The Science Fiction Source Book
The Science Fiction Source Book is a book by David Wingrove published in 1984. Plot summary. "The Science Fiction Source Book" is a book which grades over 2500 books by 880 authors by awarding them up to 5 stars in the categories of Readability, Characterization, Idea Content and Literary Merit. Reception. Dave Langford reviewed "The Science Fiction Source Book" for "White Dwarf" #59, and stated that "This is a game with no ending. The "Sourcebook" is enormous fun for browsing in, raising your eyebrows at, and violently disagreeing with. Just don't trust those stars