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Lost Transmissions: The Secret History of Science Fiction and Fantasy - Hardcover

Boskovich, Desirina

 
9781419734656: Lost Transmissions: The Secret History of Science Fiction and Fantasy
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1419734652 ISBN 13: 9781419734656
Verlag: Abrams & Chronicle, 2019

Inhaltsangabe

A fascinating illustrated history of lost, overlooked, and uncompleted works of science fiction and fantasy

Science fiction and fantasy reign over popular culture now. Lost Transmissions isa rich trove of forgotten and unknown, imagined-but-never-finished, andunder-appreciated-but-influential works from those imaginative genres,as well as little-known information about well-known properties. Dividedinto sections on Film & TV, Literature, Art, Music, Fashion,Architecture, and Pop Culture, the book examines Jules Verne's lostnovel; AfroFuturism and Space Disco; E.T.'s scary beginnings; WilliamGibson's never-filmed Aliens sequel; Weezer's never-made spaceopera; and the 8,000-page metaphysical diary of Philip K. Dick.Featuring more than 150 photos, this insightful volume will become thebible of science fiction and fantasy's most interesting and least-knownchapters.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Desirina Boskovich has written for Lightspeed, Tor, Weird Fiction Review, and the Huffington Post, and she has contributed fiction to Clarkesword Magazine, and F&SF. She is the coauthor of The Steampunk User's Manual and lives in Nevada, Missouri.

Jeff VanderMeer is the New York Times-bestselling author of more than 20 books including novels and fiction anthologies. He has won the Nebula Award, the British Fantasy Award, and, three times, the World Fantasy Award and has been a finalist for the Hugo Award. He is the cofounder and assistant director of Shared Worlds, a unique fantasy and science fiction writing camp for teenagers. He lives in Tallahassee, Florida.

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A fascinating illustrated history of lost, overlooked, and uncompleted works of science fiction and fantasy

Science fiction and fantasy reign over popular culture now. Lost Transmissions 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. Divided into sections on Film & 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 Aliens sequel; Weezer’s never-made space opera; and the 8,000-page metaphysical diary of Philip K. Dick. Featuring more than 150 photos, this insightful volume will become the bible of science fiction and fantasy’s most interesting and least-known chapters.

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Verlag
Abrams & Chronicle
Erscheinungsdatum
2019
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1419734652
ISBN 13 
9781419734656
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
304
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