Slaves of the Death Spiders and Other Essays on Fantastic Literature

Acclaimed author and scholar Brian Stableford turns his penetrating mind to matters of science fiction, fantasy, and horror in this collection of essays. He covers such diverse topics as:SLAVES OF THE DEATH SPIDERS: Colin Wilson and Existentialist Science FictionIS THERE NO BALM IN GILEAD?: The Woeful Prophecies of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's TaleA FEW MORE CROCODILE TEARS?: Gwyneth JonesTHE ADVENTURES OF LORD HORROR: Across the Media LandscapeFILLING IN THE MIDDLE: Robert Silverberg's The Queen of SpringtimeRICE'S RELAPSE: Memnoch the DevilFIELD OF BROKEN DREAMS: Michael Bishop's Brittle InningsTHE MAGIC OF THE MOVIESH. G. WELLS AND THE DISCOVERY OF THE FUTURETHE MANY RETURNS OF DRACULATARZAN'S DIVIDED SELFSYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL: Jacques Cazotte's The Devil in LoveTHE TWO THOUSAND YEAR QUEST: George Viereck's Erotic OdysseyTHE PROFESSION OF SCIENCE FICTION