- Author: George E. Slusser Author Record # 21087
- Legal Name: Slusser, George Edgar
- Birthplace: San Francisco, California, USA
- Birthdate: 14 July 1939
- Deathdate: 4 November 2014
- Language: English
- Webpages: SF Site, SFE, Wikipedia-EN
- Used These Alternate Names: George Slusser, George Edgar Slusser
- Note: Was married to Daničle Chatelain
- Author Tags: Essays on Robert Heinlein (7), Robert A. Heinlein (2), aliens (1), Ursula K. Le Guin (1), Arthur C. Clarke (1), Ray Bradbury (1), Essays on Harlan Ellison (1), Harlan Ellison (1), Samuel R. Delany (1), Essays on Pat Murphy (1), Pat Murphy (1), Essays on Jack Williamson (1), mars (1), Gegory Benford (1), criticism (1), Utopia (1)
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Nonfiction
- Aliens: The Anthropology of Science Fiction (1987) with Eric S. Rabkin
- Bridges to Fantasy (1982) with Eric S. Rabkin and Robert Scholes
- Bridges to Science Fiction (1980) with George R. Guffey and Mark Rose
- Coordinates: Placing Science Fiction and Fantasy (1983) with Eric S. Rabkin and Robert Scholes
- Fiction 2000: Cyberpunk and the Future of Narrative (1992) with Tom Shippey
- Fiction 2000: Cyberpunk and the Future of Narrative (1992) with Tom Shippey and George Slusser
- Fights of Fancy: Armed Conflict in Science Fiction and Fantasy (1993) with Eric S. Rabkin
- Fights of Fancy: Armed Conflict in Science Fiction and Fantasy (1993) with Eric S. Rabkin and George Slusser
- Foods of the Gods: Eating and the Eaten in Fantasy and Science Fiction (1996) with Eric S. Rabkin and Gary Westfahl
- Foods of the Gods: Eating and the Eaten in Fantasy and Science Fiction (1996) with Eric S. Rabkin and George Slusser and Gary Westfahl
- Genre at the Crossroads: The Challenge of Fantasy (2003) with Jean-Pierre Barricelli
- Genre at the Crossroads: The Challenge of Fantasy (2003) with Jean-Pierre Barricelli and George Slusser
- Gregory Benford (2014)
- Gregory Benford (2014) with George Slusser
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H. G. Wells's Perennial Time Machine (2016)
with
Daničle Chatelain?Daniele Chatelainand Patrick Parrinder
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H. G. Wells's Perennial Time Machine (2016)
with
Daničle Chatelain?Daniele Chatelainand Patrick Parrinder and George Slusser
- Hard Science Fiction (1986) with Eric S. Rabkin
- Harlan Ellison: Unrepentant Harlequin (1977)
- Harlan Ellison: Unrepentant Harlequin (1977) with George Edgar Slusser
- Immortal Engines: Life Extension and Immortality in Science Fiction and Fantasy (1996) with Eric S. Rabkin and Gary Westfahl
- Immortal Engines: Life Extension and Immortality in Science Fiction and Fantasy (1996) with Eric S. Rabkin and George Slusser and Gary Westfahl
- Intersections: Fantasy and Science Fiction (1987) with Eric S. Rabkin
- Mindscapes: The Geographies of Imagined Worlds (1989) with Eric S. Rabkin
- No Cure for the Future: Disease and Medicine in Science Fiction and Fantasy (2002) with Gary Westfahl
- No Cure for the Future: Disease and Medicine in Science Fiction and Fantasy (2002) with George Slusser and Gary Westfahl
- Nursery Realms: Children in the Worlds of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror (1999) with Gary Westfahl
- Nursery Realms: Children in the Worlds of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror (1999) with George Slusser and Gary Westfahl
- Robert A. Heinlein: Stranger in His Own Land (1976) with George Edgar Slusser
- Robert A. Heinlein: Stranger in His Own Land (1976)
- Science Fiction and Market Realities (1996) with Eric S. Rabkin and Gary Westfahl
- Science Fiction and Market Realities (1996) with Eric S. Rabkin and George Slusser and Gary Westfahl
