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Science Fiction of the 20th Century and Illustrated History  By: Frank M. Robinson A first edition softcover published by Barnes Noble in 1999 Picture cover boards are clean & bright, binding is tight & strong, no marks or inscriptions, an as new copy Postage within South Africa R50.00 Overseas Customers can contact us for a Postal Quotation  

What is science fiction? Who invented it? What kinds of science fiction stories are there? Are aliens science fiction, or are they real? Then find out about some amazing science fiction inventions, such as robots and matter transmitters. Is time travel possible, or is that just science fiction? Then read The City: a science fiction story set in the future. It's a world of half-people, half robots, where the Control Zone is in charge of everything. Science Fiction is part of the Trailblazers series, published by Ransom Publishing. It is ideal for older children and young adults with a reading age of 5 - 8. The books are suitable for general reading or as part of a more structured reading programme. Each book is on a strong, popular topic, with a colourful, attractive layout, combining fact and fiction. Each book has a non fiction and a fiction section. The fiction story appears in two formats - one with simple texts for poor readers; the facing pages contain an illustrated "speech bubble" version of the same story, for those who are just starting to learn to read. These two levels of entry give access points for children and young adults with different reading ages. The vocabulary of each book is carefully limited, with simple sentences to reinforce reading skills, which make the books suitable for even the poorest readers. Format:Paperback

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Here are 25 stories of science fiction that push the envelope, by the biggest names in an emerging new crop of high-tech futuristic SF - including Charles Stross, Robert Reed, Alastair Reynolds, Peter Hamilton and Neal Asher. High-tech SF has made a significant comeback in the last decade, as bestselling authors successfully blend the super-science of 'hard science fiction' with real characters in an understandable scenario. It is perhaps a reflection of how technologically controlled our world is that readers increasingly look for science fiction that considers the fates of mankind as a result of increasing scientific domination. This anthology brings together the most extreme examples of the new high-tech, far-future science fiction, pushing the limits way beyond normal boundaries. The stories include: "A Perpetual War Fought Within a Cosmic String", "A Weapon That Could Destroy the Universe", "A Machine That Detects Alternate Worlds and Creates a Choice of Christs", "An Immortal Dead Man Sent To The End of the Universe", "Murder in Virtual Reality", "A Spaceship So Large That There is An Entire Planetary System Within It", and "An Analytical Engine At The End of Time", and "Encountering the Untouchable." Features Summary Brings together examples of the high-tech, far-future science fiction. This anthology includes stories, such as: "A Perpetual War Fought Within a Cosmic String"... Author Mike Ashley Publisher Constable and Robinson Release date 20060525 Pages 562 ISBN 1-84529-307-X ISBN 13 978-1-84529-307-9

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Some of the most beloved names in science fiction spin all-new tales of interstellar adventure and wonder. Neal Asher; John Barnes; Cory Doctorow; John Kessel; Jay Lake; John Meaney; Elizabeth Moon; Garth Nix; Mike Resnick; Justina Robson; Kristine Kathryn Rusch; John Scalzi; Bruce Sterling; Peter Watts; Sean Williams; Tad Williams; Bill Willingham; Robert Charles Wilson; John C. Wright. Features Summary Some of the most beloved names in science fiction spin new tales of interstellar adventure and wonder. Neal Asher; John Barnes; Cory Doctorow; John Kessel; Jay Lake; John Meaney; Elizabeth Moon; Garth Nix; Mike Resnick; Justina Robson; Kristine Kathryn Rusch; John Scalzi; Bruce Sterling; Peter Watts; Sean Williams; Tad Williams; Bill Willingham.. Author Gardner Dozois (Editor), Jonathan Strahan (Editor) Publisher HarperCollinsPublishers Australia Release date 20090626 Pages 544 ISBN 0-06-156235-1 ISBN 13 978-0-06-156235-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days In this book you'll discover how to draw all things science fiction. From hi-tech spacecraft and flying machines to robots, droids and crazy alien characters. Bring your drawings to life by following the fundamental drawing techniques explained in this must-have for sci-fi enthusiasts and budding artists. Features Summary In this book you'll discover how to draw all things science fiction. From hi-tech spacecraft and flying machines to robots, droids and crazy alien characters... Author Mark Bergin Publisher Book House Release date 20110815 Pages 32 ISBN 1-907184-64-3 ISBN 13 978-1-907184-64-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days 'No one would have believed, in the last years of the nineteenth century, that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's' Exploring the primordial nightmares that lurk within humanity's dreams of progress and technology, H. G. Wells was a science fiction pioneer. This new omnibus edition brings together four of his hugely original and influential science-fiction novels - The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The Invisible Man and The War of the Worlds - with his most unsettling and strange short stories. Containing monstrous experiments, terrifying journeys, alien occupiers and grotesque creatures, these visionary tales discomfit and disturb, and retain the power to trouble our sense of who we are. With an introduction by Matthew Beaumont Features Summary 'No one would have believed, in the last years of the nineteenth century, that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's' Exploring the primordial nightmares that lurk within humanity's dreams of progress and technology... Author H. G. Wells Publisher Penguin Classics Release date 20161031 Pages 704 ISBN 0-241-27749-3 ISBN 13 978-0-241-27749-2

