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A Rose for Armageddon
SCHENCK,
HILBERT(Pocket Books/Timescape, 1982)As a new dark age looms, a
handful of
aging intellectuals race to finish a project in the computer
simulation of
social relationships in the history of a small island. A
mystery emerges
whose solution may offer an opportunity for redemption not
only to the
unhappy characters but also to their unhappy era. Poignant and
beautifully
written; highly original in its recompilation of the timeslip
romance.
Compare and contrast Jack Finney's Time and Again . See also TIME
TRAVEL
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS(Scribner,
1886)This classic 19th-century
presentation of dual personality dramatizes
the good and evil within each
human. Aware from his youth of a certain
wickedness within his nature, Dr.
Jekyll experiments and develops a drug that
brings his alter ego into
ascendancy, thereby transforming himself physically
into Mr. Hyde. One
learns of the mystery through the eyes of the lawyer
Utterson, but only a
final manuscript, the full statement of Henry Jekyll,
explains the
relationship between him and Hyde. See also PSYCHOLOGY
Solar Lottery
DICK, PHILIP K(INDRED)( Ace, 1955)The initial version of this
work
appeared as an Ace Double paired with The Big Jump by Leigh Brackett,
a
work about as antithetical to Phil Dick's style and approach as it
was
possible to get. A reissue, sans Brackett, by Gregg in 1976 contained
an
appreciation by Thomas Disch. A world supposedly run at the top by
the
random chances of a great lottery is actually a congeries of
rival
industrial fiefs; would-be Quizmasters seek to rig the odds, and a
former
Quizmaster by the rules of the game has the right to assassinate
his
successor if the assassin can get past the incumbent's telepathic
guards.
The complex plot is driven by games theory, which at the time of
writing
was just coming into vogue; von Neumann and Morgenstern's Theory of
Games
had recently been published, as well as a popularization titled
Strategy
in Poker, Business, and War. Dick was concerned lest the mathematics
of
games theory dissolve all political claims of law, tradition,
and
morality, leaving only the rules of the game: "Minimax," he said in
a
statement included with the book, "is gaining on us all the time."
Dick's
first major work. Contrast A. E. van Vogt, The World of Null-A . See
also
GAMES AND SPORTS
Rite of Passage
PANSHIN, ALEXEI(Ace, 1968)The heroine belongs to a starfaring
culture,
and her rite de passage into adulthood involves her descent into a
colony
world whose culture is very different. A homage to Robert A.
Heinlein's
juveniles but more carefully and painstakingly constructed than
most of
his models; compare especially his Tunnel in the Sky . Nebula
winner,
1968. See also GENERATION STARSHIPS
Pavane
ROBERTS, KEITH(Hart-Davis, 1968)Fix-up novel describing what appears
to
be an ALTERNATE WORLD where the Catholic church retained its hegemony
in
Europe because of the victory of the Spanish Armada. But
this
technologically retarded world also harbors fairies who know the
real
truth, and when progress rears its ugly head again, its value is
brought
sharply into question. A rich, many-faceted narrative, written with
great
care and delicacy; one of the finest SF novels of the period.
U.S.
editions add an extra episode. Compare Walter M. Miller's A Canticle
for
Leibowitz and Kingsley Amis's The Alteration .
Mechasm
SLADEK, JOHN T(HOMAS)(Ace, 1969) Brit. title: The
Reproductive
System(Gollancz, 1968) Metal-eating, self-replicating ROBOTS
threaten to
destroy the fabric of civilization if they cannot be controlled
and
contained, although if used responsibly they might pave the way
to
paradise. A satirical parable of man/machine relationships. Compare
and
contrast Rudy Rucker's SOFTWARE .
Neuromancer
GIBSON, WILLIAM(Ace, 1984)In a highly urbanized future dominated
by
cybernetics and bioengineering, anti-hero Case is rescued
from
wretchedness and given back the ability to send his persona into
the
cyberspace of the world's computer networks, where he must carry out
a
hazardous mission for an enigmatic employer. An adventure story
much
enlivened by elaborate technical jargon and sleazy,
streetwise
characters-the pioneering " CYBERPUNK" novel. Compare Vernor
Vinge's TRUE
NAMES, Bruce Sterling's ISLANDS IN THE NET, and the film Blade
Runner.
Hugo winner, 1985; Nebula winner, 1984
The Left Hand of Darkness
LE GUIN, URSULA K(ROEBER)(Ace, 1969) Recommended
ed.: Walker, 1994.Humans
on the world of Winter are hermaphrodite, able to
develop male or female
sexual characteristics during periodic phases of
fertility. An envoy from
the galactic community becomes embroiled in local
politics and is forced
by his experiences to reconsider his attitudes toward
human relationships.
Serious, meticulous, and well written, the book has been
much discussed
and praised because of its timely analytic interest in sexual
politics.
The 1994 Walker reprint includes a new afterword and approximately
60
pages in four appendixes. Compare Theodore Sturgeon's Venus Plus X
(1960).
Hugo winner, 1970; Nebula winner, 1969. See also SEX
The Big Time
LEIBER, FRITZ (REUTER)(Gregg, 1978)Serialized in Galaxy in 1957,
"The Big
Time," a saga of soldiers from all times who have been recruited
as
"Spiders" or "Snakes" to battle each other and alter past events to
the
advantage of their own side, won the Hugo for that year. The
primary
action takes place in a Spider R&R center outside the cosmos and
is staged
theatrically, no doubt reflecting Leiber's own experience in his
father's
repertory Shakespeare company. That novel (The Big Time, Ace, 1961)
and a
collection of shorter stories on the Spiders-versus-Snakes theme, The
Mind
Spider (Ace, 1961), were combined with other related pieces in
this
collection from Gregg. Jack Williamson had anticipated the theme
of
time-soldiers battling to change events in The Legion of Time ,
but
Williamson's version assumed a conventional Good-Evil dualism.
Leiber's
vision was breathtakingly relativist; one principal character in The
Big
Time, from a World War II that turned out differently, is the
Nazi
gauleiter of Chicago! A major and disturbing work. Contrast Poul
Anderson,
Time Patrol , and Leiber's own Destiny Times Three. Hugo winner,
1958. See
also TIME TRAVEL
The Einstein Intersection
DELANY, SAMUEL R(AY)(Ace, 1967)In the far future
the nonhuman inhabitants
of Earth mine the mythologies of the ancient past in
search of meanings
appropriate to their own existence; the hero must
undertake an Orphean
quest into the underworld of the collective unconscious,
confronting its
archetypes. A fabulous tour de force of the imagination.
Compare Roger
Zelazny's THIS IMMORTALand Angela Carter's Infernal Desire
Machines of Dr.
Hoffman. NW, 1967. See also MYTHOLOGY
Nine Hundred Grandmothers
LAFFERTY, R(APHAEL) A(LOYSIUS)(Ace, 1970)The first
and best of Lafferty's
collections, followed by Strange Doings (1971), Does
Anyone EIse Have
Something Further to Add? (1974), Ringing Changes (1984),
and various
collections issued by small presses. Lafferty's shorter works
tend to be
highly distinctive and idiosyncratic, often mixing materials from
Celtic
or Amerindian folklore with SF motifs in order to produce tall
stories
with a philosophical bite. At his most stylized he is comparable to
Italo
Calvino's Cosmicomics , but he is rarely so abstracted and his
stories
have a characteristic warmth as well as a breezy imaginative
recklessness
and a good deal of wit. See also FABULATION
White Light
RUCKER, RUDY(Ace, 1980)A strange fantasy of life after death that
has
abundant SF interest by virtue of the author's use of "higher
dimensions"
as a milieu for displaying ideas drawn from number theory and
other areas
of higher mathematics. The author suggests that this exercise
in
"transrealism" can be regarded as the first element in a trilogy
completed
by The Sex Sphere (1983), in which a hypersphere trapped into
an
intersection with our 3-D space obligingly responds to the
sexual
fantasies of the male characters, and The Secret of Life (1985).
Rucker's
work invites comparison with some very early SF writers, including
Camille
Flammarion and C. H. Hinton, as well as avant-garde figures like
John
Shirley and Bruce Sterling. See also MATHEMATICS
Software
RUCKER, RUDY(Ace, 1982)Artificial intelligence has developed to the
point
where computers can begin the inevitable power struggle with
mankind.
Should we be prepared to put aside our frail flesh in favor of
inorganic
forms that will preserve our personalities in their software?
The
extravagant plot is well spiced with wit. The equally well done sequel
is
Wetware (1988), and a third volume is expected. Both Software and
Wetware
won the Philip K. Dick Award. Compare Marge Piercy's He, She, and It
. See
also CYBERPUNK
The Wild Shore
ROBINSON, KIM STANLEY(Ace, 1984)After the nuclear holocaust
the United
States is quarantined by the United Nations, and the survivors
must remake
their civilization in isolation. The protagonist, his role
analogous to
that of Huckleberry Finn, explores this new frontier world. The
most
sophisticated example of contemporary American romantic
catastrophism.
Compare Tim Powers's Dinner at Deviant's Palace and David
Brin's The
Postman. Robinson followed The Wild Shore with two more novels set
in the
same location in Southern California, thematic sequels
considering
alternate historical possibilities. The Gold Coast (1988)
describes a
near-future Orange County of superhighways and designer drugs
that is only
marginally different from our own. Pacific Edge (1990), which
won the JWC
Award, is set in a postdisaster, small-scale community where
everything is
done with an eye toward its effect on the ecology. See also
PASTORAL
Homunculus
BLAYLOCK, JAMES P.( Ace, 1986)Intricately plotted action-adventure
story
set in Victorian England where the natural philosophers of
the
Trismegistus Club battle a sinister reanimator of corpses and a
greedy
entrepreneur while a tiny alien imprisoned in one of four identical
boxes
is passed unwittingly from hand to hand, causing havoc wherever he
goes. A
witty and very stylish combination of SF and Victorian melodrama. In
the
sequel, Lord Kelvin's Machine (1992), the Earth is nearly destroyed by
a
passing comet. Compare Tim Power's THE ANUBIS GATES (1983) and K.
W.
Jeter's Infernal Devices (1987). See also STEAMPUNK
Synthajoy
COMPTON, D(AVID) G(UY)(Hodder & Stoughton, 1968) A machine is
developed
that can record emotional experiences for later transmission into
the
minds of others. Abused by its inventor, it is subsequently used in
the
psychiatric treatment of his wife and murderer. Intricately
constructed,
with fine characterization and compelling cynicism. Compare
Barry N.
Malzberg's Cross of Fire. See also PSYCHOLOGY
Soldiers of Paradise
PARK, PAUL(Arbor, 1987)On a planet called Earth by its
inhabitants,
though it and its solar system differ dramatically from our own,
the
seasons last for lifetimes and, as in Brian W. Aldiss's Helliconia
series,
they change with such violence that entire civilizations are in
danger of
dying or being transformed. Two misfit members of the Starbridge
family,
the planet's ruling class, wander through the confusion and
growing
revolution of the oncoming springtime, pondering the ills of
their
society. Soldiers of Paradise is nearly plotless, but its
beautifully
wrought prose, carefully etched characters, and strong moral
sense make it
an unforgettable experience. Two fine sequels are Sugar Rain
(1989) and
The Cult of Loving Kindness (1991). Compare Aldiss's HELLICONIA
series,
Michael Swanwick's STATIONS OF THE TIDE , and Gene Wolfe's Book of
the New
Sun . See also PLANETARY ROMANCE
Islands in the Net
STERLING, BRUCE(Arbor, 1988)There's a perfectly fine plot
here, involving
data piracy, and some nicely developed characters, including
Laura, who
goes out and has adventures while her husband takes care of the
baby. What
stands out in Sterling's novel, however, is the extraordinarily
detailed
and highly believable world he has created. The almost universal
presence
of the data Net, the widespread use of creative ecological
engineering,
the economic and cultural interpenetration of formerly separate
societies,
the fads and styles, all come together in one of the most
fascinating
sociological and political SF novels in recent years. Compare
Neal
Stephenson's SNOW CRASH. See also POLITICS
The Jaguar Hunter
SHEPARD, LUCIUS(Arkham, 1987)One of the finest collections
of fantasy and
science fiction published in the 1980s. Probably the best
story included
is the Nebula- and Locus Award-winning "R&R," the tale of
an American
soldier on leave from a future war in Central America, which was
later
incorporated into Shepard's second novel, Life During Wartime.
Other
outstanding stories, many of them award nominees, include "The End of
Life
as We Know It," "A Traveler's Tale," "The Man Who Painted the
Dragon
Griaule," and "A Spanish Lesson." The Jaguar Hunter won the 1988
World
Fantasy Award for best collection. Shepard's second volume of
short
stories, The Ends of the Earth (1991), also a World Fantasy Award
nominee,
includes such fine pieces as "Delta Sly Honey," the
award-nominated
"Shades," "The Ends of the Earth," and "Surrender." Compare
James
Tiptree's Tales of the Quintana Roo(1986). See also FANTASY
The Luck of Brin's Five
WILDER, CHERRY (pseud. of Cherry Barbara
Grimm)(Atheneum, 1977) Young
adultScott Gale, navigator of a terran
bio-survey team on Torin,
crash-lands and is found and befriended by Dorn,
member of the family
called Brin's Five. According to custom, the family
considers Scott a
Diver and their new "luck." Through the ensuing
adventures-in particular,
those involving flying machines and air races-and
the dangerous intrigue
of those opposed to change, Scott proves he is indeed
a "luck" and
precipitates a new openness to change among the people. Although
the
narrative pace flags occasionally, the novel creates an original world
and
culture vaguely Oriental. Sequels are The Nearest Fire (1980), which
just
as engagingly continues to detail Torin, and The Tapestry Warriors
(1983).
Compare Laurence Yep's Sweetwater. See also PLANETARY ROMANCE
A Song for Lya and Other Stories
MARTIN, GEORGE R(AYMOND)
R(ICHARD)(Avon,1976)The title story of this
collection (Hugo winner, 1975) is
one of several notable studies of an
alien species whose biology is such that
their religious faith in life
after death has material foundation. One of the
protagonists goes native
to take advantage of this opportunity, but her lover
cannot. Martin is
generally at his best in medium-length stories. Nightflyers
(reprinted as
a book, 1985) is another story of contact with mysterious
aliens, while
the title story of the collection Sandkings (1981; Hugo winner,
1980) is a
memorable account of insectile "pets" learning to see their
"owners" in a
new light. His other collections are Songs of Stars and Shadows
(1977),
Songs the Dead Men Sing (1983), and, most recently, Portraits of
His
Children (1987), whose Nebula-winning title story concerns an author
whose
stories quite literally come alive. See also ALIENS
Macroscope
ANTHONY, PIERS (pseud. of Piers Anthony Jacob)( Avon, 1969)The
macroscope
is an instrument allowing human observers access to the wonders of
the
universe. When Homo sapiens is relocated in this cosmic perspective,
the
narrative shifts to a quasi-allegorical mode in which the
symbolic
significance of astrological lore is reworked. A more extended
exercise in
the same vein is the trilogy God of Tarot (1979), Vision of Tarot
(1980),
and Faith of Tarot (1980), which similarly attempts to display a
modern
philosophy of life by reinterpreting the apparatus of an occult
system. A
future series of this type, using even more baroque apparatus and
taking
its pretensions even more seriously, is The Incarnations of
Immortality, a
seven-volume saga begun with On a Pale Horse (1983). See
also
COMMUNICATIONS
The Whole Man
BRUNNER, JOHN(Ballantine, 1964) Brit. title:
Telepathist(1965)Developed
from two novellas. A crippled and deformed social
outcast is nearly
destroyed by his telepathic powers, but learns to use them
to create
therapeutic dreams for others and eventually to create a new art
form.
Good characterization and sensitive narration. Compare Robert
Silverberg's
Dying Inside and Roger Zelazny's THE DREAM MASTER . See also PSI
POWERS
Walk to the End of the World
CHARNAS, SUZY MCKEE( Ballantine, 1974)In a grim,
postholocaust world, the
Holdfast is a nightmarish, intensely patriarchal
society where women are
treated as no more than subhuman breeders of the next
generation of men.
The symbolically named Alldera escapes from captivity to
the wilderness
and a new life. In Motherlines (1978) she discovers a number
of all-female
societies, none of them utopian. Although both novels have
occasional
weaknesses in style and plot, they serve as powerful indictment
of
patriarchal attitudes. The Furies (1994), set much later,
chronicles
Alldera's return to the Holdfast at the head of a conquering army.
Compare
Sally Miller Gearhart's The Wanderground (1978) and Sheri S. Tepper's
THE
GATE TO WOMEN'S COUNTRY. See also FEMINISM
The Space Merchants
POHL, FREDERIK, and C(YRIL) M. KORNBLUTH(Ballantine,
1953)Serialized in
Galaxy, 1952, as "Gravy Planet." Between the 1930s and the
1950s the
target of social criticism in America shifted from Wall Street to
Madison
Avenue. In this novel, reflecting that shift, the world of the
future-an
overcrowded, resources-starved future-is ruled by two rival
advertising
agencies. Thematically related to the mainstream novel (and film)
The
Hucksters, but carried out to a SATIRICreductio ad
absurdem.Kornbluth
later stated that he and Pohl packed into this story
everything they hated
about advertising, and it came out with Swiftian
savagery. One of the
first novels by writers with primary roots in the pulps
to make an impact
in mainstream circles, and, by mainstream measurements a
bestseller. A
sequel by Pohl (after Kornbluth's death), is The Merchants' War
(St.
Martin's, 1984); both are collected as Venus, Inc. (Nelson
Doubleday,
1985).
Untouched by Human Hands
SHECKLEY, ROBERT(Ballantine, 1954)Sheckley's first
story collection, and
a brilliant debut, contains "Seventh Victim," in which
an otherwise
conventional near-future society sanctions the lethal but
apparently
stress-reducing game of Hunter and Victim; it was made into an
effective
movie, Tenth Victim. "The Monsters," a straight-faced exercise in
cultural
relativism, has one of the most startling opening lines in all
science
fiction (or, indeed, in all fiction). "Specialist" carries Adam
Smith's
stodgy Division of Labor to its ultimate logical conclusion; "Cost
of
Living" does the same with the problem, already severe in the 1950s,
of
mounting consumer debt. The U.K. edition published by M. Joseph,
1955,
drops and replaces two stories. Sheckley's voice represented an
early
break with, and fresh contrast to, the styles and themes of Golden Age
SF.
Compare William Tenn, OF AII POSSIBLE WORLDS . Sheckley enthusiasts
should
investigate The Collected Short Stories of Robert Sheckley, a
five-volume
set issued in 1991. See also SATIRE
Of All Possible Worlds
TENN, WILLIAM (pseud. of Philip Klass)(Ballantine,
1955)Seven stories and
an essay, "On the Fiction in Science Fiction," in this
first collection by
a writer with an even more savage wit than Robert
Sheckley, if that be
possible. Memorable items include "Down Among the Dead
Men," in which
recycled soldiers' corpses are fitted out to fight again
because the world
is running out of cannon fodder; "The Custodian," a
last-person-on-earth
story, sort of a jazz variant on Mary Shelley's The Last
Man; and "The
Liberation of Earth," a sarcastic parable on the hapless fate
of small
nations invaded and counterinvaded by ideologically
well-intentioned
superpowers. A U.K. edition (M. Joseph, 1956) drops two
stories and adds
three, including "Project Hush," a satire on the fetish of
military
security, and "Party of the Two Parts," which makes fun of prurience
from
an unusual angle. Those two stories may also be found in another
U.S.
collection of Tenn's work, The Human Angle (Ballantine, 1956). See
also
SATIRE
Ringworld
NIVEN, LARRY(Ballantine, 1970)An exploration team consisting of an
exotic
mix of humans and aliens investigates a huge artifact occupying
a
planetary orbit around a sun. A novel of imaginary tourism; its real
hero
is the artifact, whose nature is further explored and explained
in
Ringworld Engineers (1980). Compare Arthur C. Clarke's RENDEZVOUS
WITH
RAMA. Hugo winner, 1971; Nebula winner, 1970. See also BIG DUMB
OBJECTS
A Case of Conscience
BLISH, JAMES(Ballantine, 1958)Except at the simplest
level (the overthrow
of the fundamentalist dictatorship in Robert A.
Heinlein's "If This Goes
On-") RELIGION in Golden Age SF was almost as taboo
a subject as sex.
(This is one more demonstration of difference between U.S.
and U.K.
sensibilities; compare the serious theological argument of C. S.
Lewis
and, in an entirely different way, of Olaf Stapledon.) James Blish
tackled
the subject head-on. Lithia is a newly discovered planet whose
intelligent
inhabitants have developed a culture that is completely ethical,
rational,
and without religion. The very absence of visible moral evil in
them makes
them, in the eyes of Jesuit priest/biologist Ramon Ruiz-Sanchez,
creations
of the devil. He brings one of them in embryo back to Earth; it
grows up
traumatized (by Earth's own moral evil?), creates social chaos,
flees back
to Lithia followed by the priest, who exorcises the planet, which
is
immediately (coincidentally?) destroyed. A rich, ambiguous,
deep-cutting
probe into the most ultimate of concerns. HW, 1959
The Lovers
FARMER, PHILIP JOSe(Ballantine, 1961) Recommended ed.:
Ballantine,
1979Expanded from a 1952 story in Fantasy & Science Fiction
that provoked
controversy at the time for its SEXual content. Hero and his
wife, on a
wretchedly overpopulated Earth ruled with fiendish ingenuity by
an
oppressive state church (the "Sturch") that considers all sex evil
except
for procreation, are-understandably!-unhappily married. Sent to help
kill
off an intelligent insect-like race on a planet slated for
colonization,
the man falls in love with a female of another alien species,
which can
mimic human appearance and behavior up to and including sex, but
the
consequences are tragic and horrible. Films like Alien and its sequels
may
have taken the edge off the raw shock this story would have given
some
readers a generation ago. Compare Gardner Dozois, Strangers;
contrast
Lester del Rey, The Eleventh Commandment. See also BIOLOGY
Neutron Star
NIVEN, LARRY(Ballantine, 1968)The first collection of Niven's
hard SF
stories, early works developing the Known Space future history. The
title
story (Hugo winner, 1967) is one of several in which Beowulf Shaeffer
is
blackmailed into taking on a dangerous mission in an exotic
environment.
The bibliography of Niven's collections is complex, stories
being
recombined into some later selections, but The Shape of Space (1969),
All
the Myriad Ways (1971), and A Hole in Space (1974) preserve most of
the
important early fiction. Tales of Known Space (1975) is useful for
the
notes about the future-historical background. The title story
of
Inconstant Moon (1973) (Hugo winner, 1972; also in All the Myriad Ways)
is
a marvelously vivid story in which people on the night side of the
world
realize that the sun has gone nova when the Moon becomes much brighter.
A
more recent, but relatively minor collection is Limits (1985),
which
includes a number of collaborative stories. N-Space (1990) and
Playgrounds
of the Mind (1991) are retrospective collections covering Niven's
entire
career. These volumes include essays, novel excerpts, appreciations
by
other writers, and bibliographies, but leave out some of Niven's
better
early stories. See also HISTORY IN SF
Startide Rising
BRIN, DAVID(Bantam,1983)The intelligent species of Earth
(men, apes, and
dolphins) seem to be highly exceptional in having advanced
to
technological sophistication without the alien Patrons that
generally
supervise the "uplift" of sentient species throughout the
galactic
culture. Now a dolphin-commanded starship has made a significant
discovery
in deep space, but must take refuge in an alien ocean from its
rivals.
While the dolphins struggle desperately to survive, the starships of
a
number of alien races do battle overhead for the prize. Superior
SPACE
OPERA of a very high order. Brin's "Uplift" universe was first
introduced
in Sundiver (1980). Compare Larry Niven's Known Space series. Hugo
winner,
1984; Nebula winner,1983
The Female Man
RUSS, JOANNA(Bantam, 1975)A contemporary woman encounters
three
"alternative selves," including a version from the feminist
utopia
Whileaway, a version from a world where patriarchy is more powerful
and
more brutally imposed, and a version from a world where the sex war
has
exploded into armed conflict. The juxtaposition of these
alternatives,
phantasmagoric and very witty, provides an extraordinarily rich
and
thought-provoking commentary on sexual politics. A key novel of
feminist
SF. Compare Marge Piercy's WOMAN ON THE EDGE OF TIME and
Josephine
Saxton's Queen of the States . See also FEMINISM
Venus of Dreams
SARGENT, PAMELA(Bantam, 1986)A long novel about the
relationship between
two people involved in a project to terraform VENUS. The
book is carefully
constructed and delicately handled, with some striking
imagery to set off
the love story. The political background is complex. ln
the sequel, Venus
of Shadows (1988), humans have descended to the partially
terraformed
surface, living in domed cities. Although the settlers are able
to control
the planet, they are unable to control themselves, and political
and
religious rivalries begin to tear the colony apart. Compare Kim
Stanley
Robinson's RED MARS .
Strange Invasion
KANDEL, MICHAEL(Bantam, 1989) Shapeshifting alien invaders
turn Earth
into a tourist site, bizarrely unsettling the global political
balance.
Wildly funny satire with a sting in its tail from the renowned
English
translator of Stanislaw Lem. Contrast Fredric Brown's Martians, Go
Home!
(1955). See also INVASION
Growing up Weightless
FORD, JOHN M. (Bantam, 1993)Thirteen-year-old Matt
Ronay lives in a
crowded, complex lunar society, which enjoys the benefits of
highly
advanced CYBERNETICS but is constrained by its limited water
resources.
Matt is inventive and exceptionally bright, but lives in horror of
his
father, a successful public figure who seems to Matt a kind of
monster.
With his equally brilliant friends, Matt conspires to take an
unauthorized
expedition to the far side of the MOON, a journey that tests his
resources
and forces him to confront his fears and prejudices. Ford's vision
of the
crowded, information-dense interstellar civilization is a dazzling
one,
and his novel-narrated in one long scene, without breaks of any
kind-is
demanding but exhilarating. Compare Robert A. Heinlein's THE MOON IS
A
HARSH MISTRESS for a very different view of life on the Moon. (GF)
See
also COMMUNICATIONS
In the Mothers' Land
VONARBURG, ELISABETH(Bantam, 1992)Vonarburg's second
novel is set in the
same background as her first, the award-winning The
Silent City, a world
devastated centuries earlier by ecological catastrophe,
in which some
centers of high technology remain in enclaves amid pastoral
wilderness.
The land of Bethaly is governed by a benign matriarchy, which
deals with
the problems facing it-a paucity of fertile males; the threats
posed by a
radiological Badlands nearby; an unexplained malady that kills
most
children before their seventh birthdays-in ways that strike the reader
as
both understandable and deeply strange. Lisbei grows to early
adolescence
in a communal yet stratified society, first as a young child in
the
"garderies" (where children are tended anonymously and left
largely
untaught, so the society need not expend emotional and other
resources on
charges who will soon die), then as an adolescent being groomed
for high
administrative office, and then after as an itinerant young adult.
Her
growth to adulthood affords the reader a comprehensive and complex tour
of
the novel's imagined world. The most striking feature of In the
Mothers'
Land is its dramatization of developing consciousness: long passages
are
told through the point of view of Lisbei as a young child, who sees
both
strange and mundane events as equally marvelous. Jane Brierley's
excellent
translation conveys this Proustian language in lyrical English,
making
Vonarburg's long novel a pleasure to read. Compare Kate Wilhelm's
WHERE
LATE THE SWEET BIRDS SANG and C. J. Cherryh's CYTEEN. (GF) See also
CANADA
Stranger in a Strange Land
HEINLEIN, ROBERT A(NSON)(Putnam, 1961)Of all
Heinlein's works this is the
best known. It reached large audiences farther
away from his science
fiction roots than anything else he wrote, and inspired
insurgencies both
right and left. An uncut version was issued posthumously by
Putnam in
1991. The contradictory libertarian and authoritarian elements in
this
writer are both present in the saga of Valentine Michael Smith,
born
human, raised Martian, who returns to Earth a religious, political,
and
sexual MESSIAH. The first third of the novel, set in one of
Heinlein's
typically believable sociopolitical milieus (a world government
that has
grown out of the present United Nations, with the secretary-general
as its
focus) is well and suspensefully told. Soon thereafter, however,
Heinlein
ascends into the pulpit where, sadly, this highly creative writer
would
remain for the next quarter-century, preaching, with unfortunately
few
lapses into good storytelling (that is, showing, not telling) such as
The
Moon ls a Harsh Mistress. Stranger's cultural impact on an
entire
generation is, nonetheless, undeniable. Hugo winner, 1961
The Ring of Ritornel
HARNESS, CHARLES L(EONARD)(Gollancz, 1968)A fine SPACE
OPERA in which a
corrupt galactic empire faces apocalyptic destruction as the
contending
forces of chance and destiny (personalized in rival deities)
resolve their
conflict. Will the cosmos be reborn and renewed when the cycle
ends? The
themes echoed here from the earlier Flight Into Yesterday (1953)
recur in
Firebird (1981), and these three works are among the most stylish
modern
space operas. Compare lan Wallace's Croyd series and Barrington
J.
Bayley's The Pillars of Eternity (1982).
Impossible Things
WILLIS, CONNIE(Bantam, 1994)Willis became one of the most
celebrated SF
authors of the 1980s, winning numerous awards for her
scrupulously
crafted, emotionally intense fiction. Like her 1985 collection
Fire Watch,
the present volume favors novelettes and novellas, often dealing
with
"classic" SF themes- TIME TRAVEL or post-disaster stories-whose
careful
treatment and low-keyed style belie their deep feeling and
emotional
complexity. "The Last of the Winnebagoes" (Hugo winner, 1989;
Nebula
winner, 1988) tells a complex story of guilt and recrimination in a
near
future in which dogs have become extinct after a viral epidemic;
the
seemingly prosaic theme in fact reinforces its powerful impact. Several
of
the other stories approach farce; the best of them, "Even the
Queen",
makes screwball comedy out of the subject of menstruation. (GF) See
also
HOLOCAUST AND AFTER
The Sound of His Horn
SARBAN (pseud. of John W. Wall)(Davies, 1952)
Recommended ed.:
Ballantine, 1960A British POW "escapes" from a Nazi prison
camp into an
alternate future world in which the Nazis won World War II.
Kingsley Amis
aptly pointed out in his introduction to this story that
although most
U.S. SF dystopias of the 1950s (for example, those of Frederik
Pohl and C.
M. Kornbluth) were urban in setting and tone, rural life can know
horrors
of its own; in this case, a forested estate where feudal barons
stage
great hunts with human beings as prey (hence the story's title,
quoted
from the Scottish fox hunting ballad "John Peel"). An understated
but
quite harrowing tale. Compare the even more chilling "Weihnachtsabend"
by
Keith Roberts (in David Hartwell, World Treasury of Science Fiction
);
contrast the Japanese-occupied San Francisco locale in Philip K. Dick,
THE
MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE . See also HITLER WINS
Gateway
POHL, FREDERIK(St. Martin's, 1977)Mankind "inherits" the stars by
finding
and exploiting (with considerable difficulty) the starships and
gadgets
left behind by the alien Heechee. The flippant, guilt-ridden hero
has
greatness thrust upon him by degrees as he picks up his winnings in
the
game of Russian roulette that men must play in gaining control of
the
Heechee artifacts. His luck continues to hold in Beyond the Blue
Event
Horizon , which ends with his finding out why the Heechee ran away.
This
is fine contemporary space opera, with some neatly
ironic
characterization. Less successful are the later volumes in the
series,
Heechee Rendezvous(1984), in which the aliens finally arrive on
stage,
Annals of the Heechee (1987), and The Gateway Trip: Tales and
Vignettes of
the Heechee (1990). Hugo winner, 1978; Nebula winner, 1977. See
also BIG
DUMB OBJECTS
The Sirens of Titan
VONNEGUT, KURT(Dell, 1959)In this second novel Vonnegut
took some of the
standard gambits of SF (time travel, interplanetary
exploration, an
invasion from Mars) and put a reverse-English spin on them.
This is not so
much a work of science fiction as a takeoff from, or jazz
variation on,
the genre; this novel's closest kin in the modern period may be
the works
of Douglas Adams. But Vonnegut is after bigger game than is Adams:
"I was
a victim of a series of accidents," the story's stumbling hero
proclaims.
"As are we all." Monuments on Earth and on Saturn's satellite
Titan exist
only to convey a message from one galactic civilization to
another; and
the message is utterly banal. The high "Tralfamadorian" culture
that spans
all time simultaneously will reappear as the matrix for the
adventures of
Billy Pilgrim in Vonnegut's most bitterly autobiographical
novel,
SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE. The journeyings in this earlier work, from Earth
to
Mars to Mercury to Titan, are not the jaunty adventures they would
have
been in the pulp; they are darkly disturbing, which may be a
reason
conventional science fictionists were slow to respond to this work.
The
Dell paperback preceded hardcover publication by Houghton Mifflin
(1961).
See also ABSURDIST SF
The Ophiuchi Hotline
VARLEY, JOHN(Dial, 1977) Contact with aliens at first
brings new
opportunities, but then come the Invaders, determined to take over
the
solar system and expel humankind. What future can there be for
displaced
persons in the galactic civilization? Compare David Brin's
STARTIDE
RISING. See also INVASION
In the Ocean of Night
BENFORD, GREGORY(Dial, 1977)A fix-up novel in which the
hero looks for
evidence of the existence of aliens, and ultimately meets one;
contact may
invigorate a world becoming gradually decadent. In a sequel,
Across the
Sea of Suns (1984), the difficulty of coming to terms with alien
beings,
and the necessity of so doing, lie at the heart of a complex
plot
involving the confrontation of alternative human philosophies of
life.
Thoughtful hard SF, its visionary element less wide-eyed than in
Poul
Anderson's The Avatar and other like-minded works. See also ALIENS
Mission of Gravity
CLEMENT, HAL (pseud. of Harry Clement Stubbs)(Doubleday,
1954)Serialized
in Astounding (April, May, June, July 1953), this novel in
its initial
form was accompanied by an article, "Whirligig World"(June,
1953;
reprinted in some later editions), in which Clement described how,
in
consultation with Isaac Asimov and others, he concocted the planet
on
which the story takes place. That is an accurate description of the
way
writers like Clement work: get the science right and it will drive
the
plot. But this is also a First Contact story of a very high order,
between
explorers from Earth and a most unhuman sentient native species, to
the
benefit of both; rejecting the cliche one still sees in movie and
TV
science fiction that alienness equals evil. Clement stated on more
than
one occasion that Mission of Gravitywas his personal philosophical
bottom
line, and the novel deserves a careful reading not only for its
scientific
ingenuity but for the working out of that philosophy. A major
work. Sequel
is Star Light (Ballantine, 1971). Compare Robert L. Forward,
DRAGON'S EGG
;Poul Anderson, The Enemy Stars . See also GRAVITY
Pilgrimage: The Book of the People
HENDERSON, ZENNA(Doubleday, 1961)Short
stories that originally appeared
in Fantasy & Science Fiction, with
connecting narrative. "The People" are
humans who came to Earth after their
sun became a nova and went into
hiding. They have telepathy and telekinesis,
which they use solely for
benevolent purposes and conceal most of the time
lest they rouse hysteria
against them as "witches." The host culture they
live among is southern
Appalachian, which Henderson understood and portrayed
accurately and
sympathetically; reminiscent in that regard of the fantasy
(not the SF) of
Manly Wade Wellman. Confrontations with Earth folk that
endanger their
cover drive most of the story plots, which are saved from
sentimentalism
by the People's realization that in any revelation of what
they are their
existence may be at stake; compare Howard Fast, "The First
Men," and
Wilmar H. Shiras, "In Hiding." A sequel is The People: No
Different
Flesh(Gollancz, 1966). The saga of the People lent itself readily
to a TV
series format, which aired in the 1970s. See also PSI POWERS
The Dragon in the Sea
HERBERT, FRANK(Doubleday, 1956) Variant titles: 21st
Century Sub, (Avon,
1956); Under Pressure, (Ballantine, 1974)Originating as
an Astounding
serial titled "Under Pressure," this was Herbert's maiden
voyage, so to
speak. Far transcending its routine plot-a "subtug" seeks to
steal oil
deposits from the unspecified enemy's continental shelf, with a
crew, one
of whom must be a spy (shades of The Hunt for Red October!)-the
story
conflates the deep, closed-in submarine environment with the crew
members'
psychic stress; they are both materially and mentally "under
pressure."
The seemingly half-mad captain has echoes of Captain Ahab, and
there are
allusions also to the Book of Job and Freud. The writer who one day
would
produce Dune was well on his way. See also PSYCHOLOGY and UNDER THE
SEA
The Martian Chronicles
BRADBURY, RAY (Douglas)(Doubleday, 1950)U.K. title:
The Silver Locusts
(Hart-Davis, 1951)Even after forty years there is Golden
Age magic in The
Martian Chronicles. What Bradbury did in effect was
transplant his boyhood
"Green Town, Illinois" to Mars, and there work out the
two planets' tragic
but ultimately redemptive destiny. The stories worked
together into this
book had been previously published in the 1940s; some in
mainstream
magazines, most in SF pulps, notably Planet Stories. Several of
the
chapters have been reprinted in The Stories of Ray Bradbury, but not
all;
one notable omission, ". . . And the Moon Be Still as Bright,"
originally
in Thrilling Wonder Stories (June, 1948), contains the key to
Bradbury's
entire argument. Conversely, expanded versions of The Martian
Chronicles
published in 1963 (Time, Inc.) and 1977 (Doubleday), added other
Mars
stories that had not been included in this initial edition, and
such
stories do appear in the Stories. ln 1980 The Martian Chronicles was
made
into an episodic, uneven, but at times highly effective TV
miniseries,
starring Rock Hudson as the spaceship captain. By any measure
this work is
a major landmark, both as SF and as literature. See also
MARS
Novelty
CROWLEY, JOHN(Doubleday, 1989)This collection contains four stories,
the
novella "Great Work of Time," and three shorter pieces,
"In
Blue,""Novelty," and "The Nightingales Sing at Night.""Great Work of
Time,
" winner of the 1990 World Fantasy Award and the centerpiece of the
book,
is an ALTERNATE HISTORY story in which Cecil Rhodes, founder of
Rhodesia,
also set up the Otherhood, a secret society of time travelers
whose
purpose is to preserve the British Empire. Due to their meddling,
England
wins World War I without help and dominates the world to this
day.
Eventually, however, the Otherhood discovers that its present course
will
lead to disaster and that, to save the Earth, the Empire must
fall.
Crowley is one of science fiction's finest stylists and these stories
are
a delight. Compare Michael Flynn's In the Country of the Blind (1990)
and
Poul Anderson's Time Patrol (1991).
Lord of Light
ZELAZNY, ROGER (Doubleday, 1967)A colony world has used its
powerful
technology to recreate Hindu culture, its elite assuming the roles
of the
gods. The hero first rebels against these "gods" on their own terms,
but
then opposes them more successfully with a new faith.
Pyrotechnically
dramatic and imaginatively fascinating. The similar Creatures
of Light and
Darkness (1969), which draws heavily on Egyptian MYTHOLOGY, is
less
successful. Hugo winner, 1968
Nova
DELANY, SAMUEL R(AY)(Doubleday, 1968) A grail epic as space opera,
whose
hero must trawl the core of an exploding star for the fabulous
element
that is the power source of the galactic civilization. The most
romantic
and action-packed of Delany's novels, but no less sophisticated for
that.
Beautifully written. See also GALACTIC EMPIRES
What Mad Universe
BROWN, FREDRIC(Dutton, 1949)After a succession of
well-crafted murder
mysteries this was Brown's first SF novel. The
protagonist, a science
fiction magazine editor, is thrown into an alternate
universe where space
travel was accidentally discovered in 1903 and General
Eisenhower is
now-1949-leading a space war against invading Arcturans. In
this universe
every cliche in pulp science fiction exists as a reality:
bug-eyed
monsters, young women in see-through space suits, a superhero who is
also
a scientific genius-and who turns out to be a particularly vapid
and
obnoxious science fiction fan in "our" universe who had been writing
nasty
letters to the editor-hero's magazine. Brown wrote this story before
the
pulps were quite extinct, so the SATIRE had a recognizable bite.
Vis-a-vis
science fiction in the visual media it still does. Compare Douglas
Adams,
THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY ; contrast Harry Harrison, Bill,
the
Galactic Hero (1965).
Inverted World
PRIEST, CHRISTOPHER(Faber, 1974)A city is subject to
space-time
distortions that force its inhabitants to move it en masse,
pursuing a
point of stability across a hyperbolic surface, although observers
from
outside see it progressing across Europe. A fascinating juxtaposition
of
incompatible worldviews, with some fine imagery in the description of
the
hero's mission away from the city. Compare Philip K. Dick's
Martian
Time-Slip . See also POCKET UNIVERSE
A Wrinkle in Time
L'ENGLE, MADELEINE(Farrar, 1962); Young adultMeg and
Charles Wallace
Murray, along with Calvin, Meg's classmate, become involved
in an attempt
to find Dr. Murray, a brilliant scientist who has
mysteriously
disappeared. Under the direction of Mrs. Who, Mrs. Whatsit, and
Mrs.
Which, three "angels," they "tesseract" to Camazotz, a distant star,
where
the children must save Dr. Murray, held captive by "It" in
Central
Intelligence. Eventually, it is the self-effacing love of Meg, and
not the
brilliant intelligence of Charles, that saves their father. One of
the
contemporary fantasy-science fiction novels that enmesh young people
in
planetwide struggles between good and evil. Well written,
firm
characterization, provocative themes. Contrast Robert A. Heinlein's
The
Rolling Stones . Companion novels are A Wind in the Door (1973), in
which
Charles Wallace's bloodstream becomes an arena for a clash between
good
and evil; A Swiftly Tilting Planet (1978), in which an older
Charles
Wallace, aided by Meg and the unicorn Gaudior, goes back in time
to
resolve several moral crises and avert nuclear catastrophe; and
An
Acceptable Time (1989). 1963 Newbery Award; 1965 Lewis Carroll
Shelf
Award; 1965 Sequoyah Children's Book Award; 1980 American Book Award
for A
Swiftly Tilting Planet. See also CHILDREN IN SF
Rogue Moon
BUDRYS, ALGIS(Gold Medal, 1960)This probes a major metaphysical
problem
with the widely used SF concept of matter transmission ("beaming
aboard,"
in Star Trek parlance): If a person is "scanned," sent in
dissociated form
to wherever, and then reassembled, does not the scannee
(from his/her own
point of view) cease to exist? In this instance a
Moon-based receiver
merely duplicates the traveler, leaving the original on
Earth, resulting
eventually in a situation in which the transportee must die,
so that there
will not be two of him. Budrys cuts deeply into some age-old
questions
about the nature of the self, or soul. But this is no abstract
philosophic
discourse; the situation is handled with unsparing realism, and
the
psychic aberrations of the major characters led James Blish to
exclaim
when the book first came out that they were all certifiably insane.
A
major work, well meriting its Hugo nomination and (in novella form)
Nebula
Award. See also MATTER TRANSMISSION
I, Robot
ASIMOV, ISAAC(Gnome, 1950)Nine stories from early-forties
Astounding,
which illustrate Asimov's (and, perhaps, John W. Campbell's)
"three laws
of robotics." With the memorable exception of Eando Binder's "I,
Robot"
(Amazing, 1939), this was the first major breakaway from
the
ROBOTS-as-menace cliche; contrast Mary Wollstonecraft
Shelley,
Frankenstein , Karel Capek, R.U.R. , and Miles J. Breuer, "Paradise
and
Iron" (1930). Asimov broke with another genre cliche in this series
by
introducing a high-powered scientific thinker who was not male, Dr.
Susan
Calvin. Harlan Ellison wrote a film script from these early robot
stories
of Asimov, structurally modeled on Citizen Kane, published serially
in
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, 1985; Ellison's adaptation of
the
story "Liar!" is especially powerful. Asimov continued to write
robot
stories throughout his life; many are collected in The Rest of the
Robots
(Doubleday, 1964).
Rendezvous with Rama
CLARKE, ARTHUR C(HARLES)(Gollancz, 1973) A vast alien
spaceship passes
through the solar system, using the Sun's gravity to boost
its velocity.
Human explorers witness the brief blossoming of its artificial
life
system, but do not meet its makers. Ten years later, in Rama II (1989)
by
Clarke and Gentry Lee, a second spaceship repeats the maneuver and
a
second group of human explorers is dispatched. When the Raman ship
departs
the solar system, however, three of the explorers go along for the
ride.
In Clarke and Lee's The Garden of Rama (1991), by far the most
successful
of the two writers' collaborations, the three humans aboard the
Raman
vessel spend 13 years on their journey. Not expecting to see Earth
again,
they settle in, have babies, and explore in much greater depth. They
also
meet other alien residents of the vessel, though not the
Ramans
themselves. Eventually reaching a gigantic space station, they Iearn
much
more about the Ramans, though enough mysteries remain for a
promised
fourth volume. Compare Larry Niven's RINGWORLD and Bob Shaw's
Orbitsville
for similarly charismatic artifacts. Hugo winner, 1974; Nebula
winner
1973. See also BIG DUMB OBJECTS
Golden Witchbreed
GENTLE, MARY(Gollancz, 1983)Lynne Christie, envoy of Earth
Dominion, has
been sent to Orthe to determine whether its humanoid
inhabitants are ready
for diplomatic and economic relations. She discovers a
complex world with
factions both friendly to and hostile to her goal.
Gentle's Orthe is a
superb example of world building, comparable in many ways
to Frank
Herbert's DUNE or Ursula K. Le Guin's THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS .
Compare
also C. J. Cherryh's THE FADED SUN . The excellent sequel is Ancient
Light
(1987). See also PLANETARY ROMANCE
The Embedding
WATSON, IAN(Gollancz, 1973)An intricately constructed novel
about the
power of language to contain and delimit "reality." It features
an
experiment in which children are taught an artificial language to
alter
their perception of the world; an Amerindian tribe whose use
of
psychotropic drugs is associated with transformations of their
native
tongue; and alien visitors who seek to understand humans via
their
communicative artifacts. Original and mind stretching, something of
an
imaginative tour de force. Compare Samuel R. Delany's BABEL-17. See
also
LINGUISTICS
The Difference Engine
GIBSON, WILLIAM, and BRUCE STERLING(Gollancz, 1990)The
Victorian
scientist Charles Babbage designed a primitive but workable
mechanical
computer. He never built it, of course, but what if he had? The
novel
postulates an enormously accelerated Industrial Revolution fueled
by
construction of gigantic Babbage machines and, as a result, a
social
revolution as well. Lord Byron, leader of the Industrial Radical
party,
has become Prime Minister, and the country is largely run by
a
science-based meritocracy. Against this wonderfully complex backdrop,
the
authors work a fairly straightforward mystery plotline. It seems that
a
valuable deck of programming cards has been stolen and a variety
of
powerful people are willing to do virtually anything to recover them.
One
of the joys of this rather erudite novel lies in spotting the
many
historical personages and figuring out exactly how their lives
have
changed. Compare Michael Flynn's use of the Babbage machine in In
the
Country of the Blind (1990). See also STEAMPUNK
On Wings of Song
DISCH, THOMAS M(ICHAEL)(St. Martin's, 1979)The hero, growing
up in the
ideologically repressive Midwest, yearns to learn the art of
"flying," by
which talented individuals can sing their souls out of their
bodies. He
loses his freedom, his wife, and his dignity to this quest, but in
a
cruelly ambiguous climax might have achieved an absurd triumph. Clever
and
compelling; a disturbing satire subverting SF myths of
transcendence.
Contrast STARDANCE by Spider and Jeanne Robinson and Arthur C.
Clarke's
CHILDHOOD'S END. See also ARTS
Roderick
SLADEK, JOHN T(HOMAS)(Granada, 1980) Original U.S. edition (1982)
was
abridged, but 1987 reprint was completeFirst part of a two-decker
novel
completed in Roderick at Random (1983). A satirical bildungsroman in
which
the title character, a ROBOT, slowly develops through eccentric infancy
to
detached maturity while various enemies attempt to locate and destroy
him.
Very funny, picking up themes from The Reproductive System in
presenting
its satirical account of man/machine relationships but
extrapolating them
to new extremes. If Roderick is the epitome of the good
robot, his
opposite is found in Sladek's Tik-Tok (1983). Tik-Tok is a robot
whose
"asimov circuits" malfunction, allowing him to become as morally
defective
as the humans who made him and thus enabling him to build a
spectacular
career for himself. A fine black comedy. Compare David Gerrold's
When
HARLIE Was One .
Star Man's Son: 2250 A.D.
NORTON, ANDRE (pseud. of Alice Mary
Norton)(Harcourt, 1952) Variant
title: Daybreak 2250 A.D.; Young
adultRejected by his father's clan, young
Fors, a mutant, runs away to prove
himself a Star Man, or explorer. Along
with Arskane, a black youth who
befriends him, Fors is successful in
uniting the several clans against their
common enemy, the Beast Things,
and in instilling in the former the dream of
starting over without
repeating the mistakes of the Old Ones. The author's
first SF novel, one
of her best, both a fine study of coming of age and a
convincing portrait
of postholocaust world. Compare Robert A. Heinlein's
Farmer in the Sky or
Red Planet (1949). See also CHILDREN IN SF
Graybeard
ALDISS, BRIAN W(ILSON)(Faber, 1964)Unwise experimentation with
nuclear
devices has led to the sterilization of mankind, and there seems to
be no
hope for the future. The central characters, waiting for the END,
consider
the ironies and frustrations of their situation. A key work in
the
tradition of British disaster stories. Compare F. Wright Moxley's Red
Snow
(1930) for an earlier variation of the theme.
Heroes and Villains
CARTER, ANGELA(Heinemann, 1969)After the HOLOCAUST, the
flame of culture
and learning is kept alight by Professors guarded by
Soldiers, while
barbarians and mutants threaten to extinguish it. The
heroine, a
Professor's daughter, runs off with a barbarian and enjoys her
just
desserts. A strange combination of the Iyrical, the ironic, and
the
author's usual flirtation with horrors.
The Time Machine
WELLS, H(ERBERT) G(EORGE)(Heinemann, 1895) The Definitive
Time Machine,
ed. by Harry M. Geduld, Indiana Univ. Press, 1987Critics have
emphasized
the splitting of humanity into the Eloi and Morlocks so much as
Wells's
vision of the outcome of the Marxist class struggle that its
implication,
taken from Thomas Huxley, that humanity cannot control the
cosmic
EVOLUTIONary process, and is, therefore, its victim, has not
been
adequately emphasized. One should not overlook the fact that the
book's
climax is the vivid scene of the dying Earth. It must be read as
being
extremely pessimistic. The final speech of the traveler reveals the
inner
tensions within Wells that may explain why he turned increasingly to
a
heavy didacticism. See also TIME TRAVEL
The Handmaid's Tale
ATWOOD, MARGARET(McClelland & Stewart, 1985)
DYSTOPIAn novel of a world
ruled by militaristic fundamentalism in which
sexual pleasure is
forbidden. Conception and childbirth have become difficult
and the
handmaid of the title belongs to a specialist breeding stock. The
story is
annotated by a historian in a further future, whose shape is not
revealed.
The 1990 film was somewhat sterile. Compare John Wyndham's
"Consider Her
Ways" (1956) and Suzy McKee Charnas's WALK TO THE END OF THE
WORLD.
The Atrocity Exhibition
BALLARD, J(AMES) G(RAHAM)(Cape, 1970)U.S. title: Love
and Napalm: Export
U.S.A. (1972)A series of "condensed novels"-collages of
images presenting
a kaleidoscopic pattern of 20th century myths and motifs,
particularly
those that dominated the 1960s. Political assassinations,
customized cars,
the space program, the arms race, the media as brokers of
celebrity-all
are juxtaposed here in a nightmarish panorama of a culture out
of control,
subject to a cancerous malaise. Compare William S. Burroughs's
Nova
Express. See also NEW WAVE and MEDIA LANDSCAPE
Riddley Walker
HOBAN, RUSSELL(Cape, 1980) A POSTHOLOCAUST story in which
gunpowder is
rediscovered but set aside by the naively wise hero, who
believes that
mankind must find a new path of progress this time. The
first-person
narrative is presented in the decayed and transfigured dialect
of the day
and represents a fascinating linguistic experiment. Compare Brian
W.
Aldiss's Barefoot in the Head.
Out of the Silent Planet
LEWIS, C(LIVE) S(TAPLES)(Bodley Head, 1938)This was
the initial volume of
Lewis's acclaimed Space Trilogy, which constitutes as a
whole a highly
sophisticated Christian rebuttal to the worldview-today called
"secular
humanism"-of H. G. Wells. The religious dimension is least evident
in this
first volume, set on a well-realized, ecologically distinctive Mars.
It is
more so in the second, Perelandra (Bodley Head, 1943; variant title
Voyage
to Venus, Pan, 1953), in which the Garden of Eden temptation is
replayed
on a marvelously described ocean-covered Venus (this time humankind
does
not fall), and centrally so in the third, That Hideous Strength
(Bodley
Head, 1945; abridged as The Tortured Planet, Avon, 1958), which
angered
some American science fictionists when it first appeared because
they
misread it as an attack on science. Lewis's actual target was
scientism.
The trilogy has been compared to J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the
Rings, but
that would be to throw it into a "heroic fantasy" mold, which
really does
not fit. It can, however, be contrasted with James Blish's
religious
fantasies such as Black Easter (Doubleday, 1968) and The Day
After
Judgment(Doubleday, 1971). See also RELIGION
A Canticle for Leibowitz
MILLER, WALTER M(ICHAEL), JR. (Lippincott,
1960)Novelized from three F &
SF stories in the fifties; happily, the
seams do not show. The Earth
plunges into a new dark age after nuclear war.
Scientists, scapegoats
blamed for the war, flee to monasteries, which shelter
them; as in the
previous downfall, the one coherent surviving social
institution is the
Catholic church. A new Renaissance, in a context of
warfare between
city-states, sees the rediscovery of electricity and, as an
inescapable
consequence, weapons development. Still later, a new
high-tech
civilization falls once again into nuclear war, although
missionaries on a
starship that got away will plant a new, autonomous church
on a far
planet. Bare-bones criticism cannot do justice to this outstanding
work;
it must be read, or rather experienced. Compare Orson Scott Card, Folk
of
the Fringe (1989), for a different church as the chrysalis of a
new
civilization. Hugo winner, 1960. See also HOLOCAUST AND AFTER and
RELIGION
334
DISCH, THOMAS M(ICHAEL)(MacGibbon & Kee, 1972)A dystopian vision
of
future New York, focusing on various residents of a huge apartment
house
and other parties interested in it. A brilliant work, utterly
convincing
in its portraits of people trying to get by in a world they are
powerless
to influence or control. The most eloquent display of the pessimism
that
became newly acceptable in New Wave SF. Compare John Brunner's STAND
ON
ZANZIBAR. See also ARTS
A Princess of Mars
BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE(McClurg, 1917)Published under the
pseudonym Norman
Bean as "Under the Moons of MARS" in All-Story (1912), A
Princess of Mars
introduces Burroughs's most epic adventure and his finest
imaginary world,
Barsoom, a construct based loosely on Percival Lowell's
theories. Against
a dying planet torn by strife, John Carter fights his way
across the
deserts, gaining the friendship of such warriors as Tars Tarkas of
Thark
and the love of the incomparable Dejah Thoris, princess of Helium.
They
live happily for nine years until by accident Carter ends up on Earth
at
the cave where he escapes marauding Apaches by willing himself to
Mars.
The Gods of Mars (1918) and The Warlord of Mars (1919), both
seeing
magazine publication in 1914, complete the personal saga of Carter.
Eight
other novels follow the adventures of his family and friends. This
first
novel introduced the conventions Burroughs used throughout his
various
series, including some of the tales of Tarzan, but no other series
proved
so effective. Permutations of Barsoom survive in the worlds of "swords
and
sorcery" so popular in contemporary SF.
A Voyage to Arcturus
LINDSAY, DAVID(Methuen, 1920)A classic allegorical
romance in which the
landscapes and inhabitants of the planet Tormance
provide an
externalization of the moral and metaphysical questions that
preoccupied
the author. Its incarnate theological system influenced C. S.
Lewis's Out
of the Silent Planet, and it also bears some similarity to
George
Macdonald's Lilith (1895), although it is very much a work sui
generis.
Lindsay's other metaphysical fantasies belong to the same species
as
Charles Williams's theological fantasies, but generally find
Christian
theology inadequate to their purpose (an exception is the
posthumously
published novel The Violet Apple, 1978). Devil's Tor (1932) is
a
particularly fine novel in this vein. See also PLANETARY ROMANCE
Last and First Men
STAPLEDON, (WILLIAM) OLAF(Methuen, 1930)An "essay in myth
creation"
documenting the entire future history of the human race and its
lineal
descendants. The "eighteenth men," living nearly 2 billion years in
the
future, look forward with equanimity to the end of the story. The book
has
dated somewhat, not just because its early chapters have been
superseded,
but also because evolutionary biology has advanced since the
1920s;
nevertheless, it remains something of a masterpiece. The immediate
sequel,
however-Last Men in London(1932)-is less impressive, involving
an
elaborate commentary on the contemporary world from the
imaginary
viewpoint of one of the eighteenth men. The 1988 J. P. Tarcher
reprint of
Last and First Men includes a foreword by Greg Benford and an
afterword by
Doris Lessing. See also GENETIC ENGINEERING
A Woman of the Iron People
ARNASON, ELEANOR(Morrow 1991)Co-winner of the
first annual James Tiptree
Award for science fiction, which examines problems
of gender. An
ANTHROPOLOGICAL team from Earth discovers an alien society
where women
create all culture and technology, while men live in primitive
style on
the fringes of civilization. Compare Sheri S. Tepper's THE GATE TO
WOMEN'S
COUNTRY and Pamela Sargent's VENUS OF DREAMS for other variations on
this
idea.
The Essential Ellison: a 35-Year Retrospective
ELLISON, HARLAN(Nemo Press,
1987) Ed. by Terry Dowling, Richard Delap,
and Gil LamontMore than one
thousand pages of Ellison's work as a science
fiction and fantasy writer,
essayist, screenwriter, television and film
critic, and all-purpose social
commentator. Most of the classics and award
winners are here, including
"Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes," "I Have No Mouth
and I Must Scream," "'Repent
Harlequin!' Said the Ticktockman," "A Boy and
His Dog," and "Deathbird." Less
well known are some of Ellison's earlier
stories and his nonfiction. See also
FABULATION
Gather, Darkness!
LEIBER, FRITZ (REUTER)(Pellegrini & Cudahy, 1950)This
was first a serial
in Astounding in 1943, and built on the religious
dictatorship theme
pioneered by Robert Heinlein in "If This Goes On-" (Revolt
in 2100, in The
Past Through Tomorrow). Unlike the fundamentalist Protestant
regime
envisioned by Heinlein the structure of this one is basically
Catholic,
although with the magazine taboos of the time Leiber was careful to
fuzz
the details. His real innovation, which drives the plot, is
a
revolutionary underground whose goal is the restoration of political
and
particularly scientific freedom, but which wraps itself in the
trappings
of Satanism, complete with witches who zap around on
jet-propelled
broomsticks. A brainwashing of the hero that temporarily
recruits him into
the power elite he opposes ("memory can link anything")
raises darker
issues of social control, although at the end of the story the
forces of
enlightenment do prevail. Compare Lester del Rey, The Eleventh
Commandment
. See also RELIGION
The Road to Corlay
COWPER, RICHARD (pseud. of John Middleton Murry,
Jr.)(Gollancz, 1978)The
first of three novel-length sequels to the fine
novella, "Piper at the
Gates of Dawn" , which deals with the revival of a
heretical cult in a
post HOLOCAUST Britain dominated by oppressive religious
orthodoxy. The
cult, organized around the symbol of the White Bird of
Kinship, enjoys the
advantage that its most talented members can invoke and
use a paranormal
empathy, often associated with music. In A Dream of Kinship
(1981) the
cult has been transformed by the passing of centuries into an
alternative
orthodoxy, but in A Tapestry of Time (1982) it undergoes a
further
renewal. The books are Iyrical fantasies affirming the author's
conviction
that it is spiritual rather than technological development that
truly
constitutes human progress. U.S. editions include"Piper at the Gates
of
Dawn" as a prelude. Compare Ursula K. Le Guin's ALWAYS COMING HOME .
The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories
WOLFE,
GENE(Pocket Books,1980)Collection, including the title story and a
novella
that inverts its themes, "The Death of Doctor Island" (Nebula
winner, 1973).
They deal with the subtle interaction of "private"
fictional worlds and
"public" real ones. Wolfe is playing, as in The Fifth
Head of Cerberus, with
relationships between appearance and reality more
subtle and mystifying than
those to be found in such Philip Dick novels as
Martian Time-Slip and DO
ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP?. This
preoccupation recurs in many of his
other stories. Later Wolfe
collections, all of them excellent, include Gene
Wolfe's Book of Days
(1981), Storeys From the Old Hotel (1988),Endangered
Species (1989), and
Castle of Days (1992). See also FABULATION
The Man in the High Castle
DICK, PHILIP K(INDRED)(Putnam, 1962)An alternate
history in which Germany
and Japan won World War II and partitioned the
United States, except for
the Rocky Mountain States, which were left in a
kind of political limbo.
Faction-ridden Nazism oppressively rules the Eastern
United States (and is
exploring Mars); the West Coast, however, and its
Japanese overlords are
working out a modus vivendi, exchanging Oriental and
American cultural
values. In this cosmos an underground novel circulates, in
which the
Allies won the war; but, characteristic of Dick's
layers-within-layers
approach to "reality," it is not quite our history. Dick
stated that at
crucial turning points in the plot he, the author, used I
Ching to decide
what his character would do next, and it may be a testament
to that kind
of divination that at the end everything does come out in the
wash, sort
of. This is Dick's most important early book. Younger readers may
need to
have identified for them the various World War II Nazi leaders who on
this
alternate time track were still around in 1962. Compare Gregory
Benford
and Martin H. Greenberg, Hitler Victorious. Hugo winner, 1962. See
also
HITLER WINS and ALTERNATE WORLDS
Who?
BUDRYS, ALGIS(Pyramid, 1958)They did not call them " CYBORGS" when
this
story was written; Budrys blended that theme with the
competitive
dehumanization inherent in the Cold War. A scientist of humble
immigrant
origins-a status in itself sufficient to make him suspect in
some
paranoid, subversiveness-haunted minds-is injured in a laboratory
accident
and falls into Soviet hands. The Russians equip him with a metal
face and
other mechanical parts. He returns to the United States and is
forbidden
to continue his research on the ground that nobody can prove who he
really
is. A strong indictment of the idiocies dignified at that time (and to
a
great extent still today) as "security," but a parable also
of
estrangement and alienation more generally. Compare Bernard Wolfe's
LIMBO.
Limbo
WOLFE, BERNARD(Random, 1952)U.K. title: Limbo 90 (Secker,
1953)
Recommended ed.: Carroll & Graf, 1987Hailed as America's answer to
the two
greatest British dystopias,Nineteen Eighty-Fourand Brave New World,
this
remarkable novel blends satire, Freudian psychoanalysis, outrageous
puns,
literary allusions, and straight-line scientific and
technical
extrapolation. After World War III, allegedly pacifist regimes come
to
power in what is left of the United States and the U.S.S.R., based
on
voluntary quadruple amputation. The assumption is that people cannot
march
against each other if they have no legs; to disarm is
necessary,
literally, to dis-arm. Of course, as a doctor learns who returns
to this
mad culture after 18 years on a remote island, the actual state of
affairs
is not one of peace and joy. All that was dysfunctional in the world
of
1950 as Wolfe saw it is carried forward forty years into an
appalling
future, including a truly dismal forecast of the future of sex.
Although
lapsing at times into didacticism, especially toward the conclusion,
the
narrative is hard-driving and dramatic. The "author's notes" in the
1987
reprint describing the intellectual influences upon him when he wrote
the
story include both Norbert Wiener and A. E. van Vogt! By any
measure,
including that of "mainstream" literature, this is a major
achievement.
See also DYSTOPIAS
Man Plus
POHL, FREDERIK(Random, 1976)The protagonist is technologically
adapted
for life on MARS. The process by which he is made into an alien
is
revealed, ironically, to be part of a plan to save humanity from
the
coming self-destruction of a nuclear war. A convincing and
critical
reexamination of the theme of Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles.
A
less successful sequel, Mars Plus (1994), was outlined by Pohl and
written
by Thomas J. Thomas. Nebula winner, 1977
Player Piano
VONNEGUT, KURT(Scribner, 1952) Variant title: Utopia 14, Bantam,
1954.It
used to be called "technological unemployment"; then "automation";
now,
euphemistically, "job displacement." Vonnegut in this first
novel
realistically traced the personal and political consequences of
such
transformation, with most working people forced into a future WPA
while
the upper class languishes in the vapid corporate culture of William
C.
Whyte's The Organization Man. In his opposition to replacing people
with
machines, the rebellious hero identifies with the Luddites of
the
Industrial Revolution and with the native Americans' last Ghost
Dance
uprising: quixotic, but necessary "for the record." The story has
touches
of the absurdism that would become manifest in Vonnegut's later work,
but
on the whole it can be read simply as science fictional extrapolation
into
a quite possible future. Compare Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth,
THE
SPACE MERCHANTS. See also SATIRE
The Fifth Head of Cerberus
WOLFE, GENE(Scribner, 1972)Three linked novellas
forming a coherent whole
(whose coherence has not been obvious to all
readers). The key issue is
the identity of the main characters. One is a boy
who is the latest in a
series of CLONES whose failure to achieve success in
life has become the
focal point of obsessive "self"-examination; the other is
apparently an
anthropologist who offers a strange "reconstruction" of the
life of the
alien aborigines that were supposedly wiped out by human
colonists but
actually used their shape-shifting powers to mimic and displace
the humans
(including the anthropologist). A supremely delicate exercise in
narrative
construction; not easy to follow, but one of the true classics of
SF.
Nineteen Eighty-Four
ORWELL, GEORGE (pseud. of Eric Arthur Blair)(Secker,
1949)One of the
greatest novels of the 20th century, which anti-SF critics
still insist is
not science fiction. Although British in flavor, this is a
universal
future projection of the totalitarian state: its nature, purposes,
and
prospects. Plotted like a suspenseful pulp thriller, but with
characters
with whom the reader empathizes, it carries one along to its last
ironic
line. And it should be read that way, freshly, even though a
substantial
cottage industry of criticism has grown up around it like suburbs
at the
base of a lofty mountain. The fact that the actual year 1984 came
and
found not a Big Brother watching in London but an indulgent
and
inattentive Old Uncle in Washington does not diminish the importance
of
the warning; eternal vigilance, well before the event, is still the
price
of liberty. This story was made into an effective motion picture in
which
Richard Burton played his last screen role as the inquisitor,
O'Brien.
Compare Aldous Huxley, BRAVE NEW WORLD, and Damon Knight, HELL'S
PAVEMENT
. See also POLITICS
The Demolished Man
BESTER, ALFRED(Shasta, 1953)A Freudian-tinged murder
mystery given a
science fictional spin: how does one premeditate a murder,
knowing that
police detectives are all telepaths, and expect to get away with
it? A
convincing portrait of how a society of mutual mind readers might
actually
function. Tricks of typography on the page, showing for example
the
interweaving of thought-conversations at a telepaths' cocktail
party,
further the impact of this first novel by Bester. Written in
close
consultation with Galaxy editor Horace Gold-as much a midwife of ideas,
in
a different way, as John Campbell-this story richly earned its Hugo
for
Best Novel, in the first year that prize was awarded. Compare
Robert
Silverberg, Dying Inside. Hugo winner, 1952. See also CRIME AND
PUNISHMENT
and PSI POWERS
The Forever War
HALDEMAN, JOE(St. Martin's, 1975)Fix-up novel of interstellar
WAR against
hive-organized aliens. Realistic descriptions of military
training and
action, with interesting use of relativistic time distortions. A
reprise
of and ideological counterweight to Robert A. Heinlein's STARSHIP
TROOPERS
. Compare also Orson Scott Card's ENDER'S GAME . Hugo winner,
1976
The Lost Face: Best Science Fiction From Czechoslovakia
NESVADBA,
JOSEF(Taplinger, 1971) Trans. by Iris Urwin)Most of these
stories were
published in a Czech magazine; this translation dates from
1964 and was
issued in the United Kingdom as In the Steps of the
Abominable Snowman
(Gollancz, 1970). Science fiction with an East European
accent, but drawing
upon the Anglo-American SF tradition also. One story,
"Dr. Moreau's Other
Island," is a variant on one of H. G. Wells's grimmer
tales, and another owes
much to Tarzan-and-Jane. Two-"Expedition in the
Opposite Direction," a time
travel story, and "The Lost Face," about some
startling consequences of
plastic surgery-deal in fresh ways with the
perennial question of determinism
versus freedom of the will. In that
discussion, Marxist considerations are
minimal; the only figure in the
book who quotes Engels (in the time travel
story) is a rather
unsympathetic character. The stories are told with verve,
humanity, and
wit. See also APES AND CAVEMEN
Wild Seed
BUTLER, OCTAVIA(Doubleday, 1980)The first story in Butler's
Patternist
series in terms of internal chronology, though not in terms
of
publication. In ancient Africa, Doro, an immortal telepath, begins
the
work of genetic manipulation that will help him create an empire.
Doro's
work comes to apparent fruition with the creation of his
telepathic
daughter, Mary, in Mind of My Mind (1977). In Patternmaster (1976)
we see
an entire telepathic society. Survivor (1978) is another book in
this
well-done series. Although Clay's Ark (1984) is not a Patternist novel,
it
explores similar themes. Compare Theodore Sturgeon's MORE THAN HUMAN.
See
also GENETIC ENGINEERING
Human Error
PREUSS, PAUL(Tor, 1985)A biologist and a computer scientist
combine their
artistry to produce a powerful biochip microcomputer.
Inevitably, though,
the potential of the new creation extends far beyond the
purpose for which
it was intended. Not as apocalyptic as Greg Bear's BLOOD
MUSIC but very
effective in its fashion. See also NANOTECHNOLOGY
Take Back Plenty
GREENLAND, COLIN(Unwin, 1990)This sophisticated and
enormously funny
postmodernist SPACE OPERA owes a debt not only to the pulp
tradition, but
also to Lewis Carroll. Tabitha Jute, a free-lance space
trucker with a
penchant for partying and choosing unsuitable lovers, is hired
to
transport a rather shady troupe of entertainers from the decaying
space
habitat Plenty to the surface of Titan. The entertainers, however, are
not
what they claim to be, and Tabitha soon finds herself up to her neck
in
intrigue. Compare lain M. Banks's The Player of Games.
Worlds
HALDEMAN, JOE(Viking, 1981)The first volume of a trilogy, followed
by
Worlds Apart (1983). Earth lurches toward World War III, after
which
devastation the future of humankind will become dependent on the
society
of the "Worlds"-orbital space colonies. Near-future realism combined
with
loosely knit action-adventure. The long-delayed and very well
done
concluding volume, Worlds Enough and Time (1992), describes the
difficult
journey of one of those colonies to another star system. Compare
Ben
Bova's Colony. See also SPACE HABITATS
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
ADAMS, DOUGLAS(Pan, 1979)Adaptation of a
much-loved and very funny
British radio series. Earth is demolished to make
way for a new
hyperspatial bypass, but the hero stows away on a starship with
a reporter
for the eponymous reference book. Their outrageous
extraterrestrial
adventures are part SATIRE, part slapstick. The Restaurant
at the End of
the Universe (1980) completed the adaptation of the original
radio
scripts, but Adams then added Life, the Universe and Everything (1982),
So
Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (1984), and Mostly Harmless
(1992).
Although all five books sold well, the later volumes seem less
inspired
and tend increasingly toward dark humor and irony. Readers who can't
get
enough of this series should investigate Neil Gaiman's Don't Panic:
The
Official Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Companion (1988). Compare
Robert
Sheckley's Options (1975).
Helliconia Spring
ALDISS, BRIAN W(ILSON)(Cape, 1982)The first volume in a
trilogy continued
in Helliconia Summer (1983) and Helliconia Winter (1985).
Helliconia is a
planet whose sun eccentrically orbits a much brighter star
and thus has a
"great year" extending over hundreds of generations. Its
societies undergo
vast changes, interrupted by periodic plagues, and the
relationship
between humans and the cold-loving phagors also alters
dramatically.
Observers from Earth watch with interest from an orbital
station and relay
the story of one great year back to an avid audience on
Earth. The
dedication states that the trilogy takes up themes from Aldiss's
non-SF
novel Life in the West (1980) in attempting to analyze the "malaise"
from
which our time is suffering. Superb world-building SF. Compare Paul
Park's
Starbridge Chronicles and Michael Swanwick's STATIONS OF THE TIDE.
See
also PLANETARY ROMANCE
The Boat of a Million Years
ANDERSON, POUL(Tor, 1989)Through the ages random
genetic mutation has
bestowed IMMORTALITY on a small number of human beings.
Beginning in 310
B.C., Anderson chronicles the lives of a number of such
immortals, some
who partake in society, some who remain aloof from it.
Eventually, tiring
of an Earth that has grown too tame, the immortals build a
starship and go
off to explore the universe. Although the novel is a bit
rambling,
Anderson's historical detail is endlessly fascinating. Compare
Roger
Zelazny's THIS IMMORTAL.
The Enemy Stars
ANDERSON, POUL(Lippincott, 1959) Recommended ed.: Berkley,
1979Serialized
in Astounding in 1958 as "We Have Fed Our Sea" (a title
derived from a
Kipling poem that is quoted effectively at the story's
conclusion), this
is Anderson at his tragic-heroic best, blending meticulous
astrophysics
with brooding romanticism. Four astronauts-Japanese,
Russian,
Australasian, North European (with the fascinating projected futures
of
their respective cultures deftly sketched in)-are, in the Star Trek
sense,
"beamed aboard" an ion-drive spacecraft in orbit around a dark star,
whose
unexpectedly powerful magnetic field cripples both the ship and
their
means of escape from it. Working against a dwindling stock of rations
to
make repairs, each crew member in the face of death must come to
terms
with the universe and with personal fate. The 1979 revision updated
the
science. Compare Algis Budrys, ROGUE MOON. See also MATTER
TRANSMISSION
The Complete Stories
ASIMOV, ISAAC(Doubleday, 1990-1992)Volume one assembles
46 stories from
three Asimov collections, Earth Is Room Enough (1957), Nine
Tomorrows
(1957), and Nightfall and Other Stories (1959). Although not
everything
here is memorable, there are a number of excellent pieces,
including two
of the author's own favorite short stories, "The Last Question"
and "The
Ugly Little Boy," plus the classic "Nightfall" and"Dreaming Is a
Private
Thing." Volume two collects an additional 40 stories. See also GOLDEN
AGE
OF SF
The Gods Themselves
ASIMOV, ISAAC(Doubleday, 1972)A novel reflecting Asimov's
fascination
with the sociology of science, reminiscent in parts of J. D.
Watson's The
Double Helix (1968). The energy crisis is "solved" by pumping
energy from
a parallel universe, whose alien inhabitants must try to
communicate with
humans in order to tell them that both races are in deadly
peril. Written
with a verve and economy that are missing from Asimov's later
novels.
Compare Bob Shaw's A Wreath of Stars (1976). Hugo winner, 1973;
Nebula
winner, 1972. See also ALTERNATE WORLDS
Through Darkest America
BARRETT, JR., NEAL(Congdon and Weed, 1986)When his
isolated farm is
destroyed and his family is murdered, young Howie Ryder sets
off to seek
revenge. As he travels across a continent still recovering from a
nuclear
war in the past, Howie discovers a horrifying world
of
government-sanctioned cannibalism, slavery, and child abuse. This is
one
of the bleakest and most powerful post- HOLOCAUST novels ever
written.
Dawn's Uncertain Light (1989) is a competent, but somewhat less
harrowing
sequel. Compare Walter M. Miller, Jr.'s A CANTICLE FOR LEIBOWITZ
and Edgar
Pangborn's DAVY.
Timescape
BENFORD, GREGORY(Simon & Schuster, 1980)As the world lurches
toward
disaster, scientists in 1998 try to transmit a warning message to 1962
by
means of tachyons. Their story is told in parallel with that of
the
scientists trying to decode the transmission, and the two plots
converge
on the possibility of paradox. Unusual for the realism of its
depiction of
scientists at work; admirably serious in handling the
implications of its
theme. Compare Carter Scholz and Glen A. Harcourt's
Palimpsests (1985).
Nebula winner, 1980. See also TIME TRAVEL
The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester
BESTER, ALFRED(Berkley, 1976) 2
vols., titled The Light Fantastic and
Star Light, Star BrightSixteen stories
from 1941 to 1974 in this author's
distinctive style. The earliest is his
somber "Adam and No Eve."
Significant headnotes to each story describe the
circumstances and
emotions surrounding its composition, although as a good
Freudian Bester
warns against drawing causal inferences; at the time of
writing, your
rational composing mind doesn't know what your unconscious is
doing. Time
travel especially engaged Bester, as in "Hobson's Choice,""Of
Time and
Third Avenue," and "The Men Who Murdered Mohammed." But here also
are
"Time ls the Traitor" (1953)-not time travel, despite the title, but
a
wildly neurotic love story; "Fondly Fahrenheit" (1954); and "They
Don't
Make Life Like They Used To" (1963), which in tone and temper came
close
to the verge of SF's modern period. Bester concluded the collection
with a
wry, lively, informative essay, "My Affair With Science
Fiction."
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Destination
BESTER, ALFRED(Signet, 1958) Brit. title:Tiger! Tiger!
(Sidgwick,
1956)Although the magazine serial version (in Galaxy) and the U.S.
edition
were both titled The Stars My Destination, the U.K. title, with
its
allusion to Blake, is far more apt. The character "burning bright/ln
the
forest of the night" is Gully Foyle, the protagonist of
an
escape-from-prison story Bester said he modeled on The Count of
Monte
Cristo. But this story veers in a different direction; whereas the
Count's
dominant motive after his prison break is to wreak vengeance on the
men
who framed him, Foyle's is to undercut the entire rapacious class
system
that brutalized him, by bringing to all humankind the power
to
teleport-"jaunt," in the story's jargon-anywhere in the universe.
The
author, in the concluding essay to his short story collection called
this
character an "antihero," contrasting with the cleancut "Doc" Srmith
type;
however, Gully Foyle is perhaps more accurately seen as a proletarian
hero
in the tradition of Victor Hugo. Texts of the U.S. and U.K.
editions
differ. See also SUPERMAN
The Best of James Blish
BLISH, JAMES(Del Rey, 1979)This posthumous collection
draws upon all of
Blish's earlier story collections, assembling a dozen
stories and an essay
to show the full range of Blish's work. "Surface
Tension," Blish's famous
story of microscopic humans building a two-inch-long
wooden "spaceship" in
order to cross from one puddle of water to another,
presents Blish at his
most accessible, dramatizing an adventure story with
intellectual rigor
and mythopoeic power; "Common Time" and "Testament of
Andros," which
explore issues of PERCEPTION and reality, are as intriguing as
they were
when first published in 1953. Two late stories, "A Style in
Treason" and
"How Beautiful With Banners," show the mature Blish at his
elliptical,
dense, and saturnine best. (GF) See also CONCEPTUAL
BREAKTHROUGH
The Seedling Stars
BLISH, JAMES(Gnome, 1957)Four magazine-derived stories,
blended into an
account of "pantropy": the genetic alteration of humans in
order to
colonize radically non-Earthlike planets. This method of
planetary
settlement is presented as more viable than creating an artificial
Earth
environment under domes or terraforming the planet to make it
resemble
Earth. The opening section, in which Earth's military tries to
destroy the
initial pantropic experiment as Frankensteinian, and the closing
chapter,
in which, much later, the environmental devastation of Earth by its
own
inhabitants has rendered the planet uninhabitable except by
panatropically
Adapted Men, make it clear that Blish was writing not only
about
biological adaptation in the far future but about racism and
social
adaptation in the here and now. Blish's characteristic care and craft
in
revising his own work can be traced from the pulp-era "Sunken
Universe,"
first published in Super Science Stories in 1942, through the more
mature
"Surface Tension" from Galaxy in 1952 (SFHF), to Book Three of this
work;
an example of an author committing a kind of pantropy upon his
own
literary offspring. See also GENETIC ENGINEERING
The Uplift War
BRIN, DAVID(Phantasia Press, 1987)Whoever owns the secret
discovered by
the dolphins of Startide Risingcan gain control of the entire
galactic
civilization. The planet Garth lies on the other side of the galaxy
from
the site of that discovery, but the alien Gubru, in a bold move to
force
humanity to give up the secret, have taken that planet and its
population
of human beings and neo-chimps hostage. Only a small band of
humans and
chimps stands between the Gubru and success. The setting here is
less
exotic than those of the previous two books in the Uplift series,
but
Brin's character development is particularly good and the
neo-chimps
especially are a wonderful creation. Hugo winner, 1988. See also
GALACTIC
EMPIRES
The Shockwave Rider
BRUNNER, JOHN(Harper, 1975)The third of Brunner's massive
alarmist
fantasies, partly inspired by Alvin Toffler's Future Shock,
warning
against the loss of individual freedom that might result from
widespread
use of information technology and against the psychological
effects of
rapid technological change. Brunner complained bitterly about
Harper's
insensitive editing; the 1976 Ballantine reprint restored the
author's
text. See also COMMUNICATIONS
The Vor Game
BUJOLD, LOIS MCMASTER(Baen, 1990)The culture of the planet
Barrayar
values men only to the extent that they prove themselves in the
military,
and Miles Vorkosigan, the disabled son of Lord Aral and Lady
Cordelia
Vorkosigan, has determined to succeed in such a career despite
his
disability. Miles proves his worth, first at an isolated weather
station
and then in space, where he rescues his runaway cousin, the
Emperor
Gregor, from possible death. This is superior SPACE OPERA with a
touch of
humor. Earlier books in the series include The Warrior's
Apprentice
(1986), Brothers in Arms (1989), and Borders of Infinity (1989),
one
previously published section of which, "The Mountains of Mourning,"
won
both the Hugo and Nebula Awards for best novella in 1990. All the
Miles
Vorkosigan books make for fine reading. Mirror Dance was published
in
1994, and more volumes are promised. Compare C. S. Forester's
Hornblower
novels. Hugo winner,
1991
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Apes
BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE(McClurg, 1914)Published in All-Story (October
1912)
and serialized in the New York Evening World before book publication,
the
novel emphasizes the boyhood and youth of Tarzan, Lord
Greystoke,
Burroughs's most famous (and most macho) hero, the only one to
attain
mythic proportions and become a part of worldwide popular
culture.
Burroughs claimed that Tarzan combines the best of environments
(unknown
Africa) and the best of heredities (British aristocracy). Because
D'Arnot
is his teacher, taking him to Paris, one cannot fail to compare him
to
Rousseau's Emile (1762), especially in terms of education, to contrast
the
18th and 20th centuries, both emphasizing the "natural man." Tarzan
saves
Jane Porter from an unwanted marriage, but does not wed her in this
first
novel. Because attention to Jane and Jack (Korak the Killer), the son
of
Tarzan, aged the apeman, his family was omitted from most of the
later
novels, while Tarzan roamed the jungles and veldt, always beloved by
a
conveniently available primitive beauty. One should compare the
Africas
and the love stories of Burroughs and H. Rider Haggard to see
the
contrasts. For other treatments of Tarzan, one should consult Philip
Jose
Farmer's Lord Tyger (1970) and Tarzan Alive (1972), as well as
Gene
Wolfe's "Tarzan of the Grapes" (1972). Among the innumerable films are
Bo
Derek's feminist Tarzan- which attempts the story from Jane's point
of
view-and the neo-behaviorist Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan (1984),
with
its brilliant cinematography. See also APES AND CAVEMEN
Kindred
BUTLER, OCTAVIA(Doubleday, 1979)Dana, a well-educated
contemporary
African-American woman, suddenly finds herself pulled into the
past to
save the life of a distant ancestor, an early-19th-century southern
white
boy named Rufus Weylin. Although she returns to the present moments
later,
she soon finds herself saving Rufus again and again. Although only a
short
time passes for her between each bout of TIME TRAVEL, years pass
for
Rufus, who gradually grows into adulthood and becomes a slave owner.
This
sometimes painful novel features superb character development. By
forcing
Dana to confront her own white ancestry, Butler points out the
necessity
of coming to terms with the past without oversimplifying it.
Compare Lisa
Tuttle's Lost Futures (1992) and Jane Yolen's The Devil's
Arithmetic
(1988).
Maps in a Mirror: The Short Fiction of Orson Scott Card
CARD, ORSON SCOTT
(Tor, 1990)This enormous volume, some 46 stories,
represents most of Card's
short fiction. Included are such well-known
pieces as the award-winning "Lost
Boys" and "An Eye for an Eye,"
"Dogwalker," "Unaccompanied Sonata," "Ender's
Game," " The
Originist,"and"Kingsmeat." Some of the early fiction and
particularly the
non-science fiction is minor but, generally speaking, this
is an excellent
collection from a controversial and important writer, who
provides
commentary on the stories. See also CHILDREN IN SF
The Faded Sun: Kesrith
CHERRYH, C. J. (pseud. of Carolyn Janice Cherry)(DAW,
1978)The first
volume in a three-part novel, completed in The Faded Sun: Shon
'Jir (1979)
and The Faded Sun: Kutath (1980). An alien society organized
somewhat in
the fashion of an anthill hires out its warriors as mercenaries.
But when
its clients get into a WAR with humankind, the warriors and their
kin are
virtually wiped out. The client species sues for peace, but the
survivors
go their own way. One human involves himself with their cause and
their
quest to save their race. Compare Jayge Carr's Leviathan's Deep.
The Fountains of Paradise
CLARKE, ARTHUR C(HARLES)(Gollancz, 1979)An engineer
succeeds in building
a space elevator connecting a tropical island (modeled
on Sri Lanka, where
Clarke lives, but moved for geographical convenience) to
a space station
in geosynchronous orbit. Imposing propaganda for high
TECHNOLOGY as the
means of human progress and salvation. Charles Sheffield's
The Web Between
the Worlds (1979) develops the same premise in a more
conventional
fashion. Hugo winner, 1980; Nebula winner,
1979
================================================ The Steel
Crocodile
COMPTON, D(AVID) G(UY)(Ace, 1970) Brit. title:The
Electric
Crocodile(Hodder & Stoughton, 1970)Two workers at a secret
research
institute act as agents for a dissident group, but ultimately
cannot
oppose the claustrophobic conservatism that has sterilized both
scientific
and moral progress. Subtle and very convincing. Compare Kate
Wilhehlm's
"April Fool's Day Forever" (1970). See also OPTIMISM AND
PESSIMISM
Jurassic Park
CRICHTON, MICHAEL(Knopf, 1990)A wealthy industrialist bankrolls
an
attempt to recreate dinosaurs using Cray computers, the latest in
gene
sequencing technology, and DNA recovered from prehistoric insects
trapped
in amber. Succeeding, he builds a glorified theme park to house them
but,
just as the park is about to open, things begin to go wrong and
the
dinosaurs break loose. Although somewhat predictable, the novel
is
tremendous fun. It's also much more intelligent than viewers of
the
Spielberg film might be led to believe. Compare Larry Niven's Dream
Park
(1981). See also GENETIC ENGINEERING
The Man Who Melted
DANN, JACK(Bluejay, 1984)A man searches for his lost wife
in a world
where social order has been torn apart by outbreaks of
hysterical
collective consciousness, which have spawned a new religiosity and
an
epidemic of schizophrenia. An ironic reconstruction of the voyage of
the
Titanic is featured in the plot. Aggressively decadent, with a hint
of
Jacobean tragedy. Compare Roger Zelazny's THE DREAM MASTER. See also
PSI
POWERS
The Best of Avram Davidson
DAVIDSON, AVRAM(Doubleday, 1979) Ed. by Michael
KurlandEleven stories and
a book chapter, from 1956 to 1971. Editor Kurland's
short, sarcastic
introduction rerninds us that academicians seek to
"classify" a
magnificently unorganized writer like Davidson at their peril.
"Now Let Us
Sleep" and, less convincingly, "Help! I am Dr. Morris
Goldpepper," are
conventional SF; as for the others, if they are as good as
"King's Evil"
and "The Golem," does it really matter whether they are SF or
fantasy?
Peter Beagle, a student of Davidson's during that writer's brief
(and
quite ungovernable) sojourn as a college professor, testifies in
a
foreword to Davidson's incredible, casual erudition; Davidson
himself
wrote a modest afterword. Some readers may prefer the story selection
in
Or All the Seas With Oysters (Berkley, 1962), whose Hugo-winning
title
story this collection unaccountably omitted. See also GOLEM
Lest Darkness Fall
DE CAMP, L(YON) SPRAGUE(Holt, 1941)Originally a novel in
(December 1939),
this was one of the earliest stories from the pulps to be
taken up by a
mainstream hardcover publisher. (A specialty house, Prime
Press, published
it again in 1949.) Aware of a problem with the"Connecticut
Yankee" theme,
namely that not even a supergenius from the modern era could
have
singlehandedly introduced the full panoply of modern industrial
technology
into antiquity, de Camp gave his hero, stranded in A.D. 535 in
the
post-Roman interregnum, the one indispensable survival skill: he
can
understand spoken Vulgar Latin! Martin Padway then proceeds to
introduce
what the primitive technology of the period could actually have
absorbed.