- Science Fiction and the Two Cultures: Essays on Bridging the Gap Between the Sciences and the Humanities (2009) with Gary Westfahl
- Science Fiction and the Two Cultures: Essays on Bridging the Gap Between the Sciences and the Humanities (2009) with George Slusser and Gary Westfahl
- Science Fiction, Canonization, Marginalization, and the Academy (2002) with Gary Westfahl
- Science Fiction: Toward a World Literature (2022)
- Science Fiction: Toward a World Literature (2022) with George Slusser
- Shadows of the Magic Lamp: Fantasy and Science Fiction in Film (1985) with Eric S. Rabkin
- Shadows of the Magic Lamp: Fantasy and Science Fiction in Film (1985) with Eric S. Rabkin and George Slusser
- Storm Warnings: Science Fiction Confronts the Future (1987) with Colin Greenland and Eric S. Rabkin
- Styles of Creation: Aesthetic Technique and the Creation of Fictional Worlds (1992) with Eric S. Rabkin
- Styles of Creation: Aesthetic Technique and the Creation of Fictional Worlds (1992) with Eric S. Rabkin and George Slusser
- The Bradbury Chronicles (1977)
- The Bradbury Chronicles (1977) with George Edgar Slusser
- The Classic Years of Robert A. Heinlein (1977)
- The Classic Years of Robert A. Heinlein (1977) with George Edgar Slusser
- The Delany Intersection: Samuel R. Delany Considered As a Writer of Semi-Precious Words (1977)
- The Delany Intersection: Samuel R. Delany Considered As a Writer of Semi-Precious Words (1977) with George Edgar Slusser
- The Farthest Shores of Ursula K. Le Guin (1976)
- The Farthest Shores of Ursula K. Le Guin (1976) with George Edgar Slusser
- The Space Odysseys of Arthur C. Clarke (1978)
- The Space Odysseys of Arthur C. Clarke (1978) with George Edgar Slusser
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Transformations of Utopia: Changing Views of the Perfect Society (1999)
with
Paul K. Alkon
and
Daničle Chatelain?Daniele Chatelainand Roger Gaillard
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Transformations of Utopia: Changing Views of the Perfect Society (1999)
with
Paul Alkon
and
Daničle Chatelain?Daniele Chatelainand Roger Gaillard and George Slusser
- Unearthly Visions: Approaches to Science Fiction and Fantasy Art (2002) with Kathleen Church Plummer and Gary Westfahl
- Unearthly Visions: Approaches to Science Fiction and Fantasy Art (2002) with Kathleen Church Plummer and George Slusser and Gary Westfahl
- Visions of Mars: Essays on the Red Planet in Fiction and Science (2011) with Howard V. Hendrix and Eric S. Rabkin
- Visions of Mars: Essays on the Red Planet in Fiction and Science (2011) with Howard V. Hendrix and Eric S. Rabkin and George Slusser
- Worlds Enough and Time (2002) with David Leiby and Gary Westfahl
- Worlds Enough and Time (2002) with David Leiby and George Slusser and Gary Westfahl
- 1986 Pilgrim Award Acceptance Speech (1986)
- 1986 Pilgrim Award Acceptance Speech (1986) with George Slusser
- A Heinlein Masterpiece (1977)
- A Heinlein Masterpiece (1977) with George Edgar Slusser
- Afterthoughts (The Classic Years of Robert A. Heinlein) (1977)
- Afterthoughts (The Classic Years of Robert A. Heinlein) (1977) with George Edgar Slusser
- Afterword (A Usual Lunacy) (1978)
- Afterword (A Usual Lunacy) (1978) with George Edgar Slusser
- Afterword (Robert A. Heinlein: Stranger in His Own Land) (1976)
- Afterword (Robert A. Heinlein: Stranger in His Own Land) (1976) with George Edgar Slusser
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Annotated Bibliography (Three Science Fiction Novellas: From Prehistory to the End of Mankind) (2012)
with
Daničle Chatelain?Daniele Chatelain
