In unabashed celebration of Captain James T. Kirk's singular fighting skills, Star Trek: Kirk Fu Manual is every Starfleet cadet's must-have training guide for surviving the final frontier. As captain of the legendary U.S.S. Enterprise, James T. Kirk engaged in his share of fisticuffs, besting opponents with a slick combination of moves and guile that remains unmatched. Is there anyone you'd rather have watching your back as you take on Klingons, alien gladiators, genetically engineered superme...
Science fiction is perhaps the most effective genre to explore the concerns of the present whilst reflecting on the possibilities of the future. But what precisely can it tell us about present and future by setting these two timeframes in the same critical space?
Meta Television (Routledge Advances in Popular Culture Studies)
by Erin Giannini
The idea of metatextuality is frequently framed as a recent television development and often paired with the idea that it represents genre exhaustion. US television, however, with its early “live” performances and set-bound sitcoms, always suggested an element of self-awareness that easily shaded into metatextuality even in its earliest days. Meta Television thus traces the general history of US television’s metatextuality throughout television’s history, arguing that TV’s self-awareness is noth...
Shakespeare and Science Fiction (Liverpool Science Fiction Texts & Studies, #71)
by Sarah Annes Brown
In Shakespeare and Science Fiction Sarah Annes Brown investigates why so many science fiction writers have turned to Shakespeare when imagining humanity's future. He and his works become a kind of touchstone for the species in much science fiction, both transcending and exemplifying what it means to be human. Writers have used Shakespeare in a range of often contradictory ways. He is associated with freedom and with tyranny, with optimistic visions of space exploration and with the complete dest...
Exploring the science in George R. R. Martin’s fantastical world, from the physics of an ice wall to the genetics of the Targaryens and Lannisters Game of Thrones is a fantasy that features a lot of made-up science—fabricated climatology (when is winter coming?), astronomy, metallurgy, chemistry, and biology. Most fans of George R. R. Martin’s fantastical world accept it all as part of the magic. A trained scientist, watching the fake science in Game of Thrones, might think, “But how would it...
Conquer five cross-stitch designs from the world of Game of Thrones with this officially licensed, all-in-one mini craft kit!- Includes all materials: The kit contains 3 pieces of 4 x 4-inch 18-count cotton Aida cloth, a 3-inch embroidery hoop to stitch and display designs, 2 tapestry needles, and 4 skeins of embroidery floss- Book included: A 32-page, fully illustrated mini book with cross-stitch instructions and 5 patterns: the Stark direwolf sigil, a Daenerys "Mother of Dragons" design, Arya'...
As the sequel series to Gene Roddenberry’s original television series, Star Trek: The Next Generation pushed the boundaries of the “final frontier” of outer space. At the same time, the show continued the franchise's celebrated exploration of the human experience, reflecting current social and political events. The series became immensely successful, spawning four feature films and several television spin-offs. This collection of new essays explores the characters, themes, and various facets t...
So many allies and enemies ... here is the 2nd of 3 Shipyards books collecting them all! Includes ships from the hit series Picard! The Federation encounters countless ships in the Alpha, Beta and Gamma Quadrants, and Hero Collector’s popular line of Star Trek Shipyards books continues to beam fans right inside those spacecrafts as seen in Picard, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: The Original Series, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Each featured ship – the Romulan warbird, for examp...
In 2017, twenty-five years after its initial release, a new season of Twin Peaks shook the world of television. This new book is a detailed analysis of the third season of the television series and aims to elucidate some of the meanings of Twin Peaks: The Return and explain these in terms of philosophical, mythological and spiritual approaches. It focuses on the third season of Twin Peaks but also refers to the first two seasons, and to the film, Fire Walk with Me. Divided into three sections...
An interactive and imaginative way to experience the Star Trek universe using the magic of Kling-on pieces. Few television series have had as big an impact on popular culture as Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek. Now Trekkies and fans of all ages can set their phasers to fun as they reenact their favorite scenes from the original Star Trek universe-or create new, uncharted scenarios! Stuck on Star Trek features ten original and instantly recognizable scenes including the Enterprises's bridge, sick ba...
Celebrate Star Trek: Voyager with this epic coffee-table book! This fully authorized edition includes new interviews, archival conversations, never-before-seen art and sketches, and more! Everything you want to know about Captain Kathryn Janeway's Starship Voyager and crew. Just wonderful and so well written - stuff I never knew which surprised me - and I was on the show! You will enjoy this I guarantee. - Ethan Phillips, Neelix from Star Trek: Voyager Go behind the scenes of the making of a t...
The ultimate unofficial guide to the hit program Charmed, this is both a book of spells and a key to the mysteries of the show. The Book of Shadows celebrates the best of Charmed, from its roots in the ancient tradition of Wicca to insider information on the show's stars. N.E. Genge not only provides fascinating background details for the show's Wiccan elements, but also guides readers in performing their own magic. Fans with a witchy bent will learn about the tools of magic and divination and...
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rangers & Zords Poster Book (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
Features 20 removable posters from Goni Montes, taken straight from his cover work on the hit comic book series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Features 20 removable posters of iconic Mighty Morphin Power Rangers artwork from series cover artist Goni Montes.
A beautiful artbook and guide for the explosively popular Chinese live-action drama available on Netflix! The Untamed is an adaptation of the bestselling fantasy novel series Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi, also published by Seven Seas. This stunning hardcover collection is a full-color guide to the rich world of historical fantasy The Untamed. This live-action drama series–an adaptation of Mo Xiang Tong Xiu’s New York Times bestselling novel series Grandmaster of Demonic...
Explore 80 classic and modern recipes inspired by Stephen King’s Maine, featuring dishes from the books set in Castle Rock, Derry, and other fictional towns—with a foreword from the legendary author himself. Castle Rock Kitchen is an immersive culinary experience from the mouthwatering to the macabre, with gorgeous, moody photographs to transport Stephen King fans to kitchen tables, diners, and picnic blankets across Maine. Recipes ranging from drinks to dessert (and every course in-between) ar...
For the first time ever, a chronological history of the Starfleet starships from Star Trek television shows and films! Profiles more than 250 years worth of Starfleet ships! Including Zefram Cochrane's ship The Phoenix, which made the first faster-than-light journey in human history, through Captain Kirk's famous Enterprise up to the Enterprise-B: the ship where Kirk was lost. Plus all of the Starfleet ships from the STAR TREK: DISCOVERY TV series! This in-depth reference book includes a techn...
The Official Collection Volume 1 Heroes & Guardian Angels (Angel, #1)
by Titan Comics
Each volume brings together a collection of the best of the official Angel Magazine content, celebrating the unforgettable vampire with a soul, his ongoing quest for redemption, and those that helped him along the way. This un-missable volume collects together cast and crew interviews, in-depth features and behind the scenes pictures and secrets, making it an essential read for Angel fans old and new.