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This is nonfiction commentary. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: The Life Eaters,. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: The Life Eaters is a 2003 science fiction comic written by David Brin and art by Scott Hampton. It was published by Wildstorm. The story is based on Brin's Hugo-nominated novella Thor Meets Captain America, featuring an alternate history scenario where the Nazis won World War II. The history of the comic follows ours, until one night during the winter of 1943, when a number of bright lights appeared over Nazi-occupied Europe. Intentionally or otherwise, the slaughter of the death camps has somehow been used to summon the Aesir, Norse gods. Quickly allying themselves with the gods, the Nazis are able to push aside their mortal foes. The extended war has an amazing effect on human technology - by the fifties, the American military has a manned spy satellite. The trickster, Loki, works against his fellow Aesir. On the night they arrived, Loki used his magic to whisk hundreds of thousands of death camp internees to safety in Persia. Thanks to his knowledge of magic, the American government cracks the necromancy angle - before that, they had assumed the Aesir were secretly alien invaders. (This is a reversal of roles from the The Mighty Thor series of Marvel Comics, which partially inspired Brin, and where Loki is the unquestioned villain). As the Nazis continue to conquer the world, with the help of their Japanese allies (and their Shinto gods), the story of the necromancy spreads. As a result of "Asian faith and African desperation... and all the madness of the tropics", the multiple gods of the developing world are given form through human sacrifice, band together and fight the Aesir (who have to keep to colder regions). As the Tropicals advance, they burn the Arabian...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=7828649 ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Greg Bear, Gilbert Hottois, Richard Bandler, Kim Eric Drexler, Fm-2030, Raymond Kurzweil, Peter Thiel, David Brin, Hans Moravec, Nick Bostrom, Riccardo Campa. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Gilbert Hottois (né à Bruxelles le 29 mars 1946), est un universitaire et philosophe belge spécialiste des questions d'éthique de la techno-science. Professeur à l'Université libre de Bruxelles, membre de plusieurs comités d'éthique, il est l'auteur ou le directeur d'une trentaines d'ouvrages, dont un roman de science-fiction atypique, Species Technica. Ce livre, écrit en 1981, n'a été publié que 20 ans plus tard. Au terme d'Humanités gréco-latines (1963), il entreprend une licence en philologie romane à l'Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), puis une licence en philosophie qui débouche sur un premier livre consacré à Ludwig Wittgenstein et préfacé par Jacques Bouveresse : La philosophie du langage de Ludwig Wittgenstein. Chercheur au Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique de 1973 à 1979, il devient docteur en 1977 avec une thèse publiée deux ans plus tard : L'inflation du langage dans la philosophie contemporaine (préface de Jean Ladrière). Nommé professeur titulaire en 1979 à l'ULB, il y enseigne depuis lors la philosophie. Au cours des années 1980, il est professeur invité aux universités Laval et de Montréal. En 1986, il fonde, en compagnie de Ch. Susanne, le Centre de Recherches Interdisciplinaires de Bioéthique de l'ULB. Régulièrement appelé comme expert auprès de la Commission Européenne (Programmes-Cadres de R ... Read more

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This is nonfiction commentary. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: The Postman, the Uplift War, Startide Rising, Brightness Reef, Uplift Universe, Glory Season, Sundiver, Kiln People, Earth, Foundation's Triumph, Heart of the Comet, the Practice Effect, Heaven's Reach, Infinity's Shore, Thor Meets Captain America. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: The Uplift War is a 1987 science fiction novel by David Brin and the third book of six set in his Uplift Universe. It was nominated as the best novel for the 1987 Nebula Award and won the 1988 Hugo and Locus Awards. The previous two books are Sundiver and Startide Rising. 50,000 years ago, the planet Garth was leased to the Bururalli who nearly destroyed its ecosystem by overhunting all large indigenous species. The ecologically sensitive galactic civilisation killed all Bururalli, demoted their patrons, the Nahalli, to clients of the Thennanin, and began working to preserve and repair the remaining ecosphere of Garth. Several decades before the start of the novel, Earthclan acquires the lease on Garth in return for their expert assistance in biosphere recovery. The Z'Tang complete a final ecological survey before the planet is passed on to Earthclan. The novel begins in the year 2489 C.E. with the avian Gubru planning to invade Garth, Earthlings on Garth preparing to defend their claim to the planet, and ambassadors from other races getting ready to depart. The Gubru, a conservative and somewhat humorless alien race, attempt to hold Garth hostage in an attempt to learn more about the discovery that the dolphin spaceship Streaker made in Startide Rising about the Progenitors. The Gubru invade and overpower Garth's weak space forces, a battle that is witnessed by neo-chimp soldier of Earthclan, Fiben Bolger. Having easily overcome Garth's to...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=971839 ... Read more