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Annotated Bibliography (Three Science Fiction Novellas: From Prehistory to the End of Mankind) (2012)
with
Daničle Chatelain?Daniele Chatelainand George Slusser
- Arrows and Riddles of Time: Scientific Models of Time Travel (2002) with Robert Heath
- Arrows and Riddles of Time: Scientific Models of Time Travel (2002) with Robert Heath and George Slusser
- Biography & Bibliography (Harlan Ellison, Unrepentant Harlequin) (1977)
- Biography & Bibliography (Harlan Ellison, Unrepentant Harlequin) (1977) with George Edgar Slusser
- Biography & Bibliography (Robert A. Heinlein: Stranger in His Own Land) (1976)
- Biography & Bibliography (Robert A. Heinlein: Stranger in His Own Land) (1976) with George Edgar Slusser
- Biography & Bibliography (The Bradbury Chronicles) (1977)
- Biography & Bibliography (The Bradbury Chronicles) (1977) with George Edgar Slusser
- Biography & Bibliography (The Farthest Shores of Ursula K. Le Guin) (1976)
- Biography & Bibliography (The Farthest Shores of Ursula K. Le Guin) (1976) with George Edgar Slusser
- Biography (The Space Odysseys of Arthur C. Clarke) (1978)
- Biography (The Space Odysseys of Arthur C. Clarke) (1978) with George Edgar Slusser
- Biography and Bibliography (The Classic Years of Robert A. Heinlein) (1977)
- Biography and Bibliography (The Classic Years of Robert A. Heinlein) (1977) with George Edgar Slusser
- Biography and Bibliography (The Delany Intersection) (1977)
- Biography and Bibliography (The Delany Intersection) (1977) with George Edgar Slusser
- Bookscapes: Science Fiction in the Library of Babel (1989)
- Conclusion (Harlan Ellison, Unrepentant Harlequin) (1977)
- Conclusion (Harlan Ellison, Unrepentant Harlequin) (1977) with George Edgar Slusser
- Conclusion (The Bradbury Chronicles) (1977)
- Conclusion (The Bradbury Chronicles) (1977) with George Edgar Slusser
- Conclusion (The Farthest Shores of Ursula K. Le Guin) (1976)
- Conclusion (The Farthest Shores of Ursula K. Le Guin) (1976) with George Edgar Slusser
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Convention and Displacement: Narrator, Narratee, and Virtual Reader in Science Fiction (2000)
with
Daničle Chatelain?Daniele Chatelain
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Convention and Displacement: Narrator, Narratee, and Virtual Reader in Science Fiction (2000)
with
Daničle Chatelain?Daniele Chatelainand George Slusser
- Dandelion Wine & The Martian Chronicles (1977)
- Dandelion Wine & The Martian Chronicles (1977) with George Edgar Slusser
- Death and the Mirror: Existential Fantasy (1983)
- Ellison Wins Milford Award (1986)
- Ellison Wins Milford Award (1986) with George Slusser
- Fahrenheit 451 (1977)
- Fahrenheit 451 (1977) with George Edgar Slusser
- Fantasy (1977)
- Fantasy (1977) with George Edgar Slusser
- Fiction as Information (1992)
- Fiction as Information (1992) with George Slusser
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Flying to the Moon in French and American Science Fiction (2000)
with
Daničle Chatelain?Daniele Chatelain
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Flying to the Moon in French and American Science Fiction (2000)
with
Daničle Chatelain?Daniele Chatelainand George Slusser
- Foreword (The Anticipation Novelists of 1950s French Science Fiction: Stepchildren of Voltaire) (2010)
- Foreword (The Anticipation Novelists of 1950s French Science Fiction: Stepchildren of Voltaire) (2010) with George Slusser
- From Babel-17 to Nova (1977)
- From Babel-17 to Nova (1977) with George Edgar Slusser
- From The Tides of Lust to Triton: Old Patterns, New Directions (1977)
- From The Tides of Lust to Triton: Old Patterns, New Directions (1977) with George Edgar Slusser
