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Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review Annual 1991

Inbunden, Engelska, 1993

AvRobert A. Collins,Robert A. Latham,Robert A. Collins

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This is the fourth volume in a series offering comprehensive critical overviews of the genres of science fiction, fantasy, and horror for a calendar year, here 1990. In addition to the features provided in earlier volumes, this annual adds a survey article reviewing children's science fiction and fantasy. This, with the surveys of science fiction, horror, young adult literature, and related nonfiction, makes this annual series the most complete source for critical commentary on these genres currently available.In addition to the surveys, the volume offers review articles on the state of the art of the SF short story; the work of the year's major new fantasy authors; the significance and influence of H.P. Lovecraft's fiction; and an analysis of how YA fiction differs from adult literature. Author profiles are provided on Greg Bear, Charles de Lint, David J. Schow, and Andre Norton. Following a list of 1990 titles selected for major awards comes the general review section, where more than 500 fiction, young adult fiction, and nonfiction titles are reviewed by more than 100 reviewers. The volume concludes with a title index and an index to contributors. All in all, an essential reference tool for scholars and students of contemporary science fiction, fantasy, and horror and all libraries with collections in these areas.

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Utgivningsdatum1993-11-22
Mått161 x 240 x 52 mm
Vikt1 488 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieScience Fiction and Fantasy Book Review Annual
Antal sidor896
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780313283260

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ROBERT A. COLLINS is Professor of English at Florida Atlantic University, where he founded the International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts in 1980. With Howard Pearce, he edited the first two volumes of essays from the Conference (Scope of the Fantastic, 2 vols., 1985), and with Rob Latham four volumes of Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Review Annual, 1988-1991, all from Greenwood Press. He has also edited Fantasy Review, the SFRA Newsletter and IAFN Newsletter, and serves as Associate Editor of the Journal of the Fantasic in the Arts.ROBERT LATHAM teaches at Stanford University. He is the author of various articles in JFA, Utopian Studies, American Book Review, Fantasy Review, Necrofile, SFRA Review, and in various anthologies (Celebration of the Fantastic, The Vampire as Metaphor). With Robert A. Collins, he has edited four volumes of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Review Annual, 1988-1991 (Greenwood Press). He has also served as Review Editor for Fantasy Review, SFRA Review, IAFA Newsletter, and other publications.

Introduction The Year in Science Fiction by Michael M. Levy Recommended Reading List Review Article: The SF Short Story by Clark Carey Science Fiction Author Profile: Greg Bear by Len Hatfield The Year in Fantasy by William Senior and C.W. Sullivan III Recommended Reading List Review Article: The Year's New Fantasy Writers by William Senior Fantasy Author Profile: Charles de Lint by Lorna Toolis and Michael Skeet The Year in Horror by Stefan Dziemianowicz and Michael Morrison Recommended Reading List Review Article: The Legacy of H.P. Lovecraft by Michael Morrison and Stefan Dziemianowicz Horror Author Profile: David J. Schow by Richard Michaels The Year in Young Adult Fiction by Muriel Rogow Becker Recommended Reading List Review Article: Quality Kid Stuff by Charles de Lint Author Profile: Andre Norton by Roger C. Schlobin The Year in Children's Literature by Jill P. May Recommended Reading List The Year in Research and Criticism, A Critical Survey by Neil Barron and Michael Klossner Bibliography for 1990 Works Award Winners in 1991 Reviews of 1990 Books Fiction Young Adult Fiction Non-fiction Title Index Index to Contributors