John J. Pierce
Autore di Galaxy Science Fiction 1978 May, Vol. 39, No. 5
Sull'Autore
Opere di John J. Pierce
Foundations of Science Fiction: A Study in Imagination and Evolution (Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction and… (1987) 5 copie
Odd Genre: A Study in Imagination and Evolution (Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction & Fantasy) (1994) 4 copie
Great Themes of Science Fiction: A Study in Imagination and Evolution (Contributions in Sociology,) (1987) 3 copie
When World Views Collide: A Study in Imagination and Evolution (Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction and… (1989) 3 copie
Opere correlate
The Rediscovery of Man (1975) — Prefazione, alcune edizioni; A cura di, alcune edizioni — 1,174 copie
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith (1993) — Introduzione, alcune edizioni — 548 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Pierce, John J.
- Nome legale
- Pierce, John Jeremy
- Altri nomi
- Pierce, J. J.
- Data di nascita
- 1941-11-03
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- New York, New York, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Ramsey, New Jersey, USA
- Attività lavorative
- science fiction editor
- Relazioni
- Pierce, John Robinson (father)
Utenti
Recensioni
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Autori correlati
Statistiche
- Opere
- 17
- Opere correlate
- 4
- Utenti
- 159
- Popolarità
- #132,375
- Voto
- 4.2
- Recensioni
- 3
- ISBN
- 10
In the early pages, when treating utopian fiction, Pierce did not give enough detail, and at the end, the multiple pages devoted to e.g. Asimov's Foundation series or Niven's Known Space series were excessive. The middle of the book was a happy medium.
The book is probably best viewed as an annotated bibliography of certain themes; its analysis, of necessity for a book with such a broad scope, is too shallow to make it of much use outside that.… (altro)