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David Brin's New York Times best-selling novels thrill readers with their stirring adventure and intriguing speculation about humanity's future. Set in a universe where no species has reached sentience without the "uplifting" help of a patron race, the books delve into the greatest mystery of all: Who uplifted humankind? Earth has been allowed to colonize the planet Garth only because its previous occupants went berserk and wiped out virtually all life there. But now humans, chimps, and their alien allies on Garth are being held hostage in a conflict that could affect the fate of the entire Five Galaxies. As a ragtag group of freedom fighters wage a desperate guerilla war, their only hope for victory lies in unravelling the elusive truth behind the legend of a hidden native species that could prove a powerful ally. The Uplift War provides entertainment in the grandest tradition of science fiction, with exotic aliens, visionary action, and universe-encompassing mysteries. George Wilson's brilliant narration conveys the awe-inspiring wonder of this amazing book. ... Read more

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14 stories including 6 never before translated, featuring Unravelling the Thread selected in Year's Best Science Fiction of 1999 and Watch Me When I Sleep included in Year's Best Fantasy and Horror of 2002. "One of the most talented imaginations living today... Feast upon the imagination of Dunyach." - David Brin. Arthur Conan Doyle takes Professor Challenger to the South of France to meet Professor Picard, Irene Adler and a horror from the ancient past. ("A treat... read it and grin," Tangent Online) What extraordinary secrets lie in the weave of an ancient carpet? (Voted Best Story of 1998, Interzone; "particularly strong," scifi.com.) A young boy accidentally swallows a fairy. ("An intriguing glimpse into a different world," BestSF.net; "A disturbing fairy tale," Strange Horizons.) Mysterious cocoons fall to Earth, bringing alien revelations. ("Vivid and engaging," Tangent Online.) What do corpses do to other corpses at night? ("Gripping... disquieting," Tangent Online.) In cyberspace all intelligences are edible. ("Worthy of Philip K. Dick," Mauvais Genres.)
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Embrace Imagination in "The Night Orchid"
In this collection of stories by Jean-Claude Dunyach, imagination full of hopeful wonder is the key. The 14 stories in this 279-page book, all science fiction, are driven by imagination powered by hopeful wonder. This is science fiction in its truest form where the possibilities are endless and the vision, or the visions in this case, of the future are not negative and involving the downfall of civilization. Instead, anything that can be dreamed is the limit and even those boundaries known to man are blown away by the concept of wonder and imagination allowed to flow free across time and space.

It simply isn't possible to cover every story in depth. I have chosen three, that for this reader, really made an impression on my mind. This is one of those books that means massively different things to different readers so your favorites would vary. And I suspect, years from now when I read this book again, my selections would change as well. That is the mark of truly great literature.

"Time, as it evaporates..." (Page 91) opens with a city where time as if it were a lake, floats above. The level is slowly receding and compressing downward on the citizens of the town. The city has survived the rip in time until now, but the pool is diminishing and their days are numbered with no escape. Or is there?

"Watch Me When I Sleep" (Page 152) on its simplest level, is about a young boy who, while he slept, accidentally swallowed a fairy. This story was included in the "2002 Year's Best Fantasy and Horror" for good reasons.

"Footprints In The Snow" (Page 185) details a group that makes an annual pilgrimage high above the tundra line in the mountains. As their numbers slowly shrink every year, they keep faith with their purpose.

