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Claiming T-Mo by Eugen Bacon
RRP: $31.69SciFier: $26.42In this lush interplanetary tale, Novic is an immortal Sayneth priest who flouts the conventions of a matriarchal society by choosing a name for his child. This act initiates chaos that splits the... -
The Auditory Setting by Budhaditya Chattopadhyay
RRP: $44.50SciFier: $43.08Analyses the sonic environment mediated and crafted within the film and audiovisual media arts Defines the generally underexplored but well-used terms ambient sound" and "ambience" terms that... -
The Nirvana Effect Brian Pinkerton 9781787584877
RRP: $42.40SciFier: $31.42"Fans of stories centered on the conflict between the virtual and the real will find plenty to enjoy." - Publishers WeeklyNo one goes out anymore. Society is sheltered indoors. The economy is in... -
Blackout by Sheri Chinen Biesen (Assistant Professor, Rowan University)
RRP: $48.76SciFier: $36.27Challenging conventional scholarship placing the origins of film noir in postwar Hollywood, Sheri Chinen Biesen finds the genre's roots firmly planted in the political, social, and material... -
From Underground to Independent: Alternative Film Culture in Contemporary China Paul G. Pickowicz 9780742554382
SciFier: $95.38This groundbreaking book presents a critical introduction to the cultural and political dimensions of contemporary Chinese cinema. Leading Western and Chinese scholars trace the changing dynamics of... -
The Sacred and the Cinema: Reconfiguring the 'Genuinely' Religious Film Dr Sheila J. Nayar (Greensboro College, North Carolina, USA) 9781472533029
SciFier: $86.90For more than half a century now, scholars have debated over what comprises a 'genuinely' religious film-one that evinces an 'authentic' manifestation of the sacred. Often these scholars do so by... -
Shadow Kill by Chris Ryan
RRP: $21.18SciFier: $16.90If you love the Strikeback series, pre-order the thrilling new book, Red Strike, now. Coming February 2019.Held up by rebel forces in a brutal siege, John Porter is tested to the limit in the African... -
Sounding the Gallery: Video and the Rise of Art-Music Holly Rogers (Lecturer in Music, Lecturer in Music, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK) 9780199861422
SciFier: $97.97Sounding the Gallery explores the first decade of creative video work, focusing on the ways in which video technology was used to dissolve the boundaries between art and music. Becoming commercially... -
The Apartment Plot by Pamela Robertson Wojcik
SciFier: $49.31Rethinking the significance of films including Pillow Talk, Rear Window, and The Seven Year Itch, Pamela Robertson Wojcik examines the popularity of the "apartment plot," her term for stories in... -
Christmas and Other Horrors Ellen Datlow 9781803363288
Titan BooksRRP: $23.30SciFier: $16.15Hugo Award winning editor, and horror legend, Ellen Datlow presents a chilling horror anthology of original short stories exploring the endless terrors of winter solstice traditions across the globe,... -
Into the Jungle!: A Boy's Comic Strip History of World War II Jimmy Kugler 9781496842817
SciFier: $216.22Near the end of World War II and after, a small-town Nebraska youth, Jimmy Kugler, drew more than a hundred double-sided sheets of comic strip stories. Over half of these six-panel tales retold the... -
Werner Herzog Joshua Lund 9780252043178
RRP: $192.92SciFier: $153.17Werner Herzog's protean imagination has produced a filmography that is nothing less than a sustained meditation on the modern human condition. Though Herzog takes his topics from around the world,... -
Jane Campion Kathleen McHugh 9780252074479
RRP: $36.02SciFier: $31.33In considering Jane Campion's early award-winning short films on through international sensation The Piano and beyond, Kathleen McHugh traces the director's distinctive visual style as well as her... -
Werner Herzog Joshua Lund 9780252085048
RRP: $36.02SciFier: $31.33Werner Herzog's protean imagination has produced a filmography that is nothing less than a sustained meditation on the modern human condition. Though Herzog takes his topics from around the world,... -
Universal Women: Filmmaking and Institutional Change in Early Hollywood Mark Garrett Cooper 9780252077005
RRP: $48.74SciFier: $39.58A Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2011. Between 1912 and 1919, the Universal Film Manufacturing Company credited eleven women with directing at least 170 films, but by the mid-1920s all of these... -
The Algerian War in French-Language Comics: Postcolonial Memory, History, and Subjectivity Jennifer Howell 9781498516082
SciFier: $110.22The decolonization of Algeria represents a turning point in world history, marking the end of France's colonial empire, the birth of the Algerian republic, and the appearance of the Third World and... -
Making Asian American Film and Video: History, Institutions, Movements Jun Okada 9780813565019
RRP: $67.84SciFier: $52.98The words "Asian American film" might evoke a painfully earnest, low-budget documentary or family drama, destined to be seen only in small film festivals or on PBS (Public Broadcasting Service). In... -
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Jane Campion Kathleen McHugh 9780252032042 [USED COPY]
RRP: $107.78SciFier: $30.78In considering Jane Campion's early award-winning short films on through international sensation The Piano and beyond, Kathleen McHugh traces the director's distinctive visual style as well as her... -
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Deathlist: A Strike Back Novel (1) Chris Ryan 9781444783568 [USED COPY]
RRP: $23.30SciFier: $4.49If you love the Strikeback series, pre-order the thrilling new book, Red Strike, now. Coming February 2019.John Porter, hero of the original Strikeback novel and TV series returns in an exciting... -
Gender and Genre in 1990s Hollywood: Challenging Definitions of Sex, Women, and Femininity Patricia Di Risio (Monash University, Australia) 9781350292871
SciFier: $65.70The 1990s was a decade of significant turmoil in Hollywood cinema, which resulted in a watershed moment in the interplay of gender and genre. Patricia Di Risio argues that cinematic representations... -
