A Wealth of Fable
| Author | Harry Warner, Jr. |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction fandom, history |
| Publisher | Fanhistorica Press (first edition), SCIFI Press (second edition) |
Publication date | 1977, 1992 |
| 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.
- 1 2 Resnick, Mike (February 2008). "The Literature of Fandom". Jim Baen's Universe, 11 Vol 2 Num 5. Retrieved March 1, 2009.