![]() ![]() ![]() Under the guidance of David Cockrum and Chris Claremont, whose 16-year stint began with August 1975's Uncanny X-Men #94, the series grew in popularity worldwide, eventually spawning a franchise with numerous spin-off "X-books", including New Mutants, X-Factor, Excalibur, X-Force, Generation X, and other flagship titles like the simply titled X-Men (later New X-Men and X-Men Legacy), Astonishing X-Men, All-New X-Men, Amazing X-Men, Extraordinary X-Men and X-Men Gold. Interest was rekindled with 1975's Giant-Size X-Men #1 and the debut of a new, international team. The title was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, met with a lukewarm reception, and was eventually cancelled in 1970. It features a team of superheroes called the X-Men, a group of mutants with superhuman abilities led and taught by Professor X. Uncanny X-Men, originally published as The X-Men, is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics since 1963, and is the longest-running series in the X-Men comics franchise. ![]()
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![]() ![]() AUTHOR BIOGRAPHYĪlan Lightman was born November 28, 1948, in Memphis, Tennessee. ![]() The original edition of the novel remains in print, and a 2004 edition was released by Vintage Books. Given its weighty topic, Einstein's Dreams is one of the few contemporary novels about science to be studied in high schools and colleges nationwide. At intervals throughout the book, Einstein is depicted in his waking life as he works towards perfecting the theory of relativity, which will bring him worldwide renown. The book, then, is a meditation on the nature of time and of being human. Each of the physicist's dreams thus illustrates how humankind's various experiences of time affect their experiences of the world and also of one another. ![]() Quite literally a book of Einstein's dreams, nearly every chapter depicts a world in which the laws of time operate under different conditions. Set over the course of April 1905 to June 1905, the novel presents a fictional version of the physicist Albert Einstein as he forms his famed theory of relativity. Despite the fact that the book was Lightman's first work of fiction-he had only written nonfiction books on physics, astrophysics, and astronomy up until that point-the book was an instant critical and popular success, becoming an international bestseller. Alan Lightman's Einstein's Dreams was first published in 1993 by Warner Books. ![]() ![]() The issue with super beings is that they’re super, non-human. Is reality solely a product of meatspace? Some cyberpunks kick meatspace in the nuts.Ī definition published in the The Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Fiction.Ĭonsidering the science and mysticism of Arthur C. Ridley Scott’s 1982 classic may not be “cyberpunk,” but it definitely has elements of the genre. “ A Game of Thrones and the Rise of Fantasy” ![]() Some thoughts about the second novel in A Song of Ice and Fire series. ![]() ![]() Three texts, The X-Files’ “José Chung’s ‘From Outer Space, ’” William Gibson’s “The Gernsback Continuum,” and Tim Pratt’s “Impossible Dreams,” offer three versions of reality in the intertwined narratives of three different couples.Ī three-minute, quick-and-dirty primer on cyberpunk. “‘ How the Hell Should I Know?’ Imposed Cages in Three Postmodern Works” Published as an introduction to a course on utopian and dystopian science fiction. □ Check out my Science Fiction Study Guide, new for Fall 2020. ![]() Here are some of my writings about sf (and maybe a couple about fantasy.) Even part of my dissertation addresses the genre. Even before my professional interest in literary studies, I was an avid science fiction reader. ![]() ![]() When she gets a lucrative offer to write and draw a “Negroes must reject agitation” flyer for the FBI, can she pass up the opportunity? Though Stephaney “Stef” Rawls has her own romance-adventure strip for the largest black newspaper, she still has to work brutal hours as a maid to make ends meet. He’s black uptown and white downtown, and he has an eye for the ladies, and they for him-including his boss’ wife, who knows Cliff’s creation, the Phantom Avenger, is about to be stolen from him. ![]() ![]() In the turbulent era of late 1950s Manhattan-with jazz, the burgeoning Civil Rights Movement, and the Red Scare as the volatile ingredients-three groundbreaking black cartoonists defy convention and pay the price.Ĭliff Murphy is matinee handsome, a light-skinned, straight-haired black man and a comics artist known for his glamour girl art. ![]() ![]() ![]() * BingeBooks earns revenue from qualifying purchases as an Amazon Associate as well as from other retail partners. Follow him in each story, which can be read or listened to in a single sitting. ![]() Follow him in each story, which can be read or listened to in a single sitting. From 1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz comes Red Rain, part of Nameless, a riveting collection of short stories about a vigilante nomad, stripped of his memories and commissioned to kill. But can he bear to remember why?įrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz comes Red Rain, part of Nameless, a riveting collection of short stories about a vigilante nomad, stripped of his memories and commissioned to kill. There's something about this case that's breaking Nameless's heart as well. Brokenhearted and bullied into silence by corrupt officials, Regina's only recourse for truth and justice is Nameless. Red Rain is the 4 th installment in the Nameless novel series, which is a saga of small and interesting fictional stories. ![]() Only Nameless can help ease the burden of her grief-and satisfy her rage-in part four of this thrilling series.