Bombay before Bollywood: Film City Fantasies Rosie Thomas 9781438456751
SciFier: $153.78Traces the development of Indian cinema from the 1920s to the mid-1990s, before "Bollywood" erupted onto the world stage.Bombay before Bollywood offers a fresh, alternative look at the history of... -
Christian Petzold by Jaimey Fisher
RRP: $36.02SciFier: $31.33In eleven feature films across two decades, Christian Petzold has established himself as the most critically celebrated director in contemporary Germany. The best-known and most influential member of... -
Inside the Video Game Industry: Game Developers Talk About the Business of Play Judd Ruggill 9780415828284
SciFier: $105.58Inside the Video Game Industry offers a provocative look into one of today's most dynamic and creative businesses. Through in-depth structured interviews, industry professionals discuss their roles,... -
Artistic Citizenship: Artistry, Social Responsibility, and Ethical Praxis David Elliott (Professor of Music and Music Education, Professor of Music and Music Education, NYU) 9780199393756
SciFier: $143.84This first-of-its-kind compendium unites perspectives from artists, scholars, arts educators, policymakers and activists to investigate the complex system of values surrounding artistic-educational... -
Bending Steel: Modernity and the American Superhero Aldo J. Regalado 9781496813039
SciFier: $68.88Faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive. Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound . . . It's Superman!" Bending Steel examines the historical origins and cultural... -
Hideous Progeny: Disability, Eugenics, and Classic Horror Cinema Angela M. Smith 9780231157162
SciFier: $199.94Twisted bodies, deformed faces, aberrant behavior, and abnormal desires characterized the hideous creatures of classic Hollywood horror, which thrilled audiences with their sheer grotesqueness. Most... -
Hideous Progeny: Disability, Eugenics, and Classic Horror Cinema Angela M. Smith 9780231157179
RRP: $59.36SciFier: $53.15Twisted bodies, deformed faces, aberrant behavior, and abnormal desires characterized the hideous creatures of classic Hollywood horror, which thrilled audiences with their sheer grotesqueness. Most... -
Frazetta: World's Best Comics Cover Artist J. David Spurlock 9781934331897
RRP: $61.46SciFier: $44.65Vanguard continues their trademark Definitive Reference series with Frazetta: World's Best Comics Cover Artist, a sister book to 2022's hit, Frazetta Book Cover Art.While the prior book by... -
The Speculative Route: Futures from South and Southwest Asia and North Africa Merve Tabur 9781041097174
RRP: $93.26SciFier: $85.35The Speculative Route explores speculative traditions and science fictional modes across South and Southwest Asia and North Africa (SSWANA), examining their historical connections, inter and... -
Forever Doon by Carey Corp
RRP: $19.06SciFier: $16.41Trapped on the wrong side of Bridg o' Doon, Mackenna and Duncan have to find a way to return home and help in the fight to free Doon from the witch's grasp. Heartbroken at the loss of Jamie and her... -
Tarzan Alive by Philip Jose Farmer
RRP: $42.38SciFier: $35.38Through the tales of Edgar Rice Burroughs, generations of readers have thrilled to the adventures of Lord Greystoke (aka John Clayton, but better known as Tarzan of the Apes). In this biography... -
George's Run: A Writer's Journey through the Twilight Zone Henry Chamberlain 9781978834200
RRP: $46.62SciFier: $37.67George Clayton Johnson was an up-and-coming short story writer who broke into Hollywood in a big way when he co-wrote the screenplay for Ocean's Eleven. More legendary works followed, including... -
All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages by Saundra Mitchell
SciFier: $23.93Take a journey through time and genres to discover stories where queer teens live, love, and shape the world around them. Seventeen young adult authors across the queer spectrum have come together to... -
Birth of an Industry: Blackface Minstrelsy and the Rise of American Animation Nicholas Sammond 9780822358404
RRP: $201.40SciFier: $161.40In Birth of an Industry, Nicholas Sammond describes how popular early American cartoon characters were derived from blackface minstrelsy. He charts the industrialization of animation in the early... -
The Comic Book Film Adaptation: Exploring Modern Hollywood's Leading Genre Liam Burke 9781496809704
RRP: $74.09SciFier: $47.83In the summer of 2000 X-Men surpassed all box office expectations and ushered in an era of unprecedented production of comic book film adaptations. This trend, now in its second decade, has blossomed... -
Hex Americana Bree D. Wolf 9781945820762
RRP: $19.06SciFier: $14.25"A sweet and quirky romance sure to set hearts racing." - KIRKUS Starred Review"A rip-roaring tale of young love and betrayal." - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY"A journey full of twists, turns, monsters, and... -
The Ship Beyond Time: The thrilling sequel to The Girl From Everywhere Heidi Heilig 9781471406164
RRP: $16.94SciFier: $11.62The breathtaking sequel to the acclaimed The Girl from Everywhere. Nix has spent her whole life journeying to places both real and imagined aboard her time-traveling father's ship. And now it's... -
The Tide Watchers by Lisa Chaplin
SciFier: $21.18In the tradition of Jennifer Robson, comes this compelling debut that weaves the fascinating story of a young woman who must risk her life as a spy to help stop Napoleon's invasion of Great Britain... -
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The Rats James Herbert 9781035048090 [USED COPY]
RRP: $21.18SciFier: $7.59A special 50th anniversary edition of the classic bestselling horror novel The Rats.'The Rats is splatterpunk deluxe. Not only great, gory fun but a prime example of what was once called "the British... -
The Girl and the Moon (Book of the Ice, Book 3) Mark Lawrence 9780008284886
RRP: $21.18SciFier: $20.20The final novel in the chilling and epic new fantasy series from the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of PRINCE OF THORNS and RED SISTER 'If you like...