Classic Science Fiction Stories By: Various Authors A first edition cardcovers published by Miles Kelly in 2011 Picture cover boards are clean & bright, binding is tight & strong, in as new condition Postage within South Africa R50.00 Overseas Customers can contact us for a Postage Quote  

Under the Dome by Stephen King Science fiction novel When the inhabitants of a small town is trapped in an invisible dome which cuts them off from civilisation, they must not only discover its dangers, but also the good and evil of the people entrapped. Hodder and Stoughton, 2009, first edition, 880p. Condition: soft cover, very good condition Packaging and Postage R52 (in S.A.) due toweight POSTING WILL ONLY BE DONE ON MONDAYS IN ORDER TO CUT OVERHEAD COSTS SUCH AS TRAVELLING (FUEL), PARKING FEES, PACKAGING AND POSTAGE, IN ORDER TO KEEP MY PRICES LOW AND REASONABLE. Should you wish to make other arrangements or need a book(s)/item(s) urgently, please let me know. N.B.: It is cheaper to purchase more than one book at a time, as postage for the first 1 kg remains R48, and R10 per extra book after 1 kg. So do browse through my PoggioBooks BOB page.   SAVE ON POSTAGE BY ORDERING MORE THAN ONE ITEM FROM US !!!    

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Immodest Proposals, Introduction by Connie Willis, edited by James A.Mann & mary C. Tabasko A first edition hardcover published by NESFA Press in 2001 Black cover boards with gold writing to the spine, binding is tight & strong, no marks or inscriptions, dustjacket is complete, clean & bright. Postage cost within South Africa will be R40.00 Overseas buyers can contact us for a postal quote

