First published 2019
Barry Malzberg returns with his third collection of essays, bringing together nearly fifty pieces that examine science fiction, publishing, and the writer's craft. The author of The Engines of the Night and Breakfast in the Ruins continues his unflinching commentary on genre literature and the forces that shape it. Malzberg dissects the industry with surgical precision, offering observations that challenge conventional wisdom about authors, editors, and readers. His essays range across decades of personal experience as novelist, agent, editor, and critic. The collection features introductions by Mike Resnick and Paul Di Filippo, who contextualize Malzberg's ongoing project of literary examination. These pieces will provoke strong reactions and force readers to reconsider their assumptions about science fiction's past, present, and future.
Genres: essays, literary-criticism, 20th-century, non-fiction, 21st-century, academic
Vibes: dark, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: literary-examination
172 pages · Hardcover · Fantastic Books