03166nam 2200589 a 450 991081972900332120240418001246.01-281-74106-X97866117410680-300-12764-210.12987/9780300127645(CKB)1000000000472004(EBL)3420162(SSID)ssj0000242140(PQKBManifestationID)11200132(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000242140(PQKBWorkID)10301473(PQKB)11559836(MiAaPQ)EBC3420162(DE-B1597)484970(OCoLC)1024042205(DE-B1597)9780300127645(Au-PeEL)EBL3420162(CaPaEBR)ebr10170853(CaONFJC)MIL174106(OCoLC)923591693(EXLCZ)99100000000047200420050209d2005 uy 0engurun#---uu|uutxtccrScience fiction quotations from the inner mind to the outer limits /edited by Gary Westfahl ; with a foreword by Arthur C. Clarke1st ed.New Haven Yale University Pressc20051 online resource (486 p.)Includes indexes.0-300-10800-1 Front matter --CONTENTS --FOREWORD --ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --INTRODUCTION --A --B --C --D --E --F --G --H --I --J --K --L --M --N --O --P --Q --R --S --T --U --V --W --INDEX OF AUTHORS --INDEX OF TITLESIn this unprecedented collection of science fiction and fantasy "ations, the reader revisits the stunning moment when Mary Shelley's Frankenstein monster first comes to life; witnesses the transformation of Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll into Mr. Hyde; is present when Bruce Wayne resolves to become Batman; and overhears the cosmic conclusions of The Incredible Shrinking Man. Drawing upon two centuries of the vast and provocative literature of science fiction and fantasy, this comprehensive book presents more than 2,900 "ations from wide-ranging sources, including science fiction and fantasy stories, novels, films, and television programs. The "ations are organized by topic-alien worlds; darkness and light; robots, androids, and cyborgs; machines and technology; weapons; and more than one hundred others. The reader will encounter the wit and wisdom of renowned authors (H. G. Wells, Ray Bradbury, J. R. R. Tolkien, Ursula K. Le Guin) along with definitive versions of such important statements as Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics and Star Trek's Prime Directive. With its thorough index, this book is both an invaluable resource for the writer or scholar and an irresistible page-turner for the curious browser.Science fictionQuotations, maxims, etcScience fiction808.83/876Westfahl Gary565146MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819729003321Science fiction quotations3930215UNINA