Acclaimed author and scholar Brian Stableford turns his penetrating mind to matters of science fiction, fantasy, and horror in this collection of essays. He covers such diverse topics as:SLAVES OF THE DEATH SPIDERS: Colin Wilson and Existentialist Science Fiction
IS THERE NO BALM IN GILEAD?: The Woeful Prophecies of Margaret Atwood''s The Handmaid''s Tale
A FEW MORE CROCODILE TEARS?: Gwyneth Jones
THE ADVENTURES OF LORD HORROR: Across the Media Landscape
FILLING IN THE MIDDLE: Robert Silverberg''s The Queen of Springtime
RICE''S RELAPSE: Memnoch the Devil
FIELD OF BROKEN DREAMS: Michael Bishop''s Brittle Innings
THE MAGIC OF THE MOVIES
H. G. WELLS AND THE DISCOVERY OF THE FUTURE
THE MANY RETURNS OF DRACULA
TARZAN''S DIVIDED SELF
SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL: Jacques Cazotte''s The Devil in Love
THE TWO THOUSAND YEAR QUEST: George Viereck''s Erotic Odyssey
THE PROFESSION OF SCIENCE FICTION
