Eighteenth-century fiction holds an unusual place in the history of modern print culture. The novel gained prominence largely because of advances in publishing, but, as a popular genre, it also helped shape those very developments. Authors in the period manipulated the appearance of the page and pri[...]
1. The trade paperback edition of Anvil's "Interstellar Patrol" (04/03), was a "Locus "best seller, and has a sell through of 72% from April 2003 to date. 2. Like Keith Laumer, Anvil has a rare ability to combine fast-moving adventure with humor, deftly skewering the bureaucratic mind, whether human[...]
War is a serious business - or is it? Christopher Anvil turns his sardonic sense of humor loose on the subject in this slightly twisted look at the future of war.[...]
Science and technology have made our lives easier, curing diseases with achievements that an earlier age would have considered impossible. But once in a while, the law of unintended consequences breaks loose. Christopher Anvil considers the two faces of technological innovation: Sometimes the result[...]
A new omnibus anthology chronicles the adventures of a starship crew trapped on a planet populated by battling gangs, surviving by pretending to be the Royal Legions from a distant world pursuing a powerful villain hiding on the planet, but their plans go awry when the real Royal flagship shows up. [...]