The first complete critical study of the work of award-winning science fiction writer Anne McCaffrey.
Series Foreword by Kathleen Gregory Klein The Life of Anne McCaffrey The Genre of Science Fiction Dragonflight The Dragonriders of Pern Brain Ships and Crystal Singers The Rowan Series The Planet Pirate Series Restoree The Doona Series The Powers Series Bibliography
ROBIN ROBERTS is Associate Professor of English and Women's and Gender Studies at Louisiana State University. She is the author of A New Species: Gender and Science in Science Fiction (1993), Ladies First: Feminist Music Videos (forthcoming), and numerous articles on science fiction.
?Highly recommended for librarians, English instructors and
professors of young adult literature. It responds to a crying need
for quality literary criticism in the field. A vital purchase for
public, academic, and secondary school libraries.?-Catholic Library
World
?Science Fiction enthusiasts with a solid grounding in McCaffrey's
works receive a fine critical examination which probes her noves to
date. While young adults producing reports will find this quite
useful, many an adult enthusiast can easily use this as a key to
understanding mcCaffrey's many contributions to her
field.?-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
?This recent addition to Greenwood's Critical Companions to
Contemporary Writers series is a truly useful guide to Anne
McCaffrey's fiction. Although written for readers who are probably
unfamiliar with science fiction, this book would be a useful tool
for scholars and McCaffrey's fans.?-SFRA Review
"Highly recommended for librarians, English instructors and
professors of young adult literature. It responds to a crying need
for quality literary criticism in the field. A vital purchase for
public, academic, and secondary school libraries."-Catholic Library
World
"This recent addition to Greenwood's Critical Companions to
Contemporary Writers series is a truly useful guide to Anne
McCaffrey's fiction. Although written for readers who are probably
unfamiliar with science fiction, this book would be a useful tool
for scholars and McCaffrey's fans."-SFRA Review
"Science Fiction enthusiasts with a solid grounding in McCaffrey's
works receive a fine critical examination which probes her noves to
date. While young adults producing reports will find this quite
useful, many an adult enthusiast can easily use this as a key to
understanding mcCaffrey's many contributions to her
field."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
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