In his headnote to the version, regrettably omitted from the book,
de Camp
in scholarly fashion listed his sources: Cassiodorus (who figures as
a
character in the story), Procopius of Caesarea, Gibbon, Bury; the
author's
meticulous care in this regard breathes life into what is by all
odds de
Camp's finest book. See also ALTERNATE WORLDS
Triton: An Ambiguous Heterotopia
DELANY, SAMUEL R(AY)(Bantam, 1976)This
complex novel considers the
problems that might arise for an individual
trying with difficulty to
orient himself in a culture where people have
almost unlimited choice of
identity and social role. The uncertainty of the
protagonist's life is
reflected in the unstable politics of the solar system,
which ultimately
becomes embroiled in a brief but catastrophic war. A rich,
dense
dramatization of issues in existential philosophy and sexual politics.
See
also UTOPIAS
A Scanner Darkly
DICK, PHILIP K(INDRED)(Doubleday, 1977)The protagonist is,
as usual in
Dick's novels, gradually enmeshed by a web of circumstance in
which he
ceases to be able to distinguish between reality and hallucination.
The
fascination with which the author had previously contemplated
such
situations is here replaced by horrified revulsion. An affecting,
powerful
novel. See also PERCEPTION
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick
DICK, PHILIP
K(INDRED)(Underwood-Miller, 1987) 5 vols.With introductions
to its individual
volumes by Roger Zelazny, Norman Spinrad, John Brunner,
James Tiptree, Jr.,
and Thomas M. Disch, the appearance of this work was a
major publishing event
in SF. The 118 stories range from Dick's first
published one, from the lurid
pages of Planet Stories in 1952, to a few
that appeared in this collection
for the first time. Those in Vols. 1
through 4 were composed in SF's "early
modern" period, ending in 1963;
those in Vol. 5 in the "modern" period that
began in 1964, but Philip Dick
was so far ahead of most of his contemporaries
in the 1950s that it is
hardly appropriate thus to periodize him; and Damon
Knight's premature
judgment after the earliest of these stories had appeared
[In Search of
Wonder], that Dick "writes the trivial, short, bland sort of
story that is
instantly saleable and instantly forgettable" can now be set
aside. The
existence of this collection corrects the critical record; much as
had
happened earlier to Scott Fitzgerald, voluminous discussion of the
novels
had obscured the author's gifts as a craftsman of shorter tales.
Endnotes
to individual stories, written by Dick for earlier collections
published
in 1977 and 1980, are informative and, one must say, wise. To
single out
particular morsels from this rich banquet would be a disservice;
however,
the author did state in 1976 that the story "Human Is" (written
1953; in
Vol. 2) "is my credo. May it be yours." A trade paper edition
shifting two
stories between volumes and retitling was published by Citadel
Twilight,
1990-1992. See also PERCEPTION
VALIS
DICK, PHILIP K(INDRED)(Bantam, 1981)A convoluted novel in which
the
author figures as character, though his role is subservient to that of
his
alter ego, Horselover Fat, who achieves miraculous enlightenment
courtesy
of the godlike Vast Active Living Intelligence System, but has
difficulty
communicating his insights to others. Radio Free Albemuth (1985)
uses
similar materials, apparently being a different draft for the
same
purpose. See also RELIGION
Galactic Pot-Healer
DICK, PHILIP K(INDRED)(Berkley, 1969)A very curious novel
in which the
hero, a dissatisfied mender of pots, joins a group of misfits
assembled by
a godlike alien to raise a sunken cathedral, while other ALIENS
read the
runes that may indicate the destiny of the universe. A prefiguration
of
the metaphysical themes of Dick's last novels, developed in a
mock-naive
fashion slightly reminiscent of Kurt Vonnegut's THE SIRENS OF
TITAN.A Maze
of Death (1970) picked up the theological issues for more
earnest
development. Our Friends From Frolix 8 (1970) reassigned them to
a
throwaway role as an alien god is discovered dead in the void and
his
human messiah plays an essentially ambiguous role.
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
DICK, PHILIP K. (Doubleday, 1965)In an
early 21st century afflicted by
ecological catastrophes and forced emigration
into space, Barney Mayerson
hopes to avoid being drafted to the Mars colony
and keep his job as a
designer of dollhouses for Walt and Perky Pat,
theminiature dolls whose
perfect lives offer vicarious escape for the
miserable Martian colonists.
With Can-D, a hallucinogen manufactured by
Barney's employer, the
colonists can enjoy brief hallucinations of suburban
bliss as the poised
Walt and Perky Pat. However, Can-D is threatened by a new
and more
powerful drug, Chew-Z, which is introduced onto the market by
the
mysterious Palmer Eldritch after he returns from ten years in another
star
system. While Can-D is short-lived in its effects and requires the use
of
commercial accessories, Chew-Z seems indistinguishable from reality,
and
appears to last forever. Only gradually do people realize the
ontological
nightmare created by the sinister Palmer Eldritch, whose control
of
reality makes him a kind of malign deity. Dick's explorations of
altered
perceptions, his satire of American life in the early 60s, and his
zany,
slapdash plot and settings are nowhere more vivid than in The
Three
Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch, which most Dick fans consider his
finest
novel. Although it is not as well-written or carefully constructed as
THE
MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE, its intensity and emotional power are matched
only
by the much later A SCANNER DARKLY andVALIS. For different renditions
of
the borderland between reality and illusion, compare Salman
Rushdie's
Grimus and James Morrow's The Continent of Lies. (GF)See also DRUGS
and
PERCEPTION
The Weathermonger
DICKINSON, PETER(Gollancz, 1968) The first volume in the
Changes trilogy.
Geoffrey and Sally, brother and sister, having been
abandoned to die as
witches, escape to France. There they are urged to return
to England and
discover the cause of the changes that have thrown the British
Isles back
into the Middle Ages, where ignorance and superstition again rule,
all
things mechanical are feared, and even the weather is controlled
by
incantation. The children find out that Merlin's sleep has been
disturbed,
and, unhappy with what he sees, Merlin has sent England back to a
time he
knows. Geoffrey and Sally convince him to wait for a more suitable
time to
return and he relents, freeing England from its curse. A
brilliantly
imaginative combination of myth and science fiction. Heartsease
(1969)
recounts the successful rescue of a witch by a group of children. In
The
Devil's Children (1970), Nicky and a band of Sikhs, free of the
madness
caused by the changes, become allies, settle on a farm, and beat
off
various threats to their safety. Compare William Mayne's Earthfasts
or
John Christopher's The Prince in Waiting. See also HOLOCAUST AND AFTER
The Start of the End of It All
EMSHWILLER, CAROL(Women's Press, 1990)The most
recent (and best) of the
author's story collections, following Joy in Our
Cause (1974) and Verging
on the Pertinent (1989); gathers 18 stories from
sixties, seventies, and
eighties. Some are straight mimetic fiction, but most
construct absurdist
SF scenarios enabling brilliantly pointed observations of
sexual politics,
such as the cat-hating aliens of the title story, whose
attitudes converge
with those of human men toward women. The text of the 1990
U.K. and 1991
U.S. editions differs. Compare the stories of Joanna Russ. See
also
FABULATION
To Your Scattered Bodies Go
FARMER, PHILIP JOSe(Putnam, 1971)The entire human
race is reincarnated
along the banks of a huge river. Sir Richard Francis
Burton sets off to
find out who accomplished this remarkable feat, and why
(HW, 1972). In The
Fabulous Riverboat (1971), Sam Clemens undertakes a
similar quest. Both
characters, and others who become involved in further
books of the series,
The Dark Design (1977) and The Magic Labyrinth (1980),
are continually
sidetracked by violent conflicts in which characters from
various phases
of Earth's history are idiosyncratically matched against one
another,
causing the main issue to be constantly confused, sometimes to
the
detriment of the story. Associated stories outside the main sequence
are
"Riverworld" in Riverworld and Other Stories (1979) and Gods of
Riverworld
(1983). An early version of the story, written in the early 1950s
for an
ill-fated competition, was rediscovered and issued as River of
Eternity
(1983). Like a number of authors of successful, long-running
series,
Farmer has recently franchised out the River World, editing
a
shared-universe anthology, Tales of the Riverworld(1992), which features
a
new novella by Farmer, "Crossing the Dark River," plus solid fiction
by
Phillip C. Jennings, Harry Turtledove, Allen Steele, and others.
Hugo
winner, 1972. See also ESCHATOLOGY
Sarah Canary
FOWLER, KAREN JOY(Holt, 1991)In 1873 an apparent madwoman
stumbles into a
Chinese labor camp in Washington state and is led to a nearby
insane
asylum. The woman, named Sarah Canary at the asylum, escapes and
wanders
the Pacific coast, accompanied by a host of fascinating characters.
But
who is Sarah, a broken victim of male oppression, the simple madwoman
she
first appeared to be, or something more sinister, a vampire perhaps,
or
something not of this planet? We never find out for sure, which
has
frustrated critics bent on sticking the book into a generic
pigeonhole.
What is certain, however, is that Sarah Canary is a brilliantly
conceived,
beautifully written book. Compare Robert Charles Wilson's A Hidden
Place
(1986). See also ALIENS
Rumors of Spring
GRANT, RICHARD(Bantam, 1987)A strange blend of satire,
fable, science
fiction, and fantasy set on a far-future Earth where
technology is in a
state of collapse, entropy seems to be gaining, and a
badly damaged
ecology is actively fighting back. The First Biotic Crusade, a
group of
eccentrics worthy of a Mervyn Peake novel, sets out in a huge
Rube
Goldberg-like vehicle to uncover the truth behind the strange goings-on
in
the world's last woodland, the Carbon Bank Forest. At once a
cutting
attack on government bureaucracy, a sprightly and somewhat silly
adventure
story, and an ecological fable, Rumors of Spring is beautifully
written
and constantly surprising. Compare John Crowley's Little, Big (1981).
See
also PASTORAL
The Hemingway Hoax
HALDEMAN, JOE(Morrow, 1990)John Baird, a Hemingway
specialist at Boston
University with severe financial problems, falls in with
some shady
characters who persuade him to fake and then claim to have
rediscovered a
series of stories that Hemingway is known to have lost on a
train trip.
Unbeknown to Baird or his confederates, however, some very
strange
people-people not from our world-have a stake in Baird's not writing
the
stories. Haldeman's intimate knowledge and love of Hemingway and his
work
is highly apparent in this very short, very intense novel based on a
Hugo
and Nebula Award-winning novella of the same name. Compare
MacDonald
Harris's non-SF novel, Hemingway's Suitcase (1990). See also
ALTERNATE
WORLDS
Make Room! Make Room!
HARRISON, HARRY(Doubleday, 1966)A classic novel of
OVERPOPULATION and
pollution, reprinted in connection with the film version
(which certainly
fails to do the book justice) as Soylent Green. An
archetypal example of
1960s alarmism. (Compare John Brunner's STAND ON
ZANZIBAR.)
A Storm of Wings
HARRISON, M(ICHAEL) JOHN(Sphere, 1980)A sequel to the
downbeat sword and
sorcery novel The Pastel City (1971). It begins the
transformation of the
city Viriconium into a milieu for more sophisticated
literary exercise,
extended in In Viriconium (1982; U.S. title: The Floating
Gods) and
Viriconium Nights (1984). Images of decadence and exhaustion abound
in
this series, which contrasts with other images of FAR-FUTURE cities
in
Edward Bryant's Cinnabar and Terry Carr's Cirque and has strong
affinities
with certain aspects of Michael Moorcock's work. SF motifs are
relatively
sparse in what is essentially a fantasy series, but the use of
entropic
decay as a prevalent metaphor sustains the bridge between
genres.
Starship Troopers
HEINLEIN, ROBERT A(NSON)(Putnam, 1959)Heinlein's Annapolis
and Regular
Navy background form the context for the training and
baptism-of-fire of
future space cadets. A well-told story, this novel won the
Hugo in 1959,
but, later got caught in the crossfire of powerful pro- and
anti-Vietnam
War feeling, which divided the SF community as it did the
"mainstream."
The paradox is that Heinlein, with this work, gave aid and
comfort to the
war supporters, a group to which he belonged in the sixties;
while with
another novel, Stranger in a Strange Land , he helped to energize
the
radical student generation that opposed the war. Compare E. E.
Smith's
LENSMAN series; contrast Edgar Pangborn, A MIRROR FOR OBSERVERS.
Hugo
winner, 1959. See also WAR
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
HEINLEIN, ROBERT A(NSON)(Putnam, 1966)Colonists
of the Moon declare
independence from Earth and contrive to win the ensuing
battle with the
aid of a sentient computer. Action-adventure with some
exploration of new
possibilities in social organization and fierce assertion
of the motto
"There Ain't No Such Thing as a Free Lunch." Though not a true
sequel, The
Cat Who Walks Through Walls (1985) is a much weaker novel set in
the same
universe and with some of the same characters. Compare John Varley's
Steel
Beach and Greg Bear's Moving Mars (1993). Hugo winner, 1967. See
also
POLITICS
The Past Through Tomorrow
HEINLEIN, ROBERT A(NSON) (Putnam, 1967)Most of this
omnibus compilation
had been previously published in four separate books: The
Man Who Sold the
Moon (Shasta, 1950); The Green Hills of Earth (Shasta,
1951); Revolt in
2100 (Shasta, 1953); and Methuselah's Children (Gnome,
1958). These in
turn derived from magazine stories, starting in 1939 and
continuing
through the 1940s; mainly in Astounding, a few in the Saturday
Evening
Post. Collectively they constitute the bulk of Heinlein's future
history:
a detailed forecast for the next two centuries, from the "Crazy
Years"
(which, by Heinlein's calendar, have already happened!) to the
beginning
of the first "mature" civilization 200 years hence. Other science
fiction
writers (Poul Anderson, Isaac Asimov, James Blish, H. Beam
Piper,
Cordwainer Smith) have undertaken future-building of this kind, but
rarely
with Heinlein's degree of verisimilitude. The one major story
omission
from the future history is "Universe" (in Orphans of the Sky), and
of that
story only its brief prologue is really germane. But
"Life-line,""Requiem,
""Blowups Happen,""Logic of Empire,""If This Goes
On-,""Coventry,""The
Green Hills of Earth,""The Man Who Sold the Moon,"
they're all here. See
also PREDICTION
The Rolling Stones
HEINLEIN, ROBERT A(NSON)(Scribner, 1952) Young adult The
Stone family, at
the instigation of the twins, Castor and Pollux,
reconditions a spaceship
as a family yacht, The Rolling Stone, and embarks on
various adventures,
including selling used bikes on Mars and flat cats (which
proliferate
hugely) in the asteroids. Its humor and wit still fresh, its
portrait of
family life still winning although sexist, and its hard science
plausible
and detailed, the novel aptly illustrates the author's eminence as
writer
of science fiction for young readers. See also CHILDREN IN SF
White Queen
JONES, GWYNETH(Gollancz, 1991)This gender-bending story concerns
a
reporter who, blackballed from his profession and living a
hand-to-mouth
existence in a second-rate African city, is contacted by an
apparently
female alien who offers him an interview and later seduces/rapes
him.
Although the ALIENS look human, their thought patterns are
radically
different from ours, and Jones does a particularly good job of
portraying
them. Compare Gardner Dozois's STRANGERS.
The Stand
KING, STEPHEN(Doubleday, 1978) Recommended ed.: Doubleday, 1990This
new
edition not only restores cut material, but updates the book as
well,
setting it in the 1990s and improving the science content. The basic
plot
remains unchanged: a killer flu escapes from a bio-weapons facility and
99
percent of the human race dies. In the United States, most of the
good
people who are left gather in Boulder while most of the evil people end
up
in Las Vegas. Armageddon follows. The novel's greatest strength lies
in
King's ability to portray characters who are either highly believable
or
chillingly twisted. Contrast David Brin's The Postman. See also
HOLOCAUST
AND AFTER
The Best of Damon Knight
KNIGHT, DAMON (FRANCIS)(Nelson Doubleday,
1976)Twenty-two stories,
ranging from 1949 to 1972-"most of the best work I
did during that time,"
Knight attests. They include "To Serve Man," which
became a memorable
Twilight Zone episode; the sardonic "Not With a Bang";
"The Analogues,"
which became the first chapter of Hell's Pavement; "Babel
II," in which a
visiting alien that looks like Happy Hooligan scrambles all
human speech
and writing; "Special Delivery," in which a pregnant woman
learns she is
carrying a fetal supergenius; several TIME TRAVEL stories "that
God sent
me," Knight writes, "as a punishment for having said that the
time-travel
story was dead"; "The Handler," about a socially rejected dwarf
who inside
a "big man" humanoid shell is the life of the party; and,
somewhat
atypically for Knight, "Mary," a powerful love story with a
quite
unexpected happy ending. Barry Malzberg's introduction, "Dark of
the
Knight," is short and laudatory; Knight's own headnotes
are
disconcertingly frank about his personal life at the time the stories
were
written, but that has always been his way.
The Best of C. M. Kornbluth
KORNBLUTH, C(YRIL) M. (Nelson Doubleday, 1976)
Ed. by Frederik
PohlNineteen stories, from 1941 to 1958, attest to the high
quality of
what Kornbluth wrote in his tragically short career: "The
Adventurer,"
with its devastating punchline, as well as "The Little Black
Bag" , "The
Luckiest Man in Denv,""Gomez" (perhaps the first SF story set in
a New
York City Hispanic milieu), "The Marching Morons" (SFHF), "With
These
Hands," and one he had barely completed at the time of his death,
"Two
Dooms." Most have been repeatedly anthologized. Pohl, Kornbluth's
frequent
collaborator, selected the stories and wrote the introduction. Only
a
rubric against annotating pure fantasy stories prevented listing
also
Thirteen O'Clock (Dell, 1970), which reproduced the sprightly
tales
Kornbluth (under the name "Cecil Corwin") wrote in the early forties as
a
teenager; no one should be denied the pleasure of reading them.
The Best of Henry Kuttner
KUTTNER, HENRY(Nelson Doubleday, 1975)Seventeen
stories, mostly from
1940s Astounding. Science fiction with an acute
psychological sensibility,
straightforwardly told. Ray Bradbury contributes
an appreciative
introduction. Here are stories originally penned under
Kuttner's mordant
Lewis Padgett pseudonym, such as "The Twonky,""The Proud
Robot," and the
haunting "Mimsy Were the Borogoves" (SFHF)-the most plausible
explanation
yet of where Lewis Carroll really got that nonsense poem. Other
stories
had first been published under Kuttner's own name, including the
powerful
"Absalom." There are no stories under the "Lawrence O'Donnell" nom
de
plume (that is, co-written with C. L. Moore), although that is always
a
hard judgment call with that highly symbiotic husband-wife writing
team.
Mutant
KUTTNER, HENRY, and C(ATHERINE) L. MOORE (published under the name
Lewis
Padgett)(Gnome, 1953)These are the "Baldy" stories, published
in
Astounding between 1945 and 1953; the first, which assumed
a
post-atomic-war "balance of terror" among independent city-states
linked
by commerce, interestingly appeared in the magazine just before the
actual
atomic bomb. Radiation-induced mutation has begotten a race of
telepaths,
with a secondary genetic trait of baldness, hence the name. To
wear a wig
or go proudly naked-headed signifies an ideological division,
between
living as harmoniously as may be with the nontelepath majority
and
aggressively asserting superiority on Nazi "superman" lines. The
rational
working out of this dilemma created a warm, socially and
politically
thoughtful story. Compare Alfred Bester, THE DEMOLISHED MAN;
contrast
Zenna Henderson, PILGRIMAGE. See also PSI POWERS
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
LE GUIN, URSULA K(ROEBER)(Harper,
1974)This story contrasts the
poverty-stricken world of Anarres, whose
political order is anarchist and
egalitarian, with its rich neighbor Urras,
from whose capitalist and
competitive system the settlers of Anarres
initially fled. A physicist who
must travel from one world to the other
serves as a self-conscious and
anxious viewpoint character. A dense and very
careful work, arguably the
best example of how SF can be used for serious
discussion of moral and
political issues. The quality of the writing is also
outstanding. Compare
Doris Lessing's Canopus in Archives series and Hermann
Hesse's Magister
Ludi (1943). Hugo winner, 1973; Nebula winner, 1974. See
also UTOPIAS
The Wind's Twelve Quarters
LE GUIN, URSULA K(ROEBER)(Harper, 1975)The first
of Le Guin's short
fiction collections. The stories are various in theme but
uniformly well
written, ranging from the philosophical "Vaster Than Empires
and More
Slow" and the moving story of clone siblings, "Nine Lives," to a
brief
prelude to The Dispossessed, "The Day Before the Revolution"
(Nebula
winner, 1974), and the dark fable, "The Ones Who Walk Away From
Omelas"
(Hugo winner, 1974). Within the SF field their elegance is matched by
some
of the work of Thomas Disch, but their earnest seriousness is
without
parallel. Le Guin's more recent collection, Buffalo Gals and Other
Animal
Presences (1987), includes a number of stories available in her
earlier
collections but is notable for her Hugo award-winning fantasy
tale,
"Buffalo Girls, Won't You Come Out Tonight?" See also CLONES
The Word for World Is Forest
LE GUIN, URSULA K(ROEBER)(Berkley, 1976)Short
novel originally published
in Again, Dangerous Visions . Human colonists on
an alien world cause
untold damage to the innocent natives and their
environment. A harsh
comment on the ethics and politics of colonialism,
making good use of
anthropological perspectives. Compare Michael Bishop's
Transfigurations.
Hugo winner, 1973. See also COLONIZATION OF OTHER
WORLDS
The Norton Book of Science Fiction
LE GUIN, URSULA K., and Brian Attebery,
eds(Norton, 1993)Unlike the usual
Norton anthology, this enormous, 67-story,
864-page volume makes no
pretense of establishing a canon of standard
classics. The selection,
although excellent, is somewhat idiosyncratic,
excluding such expected
names as Bradbury, Asimov, Heinlein, and Clarke (only
North American
authors are included), with coverage limited to the 1960-1990
period. Many
of the genre's acknowledged masters are here, however, among
them
Sturgeon, Blish, Dick, Benford, Butler, Gibson, and Le Guin herself,
but
also included are stories by less well known writers such as
Eleanor
Arnason, Molly Gloss, Andrew Weiner, and Diane Glancy. The book
places an
unusually strong emphasis on women, minority and, oddly, Canadian
writers.
The 129-page paperback teacher's guide, by Attebery alone,
provides
one-page commentaries on each story and short chapters on teaching
SF, SF
history and marketing, critical approaches to SF, primary and
secondary
bibliographies, and a list of resources. Compare David Hartwell's
The
World Treasury of Science Fiction (52 stories, 1,083 pages); contrast
the
1946 golden age Raymond J. Healy/J. Francis McComas classic, Adventures
in
Time and Space (33 stories, 997 pages). See also GOLDEN AGE OF SF
The Best of Fritz Leiber
LEIBER, FRITZ (REUTER)(Nelson Doubleday,
1974)Twenty-two stories from the
mid-1940s through the 1960s. Poul Anderson
contributes an appreciative
introduction; Leiber wraps it up in an afterword.
Stories range from
fiendish Astounding puzzlers ("Sanity," "The Enchanted
Forest") through
early-fifties dystopias ("Coming Attraction," "Poor
Superman") to
atmospheric tales from the late fifties such as that ultimate
tribute to
Marilyn Monroe, "A Deskful of Girls," and the quietly creepy
"Little Old
Miss Macbeth." Only one story is in Leiber's supernatural horror
vein, and
there are none of his sword-and-sorcery tales. Readers may
argue
endlessly, however, as to whether "The Man Who Never Grew Young"-the
only
story retained from Leiber's first, long-out-of-print collection
Night's
Black Agents (Arkham, 1947)-is SF or fantasy.
The Wanderer
LEIBER, FRITZ(Ballantine, 1964)Worldwide disaster occurs when
a
mysterious, planet-sized spaceship appears out of nowhere, goes into
Earth
orbit, and begins to take the Moon apart, apparently for fuel.
Leiber's
characters and dialogue haven't held up all that well over the
years, but
his description of a large-scale catastrophe still impresses.
Compare
Philip Wylie and Edwin Balmer's When Worlds Collide and Greg Bear's
The
Forge of God. Hugo winner, 1965. See also INVASION
Solaris
LEM, STANISLAW(Walker, 1970) Trans. (from a French translation) by
Joanna
Kilmartin and Steve CoxWritten in Polish in 1961, this novel
combines
profound philosophic speculation with the structure of
traditional
action-adventure SF, embodied in a clear, vivid writing style
that somehow
survives two translations. A planet under study by Earth
scientists for
many decades is swathed in a world-girdling ocean, which, the
scientists
have realized after initial skepticism, is one immense sentient
organism.
For purposes of its own (never disclosed), this ocean "reads" the
deepest
memories of the four men housed at Station Solaris and sends each
a
double-"Phantom"-of a woman in his past; in the case of the
viewpoint
character his estranged and since deceased wife, Rheya. But the
phantom
Rheya thinks she is the real Rheya. And the mysterious
world-ocean,
constantly flinging up strange shapes that defy the savants'
efforts at
classification, may be the first, infantile phase of an
emerging
"imperfect God." A major work by any measure. In the Soviet Union
Solaris
was made into a well-received film. Compare Robert Silverberg, The
Face of
the Waters (1991). See also LIVING WORLDS
Galaxies
MALZBERG, BARRY N(ORMAN)(Pyramid, 1975)Expanded from the novelette
"A
Galaxy Called Rome." The plot, deliberately designed as a hard SF
story,
involves a spaceship endangered by a black hole, on whose fate
much
depends; this is blended with an elaborate commentary on the
psychology
and sociology of SF writing, using the story as paradigm. It thus
becomes
a brilliantly self-conscious work of art, more telling in many ways
than
Malzberg's Herovit's World (1973). See also RECURSIVE SF
Memoirs of a Spacewoman
MITCHISON, NAOMI(Gollancz, 1962) U.S. paperback
edition, Berkley, 1973The
viewpoint character's scientific specialty is
COMMUNICATION with aliens.
Women, in this intergalactic future, are by and
large better at that kind
of work than men; likelier to perceive the reality
of sentience in bizarre
lifeforms, and more adroit at devising ways of making
contact.
Extraterrestrials in this novel include a starfish-like,
radially
symmetrical species whose mathematics and philosophy differ
profoundly
from Earth's simple, on-off; yes-no bilateralism, and
a
caterpillars-and-butterflies race whose adult form abuses and lays
guilt
trips upon the sentient larval stage from which it metamorphosed.
This
story also explores, more boldly even than Philip Farmer,
the
possibilities of interspecies sex (and parenting). Considered a
pioneering
proto-feminist work; certainly the female protagonist's outlook
differs
markedly from that of the extroverted aggressive male heroes of most
space
opera.
The Cornelius Chronicles
MOORCOCK, MICHAEL(Avon, 1977)Omnibus containing The
Final
Programme(1969), A Cure for Cancer (1971), The English Assassin
(1972),
and The Condition of Muzak (1977), the first three in slightly
revised
form. Jerry Cornelius, the contemporary and near-future avatar of
the
multifaceted Moorcockian hero, features in the tetralogy in various
roles:
secret agent, messiah, corpse, dreary teenager and even a negative
image
of himself. The first novel begins as a parody of heroic fiction,
its
events running parallel to two of Moorcock's early Elric stories,
but
moves on to parody other themes in popular fiction. The middle
volumes
present a kaleidoscopic display of 20th-century motifs, and the
fourth
moves on again to subvert the fantasy elements in the first three and
add
its own theme of tragedy, symbolized with the aid of images drawn
from
harlequinade. The series is a sprawling masterpiece: a dream story
loaded
with all the threads of contemporary consciousness and modern
mythology,
bearing an appropriate burden of nightmare and irony. The
ubiquitous Jerry
can also be found in associated materials. See also NEW
WAVE
The Best of C. L. Moore
MOORE, C(ATHERINE) L. (Nelson Doubleday, 1975)Ten
stories from 1933 to
1946. Lester del Rey, a longtime admirer, selected them
and wrote a
biographical introduction; Moore added a personal afterword.
Outstanding
are three stories from Astounding: "The Bright Illusion" (1934),
a
human-alien love story that anticipates issues raised by Ursula Le
Guin's
THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS; "No Woman Born" (1944), about the
triumphant
return to the stage of a singer-dancer all but destroyed in a
fire, whose
brain has been transplanted into a robot body; and "Vintage
Season" (1946;
SFHF)-originally bylined as Lawrence O'Donnell, the pseudonym
employed for
collaborations between Moore and her spouse Henry Kuttner, here
claimed as
Moore's alone-about time traveling tourists and the present-day
man who
rents his house to them with tragic results. From Weird Tales
the
collection includes Moore's first story, "Shambleau" (1933),
which
introduced her popular interplanetary roamer, Northwest Smith, and
two
tales of her medieval female knight Jirel of Joiry. A highly
satisfying
collection. See also WOMEN SF WRITERS
This Is the Way the World Ends
MORROW, JAMES(Holt, 1986)Satirical apocalyptic
fantasy in which the few
survivors of the holocaust are put on trial by those
who would have lived
if only their ancestors had ordered their affairs more
reasonably. Clever
and elegant. Compare Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle . See
also HOLOCAUST AND
AFTER
The Mote in God's Eye
NIVEN, LARRY, and JERRY POURNELLE(Simon & Schuster,
1974)Superior space
opera in which Earth's interstellar navy contacts and
does battle with an
enormously hostile alien race. The scenes of space
warfare are well
handled, and the alien Moties are fascinating. The sequel,
The Gripping
Hand (1993), is more mundane. Compare C. J. Cherryh's DOWNBELOW
STATION or
Vernor Vinge's A FIRE UPON THE DEEP. See also ALIENS
A Mirror for Observers
PANGBORN, EDGAR(Doubleday, 1954)Martians in
underground cities for
thousands of years have manipulated Earth's historical
development.
Martian Elmis foresees a great new ethical age for Earth under
the
leadership of a Gandhi/M. L. King saint-figure; Martian Namir looks
toward
a "final solution" for the Earth problem in mutually annihilative war.
The
conflict between Elmis and Namir has been compared with that of God
and
Satan in the Book of Job; and beyond that, wrote Peter S. Beagle
in
afterword to a later edition of the novel (Bluejay, 1983, p. 228),
it
reflects "the endless internal battle that everyone fights who
cannot
quite abandon hope of one day waking from the nightmare of our
species'
history." Contrast Kurt Vonnegut, THE SIRENS OF TITAN . See also
OPTIMISM
AND PESSIMISM
Woman on the Edge of Time
PIERCY, MARGE(Knopf; 1976)A Hispanic-American
mother undergoes
experimental psychosurgery. She makes psychic contact with
the
22nd-century world that has resulted from a FEMINIST revolution
whose
success may depend on the subversion of the experiments in which she
is
involved. Outstanding for the elaborate description of the future
utopia
and the graphic representation of the inhumanity inherent in the way
that
contemporary people can and do treat one another. Compare Joanna
Russ's
THE FEMALE MAN.
The Anubis Gates
POWERS, TIM(Ace, 1983)An academic interested in a minor
Victorian poet
named William Ashbless is recruited as a kind of tour guide to
a time
traveling expedition whose members expect to hear Coleridge lecture.
When
he is marooned in 1810 he has to fight a multitude of enemies,
including
the man who marooned him. His struggle for survival, which
necessitates
his becoming Ashbless, makes a fabulous adventure story with
some
excellent gothic elements. More fantasy than SF, but the
ingeniously
constructed paradox-avoiding time-tripping draws heavily on the
SF
tradition. Compare James P. Blaylock's HOMUNCULUS. See also STEAMPUNK
Strata
PRATCHETT, TERRY(Colin Smythe, 1981)The heroine, a
"worldbuilder,"
deserts her work in order to investigate the mysterious works
of others
(presumably aliens) in the same vein-in particular, a flat Earth
enclosed
within a crystal sphere, complete with monsters and demons. She sets
out
with two alien companions to explore it, attempting to find out who
built
it and why. An absurdist RINGWORLD, subverting SF cliches. See also
HUMOUR
An Infinite Summer
PRIEST, CHRISTOPHER(Faber, 1979)Priest's second
collection, superior to
Real-Time World (1974). The mundane lives of the
characters are usually
interrupted by fantastic distortions of time and
space, whose consequences
are seductive but possibly subversive of sanity.
Includes "Palely
Loitering" and "The Watched." See also TIME TRAVEL
The Glamour
PRIEST, CHRISTOPHER(Cape, 1984)Outcasts of society, who pass
unnoticed in
"the hierarchy of visual interest," can make themselves
invisible, a
talent that is, ironically, the "glamour" of the title. The
amnesiac hero
gradually relearns the use of this talent and rediscovers his
love for the
heroine. A delicately ambivalent tale of welcome alienation. The
U.S.
edition (Doubleday, 1985) is substantially revised. Compare Fritz
Leiber's
The Sinful Ones(1953; revised 1980). See also PERCEPTION
Gravity's Rainbow
PYNCHON, THOMAS(Viking, 1973)A sprawling novel about a
World War II
psychological warfare unit full of weird characters, one of whom
seems to
be determining the pattern of V-2 rocket attacks by his sexual
activities
but refuses to submit to study and possible control.
Extraordinarily
elaborate black comedy. Compare the research establishment in
Carter
Scholz and Glen A. Harcourt's Palimpsests (1985). See also ENTROPY
Red Mars
ROBINSON, KIM STANLEY(HarperCollins, 1992)This novel, the first of
a
projected trilogy, is, without a doubt, the most detailed and
impressive
portrayal of the exploration and colonization of another planet
ever
published. Robinson is in complete control of his materials, whether he
is
describing the engineering difficulties involved in the building of
a
large-scale underground habitat or the political wheeling and
dealing
involved in placating a wide range of political, religious, ethnic,
and
commercial interests, all of which want a slice of the Martian pie.
The
novel features a large cast of well-developed characters,
breathtaking
descriptions of the Martian landscape, and a sophisticated
understanding
of the complex interplay between technology and politics. Red
Mars may
well be the finest hard-science fiction novel of the last decade.
Sequels
are Green Mars (1994) and Blue Mars. For a competent,
smaller-scale
approach to the exploration of the Red Planet, compare Ben
Bova's Mars.
See also MARS
The Planet on the Table
ROBINSON, KIM STANLEY(Tor, 1986)Collection of early
fiction by one of the
genre's finest literary writers, including Robinson's
World Fantasy
Award-winning story about the Spanish Armada, "Black Air," and
the fine
alternate history tale, "The Lucky Strike," which is set in a world
where
the bomb was not dropped on Hiroshima. Robinson's other major
collections
are Escape From Kathmandu (1989), which includes the Hugo- and
Nebula
Award-nominated title novella, and Remaking History (1991), which
includes
the Nebula-nominated "Before I Wake," as well as "Vinland the
Dream,"
"Glacier," and 12 other fine stories. Compare John Kessel's Meeting
in
Infinity. See also ALTERNATE WORLDS
Stardance
ROBINSON, SPIDER, and JEANNE ROBINSON(Dial, 1979)Based on a novella
(Hugo
winner, 1978; Nebula winner, 1977). A story of exotic redemption in
which
a crippled dancer becomes involved in humanity's first contact
with
ALIENS, and helps set the stage for a mystical communion between
the
species. The sequel, Starseed (1991), is much less successful.
Compare
Orson Scott Card's Songmaster (1980).
The Child Garden: A Low Comedy
RYMAN, GEOFF(Unwin, 1989)This brilliant
postmodernist extravaganza takes
place in a tropical future London where
genetic engineering has abolished
cancer, mastered the art of passing on
knowledge through viruses, allowed
human beings to photosynthesize and,
tragically, caused an irreversible
change in human genetics, which leads most
human beings to die in their
mid-thirties. The complex plot centers on a pair
of artist-lovers-Milena,
a mediocre actress with a talent for directing, and
Rolfa, a huge,
genetically engineered Polar Woman who sings opera. For
comparably
audacious speculation about bioengineering, see Greg Bear's BLOOD
MUSIC .
For a comparable picture of a city transformed by the greenhouse
effect,
see Elizabeth Hand's WINTERLONG . Winner of the 1990 Arthur C.
Clarke
Award and the JWC Award and a nominee for the British SF
Association
Award. See also DYSTOPIAS
Women of Wonder: Science Fiction Stories by Women About Women
SARGENT,
PAMELA, ed.(Vintage, 1974)Twelve reprinted short stories by
women writers,
all devoted to the examination of sex roles. Included are a
number of
classics, among them Judith Merril's "That Only a Mother," Anne
McCaffrey's
"The Ship Who Sang," Sonya Dorman's "When I Was Miss Dow,"
Kate Wilhelm's
"Baby, You Were Great," Carol Emshwiller's "Sex and/or Mr.
Morrison," Ursula
K. Le Guin's "Vaster Than Empires and More Slow," and
Vonda N. Mclntyre's "Of
Mist, and Grass, and Sand." Sargent's long
introductory essay is particularly
valuable. A second reprint volume, More
Women of Wonder (1976), featured
another introduction by Sargent and seven
novelettes, including C. L. Moore's
"Jirel Meets Magic," Joanna Russ's
"The Second Inquisition," and Le Guin's
"The Day Before the Revolution." A
collection of original fiction, The New
Women of Wonder (1978), included
Dorman's "Building Block," Eleanor Arnason's
"Warlord of Saturn's Moons,"
and others. Two new Women of Wonder anthologies
were nearing completion in
late 1993 and will be published in 1995. Compare
Cassandra Rising (1978)
edited by Alice Laurance, Millennial Women (1978),
edited by Virginia
Kidd, and Aurora: Beyond Equality (1976), edited by Vonda
N. Mclntyre and
Susan J. Anderson. See also FEMINISM
The Ragged Astronauts
SHAW, BOB(Gollancz, 1986)In a planetary system where
two worlds share a
common atmosphere the inhabitants of one are forced by
circumstance to
migrate to the other in hot air BALLOONS. An unusual
adventure story in
which good characterization helps to make extraordinary
events plausible.
The somewhat less successful sequels are The Wooden
Spaceships (1988) and
The Fugitive Worlds (1989).
The Illuminatus! Trilogy
SHEA, ROBERT, and ROBERT ANTON WILSON(Dell, 1984)An
omnibus edition of a
three-decker novel whose separate parts-The Eye in the
Pyramid, The Golden
Apple, and Leviathan-first appeared in 1975. A wild
extravaganza that
hypothesizes that all the secret societies claiming access
to a special
enlightenment were and are part of a huge conspiracy that will
take over
Earth unless the heroes of the counterculture can stop them. A
crazy
compendium of contemporary concerns. Compare Thomas Pynchon's
GRAVITY'S
RAINBOW . See also PARANOIA
Is That What People Do?
SHECKLEY, ROBERT(Holt, 1984)This collection
recombines stories from
earlier collections, as did The Wonderful World of
Robert Sheckley (1979).
A five-volume set collected 132 stories, The
Collected Short Stories of
Robert Sheckley (Pulphouse, 1991). His stories are
very funny, but the
HUMOR is generally underlaid with a dark and serious
suspicion of the
follies of human vanity. His robot stories are exceptionally
fine and
should be compared and contrasted with the Isaac Asimov stories,
whose
themes they often subvert and mock. Compare also the short fiction of
John
Sladek.
A Time of Changes
SILVERBERG, ROBERT(Doubleday, 1971)A colony world preserves
a strange
culture based on self-hatred, but the protagonist learns
individualism
from a visiting Earthman and becomes a revolutionary advocate
of a new
kind of community. Unlike Ayn Rand's Anthem , with which it
inevitably
invites comparison, it is not a political allegory but an
exploration of
the value of human relationships. Nebula winner, 1971. See
also PSYCHOLOGY
Science Fiction Hall of Fame
Vol. I (Doubleday, 1971); Vols. IIA and IIB
(Doubleday, 1974)Volume 1
edited by ROBERT SILVERBERG consisted of 26 short
stories and novelettes
chosen by ballot of the Science Fiction Writers of
America as the best
shorter works in the field to have been published before
1965. The oldest
story in the collection is Stanley Weinbaum's "A Martian
Odyssey" (1934);
the newest is Roger Zelazny's "A Rose for Ecclesiastes"
(1963). An
editorial decision to limit the collection to one story from each
author
may have slightly skewed the selection. Is "The Roads Must Roll" the
story
by which we wish to remember Robert Heinlein? On the whole, however,
this
anthology may be taken as definitive, and it works effectively in
the
classroom, except among the worldly-wise who "have read all those
stories
before." For Volume 2, Ben Bova edited 22 novellas chosen the same
way, 11
in each sub-volume. They range from H. G. Wells's indispensable The
Time
Machine (1895), through Golden Age classics like Heinlein's "Universe"
and
John W. Campbell's "Who Goes There?" to strong works from the early
1960s
such as Jack Vance's "The Moon Moth." In both Bova's and
Silverberg's
anthologies there is surprisingly little overlap with the Hugo
winners; in
fact, but one short story, "Flowers for Algernon," and one
novella "The
Big Front Yard," which may say something about the differences
between
fans' and writers' literary tastes. See also GOLDEN AGE OF SF
Way Station
SIMAK, CLIFFORD D(ONALD)(Doubleday, 1963)A Civil War veteran
comes home
to the family farm, which becomes a station or stop for
interstellar
travelers. Time passes more slowly inside the disguised
farmhouse, so that
the stationmaster's longevity in the outside world (which
he enters to
pick up his mail!) attracts the attention of hostile neighbors
and of an
implausibly understanding CIA agent. The story gets its effect from
casual
juxtaposition of bizarre alien visitors and artifacts with
realistic
southwestern Wisconsin locale. lt carries Simak's perennial message
that
all sentient beings can and must get along, or perish; the
various
galactic races face the same danger from themselves as do Earth's
own
warring peoples. A tragic counterpoint is a bittersweet, thwarted
love
between the hero and a composite "ghost" of two women from his
wartime
past. A sentimental story, but effective; it won the Hugo Award in
1963
for best novel. Hugo winner, 1963. See also PASTORAL
Hyperion
SIMMONS, DAN(Doubleday, 1989)Hyperion is the first half of one of
the
most complex space operas ever written. With a structure based on
the
Canterbury Tales, it tells the story of a pilgrimage of sorts to
the
planet Hyperion, where the Time Tombs, alien artifacts that run
backward
through time, are about to open. As in Chaucer, each pilgrim has his
or
her own story to tell; stories that are individually riveting
and
contribute thematically to the novel as a whole. The book ends just as
the
travelers reach their destination. The Fall of Hyperion (1990) takes
its
inspiration from Keats's poem of the same name. It continues the
narration
of events at the tombs, but also opens up into a portrait of
a
sophisticated interstellar culture where teleportation is so basic
that
people routinely build homes with rooms on more than one planet.
Powerful
players are interested in the events on Hyperion, and the
individual
crises faced by the pilgrims may have galaxy-spanning outcomes.
The
Hyperion books suffer from occasional problems of continuity, but they
are
beautifully written and have few equals for sheer, large-scale sense
of
wonder. A third volume is promised. On a somewhat smaller scale,
compare
Alexander Jablokov's Carve the Sky . Hugo winner, 1990. See
also
METAPHYSICS
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwai
SMITH,
CORDWAINER (pseud. of Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger)(NESFA Press,
1993) Ed.
by J. J. Pierce Gathers 33 stories, including two previously
unpublished,
thus replacing The Best of Cordwainer Smith (1975; U.K.
title: The
Rediscovery of Man) and The Instrumentality of Mankind (1979).
Most tales
belong to an elliptical, vaguely allegorical future history,
relating
colonization of space and achievement of virtual immortality,
both purchased
at the price of growing class division between
Instrumentality and
Underpeople, genetically engineered slaves. Most tales
can stand alone, and
many are classics: "Scanners Live in Vain," "The Dead
Lady of Clown Town,"
"The Ballad of Lost C'Mell," and others. Norstrilia
(1975), a novel relating
the accession of Underpeople to full civil
rights, continues the overarching
story. The future history is evocative,
baroquely brilliant (though at times
politically dubious), moving between
the early scientific romances of H. G.
Wells and sixties New Wave. See
also FAR FUTURE
The Lensman Series
SMITH, E(DWARD) E(LMER)(Fantasy Press, 1948-1954)The SPACE
OPERA to end
all space operas, with humans and aliens arrayed (some on each
side) in a
cosmic war of Good and Evil, which even George Lucas would be hard
put to
top. For all its implausibilities, this series represents a
vast
improvement in "Doc" Smith's novelistic skills of storytelling
and
character portrayal over his archetypal, but crude, Skylark of Space
.
Readers' response to the "Civilization" vs. "Boskonia" theme as
an
allegory of the "West" vs. "Fascism" during World War II was an
important
factor in the stories' initial reception. The novels are best read
in the
order in which they appeared in Astounding: Galactic Patrol
(1937-1938),
Gray Lensman (1939-1940), Second-Stage Lensmen (1942), and
Children of the
Lens (1947-1948). Triplanetary is a fix-up novel, which
converts an
earlier, previously unrelated serial in Amazing into a "prequel"
to the
series; it and First Lensman, written after the initial tetralogy
but
preceding its chronology, give away Smith's conceptual scheme, which
his
Lensman-hero had to puzzle out the hard way through four long
novels.
Vortex Blaster (1960) is peripheral to the main series, although
occurring
in the same future universe; it grew out of short stories in the
more
obscure pulps (Comet, Super Science) in 1941.
Star Maker
STAPLEDON, (WILLIAM) OLAF(Methuen, 1937)A companion piece to LAST
AND
FIRST MEN , taking the essay in myth creation still further to present
an
entire history of the cosmos and an account of its myriad life forms.
The
narrator's vision expands through a series of phases, each giving him
a
wider perspective until he finally glimpses the Star Maker at his
work,
experimenting in the cause of producing new and better creations.
A
magnificent work by any standards; the most important speculative work
of
the period. Of related interest is Nebula Maker, a preliminary and
less
mature version of Star Maker, written in the mid-1930s but not
published
until 1976. See also LIVING WORLDS
Snow Crash
Stephenson, Neal(Bantam, 1992)An outrageous combination of
CYBERPUNK
tropes, sophisticated linguistics theory, and postmodernist satire,
Snow
Crash is set in a near-future America where government has broken down
and
just about everything is done by franchise. The main character,
Hiro
Protagonist, a.k.a. the Deliverator, is a genius hacker and
samurai
warrior, but he makes his living delivering pizza for the Mafia. When
a
deadly disease, the snow crash virus, begins to take out hackers
and
threatens virtual reality itself, Hiro is the man to tame it. The novel
is
a complex stew of cyberspace high jinks, religion, off-the-wall humor,
and
action-adventure sequences. It's crammed with delightful throwaway
ideas,
such as Mafia-enforced, potentially deadly, 30-minute pizza
delivery
deadlines and semi-intelligent, nuclear-powered watchdogs. Although
not
calculated to bring pleasure to fans of old-fashioned, meat and
potatoes
hard SF, Snow Crash is a genuinely dazzling novel. Compare
William
Gibson's NEUROMANCER and Pat Cadigan's SYNNERS .
The Diamond Age
Stephenson, Neal(Bantam, 1995)The age of Stephenson's title
is the era of
NANOTECHNOLOGY, when molecular control of manufacturing
processes permit
light and superstrong materials fabricated from (usually)
crystalline
carbon. In the 22d century, fully developed nanotechnology has
produced a
world with little material want, but numerous bizarre systems of
social
control, including a revival of tribalism, innumerable tiny
nation-states,
and a transnational society called the neo-Victorians, who
look for social
stability in the hierarchies and intricate structures of
19th-century
England. John Percival Hackworth, a rising neo-Victorian who
works for the
posh design company Bespoke, illicitly copies an advanced
interactive
device called A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer, only to lose it
in a
mugging. When one of the muggers presents the device to his sister,
Nell,
its enormous transformative potential is loosed upon the hypercomplex
but
unsuspecting molecularly-engineered civilization. Stephenson
combines
nanotechnology with STEAMPUNK in a flamboyantly inventive work
of
sustained virtuosity, an infusion of nanotech speculation (about
which
Stephenson has done more of his homework than most SF writers) into
the
model of William Gibson and Bruce Sterling's THE DIFFERENCE ENGINE.
A
pastiche more than a work of imaginative originality, The Diamond Age
is
an enormously entertaining, wide-screen science fiction
entertainment.
(GF)
Schismatrix
STERLING, BRUCE(Arbor House, 1985)The hero, in the course of a
long and
eventful life, witnesses the political and technological evolution
of the
solar system after Earth has been devastated. The long struggle
between
the biotechnologically inclined Shapers and the electronically
expert
Mechanists is complicated by the arrival of aliens and the eruption of
new
ideological movements. A marvelous compendium of ideas; an
imaginative
tour de force. Compare Jack Williamson's Lifeburst . See also
GENETIC
ENGINEERING
Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology
STERLING, BRUCE, ed.(Arbor,
1986)Reprint anthology of the latest New Wave
movement in American SF, edited
by one of the major proponents and
theorists for " CYBERPUNK," which features
a streetwise and cynical
assessment of future possibilities generated by new
information and
biotechnology. Other leading figures in the movement-William
Gibson, Pat
Cadigan, and John Shirley prominent among them-are of course
represented.
The Ugly Swans
STRUGATSKII, ARKADII NATANOVICH, and BORIS
NATANOVICH
STRUGATSKII(Macmillan, 1979) Trans. of Gadkie lebedi , 1972, by
Alexander
Nakhimovsky and Alice Stone NakhimovskyIn a decadent future stange
weather
conditions bring fantastic changes to a region where children appear
to be
evolving into superhumanity. Contrast Arthur C. Clarke's CHILDHOOD'S
END .
See also CHILDREN IN SF
More Than Human
STURGEON, THEODORE(Farrar, 1953)Winner of the International
Fantasy Award
in 1954, and deservedly so. Growing out of the acclaimed
novella, "Baby ls
Three," this excellent work describes the rise, against all
the meanness
and bigotries of the surrounding world, of Homo Gestalt, an
individual
composed of the blended intelligences of numerous people, each of
whom
retains personal identity while contributing a particular special
strength
or talent to the whole. An emergence-of-the-superhuman story; made
more of
a struggle than it was for the superchildren in Arthur C.
Clarke's
CHILDHOOD'S END, but shorn also of the inevitable tragedy forecast
for the
superhumans in Olaf Stapledon's Odd John . Arguably Sturgeon's best
book,
and frequently on lists for school courses in SF. See also PSI
POWERS
Gravity's Angels
SWANWICK, MICHAEL(Arkham, 1991)This collection of Swanwick's
major short
fiction includes such fine stories as "The Feast of St. Janis,"
"The
Transmigration of Philip K," "Mummer's Kiss," "The Edge of the World,"
and
"Trojan Horse." A number of these stories are award nominees and all
are
beautifully written. One of the best collections in recent memory.
Compare
Bruce Sterling's CRYSTAL EXPRESS and William Gibson's BURNING CHROME
.
Stations of the Tide
SWANWICK, MICHAEL(Morrow, 1991)The jubilee tides are
coming, and the
heavily populated lowlands of the planet Miranda are about to
be drowned.
Entire cities must relocate to the highlands. Against this
chaotic
background a government agent known only as the bureaucrat searches
for
the outlaw Gregorian who, although locally rumored to be a magician,
is
actually the possessor of stolen and very dangerous
nanotechnology.
Swanwick presents a marvelously complex world in a very small
space,
filling it with finely drawn characters, superb stylistic
flourishes,
tantric sex, literary allusions galore, and fascinating bits of
cybernetic
technology, including an almost magical artificial intelligence
briefcase
and a government office complex located exclusively in virtual
reality.
For similar literary excellence, albeit on a much larger scale,
compare
Dan Simmons's HYPERION. Nebula winner, 1991. See also PLANETARY
ROMANCE
Of Men and Monsters
TENN, WILLIAM (pseud. of Philip Klass)(Ballantine,
1968)After Earth is
invaded and colonized by gigantic aliens, humanity is
driven to live a
ratlike existence within the walls of the invaders'
dwellings. Years
later, a few courageous human beings steal an alien
spaceship and head for
the stars. A fine novel by a talented writer who
largely dropped out of
the field in the late 1960s and whose work is little
remembered today.
Compare Thomas M. Disch's The Genocides (1965) and Gregory
Benford's Great
Sky River. See also INVASION
The Gate to Women's Country
TEPPER, SHERI S.(Doubleday, 1988)After the
nuclear war women rebuilt
society with themselves in control of all
government, commerce,
agriculture, and art. The men live in garrisons outside
the city walls
devoting themselves to games, parades, military training, and
occasional,
strictly controlled, small-scale wars. When they come of age,
boys are
given the choice of leaving the city to join the men or remaining
as
servants. One young woman takes exception to this system and runs
away
with her male lover. Although Tepper has occasionally been criticized
for
the stridency of her message,The Gate to Women's Country is in reality
a
subtle and sophisticated novel. Compare Joan Slonczewski'sA Door
Into
Ocean and Eleanor Arnason's A WOMAN OF THE IRON PEOPLE. Contrast
David
Brin's Glory Season (1993) and Orson Scott Card's The Memory of
Earth
(1992). See also FEMINISM
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever: The Great Years of James Tiptree, Jr.
TIPTREE,
JAMES, JR. (pseud. of Alice Sheldon)(Arkham, 1990)More than 500
pages of the
best fiction of one of the best short story writers in the
genre, including
such award winners as "The Women Men Don't See," "Love Is
the Plan, the Plan
Is Death," "The Screwfly Solution," and "Houston,
Houston, Do You Read?"
Among Tiptree's other fine collections are Ten
Thousand Light Years From Home
(1973), Warm Worlds and Otherwise (1975),
Star Songs of an Old Primate
(1978), Out of the Everywhere and Other
Extraordinary Visions(1981), the
World Fantasy Award-winning Tales of the
Quintana Roo(1986), The Starry Rift
(1986), and Crown of Stars (1988). Her
most effective stories seem motivated
by outrage, using SF motifs to set
up situations in which the injustices and
tragedies of our world are
magnified. Scientism, cruelty, and sexism are all
attacked. Among those
writers currently publishing, the closest in spirit to
Tiptree may well be
Sheri Tepper. Compare her Grass and its sequels. Compare
also Joanna
Russ's EXTRA(ORDINARY) PEOPLE . See also OPTIMISM AND
PESSIMISM
The Weapon Shops of Isher
VAN VOGT, A(LFRED) E(LTON)(Greenberg, 1951)The
bibliographic history of
this work is complex. Two short stories, "The
Seesaw" and "The Weapon
Shop" appeared in Astounding in 1941 and 1942. These
were incorporated
with a magazine version of "The Weapon Shops of Isher"
(Thrilling Wonder,
1949), plus new material, to make up a book of the same
title. However, a
magazine version of "The Weapon Makers," originally a
sequel to the two
short stories, appeared in Astounding in 1943; then that
story, even
though published before "The Weapon Shops of Isher," was
rewritten to make
it a sequel to Shops; a publishing history that matches the
intricacy of
van Vogt's plots. Greenberg published The Weapon Makers as a
sequel in
1952. The National Rifle Association should love this series about
the
Weapon Shops with their slogan "The right to buy weapons is the right
to
be free." A van Vogtian superhero named Hedrock defends the Shops
against
the machinations of the wily Empress Innelda . . . but it turns out
that
he, Hedrock, centuries ago founded the Empire in the first place, as
well
as the Shops. So schizoid a balance between LIBERTARIANISM
and
authoritarianism may unconsciously say more about our own culture
than
about that of van Vogt's far future.
The Dragon Masters
VANCE, JACK (pseud. of John Holbrook Vance)(Ace, 1963)
Recommended ed.:
Gregg, 1976Hugo for best novella, 1962. At the edge of the
galaxy, what is
possibly the last human-controlled world is periodically
invaded by the
lizardlike "Basics"; in the interim, the humans fight each
other. The
Basics use as their troops GENETICALLY ENGINEERed humans; the
planet's
human defenders deploy dragons, of several sizes and degrees of
ferocity,
which have been developed from "Basics" eggs. However, no summary
can do
justice to the richness of Vance's atmospherics. Critics have
pigeonholed
his style as "baroque"; anyhow, it is uniquely his. This book is
a
landmark in the transformation of SF away from both Golden Age and
1950s
themes, yet in a different direction from the emerging "New Wave."
The
advent of the dragon as a popular theme, foreshadowing Anne
McCaffrey's
"Weyr Search" (Hugo winner, 1968) and its many sequels. The Gregg
edition
features an introduction by Norman Spinrad.
The Last Castle
VANCE, JACK(Ace, 1967)A novella in which FAR-FUTURE Earth is
recolonized
by humans who establish themselves as an aristocracy supported by
alien
underclasses, but become vulnerable to revolution. Elegant exoticism
with
an underlying political message. Compare Cordwainer Smith's
Norstrilia.
Hugo winner, 1967; Nebula winner, 1966
The Persistence of Vision
VARLEY, JOHN(Dial, 1978) U.K. title: In the Hall of
the Martian Kings,
1978The first of Varley's short story collections,
followed by The Barbie
Murders and Other Stories (1980) and Blue Champagne
(1986). The title
story (Nebula winner, 1978; Hugo winner, 1979) is a parable
in which men
are so alienated that the path of true enlightenment is reserved
for the
handicapped. "In the Hall of the Martian Kings" has castaways on
Mars
saved by the advent of miraculous life-forms. Varley almost always
deals
in extremes, and the fervent inventiveness of his early stories made
them
very striking. Compare the short fiction of James Tiptree, Jr. See
also
PLANETARY ROMANCE
A Journey to the Center of the Earth (Voyage au centre de la terre)
VERNE,
JULES(1864) Recommended trans. by Robert Baldick, Penguin,
1965.More than
half the book is given to the preliminaries before the
actual descent begins,
the first two chapters relying on a standard point
of departure, the
discovery of a manuscript giving the location of the
caverns in Iceland. The
narrative shows Verne's intense care in presenting
the latest scientific
thought of his age, while the sighting of the
plesiosaurus and the giant
humanoid shepherding mammoths indicates how
well he incorporated lengthy
imaginary episodes to flesh out the factual
report. See also HOLLOW
EARTH
================================================ From the Earth to
the
Moon (De la terre a la lune)
VERNE, JULES(1865) Recommended trans. by
Walter James Miller, Crowell,
1978The influence of Poe's "Hans Pfaall" on
this novel by Verne remains
uncertain, for most of the narrative is given to
building a cannon and
locating the site from which the shot is to be made.
The actual shot
(flight) provides the climactic action of the novel. Not
until Round the
Moon (Autour de la lune) (1870) did the readers learn that
because of
deflection by a second earthly moon (Verne's invention) the ship
merely
orbited the MOON and splashed down in the Pacific. Since the dark side
of
the Moon was invisible to them, the voyagers saw nothing of it. That
fact
raises a question about Verne's imagination: did he have to depend
on
factual sources for his works? In this case, like Edgar Allan Poe
and
Richard Adams Locke, he may have pulled his own hoax, for there existed
a
long tradition of lunar descriptions. See also FANTASTIC VOYAGES
The Snow Queen
VINGE, JOAN D(ENNISON)(Dial, 1980)A colorful amalgam of SF and
heroic
fantasy borrowing the structure of Hans Christian Andersen's famous
story,
set on a barbarian world exploited by technologically
superior
outworlders, against the background of a fallen galactic empire.
The
convoluted plot makes heavy use of ideas drawn from Robert
Graves's
classic The White Goddess. World's End (1984), a more modest
sequel,
relates the adventures of an important secondary character from the
first
book. The Summer Queen (1991) ties together plot threads from both of
the
previous novels. Lacking the fairytale-like qualities of The Snow
Queen,
it is a well-done but somewhat more conventional story of
planetary
intrigue and interstellar politics. Compare Frank Herbert's DUNE
and Mary
Gentle's GOLDEN WITCHBREED. Hugo winner, 1981. See also PLANETARY
ROMANCE
A Fire Upon the Deep
VINGE, VERNOR(Tor, 1992)The Milky Way is divided into
four concentric
zones, the Unthinking Depths, the Slow Zone, the Beyond, and
the
Transcend. Inherent in the basic physics of these zones are limitations
to
intelligence; intellect increases as one moves outward.
Humanity,
originally from the Slow Zone, is merely one of uncounted races on
the
Known Net. It is a mark of our success, however, that we have
planted
thriving colonies well into the Beyond. A human research team
exploring
the edge of the Transcend accidentally releases a Power, a
malevolent
superbeing that begins laying waste to the galaxy, wiping out
entire
intelligent species in a matter of days. Two human children, survivors
of
the accidental release of the Power, hold the key to its defeat, but
they
have been shipwrecked on a distant planet on the edge of the Slow Zone
and
their rescue will be difficult. Vinge's plot is big and bold, almost
in
the manner of E. E. Smith, but his scientific content is
quite
sophisticated and his character development is solid. His doglike
aliens,
with their limited group minds, are endlessly fascinating. Compare
David
Brin's STARTIDE RISING . Hugo winner, 1993. See also GALACTIC
EMPIRES
True Names
VINGE, VERNOR(Bluejay, 1984)Novella first published in 1981.
Clever
computer hackers have established their own fantasy world within the
data
matrix of the world's computers, where they can work mischief and
enjoy
themselves-until someone (or maybe something) tries to take over the
world
and the hero, blackmailed into cooperating with the FBI, has to stop
the
rot. A lively and fascinating extrapolation of the idea that
advanced
technology opens up the opportunities traditionally associated
with
wizardry. A precursor of William Gibson's NEUROMANCER . See also
CYBERPUNK
Slaughterhouse-Five; or, The Children's Crusade
VONNEGUT, KURT(Delacorte,
1969)Billy Pilgrim survives the Dresden
firestorm as a POW but subsequently
becomes unstuck in time after being
kidnapped by Tralfamadorians and caged
with a blue movie starlet. Thus he
learns that everything is fixed and
unalterable, and that one simply has
to make the best of the few good times
one has. A masterpiece, in which
Vonnegut penetrated to the heart of the
issues developed in his earlier
absurdist fabulations. A key work of modern
SF. See also ABSURDIST SF
Night of the Cooters: More Neat Stories
WALDROP, HOWARD(Ursus, 1990)Most
recent collection, following Howard Who?
(1986) and All About Strange
Monsters of the Recent Past (1987; U.S.
paperback, Strange Monsters of the
Recent Past , 1991, adds novella "A
Dozen Tough Jobs"), gathering ten stories
from the eighties. All are
outrageously imagined and narrated with scathingly
deadpan humor. The
title story retells H. G. Wells's War of the Worlds in a
Texas setting;
"Thirty Minutes Over Broadway" recreates the atmosphere of
early comic
books; "French Scenes" hilariously applies sampling/mixing
technologies to
film. The three collections are filled with deceptively
lightweight but
ingeniously crafted gems, marking Waldrop as one of best new
short story
writers of the eighties. Compare stories of R. A. Lafferty. See
also
FABULATION
The Flies of Memory
WATSON, IAN(Gollancz, 1990)Aliens who look very much like
human-sized
flies visit the Earth and spend most of their time viewing our
great works
of art and architecture, as well as our natural wonders. They say
their
purpose is simply to record what they're seeing, but then some of
the
objects begin to disappear, including a significant part of the city
of
Munich. Compare Mark S. Geston's Mirror to the Sky (1992). See
also
PERCEPTION
The Island of Dr. Moreau
WELLS, H(ERBERT) G(EORGE)(Heinemann, 1896) Variorum
ed. by Robert
Philmus, Univ. of Georgia, 1993Reading Moreau as a version of
the
Frankenstein myth overlooks the fact that, unlike Faustus or
Victor
Frankenstein, Moreau has no sense of guilt or controlling humanity. He
is
the most terrible of the three and cannot be called a tragic hero. Both
in
the narrator Pendrick and the "Beast People," Wells shows the
uneasy
tension between "natural" and "civilized" humanity. "The Law"
satirizes
any attempt to codify religio-moral concepts intended to curb the
natural
man. Wells emphasizes through his satire after Moreau's death that
only a
fragile shell of civilization restrains humanity from its
natural
bestiality. This thrust undercuts the long-time romantic idealization
of
the natural man. Compare Brian W. Aldiss's Moreau's Other Island
(U.K.,
1980; U.S. title: An Island Called Moreau, 1981). See also
DEVOLUTION
The War of the Worlds
WELLS, H(ERBERT) G(EORGE)(Heinemann, 1898) A Critical
Edition of The War
of the Worlds, ed. by David Y. Hughes and Harry M. Geduld,
Indiana Univ.
Press, 1993The dramatic effectiveness of the novel lies in the
detailed
realism with which Wells destroys Richmond, Kingston, and Wimbledon.
He
brings horror to very familiar doorsteps. Perhaps more than any of
his
other works, this dramatizes humanity's fragile place in the universe,
a
theme that obsessed him from the first and that he desperately tried
to
communicate to his contemporaries. Filmed in 1953, its most
memorable
dramatization was the 1938 Orson Welles broadcast. See also
INVASION
The Infinity Box
WILHELM, KATE(Harper, 1975)Perhaps Wilhelm's best early
short story
collection, including the fine title novella and "April Fool's
Day
Forever," the latter presenting a characteristic Wilhelm theme: a new
and
promising discovery with tragic side effects. The earlier collections,
The
Downstairs Room (1968) and Abyss (1971), also have some strong
material;
the former includes "The Planners" (Nebula winner, 1968), one of
many
convincing stories of SCIENTISTS at work in the forefront of genetic
and
behavioral research. Other collections are Somerset Dreams and
Other
Fictions (1978); Listen, Listen (1981); Children of the Wind (1989),
which
includes the Nebula Award-winning "The Girl Who Fell Into the Sky" and
the
Nebula-nominated "The Gorgon Field"; and And the Angels Sing (1992),
which
features the Nebula-winning "Forever Yours, Anna." Wilhelm has no peer
as
a writer of realistic near-future SF stories examining the
human
implications of possible biological discoveries. Compare Karen
Joy
Fowler's ARTIFICIAL THINGS .
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
WILHELM, KATE(Harper, 1976)Ecocatastrophe
destroys the United States, but
a family of survivalists comes through the
crisis, using CLONING
techniques to combat a plague of sterility. But are
their descendants
really victors in the struggle for existence, or has their
artificial
selection simply delivered them into a different kind of
existential
sterility? Compare Frank Herbert's Hellstrom's Hive (1973) and
Pamela
Sargent's Cloned Lives (1976). Hugo winner, 1977
This Immortal
ZELAZNY, ROGER(Ace, 1966)Expanded from a shorter version titled
"And Call
Me Conrad" (Hugo winner, 1966). The superhuman hero must defend
an
extraterrestrial visitor against the many dangers of a wrecked Earth
where
mutation has reformulated many mythical entities. A
fascinating
interweaving of motifs from SF and mythology-perhaps the most
successful
of Zelazny's several exercises in that vein. Compare Samuel R.
Delany's
THE EINSTEIN INTERSECTION. See also MYTHOLOGY
The Doors of His Face, The Lamps of His Mouth...
Full title: The Doors of His
Face, The Lamps of His Mouth, and Other
Stories ZELAZNY, ROGER(Doubleday,
1971)A fine collection; the title story
(Nebula winner, 1965) concerns a man
facing up to his fears in the shape
of a Venerian sea monster, and "A Rose
for Ecclesiastes" is a poignant
story about a man who unwittingly brings
faith to a Martian race on the
brink of extinction. The earlier collection,
Four for Tomorrow (1967), is
equally good, but two subsequent short story
volumes, My Name Is Legion
(1976) and The Last Defender of Camelot (1980),
are weaker, although the
former does feature "Home Is the Hangman" (Hugo
winner, 1976)-a
suspenseful story about an enigmatic robot executioner.
Zelazny's most
recent collections are Unicorn Variations (1983), which
features "Unicorn
Variation" (Hugo winner; 1981), and Frost and Fire (1989),
which contains
"Permafrost" (Hugo winner, 1986) and "24 Views of Mt. Fuji by
Hokusai"
(Hugo winner, 1985). See also PLANETARY ROMANCE
The Heat Death of the Universe and Other Stories
ZOLINE, PAMELA(Women's
Press, 1988) Brit. title: Busy About the Tree of
Life, 1988Zoline doesn't
write very much, but what she does produce is
superb. Her first story, "The
Heat Death of the Universe," was hailed as a
masterpiece when it appeared in
New Worlds in 1967. In the following
decades, however, she published only
three more stories. This first
collection includes five stories, all of
Zoline's previously published
fiction plus the new title story, a cutting
satire on evolution. Compare
Langdon Jones's The Eye of the Lens and Pat
Cadigan's Patterns . See also
NEW WAVE
No Enemy But Time
BISHOP, MICHAEL(Timescape, 1982)A strange, alienated child
has lurid
dreams of the Pleistocene era, and discovers the truth of them when
he
becomes a TIME TRAVELer in adulthood. He joins forces with a band
of
habiline protohumans and fathers a child, which he brings back to
the
present. Brilliant and memorable, written with great conviction.
Compare
Vercors's You Shall Know Them. Nebula winner, 1982
JEM: The Making of Utopia
POHL, FREDERIK(St. Martin's, 1979)A new planet is
ripe for exploitation
by Earth's three power blocs: food-exporting nations,
oil-exporting
nations, and people's republics. Three species of intelligent
natives
enter into appropriate associations with the three colonizing groups,
and
are thus drawn into the web of conflicts and compromises that
reproduces
all the evils of earthly politics. A cynical ideological
counterweight to
stories of human/alien cooperation along the lines of Poul
Anderson's
People of the Wind (1973). See also COLONIZATION OF OTHER
WORLDS
The Legion of Time
WILLIAMSON, JACK(Fantasy, 1952)A classic of pulp SF in
which a small army
of soldiers of fortune is co-opted into a war between
alternate futures to
settle which of them will really exist. The gaudy
costume drama is
sustained by the power of the central idea, which was new in
1938 when the
novel was serialized in Astounding. See also TIME TRAVEL
Slan
VAN VOGT, A(LFRED) E(LTON)(Arkham, 1946)The author's first
novel-length
work, serialized in Astounding in 1940, was also one of the
first SF
stories from the magazines to make it into hardcover
publication.
According to editor John Campbell, van Vogt used a "trick" to
solve the
problem of how a merely human writer convincingly describes a
superhuman
being who by definition is beyond human comprehension: compare
Stanley G.
Weinbaum, The New Adam ; Olaf Stapledon, Odd John . The trick was
to cast
the superbeing as a 9-year-old boy on the lam from the human
dictator's
cops, and tell the story as a don't-pause-for-breath chase
sequence.
Another explanation, offered by van Vogt himself at the 1946
Worldcon, was
that he took the interstellar alien monster viewpoint character
he had
used in several previous stories, made it sympathetic, and installed
it in
a human body. Whatever the explanation, it worked, in 1940, 1946,
and
1951; the reader will have to decide whether it still works today. Simon
&
Schuster published a revised edition, in 1951, but the first edition
is
preferred. (Note: SIan, The Voyage of the Space Beagle, and The World
of
Null-A were assembled as Triad: Three Complete Science Fiction
Novels,
Simon & Schuster, 1959.) See also SUPERMAN
Stand on Zanzibar
BRUNNER, JOHN(Doubleday, 1968)A complex novel borrowing
techniques from
John Dos Passos and ideas from Marshal McLuhan and other
1960s
commentators to provide a multifaceted image of an overpopulated
near
future. Clever, highly detailed, and frequently very witty, the book is
a
successful experiment and one of the key works of the period. Compare
A
Torrent of Faces (also 1968) by James Blish and Norman L. Knight.
Hugo
winner, 1969. See also OVERPOPULATION
Looking Backward: A.D. 2000-1887
BELLAMY, EDWARD(Ticknor, 1888)Without doubt
the most famous of the
American UTOPIAS, this was the progenitor of several
hundred works, both
in the United States and Europe, as individuals sided
with Bellamy or
attacked him. Science is incidental to the text, although
technology has
made the utopian state possible. The controversial issue
centered on
socialism. See Roemer's The Obsolete Necessity (1976) for the
most
detailed contemporary discussion of Bellamy and the United States
in
utopian literature at the end of the century. For very
different
treatments of socialism, see William Morris's News from Nowhere ,
Ignatius
Donnelly's Caesar's Column , and Jack London's The Iron Heel .
A Million Open Doors
BARNES, JOHN(Tor, 1992)The Thousand Cultures, once
separated by
interstellar distances, are now being connected by instantaneous
matter
transmission, and each formerly isolated planet is going through
intense
culture shock. Giraut, who comes from a high-tech, pseudomedieval
culture
of duels, troubadours, and chivalry, finds himself employed on
Caledony, a
grim, no-frills world run according to the utilitarian dictates
of
Rational Christianity. The clash of cultures is fascinating, though
too
much of the novel's action occurs offstage. Compare Robert A.
Heinlein's
BEYOND THIS HORIZON . See also UTOPIAS
Unconquered Countries
RYMAN, GEOFF(St. Martin's Press, 1994)Four novellas,
three set in
troubled societies in the near future and a fourth in a
far-future
galactic milieu, each dealing in different ways with the
subversive nature
of sexuality, the ambivalent responses of the individual
to
well-intentioned oppressors, and the pain of exercising one's
conscience.
"The Unconquered Country," Ryman's best-known work, relates the
horrific
story of Third Child, whose agrarian society is devastated when a
distant
superpower arms its enemy as part of an uncomprehended
geopolitical
strategy. The story, an unmistakable allegory for the tragedy of
Cambodia,
retains its power despite an occasional mawkishness. "Fan," perhaps
the
best in the book, tells of an unskilled and disenfranchised young
woman
named Billie, whose bleak life as a single mother is ambiguously
redeemed
by her years-long infatuation with a piece of interactive
software
designed to mimic the responses of a revered pop singer. "A Fall
of
Angels," the longest and earliest story, is more promising
than
accomplished, but the other three stories are beautifully written
and
deeply felt, and stand among the finest long stories in recent
science
fiction. Compare Gwyneth Jones's DIVINE ENDURANCE and WHITE QUEEN.
(GF)
See also WAR and COMPUTERS
Use of Weapons
BANKS, IAIN M.(Macdonald, 1990)Already widely known for his
intense and
emotionally charged mainstream novels, Banks began in 1987 to
write a
series of violent but ironic and sophisticated SPACE OPERAS. The
Culture,
a wealthy and peaceful high-tech civilization, has reached the state
of
total freedom from political oppression or material needs, and its
members
spend most of their time exploring the universe in vast
interstellar
ships. Most of the novels in this series-which includes Consider
Phlebas
(1987), The Player of Games (1988), The State of the Art (1989),
and
Against A Dark Background (1993)-confront the Culture with less
fortunate
civilizations that still engage in savage behavior, which various
Culture
agents must deal with. Consider Phlebas, the first in the series,
follows
a deadly mercenary in his doomed campaign against the Culture, while
Use
of Weapons takes a Culture secret agent through a series of
disastrous
campaigns that leave him emotionally devastated, and call into
question
the Culture's morally privileged position. For a different look at
the
dynamics of interstellar civilizations, compare Vernor Vinge's A FIRE
UPON
THE DEEP and John Barnes's A MILLION OPEN DOORS. (GF)
Synners
CADIGAN, PAT(Bantam, 1991)In near-future United States, an obsessed
video
artist pioneers brain-socket implants that allow electronic "uploading"
of
consciousness, but the artist suffers a stroke while psychically
online,
releasing a destructive virus into the worldwide computer network. A
loose
fraternity of teen hackers, aging rock-and-rollers, and corporate
moguls
struggles to eradicate the virus and restore the "crashed" system.
Tense
and complex, brilliantly wedding CYBERPUNK with the disaster story;
along
with Mindplayers (1987) and Fools (1992), this establishes Cadigan as
a
visionary explorer of high technology, pop culture, and
cyborg
consciousness. Compare Norman Spinrad's Little Heroes and Marc
Laidlaw's
Kalifornia.
The Shadow of the Torturer
WOLFE, GENE(Simon & Schuster, 1980)The first
volume of The Book of the
New Sun, a superb four-volume novel completed in
The Claw of the
Conciliator (1981; Nebula winner, 1981), The Sword of the
Lictor (1982),
and The Citadel of the Autarch (1983). SF and fantasy motifs
are combined
here in a far-future scenario akin to Jack Vance's THE DYING
EARTH , but
much more ambitious; planetary resources are exhausted and
civilization is
in the final stages of decline. The hero, Severian, is a
disgraced
torturer who embarks on a long journey, becoming involved with a
religious
order that preserves a relic of a long-gone redeemer, and
eventually with
a plan to renew the Sun. A rich, many-layered story; the
detail and
integrity of the imagined world invite comparison with Frank
Herbert's
Dune and J. R. R. Tolkien's "Middle Earth," but it is a unique
literary
work that transcends issues of categorization. The Urth of the New
Sun
(1987), a separate novel detailing Severian's later, off-Urth quest
for
transcendence, is a lesser, but still worthwhile story. Nightside the
Long
Sun (1993), first volume of The Book of the Long Sun, is set on
an
extremely baroque generation starship and supposedly has connections
to
the earlier series, though they aren't yet apparent. See also FAR
FUTURE
The Last Starship From Earth
BOYD, JOHN (pseud. of Boyd Upchurch)(Weybright
& Talley, 1968)An
alternate Earth is ruled by a dictatorship that employs
religion and the
insights of social science to secure its hegemony, exporting
dissidents to
the planet Hell. The hero plans to save the world by striking
at the very
heart of the despised order, preventing Christ's conquest of
Rome. Clever
development of an interesting premise. Compare Brian Earnshaw's
Planet in
the Eye of Time (1968). See also ALTERNATE WORLDS
The First Men in the Moon
WELLS, H(ERBERT) G(EORGE)(Bowen-Merrill, 1901)At
first this seems the
most traditional of Wells's romances because of its
inclusion of so many
conventions, including negative gravity. The Selenites
have evolved a
highly complex and insectlike social order. The confrontation
between
Cavor and The Grand Lunar owes much to Jonathan Swift in that
humanity is
found wanting in terms of the Lunar's concept of rational norms.
Wells
criticizes the Selenite specialization. Cavor is destroyed by
his
inquiring intellect; his companion, Bedford, is saved by
his
individuality. See also MOON
War With the Newts
CAPEK, KAREL (Allen & Unwin, 1937) Trans. by M.
Weatherall and R.
Weatherall of Valkas mloky, 1936This novel is basically an
elaboration of
the theme of R.U.R.The newts are an alien species liberated
from their
subterranean home by an accident. They begin to learn human ways,
and
learn them all too well. Eventually, they replace their models,
providing
in the meantime a particularly sharp caricature of human habits
and
politics. Slightly long winded, but remains the most effective of
Capek's
works. See also APES AND CAVEMEN
The Quiet Pools
KUBE-MCDOWELL, MICHAEL P.(Ace, 1990)The purpose of the
Diaspora Project
is to send humanity to the stars. One starship has already
left and a
second, the Memphis, is nearly completed. Many people are opposed
to the
project, however, in part because of the enormous cost and in part
because
of the ecological damage humanity might do to another planet.
Anti-Project
terrorism has become common. Chris McCutcheon, an archivist
working on the
Memphis's library, but not himself scheduled to take the
journey, must
make up his own mind as to the rightness of the Diaspora
Project. He must
also unravel the frightening biological secret that makes
the project a
necessity. Compare Vonda McIntyre's Starfarers (1989). See also
SPACE
FLIGHT
An Alien Light
KRESS, NANCY(Arbor, 1987)Humanity is at war with the alien Ged
and
apparently winning. Unable to understand the human propensity
for
violence, the Ged conduct an experiment on two isolated and
primitive
human societies that are hereditary enemies, hoping to uncover the
key to
defeating a more advanced human foe. They build a gigantic
maze-like
structure, lure humans from both cultures into it, and then study
their
interactions. Kress's characters are well developed and
sympathetically
portrayed. Her ideas on the nature of human violence are
thoughtful,
though she differs from many of the recent feminist SF writers
who have
examined the issue. Contrast Sheri S. Tepper's THE GATE TO WOMEN'S
COUNTRY
and her Raising the Stones. See also PSYCHOLOGY
The Robots of Dawn
ASIMOV, ISAAC(Phantasia, 1983)The heroes of Asimov's
earlier robot
detective stories, The Caves of Steel and The Naked Sun ,
undertake a new
investigation on the utopian world of Aurora, where men live
in harmony
with their machines. The murder mystery becomes a peg on which to
hang
part of the argument connecting the robot series with the
Foundation
series. The argument is further extended in Robots and Empire
(1985), in
which robots renegotiate the famous laws of robotics and set
humankind on
the road to galactic empire. Prolix, but better connected with
their
antecedents than the new Foundation novels. See also ROBOTS and CRIME
AND
PUNISHMENT
The Remaking of Sigmund Freud
MALZBERG, BARRY N(ORMAN)(Ballantine, 1985)A
fix-up novel featuring an
alternate world where Freud psychoanalyzes Emily
Dickinson from afar and
is assassinated by a disappointed patient, and a
future where he is
reincarnated aboard a spaceship to save its crew members
from the kind of
extraterrestrial angst that was suffered by the protagonist
of Beyond
Apollo . Lacks the fluency of Malzberg's early novels but gains
in
complexity by way of compensation. Compare Jeremy Leven's Satan
(1982).
See also ABSURDIST SF
Winterlong
HAND, ELIZABETH(Bantam, 1990)Hand's first novel features gorgeous
prose
reminiscent of Gene Wolfe and an exotic and decadent setting, the City
of
the Trees in the Northeastern Federated Republic of America, in essence
a
far-future Washington, D.C., half destroyed by global warming,
biological
warfare, and time. Among the characters are Wendy Wanders,
half-mad victim
of a government-sponsored parapsychology program, and
Margalis Tast'annin,
the Mad Aviator, hero of the Archipelago Conflict.
Tast'annin has been
sent to close down the parapsychology program and execute
all those
involved in it. When Wendy escapes, he must pursue her through
the
nightmarish City. Two loose sequels to Winterlong are Aestival Tide
(1992)
and Icarus Descending (1993). Compare Geoff Ryman's THE CHILD GARDEN
and
Storm Constantine's The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit. See
also
HOLOCAUST AND AFTER
Hell's Pavement
KNIGHT, DAMON (FRANCIS)(Lion, 1955) Variant title: Analogue
Men, Berkley,
1962The coming of a bland totalitarianism that does not need to
resort to
the crude tortures of a Nineteen Eighty-Four was a favorite theme
in 1950s
SF. This novel also exemplifies a political theme we have heard
in
mainstream life more recently: the unintended consequences of
successful
action. Disturbed individuals are provided with "analogues" within
their
own psyches that prevent them from antisocial or dysfunctional
behavior.
The motive for such therapy is exemplary: to forestall the
alcoholic from
drinking, the kleptomaniac from stealing, the pedophile from
molesting.
Then it goes on to mass treatment against crimes of violence
and
immunization from corruption for all candidates for public office, and
it
is a short step from there to conditioning against any attempt
to
overthrow the government. The inevitable tyranny that results
permeates
the entire society except for an underground of "immunes" who
cannot
respond to such therapy. Compare Anthony Burgess, A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
;
contrast B. F. Skinner, Walden Two . See also CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
The New World: An Epic Poem
TURNER, FREDERICK(Princeton Univ. Press,
1985)Narrative poem that begins
in A.D. 2376, in a fragmented America riven
by war and choked by energy
shortages. New York City lies in rubble-but an
intellectual aristocracy of
Free Counties tenders future hope. Written in
unrhymed, five-stressed
lines, by an English professor, Shakespeare scholar,
and science fiction
novelist (A Double Shadow, 1978). Turner's several POETRY
collections
contain occasional SF entries; and his Genesis: An Epic Poem
(1988) is
another futuristic chronicle, featuring a trip to Mars, which one
day may
become habitable to humans. Compare Harry Martinson, Diane
Ackerman.
Transfigurations
BISHOP, MICHAEL(Berkley, 1979)Expanded from the novella,
"Death and
Designation Among the Asadi." One of the more impressive SF novels
using
perspectives and themes drawn from ANTHROPOLOGY to aid depiction of
an
enigmatic alien culture. Compare Ursula K. Le Guin's THE WORD FOR WORLD
IS
FOREST.
Strangers
DOZOIS, GARDNER(Berkley, 1978)Expansion of a novella tracking the
love
affair between a man and an alien woman whose reproductive BIOLOGY
is
exotic. A virtual reprise of Philip Jose Farmer's THE LOVERS , with
added
depth of characterization.
Orbit
KNIGHT, DAMON F., ED. Putnam (nos. 1-12), Berkley (no. 13), Harper
(nos.
14-21), 1966-1980The last of the pioneering original ANTHOLOGY
series.
Knight's relationship with the Clarion workshops ensured that he was
often
in a position to find talented new writers as their careers were
just
getting under way, and the series played a major role in establishing
the
careers of several major writers, including Kate Wilhelm and Gene
Wolfe.
R. A. Lafferty was also extensively featured. An early preference
for
material with particularly polished literary style gradually gave way
to
an interest in esoteric material, sometimes without much
discernible
speculative content, but the series was a worthy experiment whose
early
volumes feature some very fine material.
The Ragged World: A Novel of the Hefn on Earth
MOFFETT, JUDITH(St. Martin's,
1991)A starship commanded by the alien
Gafr, but crewed by a different race,
the Hefn, returns to Earth to
retrieve Hefn mutineers left behind centuries
ago and to stop humanity's
destruction of the ecosystem. The aliens decree
that no more human babies
will be born until we cease polluting. Originally a
series of short
stories, including two award nominees, this fixup novel is a
powerful
indictment of humanity's ability to foul its own nest. In the more
unified
sequel, Time, Like an Ever-Rolling Stream (1992), two young people
grow up
in the more primitive world that has resulted from the Hefn's stay
on
Earth. Moffett continues her ecological theme, but also deals
movingly
with the topic of sexual abuse. Compare Joan Slonczewski's The Wall
Around
Eden. See also POLLUTION
Good News From Outer Space
KESSEL, JOHN(Tor, 1989)The millennium is at hand
and America is in bad
economic and spiritual shape. To make matters worse,
the aliens have
apparently landed, though they refuse to show themselves and
their
purposes remain highly ambiguous. At once chilling and very funny,
this
novel is notable for its portrayal of aliens whose motives are beyond
our
comprehension. For other portraits of millennial fervor, compare
James
Morrow's Only Begotten Daughter (1990) and Mark Geston's Mirror to the
Sky
(1992). See also ABSURDIST SF
Halo
MADDOX, TOM(Tor, 1991)Mikhail Gonzales, an auditor, is dispatched to
the
Halo space station to keep an eye on a daring but costly experiment,
the
attempt to download the personality of a dying man into the
station's
artificial intelligence, Aleph. The experiment is fraught
with
difficulties, but things get worse when the corporation that owns both
the
station and Aleph decides to pull the plug. Halo features a number
of
engaging characters, several of whom are artificial intelligences, and
an
engrossing examination of the nature of consciousness. Compare
Lisa
Mason's Arachne (1990), David Gerrold's When HARLIE Was One, and
Greg
Bear's Queen of Angels . See also CYBERPUNK
10 Story Fantasy
10 Story Fantasy, Spring 1951Published by Avon Periodicals
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Shown
by
permission of Avon Books. (c) 1951 Avon Periodicals)
Galileo
Galileo, Sept. 1976 Published by Victor Hugo Publishers
Cover
illustrations by Tom Barber (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of
Calif., Riverside. Courtesy of Avenue Victor Hugo Bookshop, Ltd. (c)
1976
Avenue Victor Hugo Publishers)
Gamma
Gamma, Feb. 1965 Published by Star Press, Inc. Cover illustration by
John
Healey (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Star
Press, Inc. (c) 1965 Star Press, Inc.)
Great Science Fiction
Great Science Fiction, Fall 1967 Published by Ultimate
Publishing Co.
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Ultimate
Publishing Co. (c) 1967 Ultimate Publishing Co.)
Hyphen
Hyphen, March 1962 Published by Walt Willis (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Walt Willis, Publisher. (c)
1962
Walt Willis)
If
If, May-June 1970 Published by Quinn Publishing Co. Cover illustration
by
Ken Fagg (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Reprinted with permission of Galaxy (R). (c) 1970 Quinn Publishing
Co.
Inc.)
Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy
Imagination Stories of Science and
Fantasy, Oct. 1950 Published by Clark
Publishing Co. Cover illustration by
Hannes Bok (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Clark Publishing Co. (c) 1950
Clark Publishing Co.)
Imaginative Tales
Imaginative Tales, July 1957 Published by Greenleaf
Publishing Co. Cover
illustration by Malcolm Smith (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Greenleaf Publishing Co. (c) 1957
Greenleaf Publishing
Co.)
Infinity Science Fiction
Infinity Science Fiction, July 1957 Published by
Royal Publications Cover
illustration by Ed Emshwiller (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Royal Publications. (c) 1957 Royal
Publications)
International Science Fiction
International Science Fiction, June 1968
Published by Galaxy Publishing
Corp. Cover illustration by Jack Gaughan
(Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with
permission of
Galaxy (R). (c) 1968 Galaxy Publishing Corporation)
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction
Magazine, May 1985 Published by Dell
Magazines (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Dell Magazines. (c) 1985 Dell
Magazines)
Magazine of Horror
Magazine of Horror, Sept. 1968 Published by Health
Knowledge, Inc. Cover
illustration by Virgil Finlay (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Health Knowledge, Inc. (c) 1968
Health Knowledge, Inc.)
Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, The
The Magazine of Fantasy and
Science Fiction, Jan. 1953 Published by
Mercury Press/Fantasy House Cover
illustration by Alez Schomburg (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Reprinted from The
Magazine of Fantasy and Science
Fiction. (c) 1953 Mercury Press)
Marvel Science Stories
Marvel Science Stories, Aug. 1951 Published by Stadium
Publishing Corp.
Cover illustration by Hannes Bok (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ.
of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1951 Stadium Publishing
Corporation)
Most Thrilling Science Fiction Ever Told, The
The Most Thrilling Science
Fiction Ever Told, Winter 1970 Published by
Ultimate Publishing Co. (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.
, Riverside. (c) 1970 Ultimate
Publishing Co.)
New Worlds
New Worlds, No. 191 Published by Michael Moorcock (M. M. Kavanagh.
Cover
illustration: Mal Dean. Courtesy of Michael Moorcock. (c) 1969
Michael
Moorcock)
Novae Terrae
Novae Terrae, May 1938 Published by Science Fiction Association
Cover
illustration by H.E. Turner (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of
Calif., Riverside. (c) 1938 Science Fiction Association)
Omni
Omni, June 1979 Published by General Media Cover illustration by
Don
Dixon (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Cover
illustration: Don Dixon / Courtesy of OMNI Magazine. (c) 1979
Omni
Publications International, Ltd.)
Orbit Science Fiction
Orbit Science Fiction, No. 4 Published by Morris S.
Latzen (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 19
Morris S.
Latzen)
Original Science Fiction Stories
Original Science Fiction Stories, May 1956
Published by Columbia
Publications, Inc. Cover illustration by Ed Emshwiller
(Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Columbia
Publications, Inc.
(c) 1956 Columbia Publications, Inc.)
Other Worlds
Other Worlds, Sept. 1936 Published by Gryphon Publications
Cover
illustration by Paul Blaisdell (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of
Calif., Riverside. (c) 1936 Gryphon Publications)
Out of This World Adventures
Out of This World Adventures, Dec. 1950
Published by Avon Periodicals
(Casey Brown/Eaton Collection, University of
Calif., Riverside. Shown by
permission of Avon Books. (c) 1950 Avon
Periodicals)
Overland Monthly
Overland Monthly, June 1890 Published by Overland Monthly
Publishing
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c)
1890
Overland Monthly Publishing)
Planet Stories
Planet Stories, Spring 1942 Published by Love Romances
Publishing Co.,
Inc. Cover illustration by Leydon Frost (Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1942 Love Romances
Publishing Co., Inc.)
Psychotic
Psychotic, Nov. 1967 Published by Psychotic Press Cover
illustration by
Ron Cobb (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
(c) 1967 Psychotic Press)
Quandry
Quandry, July 1952 Published by Lee Hoffman Cover illustration by
Lee
Hoffman (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
(c)
1952 Lee Hoffman)
Riverside Quarterly
Riverside Quarterly, Vol. 4, No. 4 Published by Students'
Union Press
Cover illustration by Vincent Di Fate (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Student's Union Press. )
Rocket Stories
Rocket Stories, July 1953 Published by Space Publications,
Inc. Cover
illustration by Alex Schomburg (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. (c) 1953 Space Publications, Inc.)
Satellite Science Fiction
Satellite Science Fiction, Feb. 1958 Published by
Renown Publications
Cover illustration by Alex Schomburg (Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1958 Renown
Publications)
Saturn
Saturn, March 1957 Published by Candar Publishing Co., Inc.
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.Candar
Publishing
Co., Inc. (c) 1957 Candar Publishing Co., Inc.)
Science Fiction Digest
Science Fiction Digest, Sept.-Oct. 1982 Published by
Davis Publications
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1982
Davis Publications, Inc.)
Science Fantasy Yearbook
Science Fantasy Yearbook, 1970 Published by Ultimate
Publishing Co.
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
(c) 1970
Ultimate Publishing Co.)
Science Fiction Adventures
Science Fiction Adventures, July 1953 Published by
Future Publications,
Inc. Cover illustration by Alex Schomburg (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1953 Future
Publications, Inc.
)
Science Fiction Classics
Science Fiction Classics, Summer 1968 Published by
Ultimate Publishing
Co. Cover illustration by Frank R. Paul (Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1968 Ultimate Publishing
Co.)
Science Fiction Monthly
Science Fiction Monthly, Aug. 1951 / No. 12 Published
by Hamilton & Co.
(Reprinted with permission of HarperCollins Publishers
Limited. )
Science Fiction Plus
Science Fiction Plus, Dec. 1953 Published by Gernsback
Publications, Inc.
Cover illustration by Frank R. Paul (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1953 Gernsback Publications,
Inc.)
Science Fiction Quarterly
Science Fiction Quarterly, May 1954 Published by
Columbia Publications,
Inc. Cover illustration by Alex Schomburg (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Columbia
Publications, Inc. (c)
1954 Columbia Publications, Inc.)
Science Stories
Science Stories. Oct. 1953 Published by Bell Publications,
Inc. Cover
illustration by Hannes Bok (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Bell Publications, Inc. (c) 1953 Bell
Publications,
Inc.)
Science Wonder Stories
Science Wonder Stories, June 1929 Published by Stellar
Publishing Corp.
Cover illustration by Frank R. Paul (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1929 Stellar Publising Corp.)
Science-Fiction Studies
Science-Fiction Studies, Nov. 1992 Published by
SF-TH, Inc. (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
DePauw University.
(c) 1992 SF-TH, Inc at DePauw University)
Scorpion, The
The Scorpian, Feb. 1975 Published by Seaboard Periodicals, Inc.
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1975
Seaboard
Periodicals, Inc.)
Slant
Slant, Winter 1951-52 Published by Oblique House Cover illustration
by
James White (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
(c) 1951 Oblique House)
Space Science Fiction
Space Science Fiction, July 1953 Published by Space
Publications, Inc.
Cover illustration by van Dongen (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ.
of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1953 Space Publications,
Inc.)
Space Stories
Space Stories, Feb. 1953 Published by Standard Magazines (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1953 Standard
Magazines)
Spaceway
Spaceway, Feb. 1954 Published by Fantasy Publishing Co.
Cover
illustration by Mel Hunter (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of
Calif., Riverside. Illustrator: Mel Hunter. Used by permission of
the
artist. (c) Mel Hunter)
Stardate
Stardate, Oct. 1985 / No. 8 Published by Associates International,
Inc.
Cover illustration by Vincent Di Fate (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1985 Associates International,
Inc.)
Startling Stories
Startling Stories, Aug. 1952 Published by Better
Publications Cover
illustration by Earle K. Bergey (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ.
of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1952 Better Publications,
Inc.)
Strange Adventures
Strange Adventures, Aug.-Sept. 1950 Published by National
Comics
Publications, Inc. (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1950 National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Strange Stories
Strange Stories, Feb. 1939 Published by Better Publications
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.Better
Publications, Inc. (c) 1939 Better Publications, Inc.)
Strange Tales
Strange Tales, Oct. 1932 Published by The Clayton Magazines,
Inc. Cover
illustration by H.W. Wesso (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. (c) 1932 The Clayton Magazines, Inc.)
Super Science Stories
Super Science Stories, May 1943 Published by
Fictioneers, Inc. Cover
illustration by Virgil Finlay (Reprinted by
permission of Argosy
Communications, Inc. Copyright 1943 Fictioneers,
Inc.)
Super-Science Fiction
Super-Science Fiction, June 1957 Published by Headline
Publications Cover
illustration by Ed Emshwiller (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. (c) 1957 Headline Publications)
Suspense
Suspense, Winter 1952 Published by The Farrell Publishing Corp.
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1952
The
Farrell Publishing Corp.)
Tales of Tomorrow
Tales of Tomorrow, No. 5 Published by John Spencer &
Co. (Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. John
Spencer & Co. )
Thrilling Wonder Stories
Thrilling Wonder Stories, July 1940 Published by
Better Publications
Cover illustration by Howard V. Brown (Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Better Publications. (c) 1940
Better
Publications, Inc.)
Thrust
Thrust, Winter-Spring 1982 / No. 18 Published by D. Douglas Fratz
Cover
illustration by Brad W. Foster (Courtesy of D. Douglas Fratz. (c) 1982
D.
Douglas Fratz)
Tops in Science Fiction
Tops in Science Fiction, Fall 1953 Published by Love
Romances Publishing
Co. Inc. (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
(c) 1953 Love Romances Publishing Co., Inc.)
Treasury of Great Science Fiction Stories
Treasury of Great Science Fiction
Stories, 1964 / No. 1 Published by
Popular Library (Reprinted by permission
of Warner Books, Inc. (c) 1964
Popular Library, Inc.)
Uncanny Tales
Uncanny Tales, May 1940 Published by Manvis Publications, Inc.
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1940
Manvis
Publications, Inc.)
Universe Science Fiction
Universal Science Fiction, Dec. 1953 Published by
Palmer Publications,
Inc. Cover illustration by Mel Hunter (Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Illustrator: Mel Hunter. Used
by permission of
the artist. (c) Mel Hunter)
Unknown
Unknown, Sept. 1939 Published by Street & Smith Cover
illustration by
H.W. Scott (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
(c) 1939 Street & Smith)
Vanguard Science Fiction
Vanguard Science Fiction, June 1958 Published by
Vanguard Publishing Co.
Cover illustration by Ed Emshwiller (M. M. Kavanagh.
(c) 1958 Vanguard
Publishing Co., )
Vargo Statten Science Fiction Magazine
Vargo Statten Science Fiction
Magazine, Jan. 1954 Published by Scion,
Ltd. (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c)
1954 Scion, Ltd.)
Venture Science Fiction
Venture, Aug. 1970 Published by Mercury Press Cover
illustration by Bert
Tanner (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science
Fiction. (c) 1970
Mercury Press)
Vision of Tomorrow
Vision of Tomorrow, Aug. 1970 Published by Ronald E.
Graham, Ltd. Cover
illustration by Eddie Jones (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. (c) 1970 Ronald E. Graham, Ltd.)
Vortex Science Fiction
Vortex Science Fiction, 1953 / Vol. 1, No. 2 Published
by Specific
Fiction Corp. (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1953 Specific Fiction Corp.)
Vortex Science Fiction
Vortex Science Fiction, 1953 / Vol. 1, No. 1 Published
by Specific
Fiction Corp. (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1953 Specific Fiction Corp.)
Warhoon
Warhoon, Nov. 1968 Published by Fantasy Amateur Press Association
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1968
Fantasy
Amateur Press Assn.)
Weird Tales
Weird Tales, March 1933 Published by Weird Tales Ltd. Cover
illustration
by M. Brundage (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted by permission of Weird Tales, Ltd. Copyright
1933
Popular Fiction Publishing Co.)
Wonder Stories
Wonder Stories, Dec. 1932 Published by Stellar Publishing
Corp. Cover
illustration by Frank R. Paul (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. (c) 1932 Stellar Publising Corp.)
Wonder Stories
Wonder Stories, 1957 / Vol. 45, No. 1 Published by Better
Publications
Cover illustration by Richard Powers (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Better Publications, Inc. (c) 1957
Better
Publications, Inc.)
Wonder Stories Quarterly
Wonder Stories Quarterly, Summer 1930 Published by
Stellar Publishing
Corp. (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. (c)
1930 Stellar Publising Corp.)
Worlds Beyond
Worlds Beyond, Dec. 1950 / Vol. 1, No. 1 Published by
Hillman
Periodicals, Inc. Cover illustration by Paul Colle (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1950 Hillman Periodicals,
Inc.
)
Worlds of Tomorrow
Worlds of Tomorrow, Jan. 1966 Published by Institute for
the Development
of the Harmonious Human Cover illustration by McLane (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1966 Galaxy
Publishing
Corporation.)
Yandro
Yandro ed. by Robert & Juanita Coulson Cover: Robert & Juanita
Coulson
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Courtesy of
Robert and Juanita Coulson. (c) 1995 Robert and Juanita
Coulson)
Monkey Wrench Gang, The
The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey Cover: Avon
Books, 1975 (Casey
Brown/Eaton Collection, University of Calif., Riverside.
Shown by
permission of Avon Books. (c) 1975 Avon Books)
Man with the Broken Ear ,The
The Man with the Broken Ear by Edmond About
Cover: Holt & Williams, 1872
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. )
President John Smith
President John Smith by Frederick Adams Cover: Charles
H. Kerr & Co.,
1898 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
Sentience
Sentience by Terry A. Adams Cover: DAW Books, 1986 illustration by
James
Gurney (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Reprinted with permission of DAW Books, Inc. (c) 1986 DAW Books,
Inc.)
Terror on Planet Ionus
Terror on Planet Ionus by Allen A. Adler Cover:
Paperback Library Inc.,
1966 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
Paperback Library (c) 1966 Paperback Library Inc.)
Survivalist #1: Total War, The
The Survivalist #1: Total War by Jerry Ahern
Cover: Zebra Books, 1981
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.Zebra Books.
(c) 1981 Zebra Books (Kensigton Publishing Corp.)
)
Seventh Carrier, The
The Seventh Carrier by Peter Albano Cover: Zebra Books,
1983 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Zebra
Books. (c)
1983 Zebra Books (Kensigton Publishing Corp.) )
Lunarian Professor, The
The Lunarian Professor by James B. Alexander Cover:
James B. Alexander,
1909 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
Voyage of the Ark , The
The Voyage of the Ark by F. M. Allen Cover: Ward and
Downey, 1888 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
)
Genesis Five
Genesis Five by Henry Wilson Allen Cover: Pyramid, 1970
illustration by
John Schoenherr (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing
Group. All
rights reserved. (c) 1970 Pyramid Books. Reproduction, duplication
or
transmission without appropriate permission is a violation of
Federal
copyright laws.)
Rhubarb Tree, The
The Rhubarb Tree by Kenneth Allot & Stephen Tait Cover:
Cresset Press
Ltd., 1937 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Cresset Press Ltd. (c) 1937 Cresset Press Ltd.)
Notes from the Future
Notes from the Future by Nicolai M. Amosoff Cover:
Jonathan Cape, 1971
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Courtesy of
Random Century House UK Limited. (c) 1971 Johnathan
Cape London)
Magellan
Magellan by Colin Anderson Cover: Sphere Books Ltd., 1971
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Sphere Books
Ltd.
(c) 1971 Sphere Books Ltd.)
Strange Adventure of Roger Wilkins, The
The Strange Adventure of Roger
Wilkins by R. Andom Cover: Tylston &
Edwards, 1895 illustration by A.
Carruthers Gould (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
World's Beginning
World's Beginning by Robert Ardrey Cover: Duell, Sloan and
Pearce, 1944
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Duell,
Sloan and Pearce (c) 1944 Duell, Sloan and Pearce)
Man's Mortality
Man's Mortality by Michael Arlen Cover: Doubleday, Doran
& Co., 1933
(First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Used by Permission of Doubleday, a division of Bantam
Doubleday
Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1933 Doubleday , Doran &
Co.)
When the Bells Rang A Tale of What Might Have Been
When the Bells Rang: A
Tale of What Might Have Been by Anthony Armstrong
& Bruce Graeme Cover:
George G. Harrap & Co., 1943 (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. George G. Harrap & Co. (c) 1943
George G. Harrap &
Co.)
Grim Caretaker, The
The Grim Caretaker by Eugene Ascher Cover: Strothers
Bookshops Ltd., 1944
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Strothers
Bookshops Ltd. (c) 1944 Strothers Bookshops Ltd.
(UK))
War-God Walks Again, The
The War-God Walks Again by F. Britten Austin Cover:
Doubleday, Page & Co.
, 1926 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Used
by Permission of Doubleday, a division of Bantam
Doubleday Dell Publishing
Group, Inc. (c) 1926 Doubleday, Page & Co.)
Maze Maker, The
The Maze Maker by Michael Ayrton Cover: Bantam, 1969 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of
Bantam
Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c)
1969
Bantam Books)
New Atlantis, The
The New Atlantis by Francis Bacon Cover: Cambridge: At the
University
Press, 1900 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
)
Stars Are Too High, The
The Stars Are Too High by Agnew H. Bahnson Cover:
Bantam, 1960 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Used by Permission
of Bantam Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell
Publishing Group,
Inc. (c) 1960 Bantam Books)
Symbiote's Crown
Symbiote's Crown by Scott Baker Cover: Berkley, 1978 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by
arrangement
with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1978
The
Berkley Publishing Group. Reproduction, duplication or
transmission
without appropriate permission is a violation of Federal
copyright laws.)
Kings of Infinite Space
Kings of Infinite Space by Nigel Balchin Cover:
Modern Literary Editions,
1967 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Modern
Literary Editions (c) 1967 Modern Literary
Editions)
Galactic Convoy
Galactic Convoy by Bill Baldwin Cover: Popular Library, 1987
illustration
by John Berkey (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted by permission of Warner Books, Inc. (c) 1987
Popular
Library)
Sell England?
Sell England? by Dacre Balsdon Cover: Eyre & Spottis-Woode,
1936 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Eyre
&
Spottis-Woode (c) 1936 Eyre & Spottis-Woode)
Quest of the Absolute
Quest of the Absolute by Honore de Balzac Cover: J.M.
Dent & Sons, 1908
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
The Sea is Boiling Hot
The Sea is Boiling Hot by George Bamber Cover: Ace
Books, 1971
illustration by Jack Gaughan (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley
Publishing
Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1971 Ace Books. Reproduction,
duplication
or transmission without appropriate permission is a violation of
Federal
copyright laws.)
House-Boat on the Styx, A
A House-Boat on the Styx by John Kendrick Bangs
Cover:
HarperCollins/Harper & Bros., 1895 (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. )
Use of Weapons
Use of Weapons by Iain M. Banks Cover: Bantam, 1990
illustration by Paul
Youll (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Used
by Permission of Bantam Books, a division of Bantam
Doubleday Dell
Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1990 Bantam Books)
Odysseus Solution, The
The Odysseus Solution by Michael A. Banks & Dean
R. Lambe Cover: Baen
Books, 1986 illustration by Stephen Hickman (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with
permission of BAEN
PUBLISHING ENTERPRISES. (c) 1986 Baen Books)
Ashes, Ashes by Rene Barjavel Cover: Doubleday & Co., 1967
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by
Permission
of Doubleday, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing
Group, Inc.
(c) 1967 Doubleday)
One Half of the World
One Half of the World by James Barlow Cover: Cassel
& Co., 1957 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.Cassel l & Co. (c)
1957 Cassel & Co.)
Immortals' Great Quest, The
The Immortals' Great Quest by James William
Barlow Cover: Smith, Elder &
Co., 1909 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. )
Interplanetary Hunter
Interplanetary Hunter by Arthur Barnes Cover: Gnome
Press, 1956
illustration by Ed Emshwiller & W.I. Van der Poel (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Gnome Press (c) 1956
Gnome)
L.P.M.: The End of the Great War
L.P.M.: The End of the Great War by J.
Stewart Barney (John Stewart
Barney) Cover: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1915 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Courtesy of The
Putnam Publishing Group. )
Man With Only One Head, The
The Man With Only One Head by Densil Neve Barr
Cover: Rich & Cowan, 1955
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Rich &
Cowan (c) 1955 Rich & Cowan (UK))
The Face & the Mask
The Face & the Mask by Robert Barr Cover:
Frederick A. Stokes, 1893
illustration by A. Hencke (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. )
Trivana 1
Trivana 1 by Charles Barren & R. Cox Abel Cover: Panther Books,
1966
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted
with permission of HarperCollins Publishers Limited. (c) 1966
Panther
Books)
When the Whites Went
When the Whites Went by Robert Bateman Cover: Brown,
Watson Ltd., 1963
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Brown
Watson Limited (c) 1963 Brown Watson Ltd.)
Tik-Tok of Oz
Tik-Tok of Oz by L. Frank Baum Cover: The Reilly & Lee Co.,
1914
illustration by John R. Neill (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of
Calif., Riverside. )
Secret of the Earth, The
The Secret of the Earth by Charles Willing Beale
Cover: F. Tennyson
Neely, 1899 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
)
Peace Under Earth
Peace Under Earth by Paul Beaujon Cover: Dodd, Mead &
Co., 1939 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Dodd, Mead & Co.
(c) 1939 Dodd, Mead & Co.)
Howling Man, The
The Howling Man by Charles Beaumont Cover: TOR/Tom Doherty
& Associates,
1988 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Reprinted by permission of Tor Books. (c) 1988 Tor Books)
Torch , The
The Torch by Jack Bechdolt Cover: Prime Press, 1948 illustration
by L.
Robert Tschirky (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Prime Press (c) 1948 Prime Press)
Star Woman, The
The Star Woman by H. Bedford-Jones Cover: Dodd, Mead &
Co., 1924 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Dodd, Mead & Co.
(c) 1924 Dodd, Mead & Co.)
One Sane Man, The
The One Sane Man by Francis Beeding Cover: Little, Brown
& Co., 1934
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Published
by Little, Brown and Company (Inc.) (c) 1934 Little,
Brown and Company
(Inc.))
Guardsman, The
The Guardsman by P.J. Beese & Todd Hamil Cover: Pageant
Books, 1988
illustration by Tom Kidd (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of
Calif., Riverside. Pageant Books (c) 1988 Pageant Books)
Seventh Bowl, The
The Seventh Bowl by Neil Bell Cover: Collins, 1934 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with
permission of
HarperCollins Publishers Limited. (c) 1934 Collins)
Twenty-five Short Stories
Twenty-five Short Stories by Stephen Vincent Benet
Cover: Sun Dial Press,
1943 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Sun
Dial Press (c) 1943 Sun Dial Press)
Thyra
Thyra by Robert Ames Bennet Cover: Henry Holt & Co., 1901
illustration by
E.L. Blumenschein (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. )
Long Way Back, The
The Long Way Back by Margot Bennett Cover: Coward-McCann,
1955 (First
American Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Coward-McCann (c) 1980 Coward, McCann )
Lord of the World
Lord of the World by Robert Hugh Benson Cover: Dodd, Mead
& Co., 1908
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
Le Sud
Le Sud by Yves Berger Cover: Bernard Grasset Editeur, 1962
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Bernard
Grasset
Editeur. (c) 1962 Bernard Grasset Editeur)
Sun Grows Cold, The
The Sun Grows Cold by Howard Berk Cover: Delacorte Press,
1971 (First
Printing) illustration by Mike McIver (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of Delecorte
Press, a
division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c)
1971
Delecorte Press.)
New Race of Devils, The
The New Race of Devils by John Bernard Cover:
Anglo-Eastern Publishing
Co., 1921 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif., Riverside.
Anglo-Eastern Publishing Co. (c) 1921 Anglo-Eastern
Publishing Co.)
The Galactic Invaders
The Galactic Invaders by James R. Berry Cover: Laser
Books, 1976
illustration by Kelly Freas (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Laser Books (c) 1976 Laser Books)
The A. I. War
The A. I. War by Stephen Ames Berry Cover: TOR/Tom Doherty
Associates,
1987 (First Printing) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted by permission of Tor Books. (c) 1987 Tor
Books)
Revolt of Man, The
The Revolt of Man by Walter Besant Cover: Collins
Clear-Type Press, 1897
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted
with permission of HarperCollins Publishers Limited.
)
Space Raiders, The
The Space Raiders by Barrington Beverley Cover: Phillip
Allan, 1936
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Philip
Allan (c) 1936 Philip Allan)
Space Stadium
Space Stadium by H.U. Bevis Cover: Lenox Hill Press, 1970
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Lenox Hill
Press
(c) 1970 Lenox Hill Press)
The Devil's Dictionary
The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce Cover: World
Publishing Co.,
1942 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. World
Publishing Co. (c) 1942 World Publishing Co.)
Poison War, The
The Poison War by Ladbroke Black Cover: Stanley Paul &
Co., Ltd., 1933
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Stanley
Paul & Co., Ltd. (c) 1933 Stanley Paul & Co.,
Ltd.)
1957
1957 by Hamish Blair Cover: William Blackwood & Sons, Ltd., 1930
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. William
Blackwood
& Sons, Ltd. (c) 1930 William Blackwood & Sons, Ltd.)
Purple Sapphire, The
The Purple Sapphire by Christopher Blayre Cover: Phillip
Allan & Co.,
1921 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Philip
Allan & Co. (c) 1921 Philip Allan & Co.)
Man from Mars, The
The Man from Mars by Thomas Blot Cover: Bacon & Co.,
1891 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. )
Simultaneous Man, The
The Simultaneous Man by Ralph Blum Cover: Bantam, 1971
(Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by
Permission of Bantam
Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing
Group, Inc. (c) 1971
Bantam Books)
Red Star, The
The Red Star by Alexander Bogdanov Cover: Indiana University
Press, 1984
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Indiana
University Press. (c) 1984 Indiana University Press.)
Sons of the Mammoth
Sons of the Mammoth by Vladimir Bogoraz Cover:
Cosmopolitan Book Corp.,
1929 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
Cosmopolitan Book Corporation (c) 1929 Cosmopolitan Book
Corporation)
White August
White August by John Boland Cover: Michael Joseph, 1953
illustration by
Wildsmith (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Courtesy of Michael Joseph Ltd. (c) 1953 Michael Joseph Ltd.)
Others, The
The Others by Margaret Wander Bonnano Cover: St. Martin's Press,
1990
illustration by Adam Niklewicz (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of
Calif., Riverside. Cover: Adam Niklewicz. Courtesy of St. Martin's
Press.
(c) 1990 St. Martin's Press)
Jehovah's Day
Jehovah's Day by Mary Borden Cover: Heinemann, 1928 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1928 William
Heinemann,
London)
Spurious Sun
Spurious Sun by George Borodin Cover: T. Werner Laurie, Ltd.,
1948 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. T. Werner
Laurie,
Ltd. (c) 1948 T. Werner Laurie, Ltd. London)
Nightmare Collector, The
The Nightmare Collector by Bruce Boston Cover: 2 AM
Publications, 1988
illustration by Gregorio Montejo (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ.
of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with permission of 2 A.M.
Publications.
(c) 1988 Bruce Boston & Gregorio Montejo. Published by 2 AM
Publications.)
World Wrecker, The
The World Wrecker by Sydney J. Bounds Cover: W. Foulsham
& Co. Ltd., 1956
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. W. Foulsham
& Co. Ltd. (c) 1956 W. Foulsham & Co. Ltd.
London)
Kallocain
Kallocain by Karin Boye Cover: University of Wisconsin Press, 1966
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. University
of
Wisconsin Press. (c) 1966 University of Wisconsin Press.)
X People, The
The X People by Vektis Brack Cover: Gannet Press, 1953 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Gannet Press (c) 1953
Gannet
Press)
Voyage from Utopia, A
A Voyage from Utopia by John Francis Bray Cover:
Lawrence and Wishart
Ltd., 1957 (First Edition) illustration by Brooks (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Lawrence and Wishart
Ltd. (c) 1957
Lawrence and Wishart Ltd.)
The Girl from Mars
The Girl from Mars by Miles Breuer Cover: Stellar
Publishing Corp., 1929
(First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Stellar Publishing Corporation (c) 1929 Stellar
Publising Corp.
)
Purple-6
Purple-6 by Henry Brinton Cover: Avon Books, 1962 (Casey
Brown/Eaton
Collection, University of Calif., Riverside. Shown by permission
of Avon
Books. (c) 1962 Avon Books)
Purple Plague, The
The Purple Plague by Fenner Brockway Cover: Sampson Low
Marston & Co.,
Ltd., 1935 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
Sampson Low Marston & Co., Ltd. (c) 1935 Sampson Low
Marston & Co., Ltd.
London)
Xorandor
Xorandor by Christine Brooke-Rose Cover: Avon Books, 1988
(Casey
Brown/Eaton Collection, University of Calif., Riverside. Shown
by
permission of Avon Books. (c) 1988 Avon Books)
Sky Lords, The
The Sky Lords by John Brosnan Cover: Victor Gollancz Ltd.,
1988 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted
with the
permission of Victor Gollancz Ltd. (c) 1988 Victor Gollancz
Ltd.)
Under the City of Angels
Under the City of Angels by Jerry Earl Brown Cover:
Bantam, 1981 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Used by Permission
of Bantam Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell
Publishing Group,
Inc. (c) 1981 Bantam Books)
Swastika Night
Swastika Night by Murray Constantine (Katharine Burdekin)
Cover: Victor
Gallancz Ltd., 1937 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted with the permission of Victor Gollancz Ltd. (c)
1937
Victor Gollancz Ltd.)
Time of the Hawklords, The
The Time of the Hawklords by Michael Butterworth
& Michael Moorcock
Cover: Warner Books, 1976 (First US Edition) (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by
permission of Warner
Books, Inc. (c) 1976 Warner Books, Inc.)
Jonah Watch, The
The Jonah Watch by Jack Cady Cover: Avon Books, 1983 (Casey
Brown/Eaton
Collection, University of Calif., Riverside. Shown by permission
of Avon
Books. (c) 1983 Avon Books)
White Prophet, The
The White Prophet by Hall Caine Cover: Heinemann, 1921
(Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1921
William Heinemann,
Ltd. )
Omega Sub #4: Blood Tide
Omega Sub #4: Blood Tide by J.D. Cameron (Mike Jahn)
Cover: Avon Books,
1991 (Casey Brown/Eaton Collection, University of Calif.,
Riverside. Shown
by permission of Avon Books. (c) 1991 Avon Books)
Red Planet, The
The Red Planet by H.J. Campbell Cover: Panther Books, 1953
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted
with
permission of HarperCollins Publishers Limited. (c) 1953 Panther
Books)
Moonspin
Moonspin by Elmer Carpenter Cover: Caravelle Books/Flagship Book,
1967
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Flagship
Book (c) 1967 Flagship Book )
Ophidian Conspiracy, The
The Ophidian Conspiracy by John F. Carr Cover: Major
Books, 1976 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Major Books (c)
1976 Major Books)
Room Beyond, The
The Room Beyond by Robert Spencer Carr Cover:
Appleton-Century-Crofts,
Inc., 1948 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif., Riverside.
Appleton-Century-Croft, Inc. (c) 1948
Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc.)
2010
2010 by Frederic Carrel Cover: T. Werner Laurie Ltd., 1914
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. )
Siren Stars, The
The Siren Stars by Richard and Nancy Carrigan Cover: Pyramid
Books, 1971
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted
by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights
reserved. (c)
1971 Pyramid Books. Reproduction, duplication or transmission
without
appropriate permission is a violation of Federal copyright laws.)
Perilous Descent into a Strange Lost World, The
The Perilous Descent into a
Strange Lost World by Bruce Carter Cover:
Bodley Head, 1952 (First Edition)
illustration by Tony Weare (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Courtesy of Random
Century House UK Limited (c) 1952 The
Bodley Head )
Icosameron
Icosameron by Giacomo Casanova Cover: Jenna Press, 1986 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Jenna Press (c) 1986
Jenna
Press)
Peacemakers, The
The Peacemakers by Curtis Casewit Cover: Avalon Books, 1960
illustration
by Ed Emshwiller (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Courtesy of Thomas Bouregy & Co. - Avalon Books (c)
1960 Avalon
Books)
Star Country, The
The Star Country by MIchael Cassutt Cover: Doubleday, 1986
illustration
by Cathy Hull (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Used by Permission of Doubleday, a division of Bantam
Doubleday
Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1986 Doubleday)
Satellite E One
Satellite E One by J. Lloyd Castle Cover: Dodd, Mead &
Co., 1954 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Dodd, Mead & Co.
(c) 1954 Dodd, Mead & Co.)
6,000 Tons of Gold
6,000 Tons of Gold by Henry Chamberlain Cover: Flood and
Vincent
Chautaugua Century Press, 1894 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. )
Red January
Red January by William Chamberlain Cover: Paperback Library, 1964
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Paperback
Library
(c) 1964 Paperback Library)
King in Yellow, The
The King in Yellow by Robert William Chambers Cover: F.
Tennyson Neely,
1895 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
Living Gems, The
The Living Gems by Paul Charkin Cover: Brown, Watson Ltd.,
1963 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Brown
Watson
Limited (c) 1963 Brown Watson Ltd.)
Jingo, The
The Jingo by George Randolf Chester Cover: Grosset & Dunlap,
1912
illustration by F. Vaux Wilson (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of
Calif., Riverside. )
The Man Who Was Thursday
The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton Cover:
Dodd, Mead & Co., 1908
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. )
Marble City, The
The Marble City by R.D. Chetwode Cover: Sampson Low, Marston
& Co., 1895
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
Riddle of the Sands, The
The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers Cover:
T. Nelson & Sons, 1913
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. )
Lost Children, The
The Lost Children by H. Herman Chilton Cover: Hutchinson
& Co. Ltd., 1931
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Courtesy of
Random Century House UK Limited. (c) 1931 Hutchinson
& Co.)
World Unknown, A
A World Unknown by John Clagett Cover: Popular Library, 1975
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted
by
permission of Warner Books, Inc. (c) 1975 Popular Library, Inc.)
Queen Victoria's Bomb
Queen Victoria's Bomb by Ronald Clark Cover: Panther
Books, 1967 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted with
permission of HarperCollins Publishers Limited. (c) 1967
Panther Books)
Light in the Sky, The
The Light in the Sky by Herbert Clock Cover:
Coward-McCann, 1929 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Coward-McCann (c)
1929 Coward-McCann )
Master of His Fate
Master of His Fate by J. MacLaren Cobban Cover: Greenhill,
1890 (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
Solo Kill
Solo Kill by S.K. Boult Cover: Berkley Medallion, 1977 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by
arrangement
with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1989
The
Berkley Publishing Group. Reproduction, duplication or
transmission
without appropriate permission is a violation of Federal
copyright laws.)
Night of the Toy Dragons, The
The Night of the Toy Dragons by Barney Cohen
Cover: Berkley/Berkley
Medallion, 1977 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley
Publishing Group. All
rights reserved. (c) 1977 Berkley Medallion.
Reproduction, duplication or
transmission without appropriate permission is a
violation of Federal
copyright laws.)
Philosophical Corps, The
The Philosophical Corps by Everett B. Cole Cover:
Gnome Press, 1961
illustration by W.I. Vander Poel, Jr. (Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside.Gnome Press (c) 1961 Grome
Press)
Seeker from the Stars
Seeker from the Stars by James Coleman Cover:
Berkley/Berkley Medallion,
1967 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing
Group. All rights
reserved. (c) 1967 Berkley Medallion. Reproduction,
duplication or
transmission without appropriate permission is a violation of
Federal
copyright laws.)
Valley of Eyes Unseen, The
The Valley of Eyes Unseen by Gilbert Collins
Cover: Duckworth & Co., 1923
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Duckworth &
Co. (c) 1923 Duckworth & Co.)
Tetrarch
Tetrarch by Alex Comfort Cover: Shambhala, 1980 illustration by
Fred
Marcellino (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Shambhala (c) 1980 Shambhala)
Star Spangled Crunch, The
The Star Spangled Crunch by Richard Condon Cover:
Bantam, 1974 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Used by Permission
of Bantam Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell
Publishing Group,
Inc. (c) 1974 Bantam Books)
Nordenholt's Million
Nordenholt's Million by J.J. Connington Cover: Constable
& Co. Ltd., 1923
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Courtesy of
Constable & Co., London. (c) 1923 Constable &
Co. Ltd.)
Invasion from the Air
Invasion from the Air by Roy Connolly Cover: Grayson
and Grayson, 1934
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Grayson and
Grayson (c) 1934 Grayson and Grayson)
Reckoning, The
The Reckoning by Joan Conquest Cover: Macauley Co., 1931
(Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Macauley Co.
(c) 1931
Macauley Co.)
Inheritors, The
The Inheritors by Joseph Conrad & Ford M. Itueffer Cover:
McClure,
Philips & Co., 1901 (First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. )
Rahne
Rahne by Susan Coon Cover: Avon Books, 1980 (Casey
Brown/Eaton
Collection, University of Calif., Riverside. Shown by permission
of Avon
Books. (c) 1980 Avon Books)
Jesus Factor, The
The Jesus Factor by Edwin Corley Cover: Coronet
Communications, 1971
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Paperback
Library (c) 1971 Paperback Library Edition Coronet)
Sword of Lankor, The
The Sword of Lankor by Howard L. Cory Cover: Ace Books,
1966 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted
by
arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved.
(c)
1966 Ace Books. Reproduction, duplication or transmission
without
appropriate permission is a violation of Federal copyright laws.)
Revi-Lona
Revi-Lona by Frank Cowan Title Page: Arno Press, 1978 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. )
Out of the Silence
Out of the Silence by Erle Cox Cover: Rae D. Henkle Co.,
Inc., 1928
(First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Rae D. Henkle Co., Inc. (c) 1928 Rae D. Henkle Co.,
Inc.)
Ionia
Ionia by Alexander Craig Cover: E.A. Weeks Co., 1898 (First
Edition)
illustration by J.C. Levendecker (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ.
of Calif., Riverside. )
Salathiel the Wandering Jew
Salathiel the Wandering Jew by George Croly
Cover: Funk & Wagnalls Co.,
1900 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif., Riverside. )
Year of Consent
Year of Consent by Kendell Foster Crossen Cover: Dell, 1954
(First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Used by Permission of Dell Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday
Dell
Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1954 Dell Books)
Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton, The
The Strange Adventures of Mr.
Middleton by Wardon Curtis Cover: Herbert
S. Stone & Co., 1903 (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. )
Yngling, The
The Yngling by John Dalmas Cover: Pyramid Books, 1971 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by
arrangement
with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1971
Pyramid
Books. Reproduction, duplication or transmission without
appropriate
permission is a violation of Federal copyright laws.)
Inferno
Illustration from Dante Alighieri's Inferno (1861). Engraved by
Gustav
Dore. (M. M. Kavanagh. )
Man of Double Deed, A
A Man of Double Deed by Leonard Daventry Cover:
Doubleday, 1965 (First
Edition) illustration by Al Nagy (Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of
Doubleday, a division of
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c)
1965 Doubleday)
Howling Mad
Howling Mad by Peter David Cover: Ace Books, 1989 illustration by
Hiro
Kimura (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All
rights
reserved. (c) 1989 Ace Books. Reproduction, duplication or
transmission
without appropriate permission is a violation of Federal
copyright laws.)
Karma Machine, The
The Karma Machine by Michael Davidson Cover: Popular
Library, 1975 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted by
permission of Warner Books, Inc. (c) 1975 Popular Library,
Inc.)
Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder, A
A Strange Manuscript Found
in a Copper Cylinder by James De Mille Cover:
HarperCollins/Harper &
Bros., 1888 (First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. )
In the Face of My Enemy
In the Face of My Enemy by Joseph Delaney Cover: Baen
Books, 1985
illustration by Kevin Johnson (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with permission of BAEN
PUBLISHING
ENTERPRISES. (c) 1985 Baen Books)
Shapes
Shapes by Richard Delap & Walt Lee Cover: Charter Books, 1987
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.Charter Books
(c)
1987 Charter Books)
Lovely Monster, A
A Lovely Monster by Rick DeMarinis Cover: Dell, 1977 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of
Dell
Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c)
1977
Dell Books)
World in Eclipse
World in Eclipse by William Dexter Cover: Paperback Library,
1966 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Paperback
Library
(c) 1966 Paperback Library)
War World
War World by William C. Dietz Cover: Ace Books, 1986 illustration
by Miro
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted
by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights
reserved. (c)
1986 Ace Books. Reproduction, duplication or transmission
without
appropriate permission is a violation of Federal copyright laws.)
Mind One
Mind One by Mike Dolinsky Cover: Dell, 1972 (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of Dell
Books,
a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1972
Dell
Books)
Radium Terrors, The
The Radium Terrors by Albert Dorrington Cover: Doubleday,
Page & Co.,
1912 illustration by A.C. Michael (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ.
of Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of Doubleday, a
division of
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1912 Doubleday,
Page &
Co.)
Two Boys' Trip to an Unknown Planet
Two Boys' Trip to an Unknown Planet by
Francis Doughty Cover: Charles
Bragin, 1901 (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
They Went
They Went by Norman Douglas Cover: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1926
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Dodd, Mead
& Co.
(c) 1926 Dodd, Mead & Co.)
Pharaoh's Broker
Pharaoh's Broker by Ellsworth Douglass Cover: C. Arthur
Pearson Ltd.,
1899 (First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif.,
Riverside. )
Man from Mars, The
The Man from Mars by Henry Wallace Dowding Cover: Cochrane
Publishing Co.
, 1990 (First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Cochrane Publishing Company (c) 1990 Cochrane
Publishing
Company )
Solution T-25
Solution T-25 by Theodora Du Bois Cover: Doubleday, 1951 (First
Edition)
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used
by
Permission of Doubleday, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell
Publishing
Group, Inc. (c) 1951 Doubleday Science Fiction)
Trilby
Trilby by George Du Maurier Cover: Popular Library, 1963 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by
permission of
Warner Books, Inc. (c) 1963 Popular Library, Inc.)
Gor Saga
Gor Saga by Maureen Duffy Cover: Eyre Methuen, 1981 (First
Edition)
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c)
1981
Eyre Methuen)
Last Adam, The
The Last Adam by Ronald Duncan Cover: Dennis Dobson Ltd., 1952
(First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Dennis Dobson Limited (c) 1952 Dennis Dobson Limited)
Last Revolution, The
The Last Revolution by Lord Dunsany Cover: Jarrolds
Ltd., 1951 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.Jarrolds Publishers
Ltd. (c) 1951 Jarrolds Ltd. London)
Swimmers Beneath the Night
Swimmers Beneath the Night by M. Coleman Easton
Cover: Popular Library,
1987 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted by permission of Warner Books, Inc. (c) 1987
Popular Library)
HAB Theory, The
The HAB Theory by Allan W. Eckert Cover: Popular Library,
1977 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted
by
permission of Warner Books, Inc. (c) 1977 Popular Library)
SF Book of Lists, The
The SF Book of Lists by Malcolm Edwards Cover: Berkley,
1983 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted
by
arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved.
(c)
1983 The Berkley Publishing Group. Reproduction, duplication
or
transmission without appropriate permission is a violation of
Federal
copyright laws.)
Terminus
Terminus by Peter Edwards Cover: St. Martin's Press, 1976
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1976
St.
Martin's Press)
What Entropy Means to Me
What Entropy Means to Me by George Alec Effinger
Cover: Doubleday, 1972
(First Edition) illustration by Dickran Palulian (M.
M. Kavanagh. Used by
Permission of Doubleday, a division of Bantam Doubleday
Dell Publishing
Group, Inc. (c) 1972 Doubleday)
Zalma
Zalma by T. Mullett Ellis Cover: Ash Partners Ltd., 1897 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. )
Smoky God, The
The Smoky God by Willis George Emerson Cover: Forbes &
Co., 1908
illustration by John A. Williams (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ.
of Calif., Riverside. )
World Aflame, The
The World Aflame by Leonard Engel Cover: The Dial Press,
1947 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by
Permission
of Doubleday, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing
Group, Inc.
(c) 1947 The Dial Press)
Woman Alive
Woman Alive by Susan Ertz Cover: D. Appleton-Century, 1936
illustration
by Bip Pares (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. D. Appleton-Century Company (c) 1936 D.
Appleton-Century
Company Inc.)
Watchers of Space, The
The Watchers of Space by Nancy Etchemendy Cover: Avon
Books, 1980 (Casey
Brown/Eaton Collection, University of Calif., Riverside.
Shown by
permission of Avon Books. (c) 1980 Avon Books)
Ninya
Ninya by H.A. Fagan Cover: Jonathan Cape, 1956 (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Courtesy of Random Century
House
UK Limited. (c) 1956 Johnathan Cape London)
Groundties
Groundties by Jane S. Fancher Cover: Warner Books, 1991 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by
permission of
Warner Books, Inc. (c) 1991 Warner Books, Inc.)
Hartmann the Anarchist
Hartmann the Anarchist by E. Douglas Fawcett Cover:
Edward Arnold, 1893
illustration by Fred T. Jane (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. )
World Next Door, The
The World Next Door by Brad Ferguson Cover: Tom Doherty
Associates, 1990
illustration by David Mattingly (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ.
of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by permission of Tor Books.
(c) 1990 Tor
Books)
Through the Earth
Through the Earth by Clement Fezandie Cover: Century Co.,
1898 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Courtesy
of Random
Century House UK Limited. )
Messengers Will Come No More, The
The Messengers Will Come No More by Leslie
Fiedler Cover: Stein and Day,
1974 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif., Riverside. Stein
and Day (c) 1974 Stein and Day)
Molly Dear
Molly Dear by Stephen Fine Cover: St. Martin's Press, 1988
illustration
by Robert Bull Design (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif.,
Riverside. Cover: Robert Bull Design. Courtesy of St. Martin's
Press. (c)
1988 St. Martin's Press)
Time Marches Sideways
Time Marches Sideways by Ralph L. Finn Cover:
Hutchinson & Co. Ltd., 1949
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Courtesy of
Random Century House UK Limited. (c) 1949
Hutchinson & Co.)
Terror Strikes
Terror Strikes by N. Wesley Firth Cover: Hamilton & Co.
Ltd., 1948 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted with
permission of HarperCollins Publishers Limited. (c) 1948
Hamilton & Co.)
Let Out the Beast
Let Out the Beast by Leonard Fischer Cover: New Stand
Library, 1950
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
New Stand
Library. (c) 1950 New Stand Library)
Meda: A Tale of the Future
Meda: A Tale of the Future by Kenneth Folingsby
Cover: Stationers' Hall,
1891 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. )
Peacemaker, The
The Peacemaker by C.S. Forester Cover: Little, Brown &
Co., 1934 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Published by
Little, Brown and Company (Inc.) (c) 1934 Little, Brown and
Company
(Inc.))
Shepherd, The
The Shepherd by Frederick Forsyth Cover: Bantam, 1976
illustration by Lou
Feck (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Used
by Permission of Bantam Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday
Dell
Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1976 Bantam Books)
Lost Garden, The
The Lost Garden by George C. Foster Cover: Chapman &
Hall, 1930 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c)
1930 Chapman &
Hall)
Revolt of Angels, The
The Revolt of Angels by Anatole France Cover:
Calmann-Levy, 1986 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1986 Calmann-
Levy)
Mind Net, The
The Mind Net by Frank Herbert Cover: DAW Books, 1974
illustration by
Kelly Freas (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted with permission of DAW Books, Inc. (c) 1974 DAW
Books, Inc.)
Return of the Time Machine, The
The Return of the Time Machine by Egon
Friedell Cover: DAW Books, 1972
illustration by Karel Thole (Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with permission of
DAW Books, Inc. (c) 1972
DAW Books, Inc.)
By Rocket to the Moon
By Rocket to the Moon by Otto Gail Cover: Sears
Publishing Co., 1931
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1931
Sears Publishing Co.)
Last Rose of Summer, The
The Last Rose of Summer by Stephen Gallagher Cover:
CORGI
Books/Transworld Publishers, 1978 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ.
of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1966 Corgi Books, Transworld Publishers)
Not in Solitude
Not in Solitude by Kenneth Gantz Cover: Doubleday, 1959
(First Edition)
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Used by
Permission of Doubleday, a division of Bantam Doubleday
Dell Publishing
Group, Inc. (c) 1959 Doubleday)
Skylark of Space, The
The Skylark of Space by E.E. Smith, Ph.D., & Mrs.
Lee Hawkins Garby
Cover: Hadley Publishing Co., 1947 illustration by O.G.
Estes (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1947
Hadley
Publishing Company)
Lady into Fox and a Man in the Zoo
Lady into Fox and a Man in the Zoo by
David Garnett Cover: Garden City
Publishing Co., 1924 (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1924 Garden City Publishing Co.,
Inc.)
Mirror in the Sky
Mirror in the Sky by Dav Garnett (David S. Garnett)
Cover:
Berkley/Berkley Medallion, 1969 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ.
of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley
Publishing
Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1969 Berkley Medallion.
Reproduction,
duplication or transmission without appropriate permission is a
violation
of Federal copyright laws.)
Twilight of the Gods, The
The Twilight of the Gods by Richard Garnett Cover:
John Lane, 1911 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
Warriors of Spider, The
The Warriors of Spider by W. Michael Gear Cover:
Donald A. Wollheim, 1988
(First Edition) illustration by San Julian (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1988 Donald A.
Wollheim)
Red Napoleon, The
The Red Napoleon by Floyd Gibbons Cover: Jonathan Cape,
1929 (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Courtesy of Random Century House UK Limited. (c) 1929 Johnathan
Cape
Harrison Smith)
Late Final
Late Final by Lewis Gibbs Cover: Dent, 1951 (First Edition)
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1951
Dent)
Space Hawk
Space Hawk by Anthony Gilmore Cover: Greenberg, 1952 (First
Edition)
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c)
1952
Greenberg)
Watch the Northwind Rise
Watch the Northwind Rise by Robert Graves Cover:
Avon Books, 1969
illustration by Bob Boster (Casey Brown/Eaton Collection,
University of
Calif., Riverside. Shown by permission of Avon Books. (c) 1969
Avon Books)
Runts of 61 Cygni G
Runts of 61 Cygni G by James Grazier Cover: Belmont, 1970
(First Edition)
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Belmont
Books (c) 1970 Belmont Books)
God Game, The
The God Game by Andrew Greeley Cover: Warner Books, 1986 (First
Edition)
illustration by Boris Vallejo (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by permission of Warner Books, Inc. (c)
1986
Warner Books, Inc.)
Time Beyond Time
Time Beyond Time by I.G. Green Cover: Belmont, 1971 (First
Edition)
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c)
1971
Belmont Books)
Wandor's Ride
Wandor's Ride by Roland Green Cover: Avon Books, 1973 (First
Edition)
(Casey Brown/Eaton Collection, University of Calif., Riverside.
Shown by
permission of Avon Books. (c) 1973 Avon Books)
Warrior Within, The
The Warrior Within by Sharon Green Cover: Donald A.
Wollheim, 1982 (First
Edition) illustration by Ken Kelly (Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1982 Donald A.
Wollheim)
Time and Timothy Grenville
Time and Timothy Grenville by Terry Greenhough
Cover: New English
Library, 1975 (First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with permission of Hodder
Headline, POC. (c)
1975 New English Library)
Green Isle of the Great Deep, The
The Green Isle of the Great Deep by Neil
Gunn Cover: Faber and Faber Ltd.
(First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Courtesy of Faber and Faber Ltd. (c)
1944 Faber and Faber Ltd.)
Starwolves, The
The Starwolves by Thorarinn Gunnarsson Cover: Warner Books,
1988 (First
Edition) illustration by John Harris (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by permission of Warner
Books, Inc.
(c) 1988 Warner Books, Inc.)
King Solomon's Mines
King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard Cover: Cassell
& Co., 1885
(First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. )
Man's World
Man's World by Charlotte Haldrane Cover: Geo. H. Doran Co., 1927
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1927 Geo
H.
Doran Co.)
Man with Two Memories, The
The Man with Two Memories by J.B.S. Haldane Cover:
Merlin, 1976 (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
(c) 1976 Merlin Press Inc.)
Pretender
Pretender by Piers Anthony & Frances Hall Cover: Borgo Press,
1979
illustration by Larry Ortiz (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of
Calif., Riverside. (c) 1979 Borgo Press)
Impromptu in Moribundia
Impromptu in Moribundia by Patrick Hamilton Cover:
Constable and Co. Ltd.
, 1939 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
Courtesy of Constable & Co., London. (c) 1939
Constable and Co. Ltd.)
What Farrar Saw
What Farrar Saw by James Hanley Cover: Nicholson &
Watson, 1946 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
(c) 1946 Nicholson
& Watson)
Thuka of the Moon
Thuka of the Moon by Charles Hannan Cover: Digby, Long
& Co., 1906 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
War Games
War Games by Karl Hensen Cover: Playboy Press Paperbacks,
1981
illustration by PEI Books, Inc. (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ.
of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley
Publishing
Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1981 Playboy Press.
Reproduction,
duplication or transmission without appropriate permission is a
violation
of Federal copyright laws.)
Land of the Changing Sun, The
The Land of the Changing Sun by Will N. Harben
Cover: Merrian Co., 1894
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
Outrider, The
The Outrider by Richard Harding Cover: Pinnacle Books, 1984
illustration
by Michael Meritet (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1984 Pinnacle Books)
Imitation Man, The
The Imitation Man by John Hargrave Cover: Big Ben Books,
1940 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1940
Big Ben
Books)
Symmetrians, The
The Symmetrians by Kenneth Harker Cover: Compact Books, 1966
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Courtesy
of
Lifetime Books. (c) 1966 Compact Books)
Gypsy Earth
Gypsy Earth by George Harper Cover: Doubleday, 1982 (First
Edition)
illustration by Bruce Schluter (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of Doubleday, a division of
Bantam
Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1982 Doubleday &
Co.)
Pantopia
Pantopia by Frank Harris Cover: The Panurge Press, 1930 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1930 The Panurge
Press)
Romance in Radium, A
A Romance in Radium by J. Henry Harris Cover: Greening
& Co. Ltd., 1906
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
Warhaven
Warhaven by M. Elayn Harvey Cover: Franklin Watts, 1987 illustration
by
Carl Lundgren (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1987 Franklin Watts)
Mind Brothers, The
The Mind Brothers by Peter Heath Cover: Lancer Books, 1967
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1967
Lancer
Books)
Tenebrae
Tenebrae by Ernest Henham Cover: Skeffington & Son, 1898 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. )
Sidney's Comet
Sidney's Comet by Brian Herbert Cover: Berkley, 1983 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by
arrangement
with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1983
The
Berkley Publishing Group. Reproduction, duplication or
transmission
without appropriate permission is a violation of Federal
copyright laws.)
Magister Ludi (The Glass Bead Game)
Magister Ludi (The Glass Bead Game) by
Hermann Hesse Cover: Bantam, 1970
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Used by
Permission of Bantam Books, a division of Bantam
Doubleday Dell Publishing
Group, Inc. (c) 1970 Bantam Books)
Galactic Warlord
Galactic Warlord by Douglas Hill Cover: Laurel-Leaf Books,
1987 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c)
1987
Laurel-Leaf Books)
New Earth and a New Heaven, A
A New Earth and a New Heaven by William Boyle
Hill Cover: Watts & Co.,
1936 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. (c)
1936 Watts & Co.)
Liege-Killer
Liege-Killer by Christopher Hinz Cover: St. Martin's Press, 1987
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Courtesy of
St.
Martin's Press. (c) 1987 St. Martin's Press)
Toddle Island
Toddle Island by James Dennis Hird Cover: Richard Bentley &
Son, 1894
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
)
Termush
Termush by Sven Holm Cover: Faber and Faber Ltd., 1969 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Courtesy of Faber and
Faber
Ltd. (c) 1969 Faber and Faber Ltd.)
Hunters, The
The Hunters by Thomas Hoobler Cover: Playboy Press Paperbacks,
1978
illustration by V. Segrelles (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of
Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley
Publishing
Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1978 Playboy Press.
Reproduction,
duplication or transmission without appropriate permission is a
violation
of Federal copyright laws.)
By Aeroplane to the Sun
By Aeroplane to the Sun by Donald W. Horner Cover:
Century Press, 1910
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Courtesy of
Random Century House UK Limited. )
This Was Ivor Trent
This Was Ivor Trent by Claude Houghton Cover: Doubleday,
Doran, & Co.,
Inc., 1935 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
Used by Permission of Doubleday, a division of Bantam
Doubleday Dell
Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1935 Doubleday, Doran & Co.,
Inc.)
Philip Dru, Administrator
Philip Dru, Administrator by Edward Mandell House
Cover: BW Huesch, 1912
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
John of Jingalo
John of Jingalo by Laurence Housman Cover: Henry Holt &
Co., 1912 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
)
Intrigue on the Upper Level
Intrigue on the Upper Level by Thomas Hoyne
Cover: Reilly & Lee Co., 1934
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. (c) 1934
Reilly & Lee Co.)
Green Mansions
Green Mansions by W.H. Hudson Cover: Airmont Publishing, 1965
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Courtesy
of
Airmont Publishing Co., Inc. - Airmont Books (c) 1965 Airmont
Publishing
Company )
Valley of Terror
Valley of Terror by Russell Rey (Dennis Hughes) Cover:
Curtis Warren Ltd.
, 1953 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. (c)
1953 Curtis Warren Ltd.)
Not in Our Stars
Not in Our Stars by Edward Hyams Cover: Longmans, Green
& Co., 1949
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1949
Longmans, Green & Co.)
Lottery, The
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson Cover: Popular Library, 1949
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted
by
permission of Warner Books, Inc. (c) 1949 Popular Library, Inc.)
Starship Orpheus I
Starship Orpheus I by Symon Jade Cover: Pinnacle Books,
1982 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1982
Pinnacle
Books)
Tower to the Sky
Tower to the Sky by Phillip Jennings Cover: Baen Books, 1988
illustration
by Stephen Hickman (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted with permission of BAEN PUBLISHING ENTERPRISES.
(c)
1988 Baen Books)
Long Journey, The
The Long Journey by Johannes Jensen Cover: Makinlay, Stone
& Mackenzie,
1923 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. (c)
1923 Makinlay, Stone & Mackenzie)
Logan's Run
Logan's Run by George Clayton Johnson & William F. Nolan
Cover: Dell,
1969 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Used
by Permission of Dell Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday
Dell
Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1969 Dell Books)
On the Last Day
On the Last Day by Mervyn Jones Cover: Jonathan Cape, 1958
(First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Courtesy of Random Century House UK Limited. (c) 1958 Johnathan
Cape
London)
Ten from Infinity
Ten from Infinity by Ivar Jorgenson Cover: Monarch Books,
1963
illustration by Ralph Brillhart (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ.
of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1963 Monarch Books Inc.)
On the Marble Cliffs
On the Marble Cliffs by Ernst Juenger Cover: New
Directions, 1947 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1947 New
Directions)
HEROD Men, The
The HEROD Men by Nick Kamin Cover: Ace Books, 1971
illustration by John
Schoenkerr (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing
Group. All rights
reserved. (c) 1971 Ace Books. Reproduction, duplication or
transmission
without appropriate permission is a violation of Federal
copyright laws.)
People of the Twilight
People of the Twilight by H. Kaner Cover: Kaner
Publishing Co. Unlimited,
1946 (First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1946 Kaner Publishing
Company)
If the South Had Won the Civil War
If the South Had Won the Civil War by
MacKinlay Kantor Cover: Bantam,
1961 illustration by Lisa Barnett (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of
Bantam Books, a division of
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c)
1961 Bantam Books)
Incredible Umbrella, The
The Incredible Umbrella by Marvin Kaye Cover:
Doubleday, 1979
illustration by Cathy Canzani (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of Doubleday, a
division of Bantam
Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1979
Doubleday)
Tunnel, The
The Tunnel by Bernhard Kellermann Cover: Macauley Company, 1915
(First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
Passenger
Passenger by Thomas Keneally Cover: HarperCollins/Collins, 1979
(First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Reprinted with permission of HarperCollins Publishers Limited. (c)
1979
Collins)
Triuneverse, The
The Triuneverse by R.A. Kennedy Cover: Chas. Knight &
Co., Ltd., 1912,
(First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. )
Out of the Silent Places
Out of the Silent Places by Brad Kent (Maurice G.
Hugi) Cover: Curtis
Warren, 1952 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1952 Curtis Books)
Summervale
Summervale by James Kenward Cover: Constable and Company Ltd.,
1933
(First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Courtesy of Constable & Co. , London. (c) 1933
Constable and
Company Ltd.)
Kepler's Somnium
Kepler's Somnium by Johannes Kepler Cover: U. Wisconsin
Press, 1967
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
(c) 1967 U.
Wisconsin Press)
Retread Shop
Retread Shop by T. Jackson King Cover: Popular Library, 1988
illustration
by Tom Kidd (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Reprinted by permission of Warner Books, Inc. (c) 1988 Popular
Library)
New Dominion, The
The New Dominion by Arthur Wellesley Kipling Cover: Francis
Griffiths,
1908 (First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. )
With the Night Mail
With the Night Mail by Rudyard Kipling Cover: Doubleday,
Page & Co., 1909
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Used by
Permission of Doubleday, a division of Bantam Doubleday
Dell Publishing
Group, Inc. (c) 1909 Doubleday, Page & Co.)
Unrest of their Time
Unrest of their Time by Nellie Kirkham Cover: Cresset
Press, 1935 (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
(c) 1935 Cresset Press Ltd.)
Seventh Day, The
The Seventh Day by Hans Hellmut Kirst Cover: Doubleday, 1959
illustration
by Richard Powers (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Used by Permission of Doubleday, a division of Bantam
Doubleday
Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1959 Doubleday)
Starmaster's Gambit
Starmaster's Gambit by Gerard Klein Cover: DAW Books,
1973 illustration
by Kelly Freas (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted with permission of DAW Books, Inc. (c) 1973
DAW
Books, Inc.)
Jim McWhirter
Jim McWhirter by W.P. Knowles Cover: C.W. Daniel Co., 1933
(First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
(c) 1933 C.W. Daniel Company)
Memories of the Future
Memories of the Future by Ronald A. Knox Cover: George
H. Doran Co., 1923
(First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1923 George H. Doran Company)
Last Thing You'd Want to Know, The
The Last Thing You'd Want to Know by Eric
Koch Cover: Tundra Books, 1976
illustration by Molly Pulver (Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. (c) 1976 Tundra Books)
Jehovah Contract, The
The Jehovah Contract by Victor Koman Cover: Avon Books,
1984 illustration
by Gary Ruddell (Casey Brown/Eaton Collection, University
of Calif.,
Riverside. Shown by permission of Avon Books. (c) 1984 Avon
Books)
Supernova
Supernova by Eric Kotani & Roger MacBride Allen Cover: Avon
Books, 1991
(Casey Brown/Eaton Collection, University of Calif., Riverside.
Shown by
permission of Avon Books. (c) 1991 Avon Books)
Space Mavericks, The
The Space Mavericks by Michael K. Kring Cover: Leisure
Books, 1980 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
(c) 1980 Leisure
Books)
Pandora's Genes
Pandora's Genes by Kathryn Lance Cover: Popular Library,
1985
illustration by David Mattingly (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ.
of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by permission of Warner Books, Inc.
(c)
1985 Popular Library)
Sword for the Empire
Sword for the Empire by Gene Lancour Cover: Doubleday,
1978 (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Used by Permission of Doubleday, a division of Bantam Doubleday
Dell
Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1978 Doubleday & Co.)
World Called Camelot, A
A World Called Camelot by Arthur Landis Cover: DAW
Books, 1976
illustration by Thomas Barber, Jr. (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with permission of DAW
Books, Inc.
(c) 1976 DAW Books, Inc.)
Two Planets
Two Planets by Kird Lasswitz Cover: Southern Illinois University
Press,
1971 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
(c)
1971 Southern Illinois University Press.)
Mudd's Angels
Mudd's Angels by J.A. Lawrence Cover: Bantam, 1978 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of
Bantam
Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c)
1978
Bantam Books)
Time & Space
Time & Space by Rand Le Page Cover: Curtis Warren, 1952
(First Edition)
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1952
Curtis Warren Ltd.)
Iron Man and the Tin Woman, The
The Iron Man and the Tin Woman by Stephen
Leacock Cover: Tonbridge
Printers, 1929 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1929 Tonbridge Printers)
Mountains of the Sun, The
The Mountains of the Sun by Christian Leourier
Cover: Berkley, 1974
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted
by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All
rights reserved. (c)
1974 The Berkley Publishing Group. Reproduction,
duplication or
transmission without appropriate permission is a violation of
Federal
copyright laws.)
Time Machine, Special Edition: World War II Codebreaker
Time Machine, Special
Edition: World War II Codebreaker by Peter Lerangis
Cover: Bantam, 1989
illustration by Steve Fastner (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of Bantam
Books, a division of Bantam
Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1989
Bantam Books)
Insect Warriors, The
The Insect Warriors by Rex Dean Levie Cover: Ace Books,
1965 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted
by
arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved.
(c)
1965 Ace Books. Reproduction, duplication or transmission
without
appropriate permission is a violation of Federal copyright laws.)
Gods of Foxcroft, The
The Gods of Foxcroft by David Levy Cover: Arbor House,
1970 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Shown
by
permission of William Morrow & Co., Inc. (c) 1970 Arbor House)
Unexpected Island, The
The Unexpected Island by Lin Yutang Cover: The
Windmill Press, 1955
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1955
The Windmill Press, Surrey England )
Nothing Ever Happens
Nothing Ever Happens by Maurice Lincoln Cover: John
Hamilton Ltd., 1927
illustration by Tom Cotnzell (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with permission of
HarperCollins Publishers
Limited. (c) 1927 John Hamilton Ltd.)
Golden Book of Springfield, The
The Golden Book of Springfield by Vachel
Lindsay Cover: Macmillan, 1920
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. )
Identity Seven
Identity Seven by Robert Lory Cover: DAW Books, 1974
illustration by
Kelly Freas (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted with permission of DAW Books, Inc. (c) 1974 DAW
Books, Inc.)
Operation Orbit
Operation Orbit by Kris Luna Cover: Curtis Warren, 1953
(Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1953
Curtis Books)
Message from Mars, A
A Message from Mars by Lester Lurgan Cover: Greening
& Co., 1912 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Greening & Co. )
Mad Scientist, The
The Mad Scientist by Raymond McDonald Cover: Cochrane
Publishing, 1908
illustration by Charles Beecher Bunnell (Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Cochrane Publishing Co. )
Great God Pan and The Inmost Light, The
The Great God Pan and The Inmost
Light by Arthur Machen Cover: Robert
Bros., 1894 (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
)
Vanishing Professor, The
The Vanishing Professor by Fred MacIsaac Cover:
Henry Waterson Co., 1927
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1927
Henry Waterson Co.)
Yellow Wave, The
The Yellow Wave by Kenneth MacKay Cover: Richard Bentley
& Son, 1895
illustration by Frank P. Mahoney (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ.
of Calif., Riverside. )
Panchronicon, The
The Panchronicon by Harold Steele Mackaye Cover: Charles
Scribner's Sons,
1904 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
Lunatic Republic, The
The Lunatic Republic by Compton Mackenzie Cover: Chatto
& Windous, 1959
illustration by Clark Hutton (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Courtesy of Random Century House UK
Limited. (c) 1959
Chatto & Windous)
Tragedy of Man, The
The Tragedy of Man by Imre Madach Cover: Corvina Press,
1963 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1963
Corvina
Press)
God's Grace
God's Grace by Bernard Malamud Cover: Farrar, Straus &
Giroux, 1982
(First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Jacket design: Honi Werner. Reprinted by permission of
Farrar,
Straus & Giroux, Inc. (c) 1982 Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Inc.
Design
(c)1982 Honi Werner)
Unknown Shore, The
The Unknown Shore by Donald Malcolm Cover: Laser Books,
1976 illustration
by Kelly Freas (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1976 Laser Books)
They
They by Marya Mannes Cover: Modern Library Editions, 1968
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Modern
Library
Editions (c) 1968 Modern Library Editions)
When the Earth Died
When the Earth Died by Karl Mannheim Cover: Sydney
Remberton, 1950 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Sydney Pemberton
(c) 1950 Sydney Pemberton)
Marahuna
Marahuna by H.B. Marriott-Watson Cover: Longmans, Green & Co.,
1888
(First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Longmens, Green & Co. )
Upsidonia
Upsidonia by Archibald Marshall Cover: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1917
(First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Dodd, Mead & Co. )
Ogden's Strange Story
Ogden's Strange Story by Edison Marshall Cover: H.C.
Kinsey & Co., 1934
(First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1934 H.C. Kinsey & Company)
Summer in 3,000
Summer in 3,000 by Peter Martin Cover: Quality Press, 1946
(First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
(c) 1946 Quality Press UK)
Stones of Enchantment
Stones of Enchantment by Windham Martyn Cover: Herbert
Jenkins Ltd., 1948
(First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif.,
Riverside. Courtesy of Random House UK Limited. (c) 1948 Herbert
Jenkins
Ltd.)
Kavin's World
Kavin's World by David Mason Cover: Lancer Books, 1969 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1969 Lancer
Books)
Stolen Planet, The
The Stolen Planet by John Mastin Cover: Philip Wellby,
1906 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. )
Scars, and Other Distinguishing Marks
Scars, and Other Distinguishing Marks
by Richard Chrisitan Matheson
Cover: Scream/Press, 1987 illustration by Mya
Kramer & Jeff Conner (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1987
Scream/Press)
Not in Our Stars
Not in Our Stars by Michael Maurice (Conrad Arthur Skinner)
Cover: J.B.
Lippincott, 1923 (First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ.
of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1923 J.B. Lippincott)
Next Chapter, The
The Next Chapter by Andre Maurois Cover: Kegan Paul, 1927
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1927
Kegan
Paul London)
Path of Exoterra, The
The Path of Exoterra by Gordon McBain Cover: Avon
Books, 1981 (Casey
Brown/Eaton Collection, University of Calif., Riverside.
Shown by
permission of Avon Books. (c) 1981 Avon Books)
Screaming Dead Balloons, The
The Screaming Dead Balloons by Philip McCutchan
Cover: Berkley, 1969
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted
by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All
rights reserved. (c)
1969 The Berkley Publishing Group. Reproduction,
duplication or
transmission without appropriate permission is a violation of
Federal
copyright laws.)
Janus Syndrome, The
The Janus Syndrome by Steven E. McDonald Cover: Bantam,
1981 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by
Permission
of Bantam Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing
Group,
Inc. (c) 1981 Bantam Books)
Scorpio
Scorpio by Alex McDonough Cover: Ace Books, 1990 illustration by
John
Jude Palencar (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing
Group. All
rights reserved. (c) 1990 Ace Books. Reproduction, duplication
or
transmission without appropriate permission is a violation of
Federal
copyright laws.)
Shattered Stars, The
The Shattered Stars by Richard S. McEnroe Cover: Bantam,
1984 illustation
by John Berkey (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Used by Permission of Bantam Books, a division of
Bantam
Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1984 Bantam Books)
Ghoster
Ghoster by Lee McKeone Cover: Popular Library, 1988 illustrated by
James
Warhola (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Reprinted by permission of Warner Books, Inc. (c) 1988 Popular
Library)
Helix and the Sword, The
The Helix and the Sword by John McLoughlin Cover:
TOR/Tom Doherty
Associates, 1983 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted by permission of Tor Books. (c) 1983 Tor
Books)
Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage by Drew Mendelson Cover: DAW Books, 1981 illustration
by John
Pound (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Reprinted with permission of DAW Books, Inc. (c) 1981 DAW Books,
Inc.)
Great Awakening, The
The Great Awakening by Albert Adams Merrill Cover:
George Book, 1899
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
House of Many Worlds, The
The House of Many Worlds by Sam J. Merwin Cover:
Doubleday, 1951 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Used by Permission
of Doubleday, a division of Bantam Doubleday
Dell Publishing Group, Inc.
(c) 1951 Doubleday)
Skirmish
Skirmish by Melisa Michaels Cover: TOR/Tom Doherty Associates,
1985
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted
by permission of Tor Books. (c) 1985 Tor Books)
Winter World
Winter World by C.J. Mills Cover: Ace Books, 1992 illustration
by Jean
Targete (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All
rights
reserved. (c) 1992 Ace Books. Reproduction, duplication or
transmission
without appropriate permission is a violation of Federal
copyright laws.)
Star Quest
Star Quest by Robert E. Mills Cover: Belmont Tower Books, 1978
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1978
Belmont
Tower Books)
Into the Sun and Other Stories
Into the Sun and Other Stories by Robert
Duncan Milne Cover: Donald M.
Grant, 1980 (First Edition) illustration by Ned
Dameron (Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used
with permission of
Donald M. Grant. (c) 1980 Donald M. Grant)
Three Go Back
Three Go Back by J. Leslie Mitchell Cover: Bobbs-Merrill Co.,
1978
illustration by Bill Tinker (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of
Calif., Riverside. Bobbs-Merrill Co. (c) 1932 Bobbs - Merrill Co.)
Last American, The
The Last American by John A. Mitchell Cover: Frederick A.
Stokes &
Brother, 1889 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. )
Procurator
Procurator by Kirk Mitchell Cover: Ace Books, 1984 illustration by
James
Gurney (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All
rights
reserved. (c) 1984 Ace Books. Reproduction, duplication or
transmission
without appropriate permission is a violation of Federal
copyright laws.)
Sleeping Bomb, The
The Sleeping Bomb by James Moffatt Cover: New English
Library, 1970
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted
with permission of Hodder Headline, POC. (c) 1970 New English
Library)
Time Before This, The
The Time Before This by Nicholas Monsarrat Cover:
William Sloane
Associates, 1962 illustration by Walter Ferro (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. William Sloane Associate (c)
1962
William Sloane Associate)
Wonderful Electric Elephant, The
The Wonderful Electric Elephant by Frances
Trego Montgomery Cover: The
Saalfield Publishing Co., 1904 illustration by
C.M. Coolidge (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
)
Slater's Planet
Slater's Planet by Harris Moore Cover: Pinnacle Books, 1971
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Pinnacle Books
(c)
1971 Pinnacle Books)
Heart Clock
Heart Clock by Dick Morland Cover: New English Library, 1974
illustration
by Keef (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Reprinted with permission of Hodder Headline, POC. (c) 1974 New
English
Library)
Gumption Island
Gumption Island by Felix Morley Cover; Caxton Printers Ltd.,
1956 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. By
permission of
the publisher, The Caxton Printers, Ltd., Caldwell, Idaho. (c)
1956 Caxton
Printers Ltd.)
Sheriff of Purgatory, The
The Sheriff of Purgatory by Jim Morris Cover: TOR,
1987 illustration by
Royo (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Reprinted by permission of Tor Books. (c) 1987 Tor Books)
No Man on Earth
No Man on Earth by Walter Moudy Cover: Berkley, 1964 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by
arrangement
with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1964
The
Berkley Publishing Group. Reproduction, duplication or
transmission
without appropriate permission is a violation of Federal
copyright laws.)
Tangled Webs
Tangled Webs by Steve Mudd Cover: Popular Library, 1989
illustration by
Blas Gallego (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted by permission of Warner Books, Inc. (c) 1989
Popular
Library)
Kinsmen of the Dragon
Kinsmen of the Dragon by Stanley Mullen Cover: Shasta,
1951 (First
Edition) illustration by Hannes Bok (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Courtesy of Erle Melvin Korshak. (c)
1951
Shasta)
Vendetta
Vendetta by M.S. Murdock Cover: Popular Library, 1987 illustration
by Tim
Hildebrandt (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Popular (c) 1987 Popular Library)
Gobi or Shamo
Gobi or Shamo by Gilbert Murray Cover: Longmans, Green &
Co., 1889 (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
Portrait of Jennie
Portrait of Jennie by Robert Nathan Cover: Popular
Library, 1962
illustration by Zackerberg (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. (c) 1962 Popular Library, Inc.)
Sinister Researches of C.P. Ransom, The
The Sinister Researches of C.P.
Ransom by Homer Nearing Cover: Doubleday,
1954 (First Edition) illustration
by Edward Gorey (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Used by Permission of Doubleday, a
division of Bantam Doubleday
Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1954
Doubleday)
Place Beyond Man, A
A Place Beyond Man by Cary Neeper Cover: Dell, 1977
illustration by Boris
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Used by
Permission of Dell Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday
Dell Publishing
Group, Inc. (c) 1977 Dell Books)
His Wisdom, the Defender
His Wisdom, the Defender by Simon Newcomb Cover:
HarperCollins/Harper &
Bros., 1900 (First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. )
Night Mayor, The
The Night Mayor by Kim Newman Cover: Carroll & Graf,
1990 (First US
Edition) illustration by Ray Colmer (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted
with
permission of Tony Greco & Associates, Inc. (c) 1990 Carroll &
Graf)
Timelapse
Timelapse by David F. Nighbert Cover: St. Martin's Press (First
Edition)
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Courtesy of
St. Martin's Press. (c) 1990 St. Martin's Press)
Great Secret, The
The Great Secret by Hume Nisbet Cover: F.V. White &
Co., 1895 (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
I Killed Stalin
I Killed Stalin by Sterling Noel Cover: Eton Books, 1952
(Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Eton Books (c)
1952 Eton
Books)
Ultimate Solution, The
The Ultimate Solution by Eric Norden Cover: Warner
Books, 1973
illustration by Seymour Chwast (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by permission of Warner Books, Inc. (c)
1973
Warner Books)
Under-People, The
The Under-People by Eric Norman Cover: Award Books, 1969
(Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Award Books
(c) 1969 Award
Books)
Untamed, The
The Untamed by Victor Norwood Cover: Scion, 1951 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1951 Scion,
Ltd.)
Last Man, The
The Last Man by Alfred Noyes Cover: John Murray, 1940 (First
Edition)
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. John
Murray
(c) 1940 John Murray UK)
Pallid Giant, The
The Pallid Giant by Pierrepont Noyes Cover: Fleming H.
Revell Co., 1927
(First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1927 Fleming H. Revell Company)
Lovers: 2075
Lovers: 2075 by Charles English (Charles Nuetzel) Cover:
N.A.C.
Publications, 1964 illustration by Gus Albert (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. N.A.C. Publications (c)
1964
N.A.C. Publications)
Third Policeman, The
The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien Cover: Lanser
Books, 1967 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Lancer Books (c)
1967 Lancer Books)
Plutonia
Plutonia by Vladimir A. Obruchev Cover: Foreign Languages
Publishing
House, 1960 illustration by G. Nikolsky (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Foreign Languages Publishing House
(c) 1960
Foreign Lnaguages Publishing House )
Last War, The
The Last War by Samuel W. Odell Cover: Charles H. Kerr, 1898
(First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
On the Eighth Day
On the Eighth Day by Lawrence Okun Cover: Playboy Press
Paperbacks, 1980
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted
by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All
rights reserved. (c)
1980 Playboy Press. Reproduction, duplication or
transmission without
appropriate permission is a violation of Federal
copyright laws.)
North Sea Bubble, The
The North Sea Bubble by Ernest Oldmeadow Cover: E.
Grant Richards, 1906
(First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif.,
Riverside. )
Mystery of Evelin Delorme, The
The Mystery of Evelin Delorme by Albert B.
Paine Cover: Arena, 1894
(First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
This Time Tomorrow
This T ime Tomorrow by Lauren Paine Cover: World
Distributors, 1963
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. World
Distributors (c) 1963 World Distributors)
Watcher, The
The Watcher by Jane Palmer Cover: Women's Press, 1986
illustration by
Fiona Macvicar (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Courtesy of The Women's Press, London. (c) 1986 The
Women's
Press)
Scarlet Empire, The
The Scarlet Empire by David Perry Cover: Bobbs-Merrill
Co., 1906 (First
Edition) illustration by Hermann C. Wall (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. )
Titus Groan
Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake Cover: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1946
(First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Reynal & Hitchcock (c) 1946 Reynal & Hitchcock)
Iron Pirate, The
The Iron Pirate by Max Pemberton Cover: Rand, McNally, 1897
(First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
Man Who Never Missed, The
The Man Who Never Missed by Steve Perry Cover: Ace
Books, 1985
illustration by James Gurney (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley
Publishing
Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1985 Ace Books. Reproduction,
duplication
or transmission without appropriate permission is a violation of
Federal
copyright laws.)
Revolt of the Horses
Revolt of the Horses by Walter Copland Perry Cover:
Grant Richards, 1898
(First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif.,
Riverside. )
King of Argent
King of Argent by John T. Phillifent Cover: Donald A.
Wollheim, 1973
(First Edition) illustration by Kelly Freas (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Donald A. Wollneim (c) 1973
Donald
A. Wollheim)
Tachyon Web, The
The Tachyon Web by Christopher Pike Cover: Bantam, 1986
(First Edition)
illustration by Kevin Johnson (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of Bantam Books, a
division of
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1986 Bantam
Spectra)
Lizard Music
Lizard Music by Daniel Pinkwater Cover: Dodd, Mead, 1976 (First
Edition)
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.Dodd,
Mead
(c) 1976 Dodd, Mead & Co.)
Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym, The
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym by
Edgar Allan Poe Cover: Limited
Editions, 1930 (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1930 Limited Editions)
Up and Out
Up and Out by John Cowper Powys Cover: MacDonald, 1957 (First
Edition)
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.MacDonald
(c) 1957 MacDonald)
Shiloh Project, The
The Shiloh Project by David C. Poyer Cover: Avon Books,
1981 (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/Eaton Collection, University of Calif.,
Riverside.
Shown by permission of Avon Books. (c) 1981 Avon Books)
Green Man of Kilsona, The
The Green Man of Kilsona by Festus Pragnell Cover:
Phillip Allan (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
Philip Allan (c) 19 Philip Allan)
Guts
Guts by Byron Preiss & C.J. Henderson Cover: Tempo Books, 1979
(First
Edition) illustration by Gray Morrow (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Tempo Books (c) 1979 Tempo Books)
Strange Gateways
Strange Gateways by E. Hoffman Price Cover: Arkham House,
1967 (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Courtesy of Arkham House Publishers. (c) 1967 by Arkham House
Publishers,
Inc.)
Return of the Ceteosaurus, The
The Return of the Ceteosaurus by Garnett
Radcliffe Cover: Drane (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Drane. )
Remember the Alamo!
Remember the Alamo! by Kevin D. Randle & Robert
Cornett Cover: Charter,
1980 (First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Charter Books (c) 1980 Charter
Books)
Jaguar
Jaguar by Bill Ransom Cover: Ace Books, 1990 (First Edition)
illustration
by Royo (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All
rights
reserved. (c) 1990 Ace Books. Reproduction, duplication or
transmission
without appropriate permission is a violation of Federal
copyright laws.)
Maru Invasion, The
The Maru Invasion by Luan Ranzetta Cover: Brown, Watson
Ltd., 1962 (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
Brown Watson Limited (c) 1962 Brown Watson Ltd.)
The Camp of the Saints, The
The Camp of the Saints by Jean Raspail Cover: Ace
Books, 1975 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted by
arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights
reserved. (c)
1975 Ace Books. Reproduction, duplication or transmission
without
appropriate permission is a violation of Federal copyright laws.)
Strange World of Planet X, The
The Strange World of Planet X by Rene Ray
Cover: Herbert Jenkins Ltd.,
1957 (First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Courtesy of Random House UK Limited.
(c) 1957 Herbert Jenkins
Ltd.)
Seedy, The
The Seedy by Robert Ray Cover: Panther Books, 1969 (First Edition)
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted
with
permission of HarperCollins Publishers Limited. (c) 1969 Panther
Books)
Whispering Gorilla, The
The Whispering Gorilla by David V. Reed Cover: Sydney
Pemberton, 1950
(First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Sydney Pemberton (c) 1950 Sydney Pemberton)
Yellow-Back Radio Broke-Down
Yellow-Back Radio Broke-Down by Ishmael Reed
Cover: Avon Books, 1969
(Casey Brown/Eaton Collection, University of Calif.,
Riverside. Shown by
permission of Avon Books. (c) 1969 Avon Books)
Savage Stars, The
The Savage Stars by Richard Reinsmith Cover: Tower, 1981
(First Edition)
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Tower Books
(c) 1981 Tower Books)
Monodyne Catastrophe, The
The Monodyne Catastrophe by Joseph Renard Cover:
Major Books, 1977 (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
Major Books (c) 1977 Major Books)
Voyage to Purilia, A
A Voyage to Purilia by Elmer Rice Cover: J.J. Little
& Ives, 1930 (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. J.
J. Little & Ives (c) 1930 J.J. Little &
Ives)
Pindharee
Pindharee by Joel Richards Cover: TOR/Tom Doherty Associates, 1986
(First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Reprinted by permission of Tor Books. (c) 1986 Tor Books)
Strayed Sheep of Charun, The
The Strayed Sheep of Charun by John Maddox
Roberts Cover: Doubleday, 1977
(First Edition) illustration by Michael
Flanagan (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used
by Permission of Doubleday, a
division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing
Group, Inc. (c) 1977
Doubleday)
Report on the Status Quo
Report on the Status Quo by Terence Roberts Cover:
Merlin Press Inc.,
1955 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Merlin
Press Inc. (c) 1955 Merlin Press Inc.)
Longhead
Longhead by Charles Henry Robinson Cover: L.C. Page & Co., 1913
(First
Edition) illustration by Charles Livingston Bull (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. )
Mindfogger
Mindfogger by Michael Rogers Cover: Dell, 1976 (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of Dell
Books,
a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1976
Dell
Books)
Run to the Stars
Run to the Stars by Michael Scott Rohan Cover: Ace Books,
1986
illustration by John Berkey (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of
Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley
Publishing
Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1986 Ace Books. Reproduction,
duplication
or transmission without appropriate permission is a violation of
Federal
copyright laws.)
Mystery of Dr Fu-Manchu, The
The Mystery of Dr Fu-Manchu by Sax Rohmer Cover:
J.M. Dent & Sons, 1985
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. J. M. Dent
& Sons (c) 1985 J.M. Dent & Sons)
Maniac's Dream, The
The Maniac's Dream by R. Horace Rose Cover: Duckworth,
1946 (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Duckworth & Co. (c) 1946 Duckworth & Co.)
Man Who Lived Backwards, The
The Man Who Lived Backwards by Malcolm Ross
Cover: Farrar, Straus &
Giroux/Farrar, Straus & Co., 1950 (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Jacket design: Malcolm Ross.
Reprinted by permission of Farrar, Straus &
Giroux, Inc. (c) 1950 Farrar,
Straus and Company. Design (c) 1950 Malcolm
Ross.)
Staroamer's Fate
Staroamer's Fate by Chuck Rothman Cover: Popular Library,
1986
illustration by Enric (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted by permission of Warner Books, Inc. (c) 1986
Popular
Library, Inc.)
Gods of Cerus Major, The
The Gods of Cerus Major by Gary Alan Ruse Cover:
Doubleday, 1982
illustration by Soren Arutyunyan (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ.
of Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of Doubleday, a
division of
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1982
Doubleday)
Satan in the Suburbs
Satan in the Suburbs by Bertrand Russell Cover: Bodley
Head, 1953 (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
Courtesy of Random Century House UK Limited (c) 1953
Bodley Head Richard
Clay & Co.)
Inner Eclipse
Inner Eclipse by Richard Paul Russo Cover: TOR, 1988
illustration by
David Mattingly (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted by permission of Tor Books. (c) 1988 Tor
Books)
La Passion Selon Satan
La Passion Selon Satan by Jacques Sadoul Cover:
Editions J'ai Lu, 1960
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Editions
J'ai Lu (c) 1960 Editions J'ai Lu)
Leaves of October, The
The Leaves of October by Don Sakers Cover: Baen Books,
1988 illustration
by Judith Mitchell (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted with permission of BAEN PUBLISHING
ENTERPRISES. (c)
1988 Baen Books)
Throwbacks, The
The Throwbacks by Roger Sarac Cover: Belmont, 1965 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Belmont Books (c)
1965 Belmont
Books)
Way-Farer
Way-Farer by Dennis Schmidt Cover: Ace Books, 1978 illustration by
Ben
Venuti (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All
rights
reserved. (c) 1978 Ace Books. Reproduction, duplication or
transmission
without appropriate permission is a violation of Federal
copyright laws.)
Travels in the Interior
Travels in the Interior by Luke Courteney (Alfred
Taylor Schofield)
Cover: Ward & Downey, 1887 (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. )
Palimpests
Palimpests by Carter Scholz & Glenn Harcourt Cover: Ace Books,
1984
illustration by Attila Hejja (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by
arrangement
with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1984
Ace
Books. Reproduction, duplication or transmission without
appropriate
permission is a violation of Federal copyright laws.)
We Are All Legends
We Are All Legends by Darrell Schweitzer Cover: Donning
Co., 1981
illustration by Fabian (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Donning Company Starblaze Editions (c) 1981 Donning
Company
Starblaze Editions)
Project Dracula
Project Dracula by Alan Scott Cover: Sphere Books Ltd., 1971
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Sphere Books
Ltd.
(c) 1971 Sphere Books Ltd.)
Master of the Microbe, The
The Master of the Microbe by Robert W. Service
Cover: Barse & Hopkins,
1926 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Barse
& Hopkins. (c) 1926 Barse & Hopkins)
TekWar
TekWar by William Shatner Cover: Ace Books, 1989 illustration by
Boris
Vallejo (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All
rights
reserved. (c) 1989 Ace Books. Reproduction, duplication or
transmission
without appropriate permission is a violation of Federal
copyright laws.)
Quest for Simbilis, A
A Quest for Simbilis by Michael Shea Cover: DAW Books,
1974 illustration
by George Barr (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted with permission of DAW Books, Inc. (c) 1974
DAW
Books, Inc.)
Girl Who Knew Tomorrow, The
The Girl Who Knew Tomorrow by Zoa Sherburne
Cover: William Morrow & Co.,
1971 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Shown
by permission of William Morrow & Co.,
Inc. (c) 1971 William Morrow & Co.,
Inc.)
