Gregory Benford

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GregoryBenford ModernMastersofScienceFiction Science fiction often anticipates the consequences of scientific discoveries. The immense strides made by science sinceWorldWar II have been matched step by step by writers who gave equal attention to scientific principles, human imagination, and the craft of fiction.The respect for science fiction won by JulesVerne and H. G.Wells was further increased by Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Robert Heinlein, Ursula K. Le Guin, Joanna Russ, and Ray Bradbury. Modern Masters of Science Fiction is devoted to books that survey the work of individual authors who continue to inspire and advance science fiction. A list of books in the series appears at the end of this book. GregoryBenford George Slusser UniverSity of illinoiS PreSS Urbana, Chicago, and Springfield © 2014 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 C P 5 4 3 2 1 ∞ This book is printed on acid-free paper. Frontispiece courtesy the University of California–Irvine. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Slusser, George Edgar. Gregory Benford / by George Slusser. pages cm. — (Modern masters of science fiction) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-252-03822-8 (hardcover : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-252-07980-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-252-09603-7 (e-book) 1. Benford, Gregory, 1941- —Criticism and interpretation. 2. Benford, Gregory, 1941- —Interviews. 3. Science fiction, American—History and criticism. I. Title. PS3552.E542Z87 2014 813'.54—dc23 2013023554 To Z ...