While those are just three examples of the work in this book, there is a stunning variation in subject matter, perspective, and vision of the future.Each story, written in the Jules Verne style by a modern author, shows incredible use of imagination and hope. These are not the downer cataclysmic end of the world type stories so often found today masquerading as science fiction. This is how science fiction used to be.

This book, courtesy of Black Coat Press, is another wonderful example of a publisher crossing continents to bring little known authors, at least in America, to a new audience. Owned and operated by Jean-Marc and Randy Lofficier, Black Coat Press books seem to always be quality novels worth reading over and over again.Whether the book is from the Doctor Omega series (sure to interest fans of Dr. Who), the Holmes vs. Lupine series, or this book, the stories are complex with interesting and varied characters. Additionally, the cover art and illustrations as well as the books themselves in terms of the printing process are always top notch.

This book in particular is a definite must read for science fiction fans hungry for a read where wonder and the imagination are still acceptable. Not everything has to be a doom and gloom future and it is nice once again to read a work that sees the positives.

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The Night Orchid: Conan Doyle In Toulouse
By Jean-Claude Dunyach
Adapted In English By Sheryl Curtis, Jean-Louis Trudel, Dominique Bennett, and Ann Cale
Black Coat Press
www.blackcoatpress.com
2004
ISBN # 0-9740711-7-X
Large Trade Paperback
$20.95 US


Kevin R. Tipple© 2004
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First of the six books in the superb "Uplift" series
"Sundiver" by David Brin was the first book in the original "Uplift" trilogy, which was followed by a second trilogy a few years later.

The uplift series consists of

1) Sundiver (The Uplift Saga, Book 1)
2) Startide Rising (The Uplift Saga, Book 2)
3) The Uplift War (The Uplift Saga, Book 3)

and then the second trilogy:

4) Brightness Reef Book One of the New Uplift Trilogy
5) Infinity's Shore (The Second Uplift Trilogy #2)
6) Heaven's Reach the Final Book of the Second Uplift Trilogy

There is also an illustrated guide to the Universe of the Uplift saga, "Contacting Aliens: An Illustrated Guide to David Brin's Uplift Universe" by David Brin and Kevin Lenagh, which is written as though it were a field manual for agents of the "Terragens" government, e.g. that of "Earthclan" which consists of humans and sentient chimps and dolphins.

I'm not going to attempt to describe the plot of this excellent book, or the series, to avoid spoiling the story, but the basic assumption underlying the stories, set a few hundred years in the future, is that in 2206 AD human explorers encounter a ship from another, much more advanced race, part of a civilisation which dominates our galaxy and four others.

This is a very complex and powerful civilisation, far bigger than any one race, which runs on a number of principles and two in particular:

1) That sentient species have a duty to help other potentially intelligent species reach intelligence and civilisation, and

2) That they have a duty to protect the environments and ecologies of the worlds where they live.

Sounds very sensible and ethical, doesn't it? Unfortunately there are some huge catches, and in particular

a) Some of the most powerful races in the civilisation of the five galaxies are very aggressive and fanatical, and always looking for an excuse to take over or wipe out less powerful races who make the tiniest sin against galactic rules. In consequence

b) The year after first contact, a human colony was "sequestered" (never exactly explained but the inference is that this is a euphemism for mass murder) by galactic officials because they had no license to settle on the planet concerned. (The fact that humans had no way of knowing that one was required was not considered to be an excuse.)

c) If the galactics ever discover that this planet once contained species such as the dodo, the same thing could happen to Earth.

Brilliantly imaginative, very well written, extremely exciting, the "Uplift" series is one of the best works of Science Fiction ever written. ... Read more

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Victory!
This is one of Edgar Rice Burroughs most obscure works.It is about the year 2137.North and South America have been out of contact with the rest of the world for over 200 years, with no one being allowed to cross 175 degrees longitude to the west or 30 degrees longitude to the east.The title "Beyond 30" refers to an aero-submarine Captain who accidently crosses 30 degrees longitude and ends up in Europe.There, he discovers that World War I never really ended, and Europe has been reduced to barbarism.This being Burroughs, he naturally meets a beautiful half-naked barbarian princess to fall in love with.This is an enjoyable enough example of pulp fiction, although the ending feels a bit rushed.But fans of ERB should enjoy it.

