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James E. Gunn (1923–2020)

Author of The Listeners

159+ Works 4,159 Members 73 Reviews

About the Author

Includes the names: James E. Gunn, James Edwin Gunn, James Edward Gunn

Also includes: James Gunn (1)

Series

Works by James E. Gunn

The Listeners (1972) 339 copies
The Joy Machine (1996) 302 copies
Star Bridge (1955) 280 copies
The Immortals (1962) 227 copies
The Joy Makers (1961) 166 copies
Transcendental (2013) 155 copies
Kampus (1977) 137 copies
The Magicians (1976) 113 copies
Nebula Award Stories 10 (1975) 106 copies
This Fortress World (1955) 89 copies
Future Imperfect (1964) 85 copies
Breaking Point (1900) 76 copies
The Burning (1973) 68 copies
Mind Master (1980) 65 copies
Crisis! (1986) 65 copies
The End of the Dreams (1975) 61 copies
The Witching Hour (1970) 50 copies
Transgalactic: A novel (2016) 48 copies
Station in Space (1958) 46 copies
Gift from the Stars (2005) 26 copies
Deadlier than the Male (1942) 21 copies
Some Dreams Are Nightmares (1974) 19 copies
Reading Science Fiction (2008) 18 copies
Inside Science Fiction (1992) 13 copies
The Millennium Blues (2000) 13 copies
Von Ellison bis Haldeman (1991) 11 copies
Von Huxley bis Heinlein (1988) 10 copies
Von Wells bis Stapledon (1988) 9 copies
Von Malzberg bis Benford (1982) 9 copies
Von Clement bis Dick (1990) 8 copies
Von Matheson bis Shaw (1992) 6 copies
Die Venus-Fabrik (1964) 6 copies
Von Poe bis Wells (1998) 6 copies
Von Heinlein bis Farmer (1998) 5 copies
Von Lem bis Varley (1993) 4 copies
Kindergarten 4 copies
The Gravity Business (2017) 4 copies
Child Of The Sun (1977) 4 copies
Von Shelley bis Clark (2000) 4 copies
The Misogynist 2 copies
Guilt 2 copies
The North Wind 2 copies
The Immortal [novelette] (1958) 2 copies
Tsylana 2 copies
The Giftie 2 copies
Kampus (1977) 2 copies
Fault (1975) 2 copies
Progetto Stelle 2 copies
Patterns 1 copy
In Our Stars 1 copy
Tendre femelle (1950) 1 copy
Donor [novelette] (1960) 1 copy
New Blood [novelette] (1955) 1 copy
Science Fiction Special 31 (1979) — Contributor — 1 copy
Open Warfare 1 copy
Zamknięty świat (1988) 1 copy
The Futurist 1 copy
Fury 1 copy
Man of Parts 1 copy
Skin Game 1 copy
Green Thumb 1 copy
Witch Hunt 1 copy
Elixir 1 copy
The Voices 1 copy

