{"title":"Science Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eScience Fiction (Fiction). Previews of science fact . . . possibly. Books are graded as either : \"New\", \"As New\", \"Very Good\", \"Good\" or \"Acceptable\" condition. Latest books are listed first. No minimum order.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"margaret-atwood-oryx-and-crake","title":"Margaret Atwood - Oryx and Crake (2nd Hand Paperback)","description":"\u003ch5\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShortlisted for The Orange \u0026amp; Booker prizes.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst in a series of 3 novels.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOryx and Crake is a 2003 novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood. She has described the novel as speculative fiction and adventure romance, rather than pure science fiction, because it does not deal with things \"we can't yet do or begin to do\", yet goes beyond the amount of realism she associates with the novel form.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePigs might not fly but they are strangely altered. So, for that matter, are wolves and racoons. A man, once named Jimmy, lives in a tree, wrapped in old bedsheets, now calls himself Snowman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe voice of Oryx, the woman he loved, teasingly haunts him. And the green-eyed Children of Crake are, for some reason, his responsibility.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat : Standard, Slightly Thicker 2nd Hand Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition : Good (Almost Very Good)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCategory : Fiction - Science Fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished : 2003 (This Edition 2004 - Virago Press)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN : 9780349004068\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSKU : B000014\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePPC : SP400gm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRRP : £9.99\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuantity Available : 1 only.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eExternal Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'In Jimmy, Atwood has created a great character: a tragic-comic artist of the future, part buffoon, part Orpheus. An adman who's a sad man; a jealous lover who's in perpetual mourning; a fantasist who can only remember the past'\u003c\/em\u003e - The Independent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Gripping and remarkably imagined'\u003c\/em\u003e - The London Review of Books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'The writing is spare. The structure is tight. The observation of the human condition is both profound and impish. Character is crucial. The issues are huge and we feel the weight of them. Finally, it leaves the reader on a cliff-edge the like of which I have never encountered elsewhere. It was nominated for the Man Booker. I think it should have won.' - \u003c\/em\u003eAnita Mason, The Guardian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Atwood at her best - dark, dry, scabrously witty, yet moving and studded with flashes of pure poetry. Her gloriously inventive brave new world is all the more chilling because of the mirror it holds up to our own.' - \u003c\/em\u003eLisa Appignanesi, The Independent Magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Atwood herself is one of our finest linguistic engineers. Her carefully calibrated sentences are formulated to hook and paralyse the reader.' - \u003c\/em\u003eSaturday Telegraph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Enlivening, deadpan wit and the mix of empathy and insight she always brings to her characters . . . Saturated in science, the novel is simultaneously alive with literary resonances . . . superlatively gripping and remarkably imagined.' - \u003c\/em\u003eObserver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMargaret Eleanor Atwood, CC OOnt CH FRSC is a Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, teacher, environmental activist, and inventor.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFeatured Author . . .\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/campsiebooks.com\/collections\/all-books\/featured-authors_margaret-atwood\" title=\"Margaret Atwood\"\u003eMargaret Atwood\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Campsie Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":3819854168092,"sku":"B000014","price":2.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2444\/6393\/products\/Margaret-Atwood-Oryx-Crake-2.jpg?v=1770812715"},{"product_id":"paul-levinsin-the-consciousness-plague","title":"Paul Levinson - The Consciousness Plague (2nd Hand Paperback)","description":"\u003ch5\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDr. Phil D' Amato returns following The Silk Code, winner of the Locus Award for Best First Science Fiction Novel of 1999, with another blend of biological science fiction and hard-boiled police-procedural mystery.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMemory itself is the suspect in The Consciousness Plague - more particularly, loss of memory, in slivers of time deducted from a growing number of individuals, which plays havoc with everything from the investigation of serial stranglings to candlelight dinners.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eD'Amato, NYPD forensic detective, investigates a spate of unusual cases and finds evidence of a bacteria-like organism that has lived in our brains since our origin as a species and may be responsible for our very consciousness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA new antibiotic crosses the blood-brain barrier and inadvertently kills this essential bug. