{"product_id":"paratexts-james-gunn-9780810891227","title":"Paratexts: Introductions to Science Fiction and Fantasy","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the mid-1980s, Easton Press began publishing a series of leather-bound collector editions called \"Masterpieces of Science Fiction\" and \"Masterpieces of Fantasy,\" which featured some of the most important works in these genres. James Gunn was commissioned to write introductions to these works, which allowed him to pay tribute to many authors who inspired and influenced his own work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Paratexts: Introductions to Science Fiction and Fantasy, Gunn has collected the most significant essays produced for the Easton series, along with prefaces he wrote for reprints of his own novels. Cited here are some of the most significant works of 19th and 20th century science fiction and fantasy, such as The Island of Dr. Moreau, 1984, Stranger in a Strange Land, A Clockwork Orange, Speaker for the Dead, The Postman, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe, The Dead Zone, The Mists of Avalon, Dragon's Eye, Nine Princes in Amber, Blue Mars, The Last Unicorn, and The Lord of the Rings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing upon Gunn's lifetime of work in the field, these introductions include analyses of the individual works and the fields in which they were written. Gunn also briefly discusses each novel's significance in the science fiction canon. Collected here for the first time, these prefaces and introductions provide readers with insight into more than seventy novels, making Paratexts a must-read for science fiction and fantasy aficionados.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Gunn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0810891220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810891227\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scarecrow Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/18\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.24h x 6.30w x 0.86d","brand":"James Gunn","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48438016540927,"sku":"9780810891227","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_99f61d7d-694e-4378-9bdf-a0b68f88e06e.jpg?v=1777168230","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/paratexts-james-gunn-9780810891227","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}