![]() ![]() The book will be useful for its factual offerings. ![]() In addition, he provides a significant apparatus, including a chronology, an interview with Asimov, and lists of books by and about Asimov. Gunn's prose is clear.and the book's primary value lies in his careful synopsis of Asimov's work. Gunn is tactful in balancing criticism of some of the late works with praise for what Asimov achieved in his old age.a successful revision of a book that I thought was pretty good. This paperbound reprint of the 1996 edition (published by Scarecrow Press) is updated from the original 1982 Oxford University Press printing with a consideration of Asimov's work in the last decade of his life and an interview with Asimov. He includes plot summaries and describes the conditions surrounding Asimov's writing and publishing. of Kansas, emeritus) answers his own question about what a critic can add to Asimov's autobiographical work by asserting that he has created "criticism in context," a blending of biographical, sociological, publishing and critical considerations. James Gunn's study of Asimov's science fiction is undoubtedly the best single introduction and critical guide to this author's SF. This new edition brings us up-to-date through Asimov's final works. The first edition of this bio won Gunn a well-deserved Hugo. Gunn does an excellent job of illustrating the trends in Asimov's work, and the new material is particularly good. Gunn succinctly traces Asimov's career, ably summarizing novel plots and identifying concepts that run through Asimov's fiction. ![]()
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