Maxwell's Demon
Maxwell's Demon by Martin Sherwood Cover: New English
Library, 1976
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted
with permission of Hodder Headline, POC. (c) 1976 New English
Library)
Man Who Lost Himself, The
The Man Who Lost Himself by Osbert Sitwell Cover:
Duckworth, 1929 (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
Duckworth & Co. (c) 1929 Duckworth & Co.)
Ship of Destiny
Ship of Destiny by Henry J. Slater Cover: Thomas Y. Crowell,
1951
illustration by Nettie Weber (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of
Calif., Riverside. Thomas V.Crowell Co. (c) 1951 Thomas Y. Crowell )
Indians Won, The
The Indians Won by Martin Cruz Smith Cover: Leisure Books,
1970 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Leisure
Books (c)
1970 Leisure Books)
Very Large Array, A
A Very Large Array by Melinda M. Snodgrass Cover: U. of
New Mexico Press,
1987 (First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. University of New Mexico Press. (c) 1987
University of New
Mexico Press.)
Hawks of Arcturus, The
The Hawks of Arcturus by Cecil Snyder III Cover: DAW
Books, 1974 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted with
permission of DAW Books, Inc. (c) 1974 DAW Books, Inc.)
Testament XXI
Testament XXI by Guy Snyder Cover: DAW Books, 1973 illustration
by Kelly
Freas (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Reprinted with permission of DAW Books, Inc. (c) 1973 DAW Books,
Inc.)
Tomorrow's Comet
Tomorrow's Comet by Lewis Sowden Cover: Robert Hale Ltd.,
1951 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1951
Robert
Hale Ltd.)
Sever the Earth
Sever the Earth by Jacques Spitz Cover: Bodley Head/John
Lane, 1936
(First Edition) illustration by Denis Tegetmeier (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Courtesy of Random Century
House
UK Limited (c) 1936 John Lane London)
Village of Stars
Village of Stars by Paul Stanton Cover: William Morrow &
Co./M.S. Mill
Co., 1960 illustration by Charles Gear (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Shown by permission of William Morrow
& Co.,
Inc. (c) 1960 William Morrow & Co., Inc.)
Smith's Dream
Smith's Dream by C.K. Stead Cover: Longman Paul Ltd., 1986
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Longman Paul
Ltd.
(c) 1986 Longman Paul Ltd.)
Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson Cover:
Longmans, Green & Co., 1886 (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. )
Tracker
Tracker by Ron Stillman Cover: Diamond Books, 1991 (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Diamond Books (c) 1991
Diamond
Books)
Polaris and the Immortals
Polaris and the Immortals by Charles B. Stilson
Cover: Avalon Books, 1968
illustration by Gray Morrow (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Courtesy of Thomas Bouregy & Co.
- Avalon Books (c)
1968 Avalon Books)
Last Fall
Last Fall by Bruce Stolbov Cover: Doubleday, 1987 (First
Edition)
illustration by Margo Herr (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of
Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of Doubleday, a division of
Bantam
Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1987 Doubleday)
King of the Air
King of the Air by Herbert Strang Cover: Humphrey Milford
(First Edition)
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside
Humphrey
Milford (UK). )
Promising Planet, A
A Promising Planet by Jeremy Strike Cover: Ace Books,
1970 illustration
by Jack Gaughan (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing
Group. All
rights reserved. (c) 1970 Ace Books. Reproduction, duplication
or
transmission without appropriate permission is a violation of
Federal
copyright laws.)
Woman Who Couldn't Die, The
The Woman Who Couldn't Die by Arthur Stringer
Cover: Bobbs-Merrill Co.,
1929 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. (c)
1929 Bobbs - Meerrill Co.)
Hard to Be a God
Hard to Be a God by Arkady & Boris Strugatski Cover:
Seabury Press, 1973
(First Edition) illustration by Alan Peckolick (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Seabury Press (c)
1973 Seabury
Press)
Star Raiders, The
The Star Raiders by Donald Suddaby Cover: Geoffrey
Cumberlege, 1950
(First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Geoffrey Cumberlege (c) 1950 Geoffrey Cumberlege)
Riallaro
Riallaro by Godfrey Sweven Cover: G.P. Putnam's Sons (First
Edition)
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Courtesy of
The Putnam Publishing Group. )
Portal
Portal by Rob Swigart Cover: St. Martin's Press, 1988 (First
Edition)
illustration by Jean-Francois Podevin (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Cover: Jean Francois Podevin.
Courtesy of St.
Martin's Press. (c) 1988 St. Martin's Press)
Mirror Friend, Mirror Foe
Mirror Friend, Mirror Foe by George Takei &
Robert Asprin Cover: Playboy
Press, 1979 illustration by Ken Barr (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by
arrangement with The Berkley
Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1979
Playboy Press.
Reproduction, duplication or transmission without appropriate
permission
is a violation of Federal copyright laws.)
Greek, The
The Greek by Tiffany Thayer Cover: Albert & Charles Boni, 1931
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Albert &
Charles
Boni (c) 1931 Albert & Charles Boni)
Teg's 1994
Teg's 1994 by Robert Theobald & J.M. Scott Cover: Swallow
Press Inc.,
1972 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Swallow Press Inc. (c) 1972 Swallow Press Inc.)
Green Ray, The
The Green Ray by Vance Thompson Cover: Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1924
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1924 Bobbs
-
Meerrill Co.)
Power of the Serpent, The
The Power of the Serpent by Peter Timlett Cover:
Bantam, 1976 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Used by Permission
of Bantam Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell
Publishing Group,
Inc. (c) 1976 Bantam Books)
Giphantia
Giphantia by C.F. Tiphaigne de la Roche Cover: Robert Horsfield,
1761
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Robert
Horsfield )
Mind out of Time
Mind out of Time by Angela Tonks Cover: Victor Gollancz
Ltd., 1958 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted with the
permission of Victor Gollancz Ltd. (c) 1958 Victor
Gollancz Ltd.)
Immortal Error, The
The Immortal Error by Elleston Trevor Cover: Gerald Swan
Ltd., 1946
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Gerald Swan
Ltd. (c) 1946 Gerald Swan Ltd.)
Submarine Girl, The
The Submarine Girl by Edgar Turner Cover: Stanley Paul
& Co., 1909 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
Man Whose Name Wouldn't Fit, The
The Man Whose Name Wouldn't Fit by Theodore
Tyler Cover: Doubleday & Co.,
1968 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used
by Permission of Doubleday, a division of
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing
Group, Inc. (c) 1968 Doubleday &
Co.)
Red Court, The
The Red Court by Rena Vale Cover: Nelson Publishing Co. (First
Edition)
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Nelson
Publishing (c) 1952 Nelson Publishing Co.)
Sideslip
Sideslip by Dave Van Arnam & Ted White Cover: Pyramid Books,
1968 (First
Edition) illustration by Jack Gaughan (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by arrangement with The
Berkley
Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1968 Pyramid
Books.
Reproduction, duplication or transmission without appropriate
permission
is a violation of Federal copyright laws.)
Where Were You Last Pluterday?
Where Were You Last Pluterday? by Paul Van
Herck Cover: DAW Books, 1973
illustration by Karel Thole (Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with permission of
DAW Books, Inc. (c) 1973
DAW Books, Inc.)
Planet of the Gawfs
Planet of the Gawfs by Steve Vance Cover: Leisure Books,
1978 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Leisure
Books (c)
1978 Leisure Books)
Pleasure Planet
Pleasure Planet by Edward E. George (Robert Vardeman) Cover:
Carlyle
Communications, 1974 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Carlyle Communications (c) 1974 Carlyle
Communications)
Hellwalker
Hellwalker by Carolyn Vesser Cover: TOR, 1988 (First Edition)
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted
by
permission of Tor Books. (c) 1988 Tor Books)
My First Two Thousand Years
My First Two Thousand Years by George S. Viereck
& Paul Eldridge Cover:
Macauley Co., 1928 (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Macauley Co. (c) 1928 Macauley
Co.)
Tomorrow's Eve
Tomorrow's Eve by Adam Villiers de L'Isle Cover: University of
Illinois
Press, 1982 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
University of Illinois Press. (c) 1982 University of Illinois
Press.)
Solarkill
Solarkill by Charles Ingrid (Rhondi Vilott) Cover: DAW Books, 1987
(First
Edition) illustration by Frank Morris (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with permission of DAW
Books, Inc.
(c) 1987 DAW Books, Inc.)
StarSpawn
StarSpawn by Kenneth Von Gunden Cover: Ace Books, 1990 (First
Edition)
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted
by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights
reserved. (c)
1990 Ace Books. Reproduction, duplication or transmission
without
appropriate permission is a violation of Federal copyright laws.)
Metropolis
Metropolis by Thea Von Harbou Cover: Uzeanische Bibiothek, 1984
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Uzeanische
Bibiothek (c) 1984 Uzeanische Bibiothek)
Pre-Empt
Pre-Empt by John R. Vorhies Cover: Avon Books, 1969 illustration
by
Milton Charles (Casey Brown/Eaton Collection, University of
Calif.,
Riverside. Shown by permission of Avon Books. (c) 1969 Avon
Books)
Lord's Pink Ocean, The
The Lord's Pink Ocean by David Walker Cover: DAW
Books, 1972 (First
Edition) illustration by Josh Kirby (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with permission of DAW
Books, Inc.
(c) 1972 DAW Books, Inc.)
War-Gamers' World
War-Gamers' World by Hugh Walker Cover: DAW Books, 1978
illustration by
Michael Mariano (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted with permission of DAW Books, Inc. (c) 1978
DAW
Books, Inc.)
Light of Lilith, The
The Light of Lilith by F. McDonald Wallis Cover: Ace
Books, 1961 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted by
arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights
reserved. (c)
1961 Ace Books. Reproduction, duplication or transmission
without
appropriate permission is a violation of Federal copyright laws.)
Vandals of the Void
Vandals of the Void by J.M. Walsh Cover: John Hamilton
Ltd., 1931 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted with
permission of HarperCollins Publishers Limited. (c) 1931 John
Hamilton
Ltd.)
Requiem pour Demain
Requiem pour Demain by Daniel Walther Cover: Nouvelle
Edition Oswald,
1982 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. N.E.O.
Nouvelle Edition Oswald (c) 1982 N.E.O. Nouvelle Edition
Oswald)
Sons of the Ocean Deeps
Sons of the Ocean Deeps by Bryce Walton Cover: John
C. Winston Co., 1952
illustration by Paul Orban (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. John c. Winston Company (c) 1952 John
C. Winston
Company)
Wild Goose Chase, The
The Wild Goose Chase by Rex Warner Cover: Lowe and
Brydonne Ltd., 1944
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Lowe and
Brydone Ltd. (c) 1944 Lowe and Brydone Ltd. UK)
Palafox
Palafox by Sandys Wason Cover: Cope and Femrick, 1927 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Cope and Femrick (c)
1927
Cope and Femrick)
Probability Pad, The
The Probability Pad by Thomas Waters. Cover: Pyramid
Books, 1970 (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing
Group. All rights
reserved. (c) 1970 Pyramid Books. Reproduction, duplication
or
transmission without appropriate permission is a violation of
Federal
copyright laws.)
Tactical Exercise
Tactical Exercise by Evelyn Waugh Cover: Little, Brown
& Co., 1954 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Published by
Little, Brown and Company (Inc.) (c) 1954 Little,
Brown and Company
(Inc.))
Mercedes Nights
Mercedes Nights by Michael D. Weaver Cover: St. Martin's
Press, 1987
(First Edition) illustration by Bill Sienkewicz (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Cover: Bill Sienkewicz.
Courtesy
of St. Martin's Press. (c) 1987 St. Martin's Press)
Insurrection
Insurrection by David Weber Cover: Baen Books, 1990 illustration
by Paul
Alexander (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection. Reprinted with
permission of
BAEN PUBLISHING ENTERPRISES. (c) 1990 Baen Books)
Hijack
Hijack by Edward Wellen Cover: Beagle, 1971 (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Beagle (c) 1971 Beagle)
Wrath of Ashar
Wrath of Ashar by Angus Wells Cover: Bantam, 1990 illustration
by Larry
Elmore (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Used
by Permission of Bantam Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday
Dell
Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1990 Bantam Books)
Planets of Adventure
Planets of Adventure by Basil Wells Cover: Fantasy
Publishing Co., 1949
illustration by Jack Gaughan (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Fantasy Publishing Co. (c) 1949
Fantasy Publishing Co.)
Star of the Unborn
Star of the Unborn by Franz Werfel Cover: Bantam, 1976
(Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by
Permission of Bantam
Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing
Group, Inc. (c) 1976
Bantam Books)
Phantom City, The
The Phantom City by William Westall Cover: Cassell &
Co. (First Edition)
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
Sweepers of the Sea
Sweepers of the Sea by Claude Wetmore Cover: The
Bowen-Merrill Co., 1900
(First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
Matters of Form
Matters of Form by Scott Wheeler Cover: DAW Books, 1987
illustration by
Vincent Di Fate (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted with permission of DAW Books, Inc. (c) 1987
DAW
Books, Inc.)
Spaceflight - Venus
Spaceflight - Venus by Philip Wilding Cover: Hennel Licke
Ltd., 1954
(First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Hennel Licke Ltd. (c) 1954 Hennel Licke Ltd.)
Valley Beyond Time
Valley Beyond Time by Vaughn Wilkins Cover: Jonathan Cape,
1955 (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Courtesy of Random Century House UK Limited. (c) 1955 Johnathan
Cape
London)
Many Dimensions
Many Dimensions by Charles Williams Cover: Victor Gollancz
Ltd., 1931
(First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted with the permission of Victor Gollancz Ltd. (c)
1931
Victor Gollancz Ltd.)
Richardson Story, The
The Richardson Story by Frank Williams Cover:
Heinemann, 1951 (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
(c) 1951 William Heinemann, Ltd. )
Micronauts, The
The Micronauts by Gordon Williams Cover: Bantam, 1977 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of
Bantam
Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c)
1977
Bantam Books)
Sex Pill, The
The Sex Pill by J.X. Williams Cover: Phoenix Press, 1968 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Phoenix Press (c)
1968
Phoenix Press)
Martian Spring
Martian Spring by Michael Lindsay Williams Cover: Avon Books,
1986 (Casey
Brown/Eaton Collection, University of Calif., Riverside. Shown
by
permission of Avon Books. (c) 1986 Avon Books)
Station X
Station X by G. McLeod Winsor Cover: Herbert Jenkins Ltd.
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Courtesy of
Random
House UK Limited. (c) Herbert Jenkins Ltd.)
Space Egg, The
The Space Egg by Russ Winterbotham Cover: Monarch Books,
1962
illustration by Jack Schoenherr (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ.
of Calif., Riverside.Monarch Books, Inc. (c) 1962 Monarch Books,
Inc.)
Starluck
Starluck by Don Wismer Cover: Dell, 1986 (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of Dell
Books,
a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1986
Dell
Books)
Guerilleres, Les
Les Gueilleres by Monique Wittig Cover: Avon Books, 1973
(Casey
Brown/Eaton Collection, University of Calif., Riverside. Shown
by
permission of Avon Books. (c) 1973 Avon Books)
Star God
Star God by Allen L. Wold Cover: Bart, 1988 (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Bart. (c) 1988 Bart)
Journey of the Oceanauts
Journey of the Oceanauts by Louis Wolfe Cover:
Pyramid Books, 1970 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted by
arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All
rights reserved. (c)
1970 Pyramid Books. Reproduction, duplication or
transmission without
appropriate permission is a violation of Federal
copyright laws.)
London's Burning
London's Burning by Barbara Wootton Cover: Allen &
Unwin, 1936 (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted with permission of HarperCollins Publishers
Limited. (c) 1936
Allen & Unwin)
Thief of Bagdad
Thief of Bagdad by Richard Wormser Cover: Dell, 1961 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of
Dell
Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c)
1961
Dell Books)
Matter of Oaths, A
A Matter of Oaths by Helen S. Wright Cover: Popular
Library, 1990
illustration by Martin Andrews (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by permission of Warner
Books, Inc. (c) 1990
Popular Library)
Swiss Family Robinson, The
The Swiss Family Robinson by Johan Rudolf Wyss
Cover: Ernest Nister, 1899
(First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
Lost Prince, The
The Lost Prince by Paul Edwin Zimmer Cover: Berkley, 1983
illustration by
PBJ Books, Inc. (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing
Group. All
rights reserved. (c) 1983 The Berkley Publishing Group.
Reproduction,
duplication or transmission without appropriate permission is a
violation
of Federal copyright laws.)
Outpost Mars
Outpost Mars by C.M. Kornbluth & Judith Merril Cover: Dell,
1954
illustration by Richard Powers (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of
Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of Dell Books, a division of
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1947 (Casey
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Horror on the Asteroid, The
The Horror on the Asteroid by Edmond Hamilton
Cover: Philip Allan, 1936
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Kairos
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Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future
Journey in Other Worlds: A
Romance of the Future by John Jacob Astor
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Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
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Twistor
Twistor by John G. Cramer Cover: Arbor House, 1989 (First
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Univ. of
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Moon of Ice
Moon of Ice by Brad Linaweaver Cover: Arbor House, 1988
illustration by
Peter Thorpe (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Shown by permission of William Morrow & Co., Inc. (c)
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Soldiers of Paradise
Soldiers of Paradise by Paul Park Cover: Avon Books,
1990 illustration by
Gary Ruddell (Casey Brown/Eaton Collection, University
of Calif.,
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Talking Man
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Islands in the Net
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Someone in the Dark
Someone in the Dark by August Derleth Cover: Arkham
House, 1941 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Courtesy of Arkham
House Publishers. (c) 1941 by Arkham House Publishers,
Inc.)
Web of Easter Island, The
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Arkham House, 1948
(First Edition) illustration by Audrey Johnson (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
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Publishers. (c) 1948 by Arkham House Publishers, Inc.)
Jaguar Hunter, The
The Jaguar Hunter by Lucius Shepard Cover: Arkham House,
1987 (First
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Courtesy of
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Inc.)
Who Made Stevie Crye?
Who Made Stevie Crye? by Michael Bishop Cover: Arkham
House (First
Edition) illustration by Glennray Tutor (M. M. Kavanagh.
Courtesy of
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Moon-Flash
Moon-Flash by Patricia McKillip Cover: Berkley, 1985 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by
arrangement
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The
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Rim of Space, The
The Rim of Space by A. Bertram Chandler Cover: Avalon
Books, 1963 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Courtesy of Thomas
Bouregy & Co. - Avalon Books (c) 1963 Avalon
Books)
Green Planet, The
The Green Planet by Joan Hunter Holly Cover: Avalon Books,
1961
illustration by Jack Schoenherr (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ.
of Calif., Riverside. Courtesy of Thomas Bouregy & Co. - Avalon
Books (c)
1961 Avalon Books)
Perfect Planet, The
The Perfect Planet by Evelyn E. Smith Cover: Lancer
Books, 1963 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Lancer Books (c)
1963 Lancer)
Quarreling, They Met the Dragon
Quarreling, They Met the Dragon by Sharon
Baker Cover: Avon Books, 1984
(Casey Brown/Eaton Collection, University of
Calif., Riverside. Shown by
permission of Avon Books. (c) 1984 Avon
Books)
Living Way Out
Living Way Out by Wyman Guin Cover: Avon Books, 1967 (First
Edition)
illustration by Ronald Walosky (Casey Brown/Eaton Collection,
University
of Calif., Riverside. Shown by permission of Avon Books. (c) 1967
Avon
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Song for Lya and Other Stories, A
A Song for Lya and Other Stories by George
R.R. Martin Cover: Avon Books,
1976 (First Edition) (Casey Brown/Eaton
Collection, University of Calif.,
Riverside. Shown by permission of Avon
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Saltflower
Saltflower by Sydney J. Van Scyoc Cover: Avon Books, 1977
(Casey
Brown/Eaton Collection, University of Calif., Riverside. Shown
by
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Macroscope
Macroscope by Piers Anthony Cover: Avon Books, 1969 (First
Edition) (M.
M. Kavanagh. Shown by permission of Avon Books. (c) 1969 Avon
Books)
Moderan
Moderan by David R. Bunch Cover: Avon Books (First Edition) (M.
M.
Kavanagh. Shown by permission of Avon Books. (c) Avon Books)
No Time Like the Future
No Time Like the Future by Nelson Bond Cover: Avon
Books (First Edition)
(M. M. Kavanagh. Shown by permission of Avon Books. (c)
1954 Avon Books)
Little Fuzzy
Little Fuzzy by H. Beam Piper Cover: Avon Books (First Edition)
(M. M.
Kavanagh. Shown by permission of Avon Books. (c) 1962 Avon Books)
Pure Cold Light, The
The Pure Cold Light by Gregory Frost Cover: Avon
Books/AvoNova (First
Edition) illustration by Gregory Frost (M. M. Kavanagh.
Shown by
permission of Avon Books. (c) 1993 AvoNova)
In the Country of the Blind
In the Country of the Blind by Michael Flynn
Cover: Baen Books, 1990
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted
with permission of BAEN PUBLISHING ENTERPRISES. (c) 1990
Baen Books)
Petrogypsies
Petrogypsies by Rory Harper Cover: Baen Books, 1989 illustration
by Tom
Kidd (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Reprinted with permission of BAEN PUBLISHING ENTERPRISES. (c) 1989
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Khyren
Khyren by Aline Boucher Kaplan Cover: Baen Books, 1988 illustration
by
Larry Schwinger (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted with permission of BAEN PUBLISHING ENTERPRISES.
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Marching Through Georgia
Marching Through Georgia by S.M. Stirling Cover:
Baen Books, 1988
illustration by Kevin Davies (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with permission of BAEN
PUBLISHING
ENTERPRISES. (c) 1988 Baen Books)
Torch of Honor, The
The Torch of Honor by Roger MacBride Allen Cover: Baen
Books, 1986 (M. M.
Kavanagh. Reprinted with permission of BAEN PUBLISHING
ENTERPRISES. (c)
1986 Baen Books)
Shards of Honor
Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold Cover: Baen Books,
1986 (M. M.
Kavanagh. Reprinted with permission of BAEN PUBLISHING
ENTERPRISES. (c)
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Master of the Fist
Master of the Fist by Edward P. Hughes Cover: Baen Books,
1989
illustration by Ken Kelly (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted with permission
of
BAEN PUBLISHING ENTERPRISES. (c) 1989 Baen Books)
Man-Kzin Wars, The
The Man-Kzin Wars created by Larry Niven with Poul
Anderson & Dean Ing
Cover: Baen Books, 1989 illustration by Steve Hickman
(M. M. Kavanagh.
Reprinted with permission of BAEN PUBLISHING ENTERPRISES.
(c) 1989 Baen
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ME: A Novel of Self-Discovery
ME: A Novel of Self-Discovery by Thomas T.
Thomas Cover: Baen Books, 1991
(First Edition) illustration by Gary Ruddel
(M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted
with permission of BAEN PUBLISHING ENTERPRISES.
(c) 1991 Baen Books)
Hunting Party
Hunting Party by Elizabeth Moon Cover: Baen Books (First
Edition)
illustration by Stephen Hickman (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted with
permission
of BAEN PUBLISHING ENTERPRISES. (c) 1993 Baen Books)
Whole Man, The
The Whole Man by John Brunner Cover: Walker & Co., 1970
(Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with
permission of
Walker and Company. (c) 1970 Walker & Company)
Tarnsman of Gor
Tarnsman of Gor by John Norman Cover: Tandem (British
Reprint) (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Tandem. (c) 19
Tandem)
Night Walk
Night Walk by Bob Shaw Cover: Banner, 1967 (First Edition)
illustration
by Frank Frazetta (M. M. Kavanagh. Banner. (c) 1967 Banner)
Lani People, The
The Lani People by J.F. Bone Cover: Bantam, 1962 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
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Startide Rising
Startide Rising by David Brin Cover: Bantam, 1983 (First
Edition)
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Reach
Reach by Edward Gibson Cover: Doubleday, 1989 (First Edition)
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by
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Mutant Prime, The
The Mutant Prime by Karen Haber Cover: Doubleday, 1990
(First Edition)
illustration by Jim Burns (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of Doubleday, a division of
Bantam
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High Couch of Silistra
High Couch of Silistra by Janet E. Morris Cover:
Bantam, 1977 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Used by Permission
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Inc. (c) 1977 Bantam Books)
Paradise Plot, The
The Paradise Plot by Ed Naha Cover: Bantam, 1980 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of
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1980
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Labyrinth Gate, The
The Labyrinth Gate by Alis A. Rasmussen Cover: Bantam,
1988 (First
Edition) illustration by Larry Schwinger (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
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Neverness
Neverness by David Zindell Cover: Bantam, 1989 illustration by Don
Dixon
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used
by
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Third from the Sun
Third from the Sun by Richard Matheson Cover: Bantam, 1955
(M. M.
Kavanagh. Used by Permission of Bantam Books, a division of
Bantam
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Rama Revealed
Rama Revealed by Arthur C. Clarke & Gentry Lee Cover:
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Edition) illustration by Stephen Youll (M. M. Kavanagh.
Used by Permission
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Synners
Synners by Pat Cadigan Cover: Bantam (First Edition) illustration
by
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Slow Fall to Dawn
Slow Fall to Dawn by Stephen Leigh Cover: Bantam (First
Edition) (M. M.
Kavanagh. Used by Permission of Bantam Books, a division of
Bantam
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Missing Matter, The
The Missing Matter by Thomas R. McDonough Cover: Bantam
(First Edition)
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division of Bantam
Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) Bantam
Books)
Memories
Memories by Mike McQuay Cover: Bantam (First Edition) illustration
by
Frank Riley (M. M. Kavanagh. Used by Permission of Bantam Books,
a
division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) Bantam
Books)
Red Genesis
Red Genesis by S.C. Sykes Cover: Bantam (First Edition) (M. M.
Kavanagh.
Used by Permission of Bantam Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday
Dell
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Line to Tomorrow
Line to Tomorrow by Lewis Padgett Cover: Bantam (First
Edition)
illustration by M. Hooks (M. M. Kavanagh. Used by Permission of
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1954
Bantam Books)
Star Trek 1
Star Trek 1 by James Blish Cover: Bantam, 1967 (First Edition)
(M. M.
Kavanagh. Used by Permission of Bantam Books, a division of
Bantam
Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1967 Bantam Books)
Venus of Dreams
Venus of Dreams by Pamela Sargent Cover: Bantam, 1986 (First
Edition)
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Lincoln's Dreams
Lincoln's Dreams by Connie Willis Cover: Bantam, 1987 (First
Edition)
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Memory Wire
Memory Wire by Robert Charles Wilson Cover: Bantam (First
Edition) (M. M.
Kavanagh. Used by Permission of Bantam Books, a division of
Bantam
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Wild Cards: A Mosaic Novel
Wild Cards: A Mosaic Novel ed. by George R.R.
Martin Cover: Bantam (First
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Kavanagh. Used by Permission of
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Strange Invasion
Strange Invasion by Michael Kandel Cover: Bantam, 1989
(First Edition)
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Permission of
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On My Way to Paradise
On My Way to Paradise by Dave Wolverton Cover: Bantam,
1989 (First
Edition) illustration by Steve and Paul Youll (M. M. Kavanagh.
Used by
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Spirit Crossings
Spirit Crossings by Claudia Peck Cover: Bantam (First
Edition)
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1991
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Silicon Man, The
The Silicon Man by Charles Platt Cover: Bantam (First
Edition)
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Permission
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Sheltered Lives
Sheltered Lives by Charles Oberndorf Cover: Bantam (First
Edition)
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of
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Inc.
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Growing up Weightless
Growing up Weightless by John M. Ford Cover: Bantam,
1993 (First Edition)
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Love & Sleep
Love & Sleep by John Crowley Cover: Bantam, 1994 (First
Edition)
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In the Mothers' Land
In the Mothers' Land by Elisabeth Vonarburg Cover:
Bantam, 1992 (First US
Edition) illustration by Oscar Chichoni (M. M.
Kavanagh. Used by
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Mind Parasites, The
The Mind Parasites by Colin Wilson Cover: Barker, 1967
(First Edition)
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Barker. (c)
1967 Barker)
Pagan Passions
Pagan Passions by Randall Garrett & Larry M. Harris
(Laurence M. Janifer)
Cover: Beacon (First Edition) illustration by Robert
Stanley (M. M.
Kavanagh. Beacon Press. (c) 1959 Beacon Press)
Odyssey to Earthdeath
Odyssey to Earthdeath by Leo P. Kelley Cover: Belmont,
1968 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Belmont
Books (c)
1968 Belmont )
Unearth People, The
The Unearth People by Kris Neville Cover: Belmont, 1964
(Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Belmont Books
(c) 1964
Belmont )
Of Godlike Power
Of Godlike Power by Mack Reynolds Cover: Belmont (First
Edition) (M. M.
Kavanagh. Belmont Books. (c) 1966 Belmont )
Shadow of Alpha, The
The Shadow of Alpha by Charles L. Grant Cover: Berkley,
1970 (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
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Stranger in a Strange Land
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
Cover: Berkley, 1970 (M.
M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by arrangement with The
Berkley Publishing Group.
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Transfinite Man, The
The Transfinite Man by Colin Kapp Cover: Berkley, 1964
(Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by
arrangement
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Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny by Barry B. Longyear Cover: Berkley, 1980
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted
by
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Garbage World
Garbage World by Charles Platt Cover: Berkley, 1967 (First
Edition)
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted
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Stardust Voyages, The
The Stardust Voyages by Stephen Tall Cover: Berkley,
1975 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted
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ParasaurIans, The
The ParasaurIans by Robert Wells Cover: Berkley, 1969
(Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by
arrangement
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Mile-Long Spaceship, The
The Mile-Long Spaceship by Kate Wilhelm Cover:
Berkley, 1963 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
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Quy Effect, The
The Quy Effect by Arthur Sellings Cover: Berkley, 1967 (M. M.
Kavanagh.
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Reefs of Earth, The
The Reefs of Earth by R.A. Lafferty Cover: Berkley, 1968
(M. M. Kavanagh.
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Sardonyx Net, The
The Sardonyx Net by Elizabeth Lynn Cover: Berkley, 1981 (M.
M. Kavanagh.
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Spectrum 5
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Berkley, 1968
(M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley
Publishing
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Terminal Beach, The
The Terminal Beach by J.G. Ballard Cover: Berkley (First
Edition) (M. M.
Kavanagh. Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley
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Passport to Eternity
Passport to Eternity by J.G. Ballard Cover: Berkley
(First Edition)
illustration by Richard Powers (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by
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Ring of Ritornel, The
The Ring of Ritornel by Charles L. Harness Cover:
Berkley, 1968 (First
Edition) illustration by Paul Lehr (M. M. Kavanagh.
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Titan's Daughter
Titan's Daughter by James Blish Cover: Berkley, 1961 (First
Edition) (M.
M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley
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Grimm's World
Grimm's World by Vernor Vinge Cover: Berkley, 1969 (First
Edition) Cover:
Don Lehr (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by arrangement with The
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Tintagel
Tintagel by Paul Cook Cover: Berkley (First Edition) illustration
by
Richard Lon Cohen & John Townley (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by
arrangement
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Vector Analysis
Vector Analysis by Jack Haldeman Cover: Berkley, 1978
illustration by
Norman Adams & Sol Novins (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by arrangement with The
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Missing Man, The
The Missing Man by Katherine MacLean Cover: Berkley (First
Edition)
illustration by Richard Powers (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by
arrangement
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Rapture Effect, The
The Rapture Effect by Jeffrey A. Carver Cover: Tom
Doherty
Associates/TOR/Bluejay, 1987 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of
Calif., Riverside. Book jackets reprinted by permission of Bluejay
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Planet of Whispers
Planet of Whispers by James Patrick Kelly Cover: Tom
Doherty
Associates/TOR/Bluejay, 1985 illustration by Victoria Poyser
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Book
jackets
reprinted by permission of Bluejay Books Inc. All rights reserved.
(c)
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Song of Kali
Song of Kali by Dan Simmons Cover: TOR, 1986 illustration by
Jill Bauman
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted
by permission of Tor Books. (c) 1986 Tor Books)
Impossible Things
Impossible Things by Connie Willis Cover: Bantam, 1993
(First Edition)
illustration by John Jude Palencar (M. M. Kavanagh. Used by
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Widow's Son, the
The Widow's Son by Robert Anton Wilson Cover: Tom
Doherty
Associates/TOR/Bluejay (First Edition) illustration by Bryn Barnard
(M. M.
Kavanagh. Book jackets reprinted by permission of Bluejay Books Inc.
All
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Two Hours to Doom
Two Hours to Doom by Peter Bryant Cover: Boardman, 1958
(First Edition)
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Boardman
(c) 1958 Boardman)
Murder Madness
Murder Madness by Will Jenkins (Murray Leinster) Cover: Brewer
and
Warren, 1931 (First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of
Calif., Riverside. (c) 1931 Brewer and Warren)
Gulliver of Mars
Gulliver of Mars by Edwin Lester Arnold Cover: Ace Books
illustration by
Frank Frazetta (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing
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Misplaced Persons
Misplaced Persons by Lee Harding Cover: Bantam, 1983 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of
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Time Trap
Time Trap by Rog Phillips Cover: Century, 1949 (First
Edition)
illustration by Malcolm Smith (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Courtesy of Random Century House UK Limited (c)
1949
Century)
Unquenchable Fire
Unquenchable Fire by Rachel Pollack Cover: Century (First
Edition)
illustration by Philippa Bramson (M. M. Kavanagh. Courtesy of
Random
Century House UK Limited (c) 1988 Century)
Hadrian the Seventh
Hadrian the Seventh by Frederick Rolfe Cover: Chatto and
Windus (First
Edition) (M. M. Kavanagh. Courtesy of Random Century House UK
Limited. )
Hiero's Journey
Hiero's Journey by Sterling E. Lanier Cover: Bantam, 1974
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by
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Starcrossed, The
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Edition)
illustration by Craven & Evans (M. M. Kavanagh. Courtesy of
Vincent Di
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Verging on the Pertinent
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Kavanagh. (c) 1989
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Great War Syndicate, The
The Great War Syndicate by Frank R. Stockton Cover:
Collier, 1889 (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. )
Tin Men, The
The Tin Men by Michael Frayn Cover: Ace Books, 1965 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by
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Machine That Thought, The
The Machine That Thought by William Callahan
(Raymond Z. Gallun) Cover:
Columbia, 1942 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif.,
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Columbia)
Sundered Worlds, The
The Sundered Worlds by Michael Moorcock Cover: Compact,
1965 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Courtesy
of
Lifetime Books. (c) 1965 Compact Books)
Pennterra
Pennterra by Judith Moffett Cover: Congdon & Weed, 1987
illustration by
Bryn Barnard (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Congdon & Weed (c) 1987 Congdon and Weed)
Man Who Pulled Down the Sky, The
The Man Who Pulled Down the Sky by John
Barnes Cover: Congdon & Weed
(First Edition) illustration by Bob Eggleton
(M. M. Kavanagh. Congdon &
Weed (c) 1986 Congdon and Weed)
Station Gehenna
Station Gehenna by Andrew Weiner Cover: Congdon & Weed
(First Edition)
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Weed (c) 1987
Congdon and Weed)
Night of the Big Heat, The
The Night of the Big Heat by John Lymington Cover:
Hodder & Stoughton
Ltd., 1959 illustration by Peter Rudland (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
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Revolt on Alpha C.
Revolt on Alpha C. by Robert Silverberg Cover: Tab Books,
1959
illustration by William Meyerriecks (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Tab Books, Inc. (c) 1959 Tab Books,
Inc.)
Sound of His Horn, The
The Sound of His Horn by Sarban Cover: Davies, 1952
(Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Davies (c)
1952 Davies)
Gate of Ivrel
Gate of Ivrel by C.J. Cherryh Cover: DAW Books, 1976 (Casey
Brown/The
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permission of
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Mirror Image
Mirror Image by Michael G. Coney Cover: DAW Books, 1972
illustration by
Kelly Freas (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
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Warriors of Dawn, The
The Warriors of Dawn by M.A. Foster Cover: DAW Books,
1975 illustration
by Kelly Freas (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted with permission of DAW Books, Inc. (c) 1975
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Walkers on the Sky
Walkers on the Sky by David J. Lake Cover: DAW Books, 1976
illustration
by Richard Hescox (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted with permission of DAW Books, Inc. (c) 1976
DAW
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2018 A.D.
2018 A.D. by Sam J. Lundwell Cover: DAW Books, 1975 illustration by
Josh
Kirby (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Reprinted with permission of DAW Books, Inc. (c) 1975 DAW Books,
Inc.)
Passing for Human
Passing for Human by Jody Scott Cover: DAW Books, 1977
illustration by
Bob Pepper (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted with permission of DAW Books, Inc. (c) 1977 DAW
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Space Opera
Space Opera by Jack Vance Cover: DAW Books, 1965 illustration by
Don
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(c)
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Merovingen Nights Festival Moon
Merovingen Nights Festival Moon by C.J.
Cherryh Cover: DAW Books, 1987
illustration by Tim Hildbrandt (M. M.
Kavanagh. Reprinted with permission
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Spaceship for the King, A
A Spaceship for the King by Jerry Pournelle Cover:
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Edition) illustration by Kelly Freas (M. M. Kavanagh.
Reprinted with
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We Can Build You
We Can Build You by Philip K. Dick Cover: DAW Books, 1972
(First Edition)
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Whenabouts of Burr, The
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Hellflower
Hellflower by Eluki bes Shahar Cover: DAW Books (First
Edition)
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with
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Joshua, Son of None
Joshua, Son of None by Nancy Freedman Cover: Delacorte
Press, 1973 (First
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Collection,
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Sirens of Titan, The
The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Cover: Dell,
1959 (First
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by
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Penultimate Truth, The
The Penultimate Truth by Philip K. Dick Cover: Dell,
1980 (First Edition)
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Golden Apple, The
The Golden Apple by Robert Shea & Robert Anton Wilson
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Logan's Run
Logan's Run by William Nolan Cover: Dial Books, 1967 (First
Edition)
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by
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Ophiuchi Hotline, The
The Ophiuchi Hotline by John Varley Cover: Dial Books,
1977 (First
Edition) illustration by Boris Vallejo (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection,
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In the Ocean of Night
In the Ocean of Night by Gregory Benford Cover: Dial
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Thunder and Lightning Man, The
The Thunder and Lightning Man by Colin Cooper
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, 1968 (First Edition) illustration by Charles
Mozley (Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Cover:
Charles Mozley.
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Marooned
Marooned by Martin Caidin Cover: Bantam, 1969 (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
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What Happened to Emily Goode After the Great Exhibition?
What Happened to
Emily Goode After the Great Exhibition? by Raylyn Moore
Cover: Donning, 1978
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Brown/The Eaton
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Starblaze Editions
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Tin Woodman
Tin Woodman by David F. Bischoff & Dennis R. Bailey Cover:
Doubleday,
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Goddess of Atvatabar, The
The Goddess of Atvatabar by William R. Bradshaw
Cover: J.F. Donthitt,
1892 (First Edition) illustration by C. Durand Chapman
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Sibyl Sue Blue
Sibyl Sue Blue by Rosel George Brown Cover: Doubleday, 1966
illustration
by John Alcorn (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Used by Permission of Doubleday, a division of Bantam
Doubleday
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Sunrise West
Sunrise West by William K. Carlson Cover: Doubleday, 1981
illustration by
Marge Herr (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
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Navigator's Sindrome
Navigator's Sindrome by Jayge Carr Cover: Doubleday,
1983 illustration by
Jan Esteves (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
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No Place on Earth
No Place on Earth by Louis Charbonneau Cover: Doubleday,
1958 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by
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Mission of Gravity
Mission of Gravity by Hal Clement Cover: Doubleday, 1954
(First Edition)
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Masters of Solitude
Masters of Solitude by Parke Godwin & Marvin Kaye
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Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Used by Permission of Doubleday, a division of
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Sword-Swallower, The
The Sword-Swallower by Ron Goulart Cover: Doubleday,
1970 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by
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Pilgrimage: The Book of the People
Pilgrimage: The Book of the People by
Zenna Henderson Cover: Avon Books,
1961 (Casey Brown/Eaton Collection,
University of Calif., Riverside. Shown
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Avon Books)
It Can't Happen Here
It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis Cover: Doubleday,
1961 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by
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House of Zeor
House of Zeor by Jacqueline Lichtenberg Cover: Doubleday, 1977
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Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by
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How the Gods Wove in Kyrannon
How the Gods Wove in Kyrannon by Ardath Mayhar
Cover: Doubleday, 1982
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted
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World out of Mind
World out of Mind by J.T. McIntosh Cover: Doubleday, 1953
(First Edition)
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Riverside. Used by
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West of the Sun
West of the Sun by Edgar Pangborn Cover: Doubleday, 1980
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Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by
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Pig World
Pig World by Charles Runyon Cover: Lancer Books, 1971 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.Lancer Books (c) 1971
Lancer)
No One Goes There Now
No One Goes There Now by William Walling Cover:
Doubleday, 1971 (First
Edition) illustration by Marvin Mattelson (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
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Doubleday)
Healer
Healer by F. Paul Wilson Cover: Dell, 1977 illustration by Kresek
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Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by
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Killerbowl
Killerbowl by Gary K. Wolf Cover: Doubleday, 1975 (First Edition)
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by
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Mike Mars, Astronaut
Mike Mars, Astronaut by Don Wollheim Cover: Doubleday,
1961 (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
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His Monkey Wife
His Monkey Wife by John Collier Cover: Doubleday, 1957
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Kai Lung Unrolls His Mat
Kai Lung Unrolls His Mat by Ernest Bramah Cover:
Doubleday Doran, 1928
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Kavanagh. Used by
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Long Tomorrow, The
The Long Tomorrow by Leigh Brackett Cover: Doubleday
(First Edition)
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Martian Chronicles, The
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury Cover:
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Novelty
Novelty by John Crowley Cover: Doubleday, 1989 (First
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Revolving Boy, The
The Revolving Boy by Gertrude Friedberg Cover: Doubleday
(First Edition)
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Keepers of the Gate
Keepers of the Gate by Steven Spruill Cover: Doubleday
(First Edition)
(M. M. Kavanagh (c) Doubleday)
Shadow on the Hearth
Shadow on the Hearth by Judith Merril Cover: Doubleday
(First Edition)
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Lucky Starr and the Moons of Jupiter
Lucky Starr and the Moons of Jupiter by
Paul French (Isaac Asimov) Cover:
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Kavanagh. Used by Permission of
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Torrent of Faces, A
A Torrent of Faces by Norman L. Knight Cover: Doubleday
(First Edition)
illustration by James Barkley (M. M. Kavanagh. (c)
1967Doubleday)
Lord of Light
Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny Cover: Doubleday, 1967 (First
Edition)
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Nova
Nova by Samuel R. Delany Cover: Doubleday, 1968 (First
Edition)
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Hieros Gamos and Sam and An Smith, The
The Hieros Gamos and Sam and An Smith
by Josephine Saxton Cover:
Doubleday (First Edition) illustration by Peter
Rauch (M. M. Kavanagh.
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Gardens One to Five
Gardens One to Five by Peter Tate Cover: Doubleday (First
Edition)
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Tarzan Alive
Tarzan Alive by Philip Jose Farmer Cover: Doubleday, 1972 (First
Edition)
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Shining, The
The Shining by Stephen King Cover: Doubleday (First Edition)
illustration
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Doubleday)
Vergil in Averno
Vergil in Averno by Avram Davidson Cover: Doubleday, 1987
(First Edition)
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Nothing Sacred
Nothing Sacred by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough Cover: Doubleday
(First
Edition) illustration by Jamie S. Warren Youll (M. M. Kavanagh. (c)
1991
Doubleday)
Golden City, The
The Golden City by A. Hyatt Verrill Cover: Duffield, 1916
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. )
San Diego Lightfoot Sue
San Diego Lightfoot Sue by Tom Reamy Cover: Ace
Books, 1983 (First
Edition) illustration by David Heffernan (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by arrangement with
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Unborn Tomorrow
Unborn Tomorrow by Gilbert Frankau Cover: Macdonald, 1953
(First Edition)
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. MacDonald
(c) 1953 MacDonald )
Season of the Witch
Season of the Witch by Hank Stine Cover: Essex House,
1968 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Essex
House (c)
1968 Essex House)
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies by William Golding Cover: Faber and Faber
Ltd., 1954
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Courtesy of
Faber and Faber Ltd. (c) 1954 Faber and Faber Ltd.)
Mister da V. and other Stories
Mister da V. and other Stories by Kit Reed
Cover: Faber and Faber Ltd.,
1967 (First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Courtesy of Faber and Faber Ltd. (c)
1967 Faber and Faber Ltd.)
Tunc
Tunc by Lawrence Durrell Cover: Faber and Faber Ltd., 1969
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Courtesy of
Faber
and Faber Ltd. (c) 1969 Faber and Faber Ltd.)
Inverted World
Inverted World by Christopher Priest Cover: Faber and Faber
Ltd., 1974
(First Edition) (M. M. Kavanagh. Courtesy of Faber and Faber Ltd.
(c) 1974
Faber and Faber Ltd.)
Non-Stop
Non-Stop by Brian W. Aldiss Cover: Faber and Faber Ltd.,
1958
illustration by Peter Curl (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of
Calif., Riverside. Cover: Peter Curl. Courtesy of Faber and Faber Ltd.
(c)
1958 Faber and Faber Ltd.)
Sunken World, The
The Sunken World by Stanton Coblentz Cover: Fantasy
Publishing Co., 1948
(First Edition) illustration by Charles E. McCurdy
(Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Fantasy
Publishing Co. (c) 1948
Fantasy Publishing Co.)
Genus Homo
Genus Homo by L. Sprague De Camp & P. Schayler Miller Cover:
Fantasy
Press, 1950 (First Edition) illustration by Edd Cartier (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Fantasy Press (c)
1950
Fantasy Press)
Titan, The
The Titan by P. Schuyler Miller Cover: Fantasy Press, 1952
(First
Edition) illustration by Hannes Bok (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside.Fantasy Press (c) 1952 Fantasy
Press)
Legion of Space, The
The Legion of Space by Jack Williamson Cover: Fantasy
Press, 1947 (First
Edition) illustration by A.J. Donnell (Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Fantasy Press (c) 1947 Fantasy
Press)
Wrinkle in Time, A
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle Cover: Farrar
Straus & Giroux,
1970 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Jacket
design: Ellen Raskin. Reprinted by permission of Farrar,
Straus & Giroux,
Inc. (c) 1970 Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Inc. Design
(c)1962, renewed 1990
Crosswicks Ltd.)
Love in the Ruins
Love in the Ruins by Percy Walker Cover: Farrar Straus
& Giroux, 1981
(Casey Brown/Eaton Collection, University of Calif.,
Riverside. Shown by
permission of Avon Books. (c) 1981 Farrar, Straus &
Giroux, Inc.)
Unspeakable Practices, Unnatural Acts
Unspeakable Practices, Unnatural Acts
by Donald Barthelme Cover: Farrar
Straus & Giroux (First Edition)
illustration by Janet Halverson (M. M.
Kavanagh. Jacket design: Janet
Halverson after a lithograph by Daumier.
Reprinted by permission of Farrar,
Straus & Giroux, Inc. (c) 1968 Donald
Barthelme)
Science Fiction Omnibus
Science Fiction Omnibus ed. by T.E. Dikty &
Everett F. Bleiler Cover:
Garden City Books, 1952 (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif.
, Riverside. Courtesy of Lifetime Books, Inc. (c)
1952 Garden City Books)
Planets for Sale
Planets for Sale by E. Mayne Hull Cover: Fell, 1954 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Courtesy of Lifetime
Books,
Inc. (c) 1954 Fell)
John Carstairs: Space Detective
John Carstairs: Space Detective by Frank
Belknap Long Cover: Fell, 1949
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Courtesy of
Lifetime Books, Inc. (c) 1949 Fell)
Saraband of Lost Time
Saraband of Lost Time by Richard Grant Cover: Avon
Books (First Edition)
(M. M. Kavanagh. Shown by permission of Avon Books. (c)
Avon Books)
Winterlong
Winterlong by Elizabeth Hand Cover: Bantam (First Edition) (M.
M.
Kavanagh. Used by Permission of Bantam Books, a division of
Bantam
Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) Bantam Books)
Pity About Earth
Pity About Earth by Ernest Hill Cover: Ace Books (First
Edition) (M. M.
Kavanagh. Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley
Publishing Group. All
rights reserved. (c) 1968 Ace Books. Reproduction,
duplication or
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Gemini God
Gemini God by Garry Kilworth Cover: Faber and Faber Ltd., 1981
(First
Edition) (M. M. Kavanagh. (c) 1981 Faber and Faber Ltd.)
Hercules Text, The
The Hercules Text by Jack McDevitt Cover: Ace Books, 1986
(First Edition)
illustration by Earl Keleny (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by
arrangement with
The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1986
Ace Books.
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Planet Buyer, The
The Planet Buyer by Cordwainer Smith Cover: Pyramid Books
(First Edition)
(M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley
Publishing
Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1964 Pyramid Books.
Reproduction,
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Marathon
Marathon by D. Alexander Smith Cover: Ace Books (First Edition) (M.
M.
Kavanagh. Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group.
All
rights reserved. (c) 1982 Ace Books. Reproduction, duplication
or
transmission without appropriate permission is a violation of
Federal
copyright laws.)
Wild Sheep Chase, A
A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami Cover: Kodansha,
1989 (First US
Edition) illustration by Shigeo Okamoto (M. M. Kavanagh.
Kodansha (c) 1989
Kodansha)
Nightwatch
Nightwatch by Andrew M. Stephenson Cover: Dell, 1979 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of
Dell
Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c)
1979
Dell Books)
Prelude to Space
Prelude to Space by Arthur C. Clarke Cover: Galaxy, No.
3/World Editions,
Inc., 1951 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
Galaxy (c) 1951 Galaxy, No. 3 World Editions, Inc. )
Warrior Who Carried Life, The
The Warrior Who Carried Life by Geoff Ryman
Cover: Allen & Unwin, 1985
(First Edition) (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted
with permission of
HarperCollins Publishers Limited. (c) 1985 Allen &
Unwin)
White Book
White Book by Pavel Kohut Cover: George Braziller, 1977 (First
US
Edition) illustration by Ross Studio (M. M. Kavanagh. George Braziller
(c)
1977 George Braziller)
Tomorrow and Tomorrow
Tomorrow and Tomorrow by M. Barnard Eldershaw Cover:
Georgian House, 1948
illustration by Bruce Roberts (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Georgian House (c) 1948 Georgian
House)
Minions of the Moon
Minions of the Moon by W.G. Beyer Cover: Gnome Press,
1950 (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside.Gnome Press (c) 1950 Gnome)
They'd Rather Be Right
They'd Rather Be Right by Mark Clifton Cover: Gnome
Press, 1957
illustration by W.I. Van de Poel (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ.
of Calif., Riverside.Gnome Press (c) 1957 Gnome)
This Fortress World
This Fortress World by James Gunn Cover: Gnome Press,
1955 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Gnome
Press (c)
1955 Gnome)
Judgment Night
Judgment Night by C.L. Moore Cover: Gnome Press, 1952 (First
Edition)
illustration by Kelly Freas (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of
Calif., Riverside.Gnome Press (c) 1952 Gnome)
Shrouded Planet, The
The Shrouded Planet by Randall Garrett & Robert
Silverberg Cover: Ace
Books, 1982 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing
Group. All rights
reserved. (c) 1982 Ace Books. Reproduction, duplication or
transmission
without appropriate permission is a violation of Federal
copyright laws.)
Survivors, The
The Survivors by Tom Godwin Cover: Gnome Press, 1958 (First
Edition)
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Gnome
Press
(c) 1958 Gnome Press)
Golden Witchbreed
Golden Witchbreed by Mary Gentle Cover: Victor Gollancz
Ltd., 1983 (First
Edition) illustration by Chris Brown (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with the permission of
Victor
Gollancz Ltd. (c) 1983 Victor Gollancz Ltd.)
Hole in the Zero
Hole in the Zero by M.K. Joseph Cover: Avon Books, 1967
illustration by
Ed Soyka (Casey Brown/Eaton Collection, University of Calif.,
Riverside.
Shown by permission of Avon Books. (c) 1967 Avon Books)
On Wings of Song
On Wings of Song by Thomas M. Disch Cover: Victor Gollancz
Ltd., 1979
(First Edition) illustration by Malcolm Ashman (M. M. Kavanagh.
Reprinted
with the permission of Victor Gollancz Ltd. (c) 1979 Victor
Gollancz Ltd.)
Roderick
Roderick by John T. Sladek Cover: Granada, 1980 (First
Edition)
illustration by Ray Winder (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted with
permission of
HarperCollins Publishers Limited. (c) 1980 Granada)
Wine of the Dreamers
Wine of the Dreamers by John MacDonald Cover: Greenberg,
1951 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Greenberg. )
Jack of Eagles
Jack of Eagles by James Blish Cover: Greenberg, 1952 (First
Edition) (M.
M. Kavanagh. Greenberg (c) 1952 Greenberg)
If All Else Fails
If All Else Fails by Craig Strete Cover: Greenwillow, 1980
illustration
by Margo Herr (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Greenwillow (c) 1980 Greenwillow)
Winterking
Winterking by Paul Hazel Cover: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1984
(First
Edition) illustration by David Palladini (M. M. Kavanagh. (c)
1984
Atlantic Monthly Press)
Nightshade
Nightshade by Jack Butler Cover: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1989
(First
Edition) illustration by Byron Taylor (M. M. Kavanagh. (c) 1989
Atlantic
Monthly Press)
Heart of a Dog
Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov Cover: Grove Press, 1968
(First US
Edition) illustration by Arnold Levin (M. M. Kavanagh. (c) 1968
Grove
Press)
Paris au XXe Siecle
Paris au XXe Siecle by Jules Verne Cover: Hachette, 1994
(M. M. Kavanagh.
Hachette Livre (c) 1994 Hachette Livre)
Mightiest Machine, The
The Mightiest Machine by John W. Campbell Cover:
Hadley Publishing Co.,
1935 illustration by Robert Pailthorpa (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Hadley Publishing (c)
1935 Hadley Publishing
Company)
Space Hostages
Space Hostages by Nicholas Fisk Cover: Hamish Hamilton, 1967
illustration
by Dexter Brown (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1967 Hamish Hamilton )
Winds of Gath, The
The Winds of Gath by E.C. Tubb Cover: Ace Books, 1982
(Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by
arrangement
with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1982
Ace
Books. Reproduction, duplication or transmission without
appropriate
permission is a violation of Federal copyright laws.)
Traveler from Altruria, A
A Traveler from Altruria by William Dean Howells
Cover:
HarperCollins/Harper & Bros., 1908 (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. )
Texts of Festival, The
The Texts of Festival by Mick Farren Cover: Avon
Books, 1975 (First US
Edition) (Casey Brown/Eaton Collection, University of
Calif., Riverside.
Shown by permission of Avon Books. (c) 1975 Avon
Books)
Star Man's Son: Daybreak-2250 A.D.
Star Man's Son: Daybreak-2250 A.D. by
Andre Norton Cover: Ace Books
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Reprinted
by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing
Group. All rights reserved. (c)
1952 Ace Books. Reproduction, duplication or
transmission without
appropriate permission is a violation of Federal
copyright laws.)
Other Side of the Sun, The
The Other Side of the Sun by Paul Capon Cover:
Heinemann, 1950 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1950 William
Heinemann, Ltd. )
Time Machine, The
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells Cover: Heinemann, 1895
(First Edition)
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
Mandrake
Mandrake by Susan Cooper Cover: Hodder and Stoughton, 1964
(First
Edition) illustration by John Woodcock (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with permission of Hodder
Headline,
POC. (c) 1964 Hodder and Stoughton)
Mind of Mr. Soames, The
The Mind of Mr. Soames by Charles Eric Maine Cover:
Panther Books, 1969
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted
with permission of HarperCollins Publishers Limited. (c)
1969 Panther
Books)
Wine of Violence, The
The Wine of Violence by James Morrow Cover: Ace Books,
1982 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted
by
arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved.
(c)
1982 Ace Books. Reproduction, duplication or transmission
without
appropriate permission is a violation of Federal copyright laws.)
War with the Newts, The
The War with the Newts by Karel Capek Cover: Bantam,
1959 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted
with
permission of The Oxford University Press. (c) 1959 Bantam)
Uncertain Midnight, The
The Uncertain Midnight by Edmund Cooper Cover:
Hutchinson, 1958
illustration by Pat Marriott (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Courtesy of Random Century House UK
Limited. (c) 1958
Hutchinson & Co.)
Strange Evil
Strange Evil by Jane Gaskell Cover: Hutchinson, 1957 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Courtesy of Random
Century
House UK Limited. (c) 1957 Hutchinson & Co.)
Journey into Space
Journey into Space by Charles Chilton Cover: Herbert
Jenkins Ltd., 1954
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Jenkins.
(c) 1954 Jenkins )
Paper Dolls, The
The Paper Dolls by L.P. Davies Cover: Doubleday, 1966
illustration by
Larry Ratzkin (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Used by Permission of Doubleday, a division of Bantam
Doubleday
Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1966 Doubleday & Co.)
Man Who Pulled Down the Sky, The
The Man Who Pulled Down the Sky by John
Barnes Cover: Worldwide, 1986
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Worldwide
(c) 1986 Worlwide)
Journal of Nicholas the American
Journal of Nicholas the American by Leigh
Kennedy Cover: Jonathan Cape,
1988 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif., Riverside.
Courtesy of St. Martin's Press. (c) 1988 St. Martin's
Press )
Maggot, A
A Maggot by John Fowles Cover: Jonathan Cape (First Edition) (M.
M.
Kavanagh. Courtesy of Random Century House UK Limited. (c) 1985
Johnathan
Cape)
Spy with the Blue Kazoo, The
The Spy with the Blue Kazoo by Dagmar (Lou
Cameron) Cover: Lancer Books
(First Edition) (M. M. Kavanagh. Lancer Books
(c) 1967 Lancer Books)
Kelwin
Kelwin by Neal Barrett, Jr. Cover: Lancer Books, 1970 (First Edition)
(M.
M. Kavanagh. Lancer Books (c) 1970 Lancer)
Woman Who Did, The
The Woman Who Did by Grant Allen Cover: Robert Bros., 1895
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. )
Out of the Silent Planet
Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis Cover:
Bodley-Head, 1943 (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
Courtesy of Random Century House UK Limited. (c) 1943
Bodley - Head)
Herds
Herds by Stephen Goldin Cover: Laser Books, 1975 (First
Edition)
illustration by Kelly Freas (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of
Calif., Riverside.Laser Books (c) 1975 Laser Books)
Mindwipe!
Mindwipe! by Stephen Robinett Cover: Laser Books, 1976 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Laser Books (c) 1976
Laser
Books)
Seeds of Change
Seeds of Change by Thomas F. Monteleone Cover: Laser Books
(First
Edition) illustration by Kelly Freas (M. M. Kavanagh.Laser Books (c)
19
Laser Books)
Skies Discrowned, The
The Skies Discrowned by Tim Powers Cover: Laser Books,
1976 (First
Edition) illustration by Kelly Freas (M. M. Kavanagh.Laser Books
(c) 1976
Laser Books)
Mr. Adam
Mr. Adam by Pat Frank Cover: J.B. Lippincott, 1946 (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Lippincott (c) 1946
Lippincott)
Journal from Ellipsia
Journal from Ellipsia by Hortense Calisher Cover:
Little, Brown & Co.,
1965 illustration by Saul Lambert (Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif., Riverside. Published by Little, Brown and
Company (Inc.) (c)
1965 Little, Brown and Company (Inc.))
Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet, The
The Wonderful Flight to the
Mushroom Planet by Eleanor Cameron Cover:
Little, Brown & Co., 1954
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Published by
Little, Brown and Company (Inc.) (c) 1954
Little, Brown and Company
(Inc.))
Mouse That Roared, The
The Mouse That Roared by Leonard Wibberley Cover:
Little, Brown & Co.,
1955 illustration by John Morris (Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif., Riverside. Published by Little, Brown and
Company (Inc.) (c)
1955 Little, Brown and Company (Inc.))
334
334 by Thomas M. Disch Cover: MacGibbon & Kee, 1972 (First
Edition)
illustration by Michael Hasted (M. M. Kavanagh. MacGibbon & Kee
(c) 1972
MacGibbon & Kee)
Space Scavengers, The
The Space Scavengers by Cleve Cartmill Cover: Major
Books, 1975 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Major Books (c)
1975 Major Books)
Princess of Mars, A
A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs Cover:
McClurg, 1917 (First
Edition) illustration by Frank E. Schoonover (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. )
Planet of Peril, The
The Planet of Peril by Otis Adelbert Kline Cover:
McClurg, 1929 (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
McClurg (c) 1929 McClurg)
Heat Death of the Universe, The
The Heat Death of the Universe by Pamela
Zoline Cover: McPherson & Co.,
1988 (First US Edition) (M. M. Kavanagh.
Courtesy of McPherson & Company.
(c) 1988 McPherson & Co.)
Those Who Can
Those Who Can by Robin Scott Wilson Cover: Mentor (First
Edition) (M. M.
Kavanagh. Mentor (c) 1973 Mentor)
Voyage to Arcturus, A
A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay Cover: Victor
Gollancz Ltd., 1946
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted
with the permission of Victor Gollancz Ltd. (c) 1946
Victor Gollancz Ltd.)
Last and First Men
Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon Cover: Dover, 1968
(Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Courtesy of
Dover
Publications, Inc. (c) 1968 Dover Publications, Inc.)
Pandora's Planet
Pandora's Planet by Christopher Anvil Cover: DAW Books, 1972
illustration
by Kelly Freas (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted with permission of DAW Books, Inc. (c) 1972
DAW
Books, Inc.)
Woman of the Iron People, A
A Woman of the Iron People by Eleanor Arnason
Cover: William Morrow & Co.
, 1991 (First Edition) illustration by Bob
Silverman & Gary Buddell (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Shown by
permission of William Morrow & Co., Inc. (c)
1991 William Morrow & Co.,
Inc.)
Radix
Radix by A.A. Attanasio Cover: Bantam, 1985 (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of
Bantam
Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c)
1985
Bantam Books)
Third Eagle, The
The Third Eagle by R.A. MacAvoy Cover: Doubleday, 1989
illustration by
Jim Burns (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Used by Permission of Doubleday, a division of Bantam Doubleday
Dell
Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1989 Doubleday)
Monkeys Have No Tails in Zamboanga, The
The Monkeys Have No Tails in
Zamboanga by Colonel S.P. Meek Cover:
William Morrow & Co., 1935
illustration by Richard Floethe (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Shown by
permission of William Morrow & Co., Inc. (c)
1935 William Morrow & Co.,
Inc.)
Sugar Rain
Sugar Rain by Paul Park Cover: William Morrow & Co. (First
Edition)
illustration by Don Maitz (M. M. Kavanagh. Shown by permission of
William
Morrow & Co., Inc. (c) 1989 William Morrow & Co., Inc.)
Master of the Moon
Master of the Moon by Patrick Moore Cover: Museum Press,
1952 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Museum
Press (c)
1952 Museum Press)
Night Land, The
The Night Land by William Hope Hodgson Cover: Nash, 1912
(Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. )
Jupiter Project
Jupiter Project by Gregory Benford Cover: Nelson, 1975 (First
Edition)
illustration by Don Davis (M. M. Kavanagh. Nelson Publishing (c)
1975
Nelson Publishing Co.)
1925: The Story of a Fatal Peace
1925: The Story of a Fatal Peace by Edgar
Wallace Cover: Newnes, 1915
(First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
Time Jumper
Time Jumper by William Greeleaf Cover: Nordon, 1980 (First
Edition)
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Nordon. (c)
1980 Nordon)
Landscape with Landscape
Landscape with Landscape by Gerald Murnane Cover:
Norstilia Press, 1985
(First Edition) illustration by David Wong (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Norstrilia Press (c)
1985
Norstrilia Press)
Omni Best Science Fiction One
Omni Best Science Fiction One ed. by Ellen
Datlow Cover: Omni Books
(First Edition) illustration by Michael Parkes (M.
M. Kavanagh. Cover
illustration: Michael Parkes / Courtesy of OMNI Magazine.
(c) 1992 Omni
Publications International, Ltd.)
Wraeththu
Wraeththu by Storm Constantine Cover: Orb, 1993 illustration by
Sam
Rakeland (M. M. Kavanagh. (c) 1993 Orb)
Ice
Ice by Anna Kavan Cover: Doubleday, 1970 (First US Edition)
illustration
by Alan Peckolick (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Used by Permission of Doubleday, a division of Bantam
Doubleday
Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1970 Doubleday & Co.)
Q: Seeking the Mythical Future
Q: Seeking the Mythical Future by Trevor Hoyle
Cover: Panther Books, 1977
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Reprinted
with permission of HarperCollins Publishers
Limited. (c) 1977 Panther
Books)
Uninhibited, The
The Uninhibited by Dan Morgan Cover: Brown Watson Ltd., 1963
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Brown
Watson
Limited (c) 1963 Brown Watson Limited)
Omha Abides
Omha Abides by C.C. MacApp Cover: Paperback Library, 1968
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Paperback
Library
(c) 1968 Paperback Library)
Gather, Darkness!
Gather, Darkness! by Fritz Leiber Cover: Pellegrini and
Cudahy, 1950
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Pellegrini
and Cudahy (c) 1950 Pellegrini and Cudahy)
Wings Across Time
Wings Across Time by Frank Edward Arnold Cover: Pendulum,
1946 (First
Edition) illustration by Bob Wilkin (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Pendulum (c) 1946 Pendulum)
Warchild
Warchild by Richard Bowes Cover: Popular Library, 1986 illustration
by
Richard Corben (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted by permission of Warner Books, Inc. (c) 1986
Popular
Library)
Shadow Hunter, The
The Shadow Hunter by Pat Murphy Cover: Popular Library
(First Edition)
(M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by permission of Warner Books,
Inc. (c) 1982
Popular Library, Inc.)
Venus Equilateral
Venus Equilateral by George O. Smith Cover: Prime Press,
1947 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Prime
Press (c)
1947 Prime Press)
Myths, Legends, and True History: Author's Choice Monthly
Myths, Legends, and
True History: Author's Choice Monthly by Geoffrey A.
Landis Cover: Pulphouse
Publishing (First Edition) illustration by George
Barr (M. M. Kavanagh.
Courtesy of Pulphouse Publishing. (c) Pulphouse
Publishing Inc.)
Telempath
Telempath by Spider Robinson Cover: Ber/Day, 1976 (First Edition)
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Ber/Day (c)
1976
Ber/Day)
Transfigurations
Transfigurations by Michael Bishop Cover: Berkley, 1979
(First Edition)
illustration by Mike Hinge (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by
arrangement with
The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1979
The Berkley
Publishing Group. Reproduction, duplication or transmission
without
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Strangers
Strangers by Gardner Dozois Cover: Berkley (First Edition) (M.
M.
Kavanagh. Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group.
All
rights reserved. (c) 1978 The Berkley Publishing Group.
Reproduction,
duplication or transmission without appropriate permission is a
violation
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Orbit 9
Orbit 9 ed. by Damon Knight Cover: Putnam (First Edition)
illustration by
Paul Lehr (M. M. Kavanagh. Used with the permission of Damon
Knight. (c)
1971 The Putnam Publishing Group. )
Light at the End of the Universe, The
The Light at the End of the Universe by
Terry Carr Cover: Pyramid Books,
1976 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley
Publishing Group. All rights
reserved. (c) 1976 Pyramid Books. Reproduction,
duplication or
transmission without appropriate permission is a violation of
Federal
copyright laws.)
Islands
Islands by Marta Randall Cover: Pyramid Books, 1976 (First
Edition)
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted
by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights
reserved. (c)
1976 Pyramid Books. Reproduction, duplication or transmission
without
appropriate permission is a violation of Federal copyright laws.)
Wall Around the World, The
The Wall Around the World by Theodore R. Cogswell
Cover: Pyramid Books
(First Edition) illustration by John Schoenherr (M. M.
Kavanagh. Reprinted
by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All
rights reserved. (c)
1962 Pyramid Books. Reproduction, duplication or
transmission without
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copyright laws.)
Sturgeon in Orbit
Sturgeon in Orbit by Theodore Sturgeon Cover: Pyramid
Books, 1964 (First
Edition) illustration by Ed Emshwiller (M. M. Kavanagh.
Reprinted by
arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights
reserved. (c)
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without
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I Have No Mouth. . .
I Have No Mouth. . . by Harlan Ellison Cover: Pyramid
Books, 1967 (First
Edition) illustration by Leo & Diane Dillon (M. M.
Kavanagh. Reprinted by
arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All
rights reserved. (c)
1967 Pyramid Books. Reproduction, duplication or
transmission without
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copyright laws.)
Who?
Who? by Algis Budrys Cover: Pyramid Books, 1968 illustration by
Kelly
Freas (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by arrangement with The
Berkley
Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1968 Pyramid
Books.
Reproduction, duplication or transmission without appropriate
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Laying the Music to Rest
Laying the Music to Rest by Dean Wesley Smith Cover:
Popular Library,
1989 illustration by Barclay Shaw (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ.
of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by permission of Warner
Books, Inc. (c)
1989 Popular Library)
Johnny Zed
Johnny Zed by John Gregory Betancourt Cover: Popular Library, 1988
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted
by
permission of Warner Books, Inc. (c) 1988 Popular Library)
Limbo
Limbo by Bernard Wolfe Cover: Ace Books illustration by Jack Gaughan
(M.
M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing
Group.
All rights reserved. (c) 1961 Ace Books. Reproduction, duplication
or
transmission without appropriate permission is a violation of
Federal
copyright laws.)
Savoy Dreams
Savoy Dreams by David Britton Cover: Savoy Books, 1984
illustration by
BBC Hulton Picture Library (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Savoy Books (c) 1984 Savoy Books)
Murder in Millennium VI
Murder in Millennium VI by Curme Gray Cover:
Shasta,1951 (First Edition)
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Courtesy of
Erle Melvin Korshak. (c) 1951 Shasta)
Interface
Interface by Mark Adlard Cover: Ace Books (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by arrangement with
The
Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1977 Ace
Books.
Reproduction, duplication or transmission without appropriate
permission
is a violation of Federal copyright laws.)
Hampdenshire Wonder, The
The Hampdenshire Wonder by J.D. Beresford Cover:
Eyre & Spottiswoode,
1948 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Eyre &
Spottis-Woode (c) 1948 Eyre &
Spottis-Woode)
Greener than You Think
Greener than You Think by Ward Moore Cover: Sloane,
1947 (First Edition)
illustration by Wolfgang Roth (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Sloane (c) 1947 Sloane)
Tomorrow Revealed
Tomorrow Revealed by John Atkins Cover: Spearman, 1955
(Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Spearman (c)
1955 Spearman)
Menace from Mercury
Menace from Mercury by Victor La Salle (R.L. Fanthorpe)
Cover: John
Spencer & Co., 1954 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif.,
Riverside. Spencer (c) 1954 Spencer [UK])
Vaneglory
Vaneglory by George Turner Cover: Sphere, 1983 (M. M. Kavanagh.
Sphere
(c) 1983 Sphere)
New Worlds 5
New Worlds 5 by Michael Moorcock Cover: Sphere Books Ltd., 1973
(First
Edition) (M. M. Kavanagh. Sphere (c) 1973 Sphere)
Movement of Mountains, The
The Movement of Mountains by Michael Blumlein
Cover: St. Martin's Press
(First Edition) (M. M. Kavanagh. Courtesy of St.
Martin's Press. (c) 1987
St. Martin's Press)
Ragged World, The
The Ragged World by Judith Moffett Cover: St. Martin's
Press (First
Edition) illustration by Ron Walotsky (M. M. Kavanagh. Cover:
Ron
Walotsky. Courtesy of St. Martin's Press. (c) 1991 St. Martin's
Press)
Out of Space and Time
Out of Space and Time by Clark Ashton Smith Cover:
Panther Books, 1974
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted
with permission of HarperCollins Publishers Limited. (c)
1974 Panther
Books)
Twice in Time
Twice in Time by Manly Wade Wellman Cover: Galaxy Publishing
Corp., 1958
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Galaxy (c)
1958 Galaxy, No. 3 World Editions, Inc. )
Ralph 124C 41+
Ralph 124C 41+ by Hugo Gernsback Cover: Stratford, 1925 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Stratford (c)
1925
Stratford)
Rosemary's Brain
Rosemary's Brain by Martha Soukup Cover: Wildside Press
(First Edition)
(M. M. Kavanagh. Wildside Press (c) 1992 Wildside Press)
Taking of Satcon Station, The
The Taking of Satcon Station by Jim Baen &
Barney Cohen Cover: TOR, 1982
illustration by Howard Chaykin (Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by permission of Tor
Books. (c) 1982 Tor
Books)
Probe
Probe by Carole Nelson Douglas Cover: TOR, 1985 (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by permission of
Tor
Books. (c) 1985 Tor Books)
Mirabile
Mirabile by Janet Kagan Cover: TOR, 1991 (First Edition)
illustration by
Rich Sternbach (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted by permission of Tor Books. (c) 1981 Tor
Books)
Good News from Outer Space
Good News from Outer Space by John Kessel Cover:
TOR, 1989 (First
Edition) illustration by Cityline Communications (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by
permission of Tor
Books. (c) 1989 Tor Books)
Heritage of Flight
Heritage of Flight by Susan Shwartz Cover: TOR, 1989
illustration by
Wayne Barlowe (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted by permission of Tor Books. (c) 1989 Tor
Books)
Rainbow Man
Rainbow Man by M.J. Engh Cover: TOR, 1993 illustration by Paul
Lehr (M.
M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by permission of Tor Books. (c) 1993 Tor
Books)
Human Error
Human Error by Paul Preuss Cover: TOR, 1985 (First Edition)
illustration
by Paul Stinson (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by permission of Tor
Books. (c)
1985 Tor Books)
Terrarium
Terrarium by Scott Russell Sanders Cover: TOR (First
Edition)
illustration by Angus McKie (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by permission
of
Tor Books. (c) 1985 Tor Books)
Santiago: A Myth of the Far Future
Santiago: A Myth of the Far Future by
Michael Resnick Cover: TOR (First
Edition) illustration by Michael Whelan (M.
M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by
permission of Tor Books. (c) 1986 Tor Books)
Iceborn
Iceborn by Paul Carter Cover: TOR (First Edition) illustration by
Mark
Maxwell (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by permission of Tor Books. (c)
1989
Tor Books)
Phylum Monsters
Phylum Monsters by Hayford Peirce Cover: TOR (First Edition)
illustration
by Bruce Jensen (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by permission of Tor
Books. (c)
1989 Tor Books)
Halo
Halo by Tom Maddox Cover: TOR (First Edition) illustration by
David
Mattingly (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by permission of Tor Books. (c)
1991
Tor Books)
Price of the Stars, The
The Price of the Stars by Debra Doyle & James D.
Macdonald Cover: TOR
(First Edition) illustration by Romas (M. M. Kavanagh.
Reprinted by
permission of Tor Books. (c) 1992 Tor Books)
Jumper
Jumper by Steven Gould Cover: TOR (First Edition) illustration by
Romas
(M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by permission of Tor Books. (c) 1992 Tor
Books)
Phoenix in Flight
Phoenix in Flight by Sherwood Smith & Dave Trowbridge
Cover: TOR, 1993
(First Edition) illustration by Jim Burns (M. M. Kavanagh.
Reprinted by
permission of Tor Books. (c) 1993 Tor Books)
Mother of Storms
Mother of Storms by John Barnes Cover: TOR, 1994 (First
Edition)
illustration by Bob Eggleton (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by
permission of
Tor Books. (c) 1994 Tor Books)
Walkaway Clause, The
The Walkaway Clause by John Dalmas Cover: Tom Doherty
Associates/TOR
(First Edition) illustration by Tom Kidd (M. M. Kavanagh.
Reprinted by
permission of Tor Books. (c) 1986 Tor Books)
Invasion of 1910, The
The Invasion of 1910 by William Le Queux Cover:
Eveleigh Nash, 1906
(First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif.,
Riverside. )
Short History of the Future, A
A Short History of the Future by W. Warren
Wager Cover: University of
Chicago Press, 1989 illustration by Ted Lacey
(Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Univ. Chicago
(c) 1989 Univ.
Chicago)
Secret Life of Houses, The
The Secret Life of Houses by Scott Bradfield
Cover: Unwin Hyman (First
Edition) illustration by Ian Miller (M. M.
Kavanagh. Reprinted with
permission of HarperCollins Publishers Limited. (c)
1988 Unwin Hyman)
Take Back Plenty
Take Back Plenty by Colin Greeland Cover: Unwin Hyman, 1990
(First
Edition) illustration by Steve Crisp (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted
with
permission of HarperCollins Publishers Limited. (c) 1990 Unwin
Hyman)
Slow Dancing Through Time
Slow Dancing Through Time by Gardner Dozois &
Susan Casper Cover: Ursus
(First Edition) illustration by Vern Dufford (M. M.
Kavanagh.Ursus
Imprints (c) 1990 Ursus Imprints)
Star Web
Star Web by Joan Cox Cover: Avon Books, 1980 (Casey
Brown/Eaton
Collection, University of Calif., Riverside. Shown by permission
of Avon
Books. (c) 1980 Avon Books)
Travails of Jane Saint, The
The Travails of Jane Saint by Josephine Saxton
Cover: Virgin Books (First
Edition) illustration by Conny Jude (M. M.
Kavanagh. Virgin Books (c) 1980
Virgin Books)
Transvection Machine, The
The Transvection Machine by Edward Hoch Cover:
Walker & Co. (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection. Reprinted with permission
of Walker and
Company. (c) 1973 Walker & Company)
Starbrat
Starbrat by John Morressy Cover: Walker & Co., 1972 (First
Edition)
illustration by James E. Barry (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with permission of Walker and Company.
(c)
1972 Walker & Company)
Hong on the Range
Hong on the Range by William Wu Cover: Walker & Co.,
1989 illustration by
Phil Hale & Richard Berry (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with permission of Walker
and Company. (c)
1989 Walker & Company)
Plunge into Space, A
A Plunge into Space by Robert Cromie Cover: Frederick
Warne, 1890 (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. )
Glove of Maiden's Hair, The
The Glove of Maiden's Hair by Michael Jan
Friedman Cover: Warner Books,
1987 illustration by James Warhola (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by
permission of Warner Books, Inc.
(c) 1987 Warner Books, Inc.)
Story of Ab, The
The Story of Ab by Stanley Waterloo Cover: Way and Williams,
1897
illustration by Wil Bradley (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of
Calif., Riverside. )
Last Starship from Earth, The
The Last Starship from Earth by John Boyd
Cover: Weybright and Talley,
1968 illustration by Paul Lehr (Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Weybright and Talley (c) 1968
Weybright and Talley)
Short Account of a Remarkable Aerial Voyage. . ., A
A Short Account of a
Remarkable Aerial Voyage. . . by Willem Bilderdijk
Cover: Wilfion
Books/UNESCO, 1989 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif.,
Riverside. Wilfion Books/UNESCO (c) 1989 Wilfion Books/UNESCO)
Secret of the Black Planet
Secret of the Black Planet by Milton Lesser Cover:
Belmont, 1969 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Belmont
Productions (c) 1969 Belmont Productions)
Trouble on Titan
Trouble on Titan by Alan Nourse Cover: Winston, 1954 (First
Edition)
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Winston (c)
1954 Winston)
Sinister Barrier
Sinister Barrier by Eric Frank Russell Cover: Dennis Dobson,
1967 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Dennis
Dobson
Limited (c) 1967 Dennis Dobson Limited)
Intelligence Gigantic, The
The Intelligence Gigantic by John Russell Fearn
Cover: World's Work, 1943
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. World's
Work (c) 1943 World's Work)
People Maker, The
The People Maker by Damon Knight Cover: Zenith, 1959 (M. M.
Kavanagh.
Zenith (c) 1959 Zenith)
Man Whose Teeth Were All Exactly Alike, The
The Man Whose Teeth Were All
Exactly Alike by Philip K. Dick Cover:
Ziesing, 1984 (First Edition)
illustration by Dell Harris (M. M. Kavanagh.
Ziesing (c) 1984 Ziesing)
Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, The
The Magazine of Fantasy and
Science Fiction, June 1984 Published by
Mercury Press Cover illustration by
R.J. Krupowiczfor (Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted from The Magazine
of Fantasy and Science Fiction. (c)
1984 Mercury Press)
Planet Stories
Planet Stories, July 1952 Published by Love Romance Publishing
Co., Inc.
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c)
1952
Love Romances Publishing Co., Inc.)
Science Fiction Adventures
Science Fiction Adventures, Sept. 1957 Published
by Future Publications,
Inc. Cover illustration by Ed Emshwiller (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1957 Future
Publications, Inc.
)
Startling Stories
Startling Stories, June 1943 Published by Better
Publications (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
(c) 1943 Better
Publications, Inc.)
Strange Adventures
Strange Adventures, Oct.-Nov. 1950 Published by National
Comics
Publications, Inc. (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1950 National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Thrilling Wonder Stories
Thrilling Wonder Stories, Dec. 1949 Published by
Better Publications
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Better
Publications, Inc. (c) 1949 Better Publications, Inc.)
Unknown
Unknown, Feb. 1940 Published by Street & Smith Publications
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1940
Street &
Smith)
Sword of Rhiannon, The
The Sword of Rhiannon by Leigh Brackett Cover: T.V.
Boardman & Co., 1955
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. T.V.
Boardman & Company (c) 1955 T.V. Boardman &
Company)
Venture Science Fiction
Venture Science Fiction, July 1958 Published by
Edward L. Ferman Cover
illustration by Ed Emshwiller (Reprinted from The
Magazine of Fantasy and
Science Fiction. (c) 1958 Edward L. Ferman)
Weird Tales
Weird Tales, June 1934 Published by Weird Tales Ltd. Cover
illustration
by Margaret Brundage (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted by permission of Weird Tales, Ltd. Copyright
1934
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Twenty-four Hours
Twenty-four Hours by Neil Charles Cover: Curtis Warren
Ltd., 1952 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Curtis Warren Ltd.
(c) 1952 Curtis Warren Ltd.)
Lunar Activity
Lunar Activity by Elizabeth Moon Cover: Baen Books, 1990
illustration by
Vincent Di Fate (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted with permission of BAEN PUBLISHING ENTERPRISES.
(c)
1990 Baen Books)
Through Darkest America
Through Darkest America by Neal Barrett, Jr. Cover:
Congdon & Weed, 1986
(First Edition) illustration by Joe Burleson (M. M.
Kavanagh. (c) 1986
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Moving Mars
Moving Mars by Greg Bear Cover: TOR, 1993 (First Edition)
illustration by
Wayne Barlowe (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by permission of Tor
Books. (c)
1993 Tor Books)
Star Light: The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester
Star Light: The Great
Short Fiction of Alfred Bester by Alfred Bester
Cover: Berkley, 1977
illustration by Richard Powers (M. M. Kavanagh.
Reprinted by arrangement with
The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights
reserved. (c) 1977 The Berkley
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Stars My Destination, The
The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester Cover:
Bantam, 1970
illustration by Paul Lehr (M. M. Kavanagh. Used by Permission of
Bantam
Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c)
1970
Bantam Books)
Uplift War, The
The Uplift War by David Brin Cover: Bantam, 1987 illustration
by Michael
Whelan (M. M. Kavanagh. Used by Permission of Bantam Books, a
division of
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1987 Bantam
Books)
Vor Game, The
The Vor Game by Lois McMaster Bujold Cover: Baen Books, 1990
illustration
by Tom Kidd (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted with permission of BAEN
PUBLISHING
ENTERPRISES. (c) 1990 Baen Books)
Kindred
Kindred by Octavia Estelle Butler Cover: Beacon Press, 1988
illustration
by Joanna Steinkeller & Laurence Shwinger (M. M. Kavanagh.
(c) 1988 Beacon
Press)
Steel Crocodile, The
The Steel Crocodile by D.G. Compton Cover: Ace Books,
1970 (First
Edition) illustration by Leo & Diane Dillon (M. M. Kavanagh.
Reprinted by
arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights
reserved. (c)
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Man Who Melted, The
The Man Who Melted by Jack Dann Cover: Bluejay Books,
1984 (First
Edition) illustration by Al de Angelo (M. M. Kavanagh. Book
jackets
reprinted by permission of Bluejay Books Inc. All rights reserved.
(c)
1984 Bluejay Books Inc.)
Triton
Triton by Samuel R. Delany Cover: Bantam, 1976 (First Edition) (M.
M.
Kavanagh. Used by Permission of Bantam Books, a division of
Bantam
Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1976 Bantam Books)
Galactic Pot-Healer
Galactic Pot-Healer by Philip K. Dick Cover: Berkley,
1974 illustration
by Paul Lehr (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by arrangement with
The Berkley
Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1974 The Berkley
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Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldrich, The
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldrich by
Philip K. Dick Cover: Bantam,
1977 (M. M. Kavanagh. Used by Permission of
Bantam Books, a division of
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c)
1977 Bantam Books)
Weathermonger, The
The Weathermonger by Peter Dickinson Cover: Delacorte
Press, 1986 (First
US Edition) illustration by Leo & Diane Dillon (M. M.
Kavanagh. Used by
Permission of Delecorte Press, a division of Bantam
Doubleday Dell
Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1986 Delecorte Press)
Start of the End of It All, The
The Start of the End of It All by Carol
Emshwiller Cover: Mercury House,
1991 illustration by Renee Flower (M. M.
Kavanagh. Published by Mercury
House, San Francisco, CA. (c) 1991 Mercury
House)
To Your Scattered Bodies Go
To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip Jose Farmer
Cover: Berkley, 1971
(M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by arrangement with The
Berkley Publishing
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Rumors of Spring
Rumors of Spring by Richard Grant Cover: Bantam, 1987 (First
Edition)
illustration by Gervasio Gallardo (M. M. Kavanagh. Used by
Permission of
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Group, Inc.
(c) 1987 Bantam Books)
Hemingway Hoax, The
The Hemingway Hoax by Joe Haldeman Cover: Avon Books,
1991 illustration
by Gary Ruddell (M. M. Kavanagh. Shown by permission of
Avon Books. (c)
1991 Avon Books)
Make Room! Make Room!
Make Room! Make Room! by Harry Harrison Cover: Bantam,
1994 illustration
by Mick McGinty (M. M. Kavanagh. Used by Permission of
Bantam Books, a
division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c)
1994Bantam
Books)
Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein Cover: Ace Books,
1987
illustration by James Warhola (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by
arrangement
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Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, The
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A.
Heinlein Cover: Berkley, 1968
illustration by Paul Lehr (M. M. Kavanagh.
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Past Through Tomorrow, The
The Past Through Tomorrow by Robert A. Heinlein
Cover: Berkley, 1983 (M.
M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by arrangement with The
Berkley Publishing Group.
All rights reserved. (c) 1983 The Berkley
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Star Beast, The
The Star Beast by Robert A. Heinlein Cover: Ace Books, 1972
illustration
by Steele Savage (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by arrangement with
The
Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1972 Ace
Books.
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White Queen
White Queen by Gwyneth Jones Cover: Orb, 1994 (M. M. Kavanagh.
Reprinted
by permission of Tor Books. (c) 1994 Orb)
Wind's Twelve Quarters, The
The Wind's Twelve Quarters by Ursula K. Le Guin
Cover: Bantam, 1976 (M.
M. Kavanagh. Used by Permission of Bantam Books, a
division of Bantam
Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1976 Bantam
Books)
Word for World Is Forest, The
The Word for World Is Forest by Ursula K. Le
Guin Cover: Berkley, 1976
illustration by Richard Powers (M. M. Kavanagh.
Reprinted by arrangement
with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights
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Solaris
Solaris by Stanislaw Lem Cover: Berkley, 1971 illustration by Paul
Lehr
(M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley
Publishing
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Group.
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Galaxies
Galaxies by Barry Malzberg Cover: Pyramid Books, 1975 (First
Edition) (M.
M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley
Publishing Group.
All rights reserved. (c) 1975 Pyramid Books. Reproduction,
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Memoirs of a Spacewoman
Memoirs of a Spacewoman by Naomi Mitchison Cover:
Berkley, 1973
illustration by Vincent Di Fate (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by
arrangement
with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1973
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Mirror for Observers, A
A Mirror for Observers by Edgar Pangborn Cover: Dell,
1980 (M. M.
Kavanagh. Used by Permission of Dell Books, a division of Bantam
Doubleday
Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1980 Dell Books)
Glamour, The
The Glamour by Christopher Priest Cover: Doubleday, 1985 (First
US
Edition) illustration by Linda Fennimore (M. M. Kavanagh. Used
by
Permission of Doubleday, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell
Publishing
Group, Inc. (c) 1985 Doubleday)
Red Mars
Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson Cover: Bantam, 1993 (First US
Edition)
illustration by Don Dixon (M. M. Kavanagh. Used by Permission of
Bantam
Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c)
1993
Bantam Books)
Planet on the Table, The
The Planet on the Table by Kim Stanley Robinson
Cover: TOR, 1986 (First
Edition) (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by permission of
Tor Books. (c) 1986
Tor Books)
Stardance
Stardance by Spider Robinson & Jeanne Robinson Cover: TOR,
1983
illustration by Victoria Poyser (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by
permission
of Tor Books. (c) 1983 Tor Books)
Ragged Astronauts, The
The Ragged Astronauts by Bob Shaw Cover: Baen Books,
1988 illustration by
Alan Gutierrez (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted with
permission of BAEN
PUBLISHING ENTERPRISES. (c) 1988 Baen Books)
Wreath of Stars, A
A Wreath of Stars by Bob Shaw Cover: Dell, 1978 (M. M.
