A Wealth of Fable
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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. 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."
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. 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."
Harry Warner, Jr.
Harry Warner, Jr. was an American journalist. He spent 40 years working for the Hagerstown, Maryland, Herald-Mail....
, is a Hugo Award-winning history of science fiction fandom
Science fiction fandom
Science fiction fandom or SF fandom is a community or "fandom" of people actively interested in science fiction and fantasy and in contact with one another based upon that interest...
of the 1950s
1950s
The 1950s or The Fifties was the decade that began on January 1, 1950 and ended on December 31, 1959. The decade was the sixth decade of the 20th century...
, an essential reference work in the field. It is a followup to Warner's All Our Yesterdays
All Our Yesterdays (book)
All Our Yesterdays by Harry Warner, Jr., is a history of science fiction fandom of the 1940s, an essential reference work in the field.It was originally published by Advent in 1969; the members of the World Science Fiction Society voted its author the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer that year...
(ISBN 1-886778-13-2), which covered the 1940s
1940s
File:1940s decade montage.png|Above title bar: events which happened during World War II : From left to right: Troops in an LCVP landing craft approaching "Omaha" Beach on "D-Day"; Adolf Hitler visits Paris, soon after the Battle of France; The Holocaust occurred during the war as Nazi Germany...
, and helped to earn Warner a Hugo Award in 1969.
According to science fiction fan and author Mike Resnick
Mike Resnick
Michael Diamond Resnick , better known by his published name Mike Resnick, is an American science fiction author. He was executive editor of Jim Baen's Universe.-Biography:...
, "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."
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. 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."