Brian Stableford 
Slaves of the Death Spiders and Other Essays on Fantastic Literature 

Acclaimed author and scholar Brian Stableford turns his penetrating mind to matters of science fiction, fantasy, and horror in this collection of essays. He covers such diverse topics as:SLAVES OF THE DEATH SPIDERS: Colin Wilson and Existentialist Science Fiction IS THERE NO BALM IN GILEAD?: The Woeful Prophecies of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale A FEW MORE CROCODILE TEARS?: Gwyneth Jones THE ADVENTURES OF LORD HORROR: Across the Media Landscape FILLING IN THE MIDDLE: Robert Silverberg’s The Queen of Springtime RICE’S RELAPSE: Memnoch the Devil FIELD OF BROKEN DREAMS: Michael Bishop’s Brittle Innings THE MAGIC OF THE MOVIESH. G. WELLS AND THE DISCOVERY OF THE FUTURETHE MANY RETURNS OF DRACULATARZAN’S DIVIDED SELFSYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL: Jacques Cazotte’s The Devil in Love THE TWO THOUSAND YEAR QUEST: George Viereck’s Erotic Odyssey THE PROFESSION OF SCIENCE FICTION