{"product_id":"alternative-worlds-the-illustrated-history-of-science-fiction-james-gunn-1975-a-w-visual-library-softcover","title":"Alternate Worlds - The Illustrated History of Science Fiction - James Gunn - 1975 A\u0026W Visual Library Softcover","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e: Acceptable. Please see the images for more details. May show signs of wear such as:\u003cbr\u003e• Shelf wear or scuffing on the cover\u003cbr\u003e• Creases, marks, or tears on pages or dust jacket\u003cbr\u003e• Possible remainder marks or previous owner’s name\/notes inside\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eCover art: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlurb\u003c\/strong\u003e: “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1976 Locus Award\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1976 Science Fiction Research Association's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePilgrim Award\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the best known writers in the field traces science fiction from Homer to Heinlein in 100,000 words and 700 pictures. A mental feast and a visual orgy for all science fiction fans.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Comprehensive, neatly balanced and lavishly illustrated... SF fans may never have had so thorough a tribute to their genre.\" —Publishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"An excellent, an intelligent, comprehensive, and above all objective history ... a minor miracle.\" — Science Fiction Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The hundreds of photos of science fiction writers and the equally large number of reproductions of covers from the pulp magazines make it a treasure.\" - Jackson Sun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA past president of the Science Fiction Writers of America, James Gunn teaches science fiction at the University of Kansas and is a prolific author of plays, screenplays, articles, verse and criticism, but primarily of science fiction. His novels include The Joy Makers, The Immor-tal, Breaking Point and The Listeners.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Gunn gives the history of sf according to Verne, Wells and Campbell.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd he does so brilliantly, in a study that will long remain the voice for the so-called \"hard concept of sf.\" — Extrapolation”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Korero Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50086802292978,"sku":null,"price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/7685\/4977\/files\/6D2DA057-25FD-4A98-A958-FA302A17DCC9.jpg?v=1789431986","url":"https:\/\/postmarkedfromthestars.com\/products\/alternative-worlds-the-illustrated-history-of-science-fiction-james-gunn-1975-a-w-visual-library-softcover","provider":"Postmarked from the Stars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}