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Fifty Key Figures In Science Fiction Is A Collection Of Engaging Essays On Some Of The Most Significant Figures Who Have Shaped And Defined The Genre. Diverse Groups Within The Science Fiction Community Are Represented, From Novelists And Film Makers To Comic Book And Television Writers. Important And Influential Names Discussed Include: Octavia Butler, George Lucas, Robert Heinlein, Gene Roddenberry, Stan Lee, Ursula K. Le Guin, And H.g. Wells. This Reference Guide Charts The Rich And Varied Landscape Of Science Fiction And Includes Helpful And Up-to-date Lists Of Further Reading At The End Of Each Entry. Available In An Easy To Use A-z Format, Fifty Key Figures In Science Fiction Will Be Of Interest To Students Of Literature, Film Studies, And Cultural Studies.--jacket. Gerry Anderson (1929- ) / Nicholas J. Cull -- Isaac Asimov (1920-92) / Carl Freedman -- J.g. Ballard (1930-2009) / Roger Luckhurst -- Iain M. Banks (1954- ) / Andrew M. Butler -- Jean Baudrillard (1929-2007) / Andrew M. Butler -- Greg Bear (1951- ) / Roger Luckhurst -- Alfred Bester (1913-87) / Sherryl Vint -- Leigh Brackett (1915-78) / Dianne Newell And Victoria Lamont -- Octavia E. Butler (1947-2006) / Michael Levy -- Karel Čapek (1890-1938) / John Rieder -- Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) / Andy Sawyer -- David Cronenberg (1943- ) / Stacey Abbott -- Samuel R. Delany (1942- ) / Carl Freedman -- Philip K. Dick (1928-82) / Andrew M. Butler -- The Doctor (1963- ) / Peter Wright -- Greg Egan (1961- ) / Graham J. Murphy -- Hugo Gernsback (1884-1967) / Gary Westfahl -- William Gibson (1948- ) / Neil Easterbrook -- Donna J. Haraway (1944- ) / Sherryl Vint -- Robert A. Heinlein (1907-88) / Neil Easterbrook -- Frank Herbert (1920-86) / Adam Roberts --^ Nalo Hopkinson (1960- ) / Michelle Reid -- L. Ron Hubbard (1911-86) / Adam Roberts -- Gwyneth Jones (1952- ) / Sherryl Vint -- Nigel Kneale (1922-2006) / Mark Broughton -- Stanley Kubrick (1928-99) / Mark Bould -- Fritz Lang (1890-1976) / Mark Bould -- Ursula K. Le Guin (1929- ) / Wendy Gay Pearson -- Stan Lee (1922- ) / Abraham Kawa -- Stanisław Lem (1921-2006) / Istvan Csicsery-ronay Jr. -- George Lucas (1944- ) / Stacey Abbott -- China Miéville (1972- ) / William J. Burling -- Michael Moorcock (1939- ) / Rob Latham -- Alan Moore (1953- ) / Jim Casey -- C.l. Moore (1911-87) / Brian Attebery -- Oshii Mamoru (1951- ) / Susan Napier -- Kim Stanley Robinson (1952- ) / John Rieder -- Gene Roddenberry (1921-91) / Robin Roberts -- Joanna Russ (1937- ) / Douglas Barbour -- Mary Shelley (1797-1851) / Adam Roberts -- Steven Spielberg (1947- ) / Mark Bould -- Olaf Stapledon (1886-1950) / Andy Sawyer -- Neal Stephenson (1959- ) / Neil Easterbrook --^ J. Michael Straczynski (1954- ) / Jennifer Woodward -- Darko Suvin (1930- ) / Phillip E. Wegner -- Sheri S. Tepper (1929- ) / Gwyneth Jones -- James Tiptree Jr. (1951-87) / Lisa Yaszek -- Jules Verne (1828-1905) / Arthur E. Evans -- H.g. Wells (1866-1946) / Patrick Parrinder -- Gene Wolfe (1931- ) / Joan Gordon. Edited By Mark Bould [... Et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.