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Acclaimed popular-science writer Kitty Ferguson investigates little-explored by-roads in the history of science, from Johannes Kepler's nearly disastrous venture into the realm of science fiction to a mid-20th-century experiment involving cats and rocket fuel. She introduces such under-appreciated geniuses as Mary the Jewess, first-century ancestress of modern chemistry, and Lise Meitner, whose role in the discovery of nuclear fission was ignored by the Nobel committee, and takes us on astounding adventures with the likes of Jesuit astronomer Ferdinand Verbiest, who invented the first automobile and saved his life by winning a bizarre astronomy competition in 17th-century China. Features Summary Acclaimed popular-science writer Kitty Ferguson investigates little-explored by-roads in the history of science, from Johannes Kepler's nearly disastrous venture into the realm of science fiction to a mid-20th-century experiment involving cats and rocket fuel. Author Kitty Ferguson Publisher Sterling Release date 20170417 Pages 272 ISBN 1-4549-1807-1 ISBN 13 978-1-4549-1807-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days The final work from the brightest star in science fiction's galaxy. Arthur C Clarke, who predicted the advent of communication satellites and author of 2001: A Space Odyssey completes a lifetime career in science fiction with a masterwork. 30 light years away, a race known simply as the One Point Fives are plotting a dangerous invasion plan, one that will wipe humankind off the face of the Earth... Meanwhile, in Sri Lanka, a young astronomy student, Ranjit Subramanian, becomes obsessed with a three-hundred-year-old theorem that promises to unlock the secrets of the universe. While Ranjit studies the problem, tensions grow between the nations of the world and a UN taskforce headed up by China, America and Russia code-named Silent Thunder begins bombing volatile regimes into submission. On the eve of the invasion of Earth a space elevator is completed, helped in part by Ranjit, which will herald a new type of Olympics to be held on the Moon. But when alien forces arrive Ranjit is forced to question his own actions, in a bid to save the lives of not just his own family but of all of humankind. Co-written with fellow grand master Frederik Pohl, The Last Theorem not only provides a fitting end to the career one of the most famous names in science fiction but also sets a new benchmark in contemporary prescient science fiction. It tackles with ease epic themes as diverse as third world poverty, the atrocities of modern warfare in a post-nuclear age, space elevators, pure mathematics and mankind's first contact with extra-terrestrials. Features Summary The final work from the brightest star in science fiction's galaxy. Arthur C Clarke, who predicted the advent of communication satellites and author of 2001: A Space Odyssey completes a lifetime career in science fiction with a masterwork.. Author Arthur C. Clarke (Author), Frederik Pohl (Author) Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Release date 20090305 Pages 423 ISBN 0-00-729002-0 ISBN 13 978-0-00-729002-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days The long awaited sequel to SPELLBOUND, which was listed by Kirkus Reviews among the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2011. 'Blake Charlton has created one of the few truly original magical systems we've seen in fantasy fiction' Tad Williams `An absorbing read' Robin Hobb Leandra Weal has a bad habit of getting herself in dangerous situations. While hunting neodemons in her role as Warden of Ixos, Leandra obtains a prophetic spell that provides a glimpse one day into her future. She discovers that she is doomed to murder someone she loves, soon, but not who. Leandra's quest to unravel the mystery of the murder-she-will-commit becomes more urgent when her chronic disease flares up and the Ixonian Archipelago is plagued by natural disasters, demon worshiping cults, and fierce political infighting. Everywhere she turns, Leandra finds herself amid conflict. As chaos spreads across Ixos, Leandra and her troubled family - her misspelling wizard father Nicodemus Weal and dragon-of-a-mother Francesca DeVega - must race to uncover the shocking truth about a prophesied demonic invasion, human language, and their own identities-if they don't kill each other first. Features Summary The long awaited sequel to SPELLBOUND, which was listed by Kirkus Reviews among the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2011. 'Blake Charlton has created one of the few truly original magical systems we've seen in fantasy fiction' Tad Williams `An absorbing read' Robin Hobb Author Blake Charlton Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Release date 20160822 Pages 480 ISBN 0-00-736891-7 ISBN 13 978-0-00-736891-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days New to Penguin Classics, the great underwater adventure story in a stunning clothbound edition with original images. In this thrilling adventure tale by the 'Father of Science Fiction', three men embark on an epic journey under the sea with the mysterious Captain Nemo aboard his submarine the Nautilus. Over the course of their fantastical voyage, they encounter the lost city of Atlantis, the South Pole and the corals of the Red Sea, and must battle countless adversaries both human and monstrous. Verne's triumphant work of the imagination shows the limitless possibilities of science and the dark depths of the human mind. This new version by award-winning translator David Coward brings Verne's novel vividly to life for a new generation of readers. Jules Gabriel Verne (1828-1905) was a French author and a pioneer of the science-fiction genre. His novels include Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1869-70), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873), all available in Penguin Classics. David Coward is Emeritus Professor of French at the University of Leeds. He is the author of studies of Marcel Pagnol, Marguerite Duras, Marivaux and Restif de la Bretonne, and of a History of French Literature (2002). He has translated numerous French classics, including Moliere's plays, Simenon's novels and Albert Cohen's Belle du Seigneur, for which he was awarded the Scott-Moncrieff prize in 1996. 'We are all, in one way or another, the children of Jules Verne' - Ray Bradbury Features Summary In this thrilling adventure tale by the 'Father of Science Fiction', three men embark on an epic journey under the sea with the mysterious Captain Nemo aboard his submarine the Nautilus. Author Jules Verne (Author), David Coward (Translator) Publisher Penguin Classics Release date 20170422 Pages 528 ISBN 0-241-19877-1 ISBN 13 978-0-241-19877-3

