Neil Barron Explained

Richard Neil Barron (23 March 1934 - 5 September 2010) was a science fiction bibliographer and scholar. His training was as a librarian. He is perhaps best known for his book .^[1] He won the Pilgrim Award for Lifetime Achievement in the field of science fiction scholarship in 1982. He died on September 5, 2010, in Las Vegas, Nevada.^[2]

Bibliography

• (5th ed.). Englewood, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited, 2004. .
• Fantasy and Horror. The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1999. .
• Fantasy Literature. Garland, 1990. .
• Horror Literature. Garland, 1990. .
• Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review: The Complete Series, 1979-1980. Borgo Press, 2009. . (with Robert Reginald)
• What Do I Read Next?: A Reader's Guide to Current Genre Fiction. Detroit; Washington, DC; London: Gale Research Inc., 2006. .

References

• Clute, John and Grant, John. The Encyclopedia of Fantasy (2nd US edition). New York: St Martin's Griffin, 1999. . (Paperback)
• Clute, John Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia. London: Dorling Kindersley, 1995. .
• Clute, John and Peter Nicholls, eds. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St Martin's Press, 1995. .
• Disch, Thomas M. The Dreams Our Stuff Is Made Of. Touchstone, 1998.
• Peter Nicholls, ed., The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. St Albans, Herts, UK: Granada Publishing, 1979. .
• Reginald, Robert. Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, 1975-1991. Detroit, MI/Washington, DC/London: Gale Research, 1992. .
• Westfahl, Gary, ed. The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Themes, Works, and Wonders (three volumes). Greenwood Press, 2005.
• Wolfe, Gary K. Critical Terms for Science Fiction and Fantasy: A Glossary and Guide to Scholarship. Greenwood Press, 1986. .

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. Web site: Neil Barron (1934-2010) . www.locusmag.com . . 6 January 2011 . 11 April 2011.