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhil himself falls victim to this memory hole, and must struggle to get the proper authorities to pay attention before everyone loses so much memory that they forget that they forgot in the first place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat : Standard 2nd Hand Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition : Good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCategory : Fiction - Science Fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished : 2002 (Tor Books)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN : 9780765307545\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSKU : B000175\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePPC : LL330gm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRRP : £6.99\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuantity Available : 1 only.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eExternal Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This book has all the elements of hard science fiction, murder mystery, and a good detective novel all in one. The best part of it is that it is believable, realistic, and set in the present. As a biologist I really enjoyed this book because it is based on real science. I'm not saying everything in the book is true, but it is great science fiction, in the way Isaac Asimov used hard scientific theory to tell his stories. A great read.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - Goodreads Review.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaul Levinson is an American author, singer-songwriter, and professor of communications and media studies at Fordham University in New York City. His novels, short fiction, and non-fiction works have been translated into sixteen languages.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Campsie Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":7100723527708,"sku":"B000175","price":3.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2444\/6393\/products\/Paul-Levinson-The-Conciousness-Plague.jpg?v=1590709648"},{"product_id":"arthur-c-clarke-the-sentinel","title":"Arthur C. Clarke - The Sentinel (2nd Hand Paperback)","description":"\u003ch5\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe best collection ever of Arthur C. Clarke’s short fiction, including the stories on which 2001: A Space Odyssey and Childhood’s End were based.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sentinel is a magnificent retrospective showcase of Arthur C. Clarke’s finest shorter fiction. Spanning four decades of writing, this book includes many gems of a genius at the height of his powers.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title piece is the story that inspired 2001. ‘Guardian Angel’ is a rarely anthologised work that gave birth to \u003cem\u003eChildhood’s End\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003e‘The Songs of Distant Earth’\u003c\/em\u003e is the original version of Clarke’s own favourite novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlong with other vaulting tales of imagination are fascinating introductions telling the history of each story from conception to completion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom one of the greatest science-fiction writers of all time. The Sentinel is one of those all-too-few collections that must be read, re-read, then treasured.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat : Slightly Larger 2nd Hand Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition : Acceptable (Wear \u0026amp; fold marks to cover \u0026amp; some browning on pages)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCategory : Fiction - Science Fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished : 1985 (Panther - With illustrations)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN : 9780586063439\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSKU : B000312\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePPC : LL290gm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuantity Available : 1 only.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eExternal Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e`Arthur C. Clarke is blessed with one of the most astounding imaginations ever encountered in print'\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew York Times.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A one-man literary Big Bang, Clarke has originated his own vast and teeming futurist universe'\u003c\/em\u003e - Sunday Times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'The colossus of science fiction'\u003c\/em\u003e - New Yorker.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBorn in Somerset in 1917, Arthur C. Clarke has written over sixty books, among which are the science fiction classics 2001: A Space Odyssey, Childhood's End, The City and the Stars and Rendezvous With Rama. He has won all the most prestigious science fiction trophies, and shared an Oscar nomination with Stanley Kubrick for the screenplay of the film of 2001. He was knighted in 1998. He died in 2008 at his home in Sri Lanka.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFeatured Author . . .\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/campsiebooks.com\/collections\/all-books\/featured-authors_arthur-c-clarke\" title=\"Arthur C. Clarke\"\u003eArthur C. Clarke\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Campsie Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12208394993748,"sku":"B000312","price":2.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2444\/6393\/products\/Arthur-C-Clarke-The-Sentinel.jpg?v=1734643389"},{"product_id":"naomi-alderman-the-power","title":"Naomi Alderman - The Power (2nd Hand Paperback)","description":"\u003ch5\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn Naomi Alderman’s The Power, the balance of the world is irrevocably altered overnight - women now dominate.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe novel weaves four central points of view; that of Margot, the ruthlessly ambitious member of American government; Roxy, the somewhat gullible daughter of a London gangster; Tunde, a young Nigerian man who documents the worldwide change known as Day of the Girls; and Allie, a teenage runaway who becomes revered as a deity; through their experiences, we witness the ways in which women utilise their newfound dominance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis brave new world is far from a utopia however. As uprisings and revolts spread through the world and after the initial delight in female empowerment subsides, a darker side to the new world order emerges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExploring the concepts of gender, hierarchy and power, The Power is an ingenious and masterfully crafted piece of feminist science fiction as well as a searing indictment of our contemporary world.