Science Fiction Authors A Research Guide

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• Library & Information Science » Reference -- Tools
• Library & Information Science » Adult Services -- General
• Literature » Literature (General)

Reviews:

• "An impeccable guide to authors of “yesterday, today, and tomorrow.” The helpful introduction presents the world of science fiction and includes a time line. Entries, listed alphabetically by the author's most commonly recognized name, start with a quotation and follow with a brief biography and subject headings (indexed at the end of the book) for cross-referencing. “Major Works” and “Other Important Works” are then listed, followed by further reading, including Web sites, blogs, bibliographies, biographies and interviews, fan forums, criticism, readers' guides, and encyclopedias and handbooks. Many of the recommended titles are abbreviated, but are explained in “Some Notes about the Text” in the beginning of the book. Notably, there are read-alike lists for more than 20 popular authors. Lists of major awards, of “Authors by Type,” and a general bibliography are also included. This volume will be invaluable to reader's advisory librarians and as a “what to read next” guide for fans of the genre."
  STARRED review
  —School Library Journal 4/1/2009
• "Heaphy (fiction writing, business writing, and science fiction, Ohio State U., Columbus) presents a resource text for students, scholars, readers' advisors, and science fiction (SF) readers and aficionados interested in researching and learning more about SF writers and their works. The text features 100 entries for the most famous authors as well as popular and promising contemporary SF writers. Each entry includes the author's name; a brief biography; a list of thematic subjects typically found in the person's work; a list of major works and other important works; and a list of research sources, including encyclopedias and handbooks, bibliographies, biographies and interviews, criticism and readers' guides, and websites. Also included are a list of major SF writing awards, a general bibliography, and a list of the authors by thematic subject type to give users ideas about other authors they may enjoy reading."
  —Reference & Research Book News 5/1/2009
• "This volume will help the beginning science-fiction researcher get started in identifying useful sources."
  —Booklist 5/15/2009

Table of Contents:

• Acknowledgments
  Introduction: Science Fiction Authors: A Research Guide
  What is Science Fiction?
  Why Do You Need This Book?
  Science Fiction Timeline
  About the Authors
  Organization of Entries
  Research Sources
  Alphabetical Listing of Authors
  How to Use This Book
  Some Notes about the Text
  Author Entries
  Major Awards
  General Bibliography
  Lists of Authors by Type
  Index

PDF Catalogs:
LU Public Library Spring 2008.pdf	LU School Library Spring 2008.pdf