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Samuel R Delany
In the fourth volume in the Why I Write series, the iconic Samuel Delany remembers fifty years of writing and shaping the world of speculative fiction
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Elizabeth Mannion, Ann Matsuuchi, Lavelle Porter, Kenny Roggenkamp
Samuel R. Delany: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works contains a chronology, an introduction, an extensive bibliography, and previously unpublished Delany family photographs. The dictionary section has more…
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Samuel R. Delany
The definitive collection of stories from one of the most influential science fiction writers ever, and a pioneer of Black speculative fiction
Samuel R. Delany is widely considered to be…
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A counter-culture classic and a classic of SF - a young man arrives in a near future US and writes a book that may be DHALGREN.
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In the far future, after human civilisation has spread through the galaxy, communications begin to arrive in an apparently alien language. They appear to threaten invasion, but in order to…
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The balance of galactic power in the 31st century revolves around Illyrion, the most precious energy source in the universe. Captain Lorq van Ray’s varied and exotic crew know their…
Samuel R. Delany is the winner of two Hugos and four Nebula Awards. He has been honored with lifetime achievement awards, including SFWA’s Grand Master, the Eaton Award, the Lambda…
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Samuel R Delany (b 1942) is one of the most acclaimed figures in contemporary literary theory and gay/lesbian literature. As a gay African American writer, Delany’s cerebral, experimental prose crosses…
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Stories for Chip brings together outstanding authors inspired by a brilliant writer and critic, Science Fiction Writers of America Grandmaster Samuel R. Chip Delany. Award-winning SF luminaries such as Michael…
A critical appreciation of the acclaimed science fiction writer and his works
A fascinating, global look at the mutual conditioning between gay cruising subcultures and the built environments in which they function
This volume investigates the influence of cruising cultures on the…
A theorist and cultural critic on race, sexuality, science fiction, and the art of writing.
Occasional Views brings together a diverse collection of essays by, and interviews with, one of literature’s most iconic voices.
A diverse collection of essays and interviews from one of literature’s most iconic voices.
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A collection of substantial written interviews.
In the tradition of the old Ace Doubles (flip the book over to read the second title), here’s the thirtieth Wildside Double: THE JEWELS OF APTOR: A SCIENCE FANTASY NOVEL…
The book, Captives of the Flame, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by…
The green of beetles’ wings … the red of polished carbuncle … a web of silver fire. Lightning tore his eyes apart, struck deep inside his body; and he felt…
Tackles the question of why public restrooms, peepshows, and tree-filled parks are necessary to a city’s physical and psychological landscape. This book paints a portrait of a society dismantling the…
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Essays and occasional writings from one of literature’s iconic voices.
Delany’s books interweave science fiction with histories of race, sexuality, and control. This anthology of essays, lectures, and interviews addresses topics such as 9/11, race, the garden of Eden, the…
Flight from Neveryon ($14.95 tp, 0819562777), Neveryona ($14.95 tp, 0819562718), Return to Neveryon ($14.95 tp, 0819562785), Silent Interviews on Language, Race, Sex, Science Fiction, & Some Comics ($17.95 tp, 0819562807)…
It is a post-atomic future and civilization has regressed to a Middle Age like world. Geo a young student and poet, takes a job on a boat with a strange…
An expanded edition of the classic anthology, this collection of science fiction and fantasy tales includes the Nebula and Hugo Award-winning Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones. .
Winner of the 1989 Hugo Award for Non-fiction
The stories of Atlantis: three tales are not SF, yet Locus, the trade publication of the science fiction field, notes that the title story ‘has an odd, unsettling power not…
A, B, C: Three Short Novels contains the first three novels of Samuel R. Delany’s long and illustrious career.
The Jewels of Aptor is a science-fantasy story about a seafaring…
Along with commentary on his own work and the work of other writers, he ponders the state of America, discusses friends who are facing AIDS and other ailments, and comments…
New York: Bantam Books, 1981 (1967). ISBN 0-55320-3 10-Xpa. 147p. New edition by Wesleyan University Press, 1998. ISBN: 0819563366. 1 ir r.- i -f Before aliens who colonize an abandoned…
This is a collection of classic science fiction, a short novel, and a essay, with over 60 pages of illustrations.
Whether he is exploring the deeply felt issues of identity, race, and sexuality, untangling the intricacies of literary theory, or the writing process itself, Delany is one of the most…
A stunning, many-layered speculation on the future of humanity, on interaction between cultures, on love and sex, on religion and politics, STARS IN MY POCKETS LIKE GRAINS OF SAND is…
Winner of the Nebula Award for best novel of the year, Babel-17 is a fascinating tale of a famous poet bent on deciphering a secret language that is the key…
Science fiction master Delany’s novel is the story of Lorq von Ray, an intrepid spaceship captain determined to travel through the core of a recently imploded sun. Wise, witty, and…
Presumably elaborated from an ancient text of unknown geographical origin, the stories are sunk in translators’ and commentators’ introductions and appendices, forming a richly comic frame.
This full-length novel tells how Pryn, who can write in the largely pre-literate land, flees her mountain village to aid Gorgik’s slave revolt.
A novel of myth and literacy about a long-ago land on the brink of civilization.
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Essential reading for the creative writer.
A panoramic trilogy of the distant future by the four time Nebula Award-winning author captures a world of advanced science, military might, and decadent society as it follows the adventures…
Darrell Schweitzer, George R R Martin, Samuel R Delany
Explore the minds behind some of the greatest works in science fiction and fantasy with Speaking of the Fantastic V. This collection of interviews, conducted over many decades by Darrell…
A keystone text in literary theory and science fiction
Ken James,Samuel R. Delany
A comprehensive expansion of the theoretical writings of one of our most important cultural critics.
The long-awaited reissue of a classic work of criticism – revised and expanded