Īfter a suspicious house fire, Regina Belmont lost her two children, was left disfigured, and was abandoned by her gutless husband. ![]() In a town where the corrupt are protected, a bereaved mother seeks retribution for an arsonist's deadly crimes. ![]() ![]() ![]() Text posts containing an image link must include a text explanation of the context around the image. This means no posting, linking, or recommending your own content, or any content produced by a person or company you're affiliated with. This includes, but is not limited to, hate speech and fighting about politics. All mod actions will be taken with these goals in mind. Our guidelines were designed to foster a diverse and welcoming discussion community while avoiding drama, flamewars, and promotional activity. Say "hi" at our sister subreddits- SpecArt and SF Videos-and join our reader-managed Goodreads group. ![]() The key is that it be speculative, not that it fit some arbitrary genre guidelines. ![]() History, Postmodern Lit., and more are all welcome here. Not sure what counts as speculative fiction? Then post it! Science Fiction, Fantasy, Alt. Canticle for Leibowitz Rendezvous with Rama Princess of Mars Altered Carbon Foundation Blindsight Accelerando Old Man's War Armor Cities in Flight A Brave New World Children of Dune Stranger in a Strange Land Dhalgren Enders Game Gateway A Fire Upon the Deep Neuromancer A Clockwork Orange Ringworld Diamond Age Lord of Light Hyperion Startide Rising Terminal World The Forever War Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy The Hunger Games Left Hand of Darkness Man in the High Castle The Martian Chronicles The Player of Games The Shadow of the Torturer Sirens of Titan The Stars my Destination To Your Scattered Bodies GoĪ place to discuss published Speculative Fiction ![]() ![]() ![]() Now they are agents of the government, slaves of the military-alchemical complex, using their unique powers to obey their orders…even to kill. When two brothers, Edward and Alphonse Elric, dabbled in these powers to grant their dearest wish, one of them lost an arm and a leg…and the other became nothing but a soul locked into a body of living iron. Equipped with mechanical ""auto-mail"" limbs, Edward becomes a state alchemist, seeking the one thing that can restore his and his brother's bodies…the legendary Philosopher's Stone.Īlchemy: the mystical power to alter the natural world, somewhere between magic, art and science. In an alchemical ritual gone wrong, Edward Elric lost his arm and his leg, and his brother Alphonse became nothing but a soul in a suit of armor. ![]() ![]() Bargain omnibus editions of one of the best-selling manga series of all time! ![]() ![]() As the treacherous Baron Erondites schemes anew and a prophecy appears to foretell the death of the king, the ruthless Mede empire prepares to strike. ![]() ![]() Neither accepted nor beloved, Eugenides is the uneasy linchpin of a truce on the Lesser Peninsula, where he has risen to be high king of Attolia, Eddis, and Sounis. Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Marie Lu, Patrick Rothfuss, and Sarah J. Now more powerful and cunning than ever before, Eugenides must navigate a perilous future in this sweeping conclusion. This beloved and award-winning series began with the acclaimed novel The Thief. It and four more stand-alone volumes bring to life a world of epics, myths, and legends, and feature one of the most charismatic and incorrigible characters of fiction, Eugenides the thief. The epic novels set in the world of the Queen’s Thief can be read in any order. The thrilling, twenty-years-in-the-making conclusion to the New York Times–bestselling Queen’s Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner. ![]() “This series finale has everything readers could hope for from a conclusion 20 years in the making.”- School Library Journal (starred review) ![]() “A bravura performance by one of our finest writers.”- The Horn Book (starred review) ![]() ![]() ![]() With an almost immediate connection too intense for them to continue denying, Beyah and Samson agree to stay in the shallow end of a summer fling. But one thing they do have in common is that they're both drawn to sad things. She comes from a life of poverty and neglect he comes from a family of wealth and privilege. ![]() Samson and Beyah have nothing in common on the surface. Beyah's plan is to keep her head down and let the summer slip by seamlessly, but her new neighbor Samson throws a wrench in that plan. Forced to reach out to her last resort, Beyah has to spend the remainder of her summer on a peninsula in Texas with a father she barely knows. With only two short months separating her from the future she's built and the past she desperately wants to leave behind, an unexpected death leaves Beyah with no place to go during the interim. After carving her path all on her own, Beyah is well on her way to bigger and better things, thanks to no one but herself. ![]() Life and a dismal last name are the only two things Beyah Grim's parents ever gave her. ![]() ![]() ![]() Kennedy, as well as support from the Leading Edge Initiatives Fund of the Herman Goldman Foundation. This collection was digitized by Cornell University Library from 2010-2012 from print materials held in the Fiske Dante Collection in the Rare and Manuscript Collections, with funding from a Digital Collections in Arts and Sciences Grant to Karen E. The content in the Divine Comedy Image Archive (DCIA) is believed to be in the public domain by virtue of the content’s publication date, and is presented by Cornell University Library under the Guidelines for Using Text, Images, Audio, and Video from Cornell University Library Collections. ![]() |