{"product_id":"a-companion-to-science-fiction-david-seed-9781405184373","title":"A Companion to Science Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e assembles essays by an international range of scholars which discuss the contexts, themes and methods used by science fiction writers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThis \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e conveys the scale and variety of science fiction.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how science fiction has been used as a means of debating cultural issues.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEssays by an international range of scholars discuss the contexts, themes and methods used by science fiction writers.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses general topics, such as the history and origins of the genre, its engagement with science and gender, and national variations of science fiction around the English-speaking world.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMaps out connections between science fiction, television, the cinema, virtual reality technology, and other aspects of the culture.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a section focusing on major figures, such as H.G. Wells, Arthur C. Clarke, and Ursula Le Guin.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers close readings of particular novels, from Mary Shelley's \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e to Margaret Atwood's \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Seed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 140518437X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405184373\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 6.70w x 1.30d","brand":"David Seed","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44829536256255,"sku":"9781405184373","price":69.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2a2c1d37-5f9e-48f3-9fe6-0c692e43f213.jpg?v=1708451063","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-companion-to-science-fiction-david-seed-9781405184373","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}