Anatomy of Wonder — A Critical Guide to Science Fiction is a reference book by Neil Barron. It covers hundreds of works of science fiction.
Publication history The book received a total of five editions, each updated and expanded compared to the previous ones: Anatomy of Wonder: Science Fiction (1976) Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition (1981) Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction: Third Edition (1987) Anatomy of Wonder 4: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction (1995) Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction: Fifth Edition (2004)
Reception Dave Langford reviewed Anatomy of Wonder for White Dwarf #39, and stated that "The book records hundreds of 'major' SF works from antiquity to 1980, with useful plot summaries [...] and idiosyncratic recommendations for building up a collection of fine SF. A unique reference book, shortlisted for the 1982 Hugo Award, non-fiction category."
The book was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Related Work for 1982, but lost to Danse Macabre.
Reviews Review by Jeff Frane (1981) in Locus, #248 September 1981 Review by Thomas D. Clareson (1981) in Extrapolation, Winter 1981 Review by Arthur O. Lewis (1982) in Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review, #1, January–February 1982 Review by Tom Staicar (1982) in Amazing Science Fiction Stories, March 1982 Review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton] (1982) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, May 1982 Review by T. E. D. Klein (1982) in Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone Magazine, August 1982
See also The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Encyclopedia of Fantasy Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction by Brian Stableford
References
External links Locus Science Fiction Studies Reviews at ISFDB