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Strange Constellations A History of Australian Science Fiction

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ISBN-10: 0313251126

ISBN-13: 9780313251122

Edition: 1999

Authors: Russell Blackford, Van Ikin, Sean McMullen

List price: $131.95
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Australia has long been thought of by Europeans as an exotic and mysterious land. During the nineteenth century, it was envisioned much as the moon and Mars are today: a distant and uncharted place with hidden possibilities for explorations and adventures. The continent captured the imagination of European writers in the 1800s, and with its settlement, Australia became the setting for tales of lost worlds and ancient civilizations. Australia has since developed a rich national literature, and perhaps because of its novelty and wilderness, it has inspired numerous science fiction writers. This book provides a critical survey of the history of Australian science fiction from its nineteenth…    
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Book details

List price: $131.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/30/1999
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 264
Size: 6.75" wide x 10.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

Fox and BC travel through time from the distant future to 1901. Elite cadets in the Imperial Army, they are young, handsome, well-mannered ... and now, mutineers. They have journeyed into the past to save the opening ceremony of Australias first parliament from being bombed. If the cadets fail, thousands will die, sparking a century of total war. However, to change the destiny of the world, the young warriors will need the help of three ordinary teenagers ...

Introduction
Australian Science Fiction to 1925 Early Romances Utopian and Dystopian Works Novels of Racial Invasion 1926-1959
The Rise of Traditional Science Fiction in Australia 1926-1939
Forerunners of Modern Australian Science Fiction 1940-1959
Local Expansion A. Bertram Chandler Wynne Whiteford 1960-1974
International Recognition and the New Wave
The 1960s The Early 1970s 1975-1984
Small Presses and Growing Reputations Aussiecon and After Writers of the 1970s
The Early 1980s 1985-1998
Serious Recognition Aussiecon Two and After Greg Egan Writers of the 1990s
Conclusion: Into the Unknown
Selected Bibliography
Index