Dream Makers

By Charles Platt

Book Overview

REVEALING, INSIGHTFUL INTERVIEWS WITH MORE THAN TWO DOZEN INFLUENTIAL SF WRITERS

"I wanted to know about science fiction writers. Who were they, where were they, and how did they get published? How did they decide what to write, how much were they paid-and who put those awful covers on their books? I wanted to know about the process which caused a book to exist. My curiosity led me to interview twenty-nine science fiction writers for Dream Makers." Charles Platt

"Excellent prose profiles ... you get the feeling that you really know each person that Platt has talked with ... highly recommended." -Amazing Stories

Back in print! Historic interviews with legendary authors. Plus new material including: Introduction and updated Historical Context on the authors and their work in the decades following the book's original publication.These interviews were generally captured in the writer's environment and provide fascinating, behind the scenes views of their writing process and their state of mind. "I'm very impressed ... a tremendous piece of work. ... remarkable portraits." -J. G. Ballard

In-depth conversations with Isaac Asimov, Thomas M. Disch, Ben Bova, Robert Sheckley, Kurt Vonnegut. Jr., Norman Spinrad, Frederik Pohl, Samuel R. Delany, Barry N. Malzberg, Edward Bryant, Alfred Bester, C. M. Kornbluth, Algis Budrys, Philip Jos? Farmer, A. E. van Vogt, Philip K. Dick, Harlan Ellison, Ray Bradbury, Frank Herbert, Damon Knight and Kate Wilhelm, Michael Moorcock, J.G. Ballard, E.C. Tubb, Ian Watson, John Brunner, Gregory Benford, Robert Silverberg, and Brian W. Aldiss.

"So vivid, you wish they would never end. ... a special book." -Chicago Tribune"Wittily perceived and cleanly professional interviews with sci-fi writers, rich in information and wide in scope, free of indulgence and tunnel vision." -Philadelphia Inquirer
"Compulsively instant reading ... other things got tossed aside for it." -Tan Wai-qnn

Cover: Michael Marrak

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B095GL6Y4S
• ISBN13: 9798501533868
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Charles Platt's "Dream Makers" -- a book worth finding

I've owned my mass-market copy of this book for a bit over twenty years. It's one of very few books that I've kept such a long time. Platt interviewed twenty-nine science fiction authors, many of whom have since died, and does a great job of not only presenting the major points of lengthy interviews, but also offers context for the interviews, and sometimes reference to his own relationships with the authors. Particularly worthwhile are his interviews with Philip K. Dick and J.G. Ballard. It's out of print, but with some research you can likely track down a copy, and make it one to keep on your shelves.