James Gunn

The Road to Science Fiction

From Wells to Heinlein

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Produktbeschreibung

Now in paperback! Cloth edition previously published in 1979. Volume 2: From Wells to Heinlein, samples the science fiction from a wide variety of authors that paved the way for the Golden Age.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 534
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. August 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 764g
• ISBN-13: 9780810844391
• ISBN-10: 0810844397
• Artikelnr.: 25408798

Autorenporträt

The late James Gunn was emeritus professor of English at the University of Kansas and the author or editor of 45 books and 100+ short stories. A former president of both the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and the Science Fiction Research Association, he received their lifetime awards and induction into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. He lived in Lawrence, Kansas.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Science: The New
Accelerator Chapter 4 The New Accelerator-by H.G. Wells Chapter 5 The
Literary Dissent Chapter 6 The Machine Stops-by E.M. Forster Chapter 7
Islands in the Sky, Or Romance Triumphant Chapter 8 FromUnder the Moons of
Mars-by Edgar Rice Burroughs Chapter 9 More Things Under Heaven and Earth
Chapter 10 The Moon Pool-by A. Merritt Chapter 11 The Call of the Fantastic
Chapter 12 The Red One-by Jack London Chapter 13 The Horror Out of
Providence Chapter 14 Dagon-by H.P. Lovecraft Chapter 15 The
Science-Fiction Magazine Begins Its Amazing Career Chapter 16 The
Tissue-Culture King-by Julian Huxley Chapter 17 Pedestrian Words, Soaring
Concepts Chapter 18 The Revolt of the Pedestrians-by David H. Keller, M.D.
Chapter 19 The Philosopher of Time and Space Chapter 20 FromLast and First
Men-by Olaf Stapledon Chapter 21 Ford's in His Flivver Chapter 22 FromBrave
New World-by Aldous Huxley Chapter 23 The Alien from Milwaukee Chapter 24 A
Martian Odyssey-by Stanley G. Weinbaum Chapter 25 Who Went There Chapter 26
Twilight-by John W. Campbell Chapter 27 The Idea Machine Chapter 28 Proxima
Centauri-by Murray Leinster Chapter 29 The World-Wrecker on Mars Chapter 30
What's It Like Out There?-by Edmond Hamilton Chapter 31 The Legion of
Science Fiction Chapter 32 With Folded Hands-by Jack Williamson Chapter 33
Mission of Levity Chapter 34 Hyperpilosity-by L. Sprague de Camp Chapter 35
The Alchemists Gather Chapter 36 The Faithful-by Lester del Rey Chapter 37
The Fairy Tales of Science Chapter 38 Black Destroyer-by A.E. van Vogt
Chapter 39 The Stars Appear Chapter 40 Nightfall-by Isaac Asimov Chapter 41
The Man Who Sold the Genre Chapter 42 Requiem-by Robert A. Heinlein Chapter
43 A chronology of Science Fiction Chapter 44 About the Editor