Unique Burroughs
During the Burrough's revival of the 1960s, I bought and read virtually all of the books released.But the only one that stuck in my memory as more than a pleasant way to pass the time was this book (published by Ace as "The Lost Continent").When I found this edition of the book available under the original title with critical commentary, I immediately bought it, even though I still have the Ace version.I was not disappointed.In addition to the story itself being as exciting and though-provoking as I remembered, the commentaries (a foreward and two afterwords) were all excellent.I won't bother to repeat other reviews as to plot, etc, but just say that if you enjoy alternate history, you won't go wrong with this book.

Burroughs adds some social commentary to his adventure
In "Beyond Thirty: The Lost Continent" Edgar Rice Burroughs provides an interesting combination of adventure and social commentary. The premise behind this novel is that the United States did not get involved in the "Great War" in Europe but instead followed its isolationist tendencies to such an extreme ("The East for the East...The West for the West") that no one from the United States has gone past 30 degrees or 175 degrees latitude for over 160 years. It is now 2137 and a raging storm has thrown the Pan-American aero-submarine "Coldwater" past the 30 degree mark. The damaged vessel under the command of Lt. Jefferson Turck lands in England and German helmet and Felis tigers. In time, the crew will discover what happened to "The Lost Continent" of the Old World. Of course, since this is a ERB novel we know that there will be a damsel in distress for Lt. Turck to save from the great evils that he finds.

One of the main strengths of Burroughs was his ability to create ancient civilizations. "The Lost Continent" is actually atypical for Burroughs who usually plunges his heroes into these strange new worlds a lot quicker than what happens in this novel, so this time around there is much more of a sense of mystery to the proceedings. Still, by the last half of the novel we are definitely on familiar and well-trod ground in terms of a ERB adventure story. Before World War II Burroughs wrote "Beyond the Farthest Star," about a distant planet that had been at war for centuries and where technological advances in warfare threatened to destroy all life, which makes it the other ERB novel to check out if you are interested in looking at another example of his rare attempts at social commentary. I do not think the payoff is worthy of the set up in "The Lost Continent," but it is intriguing to think that the United States completely cutting all ties with Europe was a viable basis for telling a futuristic adventure.

What If: the US and Isolationism
First published in 1915, the motivations for this story are obvious. The nations of the western hemisphere have taken an extreme isolationist stance in the early years of World War I, to the point that 200 years later they do not even know whether anything or anyone has survived the massive armed conflagration that began in the early 20th century. The hero inadvertently gets stranded in Europe and makes all of the startling discoveries of the outcome of the conflict and ensuing 200 years.

The story is ERB's standard fare. However, like many of his books from this period, there are a few themes to the story that are of interest above and beyond the light adventure story. The elements foremost in this novel are the destructive nature of war and racism. There is also a certain amount of naivete from the period and the relative newness of the United States as a world power.

Most of Burrough's books are good reading for pre-teen to early adolescent, and nostalgic adults; this one is no exception.
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Interesting future history
This is one of the most interesting and unusual of Burroughs' stories.Written shortly after World War I, "Beyond Thirty" follows the assumption that the war in Europe ultimately results in the destruction of European civilization and the complete isolation of the American continents for nearly two hundred years following.Everything between 172 degrees and 30 degrees West longitude is American territory; everything outside these lines is no-man's land.The story begins when an aerial patrol boat is sabotaged and its captain forces a landing near the forbidden 30th longitude line and takes the survivors across into Europe and no-man's land. On the whole, "Beyond Thirty" is a very good adventure story, but could have greatly benefitted from more thorough treatment of its subject.The first few chapters are marvelously detailed in their description of the post-war history, and the adventures toward the middle of the story are typically Burroughsian, with beautiful heroines, strong heroes and low villains.Unfortunately, the latter third seems rushed and most of the plot resolutions appear contrived as a result. "Beyond Thirty" is a good read, and can be rather amusing to the modern reader. ... Read more

