Anatomy of Wonder

Anatomy of Wonder &mdash; A Critical Guide to Science Fiction is a reference book by Neil Barron.

Contents
Anatomy of Wonder is a book which covers hundreds of works of science fiction.

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