Description
| Product ID: | 9781529069075 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | CN |
| Series: | Macmillan Collector's Library |
| Title: | Classic Science Fiction Stories |
| Authors: | Author: Adam Roberts |
| Page Count: | 416 |
| Subjects: | Classic science fiction, Classic science fiction, Short stories, Short stories |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating An exciting collection of short stories showcasing the very best of classic science-fiction writing. <p>An entertaining and wide-ranging collection of science-fiction short stories featuring space aliens, spectacular inventions, futuristic technologies and vividly imagined worlds.<br><br>Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, cloth-bound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. <i>Classic Science Fiction Stories</i> is selected and introduced by academic and science-fiction writer Adam Roberts.<br><br><i>Classic Science Fiction Stories</i> highlights not only famous writers such as Edgar Allan Poe, H. G. Wells and H. P. Lovecraft, but also gives voice to lesser known but equally inventive writers such as Florence McLandburgh and Ambrose Bierce. Spanning the 1750s to the early twentieth century, these mesmerizing and expertly crafted stories are by turns intriguing, terrifying and, at times, downright comic. Together they show how science fiction took root to develop into the global phenomenon it is today.</p> |
| Imprint Name: | Macmillan Collector's Library |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-05-12 |