Fitz-James O'Brien lived only 33 years -- from 1828 till 1862 -- but in his brief life he left a mark that endures today. O'Brien endures because he was a remarkable writer. Remarkable indeed! He had a way of blending of hard fact with almost-fanciful fantasy, juxtaposing technology and mysticism, creating convincing and "scientific" settings that play against the otherworldly romance. For all the weird fancifulness -- these days O'Brien is read mostly as a successor to Poe -- his work has qualities we now associate with science fiction: O'Brien clearly researched the field of microscopy before he wrote _The Diamond Lens_; it reads in places like hard SF.
- ISBN10 1592249159
- ISBN13 9781592249152
- Publish Date 1 August 2002
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 8 February 2012
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Ivan R Dee, Inc
- Format Paperback
- Pages 172
- Language English