The Secret History of Science Fiction

Overview:

  • Title: The Secret History of Science Fiction
  • Author: James Patrick Kelly, John Kessel
  • Year: 2009
  • ISBN-10: 9781892391933
  • Publisher: Tachyon Publications
  • Price: $14.95
  • Pages: 380+[1]
  • Binding: Trade Paperback
  • Type: Anthology
  • Title Reference: Angouleme
  • Notes:
    • The editors are credited as James Patrick Kelly and John Kessel in that order on the front cover and title page.
    • The copyright page has the notice "Series Editor: Jacob Weisman" but it's not clear from the publication what the "series" is.
    • First printing that states "First Edition: 2009 / 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1". The 2009-10-01 printing date used in this publication record is from Amazon.com.
    • The cover artist credit on the copyright page is "Digital Vision Ltd."
    • Each story is preceded by a pair of untitled one paragraph essays with one essay being from story author and the other being one of the other authors in this anthology.
    • On the last [unnumbered] page is a short, untitled essay by Ursula K. Le Guin unattached to any story [also not in the TOC or copyright pages].