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The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories
Tom Shippey
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Description for The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories
Paperback. The definitive collection of the twentieth century's most characteristic genre-from H.G. Wells's prophetic vision of technological warfare to contemporary cyberspace and up-to-the-minute myths of genetic engineering. Editor(s): Shippey, Tom. Num Pages: 624 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: DQ; FL; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 446.
'As good an introduction to SF as you can buy.' Iain Banks The definitive collection of the twentieth-century's most characteristic genre-from H.G. Wells's prophetic vision of technological warfare to contemporary cyberspace, and up-to-the-minute myths of genetic engineering.
'As good an introduction to SF as you can buy.' Iain Banks The definitive collection of the twentieth-century's most characteristic genre-from H.G. Wells's prophetic vision of technological warfare to contemporary cyberspace, and up-to-the-minute myths of genetic engineering.
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Weight
443g
Number of Pages
624
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192803818
SKU
V9780192803818
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About Tom Shippey
Tom Shippey inherited J. R. R. Tolkien's Chair of Medieval English Language at the University of Leeds, where he taught the syllabus Tolkien had set up. He now holds the Walter J. Ong Chair of Humanities at St Louis University, Missouri, specializing in Medieval Literature, Old English Arthurian and Romance Literature, Fantasy, and Science Fiction. He has written and edited ... Read more
Reviews for The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories
Review from previous edition 'both authoritative and audacious, up-to-date and historically wise, the best yet introduction to a bewildering field'
Greg Benford
'travels through ninety years' development from mechanical to fantastical ... first rate'
Daily Telegraph
'ideal ... even contains much to convert the sceptics, with its survey of highlights from Wells to Kipling, via Arthur ... Read more
Greg Benford
'travels through ninety years' development from mechanical to fantastical ... first rate'
Daily Telegraph
'ideal ... even contains much to convert the sceptics, with its survey of highlights from Wells to Kipling, via Arthur ... Read more