The Canadian Fantastic in Focus
New Perspectives
Format:Paperback
Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc
Published:12th Dec '14
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Bringing together papers presented at the Academic Conference on Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy from 2005 to 2013, this collection of essays includes Veronica Hollinger's keynote address, "The Body on the Slab," and Robert Runte's Aurora Award-winning paper, "Why I Read Canadian Speculative Fiction," along with 15 other contributions on science fiction and fantasy literature, television and music by Canadian creators.
Authors discussed include Charles de Lint, Nalo Hopkinson, Tanya Huff, Esther Rochon, Peter Watts and Robert Charles Wilson. Essays on the television show Supernatural and the Scott Pilgrim comics series are also included.
“Solid pieces of scholarship and engaging, accessible reads”—Science Fiction Studies; “contributes to our overall appreciation of SF and of Canada”—SFRA Review.
ISBN: 9780786495924
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
Weight: 345g
256 pages