Reader's guide to twentieth-century science fiction

Abstract

The guide offers biographical sketches and critical analyses of more than 150 authors, including well-known US writers, authors from the New Wave, Cyberpunk, and feminist science fiction subgenres, and authors from countries such as Great Britain, Poland, Australia and the Soviet Union. Also included are analyses of each author's style and themes, plot summaries of authors' award winning and major works, a list of selected biographic and bibliographic readings, and appendixes listing titles, Hugo and Nebula award winners, and science fiction journals and magazines.