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R. M. Lamming
R. M. Lamming, also known as Roberta Lamming or Bobbie Lamming (born 1948 or 1949) is a British writer. She has also written science fiction short stories under the pseudonym of Robin Douglas. Life Lamming was born on the Isle of Man, the daughter of two doctors, Olive Lamming and Bob Lamming. She was educated at Rydal Penrhos and St Anne's College, Oxford. Her debut novel ''The Notebook of Gismondo Cavalletti'' won the David Higham First Novel Award in 1983. Her other titles include ''As In Eden'' and ''In the Dark''. Works * ''The Notebook of Gismondo Cavalletti'', 1983 * ''In the dark'', 1985 * ''As in Eden'', 2005 References 1949 births Living people British science fiction writers British women writers {{UK-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science Fiction
Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, extraterrestrial life, sentient artificial intelligence, cybernetics, certain forms of immortality (like mind uploading), and the singularity. Science fiction predicted several existing inventions, such as the atomic bomb, robots, and borazon, whose names entirely match their fictional predecessors. In addition, science fiction might serve as an outlet to facilitate future scientific and technological innovations. Science fiction can trace its roots to ancient mythology. It is also related to fantasy, horror, and superhero fiction and contains many subgenres. Its exact definition has long been disputed among authors, critics, scholars, and readers. Science fiction, in literature, film, television, and other media, has beco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
