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Overviews the science fiction genre internationally, but includes good coverage of Australian works.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Alien Star
Sophie Cunningham
(interviewer),
2003
single work
interview
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 62 no. 1 2003; (p. 100-113) Sophie Cunningham interviews her father, Peter Nicholls on the subject of his career within the world of science fiction. The interview ranges across areas such as the history (and the new respectability) of science fiction, the high culture/low culture divide, and Australia's ongoing isolation from the British and American literary scenes. -
Explorers of Time and Space
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , July-August vol. 39 no. 7-8 1995; (p. 115-118)
— Review of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction : An Illustrated A to Z 1979 reference criticism -
The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Sirius , June no. 2 1993; (p. 7)
— Review of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction : An Illustrated A to Z 1979 reference criticism
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The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Sirius , June no. 2 1993; (p. 7)
— Review of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction : An Illustrated A to Z 1979 reference criticism -
Explorers of Time and Space
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , July-August vol. 39 no. 7-8 1995; (p. 115-118)
— Review of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction : An Illustrated A to Z 1979 reference criticism -
Alien Star
Sophie Cunningham
(interviewer),
2003
single work
interview
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 62 no. 1 2003; (p. 100-113) Sophie Cunningham interviews her father, Peter Nicholls on the subject of his career within the world of science fiction. The interview ranges across areas such as the history (and the new respectability) of science fiction, the high culture/low culture divide, and Australia's ongoing isolation from the British and American literary scenes.
Awards
- 1994 winner Hugo Award — Non-fiction Book Awarded for the second edition, published in 1993.
- 1980 winner Hugo Award — Non-fiction Book Awarded for the first edition, published in 1979.
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