The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

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THE ULTIMATE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF
Alien encounters, bodysnatching plantlife, super-intelligent obelisks, paranoid androids, and an ultra-violent aficionado of Beethoven - there is enough variety in The Ultimate' Encyclopedia of Science Fiction to keep you entertained and intrigued for light years.
ASTOUNDING STORIES An investigation of the themes and genres found in sf stories. This section includes CYberpunl< classics, traditional space operas, Mars tales and robot stories. You will also find every major sf author here, from Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury and Arthur C. Clarke to Kurt Vonnegut, H.G. Wells and Roger Zelazny.
THEY CAME FROM HOLLYWOOD A close-up of the seminal sf movies, from Blade Runner to Zardoz. The section will include information-packed box-outs with enough detail to satiate the most avid fan. Classics such as Star Wars, 2001 and those low-budget horror/sf gems are featured. This is the place to look for the most detailed, accurate and up-to-date listing of classic... Tovább

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THE ULTIMATE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF
Alien encounters, bodysnatching plantlife, super-intelligent obelisks, paranoid androids, and an ultra-violent aficionado of Beethoven - there is enough variety in The Ultimate' Encyclopedia of Science Fiction to keep you entertained and intrigued for light years.
ASTOUNDING STORIES An investigation of the themes and genres found in sf stories. This section includes CYberpunl< classics, traditional space operas, Mars tales and robot stories. You will also find every major sf author here, from Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury and Arthur C. Clarke to Kurt Vonnegut, H.G. Wells and Roger Zelazny.
THEY CAME FROM HOLLYWOOD A close-up of the seminal sf movies, from Blade Runner to Zardoz. The section will include information-packed box-outs with enough detail to satiate the most avid fan. Classics such as Star Wars, 2001 and those low-budget horror/sf gems are featured. This is the place to look for the most detailed, accurate and up-to-date listing of classic sf celluloid ever.

-TV 2000 A comprehensive survey of sf radio and TV broadcasts, revealing the names of all those characters you'd forgotten you'd known and charting the fantastic historical events, such as the mass panic started by Orson Welles with his War of ^ the Worlds broadcast.
-THE SF FILES This Who's Who is a quick-reference guide to writers, directors, animators, actors, screen-writers, producers, and artists who have taken sf from pulp-fiction status to multimillion-dollar industry.
^HEROES AND VILLAINS An A-Z of science fiction characters from Batman to Dr Who and beyond - the good the bad and the ugly of the sf universe are all featured in this quick-reference guide to the inhabitants of every form of entertainment the genre has to offer
-PROPAGANDA A look at the influential magazines that have helped shape sf while serving the devoted fans.
GLOSSARY Warp drive, Cyberspace, Sonic Screwdriver if there's ,
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The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Science Fiction is highly informative, superbly illustrated and hugely enjoyable. If you have ever dreamt of the canals of Mars; if your greatest love is reading hard sf or watching repeats of Star Trek] or if you are intrigued by the X-Files and want to know where sf came from and where it's going you'll find out in here.
This is the definitive guide to the most popular entertainment genre of the twentieth century Illustrated with over 200 colour photographs, it explains the nature of sf's astounding stories, and gives you a comprehensive guide, to the great craftsmen in science fiction, as well as the heroes and villains they created. It also charts the meteoric rise ¦of.sf from its early pulp-fiction status to that of the largest grossing film and iKgsitt^ television genre ever.
If there has ever been any aspect of science fiction that has captured k your imagination A it is sure to n be expertly H reviewed, rated or explained in J^H this ultimate ^^K encyclopedia.




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