The Best of Xero
This volume contains a selection of essays from Pat and Dick Lupoff's legendary science fiction fanzine Xero. Provided are historical snapshots of the science fiction world in the early 1960s as it was lived by a mix of writers. Highlights include Donald Westlake's humorous denouncement of science fiction field and the reasons he quit writing science fiction to write mystery novels; James Blish's nostalgic look back to his stint writing scripts for the popular Captain Video serial; Lin Carter's parody of Sax Rohmar's Fu Manchu novels; Don Thompson's thoughts on the origins of the ultra-powerful and mysterious comic book characters Dr. Fate an…
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Weitere Autoren: Lupoff, Dick / Ebert, Roger (Solist)
- ISBN: 978-1-892391-11-7
- EAN: 9781892391117
- Produktnummer: 9250755
- Verlag: Tachyon Pubn
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
- Seitenangabe: 220 S.
- Masse: H22.5 cm x B17.8 cm x D2.5 cm 594 g
- Gewicht: 594
Über den Autor
Pat and Dick Lupoff produced and edited the Hugo Award-winning fanzine Xero from its inception in 1960 through its last issue in 1962. Richard A. Lupoff went on to a long writing and editing career, publishing more than thirty novels and numerous volumes of short stories. Pat Lupoff works at Dark Carnival, a science-fiction and fantasy specialty bookstore, and has been a book buyer and seller for more than twenty years.Roger Ebert was the resident poet of Xero and also published his own fanzine, Stymie. He was perhaps better known for his role as a culturally iconic film critic.
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