Frank Herbert's Dune is widely known as the science fiction equivalent of The Lord of the Rings. Now The Road to Dune is a companion work comparable to The Silmarillion, shedding light on and following the remarkable development of the bestselling science fiction novel of all time.nbsp;In this fascinating volume, the world's millions of Dune fans can read--at long last--the unpublished chapters and scenes from Dune and Dune Messiah. The Road to Dune also includes some of the original correspondence between Frank Herbert and famed editor John W. Campbell, Jr., along with other correspondence during Herbert's years-long struggle to get his innovative work published, and the article "They Stopped the Moving Sands," Herbert's original inspiration for Dune.nbsp;The Road to Dune also features newly discovered papers and manuscripts of Frank Herbert, and Spice Planet, an original novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, based on a detailed outline left by Frank Herbert.nbsp;The Road to Dune is a treasure trove of essays, articles, and fiction that every reader of Dune will want to add to their shelf.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Fearless, irreverent, and surprisingly optimistic short stories fill this collection from a science fiction veteran known for taking readers on a wild ride. The surreal adventures this time around include an escape from an assisted-death facility in "Greetings," a mystical journey to the end of time and back in "Dear Abbey," and "Almost Home," the story of a fantastical ride in an old-fashioned aeroplane. Features Summary A collection of short stories written by a science fiction veteran. The surreal adventures include an escape from an assisted-death facility in 'Greetings... Author Terry Bisson Publisher Tachyon Publications Release date 20050701 Pages 382 ISBN 1-892391-24-4 ISBN 13 978-1-892391-24-7

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Infinity Engine is the third and final novel in the Transformation series, by bestselling science fiction author Neal Asher, following Dark Intelligence and War Factory. A man battles for his life, two AIs vie for supremacy and a civilization hangs in the balance...Several forces now pursue rogue artificial intelligence Penny Royal, hungry for revenge or redemption. And the Brockle is the most dangerous of all. This criminal swarm-robot AI has escaped its confinement and is upgrading itself, becoming ever more powerful in anticipation of a deadly showdown. Events also escalate aboard the damaged war factory station where Penny Royal was constructed. Here Thorvald Spear, alien prador, and an assassin drone struggle to stay alive, battling insane AIs and technology gone wild. Then the Weaver arrives - last of the Atheter, resurrected from a race that suicided two million years ago. But what could it contribute to Penny Royal's tortuous plans? And beyond the war factory a black hole conceals a tantalizing secret which could destroy the Polity. As AIs, humans and prador clash at its boundary, will anything survive their explosive final confrontation? Features Summary Infinity Engine is the third and final novel in the Transformation series, by bestselling science fiction author Neal Asher, following Dark Intelligence and War Factory... Author Neal Asher Publisher Tor Books Release date 20170311 Pages 576 ISBN 0-230-75075-3 ISBN 13 978-0-230-75075-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days "This--THIS--is the cutting edge of science fiction." --Richard K. Morgan, author of Altered Carbon How do you stage a mutiny when you're only awake one day in a million? How do you conspire when your tiny handful of potential allies changes with each job shift? How do you engage an enemy that never sleeps, that sees through your eyes and hears through your ears, and relentlessly, honestly, only wants what's best for you? Trapped aboard the starship Eriophora, Sunday Ahzmundin is about to discover the components of any successful revolution: conspiracy, code--and unavoidable casualties. Note from the publisher: The red letters in the print edition (highlighted letters in the e-book) indicate special bonus content. Features Summary "This--THIS--is the cutting edge of science fiction." --Richard K. Morgan, author of Altered Carbon How do you stage a mutiny when you're only awake one day in a million? Author Peter Watts Publisher Tachyon Publications Release date 20180523 Pages 192 ISBN 1-61696-252-6 ISBN 13 978-1-61696-252-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Set in a dark future devastated by climate change, Tool of War is the third book in a major adventure series by a bestselling and award-winning science fiction author and starring the most provocative character from the acclaimed novels Ship Breaker and The Drowned Cities. In this gripping, eerily prescient sci-fi thriller that Kirkus described as "masterful," Tool-a half-man/half-beast designed for combat-proves himself capable of so much more than his creators had ever dreamed. He has gone rogue from his pack of bioengineered "augments" and emerged a victorious leader of a pack of human soldier boys. But he is hunted relentlessly by someone determined to destroy him, who knows an alarming secret: Tool has found the way to resist his genetically ingrained impulses of submission and loyalty toward his masters. The time is coming when Tool will embark on an all-out war against those who have enslaved him. From one of science fiction's undisputed masters comes a riveting and all-too-timely page-turner that explores the intricate relationships connecting hunter and prey, master and enslaved, human and monster. "Suzanne Collins may have put dystopian literature on the YA map with The Hunger Games…but Bacigalupi is one of the genre's masters, employing inventively terrifying details in equally imaginative story lines." -Los Angeles Times Features Summary From New York Times bestselling and multi-award-winning author Paolo Bacigalupi comes the third novel set in the eerily prescient future established in his Printz Award winner Ship Breaker... Author Paolo Bacigalupi Publisher Little, Brown Young Readers Release date 20180904 Pages 384 ISBN 0-316-22081-7 ISBN 13 978-0-316-22081-1

