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Author photo. James Edwin Gunn, SF author,<br> at the 2006 Nebula Awards<br> held in New York City, 2007 <br>Copyright © 2007 <a href="http://ronhogan.tumblr.com">Ron Hogan</a>

James Edwin Gunn, SF author,
at the 2006 Nebula Awards
held in New York City, 2007
Copyright © 2007 Ron Hogan

James Gunn (1) [1923–2020]

This page covers the author of The Joy Machine.

For other authors named James Gunn, see the disambiguation page.

James Gunn (1) has been aliased into James E. Gunn.

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Works by James Gunn

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The Joy Machine 284 copies, 3 reviews
The Road to Science Fiction #3: From Heinlein to Here 236 copies, 4 reviews
The Immortals 212 copies, 4 reviews
Alternate Worlds: The Illustrated History of Science Fiction 165 copies
The Joy Makers 154 copies, 4 reviews
Transcendental 146 copies, 9 reviews
The Road to Science Fiction #1: From Gilgamesh to Wells 142 copies, 1 review
The Road to Science Fiction #2: From Wells to Heinlein 131 copies, 1 review
The Road to Science Fiction #4: From Here To Forever 126 copies
The Magicians 110 copies, 3 reviews
Nebula Award Stories 10 105 copies
This Fortress World 85 copies, 3 reviews
Future Imperfect 85 copies
The Science of Science Fiction Writing 76 copies
Breaking Point 72 copies, 1 review
Crisis! 63 copies, 1 review
Mind Master 60 copies, 3 reviews
The New Encyclopedia of Science Fiction 51 copies
The Road to Science Fiction #6: Around The World 46 copies
The Road to Science Fiction #5: The British Way 45 copies, 1 review
Transgalactic: A novel 45 copies, 1 review
Gift from the Stars 25 copies, 7 reviews
The Best of Astounding: Classic Short Novels from the Golden Age of… 21 copies
Reading Science Fiction 18 copies
Transformation: A novel (The Transcendental Machine) 15 copies
Star-Begotten: A Life Lived in Science Fiction 14 copies, 1 review
Inside Science Fiction 13 copies, 1 review
Von Ellison bis Haldeman 11 copies
Von Huxley bis Heinlein 10 copies
Von Wells bis Stapledon 9 copies
Von Malzberg bis Benford 9 copies
Von Ballard bis Stableford 8 copies
Von Clement bis Dick 8 copies
Von Gilgamesch bis Hawthorne 7 copies
Von Matheson bis Shaw 6 copies
Die Venus-Fabrik 6 copies
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 45, No. 9 & 10 [September/October 2021] (Contributor) 5 copies
Introduction to Nebula Award Stories 10 5 copies
Von Heinlein bis Farmer 5 copies
Von Lem bis Varley 4 copies
Academic Viewpoint by James Gunn 3 copies
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 45, No. 5 & 6 [May/June 2021] (Contributor) 3 copies
THE UNPUBLISHED GUNN Part One 2 copies
John W. Campbell's golden age of science fiction 2 copies
Reclaiming The Stars 1 copy
Unpublished Gunn, Part 2 (Drumm Booklet #47) 1 copy
Attack On Terminal: The Pilgrim's Story 1 copy
The Waiting Room: The Pedia's Story 1 copy
Consciousness: 4107's Story 1 copy
The Final Commandment: Trey's Story 1 copy
Singular Days 1 copy
New Blood [novelette] 1 copy
Not So Great an Enemy [novelette] 1 copy
Love and Death and the Star that Shall Not Be Named: Kom's Story 1 copy
Return From The Stars 1 copy
Against The Stars 1 copy
Transcendental - The Trilogy (The Transcendental Machine) 1 copy
In Our Stars 1 copy
Quantum Theory 1 copy
Tendre femelle 1 copy
Donor [novelette] 1 copy
Arriving at Terminal: Xi's Story 1 copy
Little Orphan Android 1 copy
The Last Word 1 copy
Road to Science Fiction, The 1 copy
If I Forget Thee {novella} 1 copy
The Stilled Patter 1 copy
Skin Game 1 copy
Survival Policy 1 copy
THE TARNISHED LADY 1 copy
The Girls Who Were Really Built 1 copy
Everyday Is Christmas 1 copy
Tales from the Spaceship Geoffrey 1 copy
The Boy With Five Fingers 1 copy
Weighty Matters: Tordor's Story 1 copy
Witches Must Burn 1 copy
The Ganymede Gambit: Jan's Story 1 copy
Uncreated Night and Strange Shadows 1 copy
Transcendental Mission: Riley's Story 1 copy
The Escape of the Adastra: Asha's Story 1 copy
Witch Hunt 1 copy
Man and the Future; [Papers] 1 copy
Patterns 1 copy
Trial By Fire 1 copy
Elixir 1 copy
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Also by James Gunn

Works have been aliased into James E. Gunn.

