| The Canadian Fantastic in Focus: New Perspectives Contributor(s): Weiss, Allan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0786495928 ISBN-13: 9780786495924 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $39.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Science Fiction & Fantasy - Performing Arts | Film - General - Performing Arts | Television - General |
| Dewey: 813.087 |
| LCCN: 2014038569 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.70 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Bringing together papers presented at the Academic Conference on Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy from 2005 to 2013, this collection of essays includes Veronica Hollinger's keynote address, The Body on the Slab, and Robert Runte's Aurora Award-winning paper, Why I Read Canadian Speculative Fiction, along with 15 other contributions on science fiction and fantasy literature, television and music by Canadian creators. Authors discussed include Charles de Lint, Nalo Hopkinson, Tanya Huff, Esther Rochon, Peter Watts and Robert Charles Wilson. Essays on the television show Supernatural and the Scott Pilgrim comics series are also included. |