Kavanagh. Used by
Permission of Dell Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday
Dell Publishing
Group, Inc. (c) 1978 Dell Books)
Illuminatus! Trilogy, The
The Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Shea &
Robert Anton Wilson Cover:
Dell, 1984 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Courtesy of Dell Books, a division of Bantam
Doubleday Dell Publishing
Group, Inc. (c) 1984 Dell Books)
Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol. I, The
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame,
Vol. I by Robert Silverberg Cover: Avon
Books, 1971 (M. M. Kavanagh. Shown by
permission of Avon Books. (c) 1971
Avon Books)
Hyperion
Hyperion by Dan Simmons Cover: Bantam, 1990 illustration by Gary
Ruddell
(M. M. Kavanagh. Used by Permission of Bantam Books, a division of
Bantam
Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1990 Bantam Books)
Rediscovery of Man, The
The Rediscovery of Man by Cordwainer Smith Cover:
NESFA Press, 1993
(First Edition) illustration by Jack Gaughan (M. M.
Kavanagh. Cover
Illustration: Jack Gaughan. (c) 1993 NESFA Press)
Star Maker
Star Maker by Olaf Stapledon Cover: Jeremy P. Tarcher, 1987
illustration
by Tanya Maiboroda (M. M. Kavanagh. Courtesy of the Estate of
William Olaf
Stapledon. (c) 1987 Jeremy Tarcher / The Putnam Publishing
Group.)
Snow Crash
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson Cover: Bantam, 1993 illustration by
Bruce
Jensen (M. M. Kavanagh. Used by Permission of Bantam Books, a division
of
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1993 Bantam Books)
Schismatrix
Schismatrix by Bruce Sterling Cover: Arbor House, 1995 (First
Edition)
illustration by Ron Walotsky (M. M. Kavanagh. Shown by permission
of
William Morrow & Co., Inc. (c) Arbor House)
Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology
Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology
ed. by Bruce Sterling Cover: Arbor
House, 1986 (First Edition) illustration
by Dorothy Wachtenheim & Abbe
Lubell (M. M. Kavanagh. Shown by permission
of William Morrow & Co., Inc.
(c) 1986 Arbor House)
Gravity's Angels
Gravity's Angels by Michael Swanwick Cover: Arkham House,
1991 (First
Edition) illustration by Pablo Picasso (M. M. Kavanagh. Courtesy
of Arkham
House Publishers. (c) 1991 by Arkham House Publishers, Inc.)
Stations of the Tide
Stations of the Tide by Michael Swanwick Cover: William
Morrow & Co.,
1991 (First Edition) illustration by Daniel Horn (M. M.
Kavanagh. Shown by
permission of William Morrow & Co., Inc. (c) 1991
William Morrow & Co.,
Inc.)
Of Men and Monsters
Of Men and Monsters by William Tenn Cover: Walker &
Co., 1970
illustration by Jack Gaughan (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted with
permission of
Walker and Company. (c) 1970 Walker & Company)
Gate to Women's Country, The
The Gate to Women's Country by Sheri S. Tepper
Cover: Bantam, 1989
illustration by Wilson McLean (M. M. Kavanagh. Used by
Permission of
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Group, Inc.
(c) 1989 Bantam Books)
Her Smoke Rose up Forever
Her Smoke Rose up Forever by James Tiptree Cover:
Arkham House, 1990
(First Edition) (M. M. Kavanagh. Courtesy of Arkham House
Publishers. (c)
1990 by Arkham House Publishers, Inc.)
Weapon Shops of Isher, The
The Weapon Shops of Isher by A.E. Van Vogt Cover:
Ace Books, 1970
illustration by John Schoenherr (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by
arrangement
with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1970
Ace
Books. Reproduction, duplication or transmission without
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Last Castle, The
The Last Castle by Jack Vance Cover: TOR, 1989 illustration
by Brian
Waugh (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by permission of Tor Books. (c)
1989 Tor
Books)
Persistence of Vision, The
The Persistence of Vision by John Varley Cover:
Dell, 1979 (M. M.
Kavanagh. Used by Permission of Dell Books, a division of
Bantam Doubleday
Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1979 Dell Books)
True Names
True Names by Vernor Vinge Cover: Dell, 1981 illustration by Tsui
(M. M.
Kavanagh. Used by Permission of Dell Books, a division of Bantam
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John T. Sladek (1937- ) (Tom Jackson. (c) 1995 Tom
Jackson)
Tenn, William
William Tenn (1920- ) (Jay Kay Klein. (c) 1995 Jay Kay
Klein)
Twain, Mark
Mark Twain (1835-1910) ( Bettmann. )
Vonarburg, Elisabeth
Elisabeth Vonarburg (1947- ) (Robert Laliberte. (c) 1995
Robert
Laliberte)
Wilder, Cherry
Cherry Wilder (1930- ) (Jay Kay Klein. (c) 1995 Jay Kay
Klein)
Womack, Jack
Jack Womack (1956- ) (Meghan Boody. (c) 1995 Meghan Boody)
King, T. Jackson
T. Jackson King (1948- ) (Teresa Edgerton. (c) 1995 Teresa
Edgerton)
Soukup, Martha
Martha Soukup (1959- ) (Fred A. Levy Haskell. (c) 1995 Fred A.
Levy
Haskell)
Noon, Jeff
Jeff Noon (1957- ) (Sigrid Estrada. (c) 1995 Sigrid Estrada)
Nicholls, Peter
Peter Nicholls (1939- ) (Ponch Hawkes. (c) 1995 Ponch
Hawkes)
Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, The
The Magazine of Fantasy and
Science Fiction, Nov. 1963 / Vol. 25, No. 5
Published by Mercury Press Cover
illustration by Hannes Bok (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Reprinted from The
Magazine of Fantasy and Science
Fiction. (c) 1963 Mercury Press)
Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, The
The Magazine of Fantasy and
Science Fiction, Sept. 1962 / Vol. 23, No. 3
Published Mercury Press Cover
illustration by Ed Emshwiller (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Reprinted from The
Magazine of Fantasy and Science
Fiction. (c) 1962 Mercury Press)
Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, The
The Magazine of Fantasy and
Science Fiction, Winter-Spring 1950 / Vol. 1,
No. 2 Published by Mercury
Press (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science
Fiction. (c) 1950 Fantasy
House Inc.)
Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, The
The Magazine of Fantasy and
Science Fiction, April 1971 / Vol. 40, No. 4
Published by Mercury Press Cover
illustration by Kelly Freas (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Reprinted from The
Magazine of Fantasy and Science
Fiction. (c) 1971 Mercury Press)
Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, The
The Magazine of Fantasy and
Science Fiction, Jan. 1931 / Vol. 40, No. 1
Published by Mercury Press Cover
illustration by Vaughn Bode (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Reprinted from The
Magazine of Fantasy and Science
Fiction. (c) 1971 Mercury Press)
Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, The
The Magazine of Fantasy and
Science Fiction, April 1973 / Vol. 44, No. 4
Published by Mercury Press Cover
illustration by Don Davis (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted from The
Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. (c)
1973 Mercury Press)
Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, The
The Magazine of Fantasy and
Science Fiction, Dec. 1967 / Vol. 33, No. 6
Published by Mercury Press Cover
illustration by Jack Gaughan (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Reprinted from The
Magazine of Fantasy and Science
Fiction. (c) 1967 Mercury Press)
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The Magazine of Fantasy and
Science Fiction, Oct-Nov 1991 / Vol. 81, No.
4-5 Published by Mercury Press
Cover illustration by Bryn Barnard (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted from The
Magazine of Fantasy and Science
Fiction. (c) 1991 Mercury Press)
Sawyer, Robert J.
Robert J. Sawyer (1960- ) (Carolyn Clink. (c) 1995 Carolyn
Clink)
Sterling, Bruce
Bruce Sterling (1954- ) (Photo provided by author. )
Stith, John E.
John E. Stith (1947- ) (Kavin Tris King. (c) 1995 Kavin Tris
King)
Griffith, Nicola
Nicola Griffith (1960- ) (Kelley Eskridge. (c) 1995 Kelley
Eskridge)
Gaiman, Neil (SF & History)
Neil Gaiman admits that he researches history
on a lazy but continual
basis. ( (c) Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Gaiman, Neil (SF & History)
Neil Gaiman admits that he researches history
on a lazy but continual
basis. ( (c) Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Gibson, William (Neuromancer)
William Gibson on Neuromancer. ( (c) Grolier
Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Gibson, William (Neuromancer)
William Gibson on Neuromancer. ( (c) Grolier
Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Haldeman, Joe (The Hemingway Hoax)
Joe Haldeman had to study how Hemingway
misused metaphors and botched
punctuation in The Hemingway Hoax. ( (c)
Grolier Electronic Publishing,
Inc.)
Haldeman, Joe (The Hemingway Hoax)
Joe Haldeman had to study how Hemingway
misused metaphors and botched
punctuation in The Hemingway Hoax. ( (c)
Grolier Electronic Publishing,
Inc.)
Jones, Gwyneth (Divine Endurance)
Gwyneth Jones talks about the Key to the
Universe. ( (c) Grolier
Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Jones, Gwyneth (Divine Endurance)
Gwyneth Jones talks about the Key to the
Universe. ( (c) Grolier
Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Kress, Nancy (On Using Language to Invoke the Future)
Nancy Kress says that
the future will feel so strange that writers will
not need to invent jargon
to describe it. ( (c) Grolier Electronic
Publishing, Inc.)
Kress, Nancy (On Using Language to Invoke the Future)
Nancy Kress says that
the future will feel so strange that writers will
not need to invent jargon
to describe it. ( (c) Grolier Electronic
Publishing, Inc.)
Le Guin, Ursula K. (On Computers)
Ursula K. Le Guin has no deep thoughts
about computer technology. ( (c)
Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Le Guin, Ursula K. (On Computers)
Ursula K. Le Guin has no deep thoughts
about computer technology. ( (c)
Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
McHugh, Maureen (China Mountain Zhang)
Maureen McHugh discusses China
Mountain Zhang and her perception of what
it may be like to like in a third
world country of the future. ( (c)
Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
McHugh, Maureen (China Mountain Zhang)
Maureen McHugh discusses China
Mountain Zhang and her perception of what
it may be like to like in a third
world country of the future. ( (c)
Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Martin, George R. R. (On the Promise of SF)
George R. R. Martin would like to
see the fictions of SF become real in
his lifetime. ( (c) Grolier Electronic
Publishing, Inc.)
Martin, George R. R. (On the Promise of SF)
George R. R. Martin would like to
see the fictions of SF become real in
his lifetime. ( (c) Grolier Electronic
Publishing, Inc.)
Moorcock, Michael (On Alienation)
Michael Moorcock thinks that it's easy for
SF writers to describe
outsiders, since most authors are alienated
themselves. ( (c) Grolier
Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Moorcock, Michael (On Alienation)
Michael Moorcock thinks that it's easy for
SF writers to describe
outsiders, since most authors are alienated
themselves. ( (c) Grolier
Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Morrow, James (This is the Way the World Ends)
James Morrow cites children as
an inspiration in working for disarmament.
( (c) Grolier Electronic
Publishing, Inc.)
Morrow, James (This is the Way the World Ends)
James Morrow cites children as
an inspiration in working for disarmament.
( (c) Grolier Electronic
Publishing, Inc.)
Niven, Larry (On Telepathy)
Larry Niven thinks that it's a good thing that we
can't read minds. ( (c)
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Niven, Larry (On Telepathy)
Larry Niven thinks that it's a good thing that we
can't read minds. ( (c)
Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Pohl, Frederik (Aliens in JEM)
Frederik Pohl makes admits to making up his
descriptions of aliens as he
goes along. ( (c) Grolier Electronic Publishing,
Inc.)
Pohl, Frederik (Aliens in JEM)
Frederik Pohl makes admits to making up his
descriptions of aliens as he
goes along. ( (c) Grolier Electronic Publishing,
Inc.)
Robinson, Kim Stanley (On Dreams)
Kim Stanley Robinson believes that dreams
have power in our lives even if
we can't remember them. ( (c) Grolier
Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Robinson, Kim Stanley (On Dreams)
Kim Stanley Robinson believes that dreams
have power in our lives even if
we can't remember them. ( (c) Grolier
Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Ryman, Geoffrey (The Child Garden)
Geoffrey Ryman discusses his book, The
Child Garden, the lack of the
spiritual element in our lives. ( (c) Grolier
Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Ryman, Geoffrey (The Child Garden)
Geoffrey Ryman discusses his book, The
Child Garden, the lack of the
spiritual element in our lives. ( (c) Grolier
Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Silverberg, Robert (The Immensity of the Universe)
Robert Silverberg on the
smallness of Us and the immensity of It. ( (c)
Grolier Electronic Publishing,
Inc.)
Silverberg, Robert (The Immensity of the Universe)
Robert Silverberg on the
smallness of Us and the immensity of It. ( (c)
Grolier Electronic Publishing,
Inc.)
Simmons, Dan (Hyperion)
Dan Simmons on his book, Hyperion, and on John Keats.
( (c) Grolier
Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Simmons, Dan (Hyperion)
Dan Simmons on his book, Hyperion, and on John Keats.
( (c) Grolier
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Sterling, Bruce (On Television)
Bruce Sterling is definitely plugged in ( (c)
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Publishing, Inc.)
Sterling, Bruce (On Television)
Bruce Sterling is definitely plugged in ( (c)
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Publishing, Inc.)
Stephenson, Neal (Future Virus)
Neal Stephenson on viruses; when you just
can't get that tune out of your
head. ( (c) Grolier Electronic Publishing,
Inc.)
Stephenson, Neal (Future Virus)
Neal Stephenson on viruses; when you just
can't get that tune out of your
head. ( (c) Grolier Electronic Publishing,
Inc.)
Swanwick, Michael (Transcendence)
Michael Swanwick on reaching an audience
through the power of mystery. (
(c) Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Swanwick, Michael (Transcendence)
Michael Swanwick on reaching an audience
through the power of mystery. (
(c) Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Vonarburg, Elisabeth (Writing for SF Fans)
Elisabeth Vonarburg talks about
her audience and herself. ( (c) Grolier
Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Vonarburg, Elisabeth (Writing for SF Fans)
Elisabeth Vonarburg talks about
her audience and herself. ( (c) Grolier
Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
On Being a Science Fiction Writer
There are better ways of becoming a
millionaire than by writing science
fiction, according to those who know. (
(c) Grolier Electronic Publishing,
Inc.)
What Science Fiction Does or Should Do
Other than providing a good read, SF
writers hopefully see their novels
helping people deal with future change and
exposing them to new horizons.
( (c) Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Women in Science Fiction
Various views: Women of SF and Women in SF. ( (c)
Grolier Electronic
Publishing, Inc.)
Powers of the Mind
James Morrow and Geoff Ryman make a case for the power of
skepticism and
reject the simplicity of New Age answers. ( (c) Grolier
Electronic
Publishing, Inc.)
The Outlaw in Cyberpunk
The romance of the life of the outlaw has long been a
theme in books and
movies. These SF writers agree that we can learn something
about how our
society functions by those who don't follow the rules. ( (c)
Grolier
Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Virtual Reality
For some people, virtual reality is a term that has little to
do with how
we live. For others, the future is already here - or just a phone
call
away. ( (c) Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Space Technology
What interests SF writers is not the spaceship but what the
spaceship
adds to the story and to the reader's flights of imagination. (
(c)
Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Post Apocalypse
It's been a theme since antiquity - the End of the World,
Post-Holocaust,
Planetary Disaster. Whether the result of bombs, plagues, or
cosmic
explosions, SF writers have long imagined whether our world will end
with
a bang or a whimper. ( (c) Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
The Time Machine
Robert Silverberg discusses the man who inspired and touched
many
generations of SF fans: H.G. Wells. ( (c) Grolier Electronic
Publishing,
Inc.)
Time Travel
SF writers discuss the challenges of Time Travel and agree that
it's not
the mechanics but the metaphors that have meaning. ( (c)
Grolier
Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Jones, Gwyneth
Gwyneth Jones (1952- ) (Andrew I. Porter. (c) 1995 Andrew I.
Porter)
Kornbluth , Cyril M.
Cyril M. Kornbluth (1923-1958) (Andrew I. Porter. (c)
1995 Andrew I.
Porter)
Langford, David
David Langford (1953- ) (Andrew I. Porter. (c) 1995 Andrew I.
Porter)
Lem, Stanislaw
Stanislaw Lem (1921- ) (Franz Rottensteiner. (c) 1995
Franz
Rottensteiner)
L'Engle, Madeleine
Madeleine L'Engle (1918- ) (Andrew I. Porter. (c) 1995
Andrew I. Porter)
MacDonald, James D.
James D. MacDonald (1916-1986) (M. M. Kavanagh. (c) 1995
M. M. Kavanagh)
Popkes, Steven
Steven Popkes (1952- ) (Andrew I. Porter. (c) 1995 Andrew I.
Porter)
Rodgers, Alan
Alan Rodgers ( ? - ) (Andrew I. Porter. (c) 1995 Andrew I.
Porter)
Sanders, Scott Russell
Scott Russell Sanders (1945- ) (Andrew I. Porter. (c)
1995 Andrew I.
Porter)
Spruill, Steven
Steven G. Spruill (1946- ) (Andrew I. Porter. (c) 1995 Andrew
I. Porter)
Stableford, Brian M.
Brian M. Stableford (1948- ) (Andrew I. Porter. (c) 1995
Andrew I.
Porter)
Watson, Ian
Ian Watson (1943- ) (Andrew I. Porter. (c) 1995 Andrew I.
Porter)
Webb, Sharon
Sharon Webb (1936- ) (Andrew I. Porter. (c) 1995 Andrew I.
Porter)
Ransom, Bill
Bill Ransom (1945- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995 M. C. Valada)
ab Hugh, Dafydd
Dafydd ab Hugh (1960- ) (Andrew I. Porter. (c) 1995 Andrew I.
Porter)
MacIntyre, F. Gwynplaine
F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre (?1948- ) (M. M. Kavanagh.
(c) 1995 M. M.
Kavanagh)
Roessner, Michaela
Michaela Roessner (1950- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995 M. C.
Valada)
Scarborough, Elizabeth Ann
Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (1947- ) (M. C. Valada.
(c) 1995 M. C. Valada)
Robinson, Kim Stanley
Kim Stanley Robinson (1952- ) (Andrew I. Porter. (c)
1995 Andrew I.
Porter)
Nourse, Alan E.
Alan E. Nourse (1928-1992) (Andrew I. Porter. (c) 1995 Andrew
I. Porter)
Simmons, Dan
Dan Simmons (1948- ) (Andrew I. Porter. (c) 1995 Andrew I.
Porter)
Long, Frank Belknap
Frank Belknap Long (1903- ) (Andrew I. Porter. (c) 1995
Andrew I. Porter)
Pike, Christopher
Christopher Pike ( ? - ) (Andrew I. Porter. (c) 1995 Andrew
I. Porter)
Turner, George
George Turner (1916- ) (Andrew I. Porter. (c) 1995 Andrew I.
Porter)
Rotsler, William
William Rotsler (1926- ) (Andrew I. Porter. (c) 1995 Andrew
I. Porter)
Wolverton, Dave
Dave Wolverton (1957- ) (Andrew I. Porter. (c) 1995 Andrew I.
Porter)
Wellman, Manly Wade
Manly Wade Wellman (1903-1986) (Andrew I. Porter. (c)
1995 Andrew I.
Porter)
Goulart, Ronald
Ronald Goulart (1933- ) (Andrew I. Porter. (c) 1995 Andrew I.
Porter)
Wilson, F. Paul
F. Paul Wilson (1946- ) (Andrew I. Porter. (c) 1995 Andrew I.
Porter)
Nelson, Ray
Ray Nelson (1931- ) (Andrew I. Porter. (c) 1995 Andrew I.
Porter)
Zindell, David
David Zindell (1952- ) (Andrew I. Porter. (c) 1995 Andrew I.
Porter)
Hoffman, Lee
Lee Hoffman (1932- ) (Andrew I. Porter. (c) 1995 Andrew I.
Porter)
Martin, George R.R.
George R.R. Martin (1948- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995 M. C.
Valada)
The Blob
One of the relatively few 1950s monster movies to feature a villain
that
is something other than a giant vermin or an awakened
prehistoric
creature, The Blob (Tonylyn/Paramount) offers an amorphous
protoplasmic
mass. Its success suggests that formless threats can be as
frightening as
gigantic pests. (Courtesy of Jack H. Harris. (c) Jack H.
Harris)
Grant, Richard
Richard Grant (1952- ) (Rick Hawes. (c) 1995 Rick Hawes)
Hoban, Russell
Russell Hoban (1925- ) (Jerry Bauer. (c) 1995 Jerry Bauer)
Holdstock, Robert P.
Robert P. Holdstock (1948- ) (Dick Jude. (c) 1995 Dick
Jude)
Kennedy, Leigh
Leigh Kennedy (1951- ) (Dave Holmes. (c) 1995 Dave Holmes)
McAuley, Paul J.
Paul J. McAuley (1955- ) (Freda Warrington. (c) 1995 Freda
Warrington)
O'Donnell, Kevin Jr.
Kevin O'Donnell, Jr. (1950- ) (T. Jackson King. (c) 1995
T. Jackson King)
Priest, Christopher
Christopher Priest (1943- ) (Dick Jude. (c) 1995 Dick
Jude)
Rucker, Rudy
Rudy Rucker (1946- ) (Rick Hawes. (c) 1995 Rick Hawes)
Russell, Eric Frank
Eric Frank Russell (1905-1978) (Harold Gottliffe. (c)
1995 Harold
Gottliffe)
Russ, Joanna
Joanna Russ (1937- ) (Rick Hawes. (c) 1995 Rick Hawes)
Saxton, Josephine
Josephine Saxton (1935- ) (Dick Jude. (c) 1995 Dick
Jude)
Sheckley, Robert
Robert Sheckley (1928- ) (Rick Hawes. (c) 1995 Rick
Hawes)
Shirley, John
John Shirley (1954- ) (Rick Hawes. (c) 1995 Rick Hawes)
Tiptree, Jr., James
James Tiptree, Jr. (1915-1987) (James Reber. (c) 1995
James Reber)
Waldrop, Howard
Howard Waldrop (1946- ) (Rick Hawes. (c) 1995 Rick Hawes)
Wilson, Robert Anton
Robert Anton Wilson (1932- ) (Gamma. (c) 1995 Gamma)
Wingrove, David
David Wingrove (1954- ) (Colin Ramsey. (c) 1995 Colin
Ramsay)
2001: A Space Odyssey
This Polish poster of 2001: A Space Odyssey(MGM, 1968)
reflects the
nature of Poland's celebrated poster art, which emphasizes
design
qualities rather than merely illustrating a movie. As in other
Eastern
European SF art, this poster suggests the themes of consciousness
and
"inner space" rather than space flight. (Ronald V. Borst/Hollywood
Movie
Posters. )
The Amazing Colossal Man
One of many 1950s films that dramatized gigantic
mutations as a result of
atomic testing, Bert I. Gordon's The Amazing
Colossal Man (Malibu/AIP,
1957) combined the story of an innocent, if
massive, young man with
special effects that were noted for their tackiness.
His lack of success
did not prevent Allied Artists from making Attack of the
50-Foot Woman the
following year. (Ronald V. Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters.
)
The Conquest of Space
One of a small number of 1950s films to seek
respectability through
claims of scientific authenticity, Byron Haskin's The
Conquest of Space
(Paramount, 1955) strove, like George Pal's early and more
successful
Destination Moon, to seem as much anticipatory documentary as
fiction.
(Ronald V. Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters. )
The Creature From the Black Lagoon
Most 1950s monster movies were at the same
stage of sophistication as the
1930s pulp magazines: the monsters were
primarily interested in our women.
Other than that cliche,The Creature From
the Black Lagoon (Universal,
1954) is a vivid and enjoyable film, with an
archetypal and graceful
amphibious Creature. (Ronald V. Borst/Hollywood Movie
Posters. )
The Day the Earth Stood Still
While most 1950s science fiction movies saw
aliens and monsters as
threats to be destroyed, The Day the Earth Stood Still
(20th Century Fox,
1951) made a plea for an end to mankind's violent ways.
This theme would
become popular in SF cinema some twenty years later. (Ronald
V.
Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters. )
I Married A Monster From Outer Space
While most 1950s invasion movies showed
monsters on the rampage, several
explored the theme of the covert invasion,
which had obvious affinities
with the Red Scare. Gene Fowler's I Married A
Monster From Outer Space
(Paramount, 1958) enjoyably exploits the chills
implicit in the theme of
the Enemy Among Us, with a sexual subtext to
heighten the effect. (Ronald
V. Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters. )
The Incredible Shrinking Man
Jack Arnold's film of The Incredible Shrinking
Man (Universal, 1957) was
based on Richard Matheson's script of his novel,
The Shrinking Man, and it
boasts both an intelligent script and excellent
special effects. Save for
its enabling device - the substance which starts
the protagonist's
uncontrollable shrinking is a radioactive cloud - the film
eschews most of
the political touchstones that characterize 1950s SF movies
and focuses
instead on the theme of Man against Nature. (Ronald V.
Borst/Hollywood
Movie Posters. )
Invaders From Mars
William Cameron Menzies's Invaders From Mars (National
Pictures/20
Century-Fox, 1953) makes strong use of the popular 1950s theme of
a
takeover by alien invaders. As in the later Invasion of the
Body
Snatchers, there is an ending with a twist. (Ronald V.
Borst/Hollywood
Movie Posters. )
The Invisible Man
Although the H.G. Wells novel had neither black comedy or
gothic chills,
James Whale's film version of The Invisible Man (Universal,
1933) managed
to combine both elements while still being true to Wells's
story. The
special effects - especially of the dying invisible man returning
to
visibility organ by organ - remain extremely effective. (Ronald
V.
Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters. )
Island of Lost Souls
With Wells's idealistic Dr. Moreau converted into a
sadistic Hollywood
villain, Island of Lost Soulsis not particularly faithful
to Wells's
novel, The Island of Dr. Moreau, but it does work well as a
generally
perverse and horrific film. The movie was banned in England,
which
reportedly delighted Wells. (Ronald V. Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters.
)
It Came From Outer Space
Ray Bradbury's screen treatment forIt Came From
Outer Space (Universal,
1953) cleverly inverts the themes of many alien
invasion films. The
shape-shifting aliens that crash in the Mojave Desert and
begin assuming
the form of local inhabitants pose no threat and merely want
to get home.
(Ronald V. Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters. )
King Kong
The appeal of M.C. Cooper's King Kong (RKO, 1933) was immediate
and
universal. This French movie poster ("avec Fay Wray") offers the
same
Beauty-and-the-Beast thrills that captivated English-speaking
audiences.
(Ronald V. Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters. )
Lost Horizon
One of the relatively few Hollywood films to deal with the theme
of a
lost civilization,Lost Horizon (Columbia, 1937) is a sentimental tale
of
happiness found, lost, then regained. The story is essentially a
fantasy;
no attempt is made to rationalize the lost city or its secret
of
immortality. (Ronald V. Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters. )
The Lost World
Best remembered for its novel and largely successful use of
model
animation combined with live action, The Lost World (First National,
1925)
was not a memorable film. What remains striking is Willis
O'Brien's
pioneering work in stop-motion photography. (Ronald V.
Borst/Hollywood
Movie Posters. )
Metropolis
Fritz Lang's most famous film and the masterpiece of early SF
cinema,
Metropolis (UFA, 1926) combines both SF and gothic elements in its
vision
of gleaming towers and futuristic spectacle above, and a
downtrodden
proletarian underworld below. It remains an impressive film even
today.
(Ronald V. Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters. )
The Mysterious Island
Numerous film versions of Jules Verne's The Mysterious
Islandhave been
made, with the 1961 spectacle being merely the best known.
This poster is
from a 1929 MGM production, ninety percent of which was filmed
in color.
(Ronald V. Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters. )
The Night of the Living Dead
Night of the Living Dead (Image 10
Productions/Walter Reade-Continental,
1968) is George Romero's electrifying
low-budget film of the dead who
returned to life to prey upon the living. It
partakes more of horror than
of SF proper (its SF rationale is mentioned only
in passing and is
risible), but it has had a great effect and influence upon
SF and horror
films. (Ronald V. Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters. )
Them!
The first of the giant insect movies, Them! (Warner Brothers,
1954)
borrowed the desert locale of It Came from Outer Space and the device
of
atomic test radiation from The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms. The
resulting
film became the template for a decade's worth of giant crabs,
tarantulas,
and other vermin. (Ronald V. Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters. )
The Thing
The first of two film adaptations of John W. Campbell's "Who
Goes
There?", Howard Hawks's The Thing (Winchester Pictures/RKO, 1951) does
not
exploit the paranoid potential of Campbell's conceit - a
shapeshifting
alien that kills and replaces the bodies of his vfictims,
prompting
survivors' suspicions that one of them is the monster - but does
create an
unusually suspenseful and gripping movie. The 1982 version by
John
Carpenter does adopt Campbell's shapeshifting theme. (Ronald
V.
Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters. )
Things To Come
Menzies's relentlessly high-minded adaptation of H.G. Wells's
Things to
Come (London films, 1936) may have lacked drama and
complex
characterization, but its special effects and visual tableaux give a
real
indication of what SF cinema could do. (Ronald V. Borst/Hollywood
Movie
Posters. )
The Time Machine
George Pal's production of The Time Machine (Galaxy
Films/MGM, 1960)
remained faithful to the Victorian milieu of Wells's novel,
as his earlier
production of The War of the Worlds had not. Ironically, the
earlier film
remains true to the spirit of Wells's story while the visually
appealing
tale of Wells's time traveller becomes a typical Hollywood
adventure
story. (Ronald V. Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters. )
The Wasp Woman
Although this undistinguished Roger Corman film featured a
beautiful
woman who grows the head of a wasp, the poster for The Wasp
Woman
(Filmgroup/Allied Artists, 1959) portrays a wasp with the head of a
woman.
The film may tempt viewers to freely interpret the deep and dark
reasons
for this particular creation, but it was probably merely an attempt
to
cash in on the success of The Fly. (Ronald V. Borst/Hollywood
Movie
Posters. )
When Worlds Collide
Paramount spent less than a million dollars on When
Worlds Collide
(1951), no great sum for an end-of-the-world spectacular.
Money for the
project reportedly ran out before the matte painting of the new
planet
could be produced. Chesley Bonestell's preliminary artwork was
used
instead, and it shows. (Ronald V. Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters. )
The Golem
Although the Golem is not a technological creation, its story
is
interwoven with some of the same themes as the tale of Frankenstein.
The
1920 film The Golem (PAGU-UFA, 1920) seems strongly to foreshadow a
scene
from The Bride of Frankenstein. (Ronald V. Borst/Hollywood Movie
Posters.
)
The War of the Worlds
The 1953 film version of H.G. Wells's novel,The War of
the Worldsshifted
the invasion site from Victorian England to contemporary
Los Angeles, and
it changed the war machines from H.G. Wells's walking
tripods to chrome
flying saucers with Fifties-style fins (Paramount, 1953).
But this George
Pal film retains the essential excitement of the original
novel. As the
poster suggests, the concept of an alien invasion was still
novel to movie
audiences. (Ronald V. Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters. )
The Lost World
This poster advertising the original release of The Lost World
(First
National, 1925) offered the same audience appeal that the 1950s
monster
movies did thirty years later, save for the presence of a
streetcar
instead of an automobile. (Ronald V. Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters.
)
King Kong
This page from the original pressbook describes the various posters
that
theatre owners showing King Kong (RKO, 1933) could purchase for
their
lobbies. RKO anticipated the film's enormous success from the
outset.
(Ronald V. Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters. )
The Invisible Man Returns
Neither Director James Whale nor star Claude Rains
returned to work on
The Invisible Man Returns (Universal, 1940), the first of
many sequels to
the original 1939 classic. Merely "suggested" by H.G. Wells's
novel, this
movie bears no direct relation to either the novel or the film
version of
The Invisible Man. (Ronald V. Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters. )
The Invisible Woman
The Invisible Woman (Universal, 1940) uses the device of
invisibility -
no other element remains from H.G. Well's original novel. This
light
comedy involves a beautiful model turned invisible by an
eccentric
professor, to the intense interest of both her playboy sponsor and
an
enterprising gangster. (Ronald V. Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters. )
The Batman: The Electrical Brain
Although Batman boasted no superpowers, his
adversaries occasionally
wielded science-fiction devices. In The Batman: The
Electrical Brain
(Columbia, 1943) the caped crusader matches wits with a
prototypical
computer. (Ronald V. Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters. )
The Adventures of Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel was a comic book superhero,
who bore more than a passing
resemblance to Superman.The Adventures of
Captain Marvel (Republic, 1941)
dates from the heyday of Republic movie
serials. Although the original
Captain Marvel disappeared with the settlement
of a lawsuit in 1953,
numerous subsequent versions, using either the
character's name or
attributes, have appeared since. (Ronald V.
Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters.
)
The War of the Worlds
This half-sheet poster for The War of the Worlds
(Paramount, 1953) is
more painterly than most movie poster art of that time
or since: posters
today generally use stills from the film or highly
realistic paintings
made from stills. This is especially the case with SF
cinema, where the
prospective audience must be assured that the special
effects are
realistic. (Ronald V. Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters. )
Godzilla
AlthoughGodzilla (Toho/Embassy, 1954) is in most respects a
conventional
monster movie - its resemblance to The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
is
evident. Godzilla's campiness and kick-down-Tokyo vigor has made him
a
familiar, even beloved figure in the movie monster pantheon. (Ronald
V.
Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters. )
2001: A Space Odyssey
When it first appeared, Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space
Odyssey (MGM,
1968) was the most audacious and visually spectacular SF film
ever made.
Many people believe that this is a distinction the film still
possesses.
(Ronald V. Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters. )
The Manchurian Candidate
Released the year before the assassination of
President Kennedy, The
Manchurian Candidate (MC/Essex/United Artists, 1962)
explores a hothouse
of fevered conspiracy themes that would excite the
popular imagination in
the years to come. It is perhaps more popular today
than it was upon its
original release. (Ronald V. Borst/Hollywood Movie
Posters. )
Les Oiseaux
Alfred Hitchcock's film,The Birds (Universal, 1963) lacks many of
the
attributes of science fiction, but its vision of members of
an
unthreatening animal species suddenly attacking mankind offers a
link
between 1950s monster movies and the revenge-of-Nature movies of the
1970s
and 80s. (Ronald V. Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters. )
On The Beach
Most 1950s SF films, however cautionary, end in triumph for
the
protagonists; On the Beach (United Artists, 1959) was a
striking
exception. Its anti-war message was unequivocal. (Ronald
V.
Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters. )
A Trip To The Moon
The Man in the Moon gets it right in the eye in Georges
Melies's sportive
A Trip to the Moon(Star, 1902), the first feature-length
science fiction
film. Melies appropriated his tale from Jules Verne and H.G.
Wells, who
were quite earnest about space travel. But Melies seemed unable to
take
the idea of travelling to the Moon seriously. (Photofest. )
A Trip To The Moon
Director George's Melies drew his own rendition of the
"Les Selenites" in
A Trip to the Moon(Star, 1902). While H.G. Wells's aliens
were fearsome
examples of the hive mentality, Melies's were strictly for
fun.
(Photofest. )
Star Trek (TV)
Created by Gene Roddenberry, Star Trek was a true phenomenon.
Many
reputable SF writers wrote teleplays for the series and many
wrote
novelizations. The stars of the series, of course, are the
ubiquitous
Captain Kirk (William Shatner) and Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy), here
in a
scene from the original television series. (Photofest. STAR TREK
courtesy
of Paramount Pictures. (c) Paramount Pictures)
Star Trek (TV)
In a scene from the original Star Trekseries, Captain Kirk
(William
Shatner) strikes a characteristic pose as Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy)
and a
friend look on. (Photofest. STAR TREK courtesy of Paramount Pictures.
(c)
Paramount Pictures)
Star Trek (TV)
Captain Kirk (William Shatner) confronts a vermin problem as
his crew
looks on in "The Trouble with Tribbles", one of the most popular
episodes
of the original Star Trek television series. (Photofest. STAR
TREK
courtesy of Paramount Pictures. (c) Paramount Pictures)
Invisible Man, The
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells Cover: Bantam, 1993
illustration by Roger
Kastel (M. M. Kavangh. Used by permission of Bantam
Books, a division of
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1993
Bantam Books)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, and King Donovan
examine a "pod person" in
the first version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers
(Allied Artists,
1956). Although the film has been interpreted as both
right-wing paranoia
about a communist takeover and as left-wing paranoia
about McCarthyism,
the theme is loss of individual identity and feeling. It
remains one of
the most popular B movies of the 1950s. (The Everett
Collection, Inc.
Courtesy of Republic Entertainment Inc. (c) Republic
Entertainment, Inc.)
Solaris
Andrei Tarkovsky's adaptation of Stanislaw Lem's Solaris (Mosfilm,
1971)
has, like Lem's novels, received less attention in the English-speaking
SF
world than in Europe. Its brooding tone and metaphysical themes set
it
apart from most Hollywood SF films. (The Everett Collection, Inc.
Courtesy
of Corinth Films Inc. (c) Corinth Films Inc. )
Robocop
Paul Verhoeven's stylish and violent Robocop (Orion, 1987) seemed at
once
exploitative and satirical of its high-impact Grand Guignol. Like
The
Terminator before it and films like Predator 2 afterward, Robocop
explores
what proved a popular theme of high-tech urban mayhem. ( Artwork (c)
Orion
Pictures Corporation.)
Mad Max
Mad Max (Mad Max Pty., 1979), George Miller's film debut, made a star
of
Mel Gibson. More importantly, it helped create a vogue for films
about
resolute individualists who prevail as civilization collapses around
them,
a theme that finds an echo in the widespread appeal of
survivalist
sentiment today. (The Everett Collection, Inc. Artwork (c) Orion
Pictures
Corporation.)
Total Recall
In Total Recall(Carolco, 1990), Director Paul Verhoeven's taste
for
intense onscreen violence mixes uneasily with Philip K. Dick's
pacifist
whimsy. The film supposedly cost more than sixty million dollars,
much of
the money obviously spent on special effects. (The Everett
Collection,
Inc. Courtesy of Carolco Pictures Inc. (c) 1990 Carolco Pictures
Inc. /
Carolco International Inc. All Rights Reserved.)
The Empire Strikes Back
More so even than its predecessor, Star Wars,The
Empire Strikes Back
(Lucasfilm/20th Century-Fox, 1980) offers the lush
cinematic equivalent of
the space opera of the 1930s pulp magazines. This
storyboard image of the
enemy walkers shows another influence: the walking
tripods of H.G. Wells's
The War of the Worlds. (COURTESY OF LUCASFILM LTD.
Empire Strikes Back
(TM) & (c) Lucasfilm Ltd. (LFL) 1980. All Rights
Reserved.)
Star Wars
George Lucas's blockbuster, Star Wars (20th Century-Fox, 1977) is
perhaps
the most influential of all SF films. Its tremendous financial
success
convinced film studios and SF publishers that space opera was the way
to
go. (COURTESY OF LUCASFILM LTD. Star Wars (TM) & (c) Lucasfilm Ltd.
(LFL)
1977. All Rights Reserved.)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Dayboth
vividly dramatize the
problems of that famous cyborg, Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Both films are
action thrillers, the latter probably the most expensive film
ever made.
(Courtesy of Carolco Pictures Inc. Terminator (TM) 2 : Judgement
Day (c)
1992 Carolco Pictures Inc. / Carolco International Inc. All
Rights
Reserved.)
The Day of the Triffids
The Day of the Triffids (Security Pictures/Allied
Artists, 1963) is
typical of the British disaster story: a tale of ordinary
folk coping with
an unearthly calamity by behaving sensibly. The scenes of
the monstrous
triffids on the attack, however, recall the more florid monster
movies of
Hollywood. (Courtesy of Impact Entertainment Inc. (c) Impact
Entertainment
Inc.)
The War of the Worlds
Updated Martian war machines attack Los Angeles in The
War of the Worlds
(Paramount, 1953), which boasted expensive and superior
special effects
quite different from those described in the H.G. Wells novel.
Few SF films
of the time were in color, so The War of the Worlds was
especially
memorable. (WAR OF THE WORLDS courtesy of Paramount Pictures.
(c)
Paramount Pictures)
The Little Shop of Horrors
Roger Corman's ineffably silly The Little Shop of
Horrors (1960) is one
of the few monster movies of its day to successfully
combine horror and
humor, and it has become a cult classic. ( )
Roddenberry, Gene
Gene Roddenberry (1921-1991) ( Bettmann. )
10,000 Years in a Block of Ice
10,000 Years in a Block of Ice by Louis
Boussenard Cover: F. Tennyson
Nealy, 1898 (First Edition) (Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif. Riverside. )
Infinity's Web
Infinity's Web by Sheila Finch Cover: Bantam, 1985 (Used by
permission of
Bantam Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing
Group, Inc.
(c) 1985 Bantam Books)
Long Mynd, The
The Long Mynd by Edward P. Hughes Cover: Baen Books, 1985
(Reprinted with
permission of BAEN PUBLISHING ENTERPRISES. (c) 1985 Baen
Publishing
Enterprises)
Keepers of the People, The
The Keepers of the People by Edgar Jepson Cover:
C. Arthur Pearson Ltd.,
1898 ( )
Sunset Warrior, The
The Sunset Warrior by Eric Van Lustbader Cover:
Doubleday, 1977 (First
Edition) illustration by John Cayea (Used by
permission of Doubleday, a
division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing
Group, Inc. (c) 1977
Doubleday Books)
Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Cover: University of
California Press, 1986 illustration by Barry Moser
(Illustrator: Barry
Moser. Used by permission of the artist. (c) 1986
University of California
Press.)
Moore, C.L. and Kuttner, Henry
Left: C.L. Moore (1911-1987) Right: Henry
Kuttner (1914-1958) (University
Archives of the University of Southern
California. )
Introduction to this Disc
The Multimedia Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
brings the visual,
interactive, and navigational powers of CD-ROM technology
to what Frank
Herbert called "the most valuable science fiction source book
ever
written." The first edition of The Science Fiction
Encyclopedia
(Doubleday/Dolphin Books, 1979), edited by Peter Nicholls, was
immediately
recognized as the standard single-volume reference in its field
and won
the Hugo Award as the best SF nonfiction book of the year. The
second
edition, The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (Little, Brown, 1993),
edited
by John Clute and Peter Nicholls, represented a major update and
vast
expansion of the original work, virtually doubling the amount
of
information. The Clute/Nicholls opus was awarded another Hugo Award
for
nonfiction.The second edition of ESF provides the foundation and
framework
of this CD-ROM. An organic metaphor may be more appropriate than
an
architectural one, however, as the original text has taken on qualities
of
a growing, breathing life-form. To begin with, the editors
have
contributed another major revision of their text. Their work for
this
project has included the updating of existing articles for important
dates
and developments through 1994 and into 1995, the addition of scores of
new
articles on contemporary SF subjects, and the correction of errors
brought
to their attention by colleagues and the reading public. The nature
and
extent of their revisions are detailed in the "Authors’ Introduction
to
the CD-ROM Edition."The animate quality of the text lies also in
the
extensive network of cross-references, "see also" citations, and
other
editorial conventions that interconnect the entire body of
information.
The application of database and hyperlinking technologies
enables the user
to circulate among the articles with the click of a mouse.
The ease and
speed of accessing related information makes it possible to
research a
subject, follow one’s curiosity, or just plain browse as never
before
possible. Combining a thorough and elegantly constructed body of
knowledge
with the power of computer technology brings science fiction to
life, we
think, in a kind of Frankensteinian marvel.Adding sound, pictures,
and
video was like endowing the creature with human senses. The subject
matter
itself presented an endlessly tantalizing range of
possibilities-far
greater than time, disc space, or some rights holders would
allow. As a
kind of guiding principle, it was decided that the multimedia
content of
the disc should do justice to the richness, variety, and true-fan
spirit
of the original Clute/ Nicholls work. The result, we think, is
an
encyclopedic collection of book, magazine, and fanzine covers
(over
1,500); author portraits (over 350); movie stills and posters;
vintage
Hollywood "trailers"; and videotaped interviews with top SF writers.
Every
piece of photography, sound, and video is linked to related
encyclopedia
articles for direct access, and they are all collected for
leisurely
browsing in the Gallery feature.Yet another vital organ of this
multimedia
creature comes in the form of book synopses-critical summaries of
more
than 300 science fiction classics, from The War of the Worlds to
The
Martian Chronicles and Red Mars-as they appear in Anatomy of Wonder
(R.R.
Bowker, 5th ed., 1995), another work once nominated for a Hugo Award.
The
synopses are made available by special arrangement with the
publisher.For
the creators of this disc, database technologies presented a
further
opportunity: to organize all the text and multimedia material in
some
sensible, navigable, compelling way. The question, really, was how
to
"organize" science fiction-a notion anathema to SF and its fans,
perhaps,
but an exercise vital to the creation of a quality CD-ROM. The
answer, of
course, was multifaceted. Science fiction and its media artifacts
can be
catalogued any number of ways, several of which are made operational
in
this disc: alphabetical, thematic, chronological, and by media type.
From
the opening screen graphic, the user has access to several
navigational
modes and content constructions:Archives-The Archives mode
enables the
user to access the core content of the encyclopedia-more than
6,000
articles and cross-references (with associated media)-quickly and
easily.
By selecting"All Articles" from the Info Region, the user is
presented
with a complete list of articles in alphabetical order. Scrolling
to the
desired article, highlighting it, and clicking the mouse button will
call
up the article and present it on the screen.Other categories in
the
Archives enable the user to narrow their search or browse in five
major
article groupings. (These represent a clustering of the 12
categories
identified by Clute and Nicholls in "Notes on Content,"). The
five,
broadly defined categories contain articles on the
following
subjects:Authors-writers, editors, bibliographers, poets,
critics,
screenwriters, and the pseudonyms;Themes & Terms-the common
themes, genres
and subgenres, and lexicon ofSF, from "Absurdist SF" to
"Zombies";Films &
TV-movies, television shows, radio programs,
film-makers,
directors,producers, and special-effects creators;Publications
&
Art-magazines, books and book series, anthologies, fanzines,
comics,
games, fictional characters, illustrators, animators,and theater and
set
designers;SF Community-book and magazine publishers (companies
and
individuals),scientists and scholars, awards and contests, game
companies,
writers’ groups, SF in other countries, book and
paraphernaliacollections,
clubs and associations, and other random
subjects.Themes-The Themes mode
provides direct access to, and a
sub-classification of, the more than 200
theme articles (and related media)
described above. All theme articles are
classified in at least one of the
five following "superthemes": Time,
Space, Life Forms, Science &
Technology, and About SF. For example, the
articles on "Aliens" and "Cyborgs"
can be accessed by clicking on Life
Forms; "Worm Holes" and "Neutron Stars"
by clicking on Space; and "Women
SF Writers" and "Comics" by clicking on
About SF. In addition, each of the
five major categories is introduced by a
special "Theme Video" and
includes video presentations of conversations with
top SF writers about
related subjects.Time Machine-The Time Machine is a
graphic timeline of
science fiction, highlighting landmark events in the
history of the genre.
Literary, cinematic, and other classic works are shown
in chronological
context, with contemporaneous events in world politics and
technology.
Also embedded in the Time Machine are short audio-anecdotes about
science
fiction through the decades-the personalities, behind-the-scenes
tales,
and social influences that have helped create the unique folklore
of
SF.Book Browser-The Book Browser brings together more than 300
summaries
of SF literary classics. Included with each summary are basic
information
about the work-such as the author, publisher, and copyright
date-and a
synopsis of the story and its major themes. Directly accessible
from many
of the summaries are a photo of the book cover and, in some cases,
a taped
interview with the author or an author photo portrait.Gallery-The
Gallery
is a fully indexed, easily searched collection of all the
pictures,
sounds, and video available on the disc. Selecting "All Media" from
the
control panel will present an alphabetical list of the complete
offerings.
To narrow the search (or browsing session), the user can select
"Author
Sound Bites," "Author Videos," "Books/Magazines,"" Movie Clips &
Stills,"
"Portraits," or "Theme Videos."The various methods of classifying
articles
and media are admittedly arbitrary in design and execution.
Defining
"superthemes" and pigeon-holing theme articles both require
subjective
judgments with which thoughtful readers inevitably will disagree.
The true
science fiction fan may also disagree, just as frequently and just
as
strongly, with the inclusion of some media materials and the omission
of
others. Even the written and verbal content of this "encyclopedia"
should
not be mistaken as objective in character or intent. The articles,
book
synopses, and taped interviews may incur the wrath of SF readers for
their
critical judgments and interpretive assumptions no less than any
other
materials.The mad Frankensteins of this disc not only recognize
the
controversial character of their work, they embrace it. They loose
their
creation upon the SF community, fanatics and neophytes alike, with
every
expectation-indeed every hope-that it may spark a powerful
response,
whether love or rage. It may lurch and heave, but we think... it’s
alive!
Let us know what you think.
Intro to the CD-ROM Edition
This CD-ROM edition of The Encyclopedia of
Science Fiction differs from
the 1993 book text in two ways. 1) We have
corrected all the 1993 errors
which we have ourselves discovered, or which
have been brought to our
attention through the ongoing conversation we have
been privileged to
conduct with scores - more like hundreds - of
correspondents and
colleagues. We have also added information such as dates
where we had
missed them, or where they had not previously been brought to
light. 2) We
have updated the body of the work from mid-1992 to approximately
the end
of 1994 (a few important 1995 dates and items have been admitted as
well).
There are approximately 25,000 words of new entries, ranging over
the
entire range of the book; and (we can only make a guess at this point,
as
these new words have been woven into the texture of the existing
book)
perhaps as many words again added to update previous entries. The areas
of
the book in which the updates are concentrated are Authors, Awards,
Films,
Magazines, Television and some Themes. As the 1993 book edition
was
probably closer to 1,350,000 words than the 1,300,000 we
calculated
hurriedly at the time, this brings the total length of the book to
around
1,400,000 words.A book like this can only be truly and happily
successful
if it is understood to be part of this ongoing conversation about
the
field. Our debts to all those who have taken part in this conversation
are
as before; only larger. We would like, too, to thank all those who
voted
for us in the many awards, including the Hugo, which the 1993 book
edition
won.We intend to continue revising and updating our sf data with
future
editions. As before, so now, we deeply appreciate all the help we can
get.
Letters can, of course, be sent via our publishers; or suggestions
and
corrections about author entries can be sent directly to John Clute,
221
Camden High Street, London NW1 7BU, England, and about all other
entries
to Peter Nicholls, 26A Wandsworth Road, Surrey Hills, Victoria
3127,
Australia.John Clute and Peter Nicholls, May 1995
Notes on Content
From The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, John Clute and
Peter Nicholls,
eds.In the book editions of this encyclopedia we laid out
frankly what was
included and what we had chosen to leave out. Let us do so
again, by
examining one at a time the various subcategories (authors,
themes,
magazines, films, etc.) into which, for administrative purposes, we
have
normally divided the work when discussing its structure.1. Authors In
the
beginning it seemed very simple. In late 1976, as the first edition
of
this encyclopedia began to take shape, we decided that we would give
an
individual entry to any writer who published a book of sf in
English
before the beginning of 1978, as well as entries to some authors who
had
never published a book of their own. We had no idea how huge a task we
had
taken on, though it did not take us more than a couple of months
to
discover that our goals were unattainable.Very soon we decided that,
even
with English-language book authors, we would have to exercise
some
discretion. We would have to exclude some authors of genre sf who
seemed
to have made no impact on the field in general; generally speaking
these
authors had published only one book and were not expected to publish
any
more (we did not treat authors who had only recently published a
first
book as one-book authors in this sense). And we would exercise a
similar
(though less easily defined) control over non-genre sf authors as
well,
especially those who wrote prior to the 20th century.Genre sf,
by
definition, had reasonably distinct boundaries, and we were able to
be
pretty sure (errors aside) that we had covered the territory. Non-genre
sf
was, however, another matter. Because many of the research aids we
now
take for granted had not yet been published in the mid-1970s, we
only
slowly discovered the hugeness of the world of non-genre sf, and
how
remarkably difficult it was going to be to know when to stop looking
for
authors who merited inclusion. In fact we never did stop
finding
previously unsuspected sf books of interest by non-genre writers, and
we
probably never will. By the time we ceased adding entries to the
first
edition, we found that we had given as many entries to non-genre
writers
as to genre ones, although our central focus on genre sf meant of
course
that we paid far more attention to writers like Isaac Asimov and
Robert A.
Heinlein than to literary figures (some major, like Vladimir
Nabokov) who
made occasional use of sf devices. In the end, taking Authors,
Editors and
Critics together, we had a total of 1817 entries on individual
writers in
the 1979 edition.For the second 1993 edition we eliminated about
50 of
these writers, on several grounds, all of which apply also to more
recent
candidates for inclusion:1. Because of the increasingly
book-oriented
nature of written sf, we with reluctance decided not to give
entries to
writers who have not yet published a book of their own; individual
stories
by these writers will of course be referred to in the relevant
Theme
entries.2. Some fantasy writers, we have come to feel, did not in
fact
have enough impact on the sf world to warrant an entry.3. We no
longer
knowingly include writers whose books have been solely published by
vanity
presses.4. We no longer give individual entries to authors none of
whose
books in other languages have been translated into English (these
authors
are of course treated in Country entries.5. We eliminated a few
routine
one-book authors.Having by these means reduced the total to below
1800, we
then added more than 1100 new entries to the 1993 book edition. The
new
total of Author entries was 2900+.Some of the new entries are devoted
to
authors we missed the first time around: some were culpably omitted,
and
some were authors neither we (nor anybody else then in print) had
known
were responsible for sf books, but most were authors of works in
subgenres
associated with sf, which we now cover more thoroughly (see
below).
However, more than half of the new entries are devoted to authors
who
published their first book after the beginning of 1978. Some writers
whose
impact has been negligible have been excluded deliberately, just as
in
1979; and almost certainly there will be others who have been excluded
in
error. And we have had some new things to think about, too. There has
been
a huge growth, for instance, in ties of all sorts, including a
large
number of shared-world productions. We have excluded very few sf
authors
who have solely written books tied to shared-world endeavours (like
STAR
WARS or STAR TREK), but we have excluded some authors solely of books
tied
(for instance) to films (novelizations), to fantasy role-playing games
and
also choose-your-own-plot format game books. Although we do not feel
it
desirable (or possible) to give an entry to every writer of sf
for
children, we are now much more inclusive in our coverage, leaving
out
mainly (it is an area extremely difficult to define) authors of sf
written
specifically for younger children. Finally, although the number of
entries
for non-genre sf writers has grown very considerably, we remain
very
conscious of the impossibility of definitively covering an area
whose
boundaries cannot be defined (but see below for genres and
subgenres
which, although affiliated to sf, are not sf as we understand the
term).
These caveats and exclusions are, we recognize, numerous enough to
give us
considerable latitude in our selection of authors to include or leave
out.
Within these terms, however, we have attempted to give an individual
entry
to every writer who has published an (inarguably) sf book in English -
or
had one translated into English - before the beginning of
1992.In
selecting fantasy and supernatural-horror authors for inclusion, we
have
attempted to restrict our coverage to those authors whose works have
had
some significant influence on the complex webs that bind the three
genres
together, or whose work contains many elements of rationalized fantasy
or
horror. In the first category, it is obvious that, the earlier a
writer
is, the more likely it will be that his or her work has had time to
affect
the world (and the genres) around him; and we have therefore given
entries
to writers like Algernon BLACKWOOD, James Branch CABELL, Lord
DUNSANY,
E.R. EDDISON, Robert E. HOWARD, H.P. LOVECRAFT, George MacDONALD
and
J.R.R. TOLKIEN.The second category is infinitely debatable, and it is
here
that subjective judgements have had to come into play. Much fantasy
and
horror makes use of idea-clusters (or tropes or motifs) that are
also
fundamental to sf. The four most important are perhaps ALTERNATE
WORLDS,
MONSTERS, PSI POWERS, and TIME TRAVEL. These tropes are commonly used
as
magical facilitating devices or threats, but sometimes they are
given
sufficient logical cohesion and grounding as to be readable in sf
terms;
indeed, MAGIC itself - as often in John W. Campbell's magazine UNKNOWN
-
can be treated like this. But we have entered the borderlands,
where
nothing can be finally and entirely clear. A particularly common
feature
of fantasy (for instance) is time travel accomplished by fantastic
means,
as in several tales by the significant children's author E. Nesbit; we
do
not regard such books as sf. At the same time we do regard Mark Twain's
A
Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889), in which time travel
is
also accomplished by fantastic means, as an important sf text. We do
not
(for instance) give entries to such exemplary writers of horror fiction
as
Clive Barker, Ramsey Campbell, James Herbert, Thomas Ligotti or
Peter
Straub, even though we are aware that an occasional sf trope makes its
way
into their pages; we do give entries to Charles L. GRANT and
Whitley
STRIEBER, though primarily for their post-HOLOCAUST novels. Many
popular
fantasy writers, like Craig Shaw Gardner and Robert Jordan, have been
left
out; while others, like David GEMMELL and Barbara HAMBLY, have
entries
because we judge their work to be sufficiently akin to sf. When we
have
erred in making these decisions, we hope that we have done so on the
side
of inclusiveness.In our treatment of authors (most of them dating from
the
late 19th and early 20th centuries) who specialized in
subgenres
associated with the development of genre sf (but not usefully
defined as
being themselves early sf), we do not pretend to be comprehensive.
We do
not attempt to provide entries for all authors of lost-world
novels,
fantastic voyages, prehistoric romances, future-war tales,
occultist
stories set on this or other worlds, stories of possession and
split
personality, tales of reincarnation and immortality, contes
philosophiques
and utopias, especially utopias set in the present day. But
the last
decades have seen an enormous increase in the field's understanding
of the
intersecting genres that helped shape modern sf, and we now have a
much
better idea of the amount and variety of early sf and its siblings.
We
have therefore very considerably increased our author coverage in
these
areas.In our treatment of authors (most of them writing after WWII)
who
make occasional use of sf devices to propel plots set in an undated
near
future, we have been highly selective, for most of these books are
neither
written nor read as sf, and do not reward any attempt to incorporate
them
as sf or sf-ish, though we have given entries to a few (e.g.,
Ian
Fleming). With political thrillers or satires set in an undated
near
future, we have erred on the side of inclusiveness (Alan Drury,
for
instance, is given an entry), and do so out of a genuine insecurity as
to
the sf nature of some political thought.We regret that several
factors
have persuaded us to drop a feature from the first book edition that
we
know some found useful: there, we listed all separate, uncollected
short
stories (when we could locate them) that belonged to a series, as well
as
all the books in the series. We still list all series books, but we
no
longer, normally, append uncollected short stories. The main factor
is
utility: it is now very uncommon for readers to have ready access to
the
sort of magazine collections that would allow them to find these
stories;
the shift away from magazine publication towards book publication
of
recent work - as well as the extensive republication of worthwhile
early
work in book form - also argues against the inclusion of this
feature.So
far we have been speaking only about fiction writers. We have
been
moderately generous, but not comprehensive, in giving entries to
editors
of sf magazines and sf anthologies (and few editors of only one or
two
anthologies have been included). More often than not, of course, the
issue
of inclusion or exclusion does not arise on this score, because many
-
perhaps most - sf editors have also been sf writers.For critics
and
scholars and other authors of relevant nonfiction, we have been
highly
selective. We divide nonfiction authors into two categories:1.
Authors
about sf. The number of books, pamphlets, chapbooks and so on
published
about the field is now very large, and authors of only one book
about sf
may not receive an entry. Nonetheless, the number of "academic"
and
"bibliography" entries is considerable.2. Authors whose ideas have fed
so
strongly into sf (for good or ill) that we thought a summary of their
work
would be useful to readers. They run all the way from Plato to Erich
Von
Daniken, taking in Immanuel Velikovsky and others en route. We are not
at
all inclusive about this category. Many writers have been left out,
with
no imputation intended as to their stature. If the scientist Stephen
W.
Hawking does not appear while the scientist Freeman J. Dyson does, it
is
because the latter has given his surname to a concept used widely
in
modern sf.Author entries were written mostly by John Clute, some
in
collaboration; Peter Nicholls wrote more than a tenth of them, and
Brian
Stableford also contributed many major entries. Neither Malcolm
Edwards
nor David Pringle had time to rework their numerous 1979 entries
(although
the latter was able to revise his J.G. Ballard entry), and these
have been
updated by Clute and Stableford. John Eggeling was able to do
some
revision work on his entries. E.F. Bleiler and Neil Tringham each
supplied
several new entries. Other contributors of one or more author
entries to
this work are listed under Checklist of Contributors.2. Themes The
theme
entries are the connective tissue of this encyclopedia and constitute
a
quarter of its length. Through them it is possible to derive a
coherent
sense of the history of sf (itself a theme entry) and of what sf is
all
about. We are aware, too, of the usefulness of theme entries to
teachers
and academics, who may wish to use sf stories to throw light
on
contemporary issues but be at a loss to know which stories or novels
would
best be chosen for the task. Together, the theme entries form a
very
detailed lexicon of sf's main concerns, its subgenres, the genres to
which
it is most closely related, and the terms we use in talking about
it.
Entries range from ANTIMATTER and ATLANTIS through
CONCEPTUAL
BREAKTHROUGH, DYSTOPIAS and FUTUROLOGY, via NEAR FUTURE and ORIGIN
OF MAN
to VENUS, UNDER THE SEA and WEAPONS.The theme entries were a major
feature
in the first book edition, and loom even larger in the second book
edition
and here. There is no clear distinction between a theme entry and
a
terminology entry (see below), but the theme entry is likely to
be
substantially longer (most over 1000 words, and some over 3000) and
to
give more examples from actual sf texts. However, many common items of
sf
terminology (ANDROIDS, ROBOTS, CRYONICS, MATTER TRANSMITTERS,
TERRAFORMING
and so on) are so important that they warrant a full theme
entry.Since the
first edition we have upgraded some terminology entries to
full theme
entries, and reclassified some shorter theme entries as
terminology
entries. The upshot is that there is a total of 212 theme entries
in all.
Some new entries relate to recent developments in sf: BIG DUMB
OBJECTS,
CYBERPUNK, GAMES AND TOYS, GAME WORLDS, GRAPHIC NOVELS,
NANOTECHNOLOGY,
SHARED WORLDS, SURVIVALIST FICTION, VIRTUAL REALITY and so
on; others
could well have appeared in the first edition had we thought of
them: APES
AND CAVEMEN, AWARDS, BALLOONS, CLUB STORIES, GOLEM, HITLER WINS,
HOLLOW
EARTH, LIBERTARIAN SF, MONSTER MOVIES, POETRY, RURITANIA, SENSE OF
WONDER,
SLEEPER AWAKES, SMALL PRESSES AND LIMITED EDITIONS, SPACE HABITATS
and
SUPERHEROES are some of these. Some relate to genre criticism:
EDISONADE,
HORROR IN SF, PLANETARY ROMANCE, POCKET UNIVERSE, POSTMODERNISM
AND SF,
RECURSIVE SF and TECHNOTHRILLER are the main ones.Brian Stableford
has
written 78 theme entries, this being where he has left his
profoundest
mark on the work, and revised others; Peter Nicholls has written
71; John
Clute has written 14. Other theme entry authors include Brian W.
Aldiss,
Everett Bleiler, Damien Broderick, Professor I.F. Clarke, Robert
Frazier,
Neil Gaiman, David Pringle, Tom Shippey, and John Sladek.3.
Terminology A
terminology entry is effectively a short theme entry. This
edition
contains 65 terminology entries. Most are terms often used in sf,
but
sometimes found obscure by new readers, like AI, BEM, CORPSICLE,
GAS
GIANT, ION DRIVE, LAGRANGE POINT, PARSEC, RIMWORLD and TELEKINESIS.
Some
areterms used in describing sf and associated genres, like BRAID,
HEROIC
FANTASY, MAGIC REALISM, OULIPO, ROBINSONADE, SCIENTIFICTION, SCI
FI,
SEMIPROZINE, SHARECROP, SLIPSTREAM, SPECULATIVE FICTION, SPLATTER
MOVIES
and TIE. There are also entries on certain movements allegedly
connected
to sf, such as GENERAL SEMANTICS and SCIENTOLOGY. For a full list
of
terminology entries see TERMINOLOGY. Most terminology entries are by
Peter
Nicholls, some are by John Clute.4. Science Fiction in Various
Countries
It would be redundant to give separate entries for the USA and the
UK,
since sf from these areas dominates the encyclopedia. We do, however,
give
entries to three other English-speaking countries, Australia, Canada
and
New Zealand. The entry for Canada is divided into two sections: one
for
English-speaking Canada and one for French-speaking Canada.This area
of
the encyclopedia is, relatively, the most expanded from the first
edition,
and was perhaps the most difficult to put together.
Communications
difficulties with parts of the world in considerable turmoil
have left
some entries with an occasional date or translation of title
missing. We
retain entries for Benelux and Scandinavia (with Denmark and
Finland now
separate entries), but two other portmanteau entries from the
first
edition have been broken up, to a degree, into their component
nations.
There are no longer entries for "Eastern Europe" and "Spain,
Portugal and
South America" but, as the list below shows, some new
portmanteau entries
are now included. It should be noted that the Yugoslavia
entry was sent to
us in December 1990 before that nation began to split into
a group of
smaller states with a Serbian rump still calling itself
Yugoslavia. We
decided for ease of reference not even to attempt to divide
the Yugoslavia
entry into its component nation-states of Croatia, Slovenia,
etc.The full
list of 27 entries is as follows (new entries asterisked):
ALBANIA*,
ARABIC SF*, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA*, BENELUX (Belgium,
Luxembourg,
Netherlands), BLACK AFRICAN SF*, BULGARIA*, CANADA, CHINESE SF*,
CZECH AND
SLOVAK SF*, DENMARK*, FINLAND*, FRANCE, GERMANY, HUNGARY*, ISRAEL*,
ITALY,
JAPAN, LATIN AMERICAN SF* (primarily Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Mexico),
NEW
ZEALAND*, POLAND*, ROMANIA*, RUSSIA, SCANDINAVIA (Sweden and
Norway),
SOVIET UNION* (more a note than an entry), SPAIN* and YUGOSLAVIA*.
All but
a handful of these have been written by experts from the areas or
nations
concerned. We have not attempted to contact scholars from every
country.
We apologize to Greece, India and all the many other countries where
we
know some sf exists, but where we did not have the necessary contacts
to
enable us to codify it. What was approximately 14,000 words in 1979
has
been expanded to around 40,000, close to three times the length.
The
Anglo-American readership must be our first concern; they make up the
vast
majority of our audience. But we feel that, while we might not have
done
full justice to sf in non-English-speaking countries, then at least
we
have outlined, on a scale not previously attempted in an
English-language
sf reference work, the extraordinary scope of what has now
become a truly
international literature.All authors - about 300 of them - who
receive
substantive treatment in the Country entries are cross-referred to
there
from the rest of the encyclopedia. On the other hand, when a Country
entry
mentions authors who are well known in English translation and
therefore
have their own entries, their names are given in CAPITALS,
referring
readers to those entries, with generally only a brief coverage in
the
Country entry. Under France, therefore, there is not much about
Jules
Verne, and in Russia not much about the Strugatski brothers.5. Films
Our
coverage of films is thorough but not fully comprehensive. Depending
on
where you draw the boundaries, there may have been 2000 sf films
made.
There are now around 580 film entries. Sf/fantasy/horror film-making,
as
readers will know, has become almost the dominant genre in the
industry
since at least the time of STAR WARS.Dates of films are difficult
to
establish with certainty. Most written sources give the copyright
date,
some the date of first release (often a year later), and some
appear
simply to guess. An examination of the film itself will give only
the
copyright date, and we have where possible given date of first
release,
but there are a number of cases, especially with older films, where
we
cannot be certain of the category into which the date falls.We
have
included representative films from the fringes of sf, such as
near-future
thrillers about, for example, a presidential assassination or
a
technological breakthrough. By far the most important of the
fringe
subgenres is the rationalize horror film or monster movie (there are
many
in this CD-ROM) where the monster is provided with a
scientific
explanation, and, more importantly (as in the case of George A.
Romero's
zombie films), where the apparently supernatural threat is regarded
with a
sciencefictional eye. (Can you train zombies? Do they have a society?
What
will their presence do to existing society?)We count made-for-tv films
as
film entries rather than tv entries, in part because many US films
made
for tv have been given theatrical release abroad. Also (like
ordinary
theatrical movies) many are available on videotape, and not
distinguished
in the video shop from ordinary movies. There may be some
apparent
inconsistencies here, because we count tv miniseries as tv series
rather
than films, even though versions of miniseries - THE STAND,for example
-
sometimes turn up on videotape or on tv as if they were single
films.
Made-for-tv films are identified as such throughout. Because
their
standard is on average lower than that of theatrical films, we do
not
attempt in this area the same level of comprehensiveness.A word
about
omissions: most (but not all) sf films exclusively for children are
out,
hence few Disney films; most foreign-language films with little or
no
circulation outside their country of origin are out (though
many
foreign-language films remain in); most superhero films are out
(e.g.,
Spiderman, Batman) unless there is a strong sf rationale (e.g.,
Darkman);
horror movies and monster movies that effectively rely on the
supernatural
are out (e.g., Wolfen, Nightwing, Gremlins); time-travel
accomplished by
fantastic means is usually out (e.g., Biggles, The Navigator:
A Medieval
Odyssey, Peggy Sue Got Married, Somewhere in Time, Time Bandits);
apart
from the great originals, films about monsters made from body parts
are
out, especially if jokey (e.g., most post-war films in the
Frankenstein
series, The Incredible Two-Headed Transplant); most Bigfoot
films are out
(e.g., Legend of Boggy Creek); most ESP thrillers are out
(e.g., Eyes of
Laura Mars, The Medusa Touch); many future-gladiator, post Mad
Max films
are out (e.g., The New Barbarians, Steel Dawn, Turkey Shoot, The
Salute of
the Jugger [vt The Blood of Heroes]); many limp parodies are out
(e.g.,
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, Class of Nuke 'Em High); many
mediocre
sequels and remakes are out, or more probably, mentioned in passing
(e.g.,
Critters 2, The Stepford Children). We hope we have given separate
entries
to all the better sequels and remakes.Readers of sf in the written
form,
for whom this work is primarily designed, may justifiably feel that
films
are given undue prominence. After all, we do not discuss individual
novels
in anything like the same detail given to individual films. On the
other
hand, the audience for sf cinema is massively greater than that for
sf
books, and in the light of the huge popular interest in sf films it
seemed
a thorough coverage was necessary, especially since we enjoy
them
ourselves. All the same, sf-cinema entries, including those
on
film-makers, constitute less than 10% of the entire text, though
at
110,000 words this makes the film section of this work one of the
most
comprehensive studies available.All the original 1979 entries
(John
Brosnan was then the primary contributor in this area) have
been
thoroughly revised and in many cases wholly rewritten. New film
entries
are mostly by Peter Nicholls, quite a few by Kim Newman, some by
other
hands.Theme entries about films are CINEMA, HORROR IN SF (in
part),
MONSTER MOVIES, SPLATTER MOVIES and SUPERHEROES (in part), all by
Peter
Nicholls. Relevant magazine entries are CINEFANTASTIQUE, STARBURST
and
STARLOG. 6. Film-makers There were 19 film-maker entries in the first
book
edition, or more if one counts such entries as those on Charles
BEAUMONT,
Michael CRICHTON and Richard MATHESON (and in this edition Alan
BRENNERT
and Glen A. LARSON) who would have received entries in any case on
the
basis of their sf work in written form. There are now 34
film-maker
entries in all, many written by Kim Newman. The film-maker
entries
(including some whose work was primarily in television) are Irwin
ALLEN,
Gerry and Sylvia ANDERSON, Jack ARNOLD, John BADHAM, Charles BAND,
James
CAMERON, John CARPENTER, Larry COHEN, Roger CORMAN, David CRONENBERG,
Joe
DANTE, John FRANKENHEIMER, Ray HARRYHAUSEN, Byron HASKIN, Gale Anne
HURD,
Nigel KNEALE, Fritz LANG, Stanley KUBRICK, George LUCAS, Georges
MELIES,
George MILLER, Terry NATION, Willis O'BRIEN, George PAL, Gene
RODDENBERRY,
George A. ROMERO, John SAYLES, Ridley SCOTT, Rod SERLING, Curt
SIODMAK,
Steven SPIELBERG, Andrei TARKOVSKY, Peter WATKINS and Robert
WISE.7.
Television As with films, we are thorough without being
fully
comprehensive. There are about 110 tv entries in all. Most of
these
entries are for tv series, some for tv miniseries and
serials.
(Made-for-tv movies we classify as films, as noted above.) We do
not
include animated tv series for children, such as The Jetsons, with
the
exception (by popular demand) of the various animated puppet series,
like
Stingray, made by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson. A fringe area, where we
have
made decisions which will certainly be seen by some as arbitrary,
concerns
tv series centering on a Superhero whose powers (generally) stem
from some
sort of scientific disaster. Thus we do have an entry for The
Incredible
Hulk, but no entry for The Flash, which we see as a crime show
rather than
sf. We have been rather niggardly about including serials and
miniseries,
concentrating primarily on those, like the four Quatermass
stories and
(much more recently) The Cloning of Joanna May, that have aroused
much
general interest or are of obviously high quality. We do tend to
give
entries in cases where there was a film spin-off, or a film of the
same
title, so as to clear up possible confusion, as with The
Trollenberg
Terror and Day of the Triffids. We believe there are no omissions
at all
of live-action tv series for adults in the English language up to
1991
that lasted any length of time and are inarguably sf in content. We
also
give entries for famous fantasy series with occasional sf content, such
as
The Twilight Zoneand Amazing Stories. Tv entries for this CD-ROM
edition
have mostly been written by Peter Nicholls, some by Kim Newman;
many
surviving from the first book edition are by John Brosnan.8. Magazines
We
give entries to the most important pulp and other
general-fiction
magazines that printed sf before the advent of genre-sf
magazines in 1926,
such as The Argosy and The Strand Magazine; these are
listed under ARGOSY
and The STRAND MAGAZINE; these are listed under MAGAZINES
or PULP
MAGAZINES. We include a number of the SUPERHERO and supervillain
pulps of
the 1930s, like CAPTAIN HAZZARD and DR. YEN SIN; these, too, will be
found
listed under PULP MAGAZINES. We count in the catch-all magazine
category
(as opposed to the specialized FANZINE category) maybe 10
critical
journals about sf, some wholly academic, like SCIENCE-FICTION
STUDIES, and
some less so, like SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY BOOK REVIEW. We
also include
the most important sf-movie magazines: CINEFANTASTIQUE,
STARBURST and
STARLOG.But the centrepiece of our magazine entries comprises
the fiction
magazines, whether fully professional or SEMIPROZINES. We attempt
to give
entries to all professional sf magazines and semiprozines in the
English
language, past and current, but will not tempt fate by claiming
100%
success in this surprisingly difficult exercise; in the first book
edition
we claimed (slightly incorrectly) to give entries also to "all
fantasy
magazines that regularly printed stories by sf authors", but we do
not
repeat that claim here: the borderland between fantasy magazine and
sf
magazine is grey; and while we hope to have given entries to all
fantasy
magazines that extend clearly if occasionally into the sf area, and
to
some like Unknown that rarely did but nevertheless featured largely in
the
ethos of the sf community, we have eliminated some entries, like Coven
13,
Mind Magic and Fantasy Tales, where the distance from sf magazines
proper
seems too large. On the other hand, we have resuscitated some
candidates
not given entries first time around, like magazines of horror,
which have
a genuine sf relevance, and generally we still include a great
many
magazines, like Bizarre Mystery Magazine, that were or are
fantasy
magazines primarily. The line has to be arbitrary, and we do not
claim
omniscience at generic diagnosis.All magazines can be regarded
as
anthologies, and the distinction between the two is not nearly as clear
as
might be thought. In cases where original-anthology series
announce
themselves as periodicals by being numbered and dated (especially on
the
cover), and especially when they contain magazine features like
letter
columns, editorials and so on, they can be regarded as magazines, even
if
they physically resemble paperback or even hardcover books. Some
announce
themselves as such, Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine being one.
Further
borderline examples are Avon Fantasy Reader (regarded by the fans of
the
time as a magazine, and so indexed in the standard magazine references
by
Donald Day and Erwin Strauss), Destinies, Far Frontiers and New
Destinies
- there are others. The main practical result of this policy is
that we do
not necessarily separately list every title in such series as we
would
have done if we regarded them as original-anthology series proper.There
is
a total of about 240 fiction-magazine and critical-journal entries.
Some
of these single entries cover two magazines with identical titles,
so
about 250 magazines are given entries. We do not generally give entries
to
foreign-language magazines, though a good many of these are
cross-referred
to the relevant Country entry. Most magazine entries were
written by Brian
Stableford, Peter Nicholls, Frank Parnell, Greg Feeley and
Malcolm
Edwards. It is no longer the case that our encyclopedia gives the
most
comprehensive magazine coverage (see the reference book by Marshall
Tymn
and Mike Ashley), but it is certainly the most comprehensive in a work
not
exclusively devoted to the topic.9. Fanzines There are 36 entries
devoted
to individual fanzines, this branch of amateur publishing being of
central
importance to the history of the sf community. (Data on an
additional
dozen or so titles are available by following up cross-references,
title
changes being common in fanzine publishing.) However, we have been
highly
selective, concentrating on fanzines that have generally been
quite
long-running and which have as part of their content some serious
comment
on sf, as opposed to general news or gossip. There is a very thin
line
between fanzines and critical journals on the one hand, and fanzines
and
semiprozines on the other, so our count of 36 might be higher or
lower
than another's. Most of these entries were written by Peter Roberts
(first
edition), Rob Hansen and Peter Nicholls.10. Comics Comic books and
comic
strips are taken more seriously by many more people now than was the
case
a decade ago, partly as a result of artistic developments in the field.
We
have reflected this widespread interest by expanding the size and
number
of entries dealing with both historical and contemporary sf comics.
The
two main theme entries dealing with comics are COMICS and GRAPHIC
NOVELS;
a third entry, SUPERHEROES, deals primarily with comics, films and
tv. We
have entries on three comic-book publishers, DC COMICS, EC COMICS
and
MARVEL COMICS. The entries on comics titles and comics characters
are
ALLEY OOP, AMERICAN FLAGG!, BARBARELLA, BRICK BRADFORD,BUCK ROGERS IN
THE
25TH CENTURY, CAPTAIN MARVEL, CONNIE, DAN DARE - PILOT OF THE
FUTURE,
FLASH GORDON, GARTH, HEAVY METAL, JEFF HAWKE, JUDGE DREDD, LEGION
OF
SUPER-HEROES, LOVE AND ROCKETS, METAL HURLANT,MISTER X, NEXUS,
SUPERMAN,
SWAMP THING, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, 2,000 A.D., WATCHMEN and
X-MEN.
Entries on writers and illustrators primarily associated with comics
are
Neal ADAMS, Enki BILAL, Vaughn BODE, Brian BOLLAND, Chester BROWN,
Charles
BURNS, Dick CALKINS, Howard CHAYKIN, Chris CLAREMONT, Richard
CORBEN,
Philippe DRUILLET, Dave GIBBONS, Jean GIRAUD (also known as
Moebius),
Frank HAMPSON, Jack KIRBY, Stan LEE, Winsor McCAY, Dave McKEAN,
Lorenzo
MATOTTI, Frank MILLER, Gray MORROW, Alan MOORE, Katsuhiro OTOMO,
Alex
RAYMOND, Bill SIENKEWICZ, Dave SIM, James STERANKO, Osamu TEZUKA and
Wally
WOOD. That makes 59 strongly comics-oriented entries. There are of
course
many further entries on artists we think of primarily as sf book
and
magazine illustrators, but who also worked in comics, such as
Frank
FRAZETTA. Many entries on writers and editors include discussion of
their
work in comics. These would include Alfred BESTER, Eando BINDER,
James
CAWTHORN, Gerard F. CONWAY, Gardner F. FOX, Neil GAIMAN, H.L. GOLD,
Ron
GOULART, Edmond HAMILTON, Harry HARRISON, Michael MOORCOCK, Philip
Francis
NOWLAN, Julius SCHWARTZ, Mort WEISINGER, Manly Wade WELLMAN.The
majority
of comics entries were written by Ron Tiner and Steve Whitaker; but
nine
other contributors have also written some.11. Illustrators We include
no
entries for "gallery" artists like John Martin (1789-1854) whose
work
occasionally (with hindsight) included sf themes: the END OF THE WORLD
in
Martin's case. We restrict ourselves to GENRE-SF artists whose
sf
illustrative work is most closely associated with magazines and
books,
though some have also worked in films, record covers or calendars.
There
is some cross-over between the SF-Illustrators category and the
Comics
category; several artists listed above under Comics, like Gray Morrow
and
Wally Wood, worked also for the sf magazines. There are 65 entries in
this
category, aside from artists listed under Comics and occasional
artists
(e.g., Fred T. JANE, Keith ROBERTS) who would have appeared in this
volume
anyway for their fiction.Most illustrator entries were written by
Jon
Gustafson, the majority in collaboration with Peter Nicholls.The
64
SF-Illustrators entries are George BARR, Wayne BARLOWE, Earle K.
BERGEY,
Hannes BOK, Chesley BONESTELL, Howard V. BROWN, Margaret BRUNDAGE,
Jim
BURNS, Thomas CANTY, Edd CARTIER, David A. CHERRY, Mal DEAN, Roger
DEAN,
Vincent DI FATE, Leo and Diane DILLON, Elliott DOLD, Bob EGGLETON,
Edmund
EMSHWILLER, Stephen E. FABIAN, Virgil FINLAY, Christopher FOSS,
Frank
FRAZETTA, Frank Kelly FREAS, Robert FUQUA, Jack GAUGHAN, H.R.
GIGER,
Richard GLYN JONES, James GURNEY, David HARDY, Eddie JONES, Josh
KIRBY,
Roy G. KRENKEL, Paul LEHR, Brian LEWIS, A. LEYDENFROST, Angus McKIE,
Don
MAITZ, Rodney MATTHEWS, Ian MILLER, Leo MOREY, Paul ORBAN, Frank R.
PAUL,
Bruce PENNINGTON, Richard M. POWERS, Gerard A. QUINN, Anthony
ROBERTS,
Albert ROBIDA, Hubert ROGERS, ROWENA, Rod RUTH, J. Allen ST JOHN,
Charles
SCHNEEMAN Jr, John SCHOENHERR, Alex SCHOMBURG, Barclay SHAW,
Rick
STERNBACH, Lawrence Sterne STEVENS, Darrell SWEET, Karel THOLE,
Ed
VALIGURSKY, Boris VALLEJO, VAN DONGEN, H.W. WESSO,Michael WHELAN,
Tim
WHITE.12. Book Publishers We have expanded our coverage of mass-market
and
general publishers with strong sf lines, while continuing our coverage
of
specialist sf publishers. The result, if these are read together with
the
publishing and small presses and limited editions theme entries, is
a
history (not comprehensive) of post-war publishing of sf books and
also
books about sf. Publisher entries are ACE BOOKS, ADVENT PUBLISHERS,
ARKHAM
HOUSE, ARNO PRESS, BADGER BOOKS, BALLANTINE BOOKS, BANTAM BOOKS,
BLUEJAY,
BORGO PRESS, CURTIS WARREN, DAW BOOKS, DEL REY BOOKS, DOUBLEDAY,
ESSEX
HOUSE,FANTASY PRESS, FANTASY PUBLISHING COMPANY INC., FAX
COLLECTORS
EDITIONS, GARLAND, GNOME PRESS, GOLLANCZ, GREENWOOD, GREGG PRESS,
HADLEY
PUBLISHING COMPANY, HYPERION PRESS,LASER BOOKS, MIRAGE PRESS, PRIME
PRESS,
ROBERT HALE LIMITED, SCIENCE FICTION BOOK CLUB, SHASTA
PUBLISHERS,
STARMONT HOUSE, TIMESCAPE,TOR BOOKS, UNDERWOOD-MILLER and MARK
V.ZIESING.
There are 35 entries in this selective list.13. Original
Anthologies The
most important location, after the magazines, of sf short
fiction - sf
being one of the few forms of fiction where the short story and
the
novella are still very much alive - is in original
anthologies
(anthologies of stories not previously published). There are some
hundreds
of these, far too many to list individually. We do, however, give
entries
to English-language original-anthology series devoted to genre-sf
stories,
provided that the series contains three or more books. One or two
such
series may have slipped our net, but we believe we have caught most
of
them. We do not, however, give entries to shared-world
original-anthology
series, though we make an exception for wild cards and
some more are
listed under games workshop. When an original-anthology series
like
Destinies or Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine describes itself as
a
magazine, even though it is in book form, then we list it under
Magazines.
The Original-Anthology entries were mostly written by Malcolm
Edwards
(first edition) and Peter Nicholls (subsequent editions).14. Awards
There
will always be argument as to the true significance (if any) of sf
awards,
but it is obviously necessary to give the most important, and to list
all
their winners. The general question of awards is discussed under
AWARDS,
which also lists the 11 major awards, notably the HUGO and the
NEBULA,
that receive their own entries.15. Miscellaneous There remains a
residue
of bits and pieces, mostly about sf organizations (Clarion SCIENCE
FICTION
WRITER'S WORKSHOP, SCIENCE FICTION FOUNDATION, SCIENCE FICTION
RESEARCH
ASSOCIATION, WORLD SF and others), sf fandom (APA, CONVENTIONS,
FANDOM,
FAN LANGUAGE, FANZINE, FUTURIANS and others) sf COLLECTIONS (four
of
these), different publishing formats (BEDSHEET, DIGEST, etc.), and even
a
couple on characters like CAPTAIN JUSTICE. There are 30
miscellaneous
entries, some of the fannish ones originally by Peter Roberts
and revised
by Rob Hansen, most of the rest by Nicholls.
Intro to the 2nd Book Edition
From The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, John
Clute and Peter Nicholls,
eds.The first edition of The Encyclopedia of
Science Fiction won a Hugo
Award as best nonfiction sf book of its year, and
immediately became the
standard one-volume reference in the field. However,
as the years passed,
its usefulness diminished as it fell slowly out of date.
That first
edition was completed in June 1978, and published in 1979. This is
its
second edition, from new publishers. It has been not only updated,
but
also wholly revised and almost wholly rewritten. In effect it is a
new
book, and we believe it is a better one. It is certainly very much
bigger.
Excluding straightforward cross-reference entries, the first
edition
contained approximately 2800 entries; measured on the same basis,
this new
edition contains over 4360. The first edition was approximately
730,000
words long; this new edition is approximately 1,300,000 words long.
In
addition to the 4360+ entries, it contains around 2100
cross-reference
entries.The first edition was written faster than any of us
were
comfortable with (about 20 months); this edition took two years to
write,
a tight timetable, but manageable in part because of the technology
of
computer wordprocessing. The book has been typeset from computer
text
generated by the editors. The three senior editors - John Clute,
Peter
Nicholls and Brian Stableford - were the same three who were
primarily
responsible for the first edition, and feel that our mutual
familiarity
made the task much easier this time round. Moreover, in the late
1970s the
number of secondary sources available for cross-checking
were
comparatively few; now they are many. We continued to use primary
sources
whenever we could locate them, which we usually could, but it was a
burden
removed from our shoulders to have these secondary sources as a
back-up.
Our Acknowledgments section lists some of those we found most
useful.On
the other hand, the world of science fiction is much more complex
than it
was in 1978; genre sf continues to grow and flourish, and its
description
remains our central task; but genre sf more and more occupies a
world
which, because of new category and marketing distinctions, is difficult
to
comprehend at a glance. Game worlds, film and tv spin-offs, shared
worlds,
graphic novels, franchises, young-adult fiction,
choose-your-own-plot
tales, technothrillers, survivalist fiction, sf horror
novels, fantasy
novels with sf centres, and so on - all contribute to a
structure that
hardly existed in the 1970s. The world of sf is also harder to
describe
now - not just because it has become more difficult, but because we
have
begun to discover that it always was. We entered on the first edition
with
joyful naivete; we are older and wiser now, and we know that the
secret
history of sf, like the house in John Crowley's Little, Big (1981),
is
bigger on the inside than the outside, and that the further in you go
the
bigger it gets. This is by way of apology: for every problem we have
put
right, two more have raised their heads; every discovery we (and
others)
make opens vistas which need to be explored. We know our book is
neither
perfect nor complete.We have tried to cope with the expanding world
of sf,
and with our expanding perceptions of that world, by including many
more
theme and terminology entries with - we hope - a clarifying effect.
There
are, indeed, more entries in every category in the book, not just
entries
dealing with updatings over the past 14 years, but entries covering
the
whole body of the genre as we have found out more about it.There
is
another difference between this edition and the last. The first time
Peter
Nicholls was where the buck stopped. This time John Clute,
Nicholl's
Associate Editor in the first edition, is a full and equal partner.
