Road to Science Fiction - (Road to Science Fiction (Scarecrow Press)) by James Gunn (Paperback)

About the Book

Now in paperback! Cloth edition previously published in 1979. Volume 2: From Wells to Heinlein, samples the science fiction from a wide variety of authors that paved the way for the Golden Age.

Book Synopsis

Now in paperback! Cloth edition previously published in 1979. Volume 2: From Wells to Heinlein, samples the science fiction from a wide variety of authors that paved the way for the Golden Age.

Review Quotes

...provides one of the most comprehensive views of the field and should be required reading for all students of sf. It has withstood the test of time, with classic stories....Gunn's headnotes and introductions remain provocative, even years later. The Road to Science Fiction can be read as an historical document, one that says much about Gunn, his mind, and his take on sf as it does about the state of sf from its roots to its full maturity as a genre.

An excellent introduction to the history of the genre.

The best series, historically arranged, of SF anthologies ever assembled...All six volumes belong in the library of every university, school, and teacher and reader of science fiction. Gunn has gathered stories of importance to the development of SF and stories that represent the best writing of the genre.

About the Author

James Gunn is Emeritus Professor of English at University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. Gunn is the 24th writer recognized by the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America as a Grand Master.