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Turtle Recall : the Discworld Companion. So Far
\"For every Pratchett fan, the must-have fully-updated guidebook to Discworld!\"-- Provided by publisher.
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A Companion to J. R. R. Tolkien
This is a complete resource for scholars and students of Tolkien, as well as avid fans, with coverage of his life, work, dominant themes, influences, and the critical reaction to his writing. * An in-depth examination of Tolkien's entire work by a cadre of top scholars * Provides up-to-date discussion and analysis of Tolkien's scholarly and literary works, including his latest posthumous book, The Fall of Arthur, as well as addressing contemporary adaptations, including the new Hobbit films * Investigates various themes across his body of work, such as mythmaking, medieval languages, nature, war, religion, and the defeat of evil * Discusses the impact of his work on art, film, music, gaming, and subsequent generations of fantasy writers
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The science fiction handbook
The Science Fiction Handbook offers a comprehensive and accessible survey of one of the literary world's most fascinating genres. - Includes separate historical surveys of key subgenres including time-travel narratives, post-apocalyptic and post-disaster narratives and works of utopian and dystopian science fiction - Each subgenre survey includes an extensive list of relevant critical readings, recommended novels in the subgenre, and recommended films relevant to the subgenre - Features entries on a number of key science fiction authors and extensive discussion of major science fiction novels or sequences - Writers and works include Isaac Asimov; Margaret Atwood; George Orwell; Ursula K. Le Guin; The War of the Worlds (1898); Starship Troopers (1959); Mars Trilogy (1993-6); and many more - A 'Science Fiction Glossary' completes this indispensable Handbook
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