Northern Dreamers: Interviews With Famous Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Writers (Out of This World) [Paperback]

Edo Van Belkom (Author, Editor)

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Van Belkom, himself a writer of speculative fiction, speaks with 22 notable writers in the fields of sf, fantasy, and horror. This collection of interviews focuses exclusively on writers born and/or living in Canada and includes familiar names like Tanya Huff, Guy Gavriel Kay, and William Gibson. Each article features an author photo, a one-page biography, and six to ten pages on such topics as publishing speculative fiction, methods of writing, and the authors' reasons for living in Canada. Van Belkom tends to ask fairly obvious questions, and his relentless emphasis on Canada gets tiresome. However, hearing these writers talk about themselves offers an interesting perspective on their work. Suitable for academic collections on criticism of genre fiction.?Laurel Bliss, New Haven, CT
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 255 pages
• Publisher: Quarry Pr (July 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1550822063
• ISBN-13: 978-1550822069
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,765,544 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent introduction to the "Canadian school" of SF/F, June 7, 1999

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This review is from: Northern Dreamers: Interviews With Famous Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Writers (Out of This World) (Paperback)

Fascinating collection of interviews/chats/discussions with authors. Not all are really famous, I would say, but all were very interesting to read about, including such names as WP Kinsella I had not thought of as being part of these fields of SF/F prior to reading this book. Well done!