- Harlan Ellison (1982)
- Harlan Ellison (1982) with George Edgar Slusser
- Harlan Ellison: Deathbird Stories (2011)
- Harlan Ellison: Deathbird Stories (2011) with George Edgar Slusser
- Heinlein in His Own Land: Have Space Suit - Will Travel (1976)
- Heinlein in His Own Land: Have Space Suit - Will Travel (1976) with George Edgar Slusser
- Introduction (Coordinates) (1983) with Eric S. Rabkin and Robert Scholes
- Introduction (Ender's Game) (1993)
- Introduction (Ender's Game) (1993) with George Slusser
- Introduction (Hard Science Fiction) (1986) with Eric S. Rabkin
- Introduction (Hard Science Fiction) (1986) with Eric S. Rabkin and George Slusser
- Introduction (Harlan Ellison, Unrepentant Harlequin) (1977)
- Introduction (Harlan Ellison, Unrepentant Harlequin) (1977) with George Edgar Slusser
- Introduction (Nada the Lily) (1979)
- Introduction (Nada the Lily) (1979) with George Edgar Slusser
- Introduction (Robert A. Heinlein: Stranger in His Own Land) (1976)
- Introduction (Robert A. Heinlein: Stranger in His Own Land) (1976) with George Edgar Slusser
- Introduction (Science Fiction and Market Realities) (1996) with Eric S. Rabkin and Gary Westfahl
- Introduction (Science Fiction and Market Realities) (1996) with Eric S. Rabkin and George Slusser and Gary Westfahl
- Introduction (She and Allan) (1977)
- Introduction (She and Allan) (1977) with George Edgar Slusser
- Introduction (The Best Science Fiction of Arthur Conan Doyle) (1981)
- Introduction (The Farthest Shores of Ursula K. Le Guin) (1976)
- Introduction (The Farthest Shores of Ursula K. Le Guin) (1976) with George Edgar Slusser
- Introduction (The Xipehuz and The Death of the Earth) (1978)
- Introduction (The Xipehuz and The Death of the Earth) (1978) with George Edgar Slusser
- Introduction to the Newcastle Edition (Ayesha: The Return of She) (1977)
- Introduction to the Newcastle Edition (Ayesha: The Return of She) (1977) with George Edgar Slusser
- Introduction: Fantasy is Richer (2003)
- Introduction: Fantasy is Richer (2003) with George Slusser
- Introduction: Proteus and the Phoenix: Transformations of Utopian Experience (1999)
- Introduction: Proteus and the Phoenix: Transformations of Utopian Experience (1999) with George Slusser
- Introduction: Rider Haggard's Myth of Africa (1978)
- Introduction: Rider Haggard's Myth of Africa (1978) with George Edgar Slusser
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Introduction: Rosny's Evolutionary Ecology (2012)
with
Daničle Chatelain?Daniele Chatelain
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Introduction: Rosny's Evolutionary Ecology (2012)
with
Daničle Chatelain?Daniele Chatelainand George Slusser
- Introduction: Science Fiction Confronts the Future (1987) with Colin Greenland and Eric S. Rabkin
- Introduction: The Anthropology of the Alien (1987) with Eric S. Rabkin
- Introduction: The Iconology of Science Fiction and Fantasy Art (2002) with George Slusser
- Introduction: The Iconology of Science Fiction and Fantasy Art (2002)
- Introduction: Toward a Theory of Interaction (1987) with Eric S. Rabkin
- Introduction: Towards a Theory of Fantasy; Essays from the Eaton Conference (1982) with Eric S. Rabkin and Robert Scholes
- Introduction: Wars Old and New: The Changing Nature of Fictional Combat (1993) with Eric S. Rabkin
- Introduction: Wars Old and New: The Changing Nature of Fictional Combat (1993) with Eric S. Rabkin and George Slusser
- Jack Williamson (1999) with Robert E. Myers
- Jack Williamson (1999) with Robert E. Myers and George Slusser
- Journalism (1977)
- Journalism (1977) with George Edgar Slusser
- Letter: Benford, Feeley and Book-Reviewing (1990)
