A Reader S Guide To Science Fiction

Everyone’s favorite guide to fiction that’s thrilling, mysterious, suspenseful, thought-provoking, romantic, and just plain fun is back—and better than ever in this completely revamped and revised edition. A must for every readers’ advisory desk, this resource is also a useful tool for collection development librarians and students in LIS programs. Inside, RA experts Wyatt and Saricks cover genres such as Psychological Suspense, Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Mystery, Literary and Historical Fiction, and introduce the concepts of Adrenaline and Relationship Fiction; include everything advisors need to get up to speed on a genre, including its appeal characteristics, key authors, sure bets, and trends; demonstrate how genres overlap and connect, plus suggestions for guiding readers among genres; and tie genre fiction to the whole collection, including nonfiction, audiobooks, graphic novels, film and TV, poetry, and games. Both insightful and comprehensive, this matchless guidebook will help librarians become familiar with many different fiction genres, especially those they do not regularly read, and aid library staff in connecting readers to books they’re sure to love.

To hold the interest of knowledgeable sci-fi readers, a writer the genre must stay within certain fuzzy boundaries of scientific belief. This volume provides some of the scientific detail that will make a writer's adventures compelling and consistent with current views of the universe. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

This revised edition provides a way of understanding the vast universe of genre fiction in an easy-to-use format. Expert readers' advisor Joyce Saricks offers groundbreaking reconsideration of the connections among genres.

What Fantastic Fiction Do I Read Next? covers more than 4,800 fantasy, horror and science fiction titles published between 1989 and 1998. It indexes and describes each title's main characters, locale, time period and more.

Science fiction aficionado Karin Perry shares her expertise for selecting and recommending sci fi books that will fly off the shelves and enthrall and delight your patrons. Recognizing that sci fi often includes the subjects, topics, and themes found in other genres, Perry includes all of those within the context of special sci fi settings. The book is divided into the following subgenres: Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic; Cyberpunk, Steampunk, and Biopunk; Dystopian; Extra-Sensory Perception; Robots, Androids, Cyborgs, Artificial Intelligence, and Cloning; Space and Aliens; Time Travel and Parallel Universes; Virtual Reality and Gaming; and Miscellaneous. For each book in the nine categories, Perry has included the author's name, the book cover, the book title, full bibliographical information, a plot summary, subject listings, read alikes, and extras, such as social networking pages and booktrailers. Nearly a thousand titles are included in this work. All of the tools included will help the librarian, teacher, parent, and reader to find the right book, whether by browsing the chapters for general topics, or the subject index for specific topics. The Read Alike sections will guide readers to more books from a favorite read. The Plot Summaries will pull readers in and help them discover the appeal of science fiction.

Makes it easy to explore the genre and find the SF books you are looking for.