- George Edgar Slusser
George Edgar Slusser (born
July 14 ,1939 ,Bastille Day ), is an American scholar, professor and writer.Along with publisher/editor
Robert Reginald , he is one of the co-founders and Curator Emeritus of The J. Lloyd Eaton Collection of Science Fiction & Fantasy Literature, located in the Special Collections Department at the University of California, Riverside.He is married to French/American scholar, professor and writer,
Danièle Chatelain .A host of science fiction writers and scholars have studied under Slusser, including
Howard V. Hendrix , David Leiby, Bradford M. Lyau,Daryl F. Mallett and more.Education
*A.B., University of California, Berkeley.
*Diplome d'Etudes Francais, Universite de Poitiers
*Ph.D., Comparative Literature,Harvard University , French, German, English, American & Spanish literature.Career
*Professor of Comparative Literature and Curator, J. Lloyd Eaton Collection of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Literature,
University of California, Riverside
*Harvard Traveling Fellow
*Fulbright Lecturer (Germany, France)
*Coordinator of 23 Eaton ConferencesBibliography
Books
*"The Centenarian: Or, the Two Beringhelds", by
Honoré de Balzac , George E. Slusser,Robert Reginald &Douglas Menville . New York, NY: Ayer Co. Publishing,1976 , ISBN 0-405-08110-3.
*"Robert A. Heinlein : Stranger in His Own Land", by George E. Slusser. San Bernardino, CA: Borgo Press,1976 , ISBN 0-87877-201-4. Volume 1 in The Milford Series, "Popular Writers of Today"
*"The Farthest Shores ofUrsula K. Le Guin ", by George E. Slusser. San Bernardino, CA: Borgo Press,1976 , ISBN 0-87877-205-7. Volume 3 in The Milford Series, "Popular Writers of Today"
*"The Bradbury Chronicles", by George E. Slusser. San Bernardino, CA: Borgo Press,1977 , ISBN 0-89370-207-2. Volume 4 in The Milford Serries, "Popular Writers of Today"
*"Harlan Ellison : Unrepentant Harlequin", by George E. Slusser. San Bernardino, CA: Borgo Press,1977 , ISBN 0-89370-209-9. Volume 6 in The Milford Series, "Popular Writers of Today"
*"The Space Odysseys ofArthur C. Clarke ", by George E. Slusser. San Bernardino, CA: Borgo Press,1977 , ISBN 0-89370-212-9. Volume 8 in The Milford Series, "Popular Writers of Today"
*"The Delany Intersection:Samuel R. Delany Considered as a Writer of Semi-Precious Words", by George E. Slusser. San Bernardino, CA: Borgo Press,1977 , ISBN 0-89370-214-5. Volume 10 in The Milford Series, "Popular Writers of Today"
*"The Classic Years ofRobert A. Heinlein ", by George E. Slusser. San Bernardino, CA: Borgo Press,1977 , ISBN 0-89370-216-1. Volume 11 of The Milford Series, "Popular Writers of Today"
*"Bridges to Science Fiction", ed. by George Edgar Slusser,George R. Guffey &Mark Rose . Carbondale, IL:Southern Illinois University Press,1980 , ISBN 0-8093-0961-0.
*"The Best Science Fiction ofArthur Conan Doyle ", ed. byCharles G. Waugh ,Martin H. Greenberg & George E. Slusser. Carbondale, IL:Southern Illinois University Press,1981 , ISBN 0-8093-1046-5.
*"Bridges to Fantasy", ed. by George E. Slusser,Eric S. Rabkin &Robert Scholes . Carbondale, IL:Southern Illinois University Press,1982 , ISBN 0-8093-1043-0.
**Reviewed byJudith Hanna in "Vector" (Aug.1983 ).
*"Coordinates: Placing Science Fiction and Fantasy", ed. by George E. Slusser,Eric S. Rabkin &Robert Scholes . Carbondale, IL:Southern Illinois University Press,1983 , ISBN 0-8093-1105-4.
*"Shadows of the Magic Lamp: Fantasy and Science Fiction in Film", ed. by George E. Slusser &Eric S. Rabkin . Carbondale, IL:Southern Illinois University Press,1985 , ISBN 0-8093-1150-X.
*"Hard Science Fiction", ed. by George E. Slusser &Eric S. Rabkin . Carbondale, IL:Southern Illinois University Press,1986 , ISBN 0-8093-1234-4.
**Reviewed byDan Chow in "Locus " 19:5 (#304); May1986 .
*"Intersections: Fantasy and Science Fiction", ed. by George E. Slusser &Eric S. Rabkin . Carbondale, IL:Southern Illinois University Press,1987 , ISBN 0-8093-1374-X.
**Reviewed byDan Chow in "Locus " 21:1 (#324); Jan.1988 .
**Reviewed byCarl D. Malmgren in "Science-Fiction Studies" #49, Vol. 16, Part 3 (November1989 ).
*"Aliens: The Anthropology of Science Fiction", ed. byEric S. Rabkin & George E. Slusser. Carbondale, IL:Southern Illinois University Press,1987 , ISBN 0-8093-1375-8.
