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January 9, 2017 (January 5, 2017)

Alfred Bester’s writing process

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Excerpted from Jad Smith‘s book Alfred Bester, the latest volume in the Modern Masters of Science Fiction series. After Boucher accepted “Fondly Fahrenheit,” Bester revealed his particular investment in the […]

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December 14, 2016 (December 13, 2016)

Release Party: Alfred Bester, by Jad Smith

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Alfred Bester’s classic short stories and the canonical novel The Stars My Destination made him a science fiction legend. Fans and scholars praise him as a genre-bending pioneer and cyberpunk […]

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June 9, 2016 (June 14, 2016)

Throwbacklist Thursday: Power Cosmic

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The University of Illinois Press took science fiction seriously before taking science fiction seriously held its current scholarly cool. Today we continue the tradition with our popular Modern Masters of […]

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March 2, 2016 (March 2, 2016)

Series editor Gary K. Wolfe talks about Modern Masters of Science Fiction

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The Modern Masters of Science Fiction series is a survey of the work of individual authors who continue to inspire and advance the genre. With seven books released in the series […]

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September 12, 2014 (September 4, 2014)

Sci Fi Friday: “I’m not a Science Fiction writer”

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John Brunner wrote about robots, space exploration, far-off planets and technology that ws yet to exist. In 1968, his Stand on Zanzibar won the Hugo award for best science fiction novel. […]

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June 20, 2014 (June 19, 2014)

Sci Fi Friday: meet John Brunner

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The Modern Masters of Science Fiction series is devoted to books that survey the work of individual authors who continue to inspire and advance science fiction. Under his own name and […]

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