John J. Pierce
Autor(a) de Galaxy Science Fiction 1978 May, Vol. 39, No. 5
About the Author
Obras de John J. Pierce
Foundations of Science Fiction: A Study in Imagination and Evolution (Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction and… (1987) 5 cópias
Odd Genre: A Study in Imagination and Evolution (Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction & Fantasy) (1994) 4 cópias
Great Themes of Science Fiction: A Study in Imagination and Evolution (Contributions in Sociology,) (1987) 3 cópias
When World Views Collide: A Study in Imagination and Evolution (Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction and… (1989) 3 cópias
Associated Works
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith (1993) — Introdução, algumas edições — 548 cópias
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome padrão
- Pierce, John J.
- Nome de batismo
- Pierce, John Jeremy
- Outros nomes
- Pierce, J. J.
- Data de nascimento
- 1941-11-03
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- New York, New York, USA
- Locais de residência
- Ramsey, New Jersey, USA
- Ocupação
- science fiction editor
- Relacionamentos
- Pierce, John Robinson (father)
Membros
Resenhas
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 17
- Also by
- 4
- Membros
- 159
- Popularidade
- #132,375
- Avaliação
- 4.2
- Resenhas
- 3
- ISBNs
- 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.… (mais)