There
is no seniority on either side, and editorial differences of opinion
have
been remarkably few. The only problems have been the
communications
difficulties brought about by Clute working in London, UK,
while Nicholls
worked in Melbourne, Australia. To simplify matters when we
began work (in
August 1990) we agreed, like the ancient Romans, to split the
Empire.
Clute, who for several years has been updating a bibliographic data
bank,
took charge of author entries; Nicholls took charge of the rest.
This
system (which to a degree reflects what happened in practice on the
first
book, too) works out at about half the book each. Each of us, however,
has
written entries for the other's half, and each of us has checked
the
other's text. Brian Stableford has been our safety net, and a
major
contributor in his own right. We have commissioned many new writers
(and
received a gratifying number of volunteers), some for single and some
for
multiple entries, but none of these, this time around, has written as
many
entries as did, for the first edition, Malcolm Edwards - who was
with
Stableford then a Contributing Editor - John Brosnan and David
Pringle;
many of their entries survive in this edition, in (almost always)
modified
form.In this second edition, to a greater degree than in the first,
most
of the writing - perhaps 85% - is by Clute, Nicholls and Stableford,
who
despite small disagreements have displayed a critical consensus over
a
stikingly large range of issues. This means, for good or ill, that
the
book has a more unified tone of voice than most reference works
(whose
editors often write only a small proportion of the book themselves).
We
should point out, remembering charges of Anglophilia made of the
first
edition by a vocal minority, that only Stableford is English.
Paul
Barnett, the Technical Editor, is Scottish. Clute is Canadian and
Nicholls
Australian, and both have spent some years in the USA, whose culture
they
regard as adoptively an important part of what they are, and central
to
what sf is.All entries are signed by initials. We do this to give
credit
where credit is due, and also to apportion responsibility for those
cases
where the reader may feel that the content of an entry has gone beyond
the
strictly factual into the judgmental. In the interest of liveliness
and
readability, we continue to allow, as we did in the first edition,
a
modicum of explicit critical comment. There is, anyway, no such thing as
a
purely objective reference work, since the very choice of what
is
discussed (and at what length) will suggest (to some readers) a
value
judgment. But here a cautionary note: the length of an entry depends
on
many factors; we cannot stress too strongly that conclusions drawn
by
readers about editorial preferences, on the basis of an entry's
length,
may well be wrong. To restate: opinion has been kept minimal, and in
every
case it is possible to identify, through the initials used, whose
opinion
it may be, though this second edition does contain many more examples
of
entries signed by two, three or even four initials than did the
first.
Some of this results from editorial modification of existing entries
whose
authors in many cases were not able to revise their own entries;
some
entries were collaborative from the first. The first initial given
is
generally that of the primary contributor. However, even though
every
entry is signed, there is a real sense in which this volume is a
team
effort, not least in that each entry has been scanned by at least
four
readers apart from its author, resulting often in the incorporation
of
uncredited suggestions and corrections.The final manuscript (on
computer
disk, not paper) of this encyclopedia was completed in mid-August,
1992,
though some subsequent modifications (and small factual additions
relating
to awards, deaths and so on) continued to be made up to the last
possible
moment.This is intended as a book to be dipped into or read for
pleasure,
not merely as a reference source for data. Serendipity may bring
curious
and pleasing conjunctions of entries together; an elaborate system
of
cross-references is designed to allow the reader to weave zigzag
trails
from entry to entry, constructing interrelations - sometimes
surprising -
as they go. We see this book as more than merely an encyclopedia
of sf; it
is a comprehensive history and analysis of the genre.John Clute and
Peter
Nicholls, November 1992
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More's Utopia
Thomas MORE's (perhaps ironic) description of an ideal society
was the
beginning of the literature of UTOPIAS, a word More coined.
Utopian
societies flourished in early SF.
Godwin's The Man in the Moone
Francis GODWIN's account of a voyage to the
Moon and the utopian society
that exists there is one of the first accounts
of space travel in fiction.
See Also: SPACE FLIGHT
Swift's Gulliver's Travels
Jonathan SWIFT's account of Captain Gulliver's
four voyages to bizarre
alien societies was SATIRIcal in intent, but had a
great influence over
several traditions of subsequent SF.
Voltaire's Micromegas
VOLTAIRE's account of two aliens' trip to Earth (and
their commentary on
what they see) is one of the first stories to present
humanity as
unimportant in the cosmic scheme of things.
Shelley 's Frankenstein
Despite its GOTHIC elements and overt philosophizing,
Mary Wollstonecraft
SHELLEY's novel contains the major elements of science
fiction. It
contributed enormously to SF's development.See Also:
FRANKENSTEIN
Seaborn's Symzonia
Adam SEABORN's tale, Symzonia: A Voyage of Discovery, is
both the first
American utopian novel and the first novel to dramatize the
HOLLOW EARTH
theories popular in the early nineteenth century.
The Moon Hoax
The New York Sun publishes accounts of life on the MOON, as
seen through
a powerful new telescope. This famous hoax remained popular for
decades,
and inspired other fantastic tales.
Poe's Arthur Gordon Pym
Ostensibly a FANTASTIC VOYAGE to the Antarctic (then
almost wholly
unknown), Edgar Allan POE's The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym
also plays
with the HOLLOW EARTH theme. Both remained popular subjects in
nineteenth
century SF.
Hawthorne's Rappaccini's Daughter
Much of Nathaniel HAWTHORNE's fiction
contains GOTHIC or PROTO SCIENCE
FICTION elements. "Rappaccini's Daughter",
which is SF, is one of the
finest nineteenth century American short
stories.
Journey to the Center of the Earth
The most famous of the nineteenth century
HOLLOW EARTH stories, Jules
VERNE's novel invests its expedition with a sense
of exploration and
wonder.See Also: JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH
Verne 's From the Earth to the Moon
The first attempt to propose a realistic
space voyage, Jules VERNE's
novel helped move SF from the realm of fantasy
into rational
speculation.See Also: SPACE FLIGHT; FROM THE EARTH TO THE
MOON.
Verne 's Twenty Thousand Leagues
Although primitive submarines had existed
since the eighteenth century,
Jules VERNE's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the
Sea was the first book to
exploit the dramatic potential of undersea
exploration.See Also: UNDER THE
SEA.
German Invasion genre
George T. CHESNEY's The Battle of Dorking inaugurates
the" German
INVASION" genre of British SF, which remains popular right up to
the
outbreak of World War I.
Greg's Across the Zodiac
Percy GREG's Across the Zodiac: the Story of a
Wrecked Record combines
numerous nineteenth century conventions -
ANTIGRAVITY, the communist
UTOPIA, and the manuscript of a travel diary -
with unusual care and
conviction.
Stevenson's Jekyll and Hyde
Robert Louis STEVENSON combined gothic and SF
elements into the
archetypal tale of multiple personalities in The Strange
Case of Dr.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, so famous that it has become part of the
English
language.See Also: PSYCHOLOGY.
The first time travel paradox story
F. ANSTEY's The Time Bargain, though it
contains no time machine or
theory of time travel, is the first story to
utilize the time travel
paradox.See Also: TIME PARADOXES.
Wells 's The Time Machine
H.G. WELLS 's THE TIME MACHINE, which originated
the idea of the time
machine, provided a rationale for TIME TRAVEL, until
then a fantasy
device.
Wells 's The War of the Worlds
The first novel of an alien INVASION, H.G.
WELLS's WAR OF THE WORLDS is
closer to its modern successors than to the
essential gothic SF of most of
the nineteenth century.
Wells 's First Men in the Moon
Science fiction had not yet discovered space
travel as its quintessential
theme when THE FIRST MEN IN THE MOON, H.G.
WELLS's novel of a modern
FANTASTIC VOYAGE, appeared.
German invasion spoof
England had worried about the military threat posed by
Germany for a
generation, inspiring dozens of alarmist novels. P.G.
WODEHOUSE's spoof,
The Swoop! Or How Clarence Saved England: A Tale of the
Great Invasion,
came only five years before World War I really did break
out.
The conquest of space coined
H.G. WELLS coined the term" the conquest of
outer space "in The World Set
Free in 1914. At least three books have used it
as a title, the most
famous being Willy LEY's 1949 work, The Conquest of
Space.
Lindsay's Arcturus
David LINDSAY's 1920 fantasy, A VOYAGE TO ARCTURUS,
although forgotten
for decades, enjoyed a newfound popularity in the 1970s.
Today it is
regarded as a classic of science FANTASY.
Metropolis opens
Like all SF films of its day (and most since) METROPOLIS
is
unsophisticated in its story, but its exceptional visual
power
demonstrated SF CINEMA's potential.
Stapledon's Last and First Men
Perhaps the finest of Olaf STAPLEDON's
meditations upon the FAR FUTURE
and humanity's destiny, LAST AND FIRST MEN
was for a time famous outside
the science fiction genre.
Taine's The Time Stream
Serialized in Wonder Stories, John TAINE's best novel
is a sophisticated
treatment of TIME TRAVEL innovations and paradoxes; it had
an enormous
influence on subsequent SF.
Huxley's Brave New World
Aldous HUXLEY's mordant SATIREon twentieth century
scientism, BRAVE NEW
WORLD, does not belong to American genre SF, but it had
an enormous
influence over it.
Moore's Shambleau
Written when she was twenty-two, C.L. MOORE's first story
made her famous
in the world of SF PULP MAGAZINES, where she became a major
figure for the
next quarter century.
Weinbaum's A Martian Odyssey
Although Stanley G. WEINBAUM died within a few
years of publishing this
story, its vivid evocation of ALIEN life was deeply
influential.
Things to Come opens
THINGS TO COME, a grandly conceived and big-budget film,
was one of the
few 1930s films to capture SF's SENSE OF WONDER, as well as
its prophetic
clunkiness.
Stapledon's Star Maker
Perhaps Olaf STAPLEDON's finest novel, STAR MAKER
offers a breathtakingly
panoramic vision of the future which exerted a great
influence upon genre
SF writers.See Also: FAR FUTURE.
Williamson's Legion serialized
Jack WILLIAMSON's THE LEGION OF TIME , a tale
of alternate futures
battling for control, combined melodrama with
metaphysics and contributed
significantly to the TIME TRAVELtheme.
Lewis's Out of the Silent Planet
Although it partakes of religious allegory,
C.S. LEWIS's novel is true
SF, of the British tradition that owed nothing to
American pulp magazines.
See Also: PLANETARY ROMANCE.
Golden Age of SF
Although good SF had been appearing in England for some
time, the period
1939-46, called "the GOLDEN AGE OF SF", saw the first mature
and
sophisticated SF from the American pulp magazines.
1st World SF Convention
East Coast fans, following up the success of a New
York convention in
1938, met the next year, grandly naming the CONVENTION
after the World's
Fair in progress.
Heinlein's first story
Robert A. HEINLEIN's first story, written in response
to a story contest,
but submitted instead to Astounding Science Fiction, won
him immediate
popularity and launched his career.
van Vogt's Black Destroyer
A. E. VAN VOGT's first story - a taut melodrama of
an alien besieging an
unsuspecting spaceship crew - won him immediate and
lasting acclaim.
Lest Darkness Fall serialized
The first sophisticated alternate history in
American pulp magazines, L.
Sprague DE CAMP's early novel, LEST DARKNESS
FALL, contributed enormously
to this subgenre.See Also: ALTERNATE WORLDS;
HISTORY IN SF.
Slan serialized
The most famous story of persecuted SUPERMEN in science
fiction, SLAN, by
A. E. VAN VOGT, invests its ingenuous tale with the
dramatic power of wish
fulfillment fantasy.
The Incompleat Enchanter serialized
Humorous fantasy was virtually unknown
when L. Sprague DE CAMP and
Fletcher PRATTcreated Harold Shea and his series
of adventures in
alternate mythologies.See Also: ALTERNATE WORLDS.
Hubbard's Fear
Now famous as the creator of DIANETICS and founder of the
Church of
SCIENTOLOGY, L. Ron HUBBARDwas first a successful pulp SF writer.
Fear and
"Typewriter in the Sky" are among Hubbard's best work.
Sturgeon's Microcosmic God
Theodore STURGEON's tale of a power-mad
SCIENTISTand his warring
creations has few similarities to his later work,
but remains one of the
best-remembered stories from SF's GOLDEN AGE.
Stars Wars and Close Encounters
No one would have predicted at the beginning
of 1977 that the sci-fi film
would become a blockbuster genre. The runaway
successes of STAR WARS and
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND prompted a boom
in SF.See Also: CINEMA.
Padgett's Mimsy
The SF stories that Henry KUTTNER and C.L. MOORE published
under the
byline Lewis Padgett were among the finest of the 1940s. "Mimsy
Were the
Borogroves" is perhaps their finest tale.
Wylie predicts atom bomb
When Philip WYLIE submitted his story, "The Paradise
Crater", to American
Magazine, his prediction of an atom bomb got him placed
under house
arrest.
Moore's Vintage Season
C.L. MOORE's novella of tourists from the future
arriving to watch an
imminent catastrophe presages the tone and style of much
1950s SF.
Heinlein for young readers
Upon returning to writing at the end of World War
II, Robert A. HEINLEIN
began his enormously successful series of SF novels
for young readers,
starting with Rocket Ship Galileo.See Also: CHILDREN'S
SF.
Shasta and Gnome publish
American SF was almost entirely published in
magazines until after World
War II, when several small presses,
SHASTAPublishers and GNOME Press,
began to publish major writers in
hardcover.
Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four
George ORWELL was known as a radical journalist
and minor comic novelist
when he published his last novel, NINETEEN
EIGHTY-FOUR. He did not live to
see it become a classic of political SF.See
Also: DYSTOPIAS.
Vance's The Dying Earth
Although Jack VANCE's cycle of stories in THE DYING
EARTH are set in a
decadent future and are more fantasy than SF, they have
had an immense
influence upon both SF and fantasy writers.
Kornbluth's The Little Black Bag
C.M. KORNBLUTH's story of a bag of medical
marvels timeslipped from the
future is by far his most famous story, and has
been adapted to
television.See Also: MEDICINE.
Leiber's Bad Day for Sales
Fritz LEIBERoffers a withering view of American
consumerism in "A Bad Day
for Sales".
Kornbluth's The Marching Morons
C.M. KORNBLUTH's story of how eugenics
backfires when only intelligent
people practice birth control is famous
enough to be cited in political
arguments.See Also: INTELLIGENCE.
The Demolished Man serialized
Alfred BESTER's first novel made his name in
science fiction, and
inaugurated a decade of writing masterful SF. THE
DEMOLISHED MAN remains a
compelling read after forty years.
Vonnegut's Player Piano
Kurt VONNEGUT's PLAYER PIANO is a SATIRE on
automation and Madison
Avenue. It was published as a contemporary novel, but
it was reprinted in
paperback as SF as Utopia Fourteen.
Norton's Star Man's Son
Andre NORTON's first SF novel, and in many ways her
best, was STAR MAN'S
SON, 2250 A.D. . This book served as an introduction to
SF for a
generation of readers.
Sturgeon 's More Than Human
Expanded from his 1952 novella "Baby Is Three",
Theodore STURGEON's MORE
THAN HUMAN is a novel about a group mind and
probably the first SF novel
to make use of gestalt theory.
SF Book Club starts
The SCIENCE FICTION BOOK CLUB began in the United States
around 1953,
published by Nelson Doubleday, Inc. The company was sold to the
German
company, Bertelsmann, in 1986. Since its beginnings, the Book Club
has
made many hardcovers available to SF readers.
The Space Merchants
The first and best of Frederik POHLand C.M. KORNBLUTH's
social SATIREs,
THE SPACE MERCHANTS is a savage satire of Madison Avenue
chicanery, and
remains readable today.
Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings
J. R. R. TOLKIEN had labored for decades on
his epic tale of
Middle-Earth, which attracted only a modest - if
enthusiastic - readership
for the first decade of publication.See Also:
FANTASY.
The Twilight Zone on television
Although most of its episodes were fantasy
and many were predicated on
surprise endings, TWILIGHT ZONE did much to
popularize SF in TELEVISION.
Keyes's Flowers for Algernon
Daniel KEYES's 1959 novelette won the Hugo
Award; its 1966 novel version
won a Nebula, and the 1968 film CHARLY won
Cliff Robertson an Academy
Award for Best Actor.
Miller's A Canticle for Leibowitz
A CANTICLE FOR LEIBOWITZ, Walter M.
MILLERJr.'s classic novel of humanity
rising from the ashes of nuclear
HOLOCAUST, has moved readers from far
outside the SF genre.
Leiber writes Buck Rogers
Fritz LEIBER, unable to make a living by his
fiction, spends a year
writing continuity for the BUCK ROGERS comic strip. He
also writes a
Tarzan novel.
Stranger in a Strange Land
Although Robert A. HEINLEIN's novel won him his
third Hugo Award, its
real fame came only later in the sixties, when STRANGER
IN A STRANGE LAND
gained a counterculture following that Heinlein did not
especially
welcome.
The Man in the High Castle
Although it was not the first novel in which the
Allies lost World War
II, Philip K. DICK's THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE was one
of the best, and
it remains his best-known work.See Also: HITLER WINS.
Vance's The Dragon Masters
THE DRAGON MASTERS, Jack VANCE's elegant novella
of a war fought between
factions using biologically engineered "dragons" ,
remains one of his
finest works.
New generation of writers
Ursula K. LE GUIN, Samuel R. DELANY, Roger ZELAZNY,
Thomas M. DISCH, and
Keith LAUMER all publish their first stories. All but
Delany make their
first sales to Amazing Stories.
Zelazny's Ecclesiastes
Only a year after selling his first story, Roger
ZELAZNYpublished" A Rose
for Ecclesiastes", one of the finest evocations of
SF romanticism.
Moorcock editor of New Worlds
Michael MOORCOCK took over the editorship of
NEW WORLDS in 1964, but it
was not until he became publisher in 1967 that the
magazine came into its
own.
Pangborn's Davy
"DAVY", Edgar PANGBORN's novel of a POST-HOLOCAUST PASTORAL
America,
commanded a small but enthusiastic readership for many years and
is
probably due for revival.
Herbert's Dune
Published in a small edition by a little-known publisher,
Frank
HERBERT'sDUNE became a paperback best-seller and one of the most
famous
novels in the history of SF.See Also: ECOLOGY; SF02925 MESSIAHS.
The Lord of the Rings in paperback
Although first published in 1954-55, it
was only a decade later that J.R.
TOLKIEN'sLord of the Rings, issued in
paperback, began to reach its
enormous audience.See Also: FANTASY.
Star Trek on American television
Although comfortingly familiar to viewers
today, STAR TREK's multiracial
crew, with women and an alien on the bridge,
seemed dauntingly futuristic
in the show's first season.See Also:
TELEVISION.
Knight's Orbit series
One of the first original anthology series in the U.S.,
ORBIT published
much of the best short SF to appear in the late sixties and
early
seventies.See Also: Damon KNIGHT.
Niven's Neutron Star
Larry NIVEN's early story set the tone of his Tales of
Known Space
series, which remains popular thirty years later.
Zelazny's Lord of Light
Roger ZELAZNY's third novel and almost certainly his
best, LORD OF LIGHT
is a mixture of SF and mythology that has never been
surpassed.
Zoline's Heat Death
Pamela ZOLINE's famous first story, "The Heat Death of
the Universe", has
lost none of its freshness since its first appearance in
New Worlds in
1967.See Also: ENTROPY.
2001: A Space Odyssey
200L: A SPACE ODYSSEY, Stanley KUBRICK's big-budget, 2
1/2 hour SF epic,
struck many as obscure or pretentious upon its first
theatrical release,
but others recognized it as a strikingly original and
ambitious
accomplishment.
Sladek's Reproductive System
The Reproductive System, John T. SLADEK's
hilarious novel of
self-replicating systems run amok, was first published in
the US
as"MECHASM"It seems even more timely today than when it was published
in
1968.
Wilhelm's The Planners
Although Kate WILHELM had earlier published mysteries
and traditional
outer-space SF, her stories dramatizing present-day
technological
forebodings are widely considered her best.
Knight's Masks
This dense, allusive story, first published in Playboy, is
perhaps Damon
KNIGHT's finest short work.
Le Guin 's The Left Hand of Darkness
THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS, Ursula K. LE
GUIN's novel of a world whose
inhabitants are all of the same sex, won
acclaim upon its first appearance
and is regarded today as an SF classic.
Spinrad's Bug Jack Barron
Widely condemned in its time, Norman SPINRAD's BUG
JACK BARRON dealt with
issues of sexual politics and power fantasies that
struck many readers as
obscene and depraved.
Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt VONNEGUTlived through the firebombing of
Dresden. AndSLAUGHTERHOUSE-
FIVE combines autobiography with absurdist
fantasy, vividly evoking the
subjective experience of war.
Star Trek series ends
STAR TREK goes off the air, but lives on as a cause for
a growing number
of Trekkies. Over the next decade the show achieves a
greater popularity
than it had enjoyed during its original broadcasts.See
Also: TELEVISION.
Niven's Ringworld
RINGWORLD, Larry NIVEN's third novel set in his Tales of
Known Space
series, is a great success, and helps inspire the enduring vogue
for BIG
DUMB OBJECTS.
Zelazny's Nine Princes in Amber
Roger ZELAZNY's 1970-78 series about warring
princes in the one true
realm is FANTASY rather than SF, but the novels have
been popular and
influential in both genres.
Lem's Solaris in English
Stanislaw LEM was virtually unknown in English until
the publication of
Solaris, still his best-known novel. Within ten years he
was the
best-known Central European SF writer.See Also: POLAND.
THX 1138
THX 1138, George LUCAS's first feature film, began life as a film
school
project. It was a commercial failure but presaged the visual intensity
of
SF films.
Russ's When It Changed
Joanna RUSS published many of her best stories in the
early seventies.
"When It Changed" and "Nobody's Home" are among her
finest.
Le Guin wins book award
Ursula K. LE GUIN wins the 1972 National Book Award
for Best Children's
Book for The Farthest Shore. In her acceptance speech,
she defends SF and
Fantasy.
Pynchon refuses book award
Thomas PYNCHON's Gravity's Rainbow fails to win
the NEBULA, is vetoed for
the Pulitzer, and wins the National Book Award,
which Pynchon refuses.
Le Guin's The Dispossessed
THE DISPOSSESSED: AN AMBIGUOUS UTOPIA, is Ursula
K. LE GUIN's novel of a
society of utopian anarchists and their dialectical
struggle for survival
against a more powerful industrial culture. It was one
of the most widely
read political SF novels of the 70s.See Also: MATHEMATICS;
ANSIBLE.
Haldeman's The Forever War
Joe HALDEMAN's gritty account of the unglamorous
combat soldier of the
future in THE FOREVER WAR can be read as both a reply
to Robert A.
HEINLEIN's Starship Troopers and a reflection of Haldeman's own
Vietnam
experience.
Varley's Eight Worlds series
John VARLEY's Eight Worlds stories, collected in
The Persistence of
Vision and Picnic on Nearside, were among the most popular
of the 70s.
Russ's The Female Man
THE FEMALE MAN, Joanna RUSS's third novel, was
derisively received by
most SF reviewers, but it went on to develop a
reputation as one of the
finest works of FEMINISTSF.
Stars Wars and Close Encounters
No one would have predicted at the beginning
of 1977 that the sci-fi film
would become a blockbuster genre. The runaway
successes of STAR WARS and
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND prompted a boom
in SF.See Also: CINEMA.
Pohl's Gateway
Frederik POHL enjoyed a creative renaissance in the mid-70s,
writing
better than he ever had before. Gateway is widely considered his
best
novel.
Tiptree is Alice Sheldon
James TIPTREE, Jr., whose personal reticence was a
matter of widespread
curiosity, was revealed to be Alice Sheldon, a retired
psychologist.
The real Enterprise
The prototype Space Shuttle is named the Enterprise,
after the vessel in
STAR TREK.
1st Omni issue
First issue of OMNI, the first successful SF slick magazine.
Although
most of the magazine is devoted to popular science, it becomes
a
prestigious market for short SF.
Star Trek The Motion Picture
The long-awaited return of STAR TREK comes as a
big-budget motion
picture, STAR TREK THE MOTION PICTURE, which devotes
enormous energies to
dramatizing a surprisingly standard Star Trek story.
Space elevator proposed
Arthur C. CLARKE and Charles SHEFFIELD both publish
novels proposing a
space elevator running from Earth to geosynchronous
orbit.See Also:
DISCOVERY AND INVENTION.
The Book of the New Sun
After seven years of writing, Gene WOLFE publishes
The Shadow of the
Torturer. The next three volumes of his tetralogy follow at
yearly
intervals.
Hoban's Riddley Walker
RIDDLEY WALKER, Russell HOBAN's first SF novel, is a
moving and
stylistically inventive post- HOLOCAUST novel and one of the
finest in
science fiction.See Also: LINGUISTICS.
Tor Books publishes first titles
Published by the just-founded Tom Doherty
Associates, TOR Books became
(along with Bantam Spectra) one of the two
leading American SF publishers
in the 1980s.
Timescape Books launched
Although it lasted only three years, TIMESCAPE
BOOKSpublished a large and
distinguished line of important SF books.
Thomas's The White Hotel
D.M. THOMAS, a British poet who has published
SF-tinged poetry in NEW
WORLDS and elsewhere, becomes famous with the
publication of "The White
Hotel".
Sterling's Shaper/Mechanist series
Bruce STERLING publishes "Swarm" and
"Spider Rose", the first stories in
his Shaper/Mechanist sequence, which will
culminate in his 1985 novel,
SCHISMATRIX.See Also: CYBERPUNK.
Powers' The Anubis Gates
Tim POWERS's The Anubis Gates, a grotesque and
colorful fantasy set in
Dickens's London, helps inaugurate the
STEAMPUNKmovement.
Jones's Divine Endurance
Gwenyth JONES's DIVINE ENDURANCE, called by some the
greatest British SF
novel, appears in England.
The Terminator opens
Based on numerous SF inspirations - including Harlan
ELLISON's Outer
Limits script, "Soldier" - " THE TERMINATOR" was a remarkably
energetic
film and a great critical and popular success; it spawned a sequel
and
numerous imitators.See CINEMA.
Heyday of cyberpunk
William GIBSON's Neuromancer wins the NEBULA, the HUGO,
and the PHILIP K.
DICK AWARD. CYBERPUNK enters the mass media.
Willis's All My Darling Daughters
Connie WILLIS's short fiction won praise
and numerous awards in the
1980s. This story, perhaps her most controversial,
did not appear in any
SF magazine prior to publication in her collection,
Fire Watch.
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Eighteen years after the original STAR TREK
went off the air, STAR TREK:
THE NEXT GENERATION premieres after a
near-frenzy of anticipation. More
sophisticated than the first series, it is
an enormous success.See:
TELEVISION.
Simmons's Hyperion
Dan SIMMONS published three novels in 1989. HYPERION, the
best-known, won
the HUGO Award.
The Difference Engine
The widely anticipated A DIFFERENCE ENGINE brought
together SF's two
central writers of CYBERPUNK - Bruce STERLING and William
GIBSON -in a
novel that seemed an epitome of the STEAMPUNK subgenre.
Total Recall opens
Paul Verhoeven's TOTAL RECALL, a big-budget attempt to
combine the
popularity of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Piers ANTHONY, and Philip K.
DICK,
opened in the summer of 1990.See Also: CINEMA.
Pynchon's Vineland
Thomas PYNCHON publishes Vineland, his first new work in
seventeen years.
It contains elements of both fantasy and cyberpunk.See Also:
FABULATIONS.
Swanwick's Stations of the Tide
Michael SWANWICK's third novel, STATIONS OF
THE TIDE, combines a number
of classic SF themes in a dense, fast-moving, and
complex story; it won
the NEBULA Award.
Robinson's Red Mars
The first novel of Kim Stanley ROBINSON's expansive and
audacious
trilogy, RED MARS won the NEBULA Award. Its successor, Green Mars,
won the
HUGO later that year.
Vinge's A Fire Upon the Deep
Vernor VINGE's expansive novel, A FIRE UPON THE
DEEP, combines SPACE
OPERA, CYBERPUNK, and intrigue in a rousing galactic
adventure.
Willis's Doomsday Book
TIME TRAVEL has long been a favorite theme of Connie
WILLIS.DOOMSDAY
BOOK, her longest work, sends a time traveller to the era of
the Black
Death. It won the NEBULA and HUGO Awards.
Jurassic Park opens JURASSIC PARK, Steven SPIELBERG's film of
Michael
CRICHTON's novel about resurrected dinosaurs was an enormous
popular
success, the highest-grossing film of all time.
Arslan
ENGH, M. J. (Warner, 1976)U.K. title: A Wind From Bukhara
1979Having
already defeated the Soviet Union and the United States in battle,
Arslan,
a charismatic young Asian conqueror, personally oversees
mopping-up
operations in the American Midwest. Deciding to make a small town
in
Illinois his temporary headquarters, Arslan at first rapes and
terrorizes
the citizens, but then seduces them by the force of his
personality. This
frightening and disconcerting novel features superb
character development
and fascinating POLITICAL insights. Compare Sinclair
Lewis's It Can't
Happen Here . Engh's recent novel,Rainbow Man (1993), deals
with the theme
of personal responsibility in a radically different but
equally
fascinating manner.
And Chaos Died
RUSS, JOANNA(Ace, 1970)A castaway on a colony world, whose
inhabitants
have been taught telepathy by mysterious aliens, picks up the
gift
himself, but then finds himself alienated from ordinary humans, able
to
remain sane only among members of what is now his own kind. A
determined
attempt to examine psi power from a new angle. Compare Arthur
Sellings's
The Uncensored Man (1964). See also ESP
Artificial Things
FOWLER, KAREN JOY(Bantam, 1986)It's rare for a new SF
author's first
published book to be a short story collection, but Fowler's
polished tales
have had a powerful and immediate impact within the genre.
Included are
the hysterically funny "The Faithful Companion at Forty," which
gives us
the truth about the Lone Ranger's relationship with Tonto, as well
as such
fine pieces as "The Gate of Ghosts,""The View From Venus,""Praxis,"
and
"The Lake Is Full of Artificial Things." Compare Kate Wilhelm's
THE
INFINITY BOX and other collections.
Aegypt
CROWLEY, JOHN(Bantam, 1987)Crowley's lyrical and multileveled
meditation
on time, history, and the nature of narrative may seem a
combination of
fantasy and contemporary novel, but its inquiry into the
meaning of
history and the secret significance of the Renaissance places it
within a
tradition of science that also includes Robert Anton Wilson's work
and
Thomas Pynchon's The Crying of Lot 49. Pierce Moffett,
a
thirty-four-year-old academic who has "lost his vocation" and also
his
university job, moves from Manhattan to the bucolic Blackbury Jambs in
the
Faraway Hills, where he attempts to write a book about the traces
of
Hermetic thought, once believed to come from the priest-kings of
Egypt
("not Egypt but Aegypt"), that persist in modern life. While Moffett
muses
about the pyramid on the back of the dollar bill, or why Gypsies
are
believed to be able to tell fortunes, he becomes involved both with
local
village life and with the life of Fellowes Kraft, a minor
historical
novelist of the 40s and 50s whose last, unfinished manuscript
Pierce
discovers. The novel strongly hints that Pierce, unknown to himself,
is a
voyager from outside this universe, his original mission forgotten when
he
took on the torpid garb of physical matter in this gnostic
universe.
Crowley's very original and beautifully written novel-the first of
a
planned quartet-continues its tale in Love & Sleep(1994). Both
Mary
Gentle's Rats and Gargoyles and Michael Shea and Robert Anton Wilson's
THE
ILLUMINATUS! TRILOGY deal (in very different ways) with some of
Crowley's
themes. (GF) See also HISTORY IN SF and CONCEPTUAL BREAKTHROUGH
Always Coming Home
LE GUIN, URSULA K(ROEBER)(Harper, 1985)An elaborate
account of the
culture of the Kesh-people living in "the Valley" in northern
California
in a postindustrial future. The main narrative sequence concerns
the
experience of a girl fathered on a woman of the Valley by an outsider,
but
there is a great wealth of supplementary detail to set this story
in
context; the environment, mythology, and arts of the imaginary society
are
scrupulously described. A fabulously rich work, the most
elaborate
exercise in imaginary ANTHROPOLOGY ever undertaken, even including
a
cassette recording. Compare Austin Tappan Wright's Islandia and
John
Brunner's STAND ON ZANZIBAR .
Aristoi
WILLIAMS, WALTER JON(Tor, 1992)In the far future, a galaxy-spanning
human
empire is ruled by the Aristoi, supercompetent geniuses with vast
psychic
powers and sophisticated technological support. Although the rule of
the
Aristoi is far from democratic, humanity has achieved
unprecedented
comfort and harmony under them. When the Aristo Gabriel
uncovers a plot to
overthrow the system from within, he takes it upon himself
to defeat the
traitors. This is a beautifully written, morally complex novel,
that
explores the nature of personal power and its ability to corrupt.
Compare
Michael Moorcock's The Dancers at the End of Times . See
also
NANOTECHNOLOGY
Ambient
WOMACK, JACK(Weidenfeld, 1987)In a future milieu as gritty and dark
as
that of the cyberpunks, but minus their ubiquitous computer
technology,
the Dryco Corporation dominates the world through its control of
the
recreational drug market. The various members of the Dryden family,
owners
of Dryco, seem to be involved in endless, borderline-psychotic plots
to
increase their power over the world around them. Later books in
the
series, not all of which are tightly connected to Ambient,
include
Terraplane (1988), Heathern (1990), and Elvissey (1993). Womack's
books
are difficult because he writes in a futuristic slang, much as
Anthony
Burgess did in A CLOCKWORK ORANGE. See also DYSTOPIAS
After Things Fell Apart
GOULART, RON(Ace, 1970)A detective pursues a gang of
feminist assassins
through the eccentric subcultures of a balkanized future
United States.
The best of the author's many HUMORous SF novels, with a
genuine satirical
element to add to the usual slapstick. Compare Robert
Sheckley's Journey
Beyond Tomorrow (1962).
Alyx
RUSS, JOANNA(Gregg Press, 1976) Variant title: The Adventures
of
AlyxIncorporates the novel Picnic on Paradise (1968) with four
short
stories featuring the same heroine. Alyx's native land is the cradle
of
civilization, where she is an outlaw because her ideas are so far ahead
of
her time, but in the novel she is snatched out of context to become a
time
traveling agent charged with rescuing a group of tourists trapped on
a
resort planet where local politics have turned sour. Clever and
lively.
Another similar novel is The Two of Them (1978), in which a female
agent
is dispatched to a quasi-lslamic world where she rescues a girl from
a
harem. See also FEMINISM
Air Wonder Stories
Air Wonder Stories, July 1929 / Vol. 1, No. 1 Published by
Stellar
Publishing Corp. Cover illustration by Frank R. Paul (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Courtesy of the
Estate of
Frank R. Paul. (c) 1929 Stellar Publising Corp.)
Algol
Algol, Summer-Fall 1977 Published by Andrew I. Porter Cover
illustration
by Richard Powers (M. M. Kavanagh. Courtesy of Andrew I. Porter.
(c) 1977
by ALGOL MAGAZINE)
Alien Critic
Alien Critic, Nov. 1973 / Vol. 2, No. 4 Published by Richard E.
Geis
Cover illustration by Stephen Fabian (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1973 Richard E. Geis)
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories, June 1947 Published by TSR Inc. Cover
illustration by
Robert Gibson Jones (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted with permission of TSR, Inc. (c) 1947 TSR,
Inc.)
Ansible
Ansible, Oct. 1984 Published by David Langford (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1984 David Langford)
Ariel: The Book of Fantasy
Ariel: The Book of Fantasy, 1977 / No. 2 Published
by The Morning Star
Press Cover illustration by Frank Frazetta (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. The Morning Star
Press. (c) 1977
The Morning Star Press)
Arkham Sampler
Arkham Sampler, Winter 1949, #5 / Vol. 2, No. 1 Published by
Arkham House
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
(c) 1949 by
Arkham House Publishers, Inc.)
Astonishing Stories
Astonishing Stories, March 1942 Published by Fictioneers,
Inc. Cover
illustration by H.W. Wesso (Reprinted by permission of
Argosy
Communications, Inc. (c) 1942 Fictioneers, Inc.)
Authentic Science Fiction
Authentic Science Fiction, March 1953 Published by
Hamilton & Co.
(Stafford) Ltd. Cover illustration by Richards (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with
permission of
HarperCollins Publishers Limited. (c) 1953 Hamilton &
Co.)
Avon Fantasy Reader
Avon Fantasy Reader, No. 9 Published by Avon Books (Casey
Brown/Eaton
Collection, University of Calif., Riverside. Shown by permission
of Avon
Books. (c) Avon Books)
All Our Tomorrows
All Our Tomorrows by Ted Allbeury Cover: Warner
Books/Mysterious Press,
1989 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted by permission of Warner Books, Inc. (c) 1989
Mysterious Press. )
Accommodation Offered
Accommodation Offered by Anna Livia Cover: Women's
Press, 1985 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Courtesy of The
Women's Press, London. (c) 1985 The Women's Press)
Atta
Atta by Francis Bellamy Cover: A.A. Wyn, Inc., 1953 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. A.A. Wyn, Inc. (c)
1953 A.A.
Wyn, Inc.)
Atlantida
Atlantida by Pierre Benoit Cover: Duffield & Co., 1920 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. )
And Having Writ. . .
And Having Writ. . . by D.R. Benson Cover: Bobbs-Merrill
Co., 1978 (First
Printing) illustration by Bill Tinker (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Bobbs-Merril Co. (c) 1978 Bobbs -
Merrill Co.)
American Book of the Dead, The
The American Book of the Dead by Stephen
Billias Cover: Popular Library,
1987 (First Printing) illustration by Gary
Ruddell (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted by permission of Warner
Books, Inc. (c) 1987 Popular Library,
Inc.)
Adam Link , Robot
Adam Link, Robot by Eando Binder (Otto Oscar Binder) Cover:
Paperback
Library, Inc., 1965 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside.Paperback Library (c) 1965 Paperback Library, Inc.)
After the Cataclysm
After the Cataclysm by H. Percy Blanchard Cover: Cochrane
Publishing Co.,
1909 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
Airship Nine
Airship Nine by Thomas H. Block Cover: Berkley Books, 1984
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted
by
arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved.
(c)
1984 The Berkley Publishing Group Reproduction, duplication
or
transmission without appropriate permission is a violation of
Federal
copyright laws.)
Aerial Burglars, The
The Aerial Burglars by James Blyth Cover: Ward, Lock
& Co. Ltd., 1906
illustration by Harold Piffard (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. )
Aleph, The
The Aleph by Jorge Luis Borges Cover: Bantam, 1971 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of
Bantam
Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c)
1971
Bantam Books)
After the Good War
After the Good War by Peter Breggin Cover: Stein and Day,
1972 (First
Edition) illustration by Tim Gaydos (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Stein and Day. (c) 1972 Stein and
Day)
Auroraphone, The
The Auroraphone by Cyrus Cole Cover: Chas. H. Kerr &
Co., 1890 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
)
Ape of London, The
The Ape of London by Frank R. Crisp Cover: Hodder and
Stoughton, 1959
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted
with permission of Hodder Headline, POC. (c) 1959 Hodder
and Stoughton)
Around a Distant Star
Around a Distant Star by Jean Delaire Cover: Jonn Long,
1904 illustration
by Alfred Touchemolin (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
Asylum Earth
Asylum Earth by Bruce Elliott Cover: Belmont Books, 1968 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Belmont Books . (c)
1968
Belmont Books)
Arslan
Arslan by M.J. Engh Cover: Warner Books, 1976 (First Edition)
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted
by
permission of Warner Books, Inc. (c) 1976 Warner Books, Inc.)
Avenger #1: Justice, Inc., The
The Avenger #1: Justice, Inc. by Paul Ernst
Cover: Paperback Library,
1972 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside.Paperback Library (c) 1972 Paperback Library)
A.D. 2000
A.D. 2000 by Alvarado Fuller Cover: Laird & Lee Publishers,
1890 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. )
Angels & Visitations
Angels & Visitations Neil Gaiman Cover: Dream
Haven Press, 1993 (First
Edition) illustration by David McKean (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1993 Dream Haven
Press)
Abyss of Light, An
An Abyss of Light by Kathleen O'Neal Gear Cover: Donald A.
Wollheim, 1990
(First Edition) illustration by San Julian (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1990 Donald A.
Wollheim)
Angel Island
Angel Island by Inez Haynes Gillmore Cover: Henry Holt, 1914
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. )
Amphibion's Voyage, The
The Amphibion's Voyage by Parker Gillmore Cover: W.H.
Allen, 1885 (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. )
Armageddon 190
Armageddon 190 by Ferdinand H. Grautoff Cover: Kegan Paul,
Trench
Trubner, 1907 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. )
Angel of the Revolution, The
The Angel of the Revolution by George Griffin
Cover: Tower, 1894 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
Angilin
Angilin by A.L. Hallen Cover: Digby Long, 1907 (First Edition)
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. )
Away from the Here and Now
Away from the Here and Now by Clare Winger Harris
Cover: Dorrance & Co.,
1947 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. (c)
1947 Dorrance & Co.)
Autopsy for a Cosmonaut
Autopsy for a Cosmonaut by Jacob Hay Cover: Popular
Library, 1969 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted by
permission of Warner Books, Inc. (c) 1969 Popular Library,
Inc.)
Anvil of the Heart
Anvil of the Heart by Bruce T. Holmes Cover: The Haven
Corp., 1983 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
(c) 1983 The Haven
Corporation)
Alien Perspective
Alien Perspective by David Houston Cover: Leisure Books,
1978 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1978
Leisure
Books)
Almuric
Almuric by Robert E. Howard Cover: Ace Books, 1964 (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by arrangement with
The
Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1964 Ace
Books.
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After London
After London by Richard Jefferies Cover: Cassell & Co., 1885
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. )
After the Flood
After the Flood by P.C. Jersild Cover: William Morrow &
Co., 1982 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Shown by
permission of William Morrow & Co., Inc. (c) 1982 William Morrow
& Co.,
Inc.)
Archer's Goon
Archer's Goon by Diana Wynne Jones Cover: Berkley, 1987 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by
arrangement
with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1987
The
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Aleriel or a Voyage to Other Worlds
Aleriel or a Voyage to Other Worlds by
W.S. Lach-Szyrma Cover: Wyman &
Sons, 1883 (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
)
Amazing Mister Lutterworth, The
The Amazing Mister Lutterworth by Desmond
Leslie Cover: Brown, Watson
Ltd., 1958 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
(c) 1958 Brown Watson Ltd.)
Anti-Grav Unlimited
Anti-Grav Unlimited by Duncan Long Cover: Avon Books,
1968 illustration
by Ron Walotsky (Casey Brown/Eaton Collection, University
of Calif.,
Riverside. Shown by permission of Avon Books. (c) 1988 Avon
Books)
Ambrov Keon
Ambrov Keon by Jean Lorrah Cover: DAW Books, 1986 illustration by
Walter
Valez (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Reprinted with permission of DAW Books, Inc. (c) 1986 DAW Books,
Inc.)
Adrift in the Stratosphere
Adrift in the Stratosphere by A.M. Low Cover:
Blackie & Son Ltd., 1937
illustration by George W. Blow (Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. (c) 1937 Blackie & Son
Ltd.)
Arachne
Arachne by Lisa Mason Cover: William Morrow & Co., 1990 (First
Edition)
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Shown
by
permission of William Morrow & Co., Inc. (c) 1990 William Morrow &
Co.,
Inc.)
Arsenal out of Time, The
The Arsenal out of Time by David McDaniel Cover: Ace
Books, 1967
illustration by Kelly Freas (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley
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Architects of Hyperspace, The
The Architects of Hyperspace by Thomas
McDonough Cover: Avon Books, 1987
illustration by Ron Walotsky (Casey
Brown/Eaton Collection, University of
Calif., Riverside. Shown by permission
of Avon Books. (c) 1987 Avon Books)
Ant-Men, The
The Ant-Men by Eric North Cover: John C. Winston (First
Edition)
illustration by Paul Blaisdell (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. John C. Winston Company. )
Alien Skies
Alien Skies by Peter Dagmar (Frank J. Pinchin) Cover: Brown,
Watson Ltd.,
1962 (First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Brown Watson Limited. (c) 1962 Brown Watson Ltd.)
Argus Gambit, The
The Argus Gambit by David D. Ross Cover: St. Martin's
Press, 1989 (First
Edition) illustration by Rats Patterson and the Flying
Salvucci's (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Cover: Rats
Patterson and the Flying Salvucci's. Courtesy of St. Martin's
Press. (c)
1989 St. Martin's Press)
Alongside Night
Alongside Night by J. Neil Schulman Cover: Ace Books, 1982
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted
by
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(c)
1982 Ace Books. Reproduction, duplication or transmission
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Agent of Entropy
Agent of Entropy by Martin Siegel Cover: Lancer Books, 1969
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Lancer Books.
(c)
1969 Lancer Books.)
Adam Experiment, The
The Adam Experiment by Geoffrey Simmons Cover: Berkley,
1979 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted
by
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or
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copyright laws.)
Adrift in a Boneyard
Adrift in a Boneyard by Robert Lewis Taylor Cover: Avon
Books, 1947
(Casey Brown/Eaton Collection, University of Calif., Riverside.
Shown by
permission of Avon Books. (c) 1947 Avon Books)
Absolute Zero
Absolute Zero by Ernest Tidyman Cover: Dial, 1971 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of
Doubleday, a
division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c)
1971 Dial
Press)
Agent of Byzantium
Agent of Byzantium by Harry Turtledove Cover: Congdon
& Weed, 1988 (M. M.
Kavanagh. Congdon & Weed. (c) 1988 Congdon and
Weed.)
Amber City, The
The Amber City by Thomas Vetch Cover: Biggs & Debenham
(Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Biggs &
Debenham. )
Ark, The
The Ark by Jarl Szydlow (Mary Vigliante) Cover: Manor Books, 1978
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.Manor Books
(c)
1978 Manor Books.)
Anno Domini 2000
Anno Domini 2000 by Julius Vogel Cover: Hutchinson & Co.
(First Edition)
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Courtesy of
Random Century House UK Limited. )
Address: Centauri
Address: Centauri by F.L. Wallace Cover: Gnome, 1955
illustration by Ed
Emshwiller (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside.Gnome Press (c) 1955 Gnome)
Angry Espers, The
The Angry Espers by Lloyd Biggle, Jr. Cover: Ace Books,
1961 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted
by
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Architect of Sleep, The
The Architect of Sleep by Steven R. Boyett Cover: Ace
Books, 1986
illustration by James Gurney (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley
Publishing
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copyright laws.)
Alien from Arcturus
Alien from Arcturus by Gordon R. Dickson Cover: Ace
Books, 1959 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted by
arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights
reserved. (c)
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without
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At the Seventh Level
At the Seventh Level by Suzette Haden Elgin Cover: DAW
Books, 1972 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted with
permission of DAW Books, Inc. (c) 1972 DAW Books, Inc.)
Arsenal of Miracles, The
The Arsenal of Miracles by Gardner Fox Cover: Ace
Books, 1964 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted by
arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights
reserved. (c)
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without
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Alien Planet
Alien Planet by Fletcher Pratt Cover: Ace Books, 1962 (M. M.
Kavanagh.
Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All
rights
reserved. (c) 1962 Ace Books. Reproduction, duplication or
transmission
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copyright laws.)
Aquarian Attack, The
The Aquarian Attack by Kevin Randle & Robert Cornett
Cover: Ace Books,
1989 illustration by Miro (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by
arrangement with
The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1989
Ace Books.
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And Chaos Died
And Chaos Died by Joanna Russ Cover: Ace Books, 1970 (First
Edition)
illustration by Leo & Diane Dillon (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted
by
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Anita
Anita by Keith Roberts Cover: Ace Books (First Edition) illustration
by
George Ziel (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by arrangement with The
Berkley
Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1970 Ace Books.
Reproduction,
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Alien Light, An
An Alien Light by Nancy Kress Cover: Arbor House (First
Edition)
illustration by Ron Walotsky (M. M. Kavanagh. Shown by permission
of
William Morrow & Co., Inc. (c) 1988 Arbor House)
Armageddon 2419
Armageddon 2419 by Philip Francis Nowlan Cover: Ace Books,
1963
illustration by Ed Emshwiller (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of
Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley
Publishing
Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1963 Ace Books. Reproduction,
duplication
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Arthur War Lord
Arthur War Lord by Dafydd ab Hugh Cover: Avon Books, 1994
(First Edition)
(M. M. Kavanagh. Shown by permission of Avon Books. (c) 1994
Avon Books)
Armageddon Blues, The
The Armageddon Blues by Daniel Keys Moran Cover:
Bantam, 1988
illustration by Jim Burns (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of Bantam Books, a division
of
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1988 Bantam Books)
Adventures of Terra Tarkington, The
The Adventures of Terra Tarkington by
Sharon Webb Cover: Bantam, 1985
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Used by
Permission of Bantam Books, a division of Bantam
Doubleday Dell Publishing
Group, Inc. (c) 1985 Bantam Books)
Alien Tongue
Alien Tongue by Stephen Leigh Cover: Bantam (First Edition) (M.
M.
Kavanagh. Used by Permission of Bantam Books, a division of
Bantam
Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) Bantam Books)
Alien Earth
Alien Earth by Megan Lindholm Cover: Bantam (First Edition)
illustration
by Chichoni (M. M. Kavanagh. Used by Permission of Bantam Books,
a
division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) Bantam
Books)
Artificial Things
Artificial Things by Karen Joy Fowler Cover: Bantam, 1986
(First Edition)
illustration by Tito Salomoni (M. M. Kavanagh. Used by
Permission of
Bantam Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing
Group, Inc.
(c) 1986 Bantam Books)
Aegypt
Aegypt by John Crowley Cove: Bantam, 1987 (First Edition) illustration
by
Ed Lindlof (M. M. Kavanagh. Used by Permission of Bantam Books, a
division
of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1987 Bantam
Books)
Assemblers of Infinity
Assemblers of Infinity by Kevin J. Anderson & Doug
Beason Cover: Bantam,
1993 (First Edition) (M. M. Kavanagh. Used by
Permission of Bantam Books,
a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing
Group, Inc. (c) 1993 Bantam
Books)
Agent of Byzantium
Agent of Byzantium by Harry Turtledove Cover: Congdon
& Weed, 1987
illustration by Gerry Hawkins (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.Congdon & Weed. (c) 1987 Congdon
and Weed.)
Authentic Touch, The
The Authentic Touch by Jack Wodhams Cover: Curtis/Modern
Library
Editions, 1971 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Curtis Modern Library Editions. (c) 1971 Curtis Modern
Library
Editions)
As the Curtain Falls
As the Curtain Falls by Rob Chilson Cover: DAW Books,
1974 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted
with
permission of DAW Books, Inc. (c) 1974 DAW Books, Inc.)
Angel with the Sword
Angel with the Sword by C.J. Cherryh Cover: DAW Books,
1985 (First
Edition) illustration by Kenneth May (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted
with
permission of DAW Books, Inc. (c) 1985 DAW Books, Inc.)
Algorithm
Algorithm by Jean Mark Gawron Cover: Doubleday, 1978 (First
Edition)
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used
by
Permission of Doubleday, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell
Publishing
Group, Inc. (c) 1978 Doubleday)
Agency, The
The Agency by David Meltzer Cover: Essex House, 1968 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Essex House. (c) 1968
Essex
House)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis
Carroll Cover: Macmillan, 1865
(First Edition) illustration by John Tenniel
(M. M. Kavanagh. )
Alien Accounts
Alien Accounts by John T. Sladek Cover: Granada (First
Edition)
illustration by Tim White (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted with permission
of
HarperCollins Publishers Limited. (c) 1982 Granada)
Altered States
Altered States by Paddy Chayefski Cover: Bantam, 1979 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of
Bantam
Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c)
1979
Bantam Books)
Atrocity Exhibition, The
The Atrocity Exhibition J.G. Ballard Cover: Panther
Books, 1969 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted with
permission of HarperCollins Publishers Limited. (c) 1969
Panther Books)
Angry Planet, The
The Angry Planet by John Keir Cross Cover:
Lunn/Coward-McCann Inc., 1946
(First Edition) illustration by Robin Jacques
(Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Lunn [UK] (c)
1946 Lunn (UK).)
Adventures of Doctor Eszterhazy, The
The Adventures of Doctor Eszterhazy by
Avram Davidson Cover: Owlswick,
1990 (First Edition) illustration by George
Barr (M. M. Kavanagh. Owlswick
Press (c) 1990 Owlswick Press.)
Adventures in Unhistory
Adventures in Unhistory by Avram Davidson Cover:
Owlswick, 1993 (First
Edition) illustration by George Barr (M. M. Kavanagh.
Owlswick Press. (c)
1993 Owlswick Press.)
Air Trust, The
The Air Trust by George Allan England Cover: Phil Wagner,
1915
illustration by John Sloan (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of
Calif., Riverside. )
After the Zap
After the Zap by Michael Armstrong Cover: Popular Library,
1987
illustration by Les Edwards (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of
Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by permission of Warner Books, Inc. (c)
1987
Popular Library)
Alicia II
Alicia II by Robert Thurston Cover: Berkley, 1978 (First
Edition)
illustration by Norm Walker (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of
Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley
Publishing
Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1978 The Berkley Publishing
Group.
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Autumn Angels
Autumn Angels by Arthur Byron Cover Cover: Pyramid Books (First
Edition)
illustration by Ron Cobb (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by arrangement
with
The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1975 Pyramid
Books.
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Alternate Presidents
Alternate Presidents ed. by Mike Resnick Cover: TOR
(First Edition)
illustration by Barclay Shaw (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by
permission of
Tor Books. (c) 1992 Tor Books.)
Alternate Kennedys
Alternate Kennedys ed. by Mike Resnick Cover: TOR (First
Edition)
illustration by Barclay Shaw (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by
permission of
Tor Books. (c) 1992 Tor Books.)
Aristoi
Aristoi by Walter Jon Williams Cover: TOR, 1992 (First
Edition)
illustration by Jim Burns (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by permission
of Tor
Books. (c) 1992 Tor Books.)
Agyar
Agyar by Steven Brust Cover: TOR (First Edition) illustration by
Jim
Burns (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by permission of Tor Books. (c) 1993
Tor
Books.)
Alternate Warriors
Alternate Warriors ed. by Mike Resnick Cover: TOR (First
Edition)
illustration by Barclay Shaw (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by
permission of
Tor Books. (c) 1993 Tor Books.)
Alternate Outlaws
Alternate Outlaws ed. by Mike Resnick Cover: TOR (First
Edition)
illustration by Barclay Shaw (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by
permission of
Tor Books. (c) 1994 Tor Books.)
Archivist, The
The Archivist by Gil Alderman Cover: Unwin Hyman (First
Edition)
illustration by Lee Gibbons (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted with
permission of
HarperCollins Publishers Limited. (c) 1989 Unwin Hyman)
All About Strange Monsters of the Recent Past
All About Strange Monsters of
the Recent Past by Howard Waldrop Cover:
Ursus, 1987 (First Edition)
illustration by Don Ivan Punchatz (M. M.
Kavanagh. Ursus Imprints. (c) 1987
Ursus Imprints)
Ambient
Ambient by Jack Womack Cover: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1987 (First
Edition)
illustration by David Shannon (M. M. Kavanagh. Courtesy of Grove
/
Atlantic, Inc. (c) 1987 Weidenfeld & Nicolson.)
A. Merritt's Fantasy Magazine
A. Merritt's Fantasy Magazine, Feb. 1950 / Vol.
1, No. 2 Published by
Recreational Reading, Inc. Cover illustration by
Lawrence Sterne Stevens
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted
by permission of Argosy Communications, Inc. Copyright
1950 Recreational
Reading, Inc.)
A. Merritt's Fantasy Magazine
A. Merritt's Fantasy Magazine, April 1950 /
Vol. 1, No. 3 Published by
Recreational Reading, Inc. Cover illustration by
Norman Saunders (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted by
permission of Argosy Communications, Inc. and Mrs.
Norman Saunders.
Copyright 1950 Recreational Reading, Inc.)
A. Merritt's Fantasy Magazine
A. Merritt's Fantasy Magazine, July 1950 / Vol.
1, No. 4 Published by
Recreational Reading, Inc. Cover illustration by Norman
Saunders (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted by
permission of Argosy Communications, Inc. and Mrs. Norman
Saunders.
Copyright 1950 Recreational Reading, Inc.)
A. Merritt's Fantasy Magazine
A. Merritt's Fantasy Magazine, Oct. 1950 / Vol.
2, No. 1 Published by
Recreational Reading, Inc. Cover illustration by Norman
Saunders (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted by
permission of Argosy Communications, Inc. and Mrs. Norman
Saunders.
Copyright 1950 Recreational Reading, Inc.)
Air Wonder Stories
Air Wonder Stories, Oct. 1929 Published by Stellar
Publishing Corp.
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1929
Stellar Publising Corp.)
Air Wonder Stories
Air Wonder Stories, Jan. 1930 Published by Stellar
Publishing Corp.
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Courtesy of
the Estate of Frank R. Paul. (c) 1930 Stellar
Publising Corp.)
After Things Fell Apart
After Things Fell Apart by Ron Goulart Cover: Ace
Books, 1970 (First
Edition) illustration by Leo & Diane Dillon (M. M.
Kavanagh. Reprinted by
arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All
rights reserved. (c)
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transmission without
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copyright laws.)
Anubis Gates, The
The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers Cover: Ace Books, 1983
(First Edition)
illustration by Don Brautigan (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by
arrangement
with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1983
Ace
Books. Reproduction, duplication or transmission without
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Air Wonder Stories
Air Wonder Stories, Feb. 1930 Published by Stellar
Publishing Corp. Cover
illustration by Frank R. Paul (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Courtesy of the Estate of Frank R.
Paul. (c) 1930
Stellar Publising Corp.)
Air Wonder Stories
Air Wonder Stories, Aug. 1929 Published by Stellar
Publishing Corp. Cover
illustration by Frank R. Paul (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Courtesy of the Estate of Frank R.
Paul. (c) 1929
Stellar Publising Corp.)
Air Wonder Stories
Air Wonder Stories, March 1930 Published by Stellar
Publishing Corp.
Cover illustration by Frank R. Paul (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Courtesy of the Estate of Frank R.
Paul. (c)
1930 Stellar Publising Corp.)
Air Wonder Stories
Air Wonder Stories, Nov. 1929 Published by Stellar
Publishing Corp. Cover
illustration by Frank R. Paul (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Courtesy of the Estate of Frank R.
Paul. (c) 1929
Stellar Publising Corp.)
Air Wonder Stories
Air Wonder Stories, Sept. 1929 Published by Stellar
Publishing Corp.
Cover illustration by Frank R. Paul (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Courtesy of the Estate of Frank R.
Paul. (c)
1929 Stellar Publising Corp.)
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories, April 1926 Published by TSR, Inc. (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with
permission of TSR,
Inc. (c) 1926 TSR, Inc.)
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories, Sept. 1929 Published by TSR, Inc. (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with
permission of TSR,
Inc. (c) 1929 TSR, Inc.)
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories, May 1929 Published by TSR, Inc. (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with
permission of TSR,
Inc. (c) 1929 TSR, Inc.)
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories, Jan. 1929 Published by TSR, Inc. (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with
permission of TSR,
Inc. (c) 1929 TSR, Inc.)
Astounding Science Fiction
Astounding Science Fiction, Jan. 1930 Published by
Street & Smith
Publications (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1930 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc., (c)
renewed 1957
by Conde Nast Publications, Inc., reprinted by permission of
Dell
Magazines, Inc. All rights reserved.)
Astounding Science Fiction
Astounding Science Fiction, April 1930 Published
by Street & Smith
Publications (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1930 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc., (c)
renewed 1957
by Conde Nast Publications, Inc., reprinted by permission of
Dell
Magazines, Inc. All rights reserved.)
Astounding Science Fiction
Astounding Science Fiction, Sept. 1934 Published
by Street & Smith
Publications (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1934 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc., (c)
renewed 1961
by Conde Nast Publications, Inc., reprinted by permission of
Dell
Magazines, Inc. All rights reserved.)
Astounding Science Fiction
Astounding Science Fiction, June 1936 Published by
Street & Smith
Publications (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1936 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc., (c)
renewed 1963
by Conde Nast Publications, Inc., reprinted by permission of
Dell
Magazines, Inc. All rights reserved.)
Astounding Science Fiction
Astounding Science Fiction, Sept. 1941 Published
by Street & Smith
Publications (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1941 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc., (c)
renewed 1968
by Conde Nast Publications, Inc., reprinted by permission of
Dell
Magazines, Inc. All rights reserved)
Astounding Science Fiction
Astounding Science Fiction, Aug. 1942 Published by
Street & Smith
Publications (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1942 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc., (c)
renewed 1969
by Conde Nast Publications, Inc., reprinted by permission of
Dell
Magazines, Inc. All rights reserved)
Astounding Science Fiction
Astounding Science Fiction, Feb. 1940 Published by
Street & Smith
Publications (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1940 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc., (c)
renewed 1967
by Conde Nast Publications, Inc., reprinted by permission of
Dell
Magazines, Inc. All rights reserved)
Astounding Science Fiction
Astounding Science Fiction, Jan. 1944 Published by
Street & Smith
Publications (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1944 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc., (c)
renewed 1971
by Conde Nast Publications, Inc., reprinted by permission of
Dell
Magazines, Inc. All rights reserved)
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories, Nov. 1928 Published by TSR, Inc. (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with
permission of TSR,
Inc. (c) 1928 TSR, Inc.)
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories, Aug. 1927 Published by TSR, Inc. (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with
permission of TSR,
Inc. (c) 1927 TSR, Inc.)
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories, Aug. 1928 Published by TSR, Inc. Cover
illustration by
Robert Gibson Jones (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted with permission of TSR, Inc. (c) 1928 TSR,
Inc.)
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories, Sept., 1928 Published by TSR, Inc. Cover
illustration by
Robert Gibson Jones (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted with permission of TSR, Inc. (c) 1928 TSR,
Inc.)
Astounding Science Fiction
Astounding Science Fiction, April 1942 Published
by Street & Smith
Publications (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1942 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc., (c)
renewed 1969
by Conde Nast Publications, Inc., reprinted by permission of
Dell
Magazines, Inc. All rights reserved)
Absolute Magnitude
Absolute Magnitude, Spring 1995 / No.2 Published by DNA
Publications
(M.M. Kavanagh. Cover: Bob Eggleton. Reprinted with permission
of DNA
Publications. (c) DNA Publications)
Analog Science Fiction Science Fact
Analog Science Fiction Science Fact,
April 1972 Published by Conde Nast
Publications (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted by permission of Dell
Magazines, Inc. All rights
reserved (c) 1972 by Conde Nast Publications,
Inc., reprinted by
permission of Dell Magazines, Inc. All rights
reserved.)
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories, Sept. 1972 Published by TSR, Inc. Cover
illustration by
Robert Gibson Jones (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted with permission of TSR, Inc. (c) 1972 TSR,
Inc.)
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories, Nov. 1927 Published by TSR, Inc. (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with
permission of TSR,
Inc. (c) 1927 TSR, Inc.)
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories, Oct. 1927 Published by TSR, Inc. (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with
permission of TSR,
Inc. (c) 1927 TSR, Inc.)
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories, June 1927 Published by TSR, Inc. Cover
illustration by
Robert Gibson Jones (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted with permission of TSR, Inc. (c) 1927 TSR,
Inc.)
Air Wonder Stories
Air Wonder Stories, April 1930 Published by Stellar
Publishing Corp.
Cover illustration by Frank R. Paul (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Courtesy of the Estate of Frank R.
Paul. (c)
1930 Stellar Publising Corp.)
Air Wonder Stories
Air Wonder Stories, May 1930 Published by Stellar
Publishing Corp. Cover
illustration by Frank R. Paul (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Courtesy of the Estate of Frank R.
Paul. (c) 1930
Stellar Publising Corp.)
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories, June 1926 Published by TSR, Inc. Cover
illustration by
Robert Gibson Jones (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted with permission of TSR, Inc. (c) 1926 TSR,
Inc.)
Allen, Roger MacBride
Roger MacBride Allen (1957- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995
M. C. Valada)
Anderson, Poul
Poul Anderson (1926- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995 M. C.
Valada)
Anthony, Piers
Piers Anthony (1934- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995 M. C.
Valada)
Adams, Douglas
Douglas Adams (1952- ) (Miriam Berkley. (c) 1995 Miriam
Berkley)
Asimov, Isaac
Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) (Jay Kay Klein. (c) 1995 Jay Kay
Klein)
Aldiss, Brian W.
Brian W. Aldiss (1925- ) (Marisa D'Alessandro. (c) 1995
Marisa
D'Alessandro)
Astounding Science Fiction
Astounding Science Fiction, Aug. 1947 Published by
Street & Smith
Publications (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1947 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc., (c)
renewed 1974
by Conde Nast Publications, Inc., reprinted by permission of
Dell
Magazines, Inc. All rights reserved)
Astounding Science Fiction
Astounding Science Fiction, Jan. 1950 Published by
Street & Smith
Publications (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1950 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc., (c)
renewed 1977
by Conde Nast Publications, Inc., reprinted by permission of
Dell
Magazines, Inc. All rights reserved)
Aldiss, Brian (Helliconia Spring)
Brian Aldiss creates the seasons for
Helliconia Spring. ( (c) Grolier
Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Aldiss, Brian (Helliconia Spring)
Brian Aldiss creates the seasons for
Helliconia Spring. ( (c) Grolier
Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Asimov, Isaac (Preparing for the Future)
Isaac Asimov discusses how we have
to gamble on the ability of technology
to solve problems - we have no other
choice. ( (c) Grolier Electronic
Publishing, Inc.)
Asimov, Isaac (Preparing for the Future)
Isaac Asimov discusses how we have
to gamble on the ability of technology
to solve problems - we have no other
choice. ( (c) Grolier Electronic
Publishing, Inc.)
Aliens
The recipe for creating an Alien: bells, whistles, and Hubert
Humphrey. (
(c) Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Artificial Intelligence
What will happen when machines are smarter than we
are? SF writers
discuss the pitfalls of creating machines with superior
intelligence. (
(c) Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Astounding Science Fiction
Astounding Science Fiction, Oct. 1940 Published by
Street & Smith
Publications (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1940 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc., (c)
renewed 1967
by Conde Nast Publications, Inc., reprinted by permission of
Dell
Magazines, Inc. All rights reserved)
Auel, Jean M.
Jean M. Auel (1936- ) (John Emmerling. (c) 1985 John
Emmerling)
Attack of the Crab Monsters
Despite being made cheaply by Roger Corman,
Attack of the Crab Monsters
(Los Altos/Allied Artists, 1957) is one of the
best of the many 1950s
movies to deal with the giant vermin created by atomic
bomb tests. (Ronald
V. Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters. )
Alphaville
Despite its talk of intergalactic secret agents and
supercomputers,
Jean-Luc Godard's film,Alphaville
(Pathe-contemporary/Chaumiane-Film,
1965), is only nominally science fiction.
Its New Wave combination of film
genres- film noir and crime elements are as
prominent as the SF ones-
operate in service of an allegory about modern
life. As such, it has more
in common with Godard's later film,Weekend, than
with any other movie
about interstellar intrigue. (Ronald V. Borst/Hollywood
Movie Posters. )
Attack of the 50-ft. Woman
The poster for the original version ofAttack of
the 50-ft. Woman (Allied
Artists, 1958) may be the best thing about the film,
although some have
seen positive value in its potential as a metaphor for
female empowerment.
(Ronald V. Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters. )
Aelita
The Queen of Mars, caught in a sportive mood, looks rather like a
flapper
in Aelita (Mezhrabpom, 1924). The Expressionist set style is here
clearly
apparent and is said to have influenced the design of the Flash
Gordon
series. (The Everett Collection, Inc. )
Astounding Science Fiction
Astounding Science Fiction, June 1932 Published by
Street & Smith
Publications (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1932 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc., (c)
renewed 1959
by Conde Nast Publications, Inc., reprinted by permission of
Dell
Magazines, Inc. All rights reserved)
Acknowledgments
From The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, John Clute and
Peter Nicholls,
eds.We must first thank all the contributors, to both the
first edition
and the current edition. We thank especially our Contributing
Editor,
Brian Stableford, whose influence extended far beyond the 200,000
words
signed with his initials, for his tasks included a severe examination
of
the entire text for errors of fact and critical blunders. We thank
our
Technical Editor, Paul Barnett, whose logistic and computer skills
brought
this book into publishable shape, and whose editing skills
importantly
influenced its language and form. We thank our proof-reader,
Lydia
Darbyshire, a model of meticulousness whose examination of data
for
consistency was itself tantamount to a critical reading of the text.
We
thank also all those sf authors and critics who took the time to fill
out
a questionnaire or otherwise provided us with vital information. We
also
thank John Jarrold, the original commissioner of this volume.It is
not
possible individually to thank all those who helped in other ways, for
the
list would contain some hundreds of names. It goes without saying that
we
remain grateful to all those we thanked in the preface to the
first
edition, and we do not repeat their names here. Of the large number
who
helped us with the current edition, there are some in particular
whose
extensive help we must comment on. Neil Barron, whose reference books
were
among those we most often consulted, provided us with much
other
information and with constant encouragement. Everett F. Bleiler, who
read
critically many parts of the encyclopedia that pertained to his areas
of
particular expertise, generously contributed to it - out of his deep
love
for the subject - several substantial entries on early sf and sf
writers.
His son, Richard Bleiler, also altruistically contributed advice
and
entries, as did Professor I.F. Clarke. Judith Clute kept John Clute
alive,
while painting in the next room. Clare Coney (Nicholls) provided not
only
support well beyond the call of wifely duty but also
considerable
editorial assistance. J. Fisher provided much biographical data
on
authors, along with other suggestions. Hal W. Hall generously
provided
research materials. Steve Holland helped us make sense of the
bibliography
of 1950s sf in the UK. Roz Kaveney commented on hundreds of
author entries
as they were drafted, and then read the manuscript. David
Langford gave
essential computer advice and help, made many suggestions
throughout, and
read the manuscript. Helen Nicholls understood her brother
and her friend.
Robert Reginald, author of the basic and essential checklist
of sf
literature from 1700 to 1974 (see below), made available successive
drafts
of his 1975-1991 supplement (now just published), and we supplied him
in
turn with final drafts of this encyclopedia. John Clute read
and
criticized the checklist; Reginald did the same for the encyclopedia.
We
are all hoping that both books show the benefits of this sharing
of
resources.Others whose help was substantial (often in
locating
hard-to-find data, and in setting us right on first-edition
errors)
include Paul Alkon, Brian Ameringen, Mike Ashley, Nick Austin,
John
Betancourt, Jenny Blackford, Damien Broderick, John F. Carr,
T.G.
Cockcroft, Michael Rice Colpitts, Ian Covell, Richard Dalby, John
Dallman,
John Davey, Joyce Day, Jane Donawerth, Nann du Sautoy, John
Eggeling, Alex
Eisenstein, Alan C. Elms, Brian Forte, Andrew Fraknoi, D.
Douglas Fratz,
Neil Gaiman, Martin Gardner, C.N. Gilmore, Mark Goldberg, Paul
Gravett,
Scott Green, the Reverend Ron Grossman, Rob Hansen, David
Hartwell,
Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Richard J. Hooton, Maxim Jakubowski,
Laurence M.
Janifer, Don Keller, David Ketterer, Michael Klossner, Justin
Knowles,
Eleanor Lang, Anthony R. Lewis, Duncan Lunan, Kerzin Alexey
Lvovich,
Patrick McGuire, Murray MacLachlan, Sean McMullen, Barry N.
Malzberg, Lee
Mendham, Walter E. Meyers, Chris Morgan, Caroline Mullan, Alan
Myers, Kim
Newman, John C. Nine, Jaroslav Olsa jr, Jan O'Nale, Bernie Peek,
Dominique
Petitfaux, Andrew Porter, David Pringle, Jenny Randles, Kim
Stanley
Robinson, Roger Robinson, Cornel Robu, Yvonne Rousseau,
Darrell
Schweitzer, the Science Fiction Foundation, A. Langley Searles, Efim
Shur,
Cyril Simsa, John Sladek, John B. Spencer, Phil Stephensen-Payne,
Darko
Suvin, Braulio Tavares, Sheldon Teitelbaum, Ron Tiner, Igor
Tolokonnikov,
Ian Watson, Bob Wayne, Janeen Webb, Andrew Wille, Madawc
Williams, G.
Peter Winnington, and Zoran Zivkovic.In the first edition it was
still
possible to acknowledge individually the reference books that formed
the
basis of our research library. There are now too many, though perhaps
we
can select a few which were of special and continuous use: Neil
Barron's
Anatomy of Wonder, Fantasy Literature and Horror Literature; Everett
F.
Bleiler's Science Fiction: The Early Years; the annual
sf/fantasy
bibliographies edited by Charles N. Brown and William G. Contento
for
Locus Press; Thomas D. Clareson's Science Fiction in America,
1870s-1930s;
the sf and fantasy book-review annuals compiled by Robert A.
Collins and
Robert Latham; William G. Contento's indexes to sf anthologies
and
collections; L.W. Currey's Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors:
A
Bibliography of First Printings of their Fiction; Donald B. Day's Index
to
the Science Fiction Magazines 1926-50; Hal W. Hall's various guides to
sf
book reviews and research papers; Phil Hardy's The Aurum
Film
Encyclopedia: Science Fiction; George Locke's A Spectrum of Fantasy;
the
NESFA sf-magazine indexes covering publications subsequent to 1965;
Robert
Reginald's Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature: A Checklist,
1700-1974
and Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, 1975-1991; Erwin S.
Strauss's
Index to the S-F Magazines, 1951-65; Darko Suvin's Victorian
Science
Fiction in the UK; Donald H. Tuck's Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
and
Fantasy through 1968; Marshall B. Tymn's and Mike Ashley's
Science
Fiction, Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines; the two volumes of
Bill
Warren's Keep Watching the Skies; Robert Weinberg's A
Biographical
Dictionary of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists.We end by
issuing a
conventional but heartfelt apology and thanks to all those others
who have
helped and have not appeared on the above lists.John Clute and
Peter
Nicholls
Atterley's Voyage to the Moon
In A Voyage to the Moon, a scientifically
detailed and rationalized
account of a trip to the Moon, Joseph ATTERLEY
invents the idea of
antigravity propulsion.
Abbott's Flatland
Edwin Abbott's novel, FLATLAND: A ROMANCE OF MANY
DIMENSIONS, is short on
plot but playfully dramatizes mathematical concepts
in a manner that
remains readable today.
Aerial bombardments foreseen
H.G. WELLS 's The War in the Air foresaw a
ruinous world WAR, involving
aerial bombardments and guerilla warfare.
Amazing Stories founded
Hugo GERNSBACK, always more interested in science
than in fiction, had
earlier edited Modern Electrics before launching his
brainchild, Amazing
Stories. Gernsback coined the term "scientifiction" to
describe the tale
of future science he wanted to publish.See Also:
DEFINITIONS OF SF.
Ace Specials series
Terry CARR convinced ACE Books to allow him to edit a
line of ambitious,
attractively packaged SF novels; the Ace Specials included
some of the
best American SF of the late Sixties.
Asimov's first robot story
Isaac ASIMOVpublishes" Reason", his first
ROBOTstory, at the age of
twenty. Its title suggests Asimov's rationalistic
approach to a lurid
genre theme.
Asimov 's Nightfall
Isaac ASIMOV was only twenty-one when he published this
story in
Astounding Science Fiction. It has become one of the most famous
stories
in modern science fiction.See Also: Nightfall by Robert
SILVERBERG.
Asimov 's Foundation
Published as a series of novelettes and short novels
throughout the
1940s, Isaac ASIMOV's FOUNDATION series became a trilogy upon
book
publication a decade later.See Also: GALACTIC EMPIRES; HISTORY.
Ace Books founded
Famous for its Doubles, ACE BOOKS never possessed the
prestige of
Ballantine or Bantam, but published a large number of important
books in
the fifties and sixties.
Anderson's Brain Wave
Poul ANDERSON's early novel about a change that
increases the
intelligence of every creature on Earth is a sensitive and
persuasively
understated novel.
Anderson's Call Me Joe
Poul ANDERSON's early novella shows his characteristic
strengths in
developing character, setting, and narrative, and it anticipates
his later
long stories.
Aldiss's Greybeard
A melancholy, meditative post-holocaust novel, GREYBEARD
has never been
greatly popular in the US, but may be Brian ALDISS's finest
novel.
Ace Specials series
Terry CARR convinced ACE Books to allow him to edit a
line of ambitious,
attractively packaged SF novels; the Ace Specials included
some of the
best American SF of the late Sixties.
Asimov's The Gods Themselves
"THE GODS THEMSELVES", Isaac ASIMOV's first
novel in sixteen years was a
major event in 1972. Its imaginative virtuosity
surprised many readers,
and it won the NEBULA and the HUGO Awards.
Asimov's The Bicentennial Man
This is certainly the finest piece of short
fiction Isaac ASIMOV wrote
after the 1950s. It won numerous awards and has
been widely reprinted.
Asimov's SF Magazine
As GALAXY SCIENCE FICTION was dying, ISAAC
ASIMOV'SSCIENCE FICTION
MAGAZINE rose to replace it, becoming the most
consistent and reliable SF
magazine of the 1980s.
Alien
ALIEN opens, creating an audience for a darker, high-tech SF film
than
those of George LUCAS and Steven SPIELBERG.See Also: CINEMA.
Aldiss's Helliconia Spring
Brian ALDISS's most substantial effort in
world-building, the HELLICONIA
trilogy was a British best-seller and an
imaginative triumph.See Also:
PLANETARY ROMANCE.
Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale
Known primarily as a contemporary novelist and
poet, Margaret ATWOOD
produced THE HANDMAID'S TALE, a genuine SF DYSTOPIA of
religious
fanaticism. The book became the basis of the 1990 film of the same
name.
A. Merrit's Fantasy Magazine
A. Merrit's Fantasy Magazine, Dec. 1949 / Vol.
1, No. 1 Published by
Recreational Reading, Inc. (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by permission of Argosy
Communications, Inc.
(c) 1949 Recreational Reading, Inc.)
Archer's Goon
Archer's Goon by Diana Wynne Jones Cover: Berkley, 1987 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by
arrangement
with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1987
The
Berkley Publishing Group. Reproduction, duplication or
transmission
without appropriate permission is a violation of Federal
copyright laws.)
Babel-17
DELANY, SAMUEL R(AY)( Ace, 1966)An unorthodox heroine must come to
terms
with an artificial language whose constraints on thought and behavior
make
it an effective weapon of war. Clever, colorful, and highly original;
it
updates and sophisticates the theme of Jack Vance's The Language of
Pao.
Compare also Ian Watson's THE EMBEDDING. NW, 1966. See also
LINGUISTICS
Bone Dance: A Fantasy for Technophiles
BULL, EMMA( Ace, 1991)Sparrow, a
sexless, artificial person who makes a
living tracking down and selling
videos and other aging technological
artifacts in punked-out, postnuclear war
Minneapolis, accidentally becomes
involved with the Horsemen, U.S.
government-developed secret agents
capable of entering the minds of others.
In the past the Horsemen were
secretly used to destabilize foreign
governments until their actions
triggered the nuclear war; now they serve
other masters, and Sparrow,
simply having discovered their existence, is at
risk. To complicate
matters, there is evidence that at least some of what's
going on is
supernatural, rather than merely weird science. Bull's world is
gritty,
well realized, and a lot of fun. For a variant on the possession
motif,
see Pat Cadigan's Fools. See also HOLOCAUST AND AFTER
Bug Jack Barron
SPINRAD, NORMAN(Walker, 1969)A TV personality makes a
powerful enemy when
he attacks a plutocrat who is trying to develop an
immortality treatment.
Taboo-breaking in its day because of its sexual
frankness and extravagant
cynicism; remains significant as an early
examination of the growing media
and their manipulators. Compare Bruce
Sterling's The Artificial Kid
(1980). See also MEDIA LANDSCAPE
Bring the Jubilee
MOORE, WARD(Farrar, 1953)With the possible exception of Sir
Winston
Churchill's brilliant essay in If, or History Rewritten, this is far
and
away the best story ever written on the theme of the South having won
the
Civil War. Moore's fine historical sense led him to describe some
perhaps
unexpected consequences; in a less affluent North the presidency is
won
three times by William Jennings Bryan, and in a backlash against
the
prewar antislavery movement the Grand Army of the Republic, the
Union
veterans' organization, becomes a terrorist outfit like the
Klan.
Imaginative rethinking of real history; highly recommended.
(This
annotator, born and raised in Yankeeland, trembles at the thought
of
"Johnston's terrible march to Boston"; serves us right, a staunch
Southron
might reply.) See also ALTERNATE WORLDS
Behold the Man
MOORCOCK, MICHAEL(Allison & Busby, 1969)Expanded from a
novella (Nebula
winner, 1967). The alienated hero travels back to the time of
Christ in
the hope of enlightenment, but he finds Jesus grotesquely
ill-fitted to
the role of messiah and must take his place. Darkly ironic; a
fascinating
exercise in the PSYCHOLOGY of martyrdom. Compare Barry N.
Malzberg's The
Cross of Fire.
Beggars and Choosers
KRESS, NANCY(Tor, 1994)The sequel to Kress's 1993 novel
Beggars in Spain
continues the tale of the Sleepless, a strain of genetically
altered
humans who need never sleep, and who consequently grow to
adulthood
learning faster and better than normal humans. Their cognitive
powers make
them virtual SUPERMEN, and the Sleepless outstrip their merely
human
siblings in power and achievement, but at the price of provoking
a
dangerous resentment. In Beggars and Choosers, set some years
later,
humanity has become divided into various genetically-enhanced elites,
some
of them scarcely human, and the "Livers"-the great mass of humanity,
who
are unable to compete intellectually with these elites and exist in
an
enormous restive welfare state. Kress's conscientious, sometimes
earnest
prose explores the difficult issues honestly and without
melodrama.
Compare Bruce Sterling's SCHISMATRIX and C. J. Cherryh's CYTEEN.
(GF) See
also GENETIC ENGINEERING and INTELLIGENCE
Blood Music
BEAR, GREG(Arbor House, 1985)A genetic engineer conducts
unauthorized
experiments that result in the creation of intelligent
microorganisms.
Having infected himself, he becomes a "universe" of sentient
cells, and
when his "disease" becomes epidemic the whole living world
undergoes an
astonishing transformation. A brilliant novel, expanded from a
novelette
(Hugo winner, 1984) that extends the SF imagination to new
horizons.
Compare Arthur C. Clarke's CHILDHOOD'S END and A. A. Attanasio's
Radix.
See also NANOTECHNOLOGY
Barrayar
BUJOLD, LOIS MCMASTER(Baen, 1991)Cordelia Naismith and Aral
Vorkosigan
were once enemies in an interstellar war. Now a fragile peace has
been
established and they're a married couple expecting their first
child.
Cordelia, a liberated woman, is ill at ease among the more
conservative,
less civilized people of Barrayar and, when her husband is
named regent,
she realizes that she, Aral, and their unborn baby are in great
danger.
Traditional SPACE OPERA at its very best. Bujold's highly competent
first
novel, Shards of Honor (1986), details Cordelia and Aral's first
meeting
in the midst of war. Compare C. J. Cherryh's Rimrunners and other
novels.
Hugo winner, 1992
Burning Chrome
GIBSON, WILLIAM(Arbor, 1986)Ten short stories by the most
innovative new
voice to enter the science fiction field in decades. Included
here are
such superb short fictions as "Burning Chrome,""The
Winter
Market,""Dogfight" (co-authored with Michael Swanwick), and
"Hinterlands,"
as well as collaborations with Bruce Sterling and John
Shirley. Several
are award nominees. Many of these stories are set in the
sleazy, CYBERPUNK
future made famous in Gibson's novels. Compare Bruce
Sterling's CRYSTAL
EXPRESS and Global Head (1992).
Beyond This Horizon
HEINLEIN, ROBERT A(NSON)(Fantasy, 1948)Originally in
Astounding, 1942.
After society achieves an economy of abundance for all,
what do people do
with their time? Especially, how fares the omnicompetent
Heinlein hero,
who no longer has anything to challenge him? Themes that would
occupy
Heinlein later on, such as the political pitfalls of human
genetic
engineering, got a preliminary airing in this novel: also the
existential
implications of mortality versus immortality (his tentative
solution,
worked out in science fictional rather than occultish
terms:
reincarnation). An important early work, toward which a later
generation
of criticism has been unfairly condescending. See also UTOPIAS
Brightness Falls From the Air
TIPTREE, JAMES, JR. (pseud. of Alice
Sheldon)(Tor, 1985)A thriller in
which a lonely outpost of galactic
civilization is taken over by gangsters
while the debris of a nova comes ever
closer. The violent oppression
recalls old sins committed and old hurts
sustained by the human and alien
characters. Seemingly modeled on the 1948
film Key Largo. Compare C. J.
Cherryh's DOWNBELOW STATION . The Starry Rift
(1986), although billed as a
sequel, is actually a collection of three
novellas with the same
background, including "The Only Neat Thing to Do. See
also SPACE HABITATS"
Brave New World
HUXLEY, ALDOUS (LEONARD)(Doubleday, 1932)A devastating
criticism of the
kind of technological utopia outlined in J. B. S. Haldane's
essay
"Daedalus; or, Science and the Future." Its principal images are
well
established in the modern mythology of the future, and it remains
the
definitive critique of the technologically supported "rational"
society,
exposing the darker side of scientific humanism. It is a brilliant
and
perceptive polemic, and the opposing side of the argument has found
no
advocate of comparable eloquence. It stands alongside We and
NINETEEN
EIGHTY-FOUR as one of the classic dystopian novels. Many of the
concerns
of the novel were treated in a later nonfiction work, Brave New
World
Revisited (1958). See also DYSTOPIAS
Best Science Fiction Stories of Brian W. Aldiss
ALDISS, BRIAN W(ILSON)(Faber,
1962)U.S. title: Who Can Replace a Man?
(Harcourt, 1966)Assembling these 16
stories (14 in the earlier editions,
22 in the latest), Aldiss confessed,
made him "realise how rapidly change
moves," in SF as in everything else. The
stories are arranged in a rough
chronological order which, the author
comments, "seems to represent also
an order of complexity." From the
straightforwardly told "Who Can Replace
a Man?" (included also in The Canopy
of Time ) to the subtlety of "A Kind
of Artistry," or from the hero's anguish
at his time-trapped predicament
in "Not For an Age," 1957, to the startlingly
nonchalant outlook of a chap
in a somewhat comparable situation in "Man in
His Time," 1966, the reader
will perceive the evolutionary process to which
Aldiss referred; and yet,
a reader of a generation still further down the
road from this book's
publication will find almost all of these stories fresh
and
contemporary-sounding, regardless of when they were written.
Buddy Holly Is Alive and Well on Ganymede
DENTON, BRADLEY(Morrow, 1991)Oliver
Vale, in his late twenties and not
terribly successful, has spent his entire
life acutely aware that his
mother conceived him at the very moment in 1959
when rock star Buddy
Holly's plane crashed in lowa. Now, in 1989, the
deceased Holly has
inexplicably begun to appear "live" on every TV set in the
world.
Apparently broadcasting from one of Jupiter's moons, he informs the
Earth
that Oliver is responsible for Holly's usurpation of the
airwaves.
Needless to say, Vale soon ends up on the run, pursued by the
police,
angry neighbors, secret agents, his therapist, a cyborg doberman
named
Ringo, and some very strange aliens. This is gonzo, ABSURDIST fiction
at
its best. For similar delights compare John Kessel's GOOD NEWS FROM
OUTER
SPACE .
Beyond Fantasy Fiction
Beyond Fantasy Fiction, July 1953 Published by Galaxy
Publishing Corp.
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Galaxy
Publishing Corporation. (c) 1953 Galaxy Publishing
Corporation)
Beyond Infinity
Beyond Infinity, Dec. 1967 Published by I.D. Publications,
Inc. (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. I.D.
Publications,
Inc. (c) 1967 I.D. Publications, Inc.)
Battle of London, The
The Battle of London by Hugh Addison Cover: Herbert
Jenkins Ltd., 1924
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Courtesy of
Random House UK Limited. (c) 1924 Herbert Jenkins
Ltd.)
Black Oxen
Black Oxen by Gertrude Atherton Cover: Al Burt Co., 1923 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Al Burt Co. (c) 1923
Al Burt
Co.)
Bison of Clay
Bison of Clay by Max Begouen Cover: Longmans, Green & Co.,
1926 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Longman's, Green,
& Co. (c) 1926 Longmans, Green & Co.)
But Soft - We Are Observed!
But Soft - We Are Observed! by Hilaire Belloc
Cover: Arrowsmith, 1928
illustration by G.K. Chesterton (Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif., Riverside. Arrowsmith. (c) 1928
Arrowsmith)
Beyond These Suns
Beyond These Suns by Rand LePage (William Henry Bird)
Cover: Curtis
Warren Ltd., 1952 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Curtis Warren Ltd. (c) 1952 Curtis Warren Ltd.)
