- Author: Gary Westfahl Author Record # 21083
- Legal Name: Westfahl, Gary Wesley
- Birthplace: Washington, DC, USA
- Birthdate: 7 May 1951
- Language: English
- Email: gary.westfahl@ucr.edu
- Webpages: SF Site, SFE, Wikipedia-EN
- Author Tags: Essays on Robert Heinlein (3), about science fiction (2), Essays on Arthur C. Clarke (1), space station (1), Essays on Orson Scott Card (1), pacifism (1)
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Magazine Editor Series
- Foundation: The Review of Science Fiction
- Foundation, #60 Spring 1994 (1994) with Colin Greenland and Edward James and Ian Watson
- Proceedings of the J. Lloyd Eaton Conference on Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature
- 12 Immortal Engines: Life Extension and Immortality in Science Fiction and Fantasy (1996) with Eric S. Rabkin and George E. Slusser [only as by Eric S. Rabkin and George Slusser and Gary Westfahl]
- 13 Science Fiction and Market Realities (1996) with Eric S. Rabkin and George E. Slusser [only as by Eric S. Rabkin and George Slusser and Gary Westfahl]
- 14 Foods of the Gods: Eating and the Eaten in Fantasy and Science Fiction (1996) with Eric S. Rabkin and George E. Slusser [only as by Eric S. Rabkin and George Slusser and Gary Westfahl]
- 15 Nursery Realms: Children in the Worlds of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror (1999) with George E. Slusser [only as by George Slusser and Gary Westfahl]
- 16 Science Fiction, Canonization, Marginalization, and the Academy (2002) with George E. Slusser
- 17 Unearthly Visions: Approaches to Science Fiction and Fantasy Art (2002) with Kathleen Church Plummer and George E. Slusser [only as by Kathleen Church Plummer and George Slusser and Gary Westfahl]
- 18 No Cure for the Future: Disease and Medicine in Science Fiction and Fantasy (2002) with George E. Slusser [only as by George Slusser and Gary Westfahl]
- 19 Worlds Enough and Time (2002) with David Leiby and George E. Slusser [only as by David Leiby and George Slusser and Gary Westfahl]
- 20 Science Fiction and the Two Cultures: Essays on Bridging the Gap Between the Sciences and the Humanities (2009) with George E. Slusser [only as by George Slusser and Gary Westfahl]
- Science Fiction Literature Through History: An Encyclopedia
- 1 Science Fiction Literature Through History: An Encyclopedia: Volume 1 (2021)
- 2 Science Fiction Literature Through History: An Encyclopedia: Volume 2 (2021)
- Science Fiction Literature Through History: An Encyclopedia (2021)
- The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy
- 1 The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Themes, Works, and Wonders: Volume 1 (2005)
- 2 The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Themes, Works, and Wonders: Volume 2 (2005)
- 3 The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Themes, Works, and Wonders: Volume 3 (2005)
- The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy (set) (2005)
- Cosmic Engineers: A Study of Hard Science Fiction (1996)
- Islands in the Sky: The Space Station Theme in Science Fiction Literature (1996)
- The Mechanics of Wonder: The Creation of the Idea in Science Fiction (1998)
- Space and Beyond: The Frontier Theme in Science Fiction (2000)
- Science Fiction, Children's Literature, and Popular Culture: Coming of Age in Fantasyland (2000)
- Science Fiction Quotations: From the Inner Mind to the Outer Limits (2005)
- World Weavers: Globalization, Science Fiction, and the Cybernetic Revolution (2005) with Amy Kit-sze Chan and Wong Kin Yuen
- Hugo Gernsback and the Century of Science Fiction (2007)
- The Science of Fiction and the Fiction of Science: Collected Essays on SF Storytelling and the Gnostic Imagination (2009) with Frank McConnell
- The Other Side of the Sky: An Annotated Bibliography of Space Stations in Science Fiction, 1869-1993 (2009)
- Science Fiction and the Prediction of the Future: Essays on Foresight and Fallacy (2011) with Amy Kit-sze Chan and Wong Kin Yuen
- The Spacesuit Film: A History, 1918-1969 (2012)
- William Gibson (2013)
- An Alien Abroad: Science Fiction Columns from Interzone (2016)
- Bridges to Science Fiction and Fantasy: Outstanding Essays from the J. Lloyd Eaton Conferences (2018) with Gregory Benford and Howard V. Hendrix and Joseph D. Miller
- Arthur C. Clarke (2018)
- The Rise and Fall of American Science Fiction, from the 1920s to the 1960s (2019)
- Science Fiction and the Dismal Science: Essays on Economics in and of the Genre (2019) with Jonathan Alexander and Gregory Benford and Howard V. Hendrix
