Journey through time and space with this graphic novel history of the science fiction genre, from Jules Verne, Jonathan Swift, and Mary Shelley to William Gibson and Philip K. Dick to Ken Liu and Ted Chiang, and beyond. Trace the progress of SF through modern times and learn why key figures and inventors like Thomas Edison and Elon Musk have looked to science fiction to predict...(展开全部)

The first science fiction course in the American academy was held in the early 1950s. In the sixty years since, science fiction has become a recognized and established literary genre with a significant and growing body of scholarship. The Cambridge History of Science Fiction is a landmark volume as the first authoritative history of the genre. Over forty contributors with diver...(展开全部)

Science fiction (SF) has existed as a popular genre for around 150 years. This book offers a survey of the genre from 19th-century pioneers to contemporary authors, introducing the plural versions of early SF across the world, before examining the emergence of the "scientific romance" in the 1880s and 1890s. The "Golden Age" of writers' expansive SF pulp was concentrated in the...(展开全部)

In this strikingly original treatment of the rise of the novel, Nancy Armstrong argues that the novels and non- fiction written by and for women in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century England paved the way for the rise of the modern English middle class. Most critical studies of the novel mistakenly locate political power exclusively in the official institutions of state, ignori...(展开全部)

In this strikingly original treatment of the rise of the novel, Nancy Armstrong argues that the novels and non- fiction written by and for women in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century England paved the way for the rise of the modern English middle class. Most critical studies of the novel mistakenly locate political power exclusively in the official institutions of state, ignori...(展开全部)

Perfect for book lovers, a delightful history of the wonders to be found in the humble book index Most of us give little thought to the back of the book - it's just where you go to look things up. But here, hiding in plain sight, is an unlikely realm of ambition and obsession, sparring and politicking, pleasure and play. Here we might find Butchers, to be avoided, or Cows that ...(展开全部)

编绘: [法]泽维尔∙贝斯 泽维尔∙贝斯(Xavier Besse)，本科毕业于卢浮宫美术学院，后又于伦敦大学攻读了艺术与考古硕士学位。在巴黎吉美博物馆中国区，他第一次接触到了中国文化。 几年后，出于不断绘制新故事的需要，以及自身对精美亚洲文化的广博了解，贝斯先生签约法国国家博物馆联合会出版社，为其出版的童书担纲插画师。在与知名艺术家让∙大卫∙莫凡 (Jean David Morvan)和奥利维尔∙苏必欧 (Olivier Supiot)的几次交流后，贝斯先生得益于他们的点拨，如今正致力于为卡斯特曼、葛莲纳和艾德利威斯等出版社创作漫画作品。 已出版漫画作品: 《老外》(Lao Wai)(卷一、卷二)，葛莲纳出版社。荣获法国“海军英勇祖鲁奖” (Marine Bravo Zulu Award)，BUC漫画节“最佳系列作品奖”。 《疯狂》(Insane)...(展开全部)

Welcome to The Worlds of Cixin Liu, a series of graphic novels created by 35 artists - including writers, illustrators and colourists - from 13 countries, to salute the unique imagination of China's science fiction grandmaster. Bombs fall through the night sky and the city of Belgrade burns. Its citizens huddle in basements, terrified for their lives. In the heart of the city, ...(展开全部)

Leo Gursky is barely surviving, tapping his radiator each evening to let his upstairs neighbor know he's still alive. But life wasn't always like this: 60 years ago, in the Polish village where he was born, Leo fell in love and wrote a book. And though Leo doesn't know it, that book survived, inspiring fabulous circumstances, even love.