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Fantastic Transmedia

Narrative, Play and Memory Across Science Fiction and Fantasy Storyworlds

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  • © 2015

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  1. Colin B. Harvey

    1. King’s College London, UK

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction: Frames of Reference

    • Colin B. Harvey
    Pages 1-11

  3. Fantastic Transmedia

    • Colin B. Harvey
    Pages 12-39

  4. Stories and Worlds

    • Colin B. Harvey
    Pages 40-62

  5. Of Hobbits and Hulks: Adaptation Versus Narrative Expansion

    • Colin B. Harvey
    Pages 63-92

  6. Canon-Fodder: Halo and Horizontal Remembering

    • Colin B. Harvey
    Pages 93-115

  7. Configuring Memory in the Buffyverse

    • Colin B. Harvey
    Pages 116-136

  8. Material Myths and Nostalgia-Play in Star Wars

    • Colin B. Harvey
    Pages 137-162

  9. Fantastically Independent

    • Colin B. Harvey
    Pages 163-181

  10. Transmedia Memory

    • Colin B. Harvey
    Pages 182-202

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 203-238
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About this book

Contemporary culture is packed with fantasy and science fiction storyworlds extending across multiple media platforms. This book explores the myriad ways in which imaginary worlds use media like films, novels, videogames, comic books, toys and increasingly user-generated content to captivate and energise contemporary audiences.

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"Exploring the diverse nature of transmedia storytelling, Colin B Harvey places affect and memory at the very heart of his approach. It's a decision that pays dividends, generating new taxonomies and fresh understandings via an impressive series of examples. Drawing on his experience as a licensed tie-in creator, Harvey seamlessly integrates scholarship, creative vitality and industry knowledge. Fantastic Transmedia lives up to its title: this is a great book." - Matt Hills, Aberystwyth University, UK

Authors and Affiliations

  • King’s College London, UK

    Colin B. Harvey

About the author

Colin B. Harvey is a writer, narrative designer and academic based at King's College, London, UK. His fiction includes licensed tie-in material for Doctor Who, Highlander and Judge Dredd and Dead Kelly for Abaddon Books set in the Afterblight shared storyworld. He has authored numerous videogame story design documents for Sony and presented and written extensively on the subject of transmedia storytelling.

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