Description:A guide to the best writers of science fiction, fantasy and horror in print. From the classic scientific romances of H.G. Wells to the postmodern futures of William Gibson's novels, from the Gormenghast trilogy of Mervyn Peake to Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time sequence, from Bram Stoker's Dracula to Stephen King's Carrie, this guide points the reader in the direction of the finest genre writing from both sides of the Atlantic. More than two hundred authors and nearly fourteen hundred titles are listed.The guide also introduces an introductory survey of the genres by John Clute, a discussion with Michael Marshall Smith of possible developments in SF, Peter F. Hamilton attempting the impossible in defining SF and characteristically individual pieces by Robert Rankin and Neil Gaiman. Anne McCaffrey shares her thoughts on the genres, Ramsey Campbell chooses his ideal bookshelf of horror fiction and Stephen Baxter lists his favourite short stories of all time.Whatever style of science fiction, fantasy and horror you enjoy, Waterstone's Guide is an unmissable survey of the best work currently available in the genres.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Waterstone's Guide to Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror. To get started finding Waterstone's Guide to Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
196
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Waterstone's
Release
1998
ISBN
0952740583
Waterstone's Guide to Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror
Description: A guide to the best writers of science fiction, fantasy and horror in print. From the classic scientific romances of H.G. Wells to the postmodern futures of William Gibson's novels, from the Gormenghast trilogy of Mervyn Peake to Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time sequence, from Bram Stoker's Dracula to Stephen King's Carrie, this guide points the reader in the direction of the finest genre writing from both sides of the Atlantic. More than two hundred authors and nearly fourteen hundred titles are listed.The guide also introduces an introductory survey of the genres by John Clute, a discussion with Michael Marshall Smith of possible developments in SF, Peter F. Hamilton attempting the impossible in defining SF and characteristically individual pieces by Robert Rankin and Neil Gaiman. Anne McCaffrey shares her thoughts on the genres, Ramsey Campbell chooses his ideal bookshelf of horror fiction and Stephen Baxter lists his favourite short stories of all time.Whatever style of science fiction, fantasy and horror you enjoy, Waterstone's Guide is an unmissable survey of the best work currently available in the genres.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Waterstone's Guide to Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror. To get started finding Waterstone's Guide to Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.