ASH, Brian

ASH, Brian
(1936-)
   UK writer, scientific journalist and editor. His Faces of the Future: The Lessons of Science Fiction (1975) assumes that its readers might be ignorant of sf, which leads to more plot summarizing than is palatable for sf readers. BA's Who's Who in Science Fiction (1976; rev 1977) was well received by the general press, but heavily attacked in the sf specialist press for omissions and errors. The revised edition corrected many of the inaccuracies. BA then edited the thematically arranged The Visual Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (1978), whose coverage is not in fact truly encyclopedic, consisting for the most part of largely unsigned essays and compilations, by various contributors (listed in the prelims), arranged in chapters which trace the development of the major sf themes. A handsome volume, illustrated in colour, it did not work well as a reference work for people interested in particular writers, and was widely regarded as a coffee-table book. On the other hand, Who's Who in H. G.Wells (1979) is a useful guide which encompasses all the fiction, not only the well known early works.

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