Half Past Human

Author: T. J. Bass
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780345246356
Category : Competition (Biology)
Languages : en
Pages : 279

Book Description
Two short stories were combined and fleshed out to form this novel: "Half Past Human", first published in Galaxy Science Fiction in December of 1969, and "G.I.T.A.R.", first published in If in November and December of 1970. The novel belongs to the Hive series, which also includes The Godwhale.--Wikipedia.

Half Past Human

Author: T. J. Bass
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 057512976X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 278

Book Description
A novel of dystopian future in the tradition of SOYLENT GREEN and H.G. Wells' THE TIME MACHINE, with an introduction by Ken MacLeod Tinker was a good citizen of the Hive - a model worker. But when he was allowed sexual activation he found Mu Ren who, like him, harboured forbidden genes. And so began the cataclysm. But in a world where half-wild humans are hunted for sport - and food - can anyone overthrow the Hive? Greater by far than its stunted, pink-blooded citizens, the Hive is more than prepared to rise and crush anyone who challenges its supremacy ...

2012

Author: Alexandra Bruce
Publisher: Red Wheel Weiser
ISBN: 9781934708514
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 354

Book Description
The expanded companion book to the #1 documentary film about 2012! The 2012 meme has evolved beyond any debates about the relevance of the Maya Long Count calendar to the lives of contemporary human beings. 2012 is about us on planet Earth at this time. December 21, 2012: will the world really change forever on this date, the end of a 5,125-year calendar last used over a thousand years ago? Certainly Hollywood would like you to think so. Indeed, a not-so-small industry has arisen around the date, hawking everything from t-shirts to teleseminars. Clearing a path between fantasy and reality, Alexandra Bruce surveys the entire 2012 landscape, asking questions such as: Is the Earth losing its Mojo? How did 2012 come to mean "The End of Time"? Did psychedelics facilitate the Maya "Cosmovision"? Should we worry about Earth Crustal Displacement? What the hell is "Planet X"? Uniquely amongst a vast array of 2012 literature, this book features interviews with the leading experts—including Graham Hancock, John Major Jenkins, Daniel Pinchbeck and many others—and insightful, detailed analysis of the broad spectrum of opinion, debate, research and myth regarding the most compelling "end times" prediction of the 21st century.

The Cambridge Companion to Utopian Literature

Author: Gregory Claeys
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139828428
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
Since the publication of Thomas More's genre-defining work Utopia in 1516, the field of utopian literature has evolved into an ever-expanding domain. This Companion presents an extensive historical survey of the development of utopianism, from the publication of Utopia to today's dark and despairing tendency towards dystopian pessimism, epitomised by works such as George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four and Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. Chapters address the difficult definition of the concept of utopia, and consider its relation to science fiction and other literary genres. The volume takes an innovative approach to the major themes predominating within the utopian and dystopian literary tradition, including feminism, romance and ecology, and explores in detail the vexed question of the purportedly 'western' nature of the concept of utopia. The reader is provided with a balanced overview of the evolution and current state of a long-standing, rich tradition of historical, political and literary scholarship.

Half-human

Author: Bruce Coville
Publisher: Scholastic
ISBN: 9780590959445
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212

Book Description
A collection of fantasy stories explores such creatures as mermaids and centaurs, who are part-human and part-animal or part-plant, and their struggles to understand their true identity.

Prophecy

Author: Martin K. Ettington
Publisher: Martin Ettington
ISBN: 1440477272
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 104

Book Description
Have you ever had a dream that came true? Or a vision of something that seemed very real and it later came to pass? If so you may already be sensitive to the future. This book covers the History of Prophecy, famous prophets, popular divination methods, then concepts about how Prophecy may work. The Author has experienced many visions and dreams of the future and uses his experience and insight to help you see yours. You too can learn to see the future, learn to control it, and avoid accidents.

The History of the Science-fiction Magazine

Author: Michael Ashley
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 1846310032
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 527

Book Description
This third volume in Mike Ashley's four-volume study of the science-fiction magazines focuses on the turbulent years of the 1970s, when the United States emerged from the Vietnam War into an economic crisis. It saw the end of the Apollo moon programme and the start of the ecology movement. This proved to be one of the most complicated periods for the science-fiction magazines. Not only were they struggling to survive within the economic climate, they also had to cope with the death of the father of modern science fiction, John W. Campbell, Jr., while facing new and potentially threatening opposition. The market for science fiction diversified as never before, with the growth in new anthologies, the emergence of semi-professional magazines, the explosion of science fiction in college, the start of role-playing gaming magazines, underground and adult comics and, with the success of Star Wars, media magazines. This volume explores how the traditional science-fiction magazines coped with this, from the

The God Like Powers Series-Volume 1-Bundle

Author: Martin K. Ettington
Publisher: Martin K. Ettington
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 241

Book Description
When dealing with Metaphysics and the Paranormal, there are no degrees or certified experts. Each person writing on these subjects has developed their expertise through their experiences, personal research, and learning over many years. This compilation combines the first five books of my God Like Powers Series into one Bundle  Human Invisibility  Invulnerability and Shielding  Teleportation  Psychokinesis  Our Energy Body, Auras, and Thoughtforms The overall approach is to introduce each subject, provide some background and history, and then to provide specific ideas, recommendations, and advice on how to achieve the theme of the book. This compilation is designed to show my overall beliefs and recommendations on several subjects. One of these core beliefs is that we all have a core of the universal spirit inside each of us. That by learning to be centered in this spirit we improve our happiness, health, and ability to do things which might be considered supernatural or impossible. I hope this compilation provides each reader with some insights which will help improve their lives overall.

Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature

Author: R. Reginald
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 0941028763
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 802

Book Description
Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, A Checklist, 1700-1974, Volume one of Two, contains an Author Index, Title Index, Series Index, Awards Index, and the Ace and Belmont Doubles Index.

The Godwhale

Author: T.J. Bass
Publisher: Gollancz
ISBN: 9780575129931
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A post-apocalyptic dystopian fable by the acclaimed author of HALF PAST HUMAN, with an introduction by Ken MacLeod Rorqual Maru was a cyborg - part organic whale, part mechanised ship - and part god. She was a harvester - a vast plankton rake, now without a crop, abandoned by earth society when the seas died. So she selected an island for her grave, hoping to keep her carcass visible for salvage. Although her long ear heard nothing, she believed that man still lived in his hive. If he should ever return to the sea, she wanted to serve. She longed for the thrill of a human's bare feet touching the skin of her deck. She missed the hearty hails, the sweat and the laughter. She needed mankind. But all humans were long gone ... or were they?