"Enthralling...A clarion call to enlarge American literary history." -- Washington Post
"Engrossing, well-researched... This sure-footed history addresses important issues, such as the lack of racial diversity and gender parity for much of the genre's history." -- Wall Street Journal
"A gift to science fiction fans everywhere." -- Sylvia Nasar, New York Times bestselling author of A Beautiful Mind
Astounding is the landmark account of the extraordinary partnership between four controversial writers--John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, and L. Ron Hubbard--who set off a revolution in science fiction and forever changed our world.
This remarkable cultural narrative centers on the figure of John W. Campbell, Jr., whom Asimov called "the most powerful force in science fiction ever." Campbell, who has never been the subject of a biography until now, was both a visionary author--he wrote the story that was later filmed as The Thing--and the editor of the groundbreaking magazine best known as Astounding Science Fiction, in which he discovered countless legendary writers and published classic works ranging from the I, Robot series to Dune. Over a period of more than thirty years, from the rise of the pulps to the debut of Star Trek, he dominated the genre, and his three closest collaborators reached unimaginable heights. Asimov became the most prolific author in American history; Heinlein emerged as the leading science fiction writer of his generation with the novels Starship Troopers and Stranger in a Strange Land; and Hubbard achieved lasting fame--and infamy--as the founder of the Church of Scientology.
Drawing on unexplored archives, thousands of unpublished letters, and dozens of interviews, Alec Nevala-Lee offers a riveting portrait of this circle of authors, their work, and their tumultuous private lives. With unprecedented scope, drama, and detail, Astounding describes how fan culture was born in the depths of the Great Depression; follows these four friends and rivals through World War II and the dawn of the atomic era; and honors such exceptional women as Do a Campbell and Leslyn Heinlein, whose pivotal roles in the history of the genre have gone largely unacknowledged. For the first time, it reveals the startling extent of Campbell's influence on the ideas that evolved into Scientology, which prompted Asimov to observe: "I knew Campbell and I knew Hubbard, and no movement can have two Messiahs." It looks unsparingly at the tragic final act that estranged the others from Campbell, bringing the golden age of science fiction to a close, and it illuminates how their complicated legacy continues to shape the imaginations of millions and our vision of the future itself.
Автор: Hubbard, L. Ron Название: Gun boss of tumbleweed ISBN: 1592122744 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781592122745 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 11610.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: The ultimate guide to broadening your "health span" - feeling and looking great through middle age and beyond - from Dr. Frank Lipman, a pioneer of and leader in integrative and functional medicine.
Автор: Hubbard, L. Ron Название: Tinhorn`s daughter ISBN: 1592123430 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781592123438 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 17730.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: The ultimate guide to broadening your "health span" - feeling and looking great through middle age and beyond - from Dr. Frank Lipman, a pioneer of and leader in integrative and functional medicine.
Автор: Hubbard, L. Ron Название: Sky devil ISBN: 1592123295 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781592123292 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 17730.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: The ultimate guide to broadening your "health span" - feeling and looking great through middle age and beyond - from Dr. Frank Lipman, a pioneer of and leader in integrative and functional medicine.
Автор: Hubbard, L. Ron Название: Red death over china ISBN: 1592123643 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781592123643 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 11610.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: The ultimate guide to broadening your "health span" - feeling and looking great through middle age and beyond - from Dr. Frank Lipman, a pioneer of and leader in integrative and functional medicine.
Автор: Hubbard, L. Ron Название: Sky birds dare! ISBN: 1592123007 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781592123001 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 11610.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: The ultimate guide to broadening your "health span" - feeling and looking great through middle age and beyond - from Dr. Frank Lipman, a pioneer of and leader in integrative and functional medicine.
Автор: Hubbard, L. Ron Название: On blazing wings ISBN: 1592122949 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781592122943 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 11610.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: The ultimate guide to broadening your "health span" - feeling and looking great through middle age and beyond - from Dr. Frank Lipman, a pioneer of and leader in integrative and functional medicine.
Автор: Hubbard, L. Ron Название: Twenty fathoms down ISBN: 1592122515 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781592122516 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 11610.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: The ultimate guide to broadening your "health span" - feeling and looking great through middle age and beyond - from Dr. Frank Lipman, a pioneer of and leader in integrative and functional medicine.
Автор: Hubbard, L. Ron Название: Shadows from boot hill ISBN: 1592123996 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781592123995 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 11610.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: The ultimate guide to broadening your "health span" - feeling and looking great through middle age and beyond - from Dr. Frank Lipman, a pioneer of and leader in integrative and functional medicine.
Автор: Hubbard, L. Ron Название: Trick soldier ISBN: 159212318X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781592123186 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 17730.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: The ultimate guide to broadening your "health span" - feeling and looking great through middle age and beyond - from Dr. Frank Lipman, a pioneer of and leader in integrative and functional medicine.
Автор: Hubbard, L. Ron Название: Wind-gone-mad ISBN: 1592123147 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781592123148 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 17730.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: The ultimate guide to broadening your "health span" - feeling and looking great through middle age and beyond - from Dr. Frank Lipman, a pioneer of and leader in integrative and functional medicine.
Автор: Miller Russell Название: Bare-Faced Messiah: The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard ISBN: 1909269360 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781909269361 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 24460.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Originally published: Great Britain, Penguin Books, 1987.
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