Genre Fiction: The Roaring Years: A Collection of Commentaries and Reviews by Peter Nicholls (Ansible Editions, August 2022, 978-1-4716-1610-5, £18.00, 415pp, tp, co) [edited by David Langford]
60 witty and insightful pieces by Peter Nicholls, including a long, previously unpublished speech and the new introduction he wrote in 2012. Details taken from publisher website.
- 8 · The Starlight Roaring · John Clute · fw
- 11 · Introduction · Peter Nicholls · in
- 14 · Solaris · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #1, March 1972 [Ref. Stanislaw Lem]
- 20 · Tau Zero · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #2, June 1972 [Ref. Poul Anderson]
- 28 · Science Fiction and the Mainstream: Part 1: The Demolition of Pigeon-Holes · Peter Nicholls · ar Foundation #3, March 1973
- 39 · Silent Running · Peter Nicholls · mr Foundation #3, March 1973
- 44 · Stonehenge · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #3, March 1973 [Ref. Harry Harrison & Leon Stover]
- 47 · Can You Feel Anything When I Do This? and Other Stories · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #3, March 1973 [Ref. Robert Sheckley]
- 50 · Report on Eurocon 1 · Peter Nicholls · ar Foundation #3, March 1973
- 54 · SF: The Other Side of Realism · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #4, July 1973 [Ref. Thomas D. Clareson]
- 67 · An ABC of British Science Fiction—Apocalypse, Bleakness, Catastrophe · Peter Nicholls · si Beyond This Horizon ed. Christopher Carrell, Ceolfrith Press, 1973
- 80 · Tolkien: Anatomy of a Romance · Peter Nicholls · ar Vector #67/68, Summer 1974 [Ref. J. R. R. Tolkien]
- 85 · Science Fiction and the Mainstream: Part 2: The Great Tradition of Proto Science Fiction · Peter Nicholls · ar Foundation #5, January 1974
- 112 · The Farthest Shore · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #5, January 1974 [Ref. Ursula Le Guin]
- 119 · The Astounding-Analog Reader · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #6, May 1974 [Ref. Harry Harrison & Brian W. Aldiss]
- 125 · Inverted World · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #7/8, March 1975 [Ref. Christopher Priest]
- 128 · Time Enough for Love · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #7/8, March 1975 [Ref. Robert A. Heinlein]
- 134 · The Great Seacon Freakout · Peter Nicholls · ar Wrinkled Shrew #4, August 1975
- 148 · The Death of James Blish · Peter Nicholls · ob Foundation #9, November 1975 [Ref. James Blish]
- 150 · Jerry Cornelius at the Atrocity Exhibition: Anarchy and Entropy in “New Worlds” Science Fiction 1964-1974 · Peter Nicholls · ar Foundation #9, November 1975 [Ref. Michael Moorcock]
lecture at the Easter 1975 Science Fiction Convention in Coventry.
- 168 · Science Fiction: The Monsters and the Critics · Peter Nicholls · ar Science Fiction at Large ed. Peter Nicholls, Gollancz, 1976
- 184 · Hop Aboard Kids, We’re Going to 1984: Seven Children’s Books · Peter Nicholls · gp (r)
- _ · Wild Jack · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #10, June 1976 [Ref. John Christopher]
- _ · The Grey King · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #10, June 1976 [Ref. Susan Cooper]
- _ · The Far Side of Evil · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #10, June 1976 [Ref. Sylvia Engdahl]
- _ · Rebecca’s World · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #10, June 1976 [Ref. Terry Nation]
- _ · F. 67 · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #10, June 1976 [Ref. Fay Sampson]
- _ · Noah’s Castle · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #10, June 1976 [Ref. John Rowe Townsend]
- _ · No Man’s Land · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #10, June 1976 [Ref. Simon Watson]
- 189 · Illustration, Art, or Cosmic Kitsch? Six SF Art Books · Peter Nicholls · gp (r)
- _ · Science Fiction Art · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #10, June 1976 [Ref. Brian Aldiss]
- _ · Fantastic Science-Fiction Art · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #10, June 1976 [Ref. Lester del Rey]
