James Gunn

Artwork by Vincent DiFate "Alternate Worlds: History Of SF" (nf) © 1975, Prentice Hall "The Beautiful Brew" © Beyond Fantasy Fiction, Sep 1954 The Witching Hour, 1970 --/ fourth place f novella --/ wonder award --/ humour award ---------------------------------------------- "The Big Wheel" (Station in Space) © Fantastic Universe, Sep 1956 Station in Space, 1958 --/ cool space sf story --/ wonder award A kind of the respectable space fiction, pioneered by Robert Heinlein in his "Delila and the Space Rigger" - with lots of detail and tough-hide characters, cold detached narrative coexisting with the warm pathos of space exploration. All wrapped in an engrossing tale that really makes you cheer for the American effort and glare in righteous indignation at the fumbling Red Menace in space. Vintage Gunn, which means top-notch story-telling. It's a pity such example of "industrial space grunge" are out of print... review: 19-Sep-06 (read in 2001) ---------------------------------------------- "The Boy with Five Fingers" © Startling Stories, Jan 1953 --/ cool mutant sf story --/ wonder award --/ rare find "Breaking Point" © Space Science Fiction, Mar 1953 Breaking Point, 1972 --/ third place space sf novella --/ wonder award --/ adventure award --/ style award "Child of the Sun" (Bill Johnson series) © 1977, Analog -also in "Crisis!" (coll. of Gunn' Bill Johnson stories, 1986) "Cinderella Story" (also as "When the Shoe Fits") © Vanguard, Jun 1958 Breaking Point, 1972 --/ cool sf story --/ style award "Every Day Is Christmas" © Super Science Fiction, Feb 1957 Future Imperfect, 1964 --/ fourth place sf story --/ wonder award --/ idea award --/ emotion award "The Girls Who Were Really Built" (also as "Neosho's Choicest") © Fantastic, Jun 1958 Future Imperfect, 1964 --/ cool sf story "Green Thumb" © IF, Apr 1957 Breaking Point, 1972 --/ cool sf story "Hoax" (Station in Space) © IF, Dec 1955 Station in Space, 1958 --/ cool space sf story --/ idea award "If I Forget Thee" © Triax, ed. R Silverberg, 1977 --/ fourth place sf novella --/ wonder award --/ emotion award "Kindergarten" © Galaxy, Apr 1970 --/ cool sf story --/ rare find "The Listeners" (Listeners) © Galaxy, Sep 1968 Breaking Point, 1972 --novelette : 1969 Nebula --second place : 1973 Campbell Memorial /2 --novel : 1973 Locus /8 --/ fourth place sf story --/ wonder award "The Magicians" (also as "Sine of the Magus") © Beyond Fantasy Fiction, May 1954 The Magicians, 1976 The Witching Hour, 1970 --/ cool f story --/ wonder award "The Man Who Owned Tomorrow" © Argosy, Jul 1953 Breaking Point, 1972 --/ cool sf story "The Man Who Would Not" (as "The Power and the Glory") © IF, Dec 1969 Breaking Point, 1972 --/ cool sf story "A Monster Named Smith" © IF, Jul 1954 Breaking Point, 1972 --/ fourth place sf story --/ wonder award --/ idea award "Neosho's Choicest" (also as "The Girls Who Were Really Built") © Fantastic, Jun 1958 Future Imperfect, 1964 --/ cool sf story "New Blood" (Dr. Russell Pearce) © Astounding, Oct 1955 The Immortals, 1962 Some Dreams Are Nightmares, 1974 "The North Wind" © IASFM, Oct 1981 --/ fourth place sf story --/ emotion award --/ rare find "The Power and the Glory" (as "The Man Who Would Not") © IF, Dec 1969 Breaking Point, 1972 --/ cool sf story "The Reluctant Witch" (also as "Wherever You May Be") © Galaxy, May 1953 The Witching Hour, 1970 --/ third place f novella --/ wonder award --/ adventure award --/ style award --/ humour award --/ romance award "Sine of the Magus" (also as "The Magicians") © Beyond Fantasy Fiction, May 1954 The Magicians, 1976 The Witching Hour, 1970 --/ cool f story --/ wonder award --/ adventure award "Star Bridge" (nv) (with Jack Williamson) (sequel to "Breakdown") © Ace Books, 1955 --/ cool sf novel --/ wonder award "Teddy Bear" © Worlds of Fantasy, 1970 Breaking Point, 1972 --/ fourth place sf story --/ idea award --/ wonder award "When the Shoe Fits" (also as "Cinderella Story") © Vanguard, Jun 1958 Breaking Point, 1972 --/ cool sf story --/ style award "Wherever You May Be" (also as "The Reluctant Witch") © Galaxy, May 1953 The Witching Hour, 1970 --/ third place f novella --/ wonder award --/ adventure award --/ style award --/ humour award --/ romance award --------------------------------

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