14,589円 With science fiction stories imagining futures and worlds vastly different from our own, and posthuman philosophies radically reconceptualising our species' place within our own world, this book is a deep dive into the similarities between science fiction studies and critical posthumanism and how...

4,453円 How do Black women writing speculative fiction explore the use of memory as a potential strategy for liberation? In Black Speculative Feminisms*,* Cassandra L. Jones looks at the writings of Octavia E. Butler, Tananarive Due, Nalo Hopkinson, Rasheedah Phillips, and Nnedi Okorafor to chart those m...

1,450円 J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of The Rings" contains secrets. Hidden in riddles, songs, allusions and clever linguistic tricks of his own creation, these secrets reveal a fundamentally new version of the story that we know and love.

22,200円 This collection showcases the speculative writing of Scottish-born and California-based writer Robert Duncan Milne (1844-99) whose works mark him as one of the forgotten pioneers of early science fiction. Hailed as the first full-time science fiction writer in America, this critical edition draws...

1,921円 "A great book by itself or as a starting point for exploring the physics of space exploration as well as the classics in science fiction." ーRobert Schaefer, New York Journal of Books From teleportation and space elevators to alien contact and interstellar travel, science fiction and fantasy wri...

1,126円 Readers have often wondered what Gollum represents. Tolkien himself said that he is not a "type" but a creature who, in given circumstances, behaves in certain ways. Gollum is like each of us: in a constant struggle between different, sometimes conflicting, ways of reasoning; with the same confus...

2,988円 A magnificent cultural biography that charts the life of one of our greatest writers, situating her alongside the key historical and social moments that shaped her work. As the first Black woman to consistently write and publish in the field of science fiction, Octavia Butler was a trailblazer. W...

800円 Дивні вторгнення: путівник для тих, хто цікавиться НЛО. Чи відвідують інопланетяни Землю прямо зараз, навіть коли ви читаєте цю книгу? Стівен Хант, автор наукових бестселерів, довгий час вважав - як і ви, можливо, вважаєте - що НЛО та ймовірність того, що інопланетяни зараз відвідують Землю, була...

3,164円 In the 21st century, the rapid advance of technology and the existential threat of climate breakdown mean the real world increasingly resembles something out of fiction, filled with ambiguity and uncertainty. Such challenges need imaginative, creative solutions. To find them, teams of experts mus...

10,280円 Kazuo Ishiguro and Ethics addresses the philosophical issues that lie at the heart of Ishiguro’s fiction, shedding light on the moral condition of his characters – their sense of responsibility and pride in service, their attempts at self-determination and the value they assign to loyalty, love a...

1,691円 These proceedings celebrate the breadth, knowledge, and passion of the Tolkien scholars who attended Tolkien 2019. It includes sixty-one papers and covers a diverse range of subjects pertaining to Tolkien's life, influences, works, and legacy: Biography; Tolkien's Theoretical and Creative Practic...

800円 Странные вторжения: руководство для тех, кто интересуется НЛО. Посещают ли инопланетяне Землю прямо сейчас, когда вы читаете эту книгу? Долгое время автор бестселлеров в жанре научной фантастики Стивен Хант считал - как, возможно, и вы - что НЛО и вероятность того, что инопланетяне в настоящее вр...