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Age of Wonders: Exploring the World of Science Fiction
| Author: | David G. Hartwell |
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Tor, 1996 McGraw-Hill, 1985 |
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| Book Type: | Non-Fiction |
| Genre: | Science-Fiction |
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Synopsis
An insider's view of the strange and wonderful world of science fiction, by one of the most respected editors in the field.
David G. Hartwell has been editing science fiction and fantasy for over twenty years. In that time, he has worked with acclaimed and popular writers such as Robert A. Heinlein, Poul Anderson, Frank Herbert, Roger Zelazny, Robert Silverberg, Gene Wolfe, Nancy Kress, L.E. Modesitt, Terry Bisson, Lisa Goldstein, and Philip Jose Farmer, and discovered hot new talentes like Kathleen Ann Goonan and Patrick O'Leary. Now in Age of Wonders, Hartwell describes the field he has loved, worked in, and shaped as editor, critic, and anthologist.
Like those other American art forms, jazz, comics, and rock 'n' roll, science fiction is the product of a rich and fascinating subculture. Age of Wonders is a fascinating tour of the origins, history, and culture of the science fiction world, written with insight and genuine affection for this wonder-filled literature, and addressed to newcomers and longtime SF readers alike.
Newly revised for the 1990's, Age of Wonders remains "the landmark work" Roger Zelazny called the first edition. Hartwell has revised the body of the book to take into account the past twelve years' changes in the literary landscape and the publishing marketplace, and added substantial new sections that contain advice on teaching courses in science fiction, disquisitions on the controversial subgenre of hard SF, and practical explanations of the economics of publishing science fiction and fantasy. Age of Wonders still lives up to Hugo and Nebula Award winnter Vonda McIntyre's description: "An entertaining and provocative book that will inspire discussion and argument for years to come."
Table of Contents:
- The Golden Age of Science Fiction is Twelve - essay by David G. Hartwell
- I Have a Cosmic Mind -- Now What Do I Do? - essay by David G. Hartwell
- Worshipping at the Church of Wonder - essay by David G. Hartwell
- Running Away From the Real World - essay by David G. Hartwell
- When it Comes to True, It's No Fun Anymore - essay by David G. Hartwell
- Where Do You Get Those Crazy Ideas? - essay by David G. Hartwell
- Why "Science Fiction" is the Wrong and Only Name For It - essay by David G. Hartwell
- Science Fiction Writer Can't Write For Sour Apples - essay by David G. Hartwell
- New Wave: The Great War of the 1960's - essay by David G. Hartwell
- Fandom - essay by David G. Hartwell
- Let's Get SF Back in the Gutter Where It Belongs - essay by David G. Hartwell
- Crawling Home From the Future - essay by David G. Hartwell
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