Wordsmiths of Wonder: Fifty Interviews with Writers of the Fantastic by Stan Nicholls (Orbit, October 28, 1993, 1-85723-148-1, £8.99, 461pp, tp, co, cover by Trevor Scobie)
Collection of fifty interviews with leading sf, fantasy and horror authors from magazines such as Fear and Interzone, most revised for this edition.
- ix · Foreword · Stan Nicholls · fw
- 3 · Just Wants Everyone to Play Nicely Together · Stan Nicholls · iv Interzone #68, February 1993, as “Playing Nicely Together” [Ref. Frederik Pohl]
- 12 · Buries His Heart on Far Andromeda · Stan Nicholls · iv Fear #25, January 1991, as “Aldiss Unbound” [Ref. Brian Aldiss]
- 25 · Is a Dreaming Boy · Stan Nicholls · iv Interzone #63, September 1992, as “Dreaming Boy” [Ref. Robert Sheckley]
- 33 · Won’t Cop the Rap · Stan Nicholls · iv Interzone #41, November 1990, as “David Brin” [Ref. David Brin]
- 43 · Clears Out the Dead Wood · Stan Nicholls · iv Interzone #31, September/October 1989, as “C.J. Cherryh” [Ref. C. J. Cherryh]
- 55 · Catches the Rapture · Stan Nicholls · iv [Ref. Harry Harrison]
- 61 · Turns off the TV · Stan Nicholls · iv Interzone #53, November 1991, as “The Leading American SF Editor” [Ref. Gardner Dozois]
- 71 · Brings Back Plenty · Stan Nicholls · iv Interzone #63, September 1992, as “Plenty of Space” [Ref. Colin Greenland]
- 80 · Frees Something Up · Stan Nicholls · iv Interzone #44, February 1991, as “Joe Haldeman” [Ref. Joe Haldeman]
- 92 · Has Strange Notions · Stan Nicholls · iv Interzone #62, August 1992, as “Strange Notions” [Ref. Michael Swanwick]
- 99 · Plays with His Cerebral Cortex · Stan Nicholls · iv Interzone #45, March 1991, as “Robert Holdstock” [Ref. Robert Holdstock]
- 111 · Could Dignify It All · Stan Nicholls · iv Fear #23, November 1990, as “Fantastic Anarchy” [Ref. Michael Moorcock]
- 125 · Celebrates the Eye · Stan Nicholls · iv Interzone #43, January 1991, as “Ray Bradbury” [Ref. Ray Bradbury]
- 137 · Makes up Good Tunes · Stan Nicholls · iv [Ref. Iain M. Banks]
- 143 · Chews on the Raccoon · Stan Nicholls · iv Interzone #59, May 1992, as “Chewing the Raccoon” [Ref. Dan Simmons]
- 155 · Thinks It Would Be Nice to Have a Proper Job · Stan Nicholls · iv Interzone #29, May/June 1989, as “Lisa Tuttle” [Ref. Lisa Tuttle]
- 164 · Cottons On · Stan Nicholls · iv [Ref. Brian Stableford]
- 169 · Will Never Say Never Again, Probably · Stan Nicholls · iv Interzone #66, December 1992, as “Zen and the Art of Never Saying Never Again” [Ref. Douglas Adams]
- 182 · Rides the Rodeo · Stan Nicholls · iv [Ref. Howard Waldrop]
- 192 · Lay out a Mental Playground · Stan Nicholls · iv Interzone #39, September 1990, as “Larry Niven & Steven Barnes” [Ref. Larry Niven & Steven Barnes]
- 202 · Keeps Coming Back · Stan Nicholls · iv Interzone #52, October 1991, as ““I Keep Coming Back!”” [Ref. Robert Silverberg]
- 211 · Exposes the Dark Underside · Stan Nicholls · iv [Ref. Greg Bear]
- 218 · Says Mars Is Making Eyes at Him · Stan Nicholls · iv Interzone #70, April 1993, as “Green Light for Red Planet Blues” [Ref. Kim Stanley Robinson]
