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Series
Publisher
Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
xvi, 367 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Featuring speculative fiction-writing exercises from Harlan Ellison (R), Piers Anthony, Ramsey Campbell, Jack Ketchum, screenwriters of The Twilight Zone and Star Trek: The Next Generation, and many more. The fifth volume in the acclaimed Now Write! writing-guide series offers a full toolbox of advice and exercises for speculative fiction writers hoping to craft an engaging alternate reality, flesh out an enthralling fantasy quest, or dream up a...
Author
Publisher
Rockport Publishers
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 online resource (224 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
"With the continuing success of the genre in children's and adult books, graphic novels, comic books, and blockbuster films--and the booming digital gaming industry--fantasy and science fiction have a large following of all ages. The visuals are a key component of all these media, and paintings and poster art are highly valued among collectors. This book is an inside look into the creative world of masters of the genre--both for the enthusiast, aspiring...
Author
Language
English
Description
Elon Musk, the renowned entrepreneur and innovator behind SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity, sold one of his internet companies, PayPal, for $1.5 billion. Ashlee Vance captures the full spectacle and arc of the genius's life and work, from his tumultuous upbringing in South Africa and flight to the United States to his dramatic technical innovations and entrepreneurial pursuits. Vance uses Musk's story to explore one of the pressing questions of our age:...
9) Barbarella
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An erotic science fiction fantasy in which a female adventurer travels through space vanquishing evil in the forms of robots and monsters and rewarding the men who assist her.
Author
Publisher
Small Beer Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
232 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Otis's debut story collection explores a variety of bizarre worlds, ranging from grim possible near futures to mysterious alternate presents. Many of the stories share an emphasis on physicality and embodiment, whether it be bodies distorted by alien environments or artifacts, or people thrown into their own bodies through suffering, at other, human hands. Her deft and enthralling writing handles science fiction, fantasy, and everything in between...
Publisher
PM Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
341 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Sisters of the Revolution gathers a highly curated selection of feminist speculative fiction (science fiction, fantasy, horror, and more) chosen by one of the most respected editorial teams in speculative literature today, the award-winning Ann and Jeff VanderMeer. Including stories from the 1970s to the present day, the collection seeks to expand the conversation about feminism while engaging the reader in a wealth of imaginative ideas. -- taken...
Author
Publisher
Eyrolles
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 online resource.
Language
Français
Description
Présentation Vous qui aimez écrire et raconter des histoires pour les petits ou les plus grands, lancez-vous ! Mais non sans méthode. Car il est exigeant, votre jeune lecteur, et ce qui vous faisait frissonner de peur hier le ferait peut-être rire aujourd'hui. Alors, comment rendre vos histoires captivantes, vivantes, émouvantes ? Que raconter ? Des histoires tirées du réel ou surgies de mondes imaginaires ? Albums d'images, fictions...
14) Barbarella
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An erotic science fiction fantasy in which a female adventurer travels through space vanquishing evil in the forms of robots and monsters and rewarding the men who assist her.
Author
Series
Obsidian trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Tor Books
Language
English
Description
In The Outstretched Shadow, which was named by VOYA as Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror book for 2003, Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory introduced readers to a complex new fantasy world populated by humans, centaurs, elves, talking unicorns, and demons. The Golden City of the Bells, where only humans live, is ruled by the Mage Council, practitioners of High Magic---a powerful magic that is stable and reliable, though rigidly controlled and...
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
567 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Worlds Seen in Passing is an anthology of award-winning, eye-opening, genre-defining science fiction, fantasy, and horror from Tor.com's first ten years, edited by Irene Gallo.
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