[PDF] The Third Omni Book Of Science Fiction eBook

Author : Ellen Datlow
Publisher : Zebra Books
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 13,43 MB
Release : 1984-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780821713198

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Stories deal with the discovery of extraterrestrials, people turned into trees, new religions, alien talk show hosts, brain stimulation addicts, future race cars, androids, and alternate universes.

Author : Jeremy Frommer
Publisher : powerHouse Books
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 20,11 MB
Release : 2014-05-13
Category : Art
ISBN : 1576877302

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Omni was a jewel among popular science magazines of its era (1978–1998). Science Digest, Science News, Scientific America, and Discover may have all been selling well to armchair scientists, but Omni masterfully blended cutting edge science news and science fiction, flashy graphic design, a touch of sex, and the images of a generation of artists completely free and unburdened by the disciplines of the masters. Created by the legendary Bob Guccione, better known for founding Penthouse than perhaps any of the other facets of his inspired career in business, art, and literature, Guccione handpicked the artists and illustrators that contributed to the Omni legacy—they in turn created works ignited by passion and intellect, two of Guccione's principal ideals. The Mind's Eye: The Art of Omni is the very first publication to celebrate in stunning detail the exceptional science fiction imagery of this era in an oversized format. The Mind's Eye contains 185 images from contributing Omni artists including John Berkey, Chris Moore, H.R. Giger, Rafal Olbinski, Rallé, Tsuneo Sanda, Hajime Sorayama, Robert McCall, and Colin Hay among many more, along with quotes from artists, contributors, writers, and critics. Omni lived in a time well before the digital revolution. The images you see on these pages have taken years to track down and brought the editors in touch with many esteemed artists, amazing photographers and dusty storage lockers. Their quest is far from over; you'll notice an almost decade-long gap in the material, the contents of which were either lost or destroyed. Efforts to search throughout the universe for any images will continue and will be shared with the world at the all-things-Omni website, omnireboot.com. Stay tuned... Collected in book form for the first time ever, the striking art from this extraordinary magazine will delight fans who remember seeing the work years ago and newcomers interested in the unique aesthetic of this genre's biggest artists. "Omni was a magazine about the future. From 1978 to 1998 Omni blew minds by regularly featuring extensive Q&As with some of the top scientists of the 20th century—E.O. Wilson, Francis Crick, Jonas Salk—tales of the paranormal, and some of the most important science fiction to ever see magazine publication: William Gibson's genre-defining stories 'Burning Chrome' and 'Johnny Mnemonic,' Orson Scott Card's 'Unaccompanied Sonata,' novellas by Harlan Ellison and George R. R. Martin, 'Thanksgiving,' a postapocalyptic tale by Joyce Carol Oates—even William S. Burroughs graced its pages." —Vice magazine, Motherboard "Omni is not a science magazine. It is a magazine about the future...Omni was sui generis. Although there were plenty of science magazines over the years...Omni was the first magazine to slant all its pieces toward the future. It was fun to read and gorgeous to look at." —Ben Bova, six-time Hugo award winner

Author : Ellen Datlow
Publisher : Zebra Books
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 45,38 MB
Release : 1984-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780821713204

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Stories tell of mysterious giants, undersea exploration, precognition, a programmed house, a lunar picnic, visual prosthetics, reincarnation, and an immortality elixir

Author : Marcia H. Kruchten
Publisher : Scholastic
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 14,11 MB
Release : 1989-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780590402798

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Set in Atlantis, this is the story of 2 civilizations, one primitive and the other advanced.

Author : Paul J. Nahin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 41,65 MB
Release : 2014-04-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 1493906186

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Can a computer have a soul? Are religion and science mutually exclusive? Is there really such a thing as free will? If you could time travel to visit Jesus, would you (and should you)? For hundreds of years, philosophers, scientists and science fiction writers have pondered these questions and many more. In Holy Sci-Fi!, popular writer Paul Nahin explores the fertile and sometimes uneasy relationship between science fiction and religion. With a scope spanning the history of religion, philosophy and literature, Nahin follows religious themes in science fiction from Feynman to Foucault and from Asimov to Aristotle. An intriguing journey through popular and well-loved books and stories, Holy Sci-Fi! shows how sci-fi has informed humanity's attitudes towards our faiths, our future and ourselves.

Author : David Wingrove
Publisher :
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 12,82 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN :

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"The science fiction source book" is packed with information about writers, novels, short stories, magazines and works of criticism.

Author : Robert Silverberg
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 736 pages
File Size : 30,8 MB
Release : 2004-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780765305343

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The mysteries and marvels of the science fiction world are brought to life in this compilation of stories representing the work of major authors in this field.