Anatomy of Wonder 4: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction. This item is unavailable.Anatomy of Wonder 4: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction

Barron's classic work has been updated and reorganized to reflect changes in the genre over the past decade, and meet the needs and tastes of today's readers and those who work with them. Renowned experts in the field have contributed to this new edition, providing authoritative historical and contemporary coverage of the best in science fiction. Users will find succinct, critical discussions of more than 1,400 SF novels, story collections, and anthologies. In addition, there is a comprehensive survey of the secondary literature-books and other resources that discuss fantastic literature, film, and illustration-plus chapters on teaching SF and a directory of libraries containing significant collections of science fiction. Titles appropriate for or appealing to teens are noted, as are award-winning titles and titles of literary merit. Author, title, and theme indexes provide additional points of access. An essential tool for collection development, research, and reference, this book also supports readers' advisory work. Young adult and adult. Grades 9 and up.

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"[I]t is the best, up-to-date, all-in-one reference guide to what's available for pleasure reading in the market today....[i]t's a real bargain. I'd certainly say without hesitation that it's an essential acquisition for librarians and serious readers of this genre."-School Library Journal

"This guide serves many audiences. For the devoted reader; the librarian providing readers' advisory; the collection development librarian; the teacher, from elementary school to college, it is an excellent resource. I would recommend this title as a necessary addition to college and large public library collections. It should be seriously considered for any library with a large readership of science fiction fans."-Collection Management

"[A]n indispensable work, thoughtful, clear, well-written, overwhelmingly reliable, and--in the absence of an update of the Clute/Nicholls Encyclopedia of Science Fiction--probably the most useful single-volume reference to English-language written."-Science Fiction Studies

"The opening essays brilliantly sum up the canon; the crisp, evocative paragraphs on individual titles pique readerly interest; and the massive guide to further critical reading is a map for future study."-Paul Di Filippo - On Books

"ÝA¨n indispensable work, thoughtful, clear, well-written, overwhelmingly reliable, and--in the absence of an update of the Clute/Nicholls Encyclopedia of Science Fiction--probably the most useful single-volume reference to English-language written."-Science Fiction Studies

"ÝI¨t is the best, up-to-date, all-in-one reference guide to what's available for pleasure reading in the market today....Ýi¨t's a real bargain. I'd certainly say without hesitation that it's an essential acquisition for librarians and serious readers of this genre."-School Library Journal

"An indispensable work, thoughtful, clear, well-written, overwhelmingly reliable, and--in the absence of an update of the Clute/Nicholls Encyclopedia of Science Fiction--probably the most useful single-volume reference to English-language written."-Science Fiction Studies

"It is the best, up-to-date, all-in-one reference guide to what's available for pleasure reading in the market today...a real bargain. I'd certainly say without hesitation that it's an essential acquisition for librarians and serious readers of this genre."-School Library Journal