{"product_id":"a-companion-to-science-fiction-9781405184373","title":"A Companion to Science Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e assembles essays by an international range of scholars which discuss the contexts, themes and methods used by science fiction writers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThis \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e conveys the scale and variety of science fiction.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how science fiction has been used as a means of debating cultural issues.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEssays by an international range of scholars discuss the contexts, themes and methods used by science fiction writers.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses general topics, such as the history and origins of the genre, its engagement with science and gender, and national variations of science fiction around the English-speaking world.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMaps out connections between science fiction, television, the cinema, virtual reality technology, and other aspects of the culture.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a section focusing on major figures, such as H.G. Wells, Arthur C. Clarke, and Ursula Le Guin.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers close readings of particular novels, from Mary Shelley's \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e to Margaret Atwood's \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Seed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 6.70w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405184373\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Seed\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in the School of English at Liverpool University. He has published books on Joseph Heller, Thomas Pynchon, science fiction and the Cold War, and cultural representations of brainwashing. He edits the Science Fiction series of Liverpool University Press and serves as a consulting editor for the journal \u003ci\u003eScience Fiction Studies.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44307997393011,"sku":"9781405184373","price":105.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_510f8f6f-8050-40eb-9b1f-f95b99b6f24a.jpg?v=1771074464","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/a-companion-to-science-fiction-9781405184373","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}