Battle of Dorking, The
The Battle of Dorking by George T. Chesney Cover: Wm.
Blackwood and Sons,
1871 (First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
Benedict's Planet
Benedict's Planet by James Corley Cover: The Elmfield
Press, 1976
illustration by Josh Kirby (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. The Elmfield Press (c) 1976 The Elmfield
Press)
Babel-17
Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany Cover: Ace Books, 1966 (First Edition)
(M.
M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing
Group.
All rights reserved. (c) 1966 Ace Books. Reproduction, duplication
or
transmission without appropriate permission is a violation of
Federal
copyright laws.)
Book of the Damned, The
The Book of the Damned by Charles Fort Cover: Ace
Books, 1964 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted by
arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights
reserved. (c)
1964 Ace Books. Reproduction, duplication or transmission
without
appropriate permission is a violation of Federal copyright laws.)
Barking Dogs
Barking Dogs by Terence Green Cover: St. Martin's Press, 1988
(First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Courtesy of St. Martin's Press. (c) 1988 St. Martin's Press)
Broken Worlds, The
The Broken Worlds by Raymond Harris Cover: Ace Books, 1986
illustration
by Ron Miller (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing
Group. All
rights reserved. (c) 1986 Ace Books. Reproduction, duplication
or
transmission without appropriate permission is a violation of
Federal
copyright laws.)
Binary Divine
Binary Divine by John Hartridge Cover: Doubleday, 1970
illustration by
Margo Herr (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
Used by Permission of Doubleday, a division of Bantam
Doubleday Dell
Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1970 Doubleday & Co.)
Borrowed Time
Borrowed Time by Alan Hruska Cover: Dial Press, 1984 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.Used by Permission
of
Doubleday, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc.
(c)
1984 Dial Press)
Blake of the Rattlesnake
Blake of the Rattlesnake by Fred T. Jane Cover:
Tower Publishing Co.,
Ltd., 1895 illustration by Fred T. Jane (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. )
Blood Sport
Blood Sport by Robert F. Jones Cover: Dell, 1974 (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of Dell
Books,
a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1974
Dell
Books)
Brave Old World
Brave Old World by Hugh Kingsmill Cover: Eyre &
Spottiswoode, 1936 (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif., Riverside.
(c) 1936 Eyre & Spottis-Woode)
Blue Fairy Book, The
The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang Cover: Airmont
Publishing, 1969 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Courtesy of
Airmont Publishing Co., Inc. - Airmont Books (c) 1969
Airmont Publishing
Company )
Brains of Helle, The
The Brains of Helle by Benfo Mistral (Norman A. Lazenby)
Cover: Gannet
Press (First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif.,
Riverside. Gannet Press, London.)
By and By
By and By by Edward Maitland Cover: Richard Bentley & Son, 1873
(First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Richard Bently and Son, London )
Bridge, The
The Bridge by D. Keith Mano Cover: Doubleday, 1973 (First
Edition)
illustration by Paul Bacon (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of
Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of Doubleday, a divisionof
Bantam
Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1973 Doubleday)
Bedsitting Room, The
The Bedsitting Room by Spike Mulligan Cover: Tandem,
1970 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1970
Tandem)
Bettyann
Bettyann by Kris Neville Cover: Tower, 1970 (M. M. Kavanagh. Tower
Books
(c) 1970 Tower Books)
By the Gods Beloved
By the Gods Beloved by Baroness Orczy Cover: Greening
& Co., 1910 (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. )
Becoming Alien
Becoming Alien by Rebecca Ore Cover: TOR/Tom Doherty
Associates (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted by permission of Tor Books. (c) 1988 Tor
Books)
Brain Twister
Brain Twister by Mark Phillips Cover: Pyramid, 1962 (First
Edition)
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted
by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights
reserved. (c)
1962 Pyramid Books. Reproduction, duplication or transmission
without
appropriate permission is a violation of Federal copyright laws.)
Bugs
Bugs by Theodore Roszak Cover: Doubleday, 1983 (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of
Doubleday, a
division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c)
1983
Doubleday)
Bandersnatch
Bandersnatch by T.E. Ryves Cover: Grey Walls Press, 1950 (First
Edition)
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Grey
Walls
Press (c) 1950 Grey Walls Press)
Book of Stier, The
The Book of Stier by Robin Sanborn Cover: Berkley, 1971
(Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by
arrangement
with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1971
Berkley
Medallion. Reproduction, duplication or transmission without
appropriate
permission is a violation of Federal copyright laws.)
Beyond the Great South Wall
Beyond the Great South Wall by Frank Savile
Cover: Grosset & Dunlap, 1901
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. )
Black No More
Black No More by George S. Schuyler Cover: Macauley Co., 1931
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Macauley Co.
(c)
1931 Macauley Co.)
Blue Germ, The
The Blue Germ by Martin Swayne Cover: George H. Doran, 1918
(First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
Beyond the Spectrum
Beyond the Spectrum by Martin Thomas Cover: Brown, Watson
Ltd., 1964
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Brown
Watson Limited (c) 1964 Brown Watson Ltd.)
Bird of Time, The
The Bird of Time by Wallace West Cover: Ace Books (M. M.
Kavanagh.
Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All
rights
reserved. (c) 1959 Ace Books. Reproduction, duplication or
transmission
without appropriate permission is a violation of Federal
copyright laws.)
Breathing Space Only
Breathing Space Only by Wynne N. Whiteford Cover: Ace
Books, 1986
illustration by Don Dickson (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley
Publishing
Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1986 Ace Books. Reproduction,
duplication
or transmission without appropriate permission is a violation of
Federal
copyright laws.)
Building of Venus Four, The
The Building of Venus Four by Calder Willingham
Cover: Manor Books, 1977
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.Manor Books
(c) 1977 Manor Books)
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Beneath the Planet of the Apes by Michael
Avallone Cover: Bantam, 1970
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Used by
Permission of Bantam Books, a division of Bantam
Doubleday Dell Publishing
Group, Inc. (c) 1970 Bantam Books)
Big Time, The
The Big Time by Fritz Leiber Cover: Ace Books, 1961 (First
Edition) (M.
M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley
Publishing Group.
All rights reserved. (c) 1961 Ace Books. Reproduction,
duplication or
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Federal
copyright laws.)
Bloody Sun, The
The Bloody Sun by Marion Zimmer Bradley Cover: Ace Books
(First Edition)
illustration by Jack Gaughan (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by
arrangement
with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1964
Ace
Books. Reproduction, duplication or transmission without
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permission is a violation of Federal copyright laws.)
Black Snow Days
Black Snow Days by Claudia O'Keefe Cover: Ace Books (First
Edition)
illustration by Kevin Jankauski (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by
arrangement
with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1990
Ace
Books. Reproduction, duplication or transmission without
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permission is a violation of Federal copyright laws.)
Bone Dance
Bone Dance by Emma Bull Cover: Ace Books, 1991 (First
Edition)
illustration by Jean Targete (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by
arrangement
with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1991
Ace
Books. Reproduction, duplication or transmission without
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permission is a violation of Federal copyright laws.)
Believers' World
Believers' World by Robert A.W. Lowndes Cover: Avalon Books,
1961
illustration by Ed Emshwiller (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of
Calif., Riverside. Courtesy of Thomas Bouregy & Co. - Avalon Books
(c)
1961 Avalon Books)
Bug Jack Barron
Bug Jack Barron by Norman Spinrad Cover: Avon Books, 1969
(First Edition)
illustration by Alex Gnideziejko (Casey Brown/Eaton
Collection, University
of Calif., Riverside. Shown by permission of Avon
Books. (c) 1969 Avon
Books)
Bring the Jubilee
Bring the Jubilee by Ward Moore Cover: Avon Books, 1972 (M.
M. Kavanagh.
Shown by permission of Avon Books. (c) 1972 Avon Books)
Behold the Man
Behold the Man by Michael Moorcock Cover: Avon Books, 1969
(First US
Edition) (M. M. Kavanagh. Shown by permission of Avon Books. (c)
1969 Avon
Books)
Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World, The
The Beast That Shouted
Love at the Heart of the World by Harlan Ellison
Cover: Avon Books, 1969
(First Edition) illustration by Leo & Diane Dillon
(M. M. Kavanagh. Shown
by permission of Avon Books. (c) 1969 Avon Books)
Book of Rack the Healer, The
The Book of Rack the Healer by Zach Hughes
Cover: Award, 1972
illustration by Jack Gaughan (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Award Books (c) 1972 Award)
Burster
Burster by Michael Capobianco Cover: Bantam, 1990 (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of
Bantam
Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c)
1990
Bantam Books)
Bander Snatch
Bander Snatch by Kevin O'Donnell Cover: Bantam, 1979 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of
Bantam
Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c)
1979
Bantam Books)
Best SF: 1969
Best SF: 1969 ed. by Harry Harrison Cover: Berkley, 1971
illustration by
Paul Lehr (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by arrangement with The
Berkley
Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1971 The Berkley
Publishing
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Born of Man and Woman
Born of Man and Woman by Richard Matheson Cover:
Chamberlein Press, 1954
(First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Chamberlain Press (c) 1954 Chamberlain Press)
Birthgrave, The
The Birthgrave by Tanith Lee Cover: DAW Books, 1975 (First
Edition)
illustration by George Barr (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of
Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with permission of DAW Books, Inc. (c)
1975
DAW Books, Inc.)
Baphomet's Meteor
Baphomet's Meteor by Pierre Barbet Cover: DAW Books, 1972
(First US
Edition) illustration by Karel Thole (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted
with
permission of DAW Books, Inc. (c) 1972 DAW Books, Inc.)
Body Snatchers, The
The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney Cover: Dell, 1955
illustration by John
McDermott (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
Used by Permission of Dell Books, a division of Bantam
Doubleday Dell
Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1955 Dell Books)
Birth of the People's Republic of Antarctica, The
The Birth of the People's
Republic of Antarctica by John Calvin Batchelor
Cover: Dial Press (First
Edition) illustration by Jack Ribik (M. M.
Kavanagh. Used by Permission of
Doubleday, a division of Bantam Doubleday
Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c)
1983 Dial Press)
Big Eye, The
The Big Eye by Max Ehrlich Cover: Doubleday, 1949 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of
Doubleday, a
division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c)
1949
Doubleday)
Black Alice
Black Alice by Thom Demijohn Cover: Doubleday (First
Edition)
illustration by Virginia Fritz (M. M. Kavanagh. Used by Permission
of
Doubleday, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc.
(c)
1968 Doubleday)
Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction
Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction
by Edward L. Ferman Cover:
Doubleday (First Edition) illustration by Peggy
& Ronald Barnett (M. M.
Kavanagh. Used by Permission of Doubleday, a
division of Bantam Doubleday
Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1971
Doubleday)
Brave Little Toaster, The
The Brave Little Toaster by Thomas M. Disch Cover:
Doubleday, 1986 (First
Edition) illustration by Karen Lee Schmidt (M. M.
Kavanagh. Used by
Permission of Doubleday, a division of Bantam Doubleday
Dell Publishing
Group, Inc. (c) 1986 Doubleday)
Beloved Son
Beloved Son by George Turner Cover: Faber and Faber Ltd.,
1978
illustration by Dave Griffiths (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of
Calif., Riverside. Cover: Dave Griffiths. Courtesy of Faber and Faber
Ltd.
(c) 1978 Faber and Faber Ltd.)
Big X, The
The Big X by Hank Searls Cover: Dell, 1959 illustration by
Western
Printing and Lithographing Co. (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of Dell Books, a division of
Bantam
Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1959 Dell Books)
Black Cloud, The
The Black Cloud by Fred Hoyle Cover: Heinemann, 1957
illustration by
Desmond Skirrow (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1957 William Heinemann, Ltd. )
Black Roads, The
The Black Roads by Joe Hensley Cover: Laser Books, 1976
illustration by
Kelly Freas (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
Laser Books (c) 1976 Laser Books)
Blake's Progress
Blake's Progress by Ray Nelson Cover: Laser Books, 1975
illustration by
Kelly Freas (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
Laser Books (c) 1975 Laser Books)
Birthright
Birthright by Kathleen Sky Cover: Laser Books, 1975 illustration
by Kelly
Freas (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Laser
Books (c) 1975 Laser Books)
Before Adam
Before Adam by Jack London Cover: Bantam, 1970 (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of
Bantam
Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c)
1970
Bantam Books)
Blind Spot, The
The Blind Spot by Austin Hall & Homer Eon Flint Cover:
Prime Press, 1951
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Prime Press
(c) 1951 Prime Press)
Butterfly Kid, The
The Butterfly Kid by Chester Anderson Cover: Pyramid
Books, 1967
illustration by Gray Morrow (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley
Publishing
Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1967 Pyramid Books.
Reproduction,
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Black Flame, The
The Black Flame by Stanley Weinbaum Cover: Fantasy Press,
1948 (First
Edition) illustration by A.J. Donnell (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Fantasy Press (c) 1948 Fantasy
Press)
Bedbug, The
The Bedbug by Vladimir Mayakovsky Cover: World Publishing Co.
(First
Edition) illustration by Elaine Lustig (M. M. Kavanagh. World
Publishing
Co. (c) 1960 World Publishing Co.)
Beggars and Choosers
Beggars and Choosers by Nancy Kress Cover: TOR, 1994
(First Edition)
illustration by David Richeid (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by
permission of
Tor Books. (c) 1994 Tor Books)
Buddy Holly Is Alive and Well on Ganymede
Buddy Holly Is Alive and Well on
Ganymede by Bradley Denton Cover:
William Morrow & Co. (First Edition)
(M. M. Kavanagh. Shown by permission
of William Morrow & Co., Inc. (c)
1991 William Morrow & Co., Inc.)
Boat of a Million Years, The
The Boat of a Million Years by Poul Anderson
Cover: TOR, 1989 (First
Edition) illustration by Vincent Di Fate (M. M.
Kavanagh. Reprinted by
permission of Tor Books. (c) 1989 Tor Books)
Blood Music
Blood Music by Greg Bear Cover: Ace Books, 1986 illustration by
Don
Brautigam (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by arrangement with The
Berkley
Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1986 Ace Books.
Reproduction,
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Barrayar
Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold Cover: Baen Books, 1991 (First
Edition)
illustration by Stephen Hickman (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted with
permission
of BAEN PUBLISHING ENTERPRISES. (c) 1991 Baen Books)
Best of Avram Davidson, The
The Best of Avram Davidson by Avram Davidson
Cover: Doubleday, 1979
(First Edition) illustration by Roger Zimmerman (M. M.
Kavanagh. Used by
Permission of Doubleday, a division of Bantam Doubleday
Dell Publishing
Group, Inc. (c) 1979 Doubleday)
Burning Chrome
Burning Chrome by William Gibson Cover: Arbor House, 1986
(First US
Edition) illustration by Rich O'Donnell (M. M. Kavanagh. Shown
by
permission of William Morrow & Co., Inc. (c) 1986 Arbor House)
Best of C.M. Kornbluth, The
The Best of C.M. Kornbluth by Cyril M. Kornbluth
Cover: Science Fiction
Book Club, 1978 illustration by Gary Viskupic (M. M.
Kavanagh. Jacket:
Gary Viskupic. Reprinted with permission of Doubleday Book
and Music
Clubs, Inc. (c) 1978 Doubleday Book & Music Clubs, Inc.)
Brightness Falls from the Air
Brightness Falls from the Air by James Tiptree
Cover: Orb, 1993
illustration by Joe Bergeron (M. M. Kavanagh. (c) 1993
Orb)
Best SF Stories of Brian Aldiss
Best SF Stories of Brian Aldiss by Brian W.
Aldiss Cover: Faber and Faber
Ltd., 1972 illustration by Bridget Riley (M. M.
Kavanagh. Cover: Bridget
Riley. Courtesy of Faber and Faber Ltd. (c) 1972
Faber and Faber Ltd.)
Butler, Octavia Estelle
Octavia Estelle Butler (1947- ) (M. C. Valada. (c)
1995 M. C. Valada)
Brin, David
David Brin (1950- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995 M. C. Valada)
Bujold, Lois McMaster
Lois McMaster Bujold (1949- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995
M. C. Valada)
Bonanno, Margaret Wander
Margaret Wander Bonanno (1950- ) (M. C. Valada. (c)
1995 M. C. Valada)
Bova, Ben
Ben Bova (1932- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995 M. C. Valada)
Bradley, Marion Zimmer
Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995
M. C. Valada)
Brust, Steven
Steven Brust (1955- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995 M. C. Valada)
Bryant, Edward
Edward Bryant (1945- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995 M. C.
Valada)
Budrys, Algis
Algis Budrys (1931- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995 M. C. Valada)
Benford, Gregory
Gregory Benford (1941- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995 M. C.
Valada)
Bear, Greg
Greg Bear (1951- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995 M. C. Valada)
Barnes, John
John Barnes (1957- ) (Beth Gwinn. (c) 1995 Beth Gwinn)
Bishop, Michael
Michael Bishop (1945- ) (Beth Gwinn. (c) 1995 Beth Gwinn)
Bisson, Terry
Terry Bisson (1942- ) (Beth Gwinn. (c) 1995 Beth Gwinn)
Borges, Jorge Luis
Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) ( Bettmann. )
Bradfield, Scott
Scott Bradfield (1955- ) (Miriam Berkley. (c) 1995 Miriam
Berkley)
Ballard, J.G.
J.G. Ballard (1930- ) (Miriam Berkley. (c) 1995 Miriam
Berkley)
Banks, Iain M.
Iain M. Banks (1954- ) (Miriam Berkley. (c) 1995 Miriam
Berkley)
Burroughs, Edgar Rice
Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) ( Bettmann. )
Blish, James
James Blish (1921-1975) (Jay Kay Klein. (c) 1995 Jay Kay
Klein)
Bester, Alfred
Alfred Bester (1913-1987) (Jay Kay Klein. (c) 1995 Jay Kay
Klein)
Brackett, Leigh
Leigh Brackett (1915-1978) (Jay Kay Klein. (c) 1995 Jay Kay
Klein)
Butler, Jack
Jack Butler (1944- ) (Bill Parsons (c) 1995 Bill Parsons)
Bradbury, Ray
Ray Bradbury (1920- ) (Tony Hauser. (c) 1995 Tony Hauser)
Barnes, Steven (On Virtual Reality)
Steven Barnes discusses Virtual Reality:
the Pros and Cons. ( (c) Grolier
Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Barnes, Steven (On Virtual Reality)
Steven Barnes discusses Virtual Reality:
the Pros and Cons. ( (c) Grolier
Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Bear, Greg (About Viruses)
Greg Bear discusses the mysteries and complexities
of the virus - and the
challenges viruses will supply for technology of the
future. ( (c) Grolier
Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Bear, Greg (About Viruses)
Greg Bear discusses the mysteries and complexities
of the virus - and the
challenges viruses will supply for technology of the
future. ( (c) Grolier
Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Benford, Gregory (The Feel of the Future)
Gregory Benford on creating the
"feel of the future" with words. ( (c)
Grolier Electronic Publishing,
Inc.)
Benford, Gregory (The Feel of the Future)
Gregory Benford on creating the
"feel of the future" with words. ( (c)
Grolier Electronic Publishing,
Inc.)
Bishop, Michael (No Enemy But Time)
Michael Bishop and his attempt to
dramatize the Origin of Species. ( (c)
Grolier Electronic Publishing,
Inc.)
Bishop, Michael (No Enemy But Time)
Michael Bishop and his attempt to
dramatize the Origin of Species. ( (c)
Grolier Electronic Publishing,
Inc.)
Brin, David (On Survivalists)
David Brin warns those who yearn for the Fall:
it's not a Macho thing. (
(c) Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Brin, David (On Survivalists)
David Brin warns those who yearn for the Fall:
it's not a Macho thing. (
(c) Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Brunner (Why SF?)
John Brunner discusses the influence of War on his
imagination. ( (c)
Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Brunner (Why SF?)
John Brunner discusses the influence of War on his
imagination. ( (c)
Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Bujold, Lois McMaster (Falling Free)
Lois McMaster Bujold discusses her
novel, Falling Free. ( (c) Grolier
Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Bujold, Lois McMaster (Falling Free)
Lois McMaster Bujold discusses her
novel, Falling Free. ( (c) Grolier
Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Baxter, Stephen
Stephen Baxter (1957- ) (Sandra Shepard. (c) 1995 Sandra
Shepherd)
Beaumont, Charles
Charles Beaumont (1929-1967) (Andrew I. Porter. (c) 1995
Andrew I.
Porter)
Busby, F.M.
F.M. Busby (1921- ) (Andrew I. Porter. (c) 1995 Andrew I.
Porter)
Ballantine, Ian
Ian Ballantine (1916-1995) (Andrew I. Porter. (c) 1995 Andrew
I. Porter)
Barnes, Steven
Steven Barnes (1952- ) (Andrew I. Porter. (c) 1995 Andrew I.
Porter)
Bretnor, Reginald
Reginald Bretnor (1911-1992) (Andrew I. Porter. (c) 1995
Andrew I.
Porter)
Brunner, John
John Brunner (1934- ) (Rick Hawes. (c) 1995 Rick Hawes)
Bischoff, David F.
David F. Bischoff (1951- ) (Andrew I. Porter. (c) 1995
Andrew I. Porter)
Barbarella
Roger Vadim's film version of the French comic strip Barbarella
(De
Laurentiis-Marianne/Paramount, 1968) was, by modern standards,
definitely
not politically correct, but its visual splendor and its
self-conscious
1960s sexual daring gives it a sense of freshness and charm.
(Ronald V.
Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters. )
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
Yet another film about enormous monsters
created or roused by atomic
testing, Eugene Lourie's The Beast from 20,000
Fathoms (Mutual
Pictures/Warner Brothers, 1953) turned Ray Bradbury's story
"The Foghorn"
into a fairly standard monster movie, involving a dinosaur that
attacks
New York. (Ronald V. Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters. )
The Bride of Frankenstein
James Whale's sequel to his 1931 Frankenstein is
one of the finest of all
science fiction movies. Many believe that The Bride
of Frankenstein
(Universal, 1935) surpasses its predecessor - to say nothing
of its
innumerable sequels - in pathos, thrills, and terror. (Ronald
V.
Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters. )
Buck Rogers
The movie serial of Buck Rogers (Universal, 1939) duplicated the
success
of Universal's two Flash Gordon serials, which also starred
Larry
("Buster") Crabbe. The design of both series owes something to the
cover
paintings of SF pulp magazines. (Ronald V. Borst/Hollywood Movie
Posters.
)
Buck Rogers
The movie serials of the Thirties and Forties appeared in
installments
that were only ten to fifteen minutes long, and each episode
required at
least one action scene. Movies like Buck Rogers (Universal, 1939)
had
quite a frenetic pace. (Courtesy of Crystal Pictures, Inc. (c)
Crystal
Pictures, Inc.)
Bilderdijk's A Short Account
Willem BILDERDIJK's A Short Account of a
Remarkable Aerial Voyage and
Discovery of a New Planet is the story of a
balloonist's inadvertent
voyage to a small satellite. It is perhaps the key
transitional work
between earlier FANTASTIC VOYAGES and later SF.
Bellamy's Looking Backward
Edward BELLAMY's Looking Backward, 2000-1887, is a
tour of the UTOPIAN
society of the future. Although it is almost devoid of
drama, it was one
of the most famous novels of the future during the
nineteenth century.
Burroughs's Tarzan
Serialized in 1912, then published in book form in 1914,
Edgar Rice
BURROUGHS'sTARZAN OF THE APES has been enormously influential in
both SF
and fantasy literature, although it is not strictly Science
Fiction.
Burroughs's A Princess of Mars
Second in popularity only to Tarzan, Edgar
Rice BURROUGHS's 1912 serial,
A PRINCESS OF MARS (published in book form five
years later),
singlehandedly created the fictional romance of MARS.
Buck Rogers comic born
Based on the magazine serial, Armageddon 2419 AD,"
BUCK ROGERS in the
Twenty-Fifth Century" first appeared as an American comic
strip in 1929,
where it continued for nearly forty years. A movie serial, a
TV series,
and a feature film eventually followed.
Bantam Books founded
Ian BALLANTINE, who had earlier imported Penguin Books
into the US during
World War II, believed in paperbacks. He founded BANTAM
Books as a source
of inexpensive reprints.
Brown's What Mad Universe
Fredric BROWN's novel, WHAT MAD UNIVERSE, is one of
the very first comic
SF novels, and still one of the best. He is best known
for his mystery
novels and very short SF stories.See Also: ALTERNATE
WORLDS.
Bradbury 's Martian Chronicles
Ray BRADBURY's cycle of stories in THE MARTIAN
CHRONICLESdeal more with
the MARS of the early pulp magazines than the Mars
known to astronomers by
1950. The stories still generate a powerful sense of
romantic nostalgia.
Blish's Okie
James BLISH's stories of the flying cities - called the Okie
stories in
magazines, and CITIES IN FLIGHT upon book publication - combined
pulp
style with rigor and intelligence.
Ballantine Books founded
Ian Ballantine had earlier founded Bantam Books, but
wanted to create a
paperback company that emphasized originals rather than
reprints.
BALLANTINE Books was the result.
Blish's Surface Tension
James BLISH's sequel to his early and little-known
"Sunken Universe"
remains a classic of science fiction. In it, microscopic
humans pilot an
inch-long spaceship between two puddles.
Bradbury's A Sound of Thunder
Ray BRADBURY's slick and expert TIME TRAVEL
story was published in both
Collier's and Playboy before being reprinted by
an SF magazine, and so it
reached a very wide audience.
Beginning of Scientology
L. Ron HUBBARD breaks with DIANETIC Foundation, and
founds the Church of
SCIENTOLOGY. Incorporated in 1955, the Church of
Scientology soon had
adherents all over the world.
Blish's attack on McCarthy
James BLISH's 1954 story, "At Death's End",
contained a portrait of a
demagogic politician clearly based on Senator
Joseph McCarthy; the 1956
novel version, They Shall Have Stars, intensified
Blish's attack.See Also:
HISTORY.
Blish 's A Case of Conscience
Based on his 1953 novella, James BLISH's
theological SF novel, A CASE OF
CONSCIENCE, was one of the most sophisticated
and moving SF novels of the
fifties, and won the HUGO Award.
Budrys's Rogue Moon
The culminating novel of Algis BUDRYS's first period, an
allusive and
sophisticated novel that many readers regard as a classic.
Ballard's The Voices of Time
The first of J.G. BALLARD's stories to dramatize
the themes of ENTROPY,
natural DISASTER, and surrender to strangeness that
will preoccupy him for
the rest of the decade.
Burgess's A Clockwork Orange
Anthony BURGESS's dark SF novel, A CLOCKWORK
ORANGE, was best-known for
the radical argot of its narrator; it was the 1971
Stanley Kubrick film
that gained notoriety for its violence.See Also: A
CLOCKWORK ORANGE.
Ballard's condensed novels
The first of J.G. Ballard's condensed novels, You
and Me and the
Continuum, baffled and irritated conservative readers. It
eventually
appeared as part of The Atrocity Exhibition.
Brunner's Stand on Zanzibar
John BRUNNER's ambitious novel of the
overpopulated 21st century adopted
a range of stylistic techniques from John
Dos Passos, but STAND ON
ZANZIBAR achieved its own vision and voice.See Also:
DYSTOPIAS.
Benford's Timescape
TIMESCAPE, Gregory BENFORD's novel of tachyon research,
near-future
ecological catastrophe, and alternate time streams is perhaps the
most
credible time travel novel ever published.See Also: SCIENTISTS.
Blade Runner opens
The Ridley SCOTT film," BLADE RUNNER", opens and William
GIBSON publishes
"Burning Chrome", two important works in the developing
CYBERPUNK
sensibility.See Also: CINEMA.
Bear's Blood Music
An early story of nanometer-scale engineering, Greg BEAR's
BLOOD MUSIC
presages science fiction's great interest in NANOTECHNOLOGY.See
Also:
GENETIC ENGINEERING.
Brin's Startide Rising
David BRIN's second novel, STARTIDE RISING, wins both
the NEBULA and HUGO
Awards, and his Uplift series becomes enormously
popular.
Bantam launches Spectra
BANTAM's science fiction line, revived in 1983, is
christened Bantam
Spectra and launched with hoopla. It will be one of the
most influential
SF book publishers of the decade.
Bisson's Bears Discover Fire
Hailed as one of the finest SF short stories in
many years, "Bears
Discover Fire" won the NEBULA and HUGO Awards, and became
the title story
to Terry BISSON's first collection.
Birth of the Paperback
Although American science fiction had been almost
entirely a magazine
genre in its first twenty years, the development of the
paperback after
World War II provided an enormous new market for the field.
BALLANTINE
BOOKS, founded in 1952, specialized in science fiction; and ACE
BOOKS,
founded a year later, published SF almost exclusively. The creation
of
small presses to reprint science fiction serials in the late forties,
and
the formation of the SCIENCE FICTION BOOK CLUB in the early
fifties,
confirmed SF’s trend away from the magazines and into book form.
Childhood's End
CLARKE, ARTHUR C(HARLES)(Ballantine, 1953)Earth, on the verge
of nuclear
Mutual Assured Destruction, is saved by the intervention of
benevolent
aliens who have the form of traditional devils. A calm
interregnum
prepares the way for the last generation of children, who are
telepaths.
The adults left behind watch helplessly as the children,
outgrowing them
as no young generation ever has before, rise up and merge
with the
spiritual powers of the cosmos. The influence of Olaf Stapledon, who
was
as formative for Clarke's generation of SF writers, at least in the
United
Kingdom, as H. G. Wells, is patent. The pedestrian, at times
downright
static, pace of the novel has apparently not interfered with its
immense
popularity. Perhaps it has been received not as a story but rather as
a
scripture: Fallible humanity can't make it without transcendent help.
If
so, that says a lot about the audience for early nuclear age SF,
which
would have upset that era's for the most part quite hard-headed
writers.
See also CHILDREN IN SF and ESCHATOLOGY
City
SIMAK, CLIFFORD D(ONALD)(Gnome, 1952)Eight quietly told stories
from
Astounding, 1944 to 1951, which describe the decline and disappearance
of
humanity once it abandons its most characteristic habitat, the city.
Some
of the more venturesome leave civilization to imprint their psyches
on
wild, non-tool-using animals native to Jupiter ("Desertion");
others
retreat to automated estates, as in "Huddling Place," a locale that
recurs
in later stories, run by an ageless robot butler named Jenkins
and
inhabited by sentient, peaceable dogs who are taking over
humans'
erstwhile role of planetary custodians. (Meanwhile the ants, also
evolved
into sentience, pursue bizarre and incomprehensible goals of their
own.)
In book form, the stories are framed as "legends," told around
campfires
by the dogs, who politely debate whether humans in fact ever
existed. A
haunting, elegiac tale, diametrically opposed to the "can do"
spirit of
most Golden Age SF. An additional story, "Epilog," was added for a
later
edition (Ace, 1981). A major work, which in 1953 won the
International
Fantasy Award. See also PASTORAL
Camp Concentration
DISCH, THOMAS M(ICHAEL)(Hart-Davis, 1968) A political
prisoner is a
guinea pig in an experiment that uses a syphilis-related
spirochete to
boost IQ to unparalleled levels. The author boldly presents the
story as
first-person narrative and carries it off brilliantly. A key work
of
avant-garde SF, written with its serialization in New Worlds in
mind.
Compare Daniel Keyes's FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON. See also INTELLIGENCE
Cosmicomics
CALVINO, ITALO(Harcourt, 1968)Trans. by William Weaver of Le
Cosmicomiche
(1965).The childlike Qfwfq has the entire cosmos and all
eternity as his
playground, and naively confronts the great mysteries of time
and space in
12 bizarre tales. t zero (1969) offers more of the same. Zestful
modern
fabliaux with a unique charm. Weaver won the National Book Award
for
translation for Cosmicomics. See also FABULATION
Cold Allies
Anthony, Patricia (Harcourt, 1993)Fine first novel. The world is
in sorry
shape because of the climatic changes of the greenhouse effect.
Famine is
widespread, and just about every nation is at war with another,
struggling
over the planet's dwindling resources. Then enigmatic ALIENS
appear; they
are seen only as cold blue lights, floating over the
battlefields,
occasionally kidnapping people. Anthony is a fine prose stylist
with a
knack tor creating believable characters in a small space, evident
also in
her second novel Brother Termite (Harcourt, 1993). Compare John
Kessel's
Good News from Outer Space and Joan Slonczewski's The Wall Around
Eden.
A Clockwork Orange
BURGESS, ANTHONY (pseud. of John Anthony Burgess
Wilson)(Heinemann,
1962)In highly inventive future slang based on Russian
loan-words, the
story's hero tells how casual recreational gang violence,
including
murder, got him into prison and then into super-Pavlovian therapy;
after
treatment, even the thought of violence makes him sick. But so, as
side
effects, do sex and his former love for classical music; the
point
apparently being that it is better to do bad things as a free person
than
not to do them as the result of conditioning.
Recognized
by"mainstream"critics who probably wouldn't call it SF, and
filmed
effectively by Stanley Kubrick, this is a world as bleak and vicious
as
Nineteen Eighty-Four-and disturbingly closer, now, than Orwell's to
our
own. However, Kubrick's version was based on the first U.S. edition of
the
book, which omitted the crucial last chapter, in which (as Burgess
pointed
out in a new introduction, 1987)" my young thuggish protagonist grows
up .
. . and recognises that human energy is better expended on creation
than
destruction," which radically changes the meaning of A Clockwork
Orange
from the way it had been received in America. Compare Damon Knight,
Hell's
Pavement ; contrast B. F. Skinner, Walden Two . See also DYSTOPIAS
Courtship Rite
KINGSBURY, DONALD(Timescape, 1982) U.K. title: Geta, 1984A
colony on an
arid world is in cultural extremis because of its lack of
resources, and
the central characters become involved with a challenge to its
established
order. An unusually detailed and complex novel, interesting
because of its
carefully worked political and ANTHROPOLOGICAL themes. Compare
Frank
Herbert's DUNE.
China Mountain Zhang
MCHUGH, MAUREEN F.(Tor, 1992)The title character of
McHugh's first novel
is a Chinese American living in a United States that has
fallen to
third-world status just as China has risen, through apparently
peaceful
means, to dominate the world. In this hierarchical culture,
Zhang's
ancestry automatically places him above most Caucasians in status
(though
below native-born Chinese). Zhang, however, has a couple of dirty
secrets.
First, he's only half-Chinese, though his parents had him
genetically
adjusted to hide his Hispanic ancestry. Second, he's gay, and
both China
and Chinese-dominated America are puritanical societies. As the
story
progresses, we follow Zhang's rise from construction worker to
successful
architect. The novel's two greatest strengths lie in its depiction
of a
believable and sympathetic gay character and in its equally
believable
portrayal of a Chinese-dominated 21st century. Besides
receiving
nominations for the Hugo and Nebula, China Mountain Zhang won both
the
Tiptree Award and the Locus Award for best first novel. Compare
David
Wingrove's Chung Kuo. See also SEX
Chronopolis and Other Stories
BALLARD, J(AMES) G(RAHAM)(Putnam,
1971)Ballard's short fiction is
distributed over more than a dozen
collections, in various combinations,
but this selection-which overlaps
considerably withThe Best Short Stories
of J. G. Ballard (1978)-preserves the
best of his early work. Alienated
protagonists bear witness to the world's
descent into a perverse
decadence; if they attempt to resist (many do not),
they are likely to be
maddened by the consciousness of their hopeless
entrapment. "The Terminal
Beach" (1964) marked a turning point in the
concerns of British SF, and
signaled the start of the era of avant-garde
methods. See also OPTIMISM
AND PESSIMISM
The Crystal World
BALLARD, J(AMES) G(RAHAM)(Cape, 1966)Completes a quartet of
apocalyptic
novels begun with The Wind From Nowhere (1962) and continued with
The
Drowned World and The Drought. Time begins to "crystallize out,"
causing
vast tracts of African rain forest to undergo a metamorphosis that
echoes
and contrasts with the metamorphosis of human flesh that is leprosy.
The
hero's symbolic odyssey, like that of the protagonist in Joseph
Conrad's
Heart of Darkness, brings him to a more fundamental existential
level.
Superb imagery. See also END OF THE WORLD
Cities in Flight
BLISH, JAMES (Avon, 1970)U.K. title: A Clash of CymbalsThis
is a
tetralogy, of which the stories comprising Earthman, Come Home
(Putnam,
1955) were written first. John Amalfi is mayor of a future New York,
which
flies through interstellar space trading work for supplies; it, and
other
such itinerant cities, are" Okies." Two "prequels,"They Shall Have
Stars
(Faber, 1956) and A Life For The Stars(Putnam, 1962) describe
respectively
the development of the cities' means of propulsion (under cover
of a
boondoggle construction job on a vividly but archaically
described
Jupiter) and the subsequent flight of the cities from Earth's
dreary
totalitarian government. Finally in The Triumph of Time (Avon, 1958;
U.K.
title A Clash of Cymbals), Amalfi's can-do New Yorkers are faced with
the
ultimate challenge of the collapse of the universe, and contrive to
solve
even that. An essay at the end of the four volumes by Richard
Mullen,
originally published in Riverside Quarterly, parallels
the
youth-maturity-senescence cycle Oswald Spengler charted for
the
comparative history of civilizations in The Decline of the West with
a
similar cycle for Blish's "Earthmanist" civilization. A major,
if
ponderous, work. See also SPACE OPERA
Cyteen
CHERRYH, C. J. (pseud. of Carolyn Janice Cherry)(Warner, 1988)The
rulers
of the planet Cyteen have a monopoly on the creation of Azi,
the
artificial human beings who have featured so prominently in such
earlier
Cherryh novels as Downbelow Station and the underrated Forty Thousand
in
Gehena (1983), and they also have the rarely used ability to CLONE
human
beings. When the aging Ariane Emory, ruthless director of the
planet's
genetic labs and a major political figure, decides to have herself
cloned,
the resulting child becomes a pawn in a complex series of
political
manipulations. This powerful psychological study is Cherryh's
longest
novel and her most difficult, but there's plenty of meat here to
reward
the diligent reader. For a very different novel that nonetheless
asks
similar questions about genetic determinism, compare Ira Levin's The
Boys
From Brazil. Hugo winner, 1989
Citizen of the Galaxy
HEINLEIN, ROBERT A(NSON)(Scribner, 1957) Although
marketed as a juvenile
novel, this work was serialized for adults in
Astounding. The Horatio
Alger hero is in an interstellar setting, except that
this lad starts out
closer to the edge than Horatio's bootblacks and
newsboys: he is a slave
on a far planet of a despotic empire. He escapes into
space with a nomadic
trading company and eventually gets back to Earth, where
he assumes (by
inheritance!) the headship of a giant financial corporation.
This is a
bildungsroman, except that the young hero never really grows up;
but
Heinlein's knack for creating sociologically plausible cultures is
well
displayed. Alex Panshin in Heinlein in Dimension, argued that Citizen
of
the Galaxy, with a plot revealed at the end to be essentially circular,
is
normative for all of Heinlein's longer work. See also CHILDREN'S SF
Crystal Express
STERLING, BRUCE(Arkham, 1989)Early short fiction by one of
the cofounders
of the CYBERPUNK movement. Included is Sterling's entire
Shaper/Mechanist
series, most importantly "Swarm," as well as such excellent
stories as
"The Flowers of Edo," "Dinner in Audoghast," "Green Days in
Brunei," and
"Twenty Evocations." A number of these are award nominees and
all are
worth reading. A more recent, equally good collection of Sterling's
short
fiction is Globalhead (1992). Compare William Gibson's BURNING
CHROMEand
Pat Cadigan's Patterns.
Cinefantastique
Cinefantastique, Feb. 1994 Published by Frederick S. Clarke
Cover
illustration by John Hanley (M.M. Kavanagh. Frederick S. Clarke. (c)
1994
Frederick S. Clarke.)
Comet
Comet, July 1941 Published by H-K Publications, Inc. Cover
illustration
by Leo Morey (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. H-K Publications, Inc. (c) 1941 H-K Publications,
Inc.)
Cosmos Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine
Cosmos Science Fiction and
Fantasy Magazine, July 1977 Published by
Baronet Publishing Co. Cover
illustration by Vincent Di Fate (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Baronet Publishing
Co. (c) 1977 Baronet Publishing
Co.)
Crank!
Crank!, Winter 1993 Published by Broken Mirrors Press Cover
illustration
by Ian Miller (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Broken Mirrors Press. (c) 1993 Broken Mirrors Press.)
Critical Wave
Critical Wave, July 1988 Published by Martin Tudor and Steve
Green (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Martin
Tudor and
Steve Green. (c) 1988 Martin Tudor and Steve Green.)
Conditioned for Space
Conditioned for Space by Alan Ash Cover: Ward, Lock
& Co., 1955 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Ward, Lock & Co.
Limited (c) 1955 Ward, Lock & Co.,
Ltd.)
Conquest of Earth
Conquest of Earth by Manly Banister Cover: Airmont
Publishing, 1957
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Courtesy of
Airmont Publishing Co., Inc. - Airmont Books (c) 1957
Airmont Publishing
Company )
Chains (Vol. 1)
Chains (Vol. 1) by Henri Barbusse Cover: International
Publishers, 1925
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
International Publishers (c) 1925 International
Publishers)
================================================ Ashes,
Ashes
Child of the Dawn, The
The Child of the Dawn by A.C. Benson Cover:
G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1912
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
Children of the Night
Children of the Night by John Blackburn Cover: G.P.
Putnam's Sons, 1970
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Courtesy of
Random Century House UK Limited. (c) 1970 Johnathan
Cape)
Centaur, The
The Centaur by Algernon Blackwood Cover: Macmillan and Co.,
Ltd., 1911
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Macmillan
and Co., Ltd. London (c) 1911 Macmillan and Co. Ltd.)
Children of Anthi
Children of Anthi by Jay D. Blakeney Cover: Ace Books, 1985
illustration
by Griesbach & Martucci (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif.
, Riverside. Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley
Publishing Group.
All rights reserved. (c) 1985 Ace Books. Reproduction,
duplication or
transmission without appropriate permission is a violation of
Federal
copyright laws.)
Crime of Under Seas, A
A Crime of Under Seas by Guy Boothby Cover: Ward, Lock
& Co. Ltd., 1905
illustration by Stanley L. Wood (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ.
of Calif., Riverside. )
Centuries Apart
Centuries Apart by Edward Bouve Cover: Little, Brown &
Co., 1894 (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Published by Little, Brown and Company (Inc.) (c) 1894 Little,
Brown and
Company (Inc.))
City of Masques
City of Masques by Alan Brennert Cover: Playboy Press
Paperbacks, 1978
illustration by Dennis Luzak (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by arrangement with The
Berkley Publishing
Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1978 Playboy Press.
Reproduction,
duplication or transmission without appropriate permission is a
violation
of Federal copyright laws.)
Cassiopeia Affair, The
The Cassiopeia Affair by Harrison Brown & Chloe
Zerwick Cover: Doubleday,
1968 illustration by Lawrence Ratzkin (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of
Doubleday, a division of
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c)
1968 Doubleday)
Chivalry
Chivalry by James Branch Cabell Cover: HarperCollins/Harber &
Bros., 1909
(First Edition) illustration by Howard Pyle (M. M. Kavanagh.
)
Colonists of Space
Colonists of Space by Charles Carr Cover: Ward, Lock &
Co., 1954 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Wand, Lock & Co.,
Ltd. (c) 1954 Ward, Lock & Co., Ltd.)
Coma
Coma by Robin Cook Cover: Little, Brown & Co., 1977 (First
Edition)
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Published
by Little, Brown and Company (Inc.) (c) 1977 Little, Brown and
Company
(Inc.))
Cette Cher Humanite
Cette Cher Humanite by Philippe Curval Cover: Editions
Robert Laffont,
1976 (First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif.,
Riverside. Editions Robert Laffont (c) 1976 Editions Robert
Laffont)
Christmas Carol, A
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Cover: Yale
University Press (The
Pierpont Morgan Library), 1993 (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Yale University Press (c) 1993 Yale
Univ. Press (The
Pierpont Morgan Library) )
Caesar's Column
Caesar's Column by Edmund Boisgilbert, M.D. (Ignatius
Donnelly) Cover:
Arena Publishing Co., 1894 (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. )
Complex Man
Complex Man by Marie Farca Cover: Doubleday, 1973 illustration by
Anita
Siegal & Jonathan Field (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.
, Riverside. Used by Permission of Doubleday, a division of
Bantam
Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1973 Doubleday)
Cold Cash Warrior
Cold Cash Warrior by Bill Fawcett & Robert Asprin
Cover: Ace Books, 1989
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted
by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All
rights reserved. (c)
1989 Ace Books. Reproduction, duplication or
transmission without
appropriate permission is a violation of Federal
copyright laws.)
Circus of Dr. Lao, The
The Circus of Dr. Lao by Charles Finney Cover: Bantam,
1964 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by
Permission
of Bantam Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing
Group,
Inc. (c) 1964 Bantam Books)
City of Endless Night
City of Endless Night by Milo Hastings Cover: Dodd,
Mead & Co., 1920
(First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1920 Dodd, Mead)
Crisis! - 1992
Crisis! - 1992 by Benson Herbert Cover: Richards, 1936 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1936
Richards)
Contagion to This World
Contagion to This World by Fedor Kaul Cover: Geoffrey
Bles, 1933 (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
(c) 1933 Geoffrey Bles)
Copper Crown, The
The Copper Crown by Patricia Kennealy Cover: Bluejay, 1984
illustration
by Michael Embden (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Book jackets reprinted by permission of Bluejay Books Inc.
All
rights reserved. (c) 1984 Bluejay Books Inc.)
Creator
Creator by Jeremy Leven Cover: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan Inc.,
1980
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c)
1980
Coward, McCann & Geoghegan Inc.)
Carder's Paradise
Carder's Paradise by Malcolm Levene Cover: Walker &
Co., 1969
illustration by Lena Fong Luen (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with permission of Walker and Company.
(c)
1969 Walker & Company)
Childermass, The
The Childermass by Wyndham Lewis Cover: Chatto & Windus,
1928 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Courtesy
of Random
House UK Limited. (c) 1928 Chatto & Windous)
Coming Race, The
The Coming Race by First Baron Lytton Cover:
Donohue-Hennberry & Co.,
1890 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
Donohue-Henneberry & Co. )
City of Gold, The
The City of Gold by Edward Markwick Cover: W. Thacker &
Co., 1898 (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. W.
Thacker & Co. UK )
Chance
Chance by Ann Maxwell Cover: Popular Library, 1975 (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by permission of
Warner
Books, Inc. (c) 1975 Popular Library, Inc.)
Crisis in 2140
Crisis in 2140 by John J. McGuire & H. Beam Piper Cover:
Ace Books, 1957
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted
by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All
rights reserved. (c)
1957 Ace Books. Reproduction, duplication or
transmission without
appropriate permission is a violation of Federal
copyright laws.)
Caleb Catlum's America
Caleb Catlum's America by Vincent McHugh Cover:
Stackpole Sons, 1936
(First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1936 Stackpole Sons)
Club Tycoon Sends Man to Moon
Club Tycoon Sends Man to Moon by Felix
Mendelsohn Cover: Book Co. of
America, 1965 (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1965 Book Co. of America)
Created, the Destroyer
Created, the Destroyer by Warren Murphy & Richard
Sapir Cover: Pinnacle
Books, 1976 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
Pinnacle Books (c) 1976 Pinnacle Books)
Cloud Chamber
Cloud Chamber by Howard L. Myers Cover: Popular Library, 1977
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted
by
permission of Warner Books, Inc. (c) 1977 Popular Library, Inc.)
Cityless and Countryless World, A
A Cityless and Countryless World by Henry
Olerich Cover: Gilmore &
Olerich, 1893 (First Edition) (Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. )
Creation's Doom
Creation's Doom by Desiderius Papp Cover: D. Appleton-Century
Co. Inc.,
1934 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
D.
Appleton-Century Company (c) 1934 D. Appleton-Century Company Inc.)
Centenarians, The
The Centenarians by Gilbert Phelps Cover: Heineman, 1958
(First Edition)
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1958
William Heinemann, Ltd. )
Central Passage
Central Passage by Lawrence Schoonover Cover: Dell, 1962
(Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by
Permission of Dell
Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing
Group, Inc. (c) 1962
Dell Books)
Crossroads to Nowhere
Crossroads to Nowhere by Raymond Stark Cover: Ward,
Lock & Co. Ltd., 1956
(First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Ward, Lock & Co. Limited (c) 1956 Ward, Lock
& Co., Ltd.)
Concrete
Concrete by Aelfrida Tillyard Cover: Hutchinson & Co., 1930
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Courtesy of
Random
Century House UK Limited. (c) 1930 Hutchinson & Co.)
Crash Landing on Iduna
Crash Landing on Iduna by Arthur R. Tofte Cover: Laser
Books, 1975
illustration by Kelly Freas (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.Laser Books (c) 1975 Laser Books)
Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, A
A Connecticut Yankee in King
Arthur's Court by Mark Twain Cover:
HarperCollins/Harper & Bros., 1899
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. )
Cure for Death
Cure for Death by Victor Valentine Cover: Foursquare Books,
1960 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Foursquare Books
(c) 1960 Foursquare Books)
Crew of the Mekong, The
The Crew of the Mekong by Evgeny Voiskunsky & Isa
Borisovich Lukodianov
Cover: Mir Publishers, 1974 (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Mir Publishers (c) 1974 Mir
Publishers)
Chariots of the Gods?
Chariots of the Gods? by Erich Von Daniken Cover:
Bantam, 1970 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Used by Permission
of Bantam Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell
Publishing Group,
Inc. (c) 1970 Bantam Books)
Chariot into Time
Chariot into Time by Karl Zeigfreid (Tom W. Wade) Cover:
John Spencer &
Co., 1953 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
John Spencer & Co. (c) 1953 John Spencer & Co.
UK)
Children of the Sphinx
Children of the Sphinx by George C. Wallis Cover:
Cosmopolitan Printing
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.Cosmopolitan
Printing (c) 1925 Cosmopolitan Printing)
Children of the Light
Children of the Light by Susan Weston Cover: St.
Martin's Press, 1987
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Courtesy of
St. Martin's Press. (c) 1987 St. Martin's Press)
Chung Kuo: The Middle Kingdom
Chung Kuo: The Middle Kingdom by David Wingrove
Cover: Delacorte Press,
1990 (First Edition) illustration by Jean Tuttle
(Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by
Permission of Delecorte
Press, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing
Group, Inc. (c) 1990
Delecorte Press.)
Chaos in Arcturus
Chaos in Arcturus by Karl Zeigfreid Cover: John Spencer
& Co., 1953
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. John
Spencer & Co. (c) 1953 John Spencer & Co.)
Cold Cash War, The
The Cold Cash War by Robert Lynn Asprin Cover: Dell, 1977
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by
Permission
of Dell Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing
Group, Inc.
(c) 1977 Dell Books)
Cowboy Feng's Space Bar and Grille
Cowboy Feng's Space Bar and Grille by
Steven Brust Cover: Ace Books, 1990
illustration by James Gurney (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by
arrangement with The Berkley Publishing
Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1990
Ace Books. Reproduction, duplication
or transmission without appropriate
permission is a violation of Federal
copyright laws.)
Crisis on Cheiron
Crisis on Cheiron by Juanita Coulson Cover: Ace Books, 1967
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted
by
arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved.
(c)
1967 Ace Books. Reproduction, duplication or transmission
without
appropriate permission is a violation of Federal copyright laws.)
Cradle of the Sun
Cradle of the Sun by Brian Stableford Cover: Ace Books,
1969 illustration
by Jack Gaughan (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing
Group. All
rights reserved. (c) 1969 Ace Books. Reproduction, duplication
or
transmission without appropriate permission is a violation of
Federal
copyright laws.)
Crack in Space, The
The Crack in Space by Philip K. Dick Cover: Ace Books
(First Edition)
illustration by Jack Gaughan (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by
arrangement
with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1966
Ace
Books. Reproduction, duplication or transmission without
appropriate
permission is a violation of Federal copyright laws.)
Castle Perilous
Castle Perilous by John DeChancie Cover: Ace Books (First
Edition)
illustration by James Gurney (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by
arrangement
with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1988
Ace
Books. Reproduction, duplication or transmission without
appropriate
permission is a violation of Federal copyright laws.)
Cry Republic
Cry Republic by Kirk Mitchell Cover: Ace Books (First
Edition)
illustration by James Gurney (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by
arrangement
with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1989
Ace
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Cybernetic Shogun, The
The Cybernetic Shogun by Victor Milan Cover: William
Morrow & Co., 1990
(First Edition) illustration by Don Bolognes (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Shown by permission
of William
Morrow & Co., Inc. (c) 1990 William Morrow & Co.,
Inc.)
Crystal Empire, The
The Crystal Empire by L. Neil Smith Cover: TOR, 1986
illustration by
Michael Whelan (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted by permission of Tor Books. (c) 1986 Tor
Books)
Clone, The
The Clone by Theodore L. Thomas Cover: Berkley (First Edition) (M.
M.
Kavanagh. Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group.
All
rights reserved. (c) 1965 The Berkley Publishing Group.
Reproduction,
duplication or transmission without appropriate permission is a
violation
of Federal copyright laws.)
City of Glass
City of Glass by Noel Loomis Cover: Columbia, 1942 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Columbia
Publications, Inc. (c)
1942 Columbia Publications, Inc.)
Caliban Landing
Caliban Landing by Steven Popkes Cover: Congdon & Weed
(First Edition)
illustration by Bob Walters (M. M. Kavanagh. Congdon &
Weed (c) 1987
Congdon and Weed)
Cage a Man
Cage a Man by F.M. Busby Cover: Science Fiction Book Club,
1973
illustration by Gary Viskupic (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of
Calif., Riverside. Jacket: Gary Viskupic. Reprinted with permission
of
Doubleday Book and Music Clubs, Inc. (c) 1973 Doubleday Book &
Music
Clubs, Inc. )
Charles Fort Never Mentioned Wombats
Charles Fort Never Mentioned Wombats by
Gene DeWeese & Robert Coulson
Cover: Doubleday, 1977 (First Edition)
illustration by Peter Rauch (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission
of Doubleday, a division of Bantam
Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc.
(c) 1977 Doubleday)
Conscience Place
Conscience Place by Joyce Thompson Cover: Doubleday (First
Edition)
illustration by Fred Marcellino (M. M. Kavanagh. Used by Permission
of
Doubleday, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc.
(c)
1984 Doubleday)
Copy Shop, The
The Copy Shop by Evelyn E. Smith Cover: Doubleday, 1985 (First
Edition)
(M. M. Kavanagh. Used by Permission of Doubleday, a division of
Bantam
Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1985 Doubleday)
Capella's Golden Eyes
Capella's Golden Eyes by Christopher Evans Cover: Faber
and Faber Ltd.,
1980 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All
rights
reserved. (c) 1980 Ace Books. Reproduction, duplication or
transmission
without appropriate permission is a violation of Federal
copyright laws.)
Children of the Atom
Children of the Atom by Wilmar Shiras Cover: Gnome
Press, 1933
illustration by Kelly Freas (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Gnome Press (c) 1933 Gnome)
City
City by Clifford Simak Cover: Ace Books, 1973 (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by arrangement with
The
Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1973 Ace
Books.
Reproduction, duplication or transmission without appropriate
permission
is a violation of Federal copyright laws.)
Code Three
Code Three by Rick Raphael Cover: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1967
(First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Reprinted with the permission of Victor Gollancz Ltd. (c) 1967
Victor
Gollancz Ltd.)
Course of the Heart, The
The Course of the Heart by M. John Harrison Cover:
Victor Gollancz Ltd.,
1992 (First Edition) illustration by Dave McKean (M. M.
Kavanagh.
Reprinted with the permission of Victor Gollancz Ltd. (c) 1992
Victor
Gollancz Ltd.)
Creed for the Third Millennium, A
A Creed for the Third Millennium by Colleen
McCullough Cover: Avon Books,
1985 (Casey Brown/Eaton Collection, University
of Calif., Riverside. Shown
by permission of Avon Books. (c) 1985 Avon
Books)
Colossus
Colossus by D.F. Jones Cover: Berkley, 1966 (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by arrangement with
The
Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1966 The
Berkley
Publishing Group . Reproduction, duplication or transmission
without
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Camp Concentration
Camp Concentration by Thomas M. Disch Cover: Hart Davis,
1968 (First
Edition) illustration by Ken Reilly (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted
with
permission of HarperCollins Publishers Limited. (c) 1968 Hart Davis)
Chain Reaction
Chain Reaction by Chris Hodder-Williams Cover: Doubleday, 1959
(First US
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Used by Permission of Doubleday, a division of Bantam Doubleday
Dell
Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1959 Doubleday & Co.)
Crying of Lot 49, The
The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon Cover: J.B.
Lippincott, 1966
(First Edition) illustration by Milton Charles (M. M.
Kavanagh. JB
Lippincott Co. (c) 1966 JB Lippincott Co.)
Cold War in a Country Garden
Cold War in a Country Garden by Lindsay
Gutteridge Cover: Jonathan Cape,
1971 (First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Courtesy of Random Century House UK
Limited. (c) 1971 Johnathan
Cape)
Child Buyer, The
The Child Buyer by John Hersey Cover: Bantam, 1961 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of
Bantam
Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c)
1961
Bantam Books)
Colour out of Space, The
The Colour out of Space by H.P. Lovecraft Cover:
Lancer Books, 1969
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Lancer
Books (c) 1969 Lancer)
Carmen Dog
Carmen Dog by Carol Emshwiller Cover: Mercury House, 1988 (First
Edition)
illustration by Renee Flower (M. M. Kavanagh. Published by Mercury
House,
San Francisco, CA. (c) 1988 Mercury House)
Case of the Little Green Men, The
The Case of the Little Green Men by Mack
Reynolds Cover: Phoenix Press,
1951 (First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Phoenix Press (c) 1951 Phoenix
Press)
Collected Feghoot, The
The Collected Feghoot by Briarton Grendel Cover:
Pulphouse Publishing
(First Edition) illustration by Tim Kirk (M. M.
Kavanagh. Courtesy of
Pulphouse Publishing. (c) 1992 Pulphouse Publishing,
Inc.)
Coming Self-Destruction of the United States, The
The Coming Self-Destruction
of the United States by Alan Seymour Cover:
Panther Books, 1971 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted with
permission of HarperCollins Publishers Limited.
(c) 1971 Panther Books)
Cortez on Jupiter
Cortez on Jupiter by Ernest Hogan Cover: TOR, 1990
illustration by Ron
Walotsky (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted by permission of Tor Books. (c) 1990 Tor
Books)
China Mountain Zhang
China Mountain Zhang by Maureen F. McHugh Cover: TOR,
1992 (First
Edition) illustration by Wayne Barlowe (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted
by
permission of Tor Books. (c) 1992 Tor Books)
Complete Stories (Vol. I), The
The Complete Stories (Vol. I) by Isaac Asimov
Cover: Doubleday, 1990
(First Edition) illustration by Barclay Shaw (M. M.
Kavanagh. Used by
Permission of Doubleday, a division of Bantam Doubleday
Dell Publishing
Group, Inc. (c) 1990 Doubleday)
Chronopolis
Chronopolis by J.G. Ballard Cover: Berkley, 1972 illustration by
Richard
Powers (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by arrangement with The
Berkley
Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1972 The Berkley
Publishing
Group. Reproduction, duplication or transmission without
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Crystal World, The
The Crystal World by J.G. Ballard Cover: Berkley, 1967
illustration by
Richard Powers (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by arrangement with
The Berkley
Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1967 The Berkley
Publishing
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Cities in Flight
Cities in Flight by James Blish Cover: Avon Books, 1970 (M.
M. Kavanagh.
Shown by permission of Avon Books. (c) 1970 Avon Books)
Cyteen
Cyteen by C.J. Cherryh Cover: Warner Books, 1988 (First
Edition)
illustration by Don Maitz (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by permission
of
Warner Books, Inc. (c) 1988 Warner Books, Inc.)
Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick, The
The Collected Stories of Philip K.
Dick by Philip K. Dick Cover: Citadel
Twilight, 1991 illustration by Kevn
Kelly (M. M. Kavanagh. Courtesy of
Carol Publishing Group. (c) 1991 Carol
Publishing)
Cornelius Chronicles, The
The Cornelius Chronicles by Michael Moorcock Cover:
Avon Books, 1977
(First Edition) illustration by Fernandes (M. M. Kavanagh.
Shown by
permission of Avon Books. (c) 1977 Avon Books)
Child Garden, The
The Child Garden by Geoff Ryman Cover: Unwin Hyman, 1989
(First Edition)
(M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted with permission of HarperCollins
Publishers
Limited. (c) 1989 Unwin Hyman)
Crystal Express
Crystal Express by Bruce Sterling Cover: Arkham House, 1989
(First
Edition) illustration by Rick Lieder (M. M. Kavanagh. Courtesy of
Arkham
House Publishers. (c) 1989 by Arkham House Publishers, Inc.)
Claremont ,Chris
Chris Claremont (1950- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995 M. C.
Valada)
Clayton, Patricia Jo
Patricia Jo Clayton (1939- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995 M.
C. Valada)
Chalker, Jack
Jack L. Chalker (1944- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995 M. C.
Valada)
Charnas, Suzy McKee
Suzy McKee Charnas (1939- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995 M. C.
Valada)
Crispin, A.C.
A.C. Crispin (1950- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995 M. C. Valada)
Clement, Hal
Hal Clement (1922- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995 M. C. Valada)
Cherryh, C.J.
C.J. Cherryh (1942- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995 M. C. Valada)
Cadigan, Pat
Pat Cadigan (1953- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995 M. C. Valada)
Cabell, James Branch
James Branch Cabell (1879-1958) ( Bettmann. )
Carroll, Lewis
Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson, 1832-1898) ( Bettmann. )
Carter, Angela
Angela Carter (1940-1992) (Miriam Berkley. (c) 1995 Miriam
Berkley)
Clute, John F.
John F. Clute (1940- ) (Miriam Berkley. (c) 1995 Miriam
Berkley)
Crowley, John
John Crowley (1942- ) (Beth Gwinn. (c) 1995 Beth Gwinn)
Clarke, Arthur C.
Arthur C. Clarke (1917- ) (Jay Kay Klein. (c) 1995 Jay Kay
Klein)
Campbell, John W. Jr.
John W. Campbell, Jr. (1910-1971) (Jay Kay Klein. (c)
1995 Jay Kay Klein)
Carr, Terry
Terry Carr (1937-1987) (Jay Kay Klein. (c) 1995 Jay Kay
Klein)
Crichton, Michael
Michael Crichton (1942- ) (Joyce Ravid (c) 1995 Joyce
Ravid)
Coville, Bruce
Bruce Coville (1950- ) (Jules. (c) 1995 Jules)
Charnas, Suzie McKee (No Truce)
In Suzie McKee Charnas's work, Space belongs
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Charnas, Suzie McKee (No Truce)
In Suzie McKee Charnas's work, Space belongs
to everyone. ( (c) Grolier
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Clute, John (Adolescent Sensibility)
John Clute on the adolescent sensibility
of SF readers. ( (c) Grolier
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Clute, John (Adolescent Sensibility)
John Clute on the adolescent sensibility
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Clarke, Arthur C. (On Following *2001)
Arthur C. Clarke describes the
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from a good
place to hang out in the future to a metaphor for the unexplored
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Calvino, Italo
Italo Calvino (1923-1985) (Denis Gibier. (c) 1995 Denis
Gibier)
Carver, Jeffrey
Jeffrey Carver (1949- ) (Andrew I. Porter. (c) 1995 Andrew I.
Porter)
Chandler, A. Bertram
A. Bertram Chandler (1912-1984) (Andrew I. Porter. (c)
1995 Andrew I.
Porter)
Cogswell, Theodore R.
Theodore R. Cogswell (1918-1987) (Andrew I. Porter. (c)
1995 Andrew I.
Porter)
Coney, Michael G.
Michael G. Coney (1932- ) (Rick Hawes. (c) 1995 Rick
Hawes)
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Contributors
From The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, John Clute and Peter
Nicholls,
eds.Each contributor to this encyclopedia may be identified by his
or her
initials, as tabulated against his or her full name below. Rather
more
than half the contributors themselves receive entries in this book,
and
are listed below with their surnames capitalized. Data on
other
contributors appear below the list. Names asterisked once (*)
are
responsible only for material retained from the first edition;
names
asterisked twice (**) appear newly in this second edition. The
remainder
have worked on both editions.** Ivan Adamovic IA* Mark Adlard MA**
Tim
Adye TA* Brian W. Aldiss BWA** Hans Joachim Alpers HJA** Mike Ashley
MA**
Miquel Barcelo MB** Zoran Bekric ZB** Matt Bishop MB** Russell
Blackford
RuB** Everett F. Bleiler EFB** Richard Bleiler RB** Scott Bradfield
SB**
Damien Broderick DB* John Brosnan JB** Stanislav Cermak SC**
Jacques
Chambon JCh** I.F. Clarke IFCJohn Clute JC** John Robert Colombo
JRC**
Adrian Cox AC** Niels Dalgaard ND** J.A. Dautzenberg JAD** Hugh Davies
HD*
Thomas M. Disch TMD** Jane Donawerth JD* Malcolm J. Edwards
MJEJohn
Eggeling JE** Gregory Feeley GF** Brian Forte BF* H. Bruce Franklin
HBF**
Robert Frazier RF** Neil Gaiman NG** Vladimir Gakov VG** Bruce
Gillispie
BG** John Grandidge JoG** John Grant (Paul Barnett ) JGr** Colin
Greenland
CGJon Gustafson JG** Rob Hansen RH* Jim Harmon JH** Penny Heal
PH**
Stephen Holland SH** John-Henri Holmberg J-HH** Jyrki Ijas JI*
Maxim
Jakubowski MJ** Colin A. Johnson CJ** Jorg Kastner JK** Roz Kaveney
RK
David Ketterer DK** Robert K.J. Killheffer RKJK** Michael Klossner
MK**
David Langford DRL** Peter Kuczka PK** Sam J. Lundwall SJL* Robert
Louit
RL** Murray MacLachlan MM* David I. Masson DIM** Charles Shaar Murray
CSM*
Alan Myers AM** Kim Newman KNPeter Nicholls PN** Phil Nichols
PhN**
Patrick Nielsen Hayden PNH** Jaroslav Olsa jr JO** Carlo Pagetti CP*
Frank
H. Parnell FHP** Ellen Pedersen EP* A.B. Perkins ABP** Luc Pomerleau
LP**
Alexander Popov APDavid Pringle DP** Phil Raines PhR** Jenny Randles
JR**
Robert Reginald RoR* Peter Roberts PR** Roger Robinson RR** Cornel
Robu
CRFranz Rottensteiner FR ** Marcus Rowland MR* John Scarborough
JSc**
Mauricio-Jose Schwarz M-JSTakumi Shibano TSh* Tom Shippey TS* John
Sladek
JS ** Krzysztof Sokolowski KSBrian Stableford BS* Tony Sudbery
TSuDarko
Suvin DS** Braulio Tavares BT** Sheldon Teitelbaum ST** Ron Tiner
RT**
Igor Tolokonnikov IT** Neal Tringham NT** Lisa Tuttle LT** Hermann
Urbanek
HU** Janeen Webb JW** Steve Whitaker SW** Chris Williamson CW**
Ralph
Willingham RW** Wu Dingbo WD ** Zoran Zivkovic ZZ Tim Adye is a member
of
the M.H. Zool group, members of which were collaboratively responsible
for
the Bloomsbury Good Reading Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy
(1989);
several Zool group members made individual contributions here, and
are
identified below. Zoran Bekric and Brian Forte are freelance
writers,
based in South Australia, who have expertise in comics. Matt Bishop
is
with the Zool group. Stanislav Cermak is a Czech film critic and sf
fan.
Jacques Chambon is a French sf critic and publisher. Adrian Cox is
with
the Zool group. J.A. Dautzenberg is a Dutch college teacher and
literary
critic for a national newspaper, De Volksrant. Hugh Davies is a
UK
composer and musicologist. Jane Donawerth is a Professor of English at
the
University of Maryland at College Park, with a specilized interest
in
women's literature. John Eggeling is a UK antiquarian bookseller
and
expert in early sf publishing. John Grandidge is with the Zool group.
Jon
Gustafson is a US art and artbook appraiser, expert in sf art, who has
had
a column on the subject in Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine. Rob Hansen
is
a UK fan, expert on the history of (in particular) UK fandom, as shown
in
his fanzine Then. Patrick Nielsen Hayden is a senior editor at Tor
Books.
Penny Heal and Colin A. Johnson are with the Zool group.
John-Henri
Holmberg is a Swedish editor and critic, author of several books
on sf.
Jorg Kastner is a German sf author and critic, whose criticism
has
appeared in Science Fiction Times. Robert K.J. Killheffer is Books
Editor
of Omni Magazine. Michael Klossner is a US critic with special
interest in
sf in film and tv, and a frequent contributor to SFRA Review.
Robert Louit
is a French critic, journalist and translator who has also been
an sf book
editor. Murray MacLachlan is a New Zealand freelance writer with a
special
interest in sf. Charles Shaar Murray is a UK rock-music critic
and
historian, author of Shots from the Hip (coll 1991) and other books.
Alan
Myers is a UK teacher of Russian, and translator from the Russian.
Phil
Nichols is a video engineer and producer, for some time
Information
Officer of the BSFA. Frank H. Parnell is an authority on sf and
fantasy
magazines, compiler of Monthly Terrors: An Index to the Weird
Fantasy
Magazines Published in the United States and Great Britain (1985).
Ellen
Pedersen is a Danish critic and translator. A.B. Perkins, a UK
researcher,
has a special interest in UK boys' sf of the 1950s. Phil Raines
is with
the Zool group. Jenny Randles is an international researcher in
ufology.
Peter Roberts was for many years a fanzine editor in the UK.
Marcus
Rowland specializes in computers and games for a local
education
authority. John Scarborough is a US professor of medical history.
Tony
Sudbery is a lecturer in mathematics, and was for some time a regular
sf
critic in Speculation and elsewhere. Ron Tiner is a UK book and
comics
artist, and is author of Figure Drawing without a Model (1992).
Igor
Tolokonnikov is one half of the Russian literary agency Baziat.
Neil
Tringham, now with the Institut fur Astonomie & Astrophysik in
Munich, was
also with Zool group. Hermanm Urbanek is a German fan and sf
critic,
author of "SF in Germany", an occasional column in Locus. Janeen Webb
is
an Australian lecturer in literature, with a specialized interest in
sf
and fantasy, both for children and adults. Steve Whitaker is a
comics
historian, teacher, critic, strip cartoonist and colourist.
Chris
Williamson is with the Zool group. Ralph Willingham is the US author of
a
PhD dissertation, "Science Fiction and the Theatre.".
Cole's The Struggle for Empire
The first major novel to adopt an interstellar
venue, Robert W. COLE'sThe
Struggle for Empire: A Story of the Year 2236
anticipated the pulp SPACE
OPERA genre, with its fast-paced space battles and
grand scale.
Campbell's Twilight
First published under a pseudonym, John W. CAMPBELL's
moody and evocative
tale was unlike either his previous fiction or the
fiction he later
published as editor of Astounding.
Campbell editor of Astounding
An influential and rising young SF writer when
he took the position as
editor of Astounding, John W. CAMPBELL abandoned his
writing career but
became the most influential editor in SF history.
Campbell's Who Goes There?
The basis for the SF horror movie, THE THING, John
W. CAMPBELL's tale of
a shape-changing alien attacking an Antarctic research
station epitomizes
the strengths of American pulp fiction.
Cordwainer Smith's first story
Cordwainer SMITH publishes "Scanners Live in
Vain"in an obscure SF
magazine after everyone else rejects it.
Clement's Mission of Gravity
One of the classics of hard science fiction, Hal
CLEMENT's MISSION OF
GRAVITY is a tale of humans and aliens on an ultra high-
GRAVITY world. It
was serialized in Astounding Science Fiction before being
published by
Doubleday.
Clarke's Childhood's End
For many years Arthur C. CLARKE's most famous novel,
and still one of his
best (and most popular), CHILDHOOD'S END is a tale of
humanity growing
into transcendent adulthood - with the help of alien
tutors.
Carter's Heroes and Villains
Angela CARTER's fourth novel, HEROES AND
VILLAINS, is a post-holocaust
tale of considerable wit and subversive
invention. Carter, a British
fabulist, is better known outside the SF world
than within it.See Also:
FABULATION; POSTMODERNISM AND SF.
Clarke's Rendezvous with Rama
Arthur C. CLARKE's novel about a derelict
spaceship won all the major
awards but not the critic's hearts. Still,
RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA
communicated a sense of wonder that made it a hit with
audiences and one
of the most popular SF novels of the 70s.See Also: BIG DUMB
OBJECTS.
Crowley's Engine Summer
John CROWLEY's third novel, ENGINE SUMMER, is a dense
and beautiful
meditation on memory, mortality, and consciousness; many
readers consider
it one of the finest SF novels ever written.
Cherryh's Downbelow Station
A central work in C.J. CHERRYH's future history,
DOWNBELOW STATION is her
finest early novel. It won the HUGO Award.
Card's Ender's Game
Based on his 1977 story, Orson Scott CARD's 1985 novel,
ENDER'S GAME, won
both the NEBULA and HUGO Awards and remains his best-known
work.
Divine Endurance
JONES, GWYNETH(Allen & Unwin, 1984)On a FAR-FUTURE
Earth, in an isolated
citadel in central Asia, live the IMMORTAL cat Divine
Endurance and the
last of the manufactured humans, Chosen Among the
Beautiful. When the
machines that imprison them finally cease functioning,
they venture forth
into the wasteland to see the world. In Southeast Asia
they find what
might well be the last human civilization on Earth. Cho was
created with
the need to fulfill human desires, but the people she meets find
her
presence to be at best a mixed blessing. A densely written and
difficult
novel, with a touch of Jack Vance, though lacking his wittiness and
of
radically different political sensibility. Compare Joan Slonczewski's
A
Door into Ocean.
Dhalgren
DELANY, SAMUEL R(AY)(Bantam, 1975)To the depopulated city of
Bellona,
which is subjected to occasional distortions of time and space,
comes a
youthful hero hungry for experience and keen to develop his powers as
a
creative artist. A dense and multilayered novel that alienated
some
readers who had previously applauded Delany's colorful fantastic
romances,
but that reached a much wider audience. Convoluted and fascinating,
it
remains one of the key works of avant-garde SF, by an author determined
to
extend the limits of the genre. See also FABULATION
Dune
HERBERT, FRANK(Chilton, 1965)The first of a seven-volume
bestselling
series is the story of a selectively bred messiah who acquires
paranormal
powers by use of the spice that is the main product of the desert
planet
Arrakis, and uses these powers to prepare for the ecological renewal
of
the world. Politics and metaphysics are tightly bound into a
remarkably
detailed and coherent pattern; an imaginative tour de force. The
series as
a whole is overinflated, the later revisitations of the theme
being
prompted more by market success than the discovery of new things to
do
with it. The series demonstrates how a good SF writer's ability to build
a
coherent and convincing hypothetical world can serve the purpose of
making
philosophical and sociological questions concrete; the series thus
becomes
a massive thought experiment in social philosophy, and is
more
considerable as such than Isaac Asimov's FOUNDATION series or
Marion
Zimmer Bradley's Darkover series. Hugo winner, 1966; Nebula winner,
1965.
See also ECOLOGY
The Dying Earth
VANCE, JACK (pseud. of John Holbrook Vance)(Hillman, 1950)A
hauntingly
beautiful story of a FAR FUTURE Earth "steeped," as Norman Spinrad
has put
it, "in magic born of rotting history." Scientific experiment has
given
place to charms and enchantments that really work. Six loosely
connected
episodes derive not from technophile Golden Age SF but from a
quite
antithetical tradition: the world-ends-in-magic milieu explored in
the
1930s by Clark Ashton Smith, and picaresque sword-and-sorcery such
as
Fritz Leiber's early-forties Fafhrd and Gray Mouser tales, with a
dash
(Chapter 5) of Lord Dunsany. A slender thread of scientific hope is
held
out in the concluding episode, whose hero, given since childhood to
how
and why questions and driven by doubts about an approach to reality
in
which magic spells are learned by rote, makes his way through
strange
landscapes and degenerate towns to the Museum of Man. But that hope
of a
scientific renaissance was not to be realized in this novel's
several
sequels, good as some of them were as stories. Little noticed at
initial
publication, this work launched a whole subgenre of fictional futures
in
which magic replaces science, a development not altogether healthy
for
science fiction or implicitly for the place of science in
modern
civilization. Interestingly, a countertrend has appeared in the
fantasy
field, of formerly effective magic that became displaced by the
emergent
scientific world view of the 17th century, as in Tim Powers's On
Stranger
Tides (Ace, 1988).
Dragon's Egg
FORWARD, ROBERT L(ULL)(Ballantine, 1980)A race that evolves on
the
surface of a neutron star lives on a vastly compressed time scale,
but
nevertheless manages to make contact with human observers. A
fascinating
and ingenious example of hard SF. Its representation of
SCIENTISTS at work
compares with Gregory Benford's Timescape. In the sequel,
Starquake
(1985), the aliens achieve technological sophistication, are
returned to
primitivism by a "starquake," and rebuild their civilization-a
process
that takes several of their generations but only 24 hours of our
time.
Compare John Brunner's The Crucible of Time (1984).
Dangerous Visions
ELLISON, HARLAN, ed.(Doubleday, 1967)The first big
hardcover anthology of
original SF stories-a classic that launched a
publishing vogue as well as
providing a manifesto for the American NEW WAVE.
Ellison's combative
introductions set off the stories superbly, though some
of the efforts at
"taboo-breaking" now seem a little sophomoric. A very
influential book,
followed by the even bigger and equally fine Again,
Dangerous Visions
(1972). An endlessly promised volume, The Last Dangerous
Visions, was the
subject of a scathing pamphlet by Christopher Priest, The
Last Deadloss
Visions (1987), reprinted with revisions as The Book on the
Edge of
Forever (Fantagraphics Books, 1994).
Dreamsnake
MCLNTYRE, VONDA N(EEL)(Houghton Mifflin, 1978)Novel based on the
short
story "Of Mist and Grass and Sand" (Nebula winner, 1973). A healer
whose
instruments are metabolically engineered snakes must journey to a
city
that has contacts with the star worlds in the hope of replacing
the
dreamsnake that eases the pain of her clients. A convincing mixture
of
stoicism and sentimentality, rather highly strung. Compare James
Tiptree's
Up the Walls of the World . Nebula winner, 1978; Hugo winner, 1979.
See
also HOLOCAUST AND AFTER
Davy
PANGBORN, EDGAR(St. Martin's, 1964)Nuclear war is now 300 years in
the
past, but the world is still a primitive place. The title character
begins
life as a bondsman and grows to become a great leader. Though his
intent
is serious, Pangborn's tone is satirical and a bit bawdy
throughout.
Numerous critics have noticed similarities between Davy and
Henry
Fielding's Tom Jones. Set in the same postholocaust world are The
Judgment
of Eve (1966), The Company of Glory (1975), and stories found in
the
collection Still I Persist in Wondering (1978). Compare Walter M.
Miller's
A CANTICLE FOR LEIBOWITZ and John Crowley's ENGINE SUMMER . See
also
HOLOCAUST AND AFTER
Downbelow Station
CHERRYH, C. J. (pseud. of Carolyn Janice Cherry)(DAW,
1981)Political
space opera set on the star station Pell, caught in the middle
of the
conflict for control of humankind's fragile interstellar "
EMPIRE."
Complex and multifaceted: the many-sided conflict provides action
and
intrigue while the central characters try to construct viable
personal
relationships and work out careers in a fluid situation. The novel
is a
key work in an elaborate future history used as a background for
several
other novels, including Merchanter's Luck and Voyager in Night
(1984).
Hugo winner, 1982
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
DICK, PHILIP K(INDRED)(Doubleday,
1968)In a future where technological
sophistication has made the ersatz
virtually indistinguishable from the
real, the hero is a bounty hunter who
must track down and eliminate
ANDROIDS passing for human. But android animals
are routinely passed off
as real by people trying to purge human guilt for
having exterminated so
many living species, and the new messiah is an
artificial construct; so
what is the difference between the human and the
android? A key novel in
Dick's canon. The film, Blade Runner, is a very pale
echo. We Can Build
You (1972) further explores the ambiguity of such
distinctions as
human/android and sane/schizophrenic in a haunting story of
people who
create machines more human than themselves.
Dorsai!
DICKSON, GORDON R(UPERT)(DAW, 1976)Revised version of The Genetic
General
(1960), the first volume in one of the more popular science
fiction
series. Some of the later books in the series are, in whole or in
part,
revised versions of earlier books. The Dorsai are the greatest soldiers
in
the galaxy, having developed a mercenary culture in order to gain
the
capital necessary to survive on a resource-poor planet. In
Dickson's
universe humanity has fragmented into three basic genetically
determined
types-men of faith, of WAR, and of philosophy-with the Dorsai
exemplifying
men of war. The three types, however, are destined to come
together again
to form a new, higher type of human being called the
Ethical-Responsible
Man. Donal Graeme, Dorsai, military genius, and psychic
SUPERMAN, is the
first of this new kind of human being. Dickson has outlined
an ambitious
plan to write a dozen novels describing the evolution of
the
Ethical-Responsible Man from our past, through the present, and into
the
future, called the Childe Cycle. So far none of the novels set in the
past
or present have appeared, and it seems unlikely that they will. The
early
Dorsai novels were primarily action-adventure of a superior sort.
The
later novels have become increasingly philosophical and perhaps a
bit
long-winded. Compare David Drake's Hammer's Slammers (1979) and
its
sequels and Jerry Pournelle's The Mercenaryand sequels.
Dragonflight
MCCAFFREY, ANNE(Ballantine, 1968)First of the Pern series,
combining the
novellas "Weyr Search" (Hugo winner, 1968) and "Dragonrider"
(Nebula
winner, 1968). Immediate sequels are Dragonquest (1971) and
the
best-selling The White Dragon (1978); these novels appear in an
omnibus
asThe Dragonriders of Pern (1978). An associated trilogy aimed at
younger
readers is Dragonsong (1976), Dragonsinger (1977), and Dragondrums
(1979).
Later novels set on Pern include Moreta, Dragonlady of Pern
(1983),
Nerika's Story (1986), Dragonsdawn (1988), The Renegades of Pern
(1989),
and All the Weyrs of Pern (1991). Pern is a lost colony where
dragons
telepathically bonded to male riders breathe fire to burn up the
spores of
deadly vegetable invaders that appear at long intervals. The
dragons can
also travel through time whenever the plots require a deus ex
machina.
Despite the commercial success of later volumes, the quality
and
originality of the books decline somewhat as the series proceeds,
although
the most recent addition, All the Weyrs of Pern, represents
something of
an improvement. The author appears to have achieved in these
novels a mode
and intensity of feeling that broke new ground in fitting SF to
the
imaginative needs of alienated teenage girls, thus helping to break
the
masculine mold of most previous SF. Compare Jacqueline
Lichtenberg's
Sime/Gen series, beginning with House of Zeor (1974) and C. J.
Cherryh 's
Morgaine series, beginning with Gates of Ivrel (1976), both of
which show
McCaffrey's influence. See also COLONIZATION OF OTHER WORLDS
Death Qualified: A Mystery of Chaos
WILHELM, KATE(St. Martin's, 1991)Barbara
Holloway, a former lawyer who
quit in disgust with the legal system, is
persuaded to take her first case
in five years. A woman is accused of
murdering her husband, whom she had
not seen for seven years prior to the day
of his death. There's no real
motive, however, and Holloway quickly discovers
that someone doesn't want
her on the case. Further, there is evidence that
the deceased husband may
have been involved in some very peculiar scientific
experiments in
PERCEPTION. For another novel that puts chaos theory to good
use, compare
Arthur C. Clarke's The Ghost From the Grand Banks (1990). See
also
SUPERMAN
Darker Than You Think
WILLIAMSON, JACK(Fantasy, 1948)Originally published in
Unknown in 1940,
this may be Williamson's finest work-a pioneering effort to
give "
SUPERNATURAL" phenomena, in this case Iycanthropy, a scientific
rationale.
The science is a bit shaky from today's perspective, but the felt
response
of the viewpoint character as a werewolf and in his other
shape-changes,
is vivid and convincing. The experience also converts his
purpose from a
stock pulp-heroic defense of humanity against the encroaching
lycanthropes
to a Nitzschean "beyond good and evil" embrace of his antihuman
role,
reminiscent of the change in the way the young giants are perceived in
the
course of H. G. Wells's The Food of the Gods. In a sense this is
a
variation on the Superman theme, except that it does not depict
the
superbeings as benevolent toward humanity; their coming regime truly
will
be "darker than you think." A Dell edition in 1979 reproduced the
original
magazine illustrations by Edd Cartier. Compare Richard Matheson, I
Am
Legend; contrast Olaf Stapledon, Odd John .
Doomsday Book
WILLIS, CONNIE(Bantam, 1992)Kivrin, a TIME TRAVELing history
student from
21st-century Oxford, is sent back to the 14th century for her
Practicum.
It's supposed to be a routine trip, but everything seems to go
wrong at
once. Kivrin is accidently set down in the heart of the Black Plague
and
soon falls ill. Worse still, 21st-century Oxford is also hit by some
sort
of plague, making her immediate retrieval impossible. This is a grim,
but
beautifully written novel, full of carefully drawn characters
and
fascinating historical detail. It's one of the best tirne travel
stories
ever written. The title piece from Willis's collection Fire Watch is
set
in the same universe as Doomsday Book. Compare Mike McQuay's Memories
and
Michael Bishop's NO ENEMY BUT TIME. Hugo winner, 1993; Nebula winner,
1992
The Dream Master
ZELAZNY, ROGER(Ace, 1966)Expanded from the novella "He Who
Shapes"
(Nebula winner, 1965). A psychiatrist links minds with disturbed
patients
to construct therapeutic dream experiences. He tries to train a
blind
woman in the relevant techniques, despite opposition from
her
intellectually augmented guide dog, and finds his own balance of
mind
threatened. Compare Ursula K. Le Guin's THE LATHE OF HEAVEN and
Greg
Bear's Queen of Angels. See also PSYCHOLOGY
Driftglass
DELANY, SAMUEL R(AY)(Doubleday, 1971)A collection of shorter
works,
including the brilliant "Time Considered as a Helix of
Semi-Precious
Stones" (Nebula winner, 1969) and "The Star Pit." A later,
slightly
overlapping collection is Distant Stars (1981), which includes the
short
novel, Empire Star (1966), a highly sophisticated space opera. See
also
NEW WAVE
Dynamic Science Fiction
Dynamic Science Fiction, Jan. 1954 Published by
Columbia Publications,
Inc. Cover illustration by Milton Luros (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Columbia
Publications, Inc. (c) 1954 Columbia
Publications, Inc.)
Destinies
Destinies by James Baen Cover: Ace Books (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted
by
arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved.
(c)
Ace Books. Reproduction, duplication or transmission without
appropriate
permission is a violation of Federal copyright laws.)
Day Lasts More than a Hundred Years, The
The Day Lasts More than a Hundred
Years by Chingiz Aitmatov Cover:
Indiana University Press, 1988 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Indiana University
Press. (c) 1988 Indiana University
Press.)
Dark Messiah
Dark Messiah by David Alexander Cover: Dorchester Publishing
Co., Inc.,
1987 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Dorchester Publishing Co., Inc. (c) 1987 Dorchester Publishing
Co., Inc.)
Deathstones, The
The Deathstones by E.L. Arch Cover: Avalon Books, 1964
illustration by Ed
Emshwiller (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
Courtesy of Thomas Bouregy & Co. - Avalon Books (c)
1964 Avalon Books)
Daze, the Magician
Daze, the Magician by Anthony Baerlein Cover: Arthur
Barker Ltd., 1936
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Arthur
Barker Ltd. (c) 1936 Arthur Barker Ltd. )
Deliver Me From Eva
Deliver Me From Eva by Paul Bailey Cover: Murray &
Gee, 1946 illustration
by Jack Lynch (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif.,
Riverside. Murray & Gee (c) 1946 Murray & Gee)
Demonists, The
The Demonists by David Gurney (Patrick Bair) Cover: Manor
Books, 1971
Photo: Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Manor Books (c) 1971 Manor Books)
Drums of the Dark Gods
Drums of the Dark Gods by W.A. Ballinger (W. Howard
Baker) Cover:
Dell/Mayflower Dell, 1966 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of Dell Books, a division of
Bantam
Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1966 Mayflower Dell)
Dakota Project, The
The Dakota Project by Jack Beeching Cover: Dell, 1971
(Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by
Permission of Dell
Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing
Group, Inc. (c) 1971
Dell Books)
Demigods, The
The Demigods by Alfred Bennett Cover: Jarrolds Publishers, 1939
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Jarrolds
Publishers Ltd. (c) 1939 Jarrolds Publishers)
Doomsday Clock
Doomsday Clock by Elizabeth Benoist Cover: The Naylor Co.,
1975 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. The
Naylor Co. (c)
1975 The Naylor Co.)
Dread Visitor
Dread Visitor by Bryan Berry Cover: Panther Books/ Hamilton
& Co., 1952
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted
with permission of HarperCollins Publishers Limited. (c)
1952 Panther
Books/Hamilton & Co.)
