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Space and Beyond by Gary Westfahl
SciFier: £78.49Although the exploration of space has long preoccupied authors and filmmakers, the development of an actual space program, discoveries about the true nature of space, and critical reconsiderations of... -
Immortal Engines by Gary Westfahl
SciFier: £89.49These nineteen original essays seek to recontextualize the subject of immortality, examining its influence as an ancient human aspiration while at the same time considering new scientific advances... -
The Mechanics of Wonder by Gary Westfahl
SciFier: £34.05The Mechanics of Wonder will arouse debate and force the questioning of presuppositions. No other book so closely examines the origins and development of the idea of science fiction, and it will... -
Societies in Space by Gary Westfahl
RRP: £35.99SciFier: £31.43Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorGary Westfahl, a professor emeritus at the University of La Verne, California, has authored, edited, or... -
No Cure for the Future by Gary Westfahl
SciFier: £61.99Speculations about new medical advances have been a crucial aspect of science fiction since its origins in the 19th century, when such novels as Frankenstein and The Island of Dr. Moreau provided... -
The The Spacesuit Film by Gary Westfahl
SciFier: £46.99Filmmakers employ various images to suggest the strangeness of outer space, but protective spacesuits most powerfully communicate the dangers of space and the frailty and weakness of humans beyond... -
William Gibson Gary Westfahl 9780252079375
SciFier: £25.18The leading figure in the development of cyberpunk, William Gibson (born in 1948) crafted works in which isolated humans explored near-future worlds of ubiquitous and intrusive computer technology... -
The Stuff of Science Fiction by Gary Westfahl
RRP: £35.99SciFier: £31.43While students and general readers typically cannot relate to esoteric definitions of science fiction, they readily understand the genre as a literature that characteristically deals with subjects... -
Science Fiction Quotations by Gary Westfahl
SciFier: £47.99Thousands of memorable quotations from the best science fiction works of all time In this unprecedented collection of science fiction and fantasy quotations, the reader revisits the stunning moment... -
Science Fiction and the Two Cultures by Gary Westfahl
RRP: £28.99SciFier: £24.81Essays in this volume demonstrate how science fiction can serve as a bridge between science and the humanities. Essays are arranged chronologically and form a historical survey of science fiction,... -
Bridges to Science Fiction and Fantasy by Gary Westfahl,
RRP: £28.99SciFier: £24.81As science fiction becomes as a major topic for literary study, one reason for its increasing stature is the influence of the J. Lloyd Eaton Conferences on Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature,... -
Science Fiction, Canonization, Marginalization, and the Academy Gary Westfahl 9780313320644
SciFier: £61.99Science fiction occupies a peculiar place in the academic study of literature. For decades, scholars have looked at science fiction with disdain and have criticized it for being inferior to other... -
Global Science Fiction: Essays on the International Imagination Gary Westfahl 9781476689142
RRP: £46.99SciFier: £40.36Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476689142Author Gary WestfahlFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint McFarland & Co IncPublisher... -
Reimagining Science Fiction: Essays on 21st Century Ideas and Authors Gary Westfahl 9781476690148
RRP: £39.99SciFier: £34.68Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476690148Author Gary WestfahlFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint McFarland & Co IncPublisher... -
An Alien Abroad: Science Fiction Columns from Interzone Dr Gary Westfahl 9781479408030
SciFier: £11.99Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781479408030Author Dr Gary WestfahlFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Wildside PressPublisher Wildside... -
The Spark of Modernism by William Gillard,
RRP: £28.99SciFier: £18.94Between the years of 1886 and 1939, the world saw the first automobiles, rapid urbanization, the decay of empires, vast economic inequality, the first airplanes and the terrifying secrets of the atom... -
John Brunner Jad Smith 9780252078811
RRP: £18.99SciFier: £15.56Under his own name and numerous pseudonyms, John Brunner (1934-1995) was one of the most prolific and influential science fiction authors of the late twentieth century. During his exemplary career,... -
Beyond the Wall: Exploring George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, From A Game of Thrones to A Dance with Dragons James Lowder 9781936661749
RRP: £10.99SciFier: £9.83"There were a number of books about A Game of Thrones (the HBO series) and A Song of Ice and Fire (the books) published last year ...the one that impressed me most was James Lowder's Beyond the Wall...