- Letter: Benford, Feeley and Book-Reviewing (1990) with George Slusser
- Letter: Ings and the Defence (1989)
- Letter: Ings and the Defence (1989) with George Slusser
- Letter: Robu and the Sublime (1989)
- Letter: Robu and the Sublime (1989) with George Slusser
- Letter: Ursula Le Guin and SF (1989)
- Letter: Ursula Le Guin and SF (1989) with George Slusser
- Literary MTV (1988)
- Literary MTV (1988) with George Slusser
- Literary MTV [German] (1988) with George Slusser
- Metamorphoses of the Dragon (1987)
- Multiculturalism and the Cultural Dynamics of Classic American Science Fiction (2002)
- Multiculturalism and the Cultural Dynamics of Classic American Science Fiction (2002) with George Slusser
- Music, Irony, Aggression: Hoffman's Johannes Kriesler and the Creation of Horror (2003)
- Music, Irony, Aggression: Hoffman's Johannes Kriesler and the Creation of Horror (2003) with George Slusser
- Myth (1977)
- Myth (1977) with George Edgar Slusser
- Myth (2011) with George Edgar Slusser
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Nachwort (Die übliche Verrücktheit)?Nachwort (Die uebliche Verruecktheit)[German] (1982) with George Edgar Slusser
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Notes (Three Science Fiction Novellas: From Prehistory to the End of Mankind) (2012)
with
Daničle Chatelain?Daniele Chatelain
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Notes (Three Science Fiction Novellas: From Prehistory to the End of Mankind) (2012)
with
Daničle Chatelain?Daniele Chatelainand George Slusser
- Notes, Biographical Notes, Index (1982) with Eric S. Rabkin and Robert Scholes
- Novellas (The Classic Years of Robert A. Heinlein) (1977)
- Novellas (The Classic Years of Robert A. Heinlein) (1977) with George Edgar Slusser
- Now We Know Why They're Afraid: Forum Response (2003)
- Now We Know Why They're Afraid: Forum Response (2003) with George Slusser
- Of Food, Gods, and Men: The Theory and Practice of Science Fictional Eating (1996)
- Of Food, Gods, and Men: The Theory and Practice of Science Fictional Eating (1996) with George Slusser
- Pat Murphy (1999)
- Pat Murphy (1999) with George Slusser
- Preface (Bridges to Science Fiction) (1980) with George R. Guffey and Mark Rose
- Reflections on Style in Science Fiction (1992)
- Reflections on Style in Science Fiction (1992) with George Slusser
- Six Odysseys (1978)
- Six Odysseys (1978) with George Edgar Slusser
- Souls on Ice: Cryonics and the Bodily Utopia (1999)
- Souls on Ice: Cryonics and the Bodily Utopia (1999) with George Slusser
- Stories (The Classic Years of Robert A. Heinlein) (1977)
- Stories (The Classic Years of Robert A. Heinlein) (1977) with George Edgar Slusser
- Storm Warnings and Dead Zones: Imagination and the Future (1987)
- Structures of Apprehension: Lem, Heinlein, and the Strugatskys (1989)
- The And in Fantasy and Science Fiction (1987)
- The Classic Years (The Classic Years of Robert A. Heinlein) (1977)
- The Classic Years (The Classic Years of Robert A. Heinlein) (1977) with George Edgar Slusser
- The Concept of Mindscape (1989) with Eric S. Rabkin
- The Deification of Lazarus Long: Time Enough for Love and Methuselah's Children (1976)
- The Deification of Lazarus Long: Time Enough for Love and Methuselah's Children (1976) with George Edgar Slusser
- The Delany Intersections (1977)
- The Delany Intersections (1977) with George Edgar Slusser
- The Dispossessed (1976)
- The Dispossessed (1976) with George Edgar Slusser
- The Early Hainish Novels (1976)
- The Early Hainish Novels (1976) with George Edgar Slusser
- The Earthsea Trilogy (1976)
- The Earthsea Trilogy (1976) with George Edgar Slusser
- The Fall of the Towers (1977)
- The Fall of the Towers (1977) with George Edgar Slusser
