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Rise of the Cyberzines: The Story of the Science-Fiction Magazines from 1991 to 2020
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ashley, Michael.
- Series:
- Liverpool Science Fiction Texts and Studies
- Liverpool Science Fiction Texts and Studies ; v.73
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (464 p.;)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Rise of the Cyberzines
- Place of Publication:
- Liverpool University Press 2022
- Summary:
- Shortlisted for the Locus Science Fiction Foundation Non-Fiction Award 2023The Rise of the Cyberzines concludes Mike Ashley's five-volume series, which has tracked the evolution of the science-fiction magazine from its earliest days in the 1920s to its current explosion via the internet. This series has traced the ways in which the science-fiction magazine has reacted to the times and often led the way in breaking down barriers, for example in encouraging a greater contribution by women writers and stimulating science fiction globally. Magazines have continued to build upon past revolutions such as the 'new wave' and 'cyberpunk', producing a blend of high-tech science fiction and expansive speculative fiction that has broadened the understanding of science and its impact on society. This final volume, which covers the years 1991-2020, shows how the online magazine has superseded the print magazine and has continued to break down barriers, especially for the LGBTQ community and for writers of colour.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- List of Tables
- Preface
- Note on Terminology
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Before the Web
- Base Camp
- Asimov's Rules
- Interzone and Analog
- F&
- SF-The Rusch Years
- Pulphouse Expands
- Tomorrow Comes
- Going Slick
- Science Fiction Age
- Slipstreaming
- Worlds Beyond
- The Small-Press Labyrinth
- DNA Sequence
- 2 Into the Web
- Digital Dust
- The Omni Experience
- Galaxy Transforms
- Through the Cyber Forest
- Beyond the Event Horizon
- 3 The Challenge
- Business Almost as Usual
- The Small-Press Survivors
- The British Alternatives
- Advance of the Cyberzines
- Safety in Numbers
- The Last Revolutions
- 4 Taking Stock
- Appendix 1 Summary of Science-Fiction Magazines
- Appendix 2 Schedule of Magazine Circulation Figures
- Select Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-83553-777-4
- OCLC:
- 1523372684
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