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A man without a memory, trapped in a city of robots gone wild. At his side, a mysterious woman who claims to know who he is, but refuses to tell him. Together they must find an insane cyborg stalking the streets of Robot City, a time bomb indistinguishable from ordinary robots. The young man's name is Derec. The identity of his femail companion and the location of the cyborg are just two of the mysteries he must solve within the fantastic confines of a most unlikely metropolis.
This study examines the way Americans of Chinese descent were portrayed in American literature between 1850 and 1940. Their depictions are compared to historical events that were occurring at the time the works of literature were published. This edition has additions and corrections compared to the original hardback edition published in 1982. ~~~~~ Excerpt ~~~~~ My purpose in writing this work has been to explore the depiction of Chinese immigrants and their descendants in American fiction, from the mid-nineteenth century entry of the first Chinese immigrants in significant numbers, to the eve of World War II. I consider both the immigrant Chinese and the American-born generations that follo...
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In this science fiction satire of westerns, after the American West was destroyed in a series of biological disasters, rebuilding it is a lot like building it in the first place, but there are crucial differences. For example, new, partly mechanical cattle with computer brains are called steerites. They speak and sing a lot more than the original steers. Most of the cowboys, outlaws, and lawmen are partly mechanical, too, except for those few humans called control-naturals. That group has to keep all their original equipment, just like the original cowboys. Louie Hong is one of those control-naturals, and life isn't easy for him. Most folks look down on a man who doesn't have at least one bi...
In a world of the future in which court cases are determined by computer-game combat, friends and Master Gamers Richard Ross and Ken Li become caught up in a deadly game that could mean death for one of the opponents
William and Dorothy Wordsworth is the first literary biography of the Wordsworths' creative collaboration. Using poems, letters, journals, memoirs, and biographies, it plots the intertwined lives of the Wordsworth siblings and their writing.
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DoomTroopers. Mystics. Heretics. NecroMutants. The inhabitants of a world never seen--until now. Combining military technology with a stunning future world landscape where megacorporations vie for power on Earth and on other planets, Mutant Chronicles will be cross-promoted with the boardgame launched this summer.
ÿA young guy named Jack Hong hitchhikes throughout America following the keilin, a mystical unicorn out of Chinese mythology. The keilin leads him to ten adventures with ghosts and other supernatural figures. These experiences reveal to him not only parts of American history he never knew, but also his own identity and the role he will choose for his life. ~~~~~ Description ~~~~~ The moonlight was still strong, and Lo Man Gong still sat up on the overhead window, where few people and no old men could ever get.?Feel better, Chinaman?? he asked mildly.The night before, my resistance had been low, and his presence had somehow seemed tolerable, if not rational. Now I was more clear-headed ... y...
This collection by longtime fantasy and science fiction writer William F. Wu includes triple-award finalist “Wong’s Lost and Found Emporium,” which was adapted into a Twilight Zone episode in 1985, and eight more stories of magical places, events, and spirits. Many of the stories involve issues regarding Americans of Chinese descent, and all involve universal concerns. ~~~~~ PG Excerpt ~~~~~ “What’s wrong with you?” she demanded. “I want to know! Why are you so callous?” She snatched up the metal container from the floor in front of me and held it wrapped in her shawl. “Tell me now!” she screamed, right in front of me. I leaned forward and spoke, glaring into her eyes. ...