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Keith Roberts
Keith John Kingston Roberts (20 September 1935 – 5 October 2000) was an English science fiction author. He began publishing with two stories in the September 1964 issue of ''Science Fantasy'' magazine, "Anita" (the first of a series of stories featuring a teenage modern witch and her eccentric granny) and "Escapism". Several of his early stories were written using the pseudonym Alistair Bevan. His second novel, ''Pavane'', which is a collection of linked stories, may be his most famous work: an alternate history novel in which the Catholic Church takes control of England following the assassination of Queen Elizabeth I.Cox, F. Brett. "Keith Roberts". ''British fantasy and science-fiction writers since 1960''. 261 (2002): 336. Roberts wrote numerous novels and short stories and worked as an illustrator. His artistic contributions include covers and interior artwork for ''New Worlds'' and ''Science Fantasy'', later renamed ''Impulse''. He also edited the last few issues of ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Anti-communist
Anti-communism is Political movement, political and Ideology, ideological opposition to communism. Organized anti-communism developed after the 1917 October Revolution in the Russian Empire, and it reached global dimensions during the Cold War, when the United States and the Soviet Union engaged in an intense rivalry. Anti-communism has been an element of movements which hold many different political positions, including conservatism, fascism, liberalism, nationalism, social democracy, libertarianism, or the anti-Stalinist left. Anti-communism has also been expressed in #Objectivists, philosophy, by #Religions, several religious groups, and in #Literature, literature. Some well-known proponents of anti-communism are #Former communists, former communists. Anti-communism has also been prominent among movements #Evasion of censorship, resisting communist governance. The first organization which was specifically dedicated to opposing communism was the Russian White movement which foug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lordly Ones
''The Lordly Ones'' is a collection by Keith Roberts published in 1986. Plot summary ''The Lordly Ones'' is a collection of 7 stories, four science fiction, 2 fantasy, and one ghost story. Reception Dave Langford reviewed ''The Lordly Ones'' for ''White Dwarf'' #84, and stated that "Only Roberts could write a moving and horrowing post-holocaust tale set in a public lavatory... and then write another. Recommended." Reviews *Review by Chris Morgan (1986) in Fantasy Review, November 1986 *Review by Mike Moir (1986) in Vector 135 *Review by David V. Barrett (1987) in Vector Vector most often refers to: *Euclidean vector, a quantity with a magnitude and a direction *Vector (epidemiology), an agent that carries and transmits an infectious pathogen into another living organism Vector may also refer to: Mathematic ... 138 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Lordly Ones 1986 novels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spectrum SF
Spectrum SF was a paperback format magazine that published short and serial length works of science fiction. It was edited by Paul Fraser and published nine issues between 2000 and 2002. The magazine published work by Charles Stross, Eric Brown, Mary Soon Lee, Alastair Reynolds Alastair Preston Reynolds (born 13 March 1966) is a Welsh science fiction author. He specialises in hard science fiction and space opera. He spent his early years in Cornwall, moved back to Wales before going to Newcastle University, where he s ..., and Stephen Baxter. Spectrum SF published the first appearance of the Laundry Files in The Atrocity Archive from Stross. References External links * {{official website, http://www.spectrumsf.co.uk/index.htm British speculative fiction publishers Publishing companies established in 1999 Science fiction publishers Small press publishing companies Defunct science fiction magazines published in the United Kingdom Science fiction magazines publishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slipstream Genre
The slipstream genre is a term denoting forms of speculative fiction that do not remain in conventional boundaries of genre and narrative, directly extending from the experimentation of the New Wave science fiction movement while also borrowing from fantasy, psychological fiction, philosophical fiction and other genres or styles of literature. Origin The term was invented by Richard Dorsett according to an interview with renowned cyberpunk author Bruce Sterling in ''Mythaxis Review''. He said: It was invented by my friend the late Richard Dorsett while the two of us were discussing a category of non-genre fantasy books that we had no name for. "They're certainly not mainstream," I said, and "Why not slipstream?" he suggested, and I thought it was a pretty good coinage. Sterling later described it in an article originally published in ''SF Eye'' #5, in July 1989, as "a kind of writing which simply makes you feel very strange; the way that living in the twentieth century makes y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gráinne (novel)
''Gráinne'' is a novel by Keith Roberts published in 1987. Plot summary ''Gráinne'' is a novel in which Alastair Bevan sees his one-time lover Gráinne achieve fame on television, establish a cult, and then die to achieve immortality as a myth. Reception Dave Langford reviewed ''Gráinne'' for ''White Dwarf'' #90, and stated that "The final, haunting images effectively combined fairy mounds and World War III, but didn't overcome my frustration: Gráinne's barely-glimpsed story fails to conquer the dead weight of Bevan's autobiographical longueurs." Reviews *Review by Helen McNabb (1987) in Vector 139 *Review by Lee Montgomerie (1987) in Interzone, #21 Autumn 1987 *Review by Don D'Ammassa (1988) in Science Fiction Chronicle DNA Publications was an American publishing company that existed from 1993 to 2007 and was run by the husband-and-wife team of Warren Lapine and Angela Kessler. Initially based in Massachusetts, DNA Publications relocated to Radford, Virginia. A ..., #101 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaeti & Company
