Science-fiction Studies, Volume 14SFS Publications., 1987 - Electronic journals |
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... hero's society . Since the main protagonist suffers from future shock himself , Brunner can display fragmentation ... hero . The protagonist , Nick Haflinger , is much more of a traditional hero than any of his predecessors in the three ...
... hero's society . Since the main protagonist suffers from future shock himself , Brunner can display fragmentation ... hero . The protagonist , Nick Haflinger , is much more of a traditional hero than any of his predecessors in the three ...
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... hero of SF , one of those improbable heros whose boundless passion for SF leads them to choose a difficult or practi- cally impossible task and who , amazingly , reach their incredible goal " ( pp . xiv - xv ) . The translation of ...
... hero of SF , one of those improbable heros whose boundless passion for SF leads them to choose a difficult or practi- cally impossible task and who , amazingly , reach their incredible goal " ( pp . xiv - xv ) . The translation of ...
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... heroes make their own ethical choices ( Max by deciding not to kill Blaster when Blaster is revealed to be a child - like idiot , and Vic by not killing the Committee ruling Topeka ) that the threat of the hero's being overwhelmed and ...
... heroes make their own ethical choices ( Max by deciding not to kill Blaster when Blaster is revealed to be a child - like idiot , and Vic by not killing the Committee ruling Topeka ) that the threat of the hero's being overwhelmed and ...
Contents
runners Narrative Blending | 21 |
Florian F Marzin Science Fiction and Censorship | 60 |
INTERVIEW | 68 |
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