Speculations on Speculation
Theories of Science Fiction
Edited by James Gunn and Matthew Candelaria

List Price: $46.20 ISBN: 0-8108-4902-X ISBN-13: 978-0-8108-4902-0 Pub Date: 2004 400 pages Binding: Paper Availability: In Stock   European customers click here

SUBJECTS
Literature » Science Fiction & Fantasy
Literature » Literary Criticism
Literature » Literature (General)

REVIEWS
"This varied and balanced survey will be of greatest value to veteran readers of SF and especially to teachers and would-be-critics of SF." — SCIENCE FICTION RESEARCH ASSOCIATION REVIEW

DESCRIPTION
Science fiction is a field of literature that has great interest and great controversy among its writers and critics. This book examines the roots, history, development, current status, and future directions of the field through articles contributed by well-respected science fiction writers, teachers, and critics. The articles "speculate" on what is science fiction, is science fiction serious literature, which writers are considered good science fiction writers, and where the genre of science fiction is headed with 21st-century writers. Contributors include Brian W. Aldiss, Kathryn Cramer, Samuel R. Delany , David G. Hartwell, Ursula K. Le Guin, Barry N. Malzberg, Darko Suvin, Michael Swanwick, and many other outstanding authors. Examining all genres and subgenres of science fiction writing, this book provides differing viewpoints on science fiction, making it a great basis for dynamic classroom discussions.

List of Contributors
Brian Aldiss, Judith Berman, Matthew Candelaria, Kathryn Cramer, Samuel R. Delany, Colin Greenland, James Gunn, David G. Hartwell, James Patrick Kelly, Paul Kincaid, Ursula K. Le Guin, Barry Malzberg, Alexei Panshin, Cory Panshin, Robert Scholes, Darko Suvin, Michael Swanwick, Gary K. Wolfe

ABOUT THE EDITORS
James Gunn, emeritus professor of English at the University of Kansas, has published more than 36 books and nearly 100 short stories. His novels include The Immortals, The Joy Makers, The Listeners, and The Dreamers. He has published seven collections of short stories, including Future Imperfect and Breaking Point. As a professor, he taught fiction writing and science fiction, including a long-running intensive Writers Workshop in Science Fiction. His books about science fiction include Alternate Worlds: The Illustrated History of Science Fiction, Isaac Asimov: The Foundations of Science Fiction, Inside Science Fiction, and the six-volume The Road to Science Fiction.Matthew Candelaria has published articles on science fiction and is recipient of the 2003 Golden Quill Award from the L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future Contest.

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