- _ · The Fantastic Art of Frank Frazetta · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #10, June 1976 [Ref. Frank Frazetta]
- _ · One Hundred Years of Science Fiction Illustration · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #10, June 1976 [Ref. Anthony Frewin]
- _ · The Science Fiction Book · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #10, June 1976 [Ref. Franz Rottensteiner]
- _ · 2,000 A.D. · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #10, June 1976 [Ref. Jacques Sadoul]
- 196 · 1975: The Year in Science Fiction, or Let’s Hear It for the Decline and Fall of the Science Fiction Empire! · Peter Nicholls · ar Nebula Award Stories 11 ed. Ursula K. Le Guin, Gollancz, 1976
- 202 · Publishers’ Pantheons · Peter Nicholls · ar Foundation #11/12, March 1977
- 208 · Consumers’ Guide to Recent Writing on SF · Peter Nicholls · gp (r)
- _ · SF Booklog · Peter Nicholls · lr Foundation #11/12, March 1977 [Ref. Keith Justice & Carl Bennett]
- _ · The Science Fiction Review Monthly · Peter Nicholls · lr Foundation #11/12, March 1977 [Ref. Martin Last & Baird Searles]
- _ · Delap’s F&SF Review · Peter Nicholls · lr Foundation #11/12, March 1977 [Ref. Richard Delap]
- _ · HAL in the Classroom · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #11/12, March 1977 [Ref. Ralph J. Amelio]
- _ · Science Fiction Movies · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #11/12, March 1977 [Ref. Philip Strick]
- _ · The Ray Bradbury Companion · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #11/12, March 1977 [Ref. William F. Nolan & Ray Bradbury]
- _ · Science Fiction Book Review Index, 1923—1973 · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #11/12, March 1977 [Ref. H. W. Hall]
- _ · The Science-Fiction Collector #1 · Peter Nicholls · lr Foundation #11/12, March 1977 [Ref. J. Grant Thiessen]
- _ · Anatomy of Wonder · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #11/12, March 1977 [Ref. Neil Barron]
- _ · Exploring Cordwainer Smith · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #11/12, March 1977 [Ref. John Bangsund & Cordwainer Smith]
- _ · Philip K. Dick & The Umbrella of Light · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #11/12, March 1977 [Ref. Angus Taylor & Philip K. Dick]
- _ · J.G. Ballard: The First Twenty Years · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #11/12, March 1977 [Ref. James Goddard, David Pringle & J. G. Ballard]
- _ · A Multitude of Visions · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #11/12, March 1977 [Ref. Cy Chauvin]
- _ · Science Fiction as Futurology · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #11/12, March 1977 [Ref. Richard L. McKinney]
- _ · The Happening Worlds of John Brunner · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #11/12, March 1977 [Ref. Joe de Bolt & John Brunner]
- _ · A Pictorial History of Science Fiction · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #11/12, March 1977 [Ref. David Kyle]
- _ · Alternate Worlds · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #11/12, March 1977 [Ref. James Gunn]
- 225 · The Dosadi Experiment · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #15, January 1979 [Ref. Frank Herbert]
- 228 · Camp Concentration · Peter Nicholls · br Survey of Science Fiction Literature, Vol. 1 ed. Frank N. Magill, Salem Press, 1979 [Ref. Thomas M. Disch]
- 232 · The Fifth Head of Cerberus · Peter Nicholls · br Survey of Science Fiction Literature, Vol. 2 ed. Frank N. Magill, Salem Press, 1979 [Ref. Gene Wolfe]
- 237 · The Regency Buck Stops Here: A Seacon Report · Peter Nicholls · ar Drilkjis #5, March 1980
- 245 · Golem100 · Peter Nicholls · br The Washington Post Book World May 25 1980 [Ref. Alfred Bester]
- 248 · To Your Scattered Bodies Go · Peter Nicholls · in Gregg Press, July 1980 [Ref. Philip José Farmer]
- 256 · Philip K. Dick: A Cowardly Memoir · Peter Nicholls · ar Foundation #26, October 1982 [Ref. Philip K. Dick]
delivered as a speech at “The Strange Pilgrimage: A Commemoration for Philip K. Dick”, June 9th, 1982.
