The Diamond Lens and Other Strange Tales Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

The Diamond Lens and Other Strange Tales Book

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.Read More

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  • 1592249159
  • 9781592249152
  • Fitz-James O'Brien
  • 1 August 2002
  • Ivan R Dee, Inc
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 172
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