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  • Culture, Identities and Technology in the Star Wars Films

    Essays on the Two Trilogies

    by Donald E. Palumbo ...
    Series Book 3 - Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy
    Released in May 1977, the original Star Wars movie inaugurated the age of the movie blockbuster. It also redefined the use of cinematic special effects, creating a new textual universe that now stretches through three decades, two trilogies and generations of fascinated viewers. The body of critical analysis that has developed from this epic focuses primarily on the Star Wars universe as a ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • The Monomyth in American Science Fiction Films

    28 Visions of the Hero's Journey

    by Donald E. Palumbo ...
    Series Book 48 - Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy
    One of the great intellectual achievements of the 20th century, Joseph Campbell's The Hero with a Thousand Faces is an elaborate articulation of the monomyth: the narrative pattern underlying countless stories from the most ancient myths and legends to the films and television series of today. The monomyth's fundamental storyline, in Campbell's words, sees "the hero venture forth from the world of ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • An Asimov Companion

    Characters, Places and Terms in the Robot/Empire/Foundation Metaseries

    by Donald E. Palumbo ...
    Series Book 51 - Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy
    A prolific author, Isaac Asimov is most admired for his science fiction, including his collection of short stories I, Robot and his Robot, Empire and Foundation series novels. While each of these narratives takes place in a different fictional universe, Asimov asserted at the end of his career that he had, with his last Robot and Foundation novels, unified them into one coherent metaseries.This ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • Discovering Dune

    Essays on Frank Herbert's Epic Saga

    by Donald E. Palumbo ...
    Series Book 81 - Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy
    Frank Herbert's Dune is one of the most well-known science fiction novels of all time, and it is often revered alongside time-honored classics like The Lord of the Rings. Unlike Tolkien's work, the Dune series has received remarkably little academic attention. This collection includes fourteen new essays from various academic disciplines--including philosophy, political science, disability studies ... Read more

    $24.59 USD

  • A Dune Companion

    Characters, Places and Terms in Frank Herbert's Original Six Novels

    by Donald E. Palumbo ...
    Series Book 62 - Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy
    This companion to Frank Herbert's six original Dune novels--Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, Heretics of Dune and Chapterhouse: Dune--provides an encyclopedia of characters, locations, terms and other elements, and highlights the series' underrated aesthetic integrity. An extensive introduction discusses the theme of ecology, chaos theory concepts and structures, and ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • The Influence of Star Trek on Television, Film and Culture

    by Donald E. Palumbo, C.W. Sullivan III ...
    Series Book 4 - Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy
    When the first season of Star Trek opened to American television viewers in 1966, the thematically insightful sci-fi story line presented audiences with the exciting vision of a bold voyage into the final frontiers of space and strange, new galactic worlds. Perpetuating this enchanting vision, the story has become one of the longest running and most multifaceted franchises in television history. ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • The Global Vampire

    Essays on the Undead in Popular Culture Around the World

    Edited by Cait Coker, Donald E. Palumbo, C.W. Sullivan III ...
    Series Book 68 - Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy
    The media vampire has roots throughout the world, far beyond the shores of the usual Dracula-inspired Anglo-American archetypes. Depending on text and context, the vampire is a figure of anxiety and comfort, humor and fear, desire and revulsion. These dichotomies gesture the enduring prevalence of the vampire in mass culture; it can no longer articulate a single feeling or response, bound by time ... Read more

    $21.39 USD

  • Women's Space

    Essays on Female Characters in the 21st Century Science Fiction Western

    Edited by Melanie A. Marotta, Donald E. Palumbo, C.W. Sullivan III ...
    Series Book 66 - Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy
    From the Star Wars expanded universe to Westworld, the science fiction western has captivated audiences for more than fifty years. These twelve new essays concentrate on the female characters in the contemporary science fiction western, addressing themes of power, agency, intersectionality and the body. Discussing popular works such as Fringe, Guardians of the Galaxy and Mass Effect, the essayists ... Read more

    $21.39 USD

  • Lois McMaster Bujold

    Essays on a Modern Master of Science Fiction and Fantasy

    Edited by Janet Brennan Croft, Donald E. Palumbo, C.W. Sullivan III ...
    Series Book 37 - Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy
    Lois McMaster Bujold has won a shelf full of awards--Hugos, Nebulas, and others--for both her science fiction and fantasy writing. She is one of the most respected names in the field, always delivering polished, thoughtful, and well-crafted writing. She consistently addresses great issues and problems on a human level, where they are faced by quirky, prickly, and very real characters, and her ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • J.R.R. Tolkien, Robert E. Howard and the Birth of Modern Fantasy

    by Deke Parsons ...
    Series Book 47 - Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy
    The birth of modern fantasy in 1930s Britain and America saw the development of new literary and film genres. J.R.R. Tolkien created modern fantasy with The Lord of the Rings, set in a fictional world based upon his life in the early 20th century British Empire, and his love of language and medieval literature. In small-town Texas, Robert E. Howard pounded out his own fantasy realm in his Conan ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • English Magic and Imperial Madness

    The Anti-Colonial Politics of Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell

    by Peter D. Mathews, Donald E. Palumbo, C.W. Sullivan III ...
    Series Book 78 - Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy
    Regency England was a pivotal time of political uncertainty, with a changing monarchy, the Napoleonic Wars, and a population explosion in London. In Susanna Clarke's fantasy novel Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, the era is also witness to the unexpected return of magic. Locating the consequences of this eruption of magical unreason within the context of England's imperial history, this study ... Read more

    $21.39 USD

  • Magic Words, Magic Worlds

    Form and Style in Epic Fantasy

    by Matthew Oliver, Donald E. Palumbo, C.W. Sullivan III ...
    Series Book 80 - Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy
    While all fiction uses words to construct models of the world for readers, nowhere is this more obvious than in fantasy fiction. Epic fantasy novels create elaborate secondary worlds entirely out of language, yet the writing style used to construct those worlds has rarely been studied in depth. This book builds the foundations for a study of style in epic fantasy. Close readings of selected novels ... Read more

    $21.39 USD