joe W. Haldeman, Zor……続きを見る

Special Space and Spaces Issue Brian Stableford: The Impossibility of Impossible War Bernadette L. Bosky: Finding Space in Peter Straub Patrick McGuire: The Soviet Space Epic Cosmic Voyage Christoph……続きを見る

Scott Bukatman's Terminal Identityーreferring to both the site of the termination of the conventional "subject" and the birth of a new subjectivity constructed at the computer terminal or television……続きを見る

Myth is oral, collective, sacred, and timeless. Fantasy is a modern literary mode and a popular entertainment. Yet the two have always been inextricably intertwined. Stories about Stories examines f……続きを見る

Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher who is widely considered to be a central figure of modern philosophy. The Critique of Practical Reason is the second of Immanuel Kant's three critiques, first ……続きを見る

An exciting book about real-life technology derived from science fiction and its impact on the world. Science fiction is a vital part of popular culture, influencing the way we all look at the world……続きを見る

Once upon a time all literature was fantasy, set in a mythical past when magic existed, animals talked, and the gods took an active hand in earthly affairs. As the mythical past was displaced in Wes……続きを見る

This reference contains more than 600 cross-referenced dictionary entries on utopian thought and experimentation that span the centuries from ancient times to the present. The text not only covers u……続きを見る

In the course of his considerations, Samuel R. Delany poses a theory of discourse and explores how the reading of various rhetorical turns, some science fictional, some not, is shifted by science fi……続きを見る

An inside look at the Inklings and their creative process C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and the other Inklings met each week to read and discuss each other’s works-in-progress, offering both encour……続きを見る