About the Author

Gary Westfahl retired from the University of California, Riverside, now teaches at the University of La Verne. A prolific writer and editor, he earned the Science Fiction Research Association’s Pilgrim Award for his lifetime contributions to science fiction and fantasy scholarship. He is the author, editor, or co-editor of more than twenty books about science fiction and fantasy.

Reviews

"illuminating and entertaining"--Locus; "a breath of fresh air...recommend...an amazing accomplishment and a definitive read"--Filmfax; "Westfahl should be commended for opening this path and others to exploration"--SFRA Review; "Westfahl provides a detailed study of this particular film genre, summarizing movies both famous and obscure"--The Space Review; "a critical history of the appearance of spacesuits in film"--Reference & Research Book News; "a must. A great research book"--SF Crowsnest; "valuable...of great interest...informative"--Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts; "both sf and media scholars have benefited much over the years from the work of Gary Westfahl and the publishing strategy of McFarland. Westfahl is a prolific and influential scholar who has authored a number of important historical studies of sf literature"--Science Fiction Studies.