A Clockwork Orange (Preface, some editions) 24,794 copies, 376 reviews
The War of the Worlds (Afterword, some editions) 17,209 copies, 295 reviews
The Foundation Trilogy (Foreword, some editions) 6,199 copies, 81 reviews
Brightness Reef (Introduction, some editions) 2,417 copies, 23 reviews
Dreamfall (Introduction, some editions) 593 copies, 9 reviews
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories (Contributor) 429 copies, 4 reviews
Transition (Introduction, some editions) 362 copies, 4 reviews
Mapping the World of Harry Potter: An Unauthorized Exploration of the… (Contributor) 307 copies, 6 reviews
Taking the Red Pill: Science, Philosophy and Religion in The Matrix (Contributor) 288 copies, 2 reviews
The Day The Martians Came (Introduction, some editions) 263 copies, 4 reviews
100 Great Fantasy Short, Short Stories (Contributor) 245 copies, 5 reviews
Wizards' Worlds (Introduction, some editions) 212 copies, 1 review
Microcosmic Tales (Contributor) 138 copies, 3 reviews
Isaac Asimov: Science Fiction Masterpieces (Contributor) 98 copies
Nebula Awards Showcase 2008 (Contributor) 90 copies, 3 reviews
Gateways: A Feast of Great New Science Fiction Honoring Grand Master… (Contributor) 89 copies, 2 reviews
Science Fiction Today and Tomorrow: A Discursive Symposium (Contributor) 86 copies, 2 reviews
Nebula Awards 30: SFWA's Choices For The Best Science Fiction And Fantasy… (Contributor) 82 copies, 2 reviews
SF: Authors' Choice 4 (Contributor) 81 copies, 1 review
Chasing Shadows: Visions of Our Coming Transparent World (Introduction) 33 copies
The Cherryh Odyssey (Introduction) 32 copies
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVII, No. 3 (March 1977) (Contributor) 27 copies
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 41, No. 11 & 12 [November/December 2017] (Contributor) 21 copies, 2 reviews
Mission: Tomorrow (Contributor) 20 copies
Synergy: New Science Fiction, Vol. 4 (Author) 20 copies
Envisioning the Future: Science Fiction and the Next Millennium (Contributor) 19 copies
King Kong Is Back!: An Unauthorized Look at One Humongous Ape! (Smart Pop… (Contributor) 18 copies
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 41, No. 9 & 10 [September/October 2017] (Contributor) 15 copies, 2 reviews
Alfa Vier: SF-Verhalen 12 copies
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 42, No. 1 & 2 [January/February 2018] (Contributor) 11 copies
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 42, No. 3 & 4 [March/April 2018] (Contributor) 11 copies, 1 review
Golden Age SF: Tales of a Bygone Future (Contributor) 10 copies
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 38, No. 9 [September 2014] (Contributor) 10 copies, 1 review
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 41, No. 5 & 6 [May/June 2017] (Contributor) 7 copies
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 41, No. 7 & 8 [July/August 2017] (Contributor) 7 copies
Analog Science Fiction and Fact: Vol. CXXXVI, No. 1 & 2 (January/February… (Contributor) 7 copies
Destination: Future (Contributor) 6 copies
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 44, No. 5 & 6 [May/June 2020] (Contributor) 5 copies
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 44, No. 3 & 4 [March/April 2020] (Contributor) 5 copies
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 43, No. 11 & 12 [November/December 2019] (Contributor) 5 copies
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 43, No. 5 & 6 [May/June 2019] (Contributor) 4 copies
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 44, No. 11 & 12 [November/December 2020] (Contributor) 3 copies
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Gunn, James Edwin
Other names
James, Edwin
Date of birth
1923-07-12
Date of death
2020-12-23
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Gender
male
Nationality
USA
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Birthplace
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Place of death
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Lawrence, Kansas, USA
Cause of death
Places of residence
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Education
University of Kansas (BS ∙ Journalism)
Occupations
professor (English)
editor
novelist
short-story writer
Relationships
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Organizations
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (President)
Center for the Study of Science Fiction (Director)
United States Navy
University of Kansas (Director of Public Relations)
Awards and honors
SFWA Grand Master (2007)
SFRA Pilgrim Award (1976)
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