Anatomy of Wonder explained

Anatomy of Wonder - A Critical Guide to Science Fiction is a reference book by Neil Barron.^[1]

Contents

Anatomy of Wonder is a book which covers hundreds of works of science fiction.

Reception

Dave Langford reviewed Anatomy of Wonder for White Dwarf #39, and stated that "The book records hundreds of 'major' SF works from antiquity to 1980, with useful plot summaries [...] and idiosyncratic recommendations for building up a collection of fine SF. A unique reference book, shortlisted for the 1982 Hugo Award, non-fiction category."^[2]

The book was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Related Work for 1982, but lost to Danse Macabre.^[3]

Reviews

• Review by Jeff Frane (1981) in Locus, #248 September 1981^[4]
• Review by Thomas D. Clareson (1981) in Extrapolation, Winter 1981
• Review by Arthur O. Lewis (1982) in Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review, #1, January-February 1982
• Review by Tom Staicar (1982) in Amazing Science Fiction Stories, March 1982
• Review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton] (1982) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, May 1982
• Review by T. E. D. Klein (1982) in Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone Magazine, August 1982

See also

• The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
• Encyclopedia of Fantasy
• Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction by Brian Stableford

External links

• https://locusmag.com/2011/01/appreciations-for-neil-barron-1934-2010/ Locus
• https://www.jstor.org/stable/4239091?seq=1 Science Fiction Studies
• Reviews at ISFDB

Notes and References

1. Web site: Merry . Jack . Neil Barron (Editor), Anatomy of Wonder -- A Critical Guide to Science Fiction . www.greenmanreview.com . Green Man Review . 11 April 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111208205244/http://greenmanreview.com/book/book_barron_anatomyofwonder.html . 8 December 2011 .
2. Langford . Dave . David Langford . Critical Mass . . 39 . 29 . . March 1983 .
3. Web site: 1982 Hugo Awards . World Science Fiction Society . 2010-04-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110507164650/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1982-hugo-awards/ . 2011-05-07 . dead .
4. https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?103266