- Jules Verne Lives!: Essays on His Works and Legacy (2023)
- Islands in the Sky: Space Stations in the Universe of Science Fiction (1989)
- On The True History of Science Fiction (1990)
- "An Idea of Significant Import": Hugo Gernsback's Theory of Science Fiction (1990)
- Letter: A Zealous but Humble Reply (1990)
- Letter (Foundation #52) (1991)
- Small Worlds and Strange Tomorrows: The Icon of the Space Station in Science Fiction (1991)
- Deconstructing the Atom, or, Mourning Becomes Electron: The Death and Derrida-liverance of Modern Physics (1991)
- "A Convenient Analog System": John W. Campbell, Jr.'s Theory of Science Fiction (1992)
- "Dictatorial, Authoritarian, Uncooperative": The Case Against John W. Campbell, Jr. (1992)
- Letter (Foundation 56) (1992)
- Academic Criticism of Science Fiction: What It Is, What It Should Be (1992)
- Sequel and Ye Shall Find Well: Book Two in the Chronicles of Westfahl the Critic (1992)
- "The Gernsback Continuum": William Gibson in the Context of Science Fiction (1992)
- The Sequelizer, or The Farmer Gone to Hell (1992)
- Words of Wishdom: The Neologisms of Science Fiction (1992)
- Introduction (Hyperion) (1993)
- Letter (Foundation #58) (1993)
- Superladies in Waiting: How the Female Hero Almost Emerges in Science Fiction (1993)
- Wrangling Conversation: Linguistic Patterns in the Dialogues of Heroes and Villains (1993)
- Good Physics, Lousy Engineering: Arthur C. Clarke's A Fall of Moondust (1993)
- Letter (Monad #3) (1993)
- Nonsense of Wonder: On Teaching Science Fiction (1994)
- The Genre That Evolved: On Science Fiction as Children's Literature (1994)
- The Undiscovered Country: The Finished and Unfinished Business of Science Fiction Research and Criticism (1994)
- Letter: A Final Response (1994)
- Extracts from The Biographical Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Film (1995)
- For Tomorrow We Dine: The Sad Gourmet at the Scienticafé (1996)
- Zen and the Art of Mario Mantenance: Cycles of Death and Rebirth in Video Games and Children's Subliterature (1996)
- Against Agoraphobia: Confronting the Idea of Marketplaces (1996)
- Introduction (Science Fiction and Market Realities) (1996) with Eric S. Rabkin and George E. Slusser [only as by Eric S. Rabkin and George Slusser and Gary Westfahl]
- The Quintessence of Science Fiction, Forged in Brunner's The Crucible of Time (1997)
- "You don't know what you are talking about": Robert A. Heinlein and the Racism of American Science Fiction (1997)
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Why the Stars Are Silent: The Decline and Fall of the Science Fiction Monomyth (and, Incidentally, the Human Race) (1998)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Por qué callan las estrellas [Spanish] (1998)
- Greyer Lensmen or, Looking Backward in Anger (1998)
- Cremators of Science Fiction, 1 & 2: Brian Stableford & John Clute (1998)
- Pont and Cringe: A Non-Innovative, Non-Interactive Column (1998)
- The Sky is Appalling (1998)
- "Did Alien Astronauts Make the Shroud of Turin?" (1998)
- Letter (Interzone #137) (1998)
- Unlucky Starr and the Omission of Venus (1998)
- Coming of Age in Fantasyland: The Self-Parenting Child in Walt Disney Animated Films (1999) with Lynne Lundquist
- Orson Scott Card (1999)
- Return to Innocence (1999)
- Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1999) with David N. Samuelson
- Janeways and Thaneways: The Better Half, and Worse Half, of Science-Fiction Television (1999)
- Gadgetry, Government, Genetics, and God: The Forms of Science Fiction Utopia (1999)
- The Nine Billion Names of Fantasy... and an Encyclopedia of Other Concerns (1999)
- "Pastwonder: The Redemption of Orson Scott Card" (1999)
- 'Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky: An Open Letter to a Young SF Fan (1999)
- A Modem Utopia (1999)
- Big Dumb Opticals: Film Considered as the Motion Pyramid (1999)
- A Christmas Cavil or, It's a Plunderful Life (2000)
- The True Frontier: Confronting and Avoiding Realities of Space in American Science Fiction Films (2000)
- The Sound of the City ... and the Call of the Cosmos (2000)
- Space Stations and Space Habitats: A Selective Bibliography (2000)
- What Is a Science Fiction Magazine? And Why on Earth Are They Still Around? (2000)
- Prehistory Lessons (2000)
- The Anthology on the Edge of Forever (2000)
- America's Dumbest Columnist or The Remarking Moron (2000)
- Reading Mars: Changing Images of Mars in Twentieth-Century Science Fiction (2000)
- Robert A. Heinlein´s _2001: A Space Odyssey_ (2001)
- Talking to Aliens - and to Ourselves (2001)