- The Forever Child: Ender's Game and the Mythic Universe of Science Fiction (1999)
- The Forever Child: Ender's Game and the Mythic Universe of Science Fiction (1999) with George Slusser
- The Frankenstein Barrier (1992)
- The Frankenstein Barrier (1992) with George Slusser
- The Ghost in the Canon: "High Culture" Repressions of Science Fiction (2003)
- The Ghost in the Canon: "High Culture" Repressions of Science Fiction (2003) with George Slusser
- The Homeostatic Culture Machine (1996)
- The Homeostatic Culture Machine (1996) with George Slusser
- The Ideal Worlds of Science Fiction (1986)
- The Immunology of Science Fiction: Maupassant's "Horla," the Medical Frame, and the Evolution of Genres (2002)
- The Immunology of Science Fiction: Maupassant's "Horla," the Medical Frame, and the Evolution of Genres (2002) with George Slusser
- The J. Lloyd Eaton Collection (1983)
- The J. Lloyd Eaton Collection (1983) with George Slusser
- The Left Hand of Darkness (1976)
- The Left Hand of Darkness (1976) with George Edgar Slusser
- The Machineries of Joy (1977)
- The Machineries of Joy (1977) with George Edgar Slusser
- The October Country (1977)
- The October Country (1977) with George Edgar Slusser
- The Odyssey Pattern: Progress and Clarke's Elegaic Humanism (1978)
- The Odyssey Pattern: Progress and Clarke's Elegaic Humanism (1978) with George Edgar Slusser
- The Origins of Science Fiction (2005)
- The Origins of Science Fiction (2005) with George Slusser
- The Politically Correct Book of Science Fiction: Le Guin's Norton Anthology (1994)
- The Politically Correct Book of Science Fiction: Le Guin's Norton Anthology (1994) with George Slusser
- The Solitary Eater in Science Fiction and Horror (1996)
- The Solitary Eater in Science Fiction and Horror (1996) with George Slusser
- The Two Smiths: Stranger in a Strange Land and I Will Fear No Evil (1976)
- The Two Smiths: Stranger in a Strange Land and I Will Fear No Evil (1976) with George Edgar Slusser
- The Vintage Bradbury (1977)
- The Vintage Bradbury (1977) with George Edgar Slusser
- Third World Fantasies (1993)
- Third World Fantasies (1993) with George Slusser
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Translators' Note (Three Science Fiction Novellas: From Prehistory to the End of Mankind) (2012)
with
Daničle Chatelain?Daniele Chatelain
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Translators' Note (Three Science Fiction Novellas: From Prehistory to the End of Mankind) (2012)
with
Daničle Chatelain?Daniele Chatelainand George Slusser
- Twins and Doubles: Time for the Stars and Double Star (1976)
- Twins and Doubles: Time for the Stars and Double Star (1976) with George Edgar Slusser
- Two Novels of Intrigue (1977)
- Two Novels of Intrigue (1977) with George Edgar Slusser
- Untitled Introduction (The Bradbury Chronicles) (1977)
- Untitled Introduction (The Bradbury Chronicles) (1977) with George Edgar Slusser
- Upcoming Conferences (Science-Fiction Studies, November 1985) (1985) with Guiseppa Battisti
- Upcoming Conferences (Science-Fiction Studies, November 1985) (1985) with Guiseppa Battisti and George Slusser
- Who's Afraid of Science Fiction? (1988)
- Who's Afraid of Science Fiction? (1988) with George Slusser
- La Chaine Brisee (1979) by Marion Zimmer Bradley
- La Chaine Brisee (1979) by Marion Zimmer Bradley (co-reviewed with George Edgar Slusser)
- The Book of Ellison (1979) by Harlan Ellison
- The Book of Ellison (1979) by Harlan Ellison (co-reviewed with George Edgar Slusser)
- Interview with Gregory Benford (2014) with Gregory Benford
- Interview with Gregory Benford (2014) with Gregory Benford (co-interviewer George Slusser)