Science fiction of the 20th century
Subtitle: an illustrated history
By: Frank M. Robinson.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Publisher: Collectors Press; Distributed to the U.S. book trade by Universe Pub. through St. Martin's Press; Distributed to the U.S. book trade by Universe Publishing through St. Martin's Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Portland, Ore; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
Subjects: Science fiction -- History and criticism; Fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism
Other titles: Science fiction of the twentieth century
Description: The author recounts science fictions publishing history, from its beginning in the fabled pulp magazines of the 1920s to its growth spurt in the digests of the 1950s to the rise of the paperback novel in the 1960s to the current state of affairs, in which movie and TV spin-offs account for a growing number of science fiction books.
Notes: Includes index.