''The Science Fiction Source Book'' is a book by

David Wingrove David Wingrove (born 1 September 1954) is a British science fiction writer. He is well known as the author of the '' Chung Kuo'' novels. He is also the co-author (with Rand and Robyn Miller) of the three ''Myst'' novels. Personal life Wingrove ...

published in 1984. It is a reference work which grades over 2500 books by 880 authors by giving them ratings of up to 5 stars in the categories of Readability, Characterization, Idea Content and Literary Merit.

Reception

Dave Langford David Rowland Langford (born 10 April 1953) is a British author, editor, and critic, largely active within the science fiction field. He publishes the science-fiction fanzine and newsletter ''Ansible'' and holds the all-time record for most Hug ...

reviewed ''The Science Fiction Source Book'' for ''

White Dwarf A white dwarf is a Compact star, stellar core remnant composed mostly of electron-degenerate matter. A white dwarf is very density, dense: in an Earth sized volume, it packs a mass that is comparable to the Sun. No nuclear fusion takes place i ...

'' #59, and stated that "This is a game with no ending. The ''Sourcebook'' is enormous fun for browsing in, raising your eyebrows at, and violently disagreeing with. Just don't trust those stars!"

Reviews

*Review by Neil Barron (1984) in

Fantasy Review ''Fantasy Newsletter'', later renamed ''Fantasy Review'', was a major fantasy fanzine founded by Paul C. Allen and later issued by Robert A. Collins. Frequent contributors included Fritz Leiber and Gene Wolfe. Publication history The first iss ...

, August 1984 *Review by Don D'Ammassa (1984) in

Science Fiction Chronicle ''Science Fiction Chronicle'' (later, just ''Chronicle'') was an American science fiction magazine (also called semiprozine) published from 1979 to 2006. It was named ''Science Fiction Chronicle'' until 2002 and from then until 2006, just ''Chro ...

, #60 September 1984

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