''Kaeti & Company'' is a collection by Keith Roberts published in 1986. Plot summary ''Kaeti & Company'' is a collection of 10 stories. Reception Dave Langford reviewed ''Kaeti & Company'' for ''White Dwarf'' #79, and stated that "As a whole one might call it self-indulgent .... but in a 1000-copy limited edition, why not? Self-indulgence from such as Aldiss or Roberts towers above the best efforts of many others." Reviews *Review by David V. Barrett (1986) in Vector 132 *Review by Helen McNabb (1986) in Vector 132 *Review by Dan Chow (1986) in Locus, #306 July 1986 *Review by Charles de Lint (1987) in Fantasy Review ''Fantasy Newsletter'' was a major fantasy fanzine founded by Paul C. Allen and later issued by Robert A. Collins. Frequent contributors included Fritz Leiber and Gene Wolfe. Publication history The first issue appeared in June 1978, and Allen ..., March 1987 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaeti and Company 1986 novels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiteworld
''Kiteworld'' is a novel by Keith Roberts published in 1985. Plot summary ''Kiteworld'' is a novel in which men fly in kites at the borders of their land to defend against demons of legend. Reception Dave Langford reviewed ''Kiteworld'' for ''White Dwarf'' #69, and stated that "Superlative stuff, even if the deux-ex-machina happy ending is a bit jarring." Reviews *Review by Chris Morgan (1985) in Fantasy Review, July 1985 *Review by Faren Miller (1985) in Locus, #295 August 1985 *Review by Chris Bailey (1985) in Vector 128 *Review by Mary Gentle (1985) in Interzone, #14 Winter 1985/86 *Review by M. John Harrison (1985) in Foundation, #35 Winter 1985/1986, (1986) *Review by Don D'Ammassa (1986) in Science Fiction Chronicle DNA Publications was an American publishing company that existed from 1993 to 2007 and was run by the husband-and-wife team of Warren Lapine and Angela Kessler. Initially based in Massachusetts, DNA Publications relocated to Radford, Virginia. A ..., #85 Oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dystopian
A dystopia (from Ancient Greek δυσ- "bad, hard" and τόπος "place"; alternatively cacotopiaCacotopia (from κακός ''kakos'' "bad") was the term used by Jeremy Bentham in his 1818 Plan of Parliamentary Reform (Works, vol. 3, p. 493). or simply anti-utopia) is a speculated community or society that is undesirable or frightening. It is often treated as an Opposite (semantics), antonym of ''utopia'', a term that was coined by Sir Thomas More and figures as the title of his best known work, published in 1516, which created a blueprint for an ideal society with minimal crime, violence and poverty. The relationship between utopia and dystopia is in actuality not one simple opposition, as many utopian elements and components are found in dystopias as well, and ''vice versa''. Dystopias are often characterized by rampant fear or distress , tyrannical governments, environmental disaster, or other characteristics associated with a cataclysmic decline in society. Distinct the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molly Zero
''Molly Zero'' is a novel written in the second person by Keith Roberts published in 1980. Plot summary ''Molly Zero'' is a novel in which Molly Zero flees a training school that operates for the ruling class of Britain set 200 years in the future. Reception Dave Langford reviewed ''Molly Zero'' for ''White Dwarf'' #74, and stated that "Roberts' simple and human story leaves you to decide whether the price of compromise (which includes all Molly's innocence) is too great." Reviews *Review by Paul Kincaid (1980) in Vector 99 *Review by Michael E. Stamm (1984) in Fantasy Review ''Fantasy Newsletter'' was a major fantasy fanzine founded by Paul C. Allen and later issued by Robert A. Collins. Frequent contributors included Fritz Leiber and Gene Wolfe. Publication history The first issue appeared in June 1978, and Allen ..., August 1984 References {{reflist 1980 British novels British science fiction novels Second-person narrative novels Victor Gollancz Ltd books ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SFX Magazine
''SFX'' is a British magazine covering the topics of science fiction and fantasy. Its name is a reference to the abbreviated form of "special effects". Description ''SFX'' magazine is published every four weeks by Future plc and was founded in 1995. The magazine covers topics in the genres of popular science fiction, fantasy, and horror, within the media of films, television, video games, comics, and literature. According to the magazine's website, the ''SF'' stands for "science fiction", but the ''X'' doesn't stand for anything in particular. Given the magazine's cinematic content, SFX may stand for 'Special Effects'. Matt Bielby was the editor for the first 11 issues. He was followed by Dave Golder who left the magazine in 2005 but later returned as its online editor. Golder was replaced by David Bradley, who edited for over nine years before being promoted to Group Editor-in-Chief, handing over the issue editor role to Richard Edwards, who had been deputy editor. In 2019, Edwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Langford
David Rowland Langford (born 10 April 1953) is a British author, editor, and critic, largely active within the science fiction field. He publishes the science fiction fanzine and newsletter ''Ansible'', and holds the all-time record for most Hugo Awards, with a total of 29 wins. Personal background David Langford was born and grew up in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales before studying for a degree in Physics at Brasenose College, Oxford, where he first became involved in science fiction fandom. Langford is married to Hazel and is the brother of the musician and artist Jon Langford. His first job was as a weapons physicist at the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment at Aldermaston, Berkshire from 1975 to 1980. In 1985 he set up a "tiny and informally run software company" with science fiction writer Christopher Priest, called Ansible Information after Langford's news-sheet. The company has ceased trading. Increasing hearing difficulties have reduced Langford's participation i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