Associated Works

A Clockwork Orange (1962) — Preface, some editions — 25,763 copies
The War of the Worlds (1897) — Afterword, some editions — 18,244 copies
The Foundation Trilogy (1951) — Foreword, some editions — 6,542 copies
Brightness Reef (1995) — Introduction, some editions — 2,488 copies
Dreamfall (1996) — Introduction, some editions — 611 copies
Illegal Alien (1997) — Introduction, some editions — 519 copies
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories (1993) — Contributor — 441 copies
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories (1978) — Contributor — 407 copies
Transition (1991) — Introduction, some editions — 386 copies
Where Do We Go from Here? (1971) — Contributor, some editions — 313 copies
The Day The Martians Came (1988) — Introduction, some editions — 274 copies
Space Opera (1974) — Contributor — 265 copies
100 Great Fantasy Short, Short Stories (1984) — Contributor — 247 copies
Wizards' Worlds (1989) — Introduction, some editions — 225 copies
The 1978 Annual World's Best SF (1977) — Contributor, some editions — 200 copies
Thunder and Roses: Volume IV: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon (1997) — Introduction, some editions — 186 copies
Nova 2 (1972) — Contributor — 145 copies
Microcosmic Tales (1944) — Contributor — 144 copies
Nebula Award Stories 4 (1969) — Contributor — 143 copies
Serve It Forth: Cooking with Anne McCaffrey (1996) — Contributor — 142 copies
Those Who Can: A Science Fiction Reader (1960) — Contributor — 123 copies
Isaac Asimov: Science Fiction Masterpieces (1986) — Contributor — 101 copies
Nebula Awards Showcase 2008 (2008) — Contributor — 90 copies
Nebula Winners: 12 (1978) — Contributor — 86 copies
The Year's Best Science Fiction No. 6 (1973) — Contributor — 85 copies
SF: Authors' Choice 4 (1974) — Contributor — 84 copies
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 4 (1958) — Contributor — 81 copies
SF: The Year's Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy (1956) — Contributor — 79 copies
5 Galaxy Short Novels (1960) — Contributor — 78 copies
Nebula Awards Showcase 2004 (2004) — Contributor — 77 copies
Triax (1977) — Contributor — 66 copies
Young Extraterrestrials (1984) — Contributor — 64 copies
Time Travelers (Fiction in the Fourth Dimension) (1997) — Contributor — 64 copies
100 Astounding Little Alien Stories (1996) — Contributor — 59 copies
Timescapes (1997) — Contributor — 57 copies
Tales from Super-Science Fiction (2012) — Contributor — 57 copies
TV:2000 (1982) — Contributor — 50 copies
Science Fiction Contemporary Mythology (1978) — Contributor — 48 copies
The End of Summer: Science Fiction of the Fifties (1979) — Contributor — 47 copies
Afterlives (1986) — Contributor — 46 copies
Chasing Shadows: Visions of Our Coming Transparent World (2017) — Introduction — 35 copies
The Cherryh Odyssey (2004) — Introduction — 33 copies
The Bank Street Book of Science Fiction (1989) — Contributor — 23 copies
Mission: Tomorrow (2015) — Contributor — 21 copies
Synergy: New Science Fiction, Vol. 4 (1989) — Author — 20 copies
Little Green Men - Attack! (2017) — Contributor — 12 copies
Alfa Vier: SF-Verhalen (1976) 12 copies
International Relations Through Science Fiction (1978) — Contributor — 11 copies
Golden Age SF: Tales of a Bygone Future (2006) — Contributor — 10 copies
Into the unknown;: Eleven tales of imagination (1973) — Contributor — 10 copies
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 38, No. 9 [September 2014] (2014) — Contributor — 10 copies
Galaxy Science Fiction 1953 May, Vol. 6, No. 2 (1953) — Contributor — 10 copies
Thrilling Wonder Stories - Summer 2007 (2007) — Contributor — 8 copies
Destination: Future (2010) — Contributor — 7 copies
Vanguard Science Fiction, Vol. 1, No. 1 (June, 1958) (1958) — Contributor — 5 copies
Space Pioneers (2018) — Contributor — 4 copies
Modern Fiction About Schoolteaching: An Anthology (1995) — Contributor — 4 copies
Super-Science Fiction : 1957-02 : Vol 1 No 2 (1957) — Contributor — 4 copies
Space Science Fiction March 1953 — Contributor — 3 copies
Terra Science Fiction Jubiläumsband 1982 (1982) — Contributor — 2 copies
Fantastic Universe September 1956 (1956) — Contributor — 2 copies

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The Empire may still exist, at least it does on the fortress orbiting the planet, where the bulk ofthe population toils to preserve the privileges of the few administrators. Cracks are appearing in the administration, and we are left with a few rebels who are working to overthrow the system. I read this paperback in 1963, though it was published in 1951.
 
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DinadansFriend | 3 other reviews | Feb 3, 2024 |
I think I'll be an outlier on this book.

The backdrop was interesting, the characters varied and extreme, the plot interesting, and yet it didn't hang together for me at all.

The intro drew me in, then the book just stumbled along for many many pages, and when it finally got interesting, it ended.
 
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furicle | 10 other reviews | Aug 5, 2023 |
The book was described by some as a traveler's tale - a Canterbury Tales sort of thing with aliens. That was what caught my fancy as well as the fact I had never read one of James Gunn's novels (except maybe The Listeners). I had rather low expectations and the book happily exceeded them. It starts a thousand years in the future with a group of assorted aliens just after a peace has been established after a galactic war. We begin at the edge of known space and head off to the unknown with pilgrims, and others, and they seem to be seeking transcendence. This is also an entertaining mystery in space, kind of a locked room, or spaceship...

I really enjoyed the journey and it was a quick and easy read. The ending is clever and leaves the reader with a sort of cliffhanger. Almost 4 stars
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RBeffa | 10 other reviews | Jul 12, 2023 |
This is a classic 50's space opera with the typical plot of lone, independent (but not really) gunslinger takes on an evil empire and wins. The characters are a bit 2-dimensional and the only female character is quite stereotyped. The plot has a couple of interesting twists and there is lots of action.
 
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catseyegreen | 3 other reviews | Feb 27, 2023 |

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Statistics

Works
159
Also by
84
Members
4,159
Popularity
#6,052
Rating
3.9
Reviews
73
ISBNs
222
Languages
9

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