- 227 · Is Still Waiting for the Earth to Move · Stan Nicholls · iv Interzone #58, April 1992, as “Ripping Yarns” [Ref. Storm Constantine]
- 237 · Has an Outrageous Idea · Stan Nicholls · iv Interzone #48, June 1991, as “David Wingrove” [Ref. David Wingrove]
- 248 · Says SF Is Dead · Stan Nicholls · iv [Ref. J. G. Ballard]
- 259 · Writes for Love, Sells for Money · Stan Nicholls · iv Interzone #60, June 1992, as “The Donaldson Chronicles” [Ref. Stephen Donaldson]
- 268 · Has Something Nasty in the Closet · Stan Nicholls · iv Interzone #71, May 1993, as “The Same Place You Get Your Dreams” [Ref. Katharine Kerr]
- 276 · Waits Two Beats then Hits the Punchline · Stan Nicholls · iv Interzone #60, June 1992, as “Hitting the Punchline” [Ref. Robert Asprin]
- 285 · Opens Pandora’s Box · Stan Nicholls · iv Interzone #71, May 1993, as “Opening Pandora’s Box” [Ref. Louise Cooper]
- 295 · Invents Her Own Religion · Stan Nicholls · iv Interzone #76, October 1993, as “Writing and Ritual” [Ref. Diana Paxson]
- 303 · Majors in Myth · Stan Nicholls · iv Interzone #60, June 1992, as “The Nature of the Beast” [Ref. Terry Brooks]
- 311 · Proves Two Into One Will Go · Stan Nicholls · iv Interzone #74, August 1993, as “Adding the Flesh and Blood” [Ref. Jonathan Wylie]
- 321 · Realises the “P” Word · Stan Nicholls · iv Interzone #49, July 1991, as “Tad Williams” [Ref. Tad Williams]
- 332 · Is on the Greatest High in the World · Stan Nicholls · iv [Ref. Dwina Murphy-Gibb]
- 340 · Leaves the Furniture Alone · Stan Nicholls · iv [Ref. Terry Pratchett]
- 348 · Has an Art Deco Radio Box in Her Head · Stan Nicholls · iv Fear #10, October 1989, as “Letting Go of the Here and Now” [Ref. Tanith Lee]
- 356 · Likes to Say She’s Just the Typist · Stan Nicholls · iv Million: The Magazine About Popular Fiction #14, March/June 1993, as “Druids and Starships” [Ref. Patricia Kennealy]
- 364 · Won’t Get Out of This Life Alive · Stan Nicholls · iv Fear #3, November/December 1988, as “Nobody Gets Out of This Life Alive” [Ref. David Gemmell]
- 379 · Pulls Away the Veils · Stan Nicholls · iv [Ref. Clive Barker]
- 390 · Deals with the Incongruity · Stan Nicholls · iv [Ref. Graham Masterton]
- 397 · Finds Dreaming on the Page Bloody Hard Work · Stan Nicholls · iv [Ref. Ramsey Campbell]
- 404 · Writes by Moonlight · Stan Nicholls · iv [Ref. Guy N. Smith]
- 410 · Is a Velcro Man · Stan Nicholls · iv [Ref. Kim Newman]
- 417 · Peeps Into the Abyss · Stan Nicholls · iv [Ref. Stephen Gallagher]
- 425 · Won’t Breathe Anything He Can’t See · Stan Nicholls · iv Fear #2, September/October 1988, as “I Don’t Breathe Anything I Can’t See” [Ref. Christopher Fowler]
- 432 · Pricks a Few Balloons · Stan Nicholls · iv [Ref. James Herbert]
- 438 · Makes a Pact with the Popcorn Eaters · Stan Nicholls · iv [Ref. Peter Atkins]
- 447 · Prefers the Shadows · Stan Nicholls · iv [Ref. Jonathan Aycliffe]
- 454 · Doesn’t Give a Toss · Stan Nicholls · iv [Ref. Shaun Hutson]
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