*"Notions of Another World: The Theory of Fantasy", ed. by George E. Slusser &Robert Reginald . Rye, NY: SagaPress,1987 , ISBN 0-89831-021-0.
*"Storm Warnings: Science Fiction Confronts the Future", ed. by George E. Slusser,Colin Greenland &Eric S. Rabkin . Carbondale, IL:Southern Illinois University Press,1987 , ISBN 0-8093-1376-6.
**Reviewed byPaul Kincaid in "Vector" (Feb.1988 ).
*"Mindscapes: The Geographies of Imagined Worlds", ed. by George E. Slusser &Eric S. Rabkin . Carbondale, IL:Southern Illinois University Press,1989 , ISBN 0-8093-1454-1.
*"Stalkers of the Infinite: The Science Fiction ofArkady and Boris Strugatsky ", by George E. Slusser. San Bernardino, CA: Borgo Press,1991 , ISBN 0-8095-4500-4.
*"Fiction 2000:Cyberpunk and the Future of Narrative", ed. by George E. Slusser &Tom Shippey . Athens, GA:University of Georgia Press,1992 , ISBN 0-8203-1425-0.
**Reviewed byGary K. Wolfe in "Locus " 29:5 (#382); Nov.1992 .
**Reviewed byRob Latham in "Science-Fiction Studies" #60, Vol. 20, Part 2 (July1993 ).
*"Styles of Creation: Aesthetic Technique and the Creation of Fictional Worlds", ed. by George E. Slusser &Eric S. Rabkin . Athens, GA:University of Georgia Press,1992 , ISBN 0-8203-1455-2.
**Reviewed byGary K. Wolfe in "Locus " 30:5 (#388); May1993 .
**Reviewed in "Extrapolation " Vol. 36 (1995 ).
*"Fights of Fancy: Armed Conflict in Science Fiction and Fantasy", ed. by George E. Slusser &Eric S. Rabkin . Athens, GA:University of Georgia Press,1993 , ISBN 0-8203-1454-4.
**Reviewed byGary K. Wolfe in "Locus " 31:2 (#391); Aug.1993 .
*"Science Fiction and Market Realities", ed. by George E. Slusser,Gary Westfahl &Eric S. Rabkin . Athens, GA:University of Georgia Press,1996 , ISBN 0-8203-1726-8.
*"Immortal Engines: Life Extension and Immortality in Science Fiction and Fantasy", ed. by George E. Slusser,Gary Westfahl &Eric S. Rabkin . Athens, GA:University of Georgia Press,1996 , ISBN 0-8203-1732-2.
*"Food of the Gods: Eating and the Eaten in Fantasy and Science Fiction", ed. by George E. Slusser,Gary Westfahl &Eric S. Rabkin . Athens, GA:University of Georgia Press,1996 , ISBN 0-8203-1747-0.
*"Yesterday or Tomorrow?: Questions of Vision in the Fiction ofRobert A. Heinlein : A Festschrift in Memory ofPilgrim Award Winner, Dr. Thomas Dean Clareson (1926-1993)", ed. by George E. Slusser &Robert Reginald . San Bernardino, CA: Borgo Press,1997 , ISBN 0-916732-75-4.
*"The Fantastic Other: An Interface of Perspectives", ed. byJaume Martí-Olivella ,Brett Cooke & George E. Slusser.Amsterdam & Atlanta, GA: Rodopi,1998 , ISBN 90-420-0401-0.
*"Between Two Worlds: The Literary Dilemma ofUrsula K. Le Guin ", by George E. Slusser. San Bernardino, CA: Borgo Press,1999 , ISBN 0-89370-222-6.
*"Nursery Realms: Children in the Worlds of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror", ed. by George E. Slusser &Gary Westfahl . Athens, GA:University of Georgia Press,1999 , ISBN 0-8203-2095-1.
*"Transformations of Utopia: Changing Views of the Perfect Society", ed. by George E. Slusser,Paul K. Alkon ,Roger Gaillard &Danièle Chatelain . New York, NY: AMS Press,1999 , ISBN 0-404-64255-1.
**Reviewed in "Extrapolation " Vol. 40 (1999 ).
*"H. G. Wells 's Perennial Time Machine: Selected Essays from the Centenary Conference "The Time Machine ": Past, Present and Future, Imperial College,London , July 26–29, 1995", ed. by George E. Slusser,Patrick Parrinder &Danièle Chatelain . Athens, GA:University of Georgia Press,2001 , ISBN 0-8203-2290-3.
*"Science Fiction, Canonization, Marginalization and the Academy", ed. by George E. Slusser &Gary Westfahl . Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group,2002 , ISBN 0-313-32064-0.
*"Unearthly Visions: Approaches to Science Fction and Fantasy Art", ed. byGary Westfahl , George Slusser &Kathleen Church Plummer . Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group,2002 , ISBN 0-313-31705-4.
