Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy

by David Ketterer

Since 1984, Canadian writers have achieved great international visibility and success in the fields of science fiction and fantasy with the publication of popular works by Guy Gavriel Kay, Timothy Finlay, William Gibson, and Margaret Atwood. This book surveys the history of Canadian science
fiction and fantasy in English and French since 1839. Ketterer first discusses the factors that initially inhibited the writing of science fiction and fantasy, and the qualities, themes, and imagistic or audioloical biases that distinguish Canadian writing in the genre. He then identifies a canon
of books that--on the basic of historical interest, literary merit, or both--deserve to be better known.

Genres: Fantasy

206 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Ursula Pflug · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was on a panel at Anticipation which used a quote from this book as its starting point. I bought a used copy on Amazon and really enjoyed some of Ketterer's thinking on the ways in which Canadian SF and F differs from the US flavour. If I find time, I'd like to set down some of my thoughts on the book and our interesting discussion.