Sf/Uk: How British Science Fiction Changed the World - Softcover

O'Brien, Daniel

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9781903111161: Sf/Uk: How British Science Fiction Changed the World

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ISBN 10: 1903111161 ISBN 13: 9781903111161

Publisher: Reynolds & Hearn, 2000

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An illuminating survey of British science fiction and its powerful influence on film, television, literature, art, and other media. Featuring 100 photos.

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Science fiction is chiefly an invention of British authors, and, to this day, British science fiction has retained its own unique flavor. From the uneasy technological scenarios of H.G. Wells to the bleak postmodern dystopias of J.G. Ballard; from the Faustian pact of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" to the meddling scientists of the "Quartermass films;" from the political paranoia of 1984 to the cosmic paranoia of 2001--it is frequently a dark and dangerous vision of the future. "SF/UK" delves into the background, the past, and the astounding future as depicted by Britain's science fiction authors, filmmakers, and artists. Drawing on novels, film, television, videos, music, and art, the book incorporates a remarkable range of interviews and sources. "SF/UK" also includes a provocative introductory chapter by author Kim Newman, placing the story of British science fiction in a wider context and throwing out a challenge to the coming generation of UK SF practitioners.

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In SF: UK: How British Science Fiction Changed the World, Daniel O'Brien (Clint Eastwood: Filmmaker) explores 20th-century pop representations of the last frontier. O'Brien traces different sci-fi strains from their inception; H.G. Wells's 1896 The Island of Dr. Moreau and its film incarnations, for instance, highlight our preoccupation with "science without a conscience." 100 b & w photos.

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