Sleeping with monsters
Subtitle: readings and reactions in Science fiction and Fantasy
By: by Liz Bourke
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Aqueduct Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9781619761230
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Books and reading; Science fiction; History and criticism; Fantasy fiction
Description: Anyone familiar with Liz Bourke's work knows she isn't shy about sharing her opinion. In columns and reviews for science fiction and fantasy website Tor.com and elsewhere, she's taken a critical eye to fantasy and SF, from books to movies, television to videogames, old to new. This volume presents a selection of the best of her articles. Bourke's subjects range from the nature of epic fantasy -- is it a naturally conservative sort of literature? -- to the effect of Mass Effect's decision to allow players to play as a female hero, and from discussions of little-known writers to some of the most popular works in the field. A provocative, immensely readable collection of essays about the science fiction and fantasy field, from the perspective of a feminist and a historian, Sleeping With Monsters is an entertaining addition to any reader's shelves.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 239) and index.