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Science fiction authors from A to Z

Every novelist in the library, from Edwin A. Abbott to Roger Zelazny: 182 authors across 258 reviewed books, filed by surname, with surveys shelved separately.

182 authors, 258 books

Each author file gathers the reviews of that writer’s books, including the tributes and appreciations written about a whole career. Authors are filed by surname. Surveys and reading lists that range across many writers are shelved separately below.

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Surveys and reading lists

These pieces cover many writers at once: yearly reading series, lists of essential books, and essays on the history of the field.

Survey10 Best Mind-Bending Sci-Fi Movies Based on BooksLooking for some mind-bending movies to watch? Check out these 10 incredible films based on Science Fiction books that will leave you questioning reality.SurveyCurse You, Neil Armstrong!Did the Apollo 11 moon landing put a dagger in the heart of science fiction? Forty years later, the evidence is clear.SurveyMy Year of Horrible ReadingTed Gioia reads the classics of horror fiction across the course of 2016, writing each week on one significant work of the genre, here in series order.SurveyNotes on Conceptual Fiction by Ted GioiaDid the science fiction writers of the 1940s and 1950s read the future of serious literature better than the critics did? Ted Gioia makes the full case.SurveyScience Fiction in Transition (1958-1975): New Wave & New DirectionsTed Gioia surveys 64 significant works of science fiction published between 1958 and 1975, with a linked essay on every single book in the reading list.SurveyThe 50 Best Non-Realist Novels Since 2000Here are the 50 best works of non-realist fiction published since 2000, with essays on each book by Ted GioiaSurveyThe Year of Magical ReadingAcross 2012 Ted Gioia explored one important work of fiction each week that uses magic, fantasy or the surreal, crossing genre and historical boundaries.SurveyWhen Science Fiction Grew UpHow renegade sci-fi writers of the 1960s paved the way for today's blending of literary and genre fiction.