Guy Haley

Víte, který slavný spisovatel sci-fi se může chlubit tím, že jeho jméno nese jistý druh dinosaura? O kterém světoznámém příběhu o setkání lidstva s mimozemšťany se dá říct, že jeho nejvěrnější adaptací je progresivní rockové album? A v čem se liší pohledy na budoucnost u H. G. Wellse, Aldouse Huxleyho, Raye Bradburyho a řady dalších? Na tyto i další otázky poskytne odpověď Kronika sci-fi, přehledný, chronologicky zpracovaný průvodce tímto zdaleka nejen pokleslým žánrem.

The ultimate guide to the infinite variety of the science fiction multiverse. What links Stingray to Space: 1999? Which superstar director had a hand in *batteries not included? Who was Pierre Boulle and how did he spawn one of Hollywood's greatest franchises? All the answers, and much more, are revealed in Sci-Fi Chronicles. From Barbarella to Blade Runner, this comprehensive guide to science fiction explores the creation and evolution of the genre's greatest creations, detailing their complex real-world and in-world development through an arresting blend of incisive commentary and stunning archive imagery. Arranged alphabetically, each entry examines the myriad expressions of a much-loved sci-fi title - from book to movie to television series, and beyond. Expert writers offer entertaining overviews, and colour-coded infographic timelines provide an at-a-glance guide to landmark publication, release and broadcast dates. For key franchises - such as Doctor Who and The War of the Worlds - lavish photo-spreads reveal how they have evolved from their black-and-white beginnings to today's big-budget blockbusters. And seminal, genre-defining sagas, like Star Wars and Star Trek, are accompanied by fascinating chronologies of how each work fits into the series' fictional universe. International in scope and encylopedic in scale, Sci-Fi Chronicles is an essential work for any true science fiction fan.

Perturabo, primarch of the Iron Warriors, is forced to crush his own home world rather than see it fall to rebellion. Born to a life of political conflict, Perturabo was always considered a child prodigy among the people of Olympia – indeed, his philosophical and scientific works were beyond compare. But then, after his rediscovery by the Emperor and decades of thankless military campaigning on the Great Crusade, the primarch begins to resent his Legion’s place in the Imperium. When word reaches him of turmoil on his adoptive home world, he orders the Iron Warriors to abandon their campaign against the alien hrud and crush this emerging rebellion by any means necessary...

Víte, který slavný spisovatel sci-fi se může chlubit tím, že jeho jméno nese jistý druh dinosaura? O kterém světoznámém příběhu o setkání lidstva s mimozemšťany se dá říct, že jeho nejvěrnější adaptací je progresivní rockové album? A v čem se liší pohledy na budoucnost u H. G. Wellse, Aldouse Huxleyho, Raye Bradburyho a řady dalších? Na tyto i další otázky poskytne odpověď Kronika sci-fi, přehledný, chronologicky zpracovaný průvodce tímto zdaleka nejen pokleslým žánrem.