Dream of the Heroes, The
The Dream of the Heroes (El Sueno de los Heroes)by
Adolfo Bioy Casares
Cover: Editorial Losada, SA, 1954 (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ.
of Calif., Riverside. Editorial Losada, SA (c) 1954
Editorial Losada, SA)
Doubting Thomas
Doubting Thomas by Winston Brebner Cover: Rupert Hart-Davis,
1958 (First
Edition) illustration by Graham Oakley (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Rupert Hart-Davis (c) 1958 Rupert
Hart-Davis
London)
Death Star, The
The Death Star by T.C. Bridges Cover: HarperCollins/Collins,
1940
illustration by J. MacGillivray (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ.
of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with permission of
HarperCollins
Publishers Limited. (c) 1940 Collins)
Deus ex Machina
Deus ex Machina by J.V. Brummels Cover: Bantam/Bantam
Spectra, 1989
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Used by
Permission of Bantam Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell
Publishing
Group, Inc. (c) 1989 Bantam Spectra)
Doctor Jones' Picnic
Doctor Jones' Picnic by Samuel Chapman Cover: Whitaker
& Ray Co., 1898
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
Double Planet
Double Planet by Marcus Chown Cover: Avon Books, 1988 (Casey
Brown/Eaton
Collection, University of Calif., Riverside. Shown by permission
of Avon
Books. (c) 1988 Avon Books)
Day the Fish Came Out, The
The Day the Fish Came Out by Kay Cicellis Cover:
Bantam, 1967 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Used by Permission
of Bantam Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell
Publishing Group,
Inc. (c) 1967 Bantam Books)
Dream Lords, The
The Dream Lords by Adrian Cole Cover: Zebra Books, 1975
(Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Zebra Books.
(c) 1975 Zebra
Books )
Domesday Village
Domesday Village by Ian Colvin Cover: Falcon Press, 1948
(Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Falcon Press
(c) 1948 Falcon
Press)
Da Vinci Machine, The
The Da Vinci Machine by Earl Conrad Cover: Modern
Library Editions, 1968
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Modern
Library Editions (c) 1968 Modern Library Editions)
Devil Man from Mars, The
The Devil Man from Mars by James Corbett Cover:
Herbert Jenkins Ltd.,
1935 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.
Courtesy of Random House UK Limited. (c) 1935 Herbert
Jenkins Ltd.)
Daybreak
Daybreak by James Cowan Cover: George H. Richmond & Co., 1898
(First
Edition) illustration by Walter C. Greenough (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. )
Drop in Infinity, A
A Drop in Infinity by Gerald Grogan Cover: John Lane,
1915, (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
Day the Earth Froze, The
The Day the Earth Froze by Gerald Hatch Cover:
Monarch Books, Inc., 1963
illustration by Ralph Brillhart (Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1963 Monarch Books,
Inc.)
Death Wind
Death Wind by William C. Heine Cover: Pyramid Books, 1974
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted
by
arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved.
(c)
1974 Pyramid Books. Reproduction, duplication or transmission
without
appropriate permission is a violation of Federal copyright laws.)
Devil's Elixir, The
The Devil's Elixir by E.T.A. Hoffman Cover: William
Blackwood, Edinburgh,
1824 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. )
Derelict
Derelict by Robert L. Hovorka Cover: Ace Books, 1988 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by
arrangement
with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1988
Ace
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Different Drummer, A
A Different Drummer by William Melvin Kelly Cover:
Bantam, 1964 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Used by Permission
of Bantam Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell
Publishing Group,
Inc. (c) 1964 Bantam Books)
Dragon Lensman, The
The Dragon Lensman by David A. Kyle Cover: Bantam, 1980
(Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by
Permission of Bantam
Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing
Group, Inc. (c) 1980
Bantam Books)
Drome
Drome by John Martin Leahy Cover: Fantasy Publishing, Inc.,
1952
illustration by John Martin Leahy (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ.
of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1952 Fantasy Publishing Co.)
Devil's Rain, The
The Devil's Rain by Maud Willis (Eileen Lottman) Cover:
Dell, 1975 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Used by Permission
of Dell Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell
Publishing Group, Inc.
(c) 1975 Dell Books)
Demon-4
Demon-4 by David Mace Cover: Ace Books, 1984 (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by arrangement with
The
Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1984 Ace
Books.
Reproduction, duplication or transmission without appropriate
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Day of Misjudgment
Day of Misjudgment by Bernard MacLaren Cover: Victor
Gollancz Ltd., 1956
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted
with the permission of Victor Gollancz Ltd. (c) 1956
Victor Gollancz Ltd.)
Doomsday, 1999
Doomsday, 1999 by Paul MacTyre Cover: Ace Books, 1962 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by
arrangement
with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1962
Ace
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Dreamers, The
The Dreamers by Roger Manvell Cover: Bantam, 1963 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of
Bantam
Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c)
1963
Bantam Books)
Devil in Crystal, The
The Devil in Crystal by Louis Marlow Cover: Faber and
Faber Ltd., 1944
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Courtesy of
Faber and Faber Ltd. (c) 1944 Faber and Faber
Ltd.)
Dream Wall, The
The Dream Wall by Graham Dunstan Martin Cover: Unwin Hyman,
1987 (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Reprinted with permission of HarperCollins Publishers Limited. (c)
1987
Unwin Hyman)
Doom Star
Doom Star by Richard S. Meyers Cover: Carlyle Books, 1978
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1978
Carlyle
Books)
Dreamrider
Dreamrider by Sandra Miesel Cover: Ace Books, 1982 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by
arrangement with The
Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1982
Ace Books.
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Desert Eden
Desert Eden by J.M. Morgan Cover: Pinnacle Books, 1991 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.Pinnacle Books (c)
1991
Pinnacle Books)
Duchess of Kneedeep, The
The Duchess of Kneedeep by Atanielle Annyn Noel
Cover: Avon Books, 1986
(Casey Brown/Eaton Collection, University of Calif.,
Riverside. Shown by
permission of Avon Books. (c) 1986 Avon Books)
Dry Deluge, The
The Dry Deluge by Kathleen Nott Cover: Hogarth Press, 1947
(First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Hogarth Press (c) 1947 Hogarth Press)
Deluge, The
The Deluge by Robert Payne Cover: Lion Books, Inc., 1955 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Lion Books, Inc. (c)
1955
Lion Books, Inc.)
Dreams of an Unseen Planet
Dreams of an Unseen Planet by Teresa Plowright
Cover: Arbor House, 1986
(First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Shown by permission of William Morrow & Co.,
Inc. (c) 1986
Arbor House)
Downriver
Downriver by Iain Sinclair Cover: HarperCollins/Paladin Grafton
Books,
1991 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Paladin Grafton Books (c) 1991 Paladin Grafton Books)
David's Sling
David's Sling by Marc Stiegler Cover: Baen Books, 1988
illustration by
David Mattingly (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted with permission of BAEN PUBLISHING ENTERPRISES.
(c)
1988 Baen Books)
Destiny's End
Destiny's End by Tim Sullivan Cover: Avon Books, 1988
illustration by Ron
Walotsky (Casey Brown/Eaton Collection, University of
Calif., Riverside.
Shown by permission of Avon Books. (c) 1988 Avon
Books)
Day of the Brown Horde, The
The Day of the Brown Horde by Richard Tooker
Cover: Payson and Clarke
Ltd., 1926 (First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Payson and Clarke Ltd. (c) 1926
Payson and Clarke Ltd.)
Discovery of the Dead, The
The Discovery of the Dead by Allen Upward Cover:
A.C. Fifield, 1910
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Published
by A.C. Fifield )
Dark Tower, The
The Dark Tower by Peter Vansittart Cover: Thomas Crowell Co.,
1969
illustration by Richard Cuffari (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ.
of Calif., Riverside. Thomas V.Crowell Co. (c) 1969 Thomas Crowell
Co.)
Death over London
Death over London by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson Cover:
Gateway, 1940
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Gateway (c)
1940 Gateway)
Devolutionist and the Emancipatrix, The
The Devolutionist and the
Emancipatrix by Homer Flint Cover: Ace Books,
1921 (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted by arrangement with The
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reserved. (c) 1921 Ace Books.
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Doomsday Eve
Doomsday Eve by Robert Moore Williams Cover: Ace Books, 1957
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted
by
arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved.
(c)
1957 Ace Books. Reproduction, duplication or transmission
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Dr. Blood Money
Dr. Blood Money by Philip K. Dick Cover: Ace Books, 1965
(First Edition)
(M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley
Publishing
Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1965 Ace Books. Reproduction,
duplication
or transmission without appropriate permission is a violation of
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copyright laws.)
Day of the Minotaur
Day of the Minotaur by Thomas Burnett Swann Cover: Ace
Books (First
Edition) illustration by Gray Morrow (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted
by
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1966 Ace Books. Reproduction, duplication or transmission
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Deeper than the Darkness
Deeper than the Darkness by Gregory Benford Cover:
Ace Books, 1970 (First
Edition) illustration by Kelly Freas (M. M. Kavanagh.
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Digging Leviathan, The
The Digging Leviathan by James P. Blaylock Cover: Ace
Books, 1984 (First
Edition) illustration by James Gurney (M. M. Kavanagh.
Reprinted by
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Divine Endurance
Divine Endurance by Gwyneth Jones Cover: Allen & Unwin,
1984 (First
Edition) illustration by Miller, Craig & Cocking (M. M.
Kavanagh.
Reprinted with permission of HarperCollins Publishers Limited. (c)
1984
Allen & Unwin)
Demon Kind
Demon Kind ed. by Roger Elwood Cover: Avon Books (First Edition)
(M. M.
Kavanagh. Shown by permission of Avon Books. (c) 1973 Avon Books)
A Deeper Sea
A Deeper Sea by Alexander Jablokov Cover: Avon Books/AvoNova
(First
Edition) illustration by Eric Peterson (M. M. Kavanagh. Shown
by
permission of Avon Books. (c) 1992 AvoNova)
Daughter of Elysium
Daughter of Elysium by Joan Slonczewski Cover: Avon
Books/AvoNova (First
Edition) illustration by Tim Jacobus (M. M. Kavanagh.
Shown by permission
of Avon Books. (c) 1993 AvoNova)
Dover Beach
Dover Beach by Richard Bowker Cover: Bantam, 1987 illustration by
Franco
Accornero (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Used by Permission of Bantam Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday
Dell
Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1987 Bantam Books)
Death World
Death World by Harry Harrison Cover: Bantam, 1960 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of
Bantam
Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c)
1960
Bantam Books)
Down the Stream of Stars
Down the Stream of Stars by Jeffrey A. Carver Cover:
Bantam, 1990
illustration by Shusei (M. M. Kavanagh. Used by Permission of
Bantam
Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c)
1990
Bantam Books)
Dark Sky Legion
Dark Sky Legion by William Barton Cover: Bantam (First
Edition)
illustration by Stephen Youll (M. M. Kavanagh. Used by Permission
of
Bantam Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group,
Inc.
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Dark Universe
Dark Universe by Daniel F. Galouye Cover: Bantam (First
Edition)
illustration by M. Hooks (M. M. Kavanagh. Used by Permission of
Bantam
Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc.
(c)
Bantam Books)
Dhalgren
Dhalgren by Samuel R. Delany Cover: Bantam, 1975 (First Edition) (M.
M.
Kavanagh. Used by Permission of Bantam Books, a division of
Bantam
Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1975 Bantam Books)
Dream Years, The
The Dream Years by Lisa Goldstein Cover: Bantam (First
Edition)
illustration by Larry Winborg& Jeffrey Mangiat (M. M. Kavanagh.
Used by
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Doomsday Planet, The
The Doomsday Planet by Harl Vincent Cover: Tower, 1966
(Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.Tower Books (c)
1966 Tower
Books)
Different Light, A
A Different Light by Elizabeth Lynn Cover: Berkley, 1978
(Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by
arrangement
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The
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Dr. Adder
Dr. Adder by K.W. Jeter Cover: Tom Doherty Associates/TOR/Bluejay
(First
Edition) illustration by Rhea Braustein (M. M. Kavanagh. Book
jackets
reprinted by permission of Bluejay Books Inc. All rights reserved.
(c)
1984 Bluejay Books Inc.)
Doings of Raffles, The
The Doings of Raffles by Arthur Conan Doyle Cover:
George H. Doran Co.,
1919 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
Dune
Dune by Frank Herbert Cover: Chilton, 1965 (First Edition)
illustration
by John Schoenherr (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing
Group. All
rights reserved. (c) 1965 The Berkley Publishing Group.
Reproduction,
duplication or transmission without appropriate permission is a
violation
of Federal copyright laws.)
Diadem from the Stars
Diadem from the Stars by Jo Clayton Cover: DAW Books,
1977 illustration
by Michael Whelan (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted with permission of DAW Books, Inc. (c) 1977
DAW
Books, Inc.)
Douglas Convolution, The
The Douglas Convolution by Edward Llewellyn Cover:
DAW Books, 1979 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted with
permission of DAW Books, Inc. (c) 1979 DAW Books,
Inc.)
Dragon's Egg
Dragon's Egg by Robert L.Forward Cover: New English Library,
1980 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted
with
permission of Hodder Headline, POC. (c) 1980 New English Library)
Door into Fire, The
The Door into Fire by Diane Duane Cover: Dell, 1979
(Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by
Permission of Dell
Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing
Group, Inc. (c) 1979
Dell Books)
Dragon in the Sea, The
The Dragon in the Sea by Frank Herbert Cover: Avon
Books, 1967
illustration by John Schoenherr (Casey Brown/Eaton Collection,
University
of Calif., Riverside. Shown by permission of Avon Books. (c) 1967
Avon
Books)
Dangerous Visions
Dangerous Visions by Harlan Ellison Cover: Doubleday, 1967
(First
Edition) illustration by Leo & Diane Dillon (M. M. Kavanagh. Used
by
Permission of Doubleday, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell
Publishing
Group, Inc. (c) 1967 Doubleday)
Decouverte Australe, La
La Decouverte Australe by Restif de la Bretonne
Cover: 1781 (First
Edition) (M. M. Kavanagh. )
Desolation Road
Desolation Road by Ian McDonald Cover: Bantam (First Edition)
(M. M.
Kavanagh. Used by Permission of Bantam Books, a division of
Bantam
Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1988 Bantam Books)
Difference Engine, The
The Difference Engine by William Gibson & Bruce
Sterling Cover: Victor
Gollancz Ltd., 1990 (First Edition) illustration by
Ian Miller (M. M.
Kavanagh. Reprinted with the permission of Victor Gollancz
Ltd. (c) 1990
Victor Gollancz Ltd.)
Devil Rides Out, The
The Devil Rides Out by Dennis Wheatley Cover: Bantam,
1967 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by
Permission
of Bantam Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing
Group,
Inc. (c) 1967 Bantam Books)
Devil Tree of El Dorado, The
The Devil Tree of El Dorado by Frank Aubrey
Cover: New Amersterdam, 1987
illustration by Leigh Ellis & Fred Hyland
(Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. New Amsterdam.
(c) 1987 New
Amsterdam)
Death of Grass, The
The Death of Grass by John Christopher Cover: Joseph,
1956 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Joseph
(c) 1956
Michael Joseph Ltd. London)
Double Feature
Double Feature by Emma Bull & Will Shetterly Cover: NESFA
Press (First
Edition) illustration by Nicholas Jainschigg (M. M. Kavanagh.
Cover
Illustration: Nicholas Jainschigg. (c) 1994 NESFA Press)
Days Between Stations
Days Between Stations by Steve Erickson Cover: Posideon
Press (First
Edition) illustration by George Corsillo (M. M. Kavanagh.
Posideon Press
(c) 1985 Posideon Press)
Day of the Drones, The
The Day of the Drones by A.M. Lightner Cover: Bantam,
1970 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by
Permission
of Bantam Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing
Group,
Inc. (c) 1970 Bantam Books)
Dome World
Dome World by Dean McLaughlin Cover: Pyramid Books, 1962
illustration by
Ed Emshwiller (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing
Group. All
rights reserved. (c) 1962 Pyramid Books. Reproduction, duplication
or
transmission without appropriate permission is a violation of
Federal
copyright laws.)
Dr. Grimshaw's Secret
Dr. Grimshaw's Secret by Nathaniel Hawthorne Title
Page: Riverside Press,
1882 (First Edition) (M. M. Kavanagh. )
Denner's Wreck
Denner's Wreck by Lawrence Watt-Evans Cover: Science Fiction
Book Club,
1988 illustration by Ron Walotsky (M. M. Kavanagh. Jacket: Ron
Walotsky.
Reprinted with permission of Doubleday Book and Music Clubs, Inc.
(c) 1988
Doubleday Book & Music Clubs, Inc.)
Demolished Man, The
The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester Cover: Shasta, 1953
(First Edition)
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Courtesy of
Erle Melvin Korshak. (c) 1953 Shasta)
Davy
Davy by Edgar Pangborn Cover: St. Martin's Press, 1964 (First
Edition)
illustration by Robert Finegold (M. M. Kavanagh. Cover: Robert
Finegold.
Courtesy of St. Martin's Press. (c) 1964 St. Martin's Press)
Dragon Lord, The
The Dragon Lord by David Drake Cover: TOR (First Edition)
illustration by
Steve Hickman (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by permission of Tor
Books. (c)
1982 Tor Books)
Dr. Grimshaw's Secret
Dr. Grimshaw's Secret by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Frontispiece illustration:
Riverside Press, 1882 (First Edition) (M. M.
Kavanagh. Riverside Press. )
Downbelow Station
Downbelow Station by C.J. Cherryh Cover: DAW Books, 1981
illustration by
Rego (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted with permission of DAW Books,
Inc. (c)
1981 DAW Books, Inc.)
Dorsai!
Dorsai! by Gordon R. Dickson Cover: TOR, 1993 illustration by Royo
(M. M.
Kavanagh. Reprinted by permission of Tor Books. (c) 1993 Tor
Books)
Diamond Age, The
The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson Cover: Bantam, 1995
illustration by
Bruce Jensen (M. M. Kavanagh. Used by Permission of Bantam
Books, a
division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) Bantam
Books)
Dragon Masters, The
The Dragon Masters by Jack Vance Cover: Ace Books, 1971
(M. M. Kavanagh.
Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group.
All rights
reserved. (c) 1971 Ace Books. Reproduction, duplication or
transmission
without appropriate permission is a violation of Federal
copyright laws.)
Death Qualified
Death Qualified by Kate Wilhelm Cover: St. Martin's Press,
1991 (First
Edition) illustration by Doris Borowsky (M.M. Kavanagh. Cover:
Doris
Borowsky. Courtesy of St. Martin's Press. (c) 1991 St. Martin's
Press)
Darker than You Think
Darker than You Think by Jack Williamson Cover: Lancer
Books, 1963 (M. M.
Kavanagh.Lancer Books (c) 1963 Lancer)
Doomsday Book
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis Cover: Bantam, 1992 (First
Edition)
illustration by Jacobus (M. M. Kavanagh. Used by Permission of
Bantam
Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c)
1992
Bantam Books)
Dream Master, The
The Dream Master by Roger Zelazny Cover: Ace Books, 1966
(First Edition)
illustration by Kelly Freas (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by
arrangement with
The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1966
Ace Books.
Reproduction, duplication or transmission without appropriate
permission
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Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth, and Other Stories, The
The Doors
of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth, and Other Stories by Roger
Zelazny
Cover: Avon Books, 1974 illustration by Jeff Jones (M. M.
Kavanagh. Shown by
permission of Avon Books. (c) 1974 Avon Books)
Dann, Jack
Jack Dann (1945- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995 M. C. Valada)
De Camp, L. Sprague
L. Sprague De Camp (1907- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995 M. C.
Valada)
De Lint, Charles
Charles De Lint (1951- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995 M. C.
Valada)
Delany, Samuel R.
Samuel R. Delany (1942- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995 M. C.
Valada)
Denton, Bradley
Bradley Denton (1958- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995 M. C.
Valada)
Dickson, Gordon
Gordon R. Dickson (1923- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995 M. C.
Valada)
Donaldson, Stephen R.
Stephen R. Donaldson (1947- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995
M. C. Valada)
Dozois, Gardner
Gardner Dozois (1947- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995 M. C.
Valada)
Drake, David A.
David A. Drake (1945- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995 M. C.
Valada)
Duane, Diane E.
Diane E. Duane (1952- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995 M. C.
Valada)
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle, [Sir] Arthur Conan (1859-1930) ( Bettmann.
)
Dickens, Charles
Charles Dickens (1812-1870) ( Bettmann. )
Douglas, Carole Nelson
Carole Nelson Douglas (1944- ) (Beth Gwinn. (c) 1995
Beth Gwinn)
Durrell, Lawrence
Lawrence Durrell (1912-1990) ( Bettmann. )
del Rey, Lester
Lester del Rey (1915- ) (Jay Kay Klein. (c) 1995 Jay Kay
Klein)
Disch, Thomas M.
Thomas M. Disch (1940- ) (Jay Kay Klein. (c) 1995 Jay Kay
Klein)
Davidson, Avram
Avram Davidson (1923- ) (Jay Kay Klein. (c) 1995 Jay Kay
Klein)
Dick, Philip K.
Philip K. Dick (1928-1982) (Jay Kay Klein. (c) 1995 Jay Kay
Klein)
Downing, Paula E.
Paula E. Downing (1951- ) (T. Jackson King. (c) 1995 T.
Jackson King)
Delany, Samuel (Technology & Magic)
Samuel Delany on the relationship
between technology and magic. ( (c)
Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Delany, Samuel (Technology & Magic)
Samuel Delany on the relationship
between technology and magic. ( (c)
Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Dunn, J.R.
J.R. Dunn ( ? - ) (M. M. Kavanagh. (c) 1995 M. M. Kavanagh)
Dowling, Terry
Terry Dowling (1947- ) (Catriona Sparks. (c) 1995 Catriona
Sparks)
Destination Moon
The success of Destination Moon (George Pal/Eagle-Lion,
1950) initiated
the 1950s boom in science fiction movies, few of which
possessed the
high-minded aspirations of this low-keyed, semi-documentary
film. Based
(very loosely) on Robert Heinlein's Rocket Ship Galileo, it
eschewed the
sensationalism associated with most 1950s SF films to attempt a
realistic
dramatization of the first trip to the Moon. (Ronald V.
Borst/Hollywood
Movie Posters. )
Doctor X
An early Technicolor film, Doctor X (First National/Warner
Brothers,
1932) combines elements of SF, horror, and mystery. Its SF element
- an
emotionally unstable scientist wreaking havoc with the aid of
short-lived
artificial flesh - is put to more sophisticated use in the 1990
film
Darkman. (Ronald V. Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters. )
Donovan's Brain
From Felix Feist's adaptation of Curt Siodmak's novel,
Donovan's Brain
(Dowling Productions/United Artists, 1953) is memorable more
for its
performance by Lew Ayres - who comes under the telepathic power of
the
evil brain he has kept alive in a tank - than for its anticipation of
some
elements of cybernetics. (Ronald V. Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters. )
Dr. No
The first of the James Bond movies, Dr. No (Eon/United Artists, 1962)
set
the stage for three decades worth of semi-sciencefictional
thrillers
involving supervillains, attempts to take over the world, and
implements
of doom. (Ronald V. Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters. )
del Rey's Nerves
Lester DEL REY's story of disaster, panic, and coverup at a
NUCLEAR
POWERplant was prophetic in many respects.
Dianetics article in Astounding
Upon publishing his essay on his home-grown
science of DIANETICS, L. Ron
HUBBARD abandoned his career as a pulp SF writer
and devoted himself to
Dianetics and (later) SCIENTOLOGY.
Davidson's The Golem
Combining elements of SF, historical fantasy, and
contemporary humor,
Avram DAVIDSON's novel of a GOLEM in Southern California
is a classic of
American humor.
Dickson's Dorsai!
Gordon DICKSON's sequence of genetic supermen and the
destiny of humanity
began in 1959.
Dick's Palmer Eldritch
One of the first SF novels to deal with the
existential horrors of
hallucinogenic drug abuse, THE THREE STIGMATA OF
PALMER ELDRITCH is one of
Philip K. DICK's best and most famous novels.
Dangerous Visions
Announced as "a revolutionary book", Harlan ELLISON's
DANGEROUS VISIONS,
an anthology of 32 ambitious stories, overturned
conventions and broke new
ground for science fiction.
Disch's Camp Concentration
Thomas M. DISCH's novel of mind-altering
experiments carried out on
anti-war dissidents seemed aggressively NEW WAVE,
but CAMP CONCENTRATION
develops several classic SF themes.
Delany's Nova
Samuel R. DELANY had won the Nebula Award for his previous two
novels,
but achieved true SF fame for NOVA, a pyrotechnic SF retelling of
the
Prometheus legend.
Davidson's The Phoenix and the Mirror
Avram DAVIDSON's magisterial account of
Vergil the Sorceror is one of the
finest accounts of the science in
Renaissance magic, and has influenced
numerous SF and fantasy writers.
Delany's Dhalgren
Samuel R. DELANY's first SF novel in seven years, the
879-page DHALGREN
seemed an unreadable self-indulgence to many readers. It
nevertheless
found a large and enthusiastic audience.
Del Rey Books launched
Judy-Lynn DEL REY made DEL REY BOOKS a major
commercial powerhouse,
especially in genre fantasy. Many Del Rey books became
best-sellers.
Dick's Valis
Philip K. Dick's first novel in four years, VALIS was an
anguished work
that suggested a religious solution to Dick's 1970s spiritual
crises. His
final two novels would continue this theme.
Dune opens
David Lynch's film, DUNE, based on the novel by Frank HERBERT, was
deeply
idiosyncratic and proved a major box-office failure.
E Pluribus Unicorn
STURGEON, THEODORE(Abelard, 1953)Thirteen fine,
emotionally intense
stories, ranging from "The World Well Lost," probably the
first serious
and sympathetic treatment in magazine SF of homosexuality, to
"The
Professor's Teddy Bear," in the most horrific Weird Tales tradition;
from
the touching love story "A Saucer of Loneliness" to a celebration of
jazz
musicianship (by one who understood what he was writing about),
"Die,
Maestro, Die!" Sturgeon's forte was telling stories about people at
the
edge, and treating them with compassion and nonjudgmentally even when
they
acted as shockingly as at the climax of "A Way of Thinking." A
showcase
for a very talented writer, which can be interestingly compared with
the
earlier collection of Sturgeon's Golden Age work, Without Sorcery.
Earth Abides
STEWART, GEORGE R(IPPEY)(Random, 1949)In a near future, a
plague
devastates humankind, leaving isolated pockets of survivors. The
story
follows the fortunes of one group in the San Francisco Bay area,
who
subsist for quite some time on the bounties of civilization that
have
remained intact. But the subtler social fabric, formerly held together
by
the cooperation of large numbers of people, is too much for this
handful
to sustain. With a mournful backward look at the millions of
now-doomed
volumes in the University of California library, the protagonist
teaches
the new children how to make bows and arrows. He lives long enough to
see
society forming itself anew at the tribal level. He himself is fated to
be
misremembered as a legendary culture-hero. The quotation from which
the
title derives (Ecclesiastes 1:4) is apt. Compare Jack London, "The
Scarlet
Plague" (in The Science Fiction of Jack London); Stephen King's THE
STAND
; Mary Shelley, The Last Man. First winner of the International
Fantasy
Award, 1951; a major work. See also HOLOCAUST AND AFTER
Eon
BEAR, GREG(Bluejay, 1985)World War III looms as an asteroid
starship
mysteriously orbiting Earth is taken over by Americans, who discover
that
it is an artifact from the future that offers a gateway to
infinite
opportunity. Hard SF unfolding into vast realms of possibilities. In
the
sequel, Eternity (1988), humans explore the seemingly endless corridor
of
the Way and the alternate universes and time periods that lead off
it.
Compare Robert Reed's Down the Bright Way. See also BIG DUMB OBJECTS
Extra(ordinary) People
RUSS, JOANNA(St. Martin's, 1984)A collection of linked
stories,
deliberately didactic in form, in which liberated women in
different
societies challenge the forces of oppression. Includes "Souls"
(Hugo
winner, 1983). As with The Female Man , the result is multifaceted and
the
call for a revolution in sexual politics is eloquent even though
the
stories retain a full appreciation of the difficulty of compiling
a
manifesto for a nonsexist society. Other, more varied, collections are
The
Zanzibar Cat (1984), which features the Nebula Award-winning "When
It
Changed," the seed story for The Female Man, and The Hidden Side of
the
Moon (1988), which includes such stories as "The Dirty Little Girl"
and
"Reasonable People. See also FEMINISM"
Ender's Game
CARD, ORSON SCOTT(Tor, 1985)The CHILD hero is subjected to
horrific
manipulation by the military in order to make him the perfect
commander
able to annihilate the insectile aliens who have twice attacked the
solar
system. Based on a novelette, the expanded version includes
much
discussion of moral propriety and undergoes a dramatic ideological
shift
at the end, but remains in many ways a sophisticated power fantasy.
Grimly
fascinating. The sequel, Speaker for the Dead (1986; Hugo winner,
1987;
Nebula winner, 1986), takes off from the climactic shift in perspective
to
construct a very different story in which Ender becomes a more
Christ-like
savior. The third book in the series, Xenocide (1991; HN, 1992),
is most
notable for a new subplot, the story of a world whose future leaders
are
genetically engineered for brilliance, but also for a
crippling
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder designed to limit their power. The
ending of
the novel is weak, shifting into wish fulfillment fantasy. Compare
Robert
A. Heinlein's STARSHIP TROOPERS , Joe Haldeman's THE FOREVER WAR, and
Dave
Wolverton's On My Way to Paradise (1989). Hugo winner, 1986;
Nebula
winner, 1985
Emphyrio
VANCE, JACK(Doubleday, 1969) The protagonist must travel to Earth
to
recover the knowledge necessary to free his world from the
cultural
rigidity imposed on it by alien rulers. Picks up themes from earlier
Vance
novels, including The Languages of Pao , to further illustrate
the
author's fascination with colorful, exotic cultures and messianic
rebels
against their stagnation. See also SOCIOLOGY
Engine Summer
CROWLEY, JOHN(Doubleday, 1979)In a far-future America returned
to
agrarian primitivism by disaster, the hero has recorded for
future
generations the story of his youthful quest for enlightenment.
Beautifully
written and eloquently argued; it can be appreciated even by
those who
lack sympathy with the ideology behind its Arcadian romanticism.
Compare
Ursula K. Le Guin's ALWAYS COMING HOME. See also HOLOCAUST AND
AFTER
Extrapolation
Extrapolation, Winter 1992 Published by Kent State University
Press (Casy
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Courtesy
of The
Kent State University Press. (c) 1992 Kent State University
Press.)
Empire of the Senseless
Empire of the Senseless by Kathy Acker Cover: Grove
Press, 1988 (First
Edition) illustration by George Corsillo (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Courtesy of Grove/Atlantic,
Inc.
(c) 1988 Grove Press)
Eternal Enemy, The
The Eternal Enemy by Michael Berlyn Cover: William Morrow
& Co., 1990
(First Printing) illustration by Vincent Di Fate (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Shown by permission
of William
Morrow & Co., Inc. (c) 1990 William Morrow & Co.,
Inc.)
Even a Worm
Even a Worm by J.S. Bradford Cover: Arthur Barker Ltd., 1936
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Arthur Barker
Ltd.
(c) 1936 Arthur Barker Ltd. )
Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit, The
The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit by
Storm Constantine Cover:
MacDonald & Co., 1987 illustration by Kenny
McHendry (Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Macdonald & Co. (c) 1987
MacDonald & Co.)
Encounter Program
Encounter Program by Robert Enstrom Cover: Doubleday, 1977
(First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Used by Permission of Doubleday, a division of Bantam Doubleday
Dell
Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1977 Doubleday & Co.)
Eternal Moment, The
The Eternal Moment by E.M. Forster Cover: Sidgwick &
Jackson Ltd., 1928
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Sidgwick &
Jackson Ltd. (c) 1928 Sidgwick & Jackson
Ltd.)
Elixir, The
The Elixir by James N. Frey Cover: Zebra Books, 1986 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1986 Zebra
Books
(Kensigton Publishing Corp.) )
Exit Sherlock Holmes
Exit Sherlock Holmes by Robert Lee Hall Cover: Playboy
Press Paperbacks,
1977 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All
rights
reserved. (c) 1977 Playboy Press. Reproduction, duplication
or
transmission without appropriate permission is a violation of
Federal
copyright laws.)
Earthquake, The
The Earthquake by W. Holt-White Cover: E. Grant Richards,
1906 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. )
Earth Lies Sleeping
Earth Lies Sleeping by Laurence James Cover: Zebra Books,
1974 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1974
Zebra
Books)
Erone
Erone by Chalmers Kearney Cover: The Commodore Press Ltd., 1945
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1945
The
Commodore Press Ltd.)
English Revolution of the Twentieth Century, The
The English Revolution of
the Twentieth Century by Henry Lazarus Cover:
F.L. Ballin, 1897 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
Etidorhpa
Etidorhpa by John Uri Lloyd Cover: John Uri Lloyd, 1895 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. John Uri Lloyd )
Extrapolasis
Extrapolasis by Alexander Malec Cover: Modern Library Editions,
1967
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c)
1967
Modern Library Editions)
Elephant, The
The Elephant by Slawomir Mrozek Cover: Macdonald & Co.,
1962 illustration
by Daniel Uroz (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Macdonald & Co. (c) 1962 MacDonald & Co.)
Exercise for Madmen, An
An Exercise for Madmen by Barbara Paul Cover:
Berkley, 1978 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted by
arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights
reserved. (c)
1978 The Berkley Publishing Group. Reproduction, duplication
or
transmission without appropriate permission is a violation of
Federal
copyright laws.)
Egghead Republic, The
The Egghead Republic by Arno Schmidt Cover: Marion
Books, 1982
illustration by Imre Reiner (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.Marion Books (c) 1982 Marion Books)
Eclipse
Eclipse by John Shirley Cover: Bluejay International, 1985
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Book
jackets
reprinted by permission of Bluejay Books Inc. All rights reserved.
(c)
1985 Bluejay Books Inc.)
Empty World, The
The Empty World by D.E. Stevenson Cover: Herbert Jenkins
Ltd., 1936
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Courtesy of
Random House UK Limited. (c) 1936 Herbert Jenkins Ltd.)
Eagles Restrained
Eagles Restrained by Brian Tunstall Cover: Edinburgh Press,
1936 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Edinburgh
Press
(c) 1936 Edinburgh Press)
Ether Ore
Ether Ore by H.C. Turk Cover: TOR, 1987 (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by permission of
Tor
Books. (c) 1987 Tor Books)
Elleander Morning
Elleander Morning by Jerry Yulsman Cover: TOR, 1984 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by
permission of
Tor Books. (c) 1984 Tor Books)
Eye in the Sky
Eye in the Sky by Philip K. Dick Cover: Ace Books, 1957
illustration by
Kelly Freas (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by arrangement with
The Berkley
Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1957 Ace Books.
Reproduction,
duplication or transmission without appropriate permission is a
violation
of Federal copyright laws.)
Einstein Intersection, The
The Einstein Intersection by Samuel R. Delany
Cover: Ace Books, 1967
(First Edition) illustration by Jack Gaughan (M. M.
Kavanagh. Reprinted by
arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All
rights reserved. (c)
1967 Ace Books. Reproduction, duplication or
transmission without
appropriate permission is a violation of Federal
copyright laws.)
Eclipse of Dawn, The
The Eclipse of Dawn by Gordon Eklund Cover: Ace Books
(First Edition)
illustration by Leo & Diane Dillon (M. M. Kavanagh.
Reprinted by
arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights
reserved. (c)
1971 Ace Books. Reproduction, duplication or transmission
without
appropriate permission is a violation of Federal copyright laws.)
Escape Plans
Escape Plans by Gwyneth Jones Cover: Allen & Unwin (First
Edition)
illustration by Lionel Jeans (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted with
permission of
HarperCollins Publishers Limited. (c) 1986 Allen &
Unwin)
Edge of Tomorrow, The
The Edge of Tomorrow by Howard Fast Cover: Bantam, 1961
(Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by
Permission of Bantam
Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing
Group, Inc. (c) 1961
Bantam Books)
Emergence
Emergence by David Palmer Cover: Bantam, 1984 illustration by
Mark
Harrison (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Used by Permission of Bantam Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday
Dell
Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1984 Bantam Books)
Ecotopia
Ecotopia by Ernest Callenbach Cover: Banyan Tree, 1975 illustration
by
Patricia Tobacco Forrester (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of
Calif., Riverside. (c) 1975 Banyan Tree)
Emprise
Emprise by Michael P. Kube-McDowell Cover: Berkley, 1985 illustration
by
Ron Miller (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by arrangement with The
Berkley
Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1985 The Berkley
Publishing
Group. Reproduction, duplication or transmission without
appropriate
permission is a violation of Federal copyright laws.)
Eater of Darkness, The
The Eater of Darkness by Robert Coates Cover: Contact
Editions, 1929
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Contact
Editions (c) 1929 Contact Editions)
Exiles of Time
Exiles of Time by Nelson Bond Cover: Prime Press, 1949
illustration by
James Gibson (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Prime Press (c) 1949 Prime Press Philadelphia )
Engine Summer
Engine Summer by John Crowley Cover: Doubleday, 1979 (First
Edition)
illustration by Gary Friedman (M. M. Kavanagh. Used by Permission
of
Doubleday, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc.
(c)
1979 Doubleday)
Eye of the Queen, The
The Eye of the Queen by Phillip Mann Cover: Arbor
House, 1983
illustration by Loretta Trezzo (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Shown by permission of William Morrow & Co.,
Inc. (c)
1983 Arbor House)
Embedding, The
The Embedding by Ian Watson Cover: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1973
(First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Reprinted with the permission of Victor Gollancz Ltd. (c) 1973
Victor
Gollancz Ltd.)
Essential Ellison, The
The Essential Ellison by Harlan Ellison Cover: Nemo
Press, 1987 (First
Edition) illustration by Leo & Diane Dillon (M. M.
Kavanagh. Nemo Press
(c) 1987 Nemo Press)
Evil Is Live Spelled Backwards
Evil Is Live Spelled Backwards by Andew J.
Offutt Cover: Paperback
Library, 1970 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Paperback Library (c) 1970 Paperback Library)
Eye, The
The Eye by Vladimir Nabokov Cover: Phaedra (First Edition) (M.
M.
Kavanagh. Phaedra (c) 1965 Phaedra)
Eyes in the Fire
Eyes in the Fire by Deborah Grabien Cover: St. Martin's
Press, 1988
(First US Edition) illustration by Steven Rydberg (M. M.
Kavanagh. Cover:
Steven Rydberg. Courtesy of St. Martin's Press. (c) 1988 St.
Martin's
Press)
Eon
Eon by Greg Bear Cover: TOR, 1985 illustration by Ron Miller (M.
M.
Kavanagh. Reprinted by permission of Tor Books. (c) 1985 Tor Books)
Elvissey
Elvissey by Jack Womack Cover: TOR, 1993 (First Edition)
illustration by
John Berkey (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by permission of Tor
Books. (c)
1993 Tor Books)
Erewhon
Erewhon by Samuel Butler Cover: Turbner, 1872 (First Edition)
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. )
Extra(ordinary) People
Extra(ordinary) People by Joanna Russ Cover: The
Women's Press, 1985
illustration by Judith Clute (M. M. Kavanagh. Courtesy of
The Women's
Press, London. (c) 1985 The Women's Press)
Enemy Stars, The
The Enemy Stars by Poul Anderson Cover: Berkley, 1965 (M. M.
Kavanagh.
Reprinted by arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All
rights
reserved. (c) 1965 The Berkley Publishing Group. Reproduction,
duplication
or transmission without appropriate permission is a violation of
Federal
copyright laws.)
Ender's Game
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card Cover: TOR, 1994 illustration
by John
Harris (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by permission of Tor Books. (c)
1994 Tor
Books)
Emphyrio
Emphyrio by Jack Vance Cover: Dell, 1970 (M. M. Kavanagh. Used
by
Permission of Dell Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell
Publishing
Group, Inc. (c) 1970 Dell Books)
Effinger, George Alec
George Alec Effinger (1947- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995
M. C. Valada)
Etchemendy, Nancy
Nancy Etchemendy (1952- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995 M. C.
Valada)
Ellison, Harlan
Harlan Ellison (1934- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995 M. C.
Valada)
Eco, Umberto
Umberto Eco (1932- ) (Miriam Berkley. (c) 1995 Miriam
Berkley)
Emshwiller, Carol
Carol Emshwiller (1921- ) (Miriam Berkley. (c) 1995 Miriam
Berkley)
Ecology
SF writers are among the small group of people who ponder the future
of a
planet with limited resources and who imagine, in fictional terms,
what
might happen if humans don't adapt to a rapidly changing world. (
(c)
Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Eshbach, Lloyd Arthur
Lloyd Arthur Eshbach (1910- ) (Andrew I. Porter. (c)
1995 Andrew I.
Porter)
Edmondson, G.C.
G.C. Edmondson (1922- ) (Rick Hawes. (c) 1995 Rick Hawes)
Edwards, Malcolm
Malcolm Edwards (1949- ) (Jo Fletcher. (c) 1995 Jo
Fletcher)
Editorial Practices
From The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, John Clute and
Peter Nicholls,
eds.In Contents of this Encyclopedia we briefly describe the
principles
governing its construction, and the kinds of information which may
be
found here. We have tried throughout to present this material as
clearly
as possible, but some pointers may be
helpful.CROSS-REFERENCES1.
Approximately 2100 out of the 6460+ entries in the
encyclopedia are
cross-reference entries. Many simply cross-refer a term to
the entry where
it is covered, for example: PERU LATIN AMERICA.When one name
is simply
cross-referenced to a second, then the first name is a pseudonym of
the
second that has been used on a book, for example: O'DONNELL, K.M. Barry
N.
MALZBERG.When one name is cross-referenced to a second but with
the
addition of an [s], then the first name is a pseudonym of the second
but
has been used only for stories, for example: SMITH, WOODROW WILSON
Henry
KUTTNER.When one name is cross-referenced to another entry but with
the
addition of an [r], then the first name is not a pseudonym of the
second,
for example: SMITH, LAURA Seth McEVOYSPITTEL, OLAF R. GERMANY.2.
Within
the text of entries, and in the See also sections attached to many
of
them, any word given in CAPITALS constitutes a
cross-reference.AUTHOR,
CRITIC AND EDITOR ENTRIES Names Each entry begins
with the author's full
real name, working name or pseudonym, whichever is
best known. We step
outside normal practice only with the concept of the
working name, which
we have defined as one which encompasses in easily
recognizeable form a
significant portion of a full name - as in the case of
Connie Willis,
which we treat as Constance Elaine Trimmer Willis's working
name.Titles
For all authors writing in English we attempt to treat or to list
every
adult book with any significant sf content, to treat or (more
commonly)
simply to list all fantasy and horror books, and to at least list
most
children's books of genre interest; for foreign-language authors we do
not
claim to list all sf/horror/fantasy work not translated into English.
We
list most nonfiction works written by sf authors about the field or
about
other authors; we also list, sometimes selectively, nonfiction works
of
science or popular science by sf authors who also work in those fields.
In
author entries, each book is given a full ascription (see below
for
details); other kinds of entry (theme entries in particular)
often
identify titles in a briefer format. In our selection of titles we
have
tended to be extremely catholic; one may occasionally find - especially
in
the Other works list of titles at the foot of some entries - novels
whose
generic status is doubtful, and collections containing only a few
relevant
stories. This is deliberate: when we err, we prefer to do so
through
inclusion rather than exclusion.We do not list all short stories
by
authors.Story titles are given in normal face, within double quotes
(""),
with dates in normal face. Book titles are given in italics with dates
in
bold face. Subtitles are sometimes omitted, though we do include them
when
appropriate. We do so for clarity's sake - there are, for instance,
three
Stanley G. Weinbaum collections which can be distinguished only
through
subtitles: A Martian Odyssey, and Others (coll 1949), A Maritan
Odyssey,
and Other Classics of Science Fiction (coll 1962), and A Martian
Odyssey,
and Other Science Fiction Tales (coll 1975). And we list subtitles
when
they seem to be of inherent interest; for instance, Keith Laumer's
Bolo:
The Annals of the Dinochrome Brigade (coll of linked stories 1976).
Series
titles are given in bold face.We generally give the title of
singletons -
books which are not part of series - according to normal
bibliographical
practice by which the title as it appears on the title page
(rather than
on the cover or elsewhere) is deemed the true title. With books
which are
part of series, we have decided that normal bibliographical
practice is of
little use in helping sf readers through the often confusing
tangle of
conventions used to identify (and advertise) this category of
title. Where
there is no series identification, we list the title only as we
would with
a singleton, though in a context which makes clear its connection
to its
series-mates. Where series are accorded some form of ongoing
title,
wherever placed, we try to ascribe the first volume in full,
but
subsequently (as soon as individual volume titles can be
clearly
distinguished) we reduce that overall title to a number: as in
David
Meltzer's Brain Plant sequence, which we render as Brain Plant #1:
Lovely
(1969), #2: Healer (1969), #3: Out (1969) and #4: Glue
Factory
(1969).Ghost titles and projected titles Books whose existence we
doubt
and books whose release we had not confirmed by press time we give
in
normal face between chevrons (), giving their publication date in
normal
face.Ties We define a Tie as any text whose contents take their
substance
from some prior inspiration, which may be a shared-world bible, a
film, a
tv series, a role-playing or other form of game. All such
novels,
collections, anthologies and omnibuses are identified by an asterisk
(*)
placed immediately after the title, as with Donald F. Glut's The
Empire
Strikes Back* (1980), which novelizes the film The Empire
Strikes
Back.Ascription data about titles is contained within brackets, and
has
been kept as simple as is consistent with our desire to provide as
much
information as we can, within the constraints of our encyclopedia
format.
We do not, for instance, normally provide full bibliographic data
(i.e.,
city of publication, publisher, pagination, etc.), where we discuss
and
recommend various sf and fantasy checklists. Most novels - i.e.,
Isaac
Asimov's The Gods Themselves (1972) - therefore need no more than a
simple
date of publication; collections can be identified by the term
"coll"
placed directly before the date.However, we use several further terms
to
describe books. Abbreviations placed before the date include: collcoll
of
linked storiesfixupanthomni A fixup - briefly - is a book composed
of
previously written stories which have been cemented together. An anth
is
an anthology, while an omni is an omnibus - a book that
assembles
previously published volumes.Abbreviations placed after the date
include:
chap ( chapbook)DOS"Chap" designates a book fewer than 100pp in
length;
"dos" designates two titles usually (but not always) bound
back-to-back
and upside down with respect to one another. We also indicate
country of
publication when a book was first published in a country other
than its
author's normal country of residence, as with Thomas M. Disch's 334
(coll
of linked stories 1972 UK).When titles are published in two
countries
within a few weeks of one another we "follow the flag" and treat
first
publication as being in the author's country of residence.We give
variant
titles, where they exist, for all books and films. A variant title
may be
identified by the abbreviation vt placed initially, as in Daniel
F.
Galouye's Counterfeit World (1964 UK; vt Simulacron-3 1964 US). We
treat
vts as variants of a main title, and therefore do not print their dates
in
boldface.We designate revised editions of all books listed. However,
we
are not always able to specify the nature of the revision, in which
case
the revised edition will be identified by the abbreviation rev
placed
initially, as in Marta Randall's Islands (1976; rev 1980); if we
have
further knowledge, we use such terms as cut, exp, much exp, text
restored,
all of which are intended to be self-evident.In the case of novels,
we
attempt to give magazine publication where it precedes book publication
by
three or more years, as with George Allen England's The Golden
Blight
(1912 Cavalier; 1916). We usually give the magazine title of a story
when
this differs from the book title, though we do so less consistently
in
cases where the story was published two years or less before the
book
version.Translations Whenever possible we notate translated
books
according to the following example by Vladimir Nabokov, Priglashenie
na
kasn' (1938 France; trans Dmitri Nabokov and VN as Invitation to
a
Beheading 1959 US). As we treat translations as separate entities, we
date
them in bold face. We do not, however, necessarily list all
variant
translations, sometimes giving only the first. When untranslated
books are
mentioned, a rough English translation of the title appears in
square
brackets immediately after the original, as with Arno Schmidt's
Schwarze
Spiegel "Black Mirrors" (1963).CHECKLIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
Abbreviations
listed below in bold face are explained in Editorial Practices
You May
Need to Know About. Abbreviations in CAPITALS also have their own
entries,
where they are more fully explained. projected or ghost title refer
to
(the entry thus indicated)* a tied title ( TIE)# numberAMZ
AMAZING
STORIESanth anthologyASF ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION/ANALOGb/w - black
and
whitechap - under 100pp coll - collectiondir - directed/directorDOS
-
bound back-to-backed - edited/editoredn - editionexp - expandedFIXUP
-
novel made up from storiesFSF - The MAGAZINE OF FANTASY AND
SCIENCE
FICTIONGal - GALAXY SCIENCE FICTIONIASFM - ISAAC ASIMOV'S SCIENCE
FICTION
MAGAZINENW - NEW WORLDSomni - omnibusprod - produced/producer[r] -
not a
pseudonym of the name to which it is cross-referredrev - revised[s]
-
pseudonym used only for short fictionsf - science fictiontrans
-
translatedtv - televisionTWS - THRILLING WONDER STORIESvar mags
-
published in various magazinesvol - volumevt - variant titleWW - World
War
Ellis's The Steam Man of the Prairies
Mechanical men were common figures in
nineteenth century fiction; Edward
S. ELLIS's creation was based on an actual
device, and inspired imitations
in its turn.See Also: ROBOTS.
Ellison's 'Repent, Harlequin!
Harlan ELLISON spent a decade-long
apprenticeship before he discovered
his own voice. "Repent, Harlequin! Said
the Ticktockman+" is one of the
most frequently reprinted stories in SF.
Ellison's best stories
Harlan ELLISON produced his finest fiction in the late
sixties and early
seventies, including "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream"
and "Pretty
Maggie Moneyeyes". These intense and memorable stories have
remained
popular for the past three decades.
E.T.: The Extraterrestrial
For many years the top money grosser, E.T.: THE
EXTRATERRESTRIALis the
story of a friendly alien who encounters suburban
America.See Also:
CINEMA; STEVEN SPIELBERG.
First issue of Interzone
The first British SF magazine since NEW WORLDS,
INTERZONE began as a slim
quarterly but grew to be a substantial monthly.
Fourth Mansions
LAFFERTY, R(APHAEL) A(LOYSIUS)(Ace, 1969)An innocent tries to
understand
the enigmatic events and secret organizations that are
symbolic
incarnations of the forces embodied in the (highly problematic)
moral
progress and spiritual evolution of humankind. A bizarre tour de
force;
one of the finest examples of American avant-garde SF. Compare
Roger
Zelazny's THIS IMMORTAI and Samuel R. Delany's THE EINSTEIN
INTERSECTION.
See also HISTORY IN SF
Fire on the Mountain
BISSON, TERRY( Arbor, 1988)The Civil War as we know it
never occurred in
this alternate universe because John Brown, with Harriet
Tubman acting as
his lieutenant, sparked a successful slave rebellion. The
outcome was a
divided United States with an African-American-dominated South
emerging as
a socialist utopia. This somehow led to a Europe that avoided
world war
and to an Africa that developed free from the worst results of
colonial
rule. The viewpoint alternates between Yasmin, a successful
anthropologist
and citizen of the utopian South; her great grandfather
Abraham, who, born
a slave, took part in the rebellion; and Dr. Hunter, a
white abolitionist
who served as Abraham's mentor. The novel's basic premise
seems a bit
farfetched, but Bisson's alternate 20th century is endlessly
fascinating
and well worth a visit. Compare Harry Turtledove's The Guns of
the South
(1992). See also ALTERNATE WORLDS
Friday
HEINLEIN, ROBERT A(NSON)(Holt, 1982)An artificially created
superwoman,
courier for a secret organization, has to fend for herself when
the
decline of the West reaches its climax; she ultimately finds a new
raison
d'etre on the extraterrestrial frontier. Welcomed by Heinlein fans
as
action-adventure respite from his more introspective works, but
actually
related very closely to some sections of Time Enough for Love and
refers
to much earlier material ("Gulf," 1949). See also SUPERMAN
Four Hundred Billion Stars
MCAULEY, PAUL J. (Ballantine, 1988)Explorers from
Earth discover a planet
that doesn't seem old enough geologically to have
developed its complex
native ecology. Adding to the mystery, abandoned,
hive-like cities are
discovered, even though the dominate life-form, the
nomadic herders, seem
to be only semi-sentient. Humanity is currently engaged
in an
interplanetary war elsewhere in the galaxy, and the naval officers
in
charge of the expedition fear there may be some connection between
the
primitive herders and humanity's enemy. This seems unlikely until
someone
notices that the abandoned hive-cities are coming to life and the
herders
are beginning to change their age-old behavior patterns.
McAuley's
exploration of the complex herder species is fascinating and
his
protagonist, the astronomer Dorthy Yoshida, an unwilling psychic, is
well
developed. Eternal Light (1991) is a direct sequel to Four Hundred
Billion
Stars and is every bit as good. Of the Fall (1989), titled
Secret
Harmonies (1991) in its British edition, is a solid, but relatively
minor
tale set in the same universe as the other two novels. All three
books,
along with McAuley's first short story collection, The King of the
Hill
(1991), demonstrate the author's genius for creating fascinating
aliens.
Compare Gregory Benford's Great Sky River and its sequels. See also
ALIENS
Flowers for Algernon
KEYES, DANIEL(Harcourt, 1966)Developed from a
Hugo-winning short story
with the same title. A mentally retarded man's
intelligence enhanced, to
that of a normal adult and then to supergenius.
"Progress reports" in his
diary, with successive changes in diction and
spelling as well as
intellectual content, chronicle his triumphant progress;
and then, as the
treatment fails, the reports record his collapse back into
subnormality. A
sensitively told, low-key masterpiece that was made into a
surprisingly
good film, given Hollywood's usual heavy-handed ways with
"sci-fi."
Compare Poul Anderson's Brain Wave and Theodore Sturgeon's
"Maturity" (in
Without Sorcery), contrast Howard Fast's "The First Men" (in
The Edge of
Tomorrow), and Wilmar H. Shiras's Children of the Atom . See
also
INTELLIGENCE
Fahrenheit 451
BRADBURY, RAY (DOUGLAS)(Ballantine, 1953)Expanded from a
novella "The
Fireman" (Galaxy, February 1951; SFHF). Firemen no longer put
out fires;
they start them, for the purpose of burning books. The title
refers to the
temperature at which paper will catch fire. The hero, a fireman
but a
closet reader, eventually joins an underground of itinerants who
have
committed the literary classics to memory and recite them orally. The
much
admired film made from the novel, by making the firemen into
brutal,
black-uniformed Nazi types, missed a point made by Bradbury early on:
that
hostility to books and ideas was generated by ordinary people, not
simply
imposed upon them by government. Frequently reprinted since its
original
publication and often used in the classroom, although I consider
the
original novella from the magazine tighter, more vivid, less
diffuse-in
short a better literary work than the full-length book. See also
DYSTOPIAS
Foundation's Edge
ASIMOV, ISAAC(Doubleday, 1982)Fourth volume of the
Foundation series,
uncomfortably extending its themes and beginning the work
of binding it
into a common future history with Asimov's robot stories. In
the 1940s the
series seemed sophisticated in introducing political themes
into space
opera, but SF has evolved so far in the meantime that the new book
seems
rather quaint despite its popularity. It is a feast of nostalgia
for
longtime readers. The story continues in Foundation and Earth (1986),
with
the hero pursuing his quest to track down the origins of mankind
and
gradually learning the truth about Earth. Prelude to Foundation (1988)
and
Forward the Foundation (1993), which Asimov left unfinished at his
death,
predate the other novels in the series in terms of internal
chronology,
describing the early life of Hari Seldon. Hugo winner, 1983. See
also
GALACTIC EMPIRES
The Foundation Trilogy
ASIMOV, LSAAC(Doubleday,1963)Asimov described the
gradual fall of a
GALACTIC EMPIRE, and the eftort of psychohistorian Hari
Seldon to shorten
the ensuing Dark Ages by setting up a hidden Foundation in
a remote corner
of the galaxy, in stories published in Astounding in the
early 1940s and
collected as Foundation (Gnome,1951). Other, longer
Astounding stories,
describing an attempt at reconquest of the Foundation by
the last
competent imperial general Bel Riose (like Belisarius, who
similarly
attempted to reconquer the Roman West for East Roman Emperor
Justinian),
and an initially more successful capture of the Foundation by
"the Mule,"
a mutant not subject as an individual to the statistical "laws
of
psychohistory," were collected as Foundation and Empire
(Gnome,1952).
Finally, two Astounding serials in the late forties described
the Mule's
search for a Second Foundation, established by Seldon as a backup
in case
something went wrong for the First; these became Second Foundation
(Gnome,
1953). Asimov then laid this theme aside for thirty years, until
popular
demand and his publisher's prodding led him to compose Foundation's
Edge,
Foundation and Earth, and a "prequel," Prelude to Foundation ,
describing
how Hari Seldon discovered the laws of psychohistory in the first
place.
At the time of his death in 1992 Asimov had completed four
further
adventures of Hari Seldon, which were collected as Forward the
Foundation.
Special Hugo Award for all time best series, l966.
Falling Free
BUJOLD, LOIS MCMASTER(Baen, 1988)Leo Graf, a welding engineer
hired to
train workers on a space station, is astonished to discover that his
new
pupils are "quaddies," genetically engineered living tools with extra
arms
where normal people have legs. Designed by the GalacTech corporation to
be
perfect zero-gravity employees, the quaddies unfortunately have failed
to
turn a profit for their owner/employers. Soon after Graf's arrival,
the
corporation decides to cut its losses and return the quaddies to
Earth,
where they will presumably be dumped in nursing homes on a small
pension.
The quaddies, however, have other ideas, and convince Graf to join
them in
revolt. Originally published as a serial in Analog in 1987-1988, this
is
an example of old-fashioned, Campbell-style hard SF at its best, but
with
a fascinating FEMINIST twist. Compare Allan Steele's Orbital Decay.
Nebula
winner, 1988
Fundamental Disch
DISCH, THOMAS M.(Bantam, 1980)Disch's longest and most
comprehensive
collection, which includes both SF, fantasy, and contemporary
stories. In
addition to "The Asian Shore," Disch's celebrated tale of an
American
architect who succumbs to the sense of the arbitrary that the
landscape
and architecture of Istanbul come to represent, the volume also
contains
"Bodies" and "Angouleme," two especially strong stories from the
sequence
of tales that make up the novel 334. Some stories, such as the
elegant and
disconcerting "Slaves," are not science fiction at all, while
others,
including "The Squirrel Cage" and "The Master of the Milford
Altarpiece,"
are metafictions from the heyday of the NEW WAVE. "Et in Arcadia
Ego," one
of Disch's few works of off-planet pure SF, treats its theme in a
manner
that most aficionados of hard SF would find startling,
even
incomprehensible. Also included are an opera libretto (of
"Frankenstein"),
an essay on "The Uses of Fiction," and an introductory essay
by Samuel R.
Delany. See also CITIES
Fool's Run
MCKILLIP, PATRICIA A(NNE)(Warner, 1987) CYBERPUNK SF by a writer
better
known for her high fantasy. Several years ago Terra Viridian murdered
some
1,500 innocent people in response to an overwhelming but
unexplained
vision. Now, apparently psychotic, she bides her time in the
Underground,
a grim orbital penal colony. When a high-tech band is brought up
to the
Underground to give a performance, the stage is set for some very
strange
goings-on. Although the plot of Fool's Run is occasionally a
bit
confusing, this is a beautifully written novel with lots of lush
visual
imagery. Compare Pat Cadigan's SYNNERS and Norman Spinrad's Little
Heroes.
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
ABBOTT, EDWIN A. (as A Square)(Seeley,
1884)The narrator, citizen of a
two-dimensional world, uses the land for some
satire, especially of
education and women. He briefly envisions a
one-dimensional world
(Lineland) where motion is impossible. A
three-dimensional man (Sphere)
intrudes into the plane of Flatland, thereby
giving knowledge of
Spaceland. The two speculate about a world of four
dimensions. The book
becomes a mathematician's delight, an exercise in the
limits of
perception. Compare the ingenious speculations in A. K. Dewdney's
The
Planiverse (1984). See also MATHEMATICS
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
SHELLEY, MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT(1818;
rev. ed. 1831) Ed. by James Rieger
(Bobbs-Merrill, 1974); Ed. by Leonard Wolf
(Clarkson Potter, 1977)Whatever
her literary indebtedness-classical myth,
Faustus, or Milton-Mary Shelley
gave form to one of the enduring myths of SF:
the creation of life by
science. Guilty of the sin of intellectual pride,
Victor Frankenstein
epitomizes a shift in the scientists of the 19th century
in that he turns
from alchemy to electrical forces, a phenomenon that
fascinated writers
throughout the century. Mary Shelley acknowledged an
indebtedness to the
physiologists of Germany and Dr. Erasmus Darwin. Brian W.
Aldiss has
argued that Frankenstein is the first SF novel, although H. G.
Wells
called it more magic than science. See Aldiss's Frankenstein Unboundfor
a
late treatment of the theme. The 1831 edition is commonly
reprinted.
Rieger and Wolf reprint the 1818 edition. Rieger includes
variations and
notes, Wolf many illustrations along with notes. See also
MONSTERS
Famous Fantastic Mysteries
Famous Fantastic Mysteries, April 1942 Published
by The Frank A. Munsey
Co. (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. The
Frank A. Munsey Company. (c) 1942 The Frank A. Munsey
Company.)
Famous Science Fiction
Famous Science Fiction, 1967 / No. 3 Published by
Health Knowledge, Inc.
Cover illustration by Virgil Finlay (Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Health Knowledge, Inc. (c) 1967
Health
Knowledge, Inc.)
Fantastic Adventures
Fantastic Adventures, Feb. 1950 Published by Ziff-Davis
Co. Cover
illustration by Robert Gibson Jones (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with permission of TSR,
Inc. (c)
1950 TSR, Inc.)
Fantastic Science Fiction
Fantastic Science Fiction, 1952 / No. 2 Published
by Capitol Stories,
Inc. (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Capitol Stories, Inc. (c) 1952 Capitol Stories, Inc.)
Fantastic Story Quarterly
Fantastic Story Quarterly, Spring 1950 Published by
Best Books, Inc.
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Best Books,
Inc. (c) 1950 Best Books, Inc.)
Fantastic Universe
Fantastic Universe, June 1956 Published by King Size
Publications, Inc.
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.King Size
Publications, Inc. (c) 1956 King Size Publications,
Inc.)
Fantasy
Fantasy, 1939 Published by George Newnes, Ltd. Cover illustration by
S.R.
Drigin (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
George Newnes, Ltd. (c) 1969 George Newnes, Ltd.)
Fantasy Book
Fantasy Book, Jan. 1950 Published by Fantasy Publishing Co.
Cover
illustration by Jack Gaughan (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of
Calif., Riverside. Fantasy Publishing Co. (c) 1950 Fantasy Publishing
Co.)
Fantasy Book
Fantasy Book, June 1986 Published by Fantasy Book Enterprises
Cover
illustration by Corey Wolfe (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of
Calif., Riverside. Fantasy Book Enterprises. (c) 1986 Fantasy
Book
Enterprises)
Fantasy Commentator
Fantasy Commentator, Winter 1989-90 Published by A.
Langley Searles Cover
illustration by Frank R. Paul (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Courtesy of the Estate of Frank R.
Paul, and A. Langley
Searles, FANTASY COMMENTATOR. (c) 1989 A. Langley
Searles)
Fantasy Fiction/Fantasy Stories
Fantasy Fiction/Fantasy Stories, May 1950
Published by Megabook, Inc.
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.Megabook,
Inc. (c) 1950 Megabook, Inc.)
Fantasy Magazine/Fantasy Fiction
Fantasy Magazine/Fantasy Fiction, Aug. 1953
Published by Future
Publications, Inc. Cover illustration by Hannes Bok
(Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Future
Publications, Inc. (c) 1953
Future Publications, Inc.)
Fantasy Review
Fantasy Review, May 1984 Published by Florida Atlantic
University Cover
illustration by Ken McGregor (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Florida Atlantic University. (c) 1984
Florida Atlantic
University)
Fantasy Review
Fantasy Review, 1946-47 Published by Vampire (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Vampire. (c) 1946 Vampire)
Far Frontiers
Far Frontiers, Spring 1986 / Vol. V Published by Baen
Publishing
Enterprises (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Courtesy of Baen Publishing Enterprises. (c) 1986 Baen
Publishing
Enterprises)
File 770
File 770, March 1987 Published by Mike Glyer Cover illustration by
Brad
Foster (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Mike
Glyer. (c) 1987 Mike Glyer)
Forgotten Fantasy
Forgotten Fantasy, Dec. 1970 Published by Nectar Press,
Inc. Cover
illustration by George Barr (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Nectar Press, Inc. (c) 1970 Nectar Press,
Inc.)
Foundation
Foundation, 1957 Published by Gregg Press (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Gregg Press. (c) 1957 Gregg
Press)
Frank Reade Library
Frank Reade Library, Sept. 1892 Published by Frank
Tousey, Publisher
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Frank
Tousey, Publisher. (c) 1982 Garland Publishing, Inc.)
Future Fiction
Future Fiction, Aug. 1941 Published by Columbia Publications,
Inc. Cover
illustration by Forte (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Columbia Publications, Inc. (c) 1941 Columbia
Publications,
Inc.)
Future Science Fiction
Future Science Fiction, Nov. 1953 Published by
Columbia Publications,
Inc. Cover illustration by Alex Schomburg (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Columbia
Publications, Inc. (c)
1953 Columbia Publications, Inc.)
Futuristic Science Stories
Futuristic Science Stories, No. 9 Published by
John Spencer & Co. (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. John Spencer & Co.
)
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
by Edwin A. Abbott Cover: Little,
Brown & Co., 1915 illustration by Edwin
A. Abbott (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Published by Little, Brown and
Company (Inc.) (c) 1915 Little, Brown and
Company (Inc.))
First Light
First Light by Peter Ackroyd Cover: Grove Weidenfeld, 1989
(First
American Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Courtesy of Grove / Atlantic, Inc. (c) 1989 Grove
Weidenfeld)
Freedom's Rangers
Freedom's Rangers by Keith W. Andrews Cover: Berkley, 1989
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted
by
arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved.
(c)
1989 The Berkley Publishing Group Reproduction, duplication
or
transmission without appropriate permission is a violation of
Federal
copyright laws.)
Fourth Connection, The
The Fourth Connection by R.D. Bagnall Cover: Dennis
Dobson, 1975
illustration by Richard Weaver (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside.Dennis Dobson (c) 1975 Dennis Dobson
Limited)
First Team, The
The First Team by John Ball Cover: Bantam, 1971 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of
Bantam
Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c)
1971
Bantam Books)
Fall of Chronopolis, The
The Fall of Chronopolis by Barrington Bayley Cover:
DAW Books, 1974
illustration by Kelly Freas (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with permission of DAW
Books, Inc. (c) 1974
DAW Books, Inc.)
From Monkey to Man
From Monkey to Man by Austin Bierbower Cover: Ingersoll
Beacon Co., 1906
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
Fail-Safe
Fail-Safe by Eugene Burdick Cover: Dell, 1962 (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of Dell
Books,
a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1962
Dell
Books)
Fire, Burn!
Fire, Burn! by John Dickson Carr Cover: Hamish Hamilton,
1957
illustration by Philip Gough (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of
Calif., Riverside. Courtesy of Hamish Hamilton, London. (c) 1957
Hamish
Hamilton )
Future Imperfect
Future Imperfect by Bridget Chetwynd Cover: Hutchinson &
Co., 1946 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Courtesy of Random
Century House UK Limited. (c) 1946 Hutchinson &
Co.)
Funco File, The
The Funco File by Burt Cole Cover: Avon Books, 1970 (Casey
Brown/Eaton
Collection, University of Calif., Riverside. Shown by permission
of Avon
Books. (c) 1970 Avon Books)
Flood, The
The Flood by John Creasey Cover: Hodder and Stoughton, 1958
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted
with
permission of Hodder Headline, POC. (c) 1958 Hodder and Stoughton)
Fifteen Hundred Miles an Hour
Fifteen Hundred Miles an Hour by Charles Dixon
Cover: Bliss, Sands and
Foster, 1895 illustration by Arthur Layard (Casey
Brown/The Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. )
Flying Draper, The
The Flying Draper by Ronald Fraser Cover: Jonathan Cape,
1942 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Courtesy
of Random
Century House UK Limited. (c) 1942 Johnathan Cape London)
Foolish Immortal, The
The Foolish Immortal Paul Gallico Cover: Lancer Books,
1953 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. (c) 1953
Lancer
Books)
Father to the Man
Father to the Man by John Gribbin Cover: TOR Books/Tom
Doherty
Associates, 1989 (First Edition) illustration by David Mattingly
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted
by
permission of Tor Books. (c) 1989 Tor Books)
Fourth Seal, The
The Fourth Seal by Pelham Groom Cover: Jarrold's (First
Edition) (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Jarrolds
Publishers Limited. )
First American King, The
The First American King by George Hastings Cover:
Smart Set Publishing
Co., 1904 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. )
Fantazius Mallare
Fantazius Mallare by Ben Hecht Cover: Covici-McGee, 1922
illustration by
Wallace Smith (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1922 Covici-McGee)
First to Awaken, The
The First to Awaken by Granville Hicks & Richard M.
Bennett Cover: Modern
Age Books, 1940 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. (c) 1940 Modern Age Books)
FreeMaster
FreeMaster by Kris Jensen Cover: DAW Books, 1990 (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with permission of
DAW
Books, Inc. (c) 1990 DAW Books, Inc.)
Flyer
Flyer by Gail Kimberly Cover: Popular Library, 1975 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by
permission of
Warner Books, Inc. (c) 1975 Popular Library, Inc.)
Fire Sanctuary
Fire Sanctuary by Katharine Eliska Kimbriel Cover: Popular
Library, 1986
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Reprinted
by permission of Warner Books, Inc. (c) 1986 Popular Library)
Fearsome Island, The
The Fearsome Island by Albert Kinross Cover: Herbert S.
Stone & Co., 1896
(First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
Falsivir's Travels
Falsivir's Travels by Thomas Lee Cover: Proprietor, 1886
(First Edition)
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
Forbidden Planet
Forbidden Planet by W.J. Stuart (Philip MacDonald) Cover:
Bantam, 1956
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Used by
Permission of Bantam Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell
Publishing
Group, Inc. (c) 1956 Bantam Books)
Find the Kirillian!
Find the Kirillian! by Seth McEvoy Cover: Bantam, 1985
illustration by
Stephen Fastner (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of
Calif.,
Riverside. Used by Permission of Bantam Books, a division of
Bantam
Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1985 Bantam Books)
Fall of Worlds, The
The Fall of Worlds by Francine Mezo Cover: Avon Books,
1980 (Casey
Brown/Eaton Collection, University of Calif., Riverside. Shown
by
permission of Avon Books. (c) 1980 Avon Books)
Further East than Asia
Further East than Asia by Ward Muir Cover: Simpkin,
Marshall, Hamilton,
Kent & Co., 1919 (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. Reprinted with permission of HarperCollins
Publishers Limited.
)
Final War & Other Fantasies
Final War & Other Fantasies by K.M.
O'Donnell Cover: Ace Books, 1969 (M.
M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by arrangement
with The Berkley Publishing Group.
All rights reserved. (c) 1969 Ace Books.
Reproduction, duplication or
transmission without appropriate permission is a
violation of Federal
copyright laws.)
Flame Winds
Flame Winds by Norvell W. Page Cover: Berkley, 1969 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by
arrangement
with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1969
The
Berkley Publishing Group. Reproduction, duplication or
transmission
without appropriate permission is a violation of Federal
copyright laws.)
Final Solution
Final Solution by Richard E. Peck Cover: Doubleday, 1973
(First Edition)
illustration by Anita Seigel (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection., Univ. of
Calif., Riverside. Used by Permission of Doubleday, a
division of Bantam
Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1973
Doubleday)
Fault Lines
Fault Lines by Alvah Reida Cover: Berkley, 1972 (First Edition)
(Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted
by
arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved.
(c)
1972 The Berkley Publishing Group. Reproduction, duplication
or
transmission without appropriate permission is a violation of
Federal
copyright laws.)
Flight from Time One
Flight from Time One by Deane Romano Covre: Walker &
Co., 1972 (First
Edition) illustration by Enrico Scull (Casey Brown/The Eaton
Collection,
Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with permission of Walker
and
Company. (c) 1972 Walker & Company)
Frozen Pirate, The
The Frozen Pirate by W. Clark Russell Cover: Donohue,
Henneberry & Co.
(First Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of Calif.,
Riverside. Donohue, Henneberry & Co. )
Frankenstein
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Cover: Colburn & Bentley, 1831
(M. M.
Kavanagh. )
Firebird
Firebird by Kathy Tyers Cover: Bantam, 1987 illustration by Kevin
Johnson
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used
by
Permission of Bantam Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell
Publishing
Group, Inc. (c) 1987 Bantam Books)
Five Weeks in a Balloon
Five Weeks in a Balloon by Jules Verne Cover:
Worthington Co., 1885
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside. )
Forty Years On
Forty Years On by Doreen Wallace Cover: HarperCollins/Collins,
1958
illustration by Kenneth Farnhill (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection,
Univ.
of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with permission of
HarperCollins
Publishers Limited. (c) 1958 Collins)
Futuretrack 5
Futuretrack 5 by Robert Westall Cover: Green Willow Books,
1983
illustration by Dav Holmes (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of
Calif., Riverside. Green Willow Books (c) 1983 Green Willow Books)
First Flight
First Flight by Chris Claremont Cover: Ace Books, 1987 (Casey
Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by
arrangement
with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1987
Ace
Books. Reproduction, duplication or transmission without
appropriate
permission is a violation of Federal copyright laws.)
First on the Moon
First on the Moon by Jeff Sutton Cover: Ace Books, 1958
(Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted by
arrangement
with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1958
Ace
Books. Reproduction, duplication or transmission without
appropriate
permission is a violation of Federal copyright laws.)
Freehold
Freehold by William C. Dietz Cover: Ace Books, 1987 illustration
by
Sandra Filipucci (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by arrangement with
The
Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1987 Ace
Books.
Reproduction, duplication or transmission without appropriate
permission
is a violation of Federal copyright laws.)
Far-Seer
Far-Seer by Rob Sawyer Cover: Ace Books (First Edition) illustration
by
Tom Kidd (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by arrangement with The
Berkley
Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1995 Ace Books.
Reproduction,
duplication or transmission without appropriate permission is a
violation
of Federal copyright laws.)
Fourth Mansions
Fourth Mansions by R.A. Lafferty Cover: Ace Books, 1969
(First Edition)
illustration by Leo & Diane Dillon (M. M. Kavanagh.
Reprinted by
arrangement with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights
reserved. (c)
1969 Ace Books. Reproduction, duplication or transmission
without
appropriate permission is a violation of Federal copyright laws.)
Forever Drug, The
The Forever Drug by Steve Perry Cover: Ace Books (First
Edition)
illustration by Barclay Shaw (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by
arrangement
with The Berkley Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) Ace
Books.
Reproduction, duplication or transmission without appropriate
permission
is a violation of Federal copyright laws.)
Fire on the Mountain
Fire on the Mountain by Terry Bisson Cover: Arbor House,
1988 (First
Edition) illustration by Peter Thorpe (M. M. Kavanagh. Shown by
permission
of William Morrow & Co., Inc. (c) 1988 Arbor House)
Five-Twelfths of Heaven
Five-Twelfths of Heaven by Melissa Scott Cover: Baen
Books (First
Edition) illustration by Kevin Johnson (M. M. Kavanagh.
Reprinted with
permission of BAEN PUBLISHING ENTERPRISES. (c) Baen Books)
Frontera
Frontera by Lewis Shiner Cover: Baen Books (First Edition)
illustration
by Vincent Di Fate (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted with permission of
BAEN
PUBLISHING ENTERPRISES. (c) 1984 Baen Books)
Fire
Fire by Alan Rodgers Cover: Bantam, 1990 illustration by Alan
Ayers
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used
by
Permission of Bantam Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell
Publishing
Group, Inc. (c) 1990 Bantam Books)
Female Man, The
The Female Man by Joanna Russ Cover: Bantam, 1975 (First
Edition) (M. M.
Kavanagh. Used by Permission of Bantam Books, a division of
Bantam
Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1975 Bantam Books)
Full Spectrum 4
Full Spectrum 4 by Lou Aronica, Amy Stout & Betsy
Mitchell Cover: Bantam
(First Edition) (M. M. Kavanagh. Used by Permission of
Bantam Books, a
division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c)
1993 Bantam
Books)
Fossil
Fossil by Hal Clement Cover: DAW Books, 1993 (First Edition)
illustration
by Romas (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted with permission of DAW
Books, Inc. (c)
1993 DAW Books, Inc.)
Forests of the Night
Forests of the Night by S. Andrew Swann Cover: DAW Books
(First Edition)
illustration by Jim Burns (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted with
permission of
DAW Books, Inc. (c) 1993 DAW Books, Inc.)
Fugue for a Darkening Island
Fugue for a Darkening Island by Christopher
Priest Cover: Faber and Faber
Ltd., 1972 (First Edition) illustration by
Judith Ann Lawrence (M. M.
Kavanagh. Cover: Judith Ann Lawrence. Courtesy of
Faber and Faber Ltd. (c)
1972 Faber and Faber Ltd.)
Famous Fantastic Classics
Famous Fantastic Classics by Ralph Milne Farley
Cover: Fax Collector's
Edition, 1975 illustration by Michael William Kaluta
(Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Fax
Collector's Edition (c)
1975 Fax Collector's Edition)
Foundation
Foundation by Isaac Asimov Cover: Gnome Press, 1951 (First
Edition)
illustration by David Kyle (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ.
of
Calif., Riverside.Gnome Press (c) 1951 Gnome Press)
Final Blackout
Final Blackout by L. Ron Hubbard Cover: Hadley Publishing Co.,
1940
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.Hadley
Publishing (c) 1940 Hadley Publishing Company)
Facial Justice
Facial Justice by L.P. Hartley Cover: Doubleday, 1960
illustration by
Vera Bock (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Used by Permission of Doubleday, a division of Bantam Doubleday
Dell
Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1960 Doubleday & Co.)
Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes Cover: Bantam, 1967
(Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by
Permission of Bantam
Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing
Group, Inc. (c) 1967
Bantam Books)
Fade-Out
Fade-Out by Patrick Tilley Cover: Dell, 1975 illustration by Ken
Kelley
(Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used
by
Permission of Dell Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell
Publishing
Group, Inc. (c) 1975 Dell Books)
Four-Gated City, The
The Four-Gated City by Doris Lessing Cover: Bantam, 1969
(Casey Brown/The
Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Used by
Permission of Bantam
Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing
Group, Inc. (c) 1969
Bantam Books)
Forever War, The
The Forever War by Joe Haldeman Cover: St. Martin's Press,
1974 (First
Edition) (Casey Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif.,
Riverside.
Courtesy of St. Martin's Press. (c) 1974 St. Martin's Press)
Finder
Finder by Emma Bull Cover: TOR (First Edition) illustration by
Richard
Bober (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by permission of Tor Books. (c) 1994
Tor
Books)
Fourth Guardian, The
The Fourth Guardian by Ronald Anthony Cross Cover: TOR
(First Edition)
illustration by Ron Walotsky (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by
permission of
Tor Books. (c) 1994 Tor Books)
Flame Is Green, The
The Flame Is Green by R.A. Lafferty Cover: Walker &
Co. (First Edition)
illustration by Richard Roth (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted
with permission of
Walker and Company. (c) 1971 Walker & Company)
Find the Feathered Serpent
Find the Feathered Serpent by Evan Hunter Cover:
Winston, 1952 (Casey
Brown/The Eaton Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside.
Winston (c) 1952
Winston)
Falling Free
Falling Free by Lois McMaster Bujold Cover: Baen Books, 1988
(First
Edition) illustration by Alan Gutierrez (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted
with
permission of BAEN PUBLISHING ENTERPRISES. (c) 1988 Baen Books)
Flux
Flux by Orson Scott Card Cover: TOR, 1992 illustration by Peter
Scanlon
(M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by permission of Tor Books. (c) 1992 Tor
Books)
Faded Sun: Kesrith, The
The Faded Sun: Kesrith by C.J. Cherryh Cover: DAW
Books, 1978 (First
Edition) illustration by Gino D'Achille (M. M. Kavanagh.
Reprinted with
permission of DAW Books, Inc. (c) 1978 DAW Books, Inc.)
Fundamental Disch
Fundamental Disch by Thomas M. Disch Cover: Bantam, 1980
(M. M. Kavanagh.
Used by Permission of Bantam Books, a division of Bantam
Doubleday Dell
Publishing Group, Inc. (c) 1980 Bantam Books)
Fool's Run
Fool's Run by Patricia A. McKillip Cover: Popular Library,
1988
illustration by Michael Whelan (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by permission
of
Warner Books, Inc. (c) 1988 Popular Library)
First Lensman
First Lensman by E.E. Smith Cover: Pyramid Books, 1971
illustration by
Jack Gaughan (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by arrangement with
The Berkley
Publishing Group. All rights reserved. (c) 1971 Pyramid
Books.
Reproduction, duplication or transmission without appropriate
permission
is a violation of Federal copyright laws.)
From the Earth to the Moon
From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne Cover:
Bantam, 1993
illustration by Richard Oelze (M. M. Kavanagh. Used by
Permission of
Bantam Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing
Group, Inc.
(c) 1993 Bantam Books)
Fire upon the Deep, A
A Fire upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge Cover: TOR, 1993
illustration by
Boris Vallejo (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted by permission of Tor
Books. (c)
1993 Tor Books)
Flies of Memory, The
The Flies of Memory by Ian Watson Cover: Carroll &
Graf, 1991 (First US
Edition) illustration by Tony Greco & Kersti O'Leary
(M. M. Kavanagh.
Reprinted with permission of Tony Greco & Associates,
Inc. (c) 1991Carroll
& Graf)
Fantastic
Fantastic, July-Aug. 1953 Published by TSR, Inc. (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with permission of
TSR,
Inc. (c) 1953 TSR, Inc.)
Fantastic
Fantastic, Jan.-Feb. 1953 Published by TSR, Inc. (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with permission of
TSR,
Inc. (c) 1953 TSR, Inc.)
Fantastic
Fantastic, Dec. 1977 Published by TSR, Inc. (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with permission of
TSR,
Inc. (c) 1977 TSR, Inc.)
Fantastic
Fantastic, Nov. 1959 Published by TSR, Inc. (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with permission of
TSR,
Inc. (c) 1959 TSR, Inc.)
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
by Edwin A. Abbott Cover: Dover
Books, 1952 illustration by Menten, Inc. (M.
M. Kavanagh. Courtesy of
Dover Publications, Inc. (c) 1968 Dover Books)
First Men in the Moon, The
The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells Cover:
Oxford University Press,
1995 (M. M. Kavanagh. Reprinted with permission of
The Oxford University
Press. (c) Oxford University Press. Cover illustration
reproduced by
permission of the Mary Evans Picture Library.)
Fantastic
Fantastic, Sept. 1973 Published by TSR, Inc. (Casey Brown/The
Eaton
Collection, Univ. of Calif., Riverside. Reprinted with permission of
TSR,
Inc. (c) 1973 TSR, Inc.)
Foster, Alan Dean
Alan Dean Foster (1946- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995 M. C.
Valada)
Farmer, Philip Jose
Philip Jose Farmer (1918- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995 M. C.
Valada)
Finch, Sheila
Sheila Finch (1935- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995 M. C. Valada)
Ford, John M.
John M. Ford (1957- ) (M. C. Valada. (c) 1995 M. C. Valada)
Fast, Howard
Howard Fast (1914- ) ( Bettmann. )
Fiedler, Leslie
Leslie Fiedler (1917- ) (Miriam Berkley. (c) 1995 Miriam
Berkley)
Forstchen, William
William R. Forstchen (1950- ) (Beth Gwinn. (c) 1995 Beth
Gwinn)
Fowler, Karen Joy
Karen Joy Fowler (1950- ) (Beth Gwinn. (c) 1995 Beth
Gwinn)
Frankowski, Leo A.
Leo A. Frankowski (1943- ) (Beth Gwinn. (c) 1995 Beth
Gwinn)
Feeley, Gregory
Gregory Feeley (1955- ) (M. M. Kavanagh (c) 1995 M. M.
Kavanagh)
Frankenstein
What hath Mary Shelley wrought? Metaphors, symbols, and a huge
influence
on SF. ( (c) Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc.)
Fearn, John Russell
John Russell Fearn (1908-1960) (The Andrew I. Porter
Collection. )
Felice, Cynthia
Cynthia Felice (1942- ) (Andrew I. Porter. (c) 1995 Andrew I.
Porter)
Fanthorpe, R. L.
R.L. Fanthorpe (1935- ) (Andrew I. Porter. (c) 1995 Andrew
I. Porter)
Forward, Robert L.
Robert L. Forward (1932- ) (Rick Hawes. (c) 1995 Rick
Hawes )
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
A sequel to the original 1936 serial, Flash
Gordon's Trip to Mars
(Universal, 1938) brought back Ming the Merciless
(Charles Middleton) for
a second assault upon Earth. This time Ming's center
of operations is
Mars, a locale made popular by the success of Orson Welles's
1938 radio
broadcast of The War of the Worlds. (The Everett Collection, Inc.
)
Fahrenheit 451
Francois Truffaut's film version of Fahrenheit 451 (Anglo
Enterprise and
Vineyard/Universal, 1966) reflects the French New Wave more
than it does
Hollywood. The moral piety of Ray Bradbury's famous novel has
been
replaced with seeming ambivalence; the good guys seem scarcely
more
animated than the villains. (Ronald V. Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters.
)
Forbidden Planet
Most of the SF films of the 1950s that aspired to
respectability presumed
scientific authenticity; the pretentions of Forbidden
Planet (MGM, 1956)
were more literary. This loose adaptation of The Tempest
is silly in many
respects, but the film possesses a visual splendor
unsurpassed in its
time. Robby the Robot became one the most famous figures
of 1950s SF
cinema. (Ronald V. Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters. )
Frankenstein
James Whale's adaptation of Frankenstein (Universal, 1931) was
not the
first film version of Mary Shelley's novel, and it may not be the
best. It
has certainly been the most influential. Virtually every subsequent
film
about Frankenstein and his creation use the image created by Boris
Karloff
(and makeup artist Jack Pierce) for the monster. (Ronald
V.
Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters. )
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
This three-sheet poster from the original release
of Flash Gordon's Trip
to Mars (Universal, 1938) is high camp at its most
exhilarating. (Ronald
V. Borst/Hollywood Movie Posters. )
Flash Gordon
Although its sets were supposed to be Mars and not Mongo, Flash
Gordon's
Trip to Mars (Universal, 1938) retains basically the same cast
of
characters as the original and remains fun to watch after more than half
a
century. ( )
First Americans: Beyond the Sea of Ice, The
The First Americans: Beyond the
Sea of Ice by William Sarabande Cover:
Bantam, 1987 (Used by permission of
Bantam Books, a division of Bantam
Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (c)
Bantam Books)
Flash Gordon comic born
" FLASH GORDON" first appeared as an American comic
strip in 1934 and
continues to this day. The character also inspired a 1936
movie serial, as
well as paperbacks and comic books.See Also: SPACE
OPERA.
First SF convention
By the mid-thirties, SF fans were holding meetings and
formal
CONVENTIONS. The first US convention was in 1938.
First of Padgett's Gallagher stories
Lewis Padgett's comic series of the
drunken inventor Gallagher and his
vain robot is replete with pre-Word War II
slang and conventions, yet it
remains funny even today.See Also: C. L. MOORE;
Henry KUTTNER.
First issue of F&SF
Called The Magazine of Fantasy in its first issue,
the MAGAZINE OF
FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION eschewed interior illustrations
and pulp
melodrama to become the most literate of American SF magazines.
First issue of Galaxy
Aggressively marketed to compete with John W.
Campbell's ASTOUNDING
SCIENCE FICTION, GALAXY SCIENCE FICTION was a fresh new
market with an
open mind, and quickly dominated the SF field.
First Hugo Awards
Officially called the Science Fiction Achievement Awards,
the HUGOS are
given out each year at the WORLD SCIENCE FICTION
CONVENTION.
Forbidden Planet opens
FORBIDDEN PLANETwas born from a determined effort to
produce a quality SF
film - it was based on Shakespeare'sThe Tempest, and it
had high
production values. It ended up being enjoyable camp.See Also:
CINEMA.
First Milford Conference
Founded by Damon KNIGHT, Judith MERRIL, and James
BLISH, the MILFORD
Writer's Conference became an important institution in
modern SF, and
inspired other workshop programs that continue today.
First woman wins a Hugo
Anne MCCAFFREY became the first woman to win a
BETTAUER, HUGO Award for
fiction with "Weyr Search" in 1968. The following
year both she and Kate
WILHELM won the NEBULA Award.