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Wedding the American oral storytelling tradition with progressive music journalism, Mitch Myers' The Boy Who Cried Freebird is a treatise on the popular music culture of the twentieth century. Trenchant, insightful, and wonderfully strange, this literary mix-tape is authentic music history... except when it isn't. Myers outrageously blends short fiction, straight journalism, comic interludes, memoirs, serious artist profiles, satire, and related fan-boy hokum--including the classic stories he first narrated on NPR's All Things Considered. Focusing on iconic recordings, events, communities, and individuals, Myers riffs on Deadheads, sixties nostalgia, rock concert decorum, glockenspiels, and all manner of pop phenomena. From tales of rock-and-roll time travel to science fiction revealing Black Sabbath's power to melt space aliens, The Boy Who Cried Freebird is about music, culture, legend, and lore--all to be lovingly passed on to future generations. Features Summary This freewheeling, insightful, and imaginative collection of edgy and offbeat features includes artist profiles and short fiction that chronicles the history of 20th-century music and pop culture.. Author Mitch Myers Publisher HarperEntertainment Release date 20080330 Pages 321 ISBN 0-06-113902-5 ISBN 13 978-0-06-113902-4

This ex-lib has the usual library goodies at the back - still in very good condition - no dustjacket   ****  A young-adult science fiction novel   -  Set in the year 2052, it depicts an authoritarian England divided into two distinct societies: the modern, overpopulated "Conurbs" and the aristocratic, rarefied "County". Crowded city districts and all-pervasive technology make up the Conurbs while manors and rolling countrysides typical of 19th-century England make up the County. The story follows a young Conurban orphan named Rob as he experiences life in both worlds, uncovering truths and choosing sides in the process. - Christopher and The Guardians won the annual Guardian Children's Fiction Prize from The Guardian newspaper, coincidentally, which is judged by a panel of British children's writers. In 1976 he won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in category youth fiction for the German-language edition, Die Wächter. -  In 1986 the German TV station ARD broadcast a film adaptation under that title. *** RECOMMENDED READING *** *N.B.*   If you buy more than one book from me you only pay R 6 postage on each additional book – see what else I have to offer, it might just be worth your while.

 Meet Thursday Next, literary detective without equal, fear or boyfriend.  There is another 1985, where London's criminal gangs have moved into the lucrative literary market, and Thursday Next is on the trail of the new crime wave. Acheron Hades has been kidnapping characters from works of fiction and holding them to ransom. Jane Eyre is gone. Missing. Thursday sets out to find a way into the book to repair the damage. But solving crimes against literature isn't easy when you also have to find time to halt the Crimean War, persuade the man you love to marry you and figure out who really wrote Shakespeare's plays. JASPER FFORD HAS GONE WHERE NO OTHER FICTIONEER HAS GONE BEFORE. MILLIONS OF READERS NOW FOLLOW - GUARDIAN FORGET THE RULES OF TIME, SPACE AND REALITY; JUST SIT BACK AND ENJOY THE ADVENTURE - DAILY TELEGRAPH Softcover, Secondhand, 373 pages   (I loved this book but had to read it a second time to truly enjoy it! One of my favorite science fiction books - Louise Kock)

Oxford University Press - 1984. - 586 pages - illustrated >>> Covers all aspects of children's literature. "More than 900 biographical entries deal with authors, illustrators, printers, publishers, educationists: among these, major figures are given extensive and penetrating consideration. Other entries cover traditional narrative materials; characters from books, cartoons, comic strips, radio, and television; genres such as school stories, science fiction, dime novels; printing and reproduction processes; and many aspects of children's play and learning. The plots of major works of fiction are summarized, with accounts of their publishing history and evaluations of their standing with today's readers. The historical span stretches from the early romances and legends enjoyed by children (though not composed for them) to the major publishing industry that children's books represent today. Equal attention is given to works from Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, and to those of non-English-language origin that have been assimilated into our children's reading; there are also brief surveys of the development and current state of children's literature in all countries for which reliable information is available. Apart from being a sine qua non for parents, teachers, and librarians, The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature contains useful reference material for collectors of early printed works and students of folk literature; it is besides an entertaining and enlightening book for anyone concerned with children's educational and imaginative development." - (from the blurb).  *N.B.*   If you buy more than one book from me you only pay R 6 postage each on each additional - See what else I have to offer, it might be worth your while.

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