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  • This Is Not a Science Fiction Textbook

    Edited by Mark Bould, Steven Shaviro ...
    Series series This Is Not a...Textbook
    Science fiction as a vital bridge between technoscience and culture, an early warning system, a method for imagining differently.In the new millennium, science fiction has moved from the margins to the mainstream. At the same time, it has undergone massive transformations. No longer can it be derided as indigestible technobabble or escapist trash or a white man’s playground—not that it ever really ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The Anthropocene Unconscious

    Climate Catastrophe Culture

    by Mark Bould ...
    From Ducks, Newburyport to zombie movies and the Fast and Furious franchise, how climate anxiety permeates our cultureThe art and literature of our time is pregnant with catastrophe, with weather and water, wildness and weirdness. The Anthropocene - the term given to this geological epoch in which humans, anthropos, are wreaking havoc on the earth - is to be found bubbling away everywhere in ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The New Routledge Companion to Science Fiction

    Series series Routledge Literature Companions
    The New Routledge Companion to Science Fiction provides an overview of the study of science fiction across multiple academic fields. It offers a new conceptualisation of the field today, marking the significant changes that have taken place in sf studies over the past 15 years.Building on the pioneering research in the first edition, the collection reorganises historical coverage of the genre to ... Read more

    $58.99 USD

  • The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction

    Series series Routledge Literature Companions
    The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction is a comprehensive overview of the history and study of science fiction. It outlines major writers, movements, and texts in the genre, established critical approaches and areas for future study. Fifty-six entries by a team of renowned international contributors are divided into four parts which look, in turn, at:history – an integrated chronological ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Solaris

    by Mark Bould ...
    Series series BFI Film Classics
    Despite being one of Andrei Tarkovsky's most successful films, Solaris (1972) was the one he most disliked. This dismissal of his most generically marked film has often been accepted by those quick to embrace the image of Tarkovsky as a transcendent artist rising above the politics of the Soviet film industry and the trappings of genre to produce personal works of art.Going against such currents, ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Neo-Noir

    Neo-noir knows its past. It knows the rules of the game – and how to break them. From Point Blank (1998) to Oldboy (2003), from Get Carter (2000) to 36 Quai des Orfèvres (2004), from Catherine Tramell to Max Payne, neo-noir is a transnational global phenomenon. This wide-ranging collection maps out the terrain, combining genre, stylistic and textual analysis with Marxist, feminist, psychoanalytic ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • Film Noir

    From Berlin to Sin City

    by Mark Bould ...
    Series series Short Cuts
    Film Noir explores the murky world of a genre responsible for many of film's most enduring images. Mark Bould discusses problems of definition and the often ambiguous nature of film noir and looks at modern films that could be called neo-noir. Iconic and enduring, film noir attracted great stars (Bogart, Bacall, Mitchum, Lancaster), many of the best directors of the era (Wilder, Lang, Preminger, ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Fifty Key Figures in Science Fiction

    Series series Routledge Key Guides
    Fifty Key Figures in Science Fiction is a collection of engaging essays on some of the most significant figures who have shaped and defined the genre. Diverse groups within the science fiction community are represented, from novelists and film makers to comic book and television writers. Important and influential names discussed include:Octavia ButlerGeorge LucasRobert HeinleinGene RoddenberryStan ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

  • Science Fiction

    by Dr Mark Bould ...
    Series series Routledge Film Guidebooks
    Science Fiction explores the genre from 1895 to the present day, drawing on examples from over forty countries. It raises questions about the relationship between science fiction, science and technology, and examines the interrelationships between spectacle, narrative and self-reflexivity, paying particular attention to the role of special effects in creating meaning and affect. It explores ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • The Routledge Concise History of Science Fiction

    Series series Routledge Concise Histories of Literature
    The term ‘science fiction’ has an established common usage, but close examination reveals that writers, fans, editors, scholars, and publishers often use this word in different ways for different reasons. Exploring how science fiction has emerged through competing versions and the struggle to define its limits, this Concise History:provides an accessible and clear overview of the development of ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • The Time Machine

    by H. G. Wells ...
    Series series Macmillan Collector's Library
    A brilliant scientist constructs a machine, which, with the pull of a lever, propels him to the year AD 802,701.Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition of The Time Machine features an introduction by Dr Mark Bould ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

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  • The Invisible Man

    A Grotesque Romance

    by H.G. Wells ...
    Series series Timeless Classic
    The Invisible Man is a novel by H.G. Wells that tells the story of a man who discovers a way to become invisible. The novel is considered to be one of the first science fiction novels and is still widely read today. The story follows the invisible man, Griffin, as he tries to adapt to his new life and use his power for good. However, as Griffin struggles to control his invisibility, he descends ... Read more

    $3.99 USD