Odd Genre: A Study in Imagination and EvolutionBloomsbury Academic, 1994 M03 21 - 222 pages This book provides a detailed study of the relationship between science fiction and other genres. After discussing the problems inherent in classifying works according to genre, Pierce notes how science fiction sometimes incorporates plots from other literary forms. He then explores the relationship between science fiction and related genres, such as fantastic romances and techno-thrillers. The book next examines those science fiction writers who have successfully written in other literary forms, as well as authors active in other genres who have turned to science fiction to treat particular themes. Pierce also discusses the literary and stylistic aspects of science fiction. Throughout the book, Pierce's coverage is encyclopedic in nature. He provides examples from numerous works, and the volume closes with a detailed bibliography. |
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... heard . It is in that context that we must see Heinlein's accomplishment . Heinlein's first juvenile book , Rocket Ship Galileo ( 1947 ) , was a transitional work . It had to do with the first flight to the Moon by a trio of teenagers ...
... heard . It is in that context that we must see Heinlein's accomplishment . Heinlein's first juvenile book , Rocket Ship Galileo ( 1947 ) , was a transitional work . It had to do with the first flight to the Moon by a trio of teenagers ...
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... heard was the acoustical signature of a Russian submarine . He was headed for Route One , taking the inshore track off the Icelandic coast . You can bet money on that , skipper . " 10 Clancy's approach departs from that of the standard ...
... heard was the acoustical signature of a Russian submarine . He was headed for Route One , taking the inshore track off the Icelandic coast . You can bet money on that , skipper . " 10 Clancy's approach departs from that of the standard ...
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... heard the swirls of smoke , he heard the flickering , jeering shadows . . . all speaking deafeningly in strange tongues : " BURUU GYARR ? " the steam asked . " Asha . Asha , rit - kit - dit - zit m'gid , " the quick shadows answered ...
... heard the swirls of smoke , he heard the flickering , jeering shadows . . . all speaking deafeningly in strange tongues : " BURUU GYARR ? " the steam asked . " Asha . Asha , rit - kit - dit - zit m'gid , " the quick shadows answered ...
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Heres Adventure Heres Romance | 59 |
The Horror the Horror | 73 |
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