{"product_id":"9781405162050","title":"The Science Fiction Handbook","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Literature Handbooks\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Science Fiction Handbook\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eM. Keith Booker | Anne-Marie Thomas\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Science Fiction \u0026amp; Fantasy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Science Fiction Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e offers a comprehensive and accessible survey of one of the literary world's most fascinating genres.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes separate historical surveys of key subgenres including time-travel narratives, post-apocalyptic and post-disaster narratives and works of utopian and dystopian science fiction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEach subgenre survey includes an extensive list of relevant critical readings, recommended novels in the subgenre, and recommended films relevant to the subgenre\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures entries on a number of key science fiction authors and extensive discussion of major science fiction novels or sequences\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWriters and works include Isaac Asimov; Margaret Atwood; George Orwell; Ursula K. Le Guin; \u003ci\u003eThe War of the Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e (1898); \u003ci\u003eStarship Troopers\u003c\/i\u003e (1959); \u003ci\u003eMars Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e (1993-6); and many more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA 'Science Fiction Glossary' completes this indispensable Handbook\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eM. Keith Booker\u003c\/b\u003e is the James E. and Ellen Wadley Roper Professor of English and Director of the Program in Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies at the University of Arkansas. He is the author of more than 30 books on literature, popular culture, and cultural theory.\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne-Marie Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of English at Austin Community College. She teaches literature and composition, including science fiction classes for the college’s Honors Program.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 May 2009\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405162050\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e360\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23.68\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380581953676,"sku":"9781405162050","price":125.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405162050_45108c40-9c5d-4353-b202-7954df53b067.jpg?v=1780104843","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405162050","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}