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Turning Points: Essays on the Art of Science Fiction
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3.33 avg rating — 12 ratings
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Billion Year Spree: The True History of Science Fiction
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3.85 avg rating — 209 ratings
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Of Other Worlds: Essays and Stories
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4.14 avg rating — 1,605 ratings
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The Way the Future Was: A Memoir
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4.07 avg rating — 273 ratings
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In Search of Wonder
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3.69 avg rating — 58 ratings
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In Memory Yet Green: The Autobiography, 1920-1954
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4.20 avg rating — 534 ratings
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In Joy Still Felt: The Autobiography, 1954-1978
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4.24 avg rating — 344 ratings
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Sith, Slayers, Stargates, + Cyborgs: Modern Mythology in the New Millennium
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3.40 avg rating — 10 ratings
"Because I know one one of the contributors, Prof. Michael Marek of Wayne State University, SD ... and because this list could use some more recent works."
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Tolkien: A Look Behind The Lord of the Rings
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3.73 avg rating — 981 ratings
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The Tolkien Reader
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5,314 ratings
"Although this is predominately a literary anthology of short stories and poetry, it also includes Tolkien's essay "On Fairy Stories.""
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The World of Star Trek
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4.01 avg rating — 796 ratings
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The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien
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4.23 avg rating — 7,190 ratings
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The Universe Makers: Science Fiction Today
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2.85 avg rating — 20 ratings
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Alternate Worlds: The Illustrated History of Science Fiction
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3.83 avg rating — 65 ratings
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Imaginary Worlds
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3.93 avg rating — 116 ratings
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Lord of the Elves and Eldils: Fantasy and Philosophy in C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien
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3.82 avg rating — 78 ratings
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Samurai from Outer Space: Understanding Japanese Animation
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3.58 avg rating — 74 ratings
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Letters to Star Trek
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3.50 avg rating — 66 ratings
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The Immortal Storm: A History of Science Fiction Fandom
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3.14 avg rating — 21 ratings
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Into Other Worlds: Space-Flight in Fiction, from Lucian to Lewis
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
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New Maps of Hell: A Survey of Science Fiction
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3.57 avg rating — 262 ratings
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On the Good Ship Enterprise: My 15 Years With Star Trek
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4.12 avg rating — 51 ratings
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Science Fiction Today and Tomorrow: A Discursive Symposium
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3.35 avg rating — 23 ratings
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Millennial Mythmaking: Essays on the Power of Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, Films and Games
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3.50 avg rating — 12 ratings
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Past Watchful Dragons. A Guide to C. S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia
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3.78 avg rating — 65 ratings
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Science Fiction: An Introduction
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2.60 avg rating — 5 ratings
"Yes, it's the Cliff's Notes book-length overview of the entire SF genre. Actually, a good introduction for rank beginners who've never read any SF before, but not of great interest to fans, who already know about most of the stuff here."
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Appendix N: The Literary History of Dungeons & Dragons
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3.61 avg rating — 176 ratings
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Enterprising Women: Television Fandom and the Creation of Popular Myth (Contemporary Ethnography)
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3.78 avg rating — 96 ratings
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Science Fiction Culture
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3.30 avg rating — 33 ratings
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Science Fiction Seen From the Right
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