Classics of science fiction and fantasy literature /
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| Imprint: | Pasadena, Calif. : Salem Press, ©2002. |
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| Description: | 1 online resource (2 volumes (xxii, 698 pages)) : illustrations. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Magill's choice Magill's choice. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11116912 |
| Summary: | The titles covered in this set rank among the most frequently taught in their fields. titles range from classics such as Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz to such pioneering classics as H.G. Well's The War of the Worlds and J.R.R. Tolkein's Lord of the Rings books. Among other prominent writers whose books are covered here are science-fiction masters Isaac Asimov, Arthur C.Clarke, and Frank Herbert as well as writers John crowley, Ellen Kushner and C.S.Lewis. |
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| Item Description: | "Plot summaries and analyses of 180 major books and series in the fields of science fiction and fantasy ... all but eight of the essays in these volumes are taken directly from Salem Press's four-volume Magill's guide to science fiction and fantasy literature, which was published in 1996"--Publisher's note. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (2 volumes (xxii, 698 pages)) : illustrations. |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 626-665) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1587651831 9781587651830 1587650509 9781587650505 1587650517 9781587650512 1587650525 9781587650529 |