Guided by the Beauty of Their Weapons: Notes on Science Fiction and Culture in the Year of Angry Dogs

Philip Sandifer

ISBN 10: 1522841644 / ISBN 13: 9781522841647

Published by Eruditprum Press, 2015

About this Item

Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Physical description; 558 pages, 21 cm. Subjects; Science Fiction & Culture. Doctor who. Fourth-Generation Warfare. Aesthetics of Violence. Fantasy literature. Creative writing, 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Guided by the Beauty of Their Weapons: Notes on Science Fiction and Culture in the Year of Angry Dogs
• Publisher: Eruditprum Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1522841644
• ISBN 13: 9781522841647
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Weight: 1 kilogram

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Synopsis

2015 was a messy and contentious year for science fiction, dominated by the Sad Puppies controversy, in which fascist entryists led by Vox Day, the pen name of Theodore Beale, exploited flaws in the Hugo Award nomination process to dictate the nominees, selecting works that favor his politics in an attempt to, in his view, save western civilization from people who poop wrong. This anthology of essays written by acclaimed Marxist occultist critic Philip Sandifer during 2015 starts from the Puppies controversy, presenting an alternative vision of science fiction grounded in progressive politics and the ability of the genre to explore strange and unthinkable ideas - one that holds that its primary value is its ability to do new things, as opposed to being in permanent debt to antiquated ideas and styles.The book includes:Guided by the Beauty of Their Weapons, an epic takedown of Vox Day.A transcript of a debate between Sandifer and Day about the relative merits of Iain Banks's classic novel The Wasp Factory and Puppy nominee One Bright Star to Guide Them.Essays on Orphan Black, Hannibal, True Detective, Janelle Monáe, Ex Machina, Mr. Robot, and more.A lengthy essay on V for Vendetta excerpted from the forthcoming first volume of The Last War in Albion.Recursive Occlusion, a non-fiction novella about Doctor Who and occultism.An exclusive interview with superstar Doctor Who writer Peter Harness.Many other weird things.