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Transformations

Transformations

by Michael Ashley

American Science fictionEnglish Science fictionHistoryHistory and criticismPeriodicals
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The second volume covering the period 1950 to 1970 which was both a turbulent time in magazine history and, at least in part, the true Golden Age of the science-fiction magazine.

Themes & subjects

American Science fictionEnglish Science fictionHistoryHistory and criticismPeriodicalsScience fiction

Setting

1950-1970

About the author

Michael Ashley

1948

Mike Ashley is a full-time writer and researcher and a former local government officer and auditor. He has specialised in the history of science fiction, fantasy and other popular fiction for 30 years with over 50 books and 500 articles to his credit. He received the Science Fiction Research Association's Pilgrim Award in 2002 for Lifetime Achievement in the field of science-fiction scholarship.

Author

Michael Ashley

Pages

422

Read time

≈ 11h

Editions

5

Languages

English, und

Publisher

Liverpool University Press

ISBN

9781846314278

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