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'''''A Wealth of Fable''''' by [[Harry Warner, Jr.]], is a [[Hugo Awards|Hugo Award]]-winning history of [[science fiction fandom]] of the 1950s, an essential reference work in the field.<ref name=obit>{{cite news | last =Platou | first =Arnold S. | title = Harry Warner's parallel universe| work = [[Herald Mail|The Herald-Mail]] | publisher = | date = March 31, 2003 | url =http://articles.herald-mail.com/2003-03-31/news/25137739_1_joe-siclari-fanzines-harry-warner | accessdate = March 1, 2009 }}</ref> It is a followup to Warner's ''[[All Our Yesterdays (book)|All Our Yesterdays]]'' (ISBN 1-886778-13-2), which covered the 1940s, and helped to earn Warner a Hugo Award in 1969. |
'''''A Wealth of Fable''''' by [[Harry Warner, Jr.]], is a [[Hugo Awards|Hugo Award]]-winning history of [[science fiction fandom]] of the 1950s, an essential reference work in the field.<ref name=obit>{{cite news | last =Platou | first =Arnold S. | title = Harry Warner's parallel universe| work = [[Herald Mail|The Herald-Mail]] | publisher = | date = March 31, 2003 | url =http://articles.herald-mail.com/2003-03-31/news/25137739_1_joe-siclari-fanzines-harry-warner | accessdate = March 1, 2009 }}</ref> It is a followup to Warner's ''[[All Our Yesterdays (book)|All Our Yesterdays]]'' (ISBN 1-886778-13-2), which covered the 1940s, and helped to earn Warner a Hugo Award in 1969. |
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According to science fiction fan and author [[Mike Resnick]], "It's not even a sequel, but rather a continuation, of ''All Our Yesterdays,'' heavily illustrated, obviously written by the same hand, chock full of the anecdotes that almost instantly become fannish legend."<ref name=Resnick>{{cite web |
According to science fiction fan and author [[Mike Resnick]], "It's not even a sequel, but rather a continuation, of ''All Our Yesterdays,'' heavily illustrated, obviously written by the same hand, chock full of the anecdotes that almost instantly become fannish legend."<ref name=Resnick>{{cite web|last=Resnick |first=Mike |title=The Literature of Fandom |work=[[Jim Baen's Universe]], 11 Vol 2 Num 5 |publisher= |date=February 2008 |url=http://baens-universe.com/articles/The_Literature_of_Fandom |accessdate=March 1, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430184534/http://www.baens-universe.com/articles/The_Literature_of_Fandom |archivedate=April 30, 2009 }}</ref> |
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It was originally published by Joe Siclari in a three-volume, [[mimeograph]]ed Fanhistorica Press edition in 1977. [[SCIFI Press]] brought out an expanded hardcover edition (ISBN 0-9633099-0-0) in 1992.<ref name=Resnick /> The members of the [[World Science Fiction Society]] voted that version the [[Hugo Award for Best Related Book]]. |
It was originally published by Joe Siclari in a three-volume, [[mimeograph]]ed Fanhistorica Press edition in 1977. [[SCIFI Press]] brought out an expanded hardcover edition (ISBN 0-9633099-0-0) in 1992.<ref name=Resnick /> The members of the [[World Science Fiction Society]] voted that version the [[Hugo Award for Best Related Book]]. |
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Revision as of 15:59, 24 June 2017
| Author | Harry Warner, Jr. |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction fandom, history |
| Publisher | Fanhistorica Press (first edition), SCIFI Press (second edition) |
Publication date | 1977, 1992 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Mimeographed, hardcover |
| Pages | xiv+456 (second edition) |
| ISBN | 0-9633099-0-0 (second edition)[1] |
| OCLC | 30380163 |
| Preceded by | All Our Yesterdays by Harry Warner, Jr., 1969 |
A Wealth of Fable by Harry Warner, Jr., is a Hugo Award-winning history of science fiction fandom of the 1950s, an essential reference work in the field.[2] It is a followup to Warner's All Our Yesterdays (ISBN 1-886778-13-2), which covered the 1940s, and helped to earn Warner a Hugo Award in 1969.
According to science fiction fan and author Mike Resnick, "It's not even a sequel, but rather a continuation, of All Our Yesterdays, heavily illustrated, obviously written by the same hand, chock full of the anecdotes that almost instantly become fannish legend."[3]
It was originally published by Joe Siclari in a three-volume, mimeographed Fanhistorica Press edition in 1977. SCIFI Press brought out an expanded hardcover edition (ISBN 0-9633099-0-0) in 1992.[3] The members of the World Science Fiction Society voted that version the Hugo Award for Best Related Book.
Warner also wrote a related series of historical columns called "All Our Yesterdays."
External links
- Publisher's information on A Wealth of Fable
- Publisher's information on All Our Yesterdays
- All Our Yesterdays columns
Footnotes and references
- ^ ISBN for first edition does not exist.
- ^ Platou, Arnold S. (March 31, 2003). "Harry Warner's parallel universe". The Herald-Mail. Retrieved March 1, 2009.
- ^ a b Resnick, Mike (February 2008). "The Literature of Fandom". Jim Baen's Universe, 11 Vol 2 Num 5. Archived from the original on April 30, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2009.
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