Flashes of the Fantastic: Selected Essays from the War of the Worlds Centennial, Nineteenth International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts

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H.G. Wells' first and fourth novels, The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds, have together largely created the science fiction genre. Since 1998 was the centennial of the initial publication of The War of the Worlds, Wells' novel was the focus of the nineteenth International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts. This volume includes selected essays from that conference. The book offers fresh interpretations of The War of the Worlds, looking at Wells' other contributions and his shaping influence on science fiction and fantasy.

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[T]hese essays are solid evidence of the intelligent, serious interest in H.G. Wells, in science fiction, and in fantasy.-English Literature in Transition 1880-1920
[T]hese volumes will continue to serve, for a long time to come, as a valuable chronicle of a remarkable annual conference.-Science Fiction Studies
"These essays are solid evidence of the intelligent, serious interest in H.G. Wells, in science fiction, and in fantasy."-English Literature in Transition 1880-1920
"These volumes will continue to serve, for a long time to come, as a valuable chronicle of a remarkable annual conference."-Science Fiction Studies
"[T]hese volumes will continue to serve, for a long time to come, as a valuable chronicle of a remarkable annual conference."-Science Fiction Studies
"[T]hese essays are solid evidence of the intelligent, serious interest in H.G. Wells, in science fiction, and in fantasy."-English Literature in Transition 1880-1920

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David Ketterer is Professor of English at Concordia University and the author or editor of 8 books.