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat : Standard 2nd Hand Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition : Very Good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCategory : Fiction - Science Fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished : 2016 (This Edition 2017 - Penguin)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN : 9780670919963\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSKU : B000469\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePPC : LL300gm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRRP : £8.99\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuantity Available : 1 only.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eExternal Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A stone cold genius.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - Sarah Perry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The Hunger Games crossed with The Handmaid's Tale.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - Cosmopolitan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The Power is a subtly funny, lyrical and utterly subversive vision of an impossible future. As all the best visionaries do, Alderman shines a penetrating and yet merciful light on to our present and the so many cruelties in which we may be complicit.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - A. L. Kennedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Electrifying! Shocking! Will knock your socks off! Then you'll think twice, about everything.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - Margaret Atwood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The Power is a fascinating look at what the world might be like if millennia of sexism went the other way . . . as a whole the narrative feels ingenious . . . deserves to be read by every woman (and, for that matter, every man).\"\u003c\/em\u003e - The Times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A feminist science-fiction story that's about to make waves.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - Red.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"If you enjoy Margaret Atwood's dystopian fiction, this strong, substantial novel is for you.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - Woman \u0026amp; Home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Alderman is a fluent and powerful writer.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - Sunday Times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNaomi Alderman (born 1974) is an English novelist and game writer. Her novel, The Power, won the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction in 2017.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Campsie Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":13627667742804,"sku":"B000469","price":2.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2444\/6393\/products\/Naomi-Alderman-The-Power.jpg?v=1590709614"},{"product_id":"kim-stanley-robinson-galileos-dream","title":"Kim Stanley Robinson - Galileo's Dream (2nd Hand Hardback)","description":"\u003ch5\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe dazzling novel from the acclaimed author of the groundbreaking MARS trilogy follows Galileo on an amazing journey from the dawn of the modern world to a future on the verge of a completely new scientific breakthrough.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA novel that combines a science fiction story with a great deal of information about the fascinating life of Galileo, the Tuscan astronomer who, like Copernicus, ran foul of the church with the suggestion that the sun was at the centre of our system rather than the Earth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLate Renaissance Italy abounds in alchemy and Aristotle, yet it trembles on the brink of the modern world. Galileo’s new telescope encapsulates all the contradictions of this emerging reality. Then one night a stranger presents a different type of telescope for Galileo to peer through, enabling him to see the world of humans three thousand years hence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom Galileo's heresy trial to the politics of far-future Jupiter, Kim Stanley Robinson illuminates the parallels between a distant past and an even more remote future - in the process celebrating the human spirit and calling into question the convenient truths of our own moment in time.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat : Standard Thick 2nd Hand Hardback with Dust Jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition : Acceptable (Slight tanning to page edges only)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCategory : Fiction - Science Fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished : 2009 (Harper Voyager - 1st Edition)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN : 9780007260317\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSKU : B000714\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePPC : SP650gm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRRP : £14.99\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuantity Available : 1 only.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eExternal Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The historical fiction part of the book - about Galileo's life and times, was my favourite part of the book for sure, but the other part of the novel - set in 31st century Jupiter and moons - was also really engaging. The images of the moons of Jupiters and the people who live on them was fantastic.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe topics of \"time\" and entanglement were great and thought provoking (astrophysicist husband was well satisfied) and the piece-de-resistance of this book was the set piece which had Galileo getting a crash course on quantum mechanics.