【作者简介】 [美]查尔斯.L.阿德勒 Charles L. Adler 查尔斯.L.阿德勒（1965— ），物理学教授及资深科幻爱好者。1992年在布朗大学获得博士学位，目前任教于马里兰州圣玛丽学院，教授的课程有物理学基础、科学与科幻等。他在本书中运用浅显易懂的数学模型对科幻/奇幻中大量有趣的主题进行了严格的分析，而且书中用到的大部分数学内容都不超过中学代数的知识。除了对科幻/神秘现象和历史感兴趣之外，他还是一位狂热的厨师和面包师，经常为家人烘烤面包。 【译者简介】 雒城 资深译者，科幻爱好者，曾在社科院研究生院攻读数理逻辑。已出版多部科幻译著。

From space elevators to interstellar travel, science fiction and fantasy writers have come up with some brilliant, innovative ideas. Yet how plausible are these ideas—for instance, could Mr. Weasley’s flying car in the Harry Potter books really exist? Which concepts might happen, and which ones wouldn’t work? From the works of Ursula K. Le Guin to Star Trek and Avatar, this boo...(展开全部)

Offers tips and advice on writing science fiction, discussing the rules of fiction, and how to structure a successful story

Offers tips and advice on writing science fiction, discussing the rules of fiction, and how to structure a successful story

科幻理论界的泰斗：Darko Suvin

In Science Fiction and Extro-Science Fiction, Quentin Meillassoux addresses the problem of chaos and of the constancy of natural laws in the context of literature. With his usual argumentative rigor, he elucidates the distinction between science fiction, a genre in which science remains possible in spite of all the upheavals that may attend the world in which the tale takes pla...(展开全部)

In Science Fiction and Extro-Science Fiction, Quentin Meillassoux addresses the problem of chaos and of the constancy of natural laws in the context of literature. With his usual argumentative rigor, he elucidates the distinction between science fiction, a genre in which science remains possible in spite of all the upheavals that may attend the world in which the tale takes pla...(展开全部)

From an award-winning team of authors, editors, and translators comes a groundbreaking short story collection that explores the expanse of Chinese science fiction and fantasy. In The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories, you can dine at a restaurant at the end of the universe, cultivate to immortality in the high mountains, watch roses perform Shakespeare, or arrive at the isla...(展开全部)

I have been teaching math and physics for more than 15 years as a private tutor. My tutoring experience taught me how to explain concepts that people find difficult to understand. I've had the chance to experiment with different approaches for explaining challenging material. Fundamentally, I've learned from teaching that understanding connections between concepts is much more ...(展开全部)

I have been teaching math and physics for more than 15 years as a private tutor. My tutoring experience taught me how to explain concepts that people find difficult to understand. I've had the chance to experiment with different approaches for explaining challenging material. Fundamentally, I've learned from teaching that understanding connections between concepts is much more ...(展开全部)