{"product_id":"lost-transmissions-isbn-9781419734656","title":"Lost Transmissions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis illustrated journey through lost, overlooked, and uncompleted works is “a fascinating enrichment of the history of sf and fantasy” (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScience fiction and fantasy reign over popular culture now, associated in our mind with blockbuster movies and massive conventions. But there’s much more to the story than the headline-making hits. \u003ci\u003eLost Transmissions\u003c\/i\u003e by \u003cb\u003eDesirina Boskovich\u003c\/b\u003e, with a foreword by \u003cb\u003eJeff VanderMeer\u003c\/b\u003e, is a rich trove of forgotten and unknown, imagined-but-never-finished, and under-appreciated-but-influential works from those imaginative genres, as well as little-known information about well-known properties.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDivided into sections on Film \u0026amp; TV, Literature, Art, Music, Fashion, Architecture, and Pop Culture, the book examines Jules Verne’s lost novel, AfroFuturism and Space Disco, E.T.’s scary beginnings, William Gibson’s never-filmed \u003ci\u003eAliens\u003c\/i\u003e sequel, Weezer’s never-made space opera, the 8,000-page metaphysical diary of Philip K. Dick, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing more than 150 photos, this insightful volume will become the bible of science fiction and fantasy’s most interesting and least-known chapters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Will broaden your horizons and turn you on to wonders bubbling under the mass-market commodified pleasures to which we all too often limit ourselves.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harry N. Abrams","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44825925189861,"sku":"NP9781419734656","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781419734656.jpg?v=1710350563","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/lost-transmissions-isbn-9781419734656","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}