Voices of Vision: Creators of Science Fiction and Fantasy Speak

Blaschke asks the right questions and gets the most fascinating answers. A good range of insights into the thoughts, ideas, and lives of some of the most interesting sci-fi and fantasy authors.

A series of interviews from some of the best writers in the business. Excellent work.

This book is a collection of interviews of editors and writers in the field of Fantasy and Science Fiction - including some of the legends. As the title for this review states - this book would be very helpful for anyone wanting to break into the field. Several editors give hints as to what they are looking for in a prospective story. It is also helpful in that each editor gives his/her individual opinion and it can be seen that what one editor rejects, another is desperately seeking. I had a problem reading the Harlan Ellison interview. It seems that every few paragraphs, he triggered a thought in my head that went flying off and delayed my finishing the piece. Over and over, I kept thinking that this book would be an ideal text for a writing course. It would probably not be accepted as such, though, because it does not cost enough and would probably stay current for more than one semester.

The official table of contents for Voices of Vision: Part 1: The Editors Chapter 1. Gardner Dozois Chapter 2. Kristine Kathryn Rusch Chapter 3. Stanley Schmidt Chapter 4. Gordon Van Gelder Chapter 5. Scott Edelman Part II: Unique Voices in Fantasy & Science Fiction Chapter 6. Robin Hobb (aka Megan Lindholm) Chapter 7. Patricia Anthony Chapter 8. Charles de Lint Chapter 9. Elizabeth Moon Part III: The Comic Book Creators Chapter 10. Elliot S! Maggin Chapter 11. Frank Cho & Scott Kurtz Chapter 12. Brad Meltzer Chapter 13. Neil Gaiman Part IV: Masters of Speculative Fiction Chapter 14. Samuel R. Delany Chapter 15. Gene Wolfe Chapter 16. Harlan Ellison Chapter 17. Jack Williamson The Edelman interview is a new, never-before published piece, and the Harlan Ellison and Elizabeth Moon interviews have extensive material restored that was cut from the original published versions due to space considerations.