| Edition |
First Eos paperback edition. |
| Description |
399 pages ; 21 cm |
| Note |
Introd. by Orson Scott Card. |
| Contents |
Part 1. The final stories: Cal -- Left to right -- Frustration -- Hallucination -- The instability -- Alexander the god -- In the canyon -- Good-bye to earth -- Battle-hymn -- Feghoot and the courts -- Fault-intolerant -- Kid brother -- The nations in space -- The smile of the chipper -- Gold. Part 2. On science fiction: The longest voyage -- Inventing a universe -- Flying saucers and science fiction -- Invasion -- The science fiction blowgun -- The robot chronicles -- Golden age ahead -- The all-human galaxy -- Psychohistory -- Science fiction series -- Survivors -- Nowhere! -- Outsiders, insiders -- Science fiction anthologies -- The influence of science fiction -- Women and science fiction -- Religion and science fiction -- Time-travel. Part 3. On writing science fiction: Plotting -- Metaphor -- Ideas -- Suspense -- Serials -- The name of our field -- Hints -- Writing for young people -- Names -- Originality -- Book reviews -- What writers go through -- Revisions -- Irony -- Plagiarism -- Symbolism -- Prediction -- Best-seller -- Pseudonyms -- Dialog. |
| Subject |
Science fiction -- Authorship.
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Science fiction -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc.
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| Added Author |
Card, Orson Scott.
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| ISBN |
0060556528 |
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9780060556525 |
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