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Anne McCaffrey: A Critical Companion Hardcover - 1996
by Robin Roberts
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The first woman to win the Hugo Award (given annually by the World Science Fiction convention) and the Nebula Award (given annually by the Science Fiction Writers of America), Anne McCaffrey has invented many worlds of science fiction. Her series The Dragonriders of Pern has become one of the most widely read in science fiction history. This is the first complete critical study of her work. It examines all of her novels to date, both individual and series, and reveals why she deserves the critical recognition her works have received. Roberts explores the range and complexity of her novels and the recurrent themes that have attracted so many young adults to her work: the heroine as outsider, the need for tolerance and the acceptance of difference, the importance of living harmoniously with nature, and the value of art and literature. McCaffrey's contributions to science fiction are many, including the creation of scientifically engineered dragons, brain ships, and scientifically explained mental powers such as telepathy and telekinesis. Roberts shows how McCaffrey's extrapolation of science raises social issues and causes us to think about the future. Each chapter in this study deals with an individual novel or series and features sections on genre, plot, theme, and character development. In addition, Roberts defines and applies a variety of theoretical approaches to the works to widen the reader's perspective. The study features a chapter on McCaffrey's life, including an interview with her, a chapter defining the science fiction genre and McCaffrey's place in it, and a complete bibliography of McCaffrey's fiction and of reviews and criticism. Because of her great popularity amongteenagers and adults, this study is a necessary purchase by secondary schools and public libraries.
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- Title Anne McCaffrey: A Critical Companion
- Author Robin Roberts
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 208
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Greenwood
- Date 1996-05-28
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover
- ISBN 9780313294501 / 031329450X
- Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
- Dimensions 9.51 x 6.34 x 0.83 in (24.16 x 16.10 x 2.11 cm)
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- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Library of Congress subjects Women and literature - United States -, Science fiction, American - History and
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 95040029
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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