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Rebels In Hell
''Heroes in Hell'' is a series of shared world fantasy books, within the genre Bangsian fantasy, created and edited by Janet Morris and written by her, Chris Morris, C. J. Cherryh and others. The first 12 books in the series were published by Baen Books between 1986 and 1989, and stories from the series include one Hugo Award winner and Nebula nominee ("Gilgamesh in the Outback" by Robert Silverberg from ''Rebels in Hell''), as well as one other Nebula Award nominee. The series was resurrected in 2011 by Janet Morris with the thirteenth book and eighth anthology in the series, ''Lawyers in Hell'', followed by eight more anthologies and four novels between 2012 and 2022. Background The shared world premise of ''Heroes in Hell'' (also called ''The Damned Saga'') is that all the dead wind up together in Hell, where they pick up where they left off when still alive. Robert W. Cape Jr., in ''Classical Traditions in Science Fiction'' (Oxford University Press), wrote "...in the popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heroes In Hell (book)
''Heroes in Hell'' is an anthology book and the first volume of its namesake series, created by American writer Janet Morris. The book placed eighth in the annual ''Locus'' Poll for Best Anthology in 1987. "Newton Sleep" by Gregory Benford, originally published in'' The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction'', received a Nebula Award nomination in 1986, as well as placing 16th in its category in the Locus Poll. Contents In order of presentation, the anthology contains: * "Son of the Morning" by Chris Morris * "Newton Sleep" by Gregory Benford – originally published in ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' in 1985; nominated Nebula Award Best Novella 1986 * "The Prince" by C. J. Cherryh – originally published in ''Far Frontiers Vol. 4'' * "A Walk in the Park" by Nancy Asire * "The Hand of Providence" by David Drake * "Basileus" by C. J. Cherryh and Janet Morris - originally published as a "special bonus" in the 1985 Baen Books paperback edition of ''Rhialto the Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Encyclopedia Of Fantasy
''The Encyclopedia of Fantasy'' is a 1997 reference work concerning fantasy fiction, edited by John Clute and John Grant. Other contributors include Mike Ashley, Neil Gaiman, Diana Wynne Jones, David Langford, Sam J. Lundwall, Michael Scott Rohan, Brian Stableford and Lisa Tuttle. The book was well-received on publication. During 1998, it received the Hugo Award, World Fantasy Award, and Locus Award. The industry publication ''Library Journal'' described ''The Encyclopedia of Fantasy'' as "the first of its kind". Since November 2012, the full text of ''The Encyclopedia of Fantasy'' is available on-line, as a companion to the on-line edition of ''The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction''. The editors of ''The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'' have stated that there are not any plans to update ''The Encyclopedia of Fantasy'', at least for the foreseeable future, although some death dates post-1997 have been added. However, author and theme entries in ''The Encyclopedia of Science ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Drake
David A. Drake (born September 24, 1945) is an American author of science fiction and fantasy literature. A Vietnam War veteran who has worked as a lawyer, he is now a writer in the military science fiction genre. Biography Drake graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Iowa, majoring in history (with honors) and Latin. His studies at Duke University School of Law were interrupted for two years when he was drafted into the U.S. Army, where he served as an enlisted interrogator with the 11th Armored Cavalry (the Black Horse Regiment) in Vietnam and Cambodia. After the war, from 1972 to 1980 he worked as the Assistant Town Attorney in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Since 1981 he transitioned to full time writing of science fiction literature. With Karl Edward Wagner and Jim Groce, he was one of the initiators of Carcosa, a small press company. He now lives in Pittsboro, North Carolina. On 17 November 2021 he announced he is retiring from writing novels, due to unspecified ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Asire
Nancy Asire (born 1945) was an American fantasy and science fiction author, best known for her ''Twilight's Kingdoms'' fantasy trilogy and her contributions to the shared universe series ''Heroes in Hell'', '' Sword of Knowledge'' and '' Merovingen Nights''. Bibliography Twilight's Kingdoms *''Twilight's Kingdoms'' (1987) *''Tears of Time'' (1993) *''To Fall Like Stars'' (1996) Heroes in Hell *''Heroes in Hell'' (1986) *''Rebels in Hell'' (1986) *'' Crusaders in Hell'' (1987) *'' Angels in Hell'' (1987) *'' Masters in Hell'' (1987) *'' War in Hell'' (1988) *''Prophets in Hell'' (1989) *'' Lawyers in Hell'' (2011) *''Rogues in Hell'' (2012) *'' Dreamers in Hell'' (2013) *'' Poets in Hell'' (2014) *'' Doctors in Hell'' (2015) Merovingen Nights *''Festival Moon'' (1987) *''Fever Season'' (1987) *''Troubled Waters'' (1988) *''Smugglers Gold'' (1988) *''Divine Right'' (1989) *''Flood Tide'' (1990) *''Endgame'' (1991) Sword of Knowledge *''Wizard Spawn'' (1989) (with C. J. Cherryh) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timescape
''Timescape'' is a 1980 science fiction novel by American writer Gregory Benford (with unbilled co-author Hilary Foister, Benford's sister-in-law, who is credited as having "contributed significantly to the manuscript"). It won the 1981 Nebula and 1980 British Science Fiction Award, and the 1981 John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. It won the 1981 Ditmar Award for Best International Fiction. The novel was widely hailed by both critics of science fiction and mainstream literature for its fusion of detailed character development and interpersonal drama with more standard science fiction fare such as time travel and ecological issues. Pocket Books used the title of this book for their science fiction imprint. Plot summary The story is written from two viewpoints, equidistant from the novel's publication in 1980. The first thread is set in a 1998 ravaged by ecological disasters such as algal blooms and diebacks on the brink of large scale extinctions. Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction
''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' (usually referred to as ''F&SF'') is a U.S. fantasy and science fiction magazine first published in 1949 by Mystery House, a subsidiary of Lawrence Spivak's Mercury Press. Editors Anthony Boucher and J. Francis McComas had approached Spivak in the mid-1940s about creating a fantasy companion to Spivak's existing mystery title, ''Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine''. The first issue was titled ''The Magazine of Fantasy'', but the decision was quickly made to include science fiction as well as fantasy, and the title was changed correspondingly with the second issue. ''F&SF'' was quite different in presentation from the existing science fiction magazines of the day, most of which were in pulp format: it had no interior illustrations, no letter column, and text in a single column format, which in the opinion of science fiction historian Mike Ashley "set ''F&SF'' apart, giving it the air and authority of a superior magazine". ''F&SF'' qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory Benford
Gregory Benford (born January 30, 1941) is an American science fiction author and astrophysicist who is professor emeritus at the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine. He is a contributing editor of ''Reason'' magazine.Who's Getting Your Vote? '''' Benford wrote the science fiction novels, beginning with '''' (1977). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