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Space Cadets - edited by Mike Resnick - 24 stories illiciting memories of the Golden Age of Science Fiction. The late Frankie Thomas, who died just as this book was going to press, thrilled a generation of future fans and writers as Tom Corbett, Space Cadet, in the early days of television. L.A. Con IV, the 2006 World Science Fiction Convention, selected Frankie as its Special Guest, and this book of stories about space cadets, each and every one of them inspired by Frankie's acts of derring-do on the small black-and-white screens of the very early 1950s, is the convention's - and Fandom's - tribute to him.In these pages you'll find stories by L.A. Con IV's Writer Guest of Honor Connie Willis, plus Mercedes Lackey, Harry Turtledove, Kevin J. Anderson, David Brin, Larry Niven, Mike Resnick, Gregory Benford & Elizabeth Malartre, Kristine Kathryn Rusch & Dean Wesley Smith, Josepha Sherman, Todias Buckell, Craig Miller, Ralph Roberts, Kay Kenyon, Catherine Asaro, Stephen Leigh, Nick DiChario, Michael Burstein, Barry Malzberg, Brad Sinor, John DeChancie, and the book concludes with a novella by David Gerrold. Before he died, Frankie wrote down some of his experiences as a young actor portraying Tom Corbett, and they are included here as well.The cover art is by L.A. Con IV's Artist Guest of Honor James Gurney. ... Read more

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What's with this book cover?
I own GLORY LANE in paperback with this exact same cover.The central character's name is Seeth. Is this a web error or has the same cover art been used on two different books?It's great art; I really enjoyed finding the characters from the story.So why is it shown under this title? ... Read more

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This collection of irreverent and surprising essays about the popular television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer includes pieces by leading science fiction and fantasy authors. Contributors include bestselling legend David Brin, critically acclaimed novelist Scott Westerfield, cult-favorite vampire author Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, and award-winner Sarah Zettel. The show and its cast are the topics of such critical pieces as Lawrence Watt-Evans's "Matchmaking in Hellmouth" and Sherrilyn Kenyon's "The Search for Spike's Balls." An informed introduction for those not well acquainted with the show, and a source of further research for Buffy buffs, this book raises interesting questions concerning a much-loved program and future cult classic. ... Read more

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Into every generation, a Slayer is born and people will write stuff about her
Just goes to show, fantasy & sci-fi writers are human, too, and they fall prey to frenzied fandom as much as you and I. BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER has been gone for a few years now, and I still miss it, and I still look around for some sort of substitute to satisfy Buffy withdrawal. There's Joss Whedon's Season Eight as chronicled in comic book form, so that's cool. But SEVEN SEASONS OF BUFFY is another alternative that might tide you over. It's a book anthology of Buffy-centric essays as written by some fairly big names in the sci-fi & fantasy genre. These articles - twenty-two of them, as well as the foreword from Drew Goddard (he co-wrote "Conversations With Dead People") - vary from insightful to droll to tongue-in-cheek, to sometimes all three. Topics span a wide range but all related to the Slayer's universe. For fans who just enjoy reading articles about the Slayer and her world or for fans who struggle to articulate just what Buffy means to them or why exactly is it that Buffy matters on a pop culture level or on a public consciousness level, well, this book might help.

The beauty of this anthology is that differing viewpoints are offered, and it's up to you to agree or disagree. For example, I really liked Seasons 6 & 7 so I wasn't down with how Justine Larbalestier closes her very passionate essay. I'm not a fan of Riley, so while I concede certain points to Michelle Sagara West's piece, it still left me feeling kind of meh. On the other hand, as a proponent of the last two seasons, I totally dig Nancy Holder's "Slayers of the Last Arc." So, I'm saying, this book should have something for everyone, but it'll also possibly have stuff that'll cheese you off.

A few of the essays are framed creatively, but not as creatively as Roxanne Longstreet Conrad's "Is That Your Final Answer ...?" which purports to be a lowly hellion's demonic term paper which presents Xander Harris as the Greatest Force for Good in Sunnydale. David Brin's "Buffy vs. the Old-Fashioned 'Hero'" asserts that the Slayer celebrates the inclusion of the common folk while other popular epics such as LORD OF THE RINGS and STAR WARS tend to cling to elitist ways.

