Science Fiction: Improve Your Knowledge of the Genre
Explore the best science fiction books to expand your knowledge of the genre. Discover must-read titles that define sci-fi, from classics to modern masterpieces.
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100 Must-read Science Fiction Novels
by Steve Andrews
Inside 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels you'll find: an extended introduction to the genre, its background and history; 100 titles highlighted A-Z by author, with 500 'read-on' recommendations; 'read on a theme' categories; and lists of award winners, book club recommendations and film adaptations.
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The Dreams Our Stuff is Made Of
by Thomas M. Disch
A popular insider offers a fascinating history of science fiction filled with provocative critiques, tidbits, and insights that reveal much about our cultural and literary history.
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Science Fiction in the Real World
by Norman Spinrad
Updates Lentz's previous work (which Library journal said was producers, screenwriters, cinematographers, special effects technicians, make-up artists, art directors. III: film index. IV: TV series index. V: alternate title index. Science fiction writer Spinrad presents 13 essays, some previously published, examining particular works in the genre, aspects of the industry, and how they influence each other. Topics include critical standards, the visual expression in comic books and movies, modes of content, politics, and profiles of individual authors. No bibliography. Paper edition (unseen), $14.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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Breakfast in the Ruins
by Barry N. Malzberg
Barry N. Malzberg reflects back over four decades of writing science fiction, giving an insiderAs view of the field during that time which few can match, both for its authority and for the sharp and witty way he describes the highs and lows of one science fiction writerAs career. He also writes vivid profiles of writers and editors, ranging from the titans who transformed the field, such as John W. Campbell, to once popular writers who are now all but forgotten, such as Hugo Award-winner Mark Clifton. AIf there is any particular cachet to my perspective, A he writes, Ait comes because my career is, perhaps more than some, metaphoric.A The original, shorter version of the book was widely praised, as by the San Francisco Chronicle: AContains literary criticism ranging over the whole history of the field. . . . this is a mordant, brilliant book, A and by The Washington Post Book World: AMalzberg makes persuasively clear that the best of science fiction should be valued as literature and nothing else.A Breakfast in the Ruins is an indispensable book for every science fiction reader.
