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Editor: Fiona Kelleghan, University of Miami ISBN: 978-1-58765-050-5 List Price: $104 March 2002 · 2 volumes · 698 pages · 6"x9" Classics of Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature This two-volume set consists of plot summaries and analyses of 180 major works of the classics in science fiction and fantasy literature most often taught in high school and undergraduate literature and cultural history courses. The titles covered here 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.Wells's The War of the Worlds and J.R.R. Tolkien'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 influential fantasy writers John Crowley, Ellen Kushner and C.S. Lewis. Immediately preceding the essays is noted scholar T.A. Shippey's broad survey of developments in the science-fiction and fantasy fields. Organization & Format Each alphabetically arranged article discusses an individual book or series and often comments on other works by the same author. Individual articles open with basic reference information in ready reference format to include the author's name, his or her birth and death dates, classification of the work and its subgenre, time and location of plot, and the date of first publication. The main body of each essay consists of two sections of nearly equal length. The first section is entitled "The Story" and furnishes the key points of the work and identifies major characters. The second section "Analysis" provides critical interpretation of the title. This section also identifies the literary devices and themes used in the work. Special Features Readers will find several reference tools at the end of volume two. These include an annotated bibliography and up-to-date lists of major science-fiction and fantasy award winners. Entirely new reference tools in this set include an annotated list of Web sites, a time line of titles and a general index. Author, title, and genre indexes are also provided. The entries in Classics of Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature discuss individual books and series, arranged alphabetically by title. The main body of each essay consists of two sections of nearly equal length. The first section is entitled "The Story" and furnishes the key points of the work and identifies major characters. The second section "Analysis" provides critical interpretation of the title. This section also identifies the literary devices and themes used in the work.

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