Pioneers of wonder : conversations with the founders of science fiction / Eric Leif Davin.
Pioneers of wonder : conversations with the founders of science fiction / Eric Leif Davin.
Pioneers of wonder : conversations with the founders of science fiction / Eric Leif Davin.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 1999.
Date
1999.
Call Numbers
N813.0876209/4
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
405 p., [8] p. of plates : ports. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Foreword / Jack Williamson -- Introduction - Genesis of Wonder: Hugo Gernsback, "Sense of Wonder," and the Birth of Science Fiction -- 1. The Age of Wonder: Gernsback, David Lasser, and Wonder Stories. A Conversation with David Lasser. A Conversation with Charles D. Hornig -- 2. The Silberkleit Year...
10. The Private History of a Rescue That Failed: Laurence Manning and Sam Moskowitz -- 11. The Birth of Science Fiction History: Sam Moskowitz - The Immortal Historian -- Conclusion - Look Back In Wonder: The Discovery/Birth of a Genre.
Publication information
Publisher
Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 1999.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1999.
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
"Through detailed research and exclusive interviews, Eric Leif Davin takes readers back to the 1920s and 1930s, when Hugo Gernsback, the "father of science fiction," founded the world's first science fiction magazine, Amazing Stories. Davin recaptures the "sense of wonder" that the early science fiction stories inspired in the minds of its first av...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Pioneers of wonder : conversations with the founders of science fiction / Eric Leif Davin.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
N813.0876209/4
Record Identifier
74VvgwBOoW6d
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvgwBOoW6d
Other Identifiers
ISBN
1573927023 (alk. paper)
9781573927024 (alk. paper)
DDC
813.0876209
MMS ID
991012154159702626