- Eaton Hong Kong Conference (2001)
- The Three Most Important Reasons Why Gary Westfahl Doesn't Compile Science Fiction Lists (2001)
- "Martians Old and New, Still Standing Over Us" (2001)
- Going Where Lots of People Have Gone Before, or The Novels Science Fiction Readers Don't See (2001)
- Poul Anderson and the Human Crusade (2001)
- Claremont, California: Notes from the Home Front (2001)
- Artists in Wonderland: Toward a True History of Science Fiction Art (2002)
- Wisdom and Clemency: The Collaborations of Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd (2002) with Lynne Lundquist
- Celebrating a Century of Science Fiction Films with A Trip to the Moon (2002)
- Introduction: Masters of the Literary Universe (2002)
- Sector General: The Next Generation? (2002)
- Why Science Fiction Fears the Future (2002)
- The Quarries of Time (2002)
- The History of Heinlein's Future (2002)
- Doctors' Ordeals: The Sector General Stories of James White (2002)
- Introduction: Of Plagues, Predictions, and Physicians (2002)
- The End of Science Fiction's Childhood (2002)
- Science Fiction Is the Simplest Thing (2003)
- Space Opera (2003)
- The Light Fantastic: The Systemic Obfuscation of Fantasy (2003)
- Rules for Robots v.1.0 (2003)
- Pilgrim Award: I Am Not a Role Model ... or Am I? (2003)
- Who Didn't Kill Horror? (2003)
- In Search of Dismal Science Fiction (2003)
- Why Science Fiction (Thank Goodness!) Still Doesn't Get Any Respect (2003)
- Fellow Travellers: Jules Verne and J.G. Ballard (2003) with David Pringle
- The Odds Against Tomorrow, or, How I Spent My Summer Vacation (2004)
- Introduction (Science Fiction Quotations) (2005)
- Preface (The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Themes, Works, and Wonders: Volume 1) (2005)
- Hard Science Fiction (2005)
- No News Is Good News: What Science Fiction Leaves Out of the Future #1 (2008)
- Introduction to the Second Edition (Islands in the Sky: The Space Station Theme in Science Fiction Literature) (2009)
- Special Section (Extrapolation, Spring 2009) (2009)
- Hugo Gernsback (1884-1967) (2009)
- Introduction (The Other Side of the Sky: An Annotated Bibliography of Space Stations in Science Fiction, 1869-1993) (2009)
-
Ο J. G. Ballard και "Η χαμένη εποχή του διαστήματος"?O J. G. Ballard kai "I chameni epochi tou diastimatos"[Greek] (2009)
-
Robert A. Heinlein και Philip K. Dick?Robert A. Heinlein kai Philip K. Dick[Greek] (2010)
- 2010: The Year We Lower Our Expectations (2010)
-
Greg Bear, Gregory Benford, David Brin: Δημιουργώντας επάνω στο Θεμέλιο του Isaac Asimov?Greg Bear, Gregory Benford, David Brin: Dimiourgontas epano sto Themelio tou Isaac Asimov[Greek] (2010)
- Of Futures Imagined, and Futures Inhabited (2011)
-
Pitfalls of Prophecy: Why Science Fiction So Often Fails to Predict the Future (2011)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Fallstricke des Prophezeiens [German] (2013)
- Space Stations in Fact and Fiction (2011)
- Computer Science on the Planet Krypton (2011)
- Back to the Egg: The Prequels to A Song of Ice and Fire (2012)
- "The Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, and Edgar Allan Poe Type of Story": Hugo Gernsback's History of Science Fiction (2014)
- The Marketplace (2014)
- The Mightiest Machine: The Development of American Science Fiction from the 1920s to the 1960s (2015)
- "Dishonest Work": Heinlein's Attitudes Toward Writing (2015)
- From the Ocean to the Stars: The Life of Robert A. Heinlein, 1907-1988 (2015)
- Kalte Schultern und schwitzige Hände: Eine Geschichte des Klimawandels in der Science Fiction [German] (2021)
- Dem Frieden eine Chance geben: Pazifismus in der Science Fiction [German] (2023)
- Maps in a Mirror: The Short Fiction of Orson Scott Card (1991) by Orson Scott Card
- N-Space (1991) by Larry Niven
- A Handful of Stars (1992) by Dana Stabenow
- Second Star (1992) by Dana Stabenow
- Requiem: New Collected Works by Robert A. Heinlein and Tributes to the Grand Master (1992) by Robert A. Heinlein
- Full Spectrum 4 (1994) by Betsy Mitchell and Amy Stout and Lou Aronica
- Battlestation (1994) by David Drake and Bill Fawcett
- Vanguard (1994) by David Drake and Bill Fawcett
- Lightpaths (1998) by Howard V. Hendrix
- Understanding Contemporary American Science Fiction: The Age of Maturity, 1970-2000 (2006) by Darren Harris-Fain
- Sir Arthur C. Clarke: A Telephone Conversation (2000) with Arthur C. Clarke (co-interviewers Paul A. Carter and Gary Kern and Daryl F. Mallett and Melissa Mannion and Frank McConnell and Joseph D. Miller and Eric S. Rabkin)