{"product_id":"lost-transmissions-desirina-boskovich-9781419734656","title":"Lost Transmissions: The Secret History of Science Fiction and Fantasy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis illustrated journey through lost, overlooked, and uncompleted works is \"a fascinating enrichment of the history of sf and fantasy\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScience fiction and fantasy reign over popular culture now, associated in our mind with blockbuster movies and massive conventions. But there's much more to the story than the headline-making hits. \u003ci\u003eLost Transmissions\u003c\/i\u003e by \u003cb\u003eDesirina Boskovich\u003c\/b\u003e, with a foreword by \u003cb\u003eJeff VanderMeer\u003c\/b\u003e, is a rich trove of forgotten and unknown, imagined-but-never-finished, and under-appreciated-but-influential works from those imaginative genres, as well as little-known information about well-known properties.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDivided into sections on Film \u0026amp; TV, Literature, Art, Music, Fashion, Architecture, and Pop Culture, the book examines Jules Verne's lost novel, AfroFuturism and Space Disco, E.T.'s scary beginnings, William Gibson's never-filmed \u003ci\u003eAliens\u003c\/i\u003e sequel, Weezer's never-made space opera, the 8,000-page metaphysical diary of Philip K. Dick, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing more than 150 photos, this insightful volume will become the bible of science fiction and fantasy's most interesting and least-known chapters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Will broaden your horizons and turn you on to wonders bubbling under the mass-market commodified pleasures to which we all too often limit ourselves.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Desirina Boskovich\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1419734652\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419734656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry N. Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 7.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2019 pg. 16","brand":"Desirina Boskovich","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43989805859071,"sku":"9781419734656","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ea877b19-a23b-44af-af36-3296989d5d6a.jpg?v=1683301495","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lost-transmissions-desirina-boskovich-9781419734656","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}