Slaves of the Death Spiders and Other Essays on Fantastic Literature
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Acclaimed author and scholar Brian Stableford turns his penetrating mind to matters of science fiction, fantasy, and horror in this collection of essays. He covers such diverse topics as:
SLAVES OF THE DEATH SPIDERS: Colin Wilson and Existentialist Science Fiction
IS THERE NO BALM IN GILEAD?: The Woeful Prophecies of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale
A FEW MORE CROCODILE TEARS?: Gwyneth Jones
THE ADVENTURES OF LORD HORROR: Across the Media Landscape
FILLING IN THE MIDDLE: Robert Silverberg's The Queen of Springtime
RICE'S RELAPSE: Memnoch the Devil
FIELD OF BROKEN DREAMS: Michael Bishop's Brittle Innings
THE MAGIC OF THE MOVIES
H. G. WELLS AND THE DISCOVERY OF THE FUTURE
THE MANY RETURNS OF DRACULA
TARZAN'S DIVIDED SELF
SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL: Jacques Cazotte's The Devil in Love
THE TWO THOUSAND YEAR QUEST: George Viereck's Erotic Odyssey
THE PROFESSION OF SCIENCE FICTION
IS THERE NO BALM IN GILEAD?: The Woeful Prophecies of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale
A FEW MORE CROCODILE TEARS?: Gwyneth Jones
THE ADVENTURES OF LORD HORROR: Across the Media Landscape
FILLING IN THE MIDDLE: Robert Silverberg's The Queen of Springtime
RICE'S RELAPSE: Memnoch the Devil
FIELD OF BROKEN DREAMS: Michael Bishop's Brittle Innings
THE MAGIC OF THE MOVIES
H. G. WELLS AND THE DISCOVERY OF THE FUTURE
THE MANY RETURNS OF DRACULA
TARZAN'S DIVIDED SELF
SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL: Jacques Cazotte's The Devil in Love
THE TWO THOUSAND YEAR QUEST: George Viereck's Erotic Odyssey
THE PROFESSION OF SCIENCE FICTION
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