science fiction, american

A collection of 100 science fiction short stories.

Presents untraditional holiday stories by sixteen fantasy and horror authors including Harlan Ellison, Neil Gaiman, Connie Willis, and others.

Provides biographical profiles of one hundred science fiction writers, each featuring a quote from the author, lists of major works and awards, and research sources, and includes a selection of "read-alike" lists.

Presents eight critical essays on the works of science fiction and fantasy author Ray Bradbury, as well as an essay by Bradbury himself. Covers his story "The Golden Apples of the Sun"; his novels "The Martian Chronicles" and "Fahrenheit 451"; and topics such as his representation of children and his use of frontier myth.

Provides an overview of the life and career of author Ray Bradbury, along with scholarly readings of eight of his works and a primary and secondary bibliography.

Collection of fifteen contemporary science fiction short stories, telling of alien-Earthling encounters, cyberlife, and new social orders, as well as futuristic realities like e-mail romance, bio-technology, and high-tech warfare.

Presents an overview of science fiction during the formative years of the genre, from 1926 to 1970.

Contains studies of the life and works of the 76 most important science fiction writers in English.