The
Science Fiction Source Book
edited by David Wingrove
Van Rostrand Reinhold
Company, New York. 1984. Hardcover in dust jacket. 320 pages. (5¾ X 6). Foreword
by Brian W. Aldiss. Aldiss also provides a brief history of SF. Brian Stableford
has a section where he attempts to cover all of the SF sub-genres. Next, we have
a section introduced by Frederik Pohl on writers at work. A number of writers,
including Poul Anderson, Ray Bradbury, Robert Silverberg, Larry Niven, Roger
Zelazny, and Ursula K. LeGuin tell about their writing procedures. At this
point, a number of reviewers provide comments on SF books, listed alphabetical
by author and title. Each author has a brief writeup on their life and writings.
The science fiction magazines are examined by Wingrove. There is a good list of
books on science fiction criticism at the end. And finally, Kingsley Amis gives
an afterword. There is an index in very small print. There are many photos of
authors and their books included in the text. This book seems to be structured
very much like a combination of Whodunit? edited by
H.R.F. Keating and The Visual Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
edited by Brian Ash. A good reference book of SF.
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Commentary by Bob Gaines
Van Rostrand Reinhold
Company, New York. 1984. Hardcover in dust jacket. 320 pages. (5¾ X 6). Foreword
by Brian W. Aldiss. Aldiss also provides a brief history of SF. Brian Stableford
has a section where he attempts to cover all of the SF sub-genres. Next, we have
a section introduced by Frederik Pohl on writers at work. A number of writers,
including Poul Anderson, Ray Bradbury, Robert Silverberg, Larry Niven, Roger
Zelazny, and Ursula K. LeGuin tell about their writing procedures. At this
point, a number of reviewers provide comments on SF books, listed alphabetical
by author and title. Each author has a brief writeup on their life and writings.
The science fiction magazines are examined by Wingrove. There is a good list of
books on science fiction criticism at the end. And finally, Kingsley Amis gives
an afterword. There is an index in very small print. There are many photos of
authors and their books included in the text. This book seems to be structured
very much like a combination of Whodunit? edited by
H.R.F. Keating and The Visual Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
edited by Brian Ash. A good reference book of SF.