- 263 · Interzone: The First Eight Issues · Peter Nicholls · ar The Times Literary Supplement July 6 1984
- 265 · David Cronenberg · Peter Nicholls · ar Fantastic Cinema by Peter Nicholls, Ebury Press, 1984 [Ref. David Cronenberg]
- 270 · Sarban · Peter Nicholls · ar Supernatural Fiction Writers ed. E. F. Bleiler, Scribner's, 1985 [Ref. Sarban]
- 278 · E.T.: The Book of the Green Planet · Peter Nicholls · br The Washington Post Book World March 10 1985 [Ref. William Kotzwinkle]
- 280 · Skeleton Crew · Peter Nicholls · br The Washington Post Book World June 16 1985 [Ref. Stephen King]
- 282 · Three Books on Fantastic Films · Peter Nicholls · gp (r)
- _ · Omni’s Screen Flights/Screen Fantasies: The Future According to Science Fiction Cinema · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #34, Autumn 1985 [Ref. Danny Peary]
- _ · The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Volume 2: Science Fiction · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #34, Autumn 1985 [Ref. Phil Hardy]
- _ · Nightmare Movies: Wide Screen Horror Since 1968 · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #34, Autumn 1985 [Ref. Kim Newman]
- 291 · Contact · Peter Nicholls · br The Washington Post Book World October 13 1985 [Ref. Carl Sagan]
- 293 · Too Old at 20 · Peter Nicholls · ar The Guardian September 4 1986
- 296 · Philippa Pearce · Peter Nicholls · ar The Washington Post Book World January 11 1987 [Ref. Philippa Pearce]
- 298 · Doors and Breakthroughs · Peter Nicholls · ar Frontier Crossings ed. Robert Jackson, Conspiracy '87, 1987
- 302 · Innocents Abroad · Peter Nicholls · ar Conspiracy Theories ed. Chris Evans, Chris Evans, 1987
- 311 · Bluebeard · Peter Nicholls · br Australian Science Fiction Review March 1989 [Ref. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.]
- 313 · The Urth of the New Sun · Peter Nicholls · br Foundation #41, Winter 1987 [Ref. Gene Wolfe]
- 319 · Ghost Story · Peter Nicholls · ar Horror: 100 Best Books ed. Stephen Jones & Kim Newman, Xanadu, 1988 [Ref. Peter Straub]
- 321 · The Man in the High Castle: Two Biographies of Philip K. Dick · Peter Nicholls · rv The Washington Post Book World December 31 1989
- 324 · Salvage Rites and The Fire Worm · Peter Nicholls · br Australian Science Fiction Review June 1989 [Ref. Ian Watson]
- 328 · The 1990 World Science Fiction Convention · Peter Nicholls · ar Sunday Herald September 16 1990
- 331 · Foundation Garments, or The Administrator’s New Clothes: An Unreliable Memoir · Peter Nicholls · ar Foundation #50, Autumn 1990
- 346 · Interview with Diana Wynne Jones · Peter Nicholls · iv The Age September 1992 [Ref. Diana Wynne Jones]
- 348 · Will the Real Dan Simmons Please Stand Up? · Peter Nicholls · ar Necrofile Fall 1992 [Ref. Dan Simmons]
- 353 · Conceptual Breakthrough · Peter Nicholls · ar Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ed. John Clute & Peter Nicholls, Orbit, 1993
- 359 · The Academy and Science Fiction: Symbiosis or Parasitism · Peter Nicholls · ar
presented as a speech in 1995.
- 366 · The Books We Really Read · Peter Nicholls · ar The New York Review of Science Fiction #91, March 1996
- 373 · Trapped in the Pattern: Science Fiction vs Fantasy, Open Universes vs Closed Universes, Free Will vs Predestination · Peter Nicholls · ar The Fantastic Self ed. Janeen Webb & Andrew Enstice, Eidolon Publications, 1999
- 379 · Greg Benford · Peter Nicholls · ar Aussiecon III Souvenir Book ed. Marc Ortlieb, 1999 [Ref. Greg Benford]
- 384 · In Dante’s Dark Wood, A Piggy-wig Stood · Peter Nicholls · ar The New York Review of Science Fiction #144, August 2000
- 394 · Earth Is but a Star · Peter Nicholls · br The Sydney Morning Herald August 18 2001 [Ref. Damien Broderick]
- 396 · Big Dumb Objects and Cosmic Enigmas: The Love Affair between Space Fiction and the Transcendental · Peter Nicholls · ar The New York Review of Science Fiction #256, December 2009
- 407 · Original Appearances · David Langford · bi
- 410 · Editor’s Note · David Langford · bi
- 412 · Index · [uncredited] · ix
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