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Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction

Contributor(s): Evans, Arthur B (Editor), Csicsery-Ronay, Istvan (Editor), Gordon, Joan (Editor), Hollinger, Veronica (Editor), Latham, Rob (Editor), McGuirk, Carol (Editor)

ISBN: 9780819569554

Publisher: Wesleyan University Press

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Pub Date: August 1, 2010

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 2009053144

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Table of Contents

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 1.68" H x 9.20" L x 6.22" W ( 2.42 lbs) 792 pages

BISAC Categories:

Fiction | Science Fiction | General

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Description: The best single-volume anthology of science fiction available--includes online teacher's guide

Review Quotes:

"[I]f the story is good people will flock to it. This seems to be the operative philosophy of The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction."--Alan Bisbort, Sunday Republican

"No institutional library should be without this truly phenomenal volume, and non-academic readers will greatly appreciate the bargain-basement price on the trade paperback edition."--Publishers Weekly

"It's an absolutely knockout collection that belongs on ever serious collector's shelf."--John O'Neill, Black Gate Magazine

"The stories in The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction reveal modern, written sf to be a mature, flexible, often sophisticated way to tell tales whose concerns are those of realistic literature but whose focus is on the impact of science and technology. The Wesleyan Anthology succeeds brilliantly."--Michael A. Morrison, World Literature Today

"[I]t comes closer to perfection than any single-volume collection of science fiction short stories I have seen. The six editors have selected the contents with care, highlighting the heterogeneous nature of the field in almost every respect, from gender and race to subject matter and stylistic approach."--Paul Witcover, Locus

"[W]hat has notably been missing is an anthology that bridges the gap between the classroom and the general reader, a book that is both an excellent teaching tool and a pretty good overview of the field for SF Readers who began their reading in the 1980s or later. The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction is very nearly that book, and is almost certainly the most useful SF teaching and historical anthology now available."--Gary K. Wolfe, Locus magazine

"This anthology offers an overview from the works of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Jules Verne to those of William Gibson - so thorough with its brief, informative analyses at the start of each story, reading this collection is like taking a course without the bother of tests."--Eve Ottenberg, Washington City Paper

"No institutional library should be without this truly phenomenal volume, and non-academic readers will greatly appreciate the bargain-basement price on the trade paperback edition."--Publishers Weekly

"This big book is both a thrilling and entertaining and a convincing argument for the way SF can refresh the mind, play boldly with form and reflect its era creatively - in other words, what all good literature should do."--Ed Park, Los Angeles Times

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