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - Goodreads Review.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Galileo's Dream, however, is a gleaming return to form for one of the world's best SF writers: thought-provoking and moving in equal measure. Robinson captures the joy of scientific discovery better than anyone else working today; the characterisation is splendid, with Galileo himself coming sharply to life, while the future-set sections feel neither superfluous nor clunky. 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Are you ready?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt's the year 2044, and the real world has become an ugly place. We're out of oil. We've wrecked the climate. 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He wrote the novels Ready Player One, Armada, and Ready Player Two and co-wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of Ready Player One, directed by Steven Spielberg.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Campsie Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":28959535071316,"sku":"B000921","price":2.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2444\/6393\/products\/Ernest-Cline-Ready-Player-One.jpg?v=1755444159"},{"product_id":"christina-dalcher-vox","title":"Christina Dalcher - Vox (2nd Hand Paperback)","description":"\u003ch5\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSilence can be deafening.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJean McClellan spends her time in almost complete silence, limited to just one hundred words a day. 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Be very scared' - \u003c\/em\u003eFabulous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Chillingly imagined' - \u003c\/em\u003eSunday Mirror.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eThe Author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChristina Dalcher is a Linguist, Teacher, and writer, based in Northfolk, Virginia. She earned her doctorate in theoretical linguistics from Georgetown University. Her short stories and flash fiction have been published in numerous journals. Her debut novel is entitled Vox and was published in August 2018.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Campsie Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29005659308116,"sku":"B000933","price":2.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2444\/6393\/products\/Christina-Dalcher-Vox.jpg?v=1741038729"},{"product_id":"aldous-huxley-brave-new-world","title":"Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (2nd Hand Paperback)","description":"\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne of the BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrave New World predicts - with eerie clarity - a terrifying vision of the future. Read the dystopian classic.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFar in the future, the World Controllers have created the ideal society. 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The consequences are profound and, if we don't get it right, deeply disturbing'.\u003c\/em\u003e - John Humphries, The Sunday Times.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e'It is impossible to read Brave New World without being impressed by Huxley's eerie glimpses into the present.'\u003c\/em\u003e - New Statesman.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAldous Leonard Huxley was an English writer and philosopher. He wrote nearly fifty books - both novels and non-fiction works - as well as wide-ranging essays, narratives, and poems. 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The novel is much more detailed and intimate, and definitely easier to comprehend.\" \u003c\/em\u003e- Brooks Peck, Amazon Review.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"An essential read for Science Fiction lovers and many others - very prophetic, there are so many links with life nowadays but just to mention one example a sort of personnel screen is mentioned that would now be called a Tablet or ipad. a brilliant book.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - Ebay Review.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'The king of science fiction . . . His influence continues to inform the genre.' - \u003c\/em\u003eThe Guardian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Arthur C. Clarke is awesomely informed about physics and astronomy, and blessed with one of the most astounding imaginations ever encountered in print.' - \u003c\/em\u003eNew York Times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Dazzling' - \u003c\/em\u003eTime Magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Arthur C. Clarke is one of the truly prophetic figures of the space age . . . The colossus of science fiction.' - \u003c\/em\u003eNew Yorker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSir Arthur Charles Clarke CBE FRAS was an English science-fiction writer, science writer, futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host. 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Hamilton, is an exceptional novel exploring the mystery at the heart of the Commonwealth Universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFitting between the events of the Commonwealth Saga and the Void Trilogy, \u003ci\u003eThe Abyss Beyond Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e is the first in an expansive duology, from the master of space opera.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo save their civilisation he must destroy it . . .\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen images of a lost civilisation are 'dreamed' by a self-proclaimed prophet of the age, Nigel Sheldon, inventor of wormhole technology and creator of the Commonwealth society is suspicious. 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Guest stars included Janelle Morae, Anna Paquin, Timothy Spall and Benedict Wong.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStrange, funny, and powerful, the stories in this collection highlight a master at work, drawing on his boundless imagination and deep understanding of the human condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat : Standard 2nd Hand Paperback.