The late Joe Sanders, professor emeritus, Lakeland Community College, wrote extensively about Roger Zelazny, E.E. “Doc” Smith, and Neil Gaiman. He lived in Willoughby, Ohio.

• Table of ContentsForeword: The ­No-Showboatin’ Sage of Pine Mountain, ­Gee-Ay (Paul Di Filippo)PrefacePart I—Exploring Strange Worlds1. The Perilous Discovery of Empathy: Short Fiction, 1970–19802. Outside/In & Inside/Out: Novels, 1975–1980Part II—Discovering Stranger Worlds Next Door3. Surreal Estates: Short Fiction, 1981–19944. Family Reunions: Novels, 1982–1994Part III—Settling In5. Later Fiction: Darkness, Wonder and GraceOther Works A Final Q & AWorks CitedIndex

“Almost certainly the most informed and enlightening study we are likely to see of an author whose work deserves a good deal more scholarly attention that it has thus far received. Let us hope that this clearly written and deeply thoughtful study can help get that discussion going.”—Science Fiction Studies

The late Joe Sanders, professor emeritus, Lakeland Community College, wrote extensively about Roger Zelazny, E.E. “Doc” Smith, and Neil Gaiman. He lived in Willoughby, Ohio.

• Table of ContentsForeword: The ­No-Showboatin’ Sage of Pine Mountain, ­Gee-Ay (Paul Di Filippo)PrefacePart I—Exploring Strange Worlds1. The Perilous Discovery of Empathy: Short Fiction, 1970–19802. Outside/In & Inside/Out: Novels, 1975–1980Part II—Discovering Stranger Worlds Next Door3. Surreal Estates: Short Fiction, 1981–19944. Family Reunions: Novels, 1982–1994Part III—Settling In5. Later Fiction: Darkness, Wonder and GraceOther Works A Final Q & AWorks CitedIndex

“Almost certainly the most informed and enlightening study we are likely to see of an author whose work deserves a good deal more scholarly attention that it has thus far received. Let us hope that this clearly written and deeply thoughtful study can help get that discussion going.”—Science Fiction Studies

The late Joe Sanders, professor emeritus, Lakeland Community College, wrote extensively about Roger Zelazny, E.E. “Doc” Smith, and Neil Gaiman. He lived in Willoughby, Ohio.

• Table of ContentsForeword: The ­No-Showboatin’ Sage of Pine Mountain, ­Gee-Ay (Paul Di Filippo)PrefacePart I—Exploring Strange Worlds1. The Perilous Discovery of Empathy: Short Fiction, 1970–19802. Outside/In & Inside/Out: Novels, 1975–1980Part II—Discovering Stranger Worlds Next Door3. Surreal Estates: Short Fiction, 1981–19944. Family Reunions: Novels, 1982–1994Part III—Settling In5. Later Fiction: Darkness, Wonder and GraceOther Works A Final Q & AWorks CitedIndex

“Almost certainly the most informed and enlightening study we are likely to see of an author whose work deserves a good deal more scholarly attention that it has thus far received. Let us hope that this clearly written and deeply thoughtful study can help get that discussion going.”—Science Fiction Studies