{"product_id":"trace-elements-conversations-on-the-project-of-science-fiction-and-fantasy-9781250372604","title":"Trace Elements: Conversations on the Project of Science Fiction and Fantasy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom two of the most acclaimed writers in the field today, a groundbreaking look at how SF and fantasy writing--and reading!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--work.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJo Walton and Ada Palmer are two of the most innovative and insightful writers to emerge in the SF and fantasy genres in this century. As writers of fiction they've each won multiple awards. As commenters on SF and fantasy in print and in visual media, they've both sparked new conversations that expanded our imaginations and understanding of how SF and fantasy work, and what more it could be doing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, in \u003ci\u003eTrace Elements\u003c\/i\u003e, Walton and Palmer have come together to write a book-length and supremely entertaining look at modern science fiction and fantasy, at how our genre is written and how it is read, that will join nonfiction works like Ursula K. Le Guin's \u003ci\u003eThe Language of the Night\u003c\/i\u003e, Samuel R. Delany's \u003ci\u003eThe Jewel-Hinged Jaw\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Comics\u003c\/i\u003e by Scott McCloud on the short shelf of titles essential to all readers of our genre. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSubjects covered include the nature of genre itself, the history of SF publishing, the implicit contract between author and reader, the ways SF and fantasy disguise themselves as one another, what SF\u0026amp;F can learn from outside influences ranging from Shakespeare to Diderot to anime, the role of complicity in reading, the need to expand our \"sphere of empathy\", and finally the need for optimism, the importance of rejecting \"purity\" culture, and the fact that the human story for centuries to come will be composed of hard work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jo Walton,Ada Palmer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250372604\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026 pg. 59\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJO WALTON won the Best Novel Hugo and Nebula Awards for \u003ci\u003eAmong Others\u003c\/i\u003e (2011) and the World Fantasy Award for \u003ci\u003eTooth and Claw\u003c\/i\u003e (2003). She is the only writer other than Ursula K. Le Guin to win Best Novel in all three awards. Aside from her many other acclaimed novels, she has written extensively about SF and fantasy for Tor.com and other venues for over two decades. She lives in Montreal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eADA PALMER won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (now retitled the Astounding Award) in 2017 following the publication of her debut novel \u003ci\u003eToo Like the Lightning\u003c\/i\u003e. She has written extensively about storytelling on sites like Tor.com, her own Exurbe.com, and elsewhere. She is a professor at the University of Chicago specializing in the Renaissance and the history of ideas.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Jo Walton \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47792962666653,"sku":"9781250372604","price":50.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_a051d354-c9ac-4450-8c6b-962e922b2ec5.jpg?v=1774985730","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/trace-elements-conversations-on-the-project-of-science-fiction-and-fantasy-9781250372604","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}