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition : Very Good (Almost \u003cstrong\u003eAs New\u003c\/strong\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCategory : Fiction - Science Fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished : This Edition 2017 - Gollancz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN : 9781473223288\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSKU : B001888\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePPC : LL300gm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRRP : £8.99\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuantity Available : 1 only.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eExternal Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I really enjoyed this short story collection of some of PK Dick's finest and weirdest or short stories. Of course, as we all know, he was a genius and predicted the anxiety and reality confusion of the modern world like no one else.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Before each tale is a piece by the screenwriter for each episode, where they explain why there are some differences, and what has drawn them to adapt the story. Reading Philip Kindred Dick is always a pleasure for a lot of us, and those new to his works will soon find out why.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - Goodreads Reviews.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhilip Kindred Dick (December 16, 1928 - March 2, 1982) was an American writer known for his work in science fiction. 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A\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003es prophet of cyber punk and also as the herald of his later Blue Ant works, returns to The Sprawl for a continuation of the setting he began in his masterwork \u003cem\u003eNeuromancer.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eBut like many of his books, this sequel is only that in regard to a return to the original setting, Count Zero works as a stand alone. The Sprawl, the megalopolis formed by the Eastern United States, from Boston to Atlanta, is his futuristic, over population setting where artificial intelligence spooks the Matrix, where cowboy hackers can jack into cyberspace and where corporate mercenaries compete in clandestine adventures.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGibson also demonstrates his remarkable skill at depicting corporate espionage amidst an anarcho-capitalistic world dominated by multi-national corporations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eCount Zero also explores the results of unrestrained individual wealth in a global economy and wealth as an analogue for a new aristocracy as corporations melded into capitalistic clans. 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Dick's novel surpasses the Ridley Scott's cult classic on many levels\" - \u003c\/em\u003eGoogle Review.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"One of the most original practitioners writing any kind of fiction, Dick made most of the European avant-garde seem like navel-gazers in a cul-de-sac.\" - \u003c\/em\u003eSunday Times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"My literary hero.\" - \u003c\/em\u003eFay Weldon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"For everyone lost in the endlessly multiplicating realities of the modern world, remember: Philip K. Dick got there first.\" - \u003c\/em\u003eTerry Gilliam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A masterclass in sci-fi wonderment.\" - \u003c\/em\u003eEmpire Magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhilip Kindred Dick (December 16, 1928 - March 2, 1982) was an American writer known for his work in science fiction. 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The stories, which comprise the volume's first half, are short pieces which had remained uncollected at the time of Asimov's death.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGold\u003c\/em\u003e is the final and crowning achievement of the fifty-year career of science fiction's transcendent genius, the world-famous author who defined the field of science fiction for its practitioners, its millions of readers, and the world at large.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe first section contains stories that range from the humorous to the profound, at the heart of which is the title story, Gold, a moving and revealing drama about a writer who gambles everything on a chance at immortality: a gamble Asimov himself made . . . and won.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe second section contains the grand master's ruminations on the SF genre itself.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd the final section is comprised of Asimov's thoughts on the craft and writing of science fiction.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat : Standard 2nd Hand Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition : Very Good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCategory : Fiction - Science Fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished : 1995 (Eos \/ Harper Collins - US Edition)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN : 9780060556525\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSKU : B002244\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePPC : SP400gm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRRP : $14.95\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuantity Available : 1 only.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eExternal Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The short stories were like reading liquid light. I had forgotten, since it's been a while since I'd read Asimov, what an amazing storyteller he could be. As a reader, I felt his prose flowed like magic. His stories were all page-turners that left me feeling satisfied, whether it was a light snack (there's a couple of three-page stories) to a full meal deal (Gold, the title story).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI also enjoyed his non-fiction writing immensely. He was a thoughtful, intelligent man with a self-deprecating, dry wit that I think tickles my Canadian sense of humour especially well.