One of the major figures in science fiction for more than sixty years, James Gunn has been instrumental in making the genre one of the most vibrant and engaging areas of literary scholarship. His genre history Alternate Worlds and his The Road to Science Fiction anthologies introduced countless readers to science fiction. He founded the Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction in 1982. But Gunn has also been one of the genre's leading writers. His classic novels Star Bridge (with Jack Williamson), The Joy Makers, The Immortals and The Listeners helped...
One of the major figures in science fiction for more than sixty years, James Gunn has been instrumental in making the genre one of the most vibrant an...
Acknowledged as one of the founding figures of science fiction scholarship, and one of the genre's leading writers, James Gunn in 1951 wrote what is likely the first master's thesis on modern science fiction, Modern Science Fiction: A Critical Analysis. Appearing for the first time in book form, this early critical work is an important historical addition to the field of science fiction studies.
Acknowledged as one of the founding figures of science fiction scholarship, and one of the genre's leading writers, James Gunn in 1951 wrote what is l...