There's an inescapable theme of sensuality and sexuality in the show, and so we get Nancy Kilpatrick's saucy delving into Buffy's love life in "Sex and the Single Slayer," with Jennifer Crusie's "Dating Death" covering similar ground. Carla Montgomery's "Innocence" explores the relationship entanglements Buffy and her friends get into, and the growth and loss of innocence that come with the package of falling in love. Michelle Sagara West's "For the Love of Riley" makes a case for Riley Finn's being THE ONE for Buffy. Elsewhere, Lawrence Watt-Evans' fun "Matchmaking on the Hellmouth" arrives at a startling "ideal romantic interest" for Buffy (which, okay, you do see coming mainly because the writer eliminates every other suspect from the list). Meanwhile, Jean Lorrah's "Love Saves the World" suggests that Buffy's makeshift "family" of friends, however dysfunctional, is actually the Slayer's biggest asset in fighting the forces of evil, best evidenced in Xander's saving the world at the end of Season 6 by getting thru to Dark Willow.

Sherrilyn Kenyon's "The Search for Spike's Balls" suggests that Buffy herself is a sort of vampire in that she sucks virility and masculinity from the menfolk in her life. In "Lions, Gazelles and Buffy," Chelsea Yarbro discusses her "Prey & Predator" theory with Buffy, naturally, cast in the role of the predator.

Scott Westerfeld pushes his theory of two recurring plot devices - the "Alternate World" and the "Trespass" story (basically, the Trespass theme is "A stranger comes to town..."). Westerfeld labels BUFFY as inherently a "Trespass" story, except the few instances when the show becomes an "Alternate World" show. And then there's Scott's sub-theme of the "Elasticity of Trespass" in which everything reverts to status quo by episode's end (more prevalent in the monster-of-the-week episodes). Scott goes into BUFFY's occasional stabs at subverting the "Elasticity of Trespass." I'm describing this really clunkily but it doesn't change the fact that Scott Westerfeld writes an entertaining piece here. Conversely, Margaret L. Carter's "A World Without Shrimp" breaks down the "alternate reality" episodes ("Superstar," "Normal Again," and "The Wish").

Laura Resnick's "The Good, the Bad, and the Ambivalent" explores the show's dark, twisty character arcs - and, honestly, going by sweet, nerdy first season Willow, did anyone guess she'd transform into Dark "I just want to end the world" Willow? Resnick also asserts that Spike is the show's most ambivalent character. Marguerite Krause's "The Meaning of Buffy" targets the relationships and connections that the characters form. And then there's Krause's quest for the show's strongest, healthiest relationship (can you guess?).

In "A Buffy Confession" Justine Larbalestier articulates her obsession with BUFFY, her increasing paranoia that upcoming episodes won't live up to standard, and her worst fears being realized with Season 7. Sarah Zettel's "When Did the Scoobies Become Insiders?" covers the Scoobies' topsy-turvy evolution from misfits to insiders, and how sad that kind of was. She also mentions Jonathan who, more than just about anyone else in the show, typifies the ultimate loser and outsider. It's telling that when Jonathan gets a chance to alter reality to one in which he is the "Superstar," he chooses the Scooby gang to validate his inclusion to the in-crowd.

Kevin Andrew Murphy's "Unseen Horrors & Shadowy Manipulations" relates how outside criticism and sponsorship and fan outpouring can sometimes influence the show. Murphy cites the infamous "Double Meat Palace" fiasco as one example.

Peg Aloi's "Skin Pale as Apple Blossom" is an ode to Amber. Christine Golden's "Where's the Religion in Willow's Wicca?" first addresses the awesomeness that is Willow Rosenberg and then goes on to debunk her identity as a Wiccan. In "A Reflection on Ugliness" the sassy Charlene Harris accuses Joss Whedon of bias against ugly people. She expounds.

Jacqueline Lichtenberg's "Power of Becoming" attempts to sell television as an artistic medium that is on its way to becoming Great Literature, and how BtVS figures prominently in this evolution. As a fan of television, who am I to beg to differ? BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER was a pretty cool show.

