The Straits of Messina
| First published | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Serconia Press |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Nonfiction |
| Pages | viii+169 |
| Price | $19.95 |
| ISBN | 0934933049 |
Stated first edition. Critical collection on Delany's own work. K. Leslie Steiner is a Delany pseudonym. Copyright 1974 to 1988 on individual articles. Erratum insert. Jacket concept: Jerry Kaufman. Jacket design: Jeri Francis.
| Year | Reviewer | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Scott Winnett | Locus, #345 October 1989 |
| 1989 | Tom Whitmore | Locus, #346 November 1989 |
| 1990 | Doug Fratz | Quantum, Spring 1990 |
| 1990 | Darrell Schweitzer | Aboriginal Science Fiction, March-April 1990 |
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | The Scorpion Garden | Samuel R. Delany | Essay |
| 24 | "The Scorpion Garden" Revisited: A Note on the Anti-Pornography of Samuel R. Delany | K. Leslie Steiner | Essay |
| 33 | Of Sex, Objects, Sign, Systems, Sales, SF, and Other Things | K. Leslie Steiner | Essay |
| 57 | Some Remarks Toward a Reading of Dhalgren | K. Leslie Steiner | Essay |
| 93 | Trouble on Triton | K. Leslie Steiner | Essay |
| 99 | Ruins/Foundations or, The Fall of the Towers Twenty Years After | Samuel R. Delany | Essay |
| 155 | The Early Delany | Samuel R. Delany | Essay |
| 159 | Tales of Nevèrÿon | K. Leslie Steiner | Essay |
| 161 | Return ... | K. Leslie Steiner | Essay |
| ix | Preface (The Straits of Messina) | Samuel R. Delany | Essay |