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Necromancer is a science fiction novel by American writer Gordon R. Dickson, published in 1962. It was alternatively titled No Room for Man between 1963 and 1974 before reverting to its original title. [ 1 ]
The Necromancer is notable in that it is told by way of multiple nested frame narratives; either verbal or epistolary sequences by characters who tell their own stories to enhance realism. By the time of the novel's publication these sequences had been absorbed by the Gothic genre and had become signposts for contemporary readers confirming the ...
Neuromancer has many literary progenitors. Detective fiction, like the work of Raymond Chandler, is frequently cited as an influence on Neuromancer. For example, critics note similarities between Gibson's Case and Chandler's Philip Marlowe: Case is described as a "cowboy" and a "detective" and is involved in a heist; [12] Molly, the novel's primary female character, has connections to the ...
The rediscovered copy of The Necromancer came from the estate of Arthur Hutchinson, a magazine editor and book collector, who bequeathed his library to Sadleir upon his death. [7] [8] A 2007 reprint by Valancourt Books was the first to provide details of Kahlert's life to an English audience. [9]
Louis Joseph Vance was born September 19, 1879, in Washington, D. C., the only child of Wilson J. Vance, a Medal of Honor recipient, and Lillian Beall. He was educated at the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute.
Her third novel, The Death of the Necromancer (1998), was nominated for a Nebula Award. [11] The Element of Fire and The Death of the Necromancer are stand-alone novels which take place in the country of Ile-Rien, which is also the setting for the Fall of Ile-Rien trilogy: The Wizard Hunters (2003), The Ships of Air (2004), and The Gate of Gods ...
The Necromancer, an 1857 novel by George W. M. Reynolds; Necromancer, a 1962 novel by Gordon R. Dickson; Necromancer, a 1978 novel by Robert Holdstock; The Necromancer, a comic book series published by Top Cow; The Necromancer, a 2003 novel by Douglas Clegg; The Necromancer: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, a 2010 novel by Michael Scott
Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 (2007) is a non-fiction book written by Marcus Luttrell with assistance from novelist and ghostwriter Patrick Robinson and published by Little, Brown and Company. The narrative takes place in Afghanistan, following Luttrell and a group of U.S. Navy ...