For the fans, by the fans
Seven Seasons of Buffy is a motley collection of essays, written by academics, professional writers and fans alike.This book is definitively not for the casual Buffy viewer.In-depth analysis quotes episode titles by name, and often gives little else for reference.The essays are somewhat choppy in quality.They range from dry scholarly monographs to earnestly geeky sqeefests.As one can easily expect, the smoothest to read and most enjoyable of the lot were written by previously published YA/teen fantasy authors.It's fun to see big names like Charlaine Harris, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Scott Westerfeld, and Justine Larbalestier reveal their nerdy side. Not a lot of new ground is covered... check any Whedon-themed internet message board, and you can find plenty of similar essays online, but this collection seems to pull together a nice selection representative of some of the best Buffy-inspired critical analysis out there.Published just in the wake of Buffy's final season, this book casts a good retrospective on the entire series.I would consider it a must for any hardcore Buffy fans.

Worst Buffy book ever.BIG disappointment!
I have several Buffy books as well as books about other tv shows, like Angel, Charmed, Alias, etc.I've read books about the philosophy & psychology of The Sopranos, The Simpsons, The Matrix and others.That said...

This book just wasn't interesting.It lacked depth, nuance, even a sense of humor.I read nothing new, radical or intelligent.I expected more and got even less.Don't waste your money!!!Buy "Bite ME!"- The Chosen Edition by Nikki Stafford instead, SERIOUSLY.

A great re-read
I re-read "Seven Seasons of Buffy" in a lull between book deliveries and enjoyed it about as much as last time. It's a collection of essays by sci-fi writers on what was definitely one of the best series on TV IMHO. It leans a little heavy on romance and "who's Buffy's ideal man", but is a very good read overall.Intelligent writers, good content.

If you liked Buffy you'll love this.

Ok--but I expected more
I was expecting a semi-academic work.Instead, the collected articles seem to be on par with what I would expect from a fan website--not a book for purchase.If you love all things Buffy, you may find some of the articles interesting.If you're looking for an academic analysis of Buffy, look elsewhere. ... Read more

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First hardcover edition, reprint of DAW paperback original. 1990 Locus Poll Award, Best Anthology (Place: 10). Introduction by Isaac Asimov; The Giving Plague, by David Brin (nominated, 1989 Hugo Award); Peaches for Mad Molly, by Steven Gould (nominated, 1988 Nebula Award, 1989 Hugo Award); Shaman, by John Shirley; Schrödinger's Kitten, by George Alec Effinger (winner, 1988 Nebula Award, 1989 Hugo Award, 1989 Sturgeon Award, 1989 SF Chronicle Award); The Flies of Memory, by Ian Watson (1989 Locus Poll Award, Best Novella (Place: 18)); Skin Deep, by Kristine Kathryn Rusch; A Madonna of the Machine, by Tanith Lee; Waiting for the Olympians, by Frederik Pohl (1989 Locus Poll Award, Best Novella (Place: 13)); Ain't Nothin' But a Hound Dog, by B. W. Clough; Adrift Among the Ghosts, by Jack L. Chalker; Ripples in the Dirac Sea, by Geoffrey A. Landis (winner, 1989 Nebula Award; nominated, 1989 Hugo Award). ... Read more

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Segunda trilogía de la fundación. El anciano Hari Seldon se embarca en su última aventura: un viaje en busca de los factores que puedan completar su amplio conocimiento del futuro. Le acompañan facciones de robots, seres humanos y entidades híbridas. Seldon necesita conocer la última manipulación de Daneel; aquella por la que un tal Golan Trevize aceptará la oferta de una mente planetaria, frente a las supuestamente caóticas sociedades de la Fundación. ... Read more

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Every seventy-six years, the lone wanderer called Halley's Comet has returned to our heavens from its long journey about the sun, stirring wonder, fear, and curiosity. Heart Of The Comet is the story of Halley's next return in the middle of the twenty-first century, and of a mission to explore this ice-covered rock and turn it into a source of life. ... Read more

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An entertaining collection!
I enjoyed this collection of stories; there is something for everyone.The writing styles are varied enough to keep you interested. The themes are similiar to other books and stories, but I liked it anyway. ... Read more