*"Worlds Enough and Time: Explorations of Time in Science Fiction and Fantasy", ed. byGary Westfahl , George E. Slusser &David Leiby . Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group,2002 , ISBN 0-313-31706-2.
*"No Cure for the Future: Disease and Medicine in Science Fiction and Fantasy", ed. byGary Westfahl & George E. Slusser. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group,2002 , ISBN 0-313-31707-0.
*"Genre at the Crossroads: The Challenge of Fantasy", ed, by George E. Slusser &Jean-Pierre Barricelli . Grand Terrace, CA:Xenos Books ,2003 , ISBN 1-879378-48-5.
*"The Centenarian: Or, the Two Beringhelds", byHonoré de Balzac , translated by George E. Slusser &Danièle Chatelain . Middletown, CT:Wesleyan University Press,2006 , ISBN 0-8195-6797-3.hort Nonfiction
*"Metamorphoses of the Dragon," in "Aliens: The Anthropology of Science Fiction", ed. by Eric S. Rabkin & George E. Slusser. Carbondale, IL:
Southern Illinois University Press,1987 , ISBN 0-8093-1375-8.
*"Science Fiction in France: An Introduction," in "Science-Fiction Studies" #49, Vol. 16, Part 3 (November1989 ).
*"The Beginnings of Fiction," in "Science-Fiction Studies" #49, Vol. 16, Part 3 (November1989 ).
*"Le Guin and the Future of Science-Fiction Criticism," in "Science-Fiction Studies" #53, Vol. 18, Part 1 (March1991 ).
*"Literary MTV," in "Storming the Reality Studio: A Casebook ofCyberpunk and Postmodern Science Fiction", ed. by Larry McCaffery. Durham, NC:Duke University Press,1991 , ISBN 0-8223-1158-5.
*"Scholars and Pedants," in "OnPhilip K. Dick : 40 Articles from Science-Fiction Studies", ed. by R. D. Mullen, Istvan Csiscery-Ronay Jr., Arthur B. Evans & Veronica Hollinger. Terre Haute, IN: SF-TH,1992 , ISBN 0-9633169-0-7.
**"In Response to George E. Slusser," by Merritt Abrash in "OnPhilip K. Dick : 40 Articles from Science-Fiction Studies", ed. by R. D. Mullen, Istvan Csiscery-Ronay Jr., Arthur B. Evans & Veronica Hollinger. Terre Haute, IN: SF-TH,1992 , ISBN 0-9633169-0-7.
*"History, Historicity, Story," in "OnPhilip K. Dick : 40 Articles from Science-Fiction Studies", ed. by R. D. Mullen, Istvan Csiscery-Ronay Jr., Arthur B. Evans & Veronica Hollinger. Terre Haute, IN: SF-TH,1992 , ISBN 0-9633169-0-7.
*"Introduction," in "Ender's Game", byOrson Scott Card . Norwalk, CT:Easton Press ,1993 .
*"Heinlein's Fallen Futures," in "Extrapolation " Vol. 36 (1995 ).
**Reprinted in "The Buffalo Americanist Digest" 3:1 (Fall1995 ).
*"Spacetime Geometries: Time Travel and the Modern Geometrical Narrative," by George E. Slusser &Danièle Chatelain , in "The Buffalo Americanist Digest" 3:1 (Fall1995 ).
*"The Perils of an Experiment:Jules Verne and the American Lone Genius," in "Extrapolation " Vol. 40 (1999 ).
*"Flying to the Moon in French and American Science Fiction," byDanièle Chatelain & George Slusser, in "Space and Beyond: The Frontier Theme in Science Fiction", ed. by Gary Westfahl. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group,2000 , ISBN 0-313-30846-2.
*"Conveying Unknown Worlds: Patterns of Communication in Science Fiction," by George E. Slusser &Danièle Chatelain , in "Science-Fiction Studies" #87, Vol. 29, Part 2 (July2002 ).
*"The Ghost in the Canon: 'High Culture' Repressions of Science Fiction," in "Genre at the Crossroads: The Challenge of Fantasy", ed, by George E. Slusser & Jean-Pierre Barricelli. Grand Terrace, CA:Xenos Books ,2003 , ISBN 1-879378-48-5.
*"Now We Know Why They're Afraid," in "Genre at the Crossroads: The Challenge of Fantasy", ed, by George E. Slusser & Jean-Pierre Barricelli. Grand Terrace, CA:Xenos Books ,2003 , ISBN 1-879378-48-5.
*"Music, Irony, Aggression: Hoffmann's Johannes Kriesler and the Creation of Horror," in "Genre at the Crossroads: The Challenge of Fantasy", ed, by George E. Slusser & Jean-Pierre Barricelli. Grand Terrace, CA:Xenos Books ,2003 , ISBN 1-879378-48-5.Papers presented
*"Worlds Apart: The Role of Wells in French and Soviet Science Fiction," with
Danièle Chatelain , presented at "The Reception ofH. G. Wells in Europe,University of Leipzig , 12–14 July 2002."Awards
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Pilgrim Award , 1986
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