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| − | ''In Search of Wonder'', first published by [[Advent]] in | + | ''In Search of Wonder'', first published by [[Advent]] in 1956, collects [[Damon Knight's]] seminal reviews of [[SF]]. Introduction by [[Anthony Boucher]]. Contents: |
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Revision as of 23:00, 2 January 2020
In Search of Wonder, first published by Advent in 1956, collects Damon Knight's seminal reviews of SF. Introduction by Anthony Boucher. Contents:
- Critics
- The Classics
- Chuckleheads
- Campbell and His Decade
- Cosmic Jerrybuilder: A. E. van Vogt
- Half-Bad Writers
- One Sane Man: Robert A. Heinlein
- Asimov and Empire
- More Chuckleheads
- When I Was in Kneepants: Ray Bradbury
- The Vorpal Pen: Theodore Sturgeon
- Anthologies
- Genius to Order: Kuttner and Moore
- Kornbluth and the Silver Lexicon
- The Jagged Blade: James Blish
- Overalls on Parnassus: Fletcher Pratt
- Microcosmic Moskowitz
- New Stars
- Curiosa
- The Giants
- Pitfalls and Dead Ends
- What next?
The second edition (Advent 1967) adds several more chapters:
- Half Loaves
- Amphibians
- B-R-R-R!
- Decadents
- Britons
- Symbolism
In Search of Wonder, along with James Blish's two volumes The Issue at Hand and More Issues at Hand represent the earliest systematic, high-quality criticism of the SF field.
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