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Blurb: “SCIENCE FICTION: A COMPREHENSIVE AND
FASCINATING SOURCE-BOOK FOR EVERY READER OF SCIENCE FICTION:
The novice who wants to know where to begin
The discerning devotee who wants.to know where to turn for that next good book and s-f's newest literary stars
And the casual fan who wants to catch up on the classics of science fiction
Including: lists of hundreds of authors, with selected bibliographies; Hugo and Nebula Award winners; up-to-date s-f series lists; and an incisive history of science fiction
BY BAIRD SEARLES, Martin Last, Beth Meacham, and Michael Franklin With a foreword by SAMUEL R. DELANY”
If You Like Heinlein, Will You Love Van Vogt?
- a comprehensive listing of over two hundred past and present authors, complete with a profile of the author's style, his works, and other suggested writers you might also enjoy.
Last And First Books-a detailed rundown of the works that comprise great science fiction series.
The Space Academy Awards- an index to Hugo and Nebula Award winners, in the categories of novel, novelette, and short story.
5 Parsec Shelf-an outstanding basic reading list highlighting the history of and the various kinds of science fiction.
The Spawn Of Frankenstein- a concise and entertaining look at the roots of s-f and the literature into which it has evolved today.
From A to Z (Akers and Asimov to Zebrowski and Zelazny), from the first astounding magazine to DUNE, A READER'S GUIDE TO SCIENCE FICTION is an invaluable reference work, chronicling where science fiction has been, and where you— the reader-can travel next in the most exciting literature of the cosmos.