Richard Neil Barron was a science fiction bibliographer and scholar. His training was as a librarian. He is perhaps best known for his book Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction. He won the Pilgrim Award for Lifetime Achievement in the field of science fiction scholarship in 1982. He died on September 5, 2010, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Fantasy and Horror
1999
ISBN 9780810835962
Anatomy of wonder
2004
ISBN 9781591581710
What Do I Read Next? 2002
2002
ISBN 9780787652951
Anatomy of Wonder Science Fiction
1976
ISBN 9780835209496
What Do I Read Next? A Reader's Guide to Current Genre Fiction
1990
ISBN 9780810375550
What Fantastic Fiction Do I Read Next? A Reader's Guide to Recent Fantasy, Horror, and Science Fiction
1999
ISBN 9780787644765
What Do I Read Next
2002
ISBN 9780787652944
What Do I Read Next? Nonfiction, 2005-2010 A Reader's Guide to Current NonFiction
2003
ISBN 9780787661816