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - Goodreads Review.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eThe Author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIsaac Asimov was an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. He was known for his works of science fiction and popular science. Asimov was a prolific writer, and wrote or edited more than 500 books. He also wrote an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards. 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I loved this book, even more than the first, and I really want to read the next book as soon as possible. Definitely one of my favourites of 2014.\" - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSFF World.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eThe Author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStephen Baxter is a trained engineer with degrees from Cambridge (mathematics) and Southampton Universities (doctorate in aeroengineering research). Baxter is the winner of the British Science Fiction Award and the Locus Award, as well as being a nominee for an Arthur C. Clarke Award, most recently for Manifold: Time. His novel Voyage won the Sidewise Award for Best Alternate History Novel of the Year; he also won the John W. Campbell Award and the Philip K. Dick Award for his novel The Time Ships. He is currently working on his next novel, a collaboration with Sir Arthur C. Clarke. 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Le Guin - The Unreal \u0026 The Real Volume 1 (2nd Hand Paperback)","description":"\u003ch5\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFull Title : The Unreal \u0026amp; The Real Volume 1. Selected Short Stories, Where On Earth.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Unreal and the Real is a two-volume collection of stories, selected by Ursula Le Guin herself, and spans the spectrum of fiction from realism through magical realism, satire, science fiction, surrealism and fantasy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis volume - Volume One, Where On Earth, focuses on Le Guin's interest in realism and magical realism and includes 18 of her satirical, political and experimental earthbound stories.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHighlights include World Fantasy and Hugo award-winner 'Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight', the rarely reprinted satirical short, 'The Lost Children', Jupiter award-winner, 'The Diary of the Rose' and the title story of her Pulitzer Prize finalist collection 'Unlocking the Air'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat : Standard 2nd Hand Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition : \u003cstrong\u003eAs New\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCategory : Fiction - Science Fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished : 2012 (This Edition 2014 - Gollancz)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN : 9781473202832\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSKU : B003396\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePPC : SP300gm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRRP : £9.99\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuantity Available : 1 only.\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eExternal Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The Real \u0026amp; The Unreal, as a pair are brilliant to read, provocative, and handsomely written.\" - \u003c\/em\u003eTorcom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Being someone who grew up reading Ursula K. Le Guin's novels and short stories I was absolutely delighted by this collection. The book itself looks stunningly good and the stories themselves flow flawlessly together. I've had such great time rediscovering these fantastic tales and \"Where on Earth\" might just be the perfect collection for newcomers to her wondrous imaginary landscapes. As for other constant readers, it is a perfect reminder why we love her so much and to boot, it also comes with a few extra treats.\" - \u003c\/em\u003eUpcoming 4 Me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Le Guin had the heart of a poet who knew all too well the difference between miracle and eureka, revelation and revolution.\" - \u003c\/em\u003ePublishers Weekly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Le Guin's storytelling is sharp, magisterial, funny, thought-provoking and exciting, exhibiting all that science fiction can be.\" - \u003c\/em\u003eEmpire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Her worlds have a magic sheen . . . She moulds them into dimensions we can only just sense. She is unique. She is legend.\" - \u003c\/em\u003eThe Times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eThe Author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUrsula K. Le Guin is one of the finest writers of our time. Her books have attracted millions of devoted readers and won many awards, including the National Book Award, the Hugo and Nebula Awards and a Newbery Honour. Among her novels, The Left Hand of Darkness, The Dispossessed and the six books of Earthsea have attained undisputed classic status; and her recent series, the Annals of the Western Shore, has won her the PEN Center USA Children's literature award and the Nebula Award for best novel. In 2014 Ursula Le Guin was awarded the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. She lived in Portland, Oregon, until she passed away in January 2018.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Campsie Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55208243888504,"sku":"B003396","price":4.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2444\/6393\/files\/Ursula-K.-LeGuin-The-Unreal-The-Real-Volume-1.jpg?v=1752756773"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2444\/6393\/collections\/Collection_Bar_Apr_2023_479ee449-c134-463c-ba52-f223a3be9949.jpg?v=1682285267","url":"https:\/\/campsiebooks.com\/collections\/science-fiction\/featured-authors_aldous-huxley.oembed","provider":"Campsie Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}