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Science Fiction Writers: Critical Studies of the Major Authors from the Early Nineteenth Century to the Present Day, Second Edition

Richard Bleiler

First published 1999
Publisher Charles Scribner's Sons
Format Hardcover
Type Nonfiction
Cover art Fernand Léger
Pages xxvii+1009
ISBN 0684805936

  • First printing per number line
  • No date other than copyright year
  • Richard Bleiler is credited as the editor on the title page. Copyright page lists an editorial staff that includes an executive editor, copy editor, proofreader, and an indexer.
  • From the Introduction to the Second Edition: "Whenever possible, the original critics have revised and updated their essays as appropriate; when this has not proved possible, new critics have been enlisted. In some cases, the article's bibliography has been updated or a few paragraphs have been added, but in many cases, the original articles have been extensively revised or completely rewritten in order to take advantage of recent critical biographical discoveries and in order to provide a unified critical approach to their subjects."
  • Cover art credit per rear cover

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Page Title Author(s) Type
1 Brian W. Aldiss Willis E. McNelly Essay
13 Poul Anderson Roald D. Tweet & Sandra Miesel Essay
23 Isaac Asimov L. David Allen & Donald M. Hassler Essay
35 J. G. Ballard Brian M. Stableford Essay
43 Greg Bear David Langford Essay
57 Gregory Benford Brian Stableford Essay
71 Alfred Bester Willis E. McNelly Essay
81 Michael Bishop Gray Kochhar-Lindgren & William Spruiell Essay
89 James Blish John Clute Essay
97 Ray Bradbury Willis E. McNelly Essay
107 David Brin Brian Stableford Essay
119 John Brunner John R. Pfeiffer Essay
131 Algis Budrys Peter Nicholls Essay
139 Edgar Rice Burroughs Brian Stableford Essay
147 Octavia Estelle Butler John R. Pfeiffer Essay
159 John W. Campbell, Jr. E. F. Bleiler Essay
169 Karel Čapek John Clute Essay
179 Orson Scott Card Gary Westfahl Essay
191 C. J. Cherryh Bernie Heidkamp Essay
203 Sir Arthur C. Clarke David N. Samuelson & Gary Westfahl Essay
213 Hal Clement Chris Morgan Essay
221 Richard Cowper John Clute Essay
229 L. Sprague de Camp Brian M. Stableford Essay
237 Samuel R. Delany Douglas Barbour Essay
251 Philip K. Dick Brian M. Stableford Essay
261 Gordon R. Dickson John Clute Essay
269 Thomas M. Disch Brian M. Stableford Essay
277 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle James L. Campbell, Sr. Essay
285 Harlan Ellison George Edgar Slusser Essay
299 Philip José Farmer Roald D. Tweet & Chris Morgan Essay
309 William Gibson Douglas Barbour Essay
323 H. Rider Haggard John Scarborough Essay
331 Joe Haldeman Brian Stableford Essay
339 Harry Harrison Willis E. McNelly Essay
353 Robert A. Heinlein Brian Stableford Essay
367 Frank Herbert Willis E. McNelly Essay
379 Fred Hoyle John Clute Essay
387 Aldous Huxley John R. Pfeiffer Essay
397 David H. Keller Brian M. Stableford Essay
403 Damon Knight Gardner Dozois & David Langford Essay
413 C. M. Kornbluth Malcolm Edwards Essay
421 Ursula K. Le Guin David N. Samuelson & Elizabeth Cummins Essay
437 Fritz Leiber Brian M. Stableford Essay
445 Murray Leinster John Clute Essay
453 Stanislaw Lem Peter Swirski Essay
467 C. S. Lewis John Clute Essay
475 H. P. Lovecraft E. F. Bleiler Essay
487 Katherine MacLean Brian Stableford Essay
497 Richard Matheson Peter Nicholls Essay
505 Judith Merril Chris Morgan Essay
513 A. Merritt E. F. Bleiler Essay
521 Walter M. Miller, Jr. John B. Ower & David Cowart Essay
533 Michael Moorcock Peter Nicholls & Chris Morgan Essay
545 C. L. Moore and Henry Kuttner Frederick Shroyer & Richard Bleiler Essay
553 Pat Murphy George Slusser Essay
563 Larry Niven Richard Finholt & John Carr & David Langford Essay
575 Chad Oliver L. David Allen & Richard Bleiler Essay
583 George Orwell Charles L. Elkins Essay
595 Edgar Allan Poe E. F. Bleiler Essay
605 Frederik Pohl David N. Samuelson & Martha A. Bartter Essay
617 Christopher Priest David Langford Essay
629 Kim Stanley Robinson Sherry Stoskopf Essay
637 Joanna Russ Marilyn J. Holt & Julie Linden Essay
649 Eric Frank Russell Malcolm Edwards Essay
655 Margaret St. Clair John Clute Essay
661 Luis Philip Senarens E. F. Bleiler Essay
667 Garrett P. Serviss James L. Campbell, Sr. Essay
673 Robert Sheckley Chris Morgan Essay
681 Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Brian W. Aldiss Essay
689 Lucius Shepard Elizabeth Hand Essay
697 M. P. Shiel E. F. Bleiler Essay
705 Robert Silverberg Malcolm Edwards & Chris Morgan Essay
721 Clifford D. Simak Roald D. Tweet & Chris Morgan Essay
728 Clark Ashton Smith Brian M. Stableford Essay
729 Cordwainer Smith Chris Morgan Essay
737 E. E. Smith John Clute Essay
745 Olaf Stapledon James L. Campbell, Sr. Essay
757 Bruce Sterling Brian Stableford Essay
767 Theodore Sturgeon Brian M. Stableford Essay
775 John Taine James L. Campbell, Sr. & E. F. Bleiler Essay
785 William Tenn Malcolm Edwards Essay
791 Sheri S. Tepper Sherry Stoskopf Essay
799 James Tiptree, Jr. Susan Wood & Chris Morgan Essay
813 Jack Vance Malcolm Edwards & David Langford Essay
825 A. E. van Vogt Colin Wilson Essay
835 Jules Verne E. F. Bleiler Essay
849 Kurt Vonnegut Charles L. Elkins & H. Bruce Franklin Essay
863 Howard Waldrop John Clute Essay
871 Ian Watson Brian Stableford Essay
883 Stanley G. Weinbaum Brian M. Stableford Essay
889 H. G. Wells Brian W. Aldiss Essay
897 Kate Wilhelm Brian Stableford Essay
909 Jack Williamson Robert E. Myers & George Slusser Essay
919 Connie Willis Peter Nicholls Essay
927 Gene Wolfe John Clute Essay
939 S. Fowler Wright E. F. Bleiler Essay
947 John Wyndham John Scarborough Essay
955 Roger Zelazny Peter Nicholls Essay
965 List of Contributors (Science Fiction Writers) uncredited Essay
967 General Bibliography (Science Fiction Writers) uncredited Essay
969 Index (Science Fiction Writers) uncredited Essay
xi Chronology (Science Fiction Writers) uncredited Essay
xv Introduction to the Second Edition (Science Fiction Writers) Richard Bleiler Essay
xxiii Introduction to the First Edition (1982) (Science Fiction Writers) E. F. Bleiler Essay