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The Road to Science Fiction

The Road to Science Fiction is a series of science fiction anthologies edited by American science fiction author, scholar and editor James Gunn. Composed as a textbook set to teach the evolution of science fiction literature, the series is now available as mass market publications. The six-volume set collects many of the most influential works of the genre. It was published originally by Signet and then by White Wolf Games Studio. Volumes 1 through 4 are currently being reprinted in paperback format by the company Scarecrow Press.

Reception

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Everett Franklin Bleiler described the first two volumes as follow: "A historical anthology... A good selection, with good headnotes".[1]

Volume 1 and 2 was also reviewed by:[2]

Volume 3 was reviewed by:

Volume 4 was reviewed by:

  • Neil Barron (1983) in Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review, #11, January-February 1983
  • Frank Borsch (1994) in Blizz, #29 (in German)
  • Clinton Lawrence (1997) in Science Fiction Weekly, 5 May 1997
  • Thomas A. Easton [as Tom Easton] (1997) in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, September 1997

Volume 5 was reviewed by:

Contents

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Volume 1: From Gilgamesh to Wells

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The anthology was published Signet in 1979 and reprinted by Scarecrow Press in December 2002.

Volume 2: From Wells to Heinlein

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Published by Signet, 1979, reprinted by Scarecrow Press, September, 2002.

Volume 3: From Heinlein to Here

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Contained work published between 1940 and 1977.

First published by Signet in 1979, reprinted by Scarecrow Press, May 2002.

Volume 4: From Here to Forever

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First published by Signet, 1982, reprinted by White Wolf, January 1997 and Scarecrow Press, 2003)

Volume 5: The British Way

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(White Wolf, March 1998)

Influential British SF published prior to 1986'

Volume 6: Around the World

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(White Wolf, July 1998)

France

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Germany

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Scandinavia and Finland

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Eastern Europe

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Russia

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Italy

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Spain and Latin America

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India

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  • "Einstein the Second," by Laxman Londhe

China

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Japan

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References

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  1. ^ Bleiler, Everett Franklin (1990). Science-fiction, the Early Years: A Full Description of More Than 3,000 Science-fiction Stories from Earliest Times to the Appearance of the Genre Magazines in 1930 : with Author, Title, and Motif Indexes. Kent State University Press. ISBN 978-0-87338-416-2.
  2. ^ "Series: The Road to Science Fiction". www.isfdb.org. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
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