Thomas M. Disch is the author of such classic works of science fiction as CAMP CONCENTRATION, 334, BRAVE LITTLE TOASTER and ON WINGS OF SONG, all of which are cited in David Pringle's SCIENCE FICTION: 100 BEST NOVELS.
Alexander Star The New York Times Disch is an eloquent storyteller
and polemicist....[His] book is consistently rewarding.
Alyssa Katz Newsday [Disch speaks] for the entire genre with
admirable authority and grace.
Christopher Lehmann-Haupt The New York Times Provocative.
Dick Allen The Hudson Review Entertaining and provocative....Long
overdue -- a pioneering look at what other cultural observers have
ignored....Disch convinces us that any cultural study of our
century which does not deal seriously with the genre is or will be
fatally flawed.
Frank McConnell San Jose Mercury News Brilliant....It's a wonderful
book, and no one who cares about science fiction, or about American
culture, should miss reading it.
George Feeley The Washington Post Witty, urbane and
generous....Thomas M. Disch has got it right.
Michael Jacobs USA Today Fascinating.
Robert Sheckley San Francisco Chronicle Sharp, provocative....More
than just a history, Disch gives us a sense of the events and moods
that are so much a part of science-fiction....[Disch] has covered
the vital aspects of the field in a highly readable book.
Robert Silverberg The Wall Street Journal Mr. Disch's lively and
provocative new book is a science-fiction insider's brilliant
attempt to come to terms with the bizarre morphing of our
civilization in the past fifty years into something that might well
have leaped out of the archetypical tales of yesterday's SF
masters.
Robert Taylor The Boston Globe A provocative and enjoyable book.
Alexander Star The New York Times Disch is an eloquent
storyteller and polemicist....[His] book is consistently
rewarding.
Alyssa Katz Newsday [Disch speaks] for the entire genre with
admirable authority and grace.
Christopher Lehmann-Haupt The New York Times
Provocative.
Dick Allen The Hudson Review Entertaining and
provocative....Long overdue -- a pioneering look at what other
cultural observers have ignored....Disch convinces us that any
cultural study of our century which does not deal seriously with
the genre is or will be fatally flawed.
Frank McConnell San Jose Mercury News Brilliant....It's a
wonderful book, and no one who cares about science fiction, or
about American culture, should miss reading it.
George Feeley The Washington Post Witty, urbane and
generous....Thomas M. Disch has got it right.
Michael Jacobs USA Today Fascinating.
Robert Sheckley San Francisco Chronicle Sharp,
provocative....More than just a history, Disch gives us a sense of
the events and moods that are so much a part of
science-fiction....[Disch] has covered the vital aspects of the
field in a highly readable book.
Robert Silverberg The Wall Street Journal Mr. Disch's lively
and provocative new book is a science-fiction insider's brilliant
attempt to come to terms with the bizarre morphing of our
civilization in the past fifty years into something that might well
have leaped out of the archetypical tales of yesterday's SF
masters.
Robert Taylor The Boston Globe A provocative and enjoyable
book.
Get ready for a rip-roaring ride as noted sf writer Disch (The Castle of Indolence, LJ 9/1/95) takes you through the world of science fiction. Beginning with the supernatural tales of Edgar Allan Poe, through the works of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, to today's multibillion-dollar sf business, Disch examines the evolution of the genre. He is most adept at tracing sf's effects on our culture, including politics, religion, and the fine points of our lives. But Disch is also critical of the genre. He raises serious alarms about cults that have confused science fiction fantasies with reality in recent years. He is also critical of what he sees as a bleak state of affairs in the industry at the present time. Disch's account is sure to raise the hackles of many while providing an insightful study. Recommended for all libraries.‘Ronald Ratliff, Chapman H.S. Lib, Chapman, KS
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