Ash of Stars : On the Writing of Samuel R. Delany

A critical appreciation of the acclaimed science-fiction writer and his works.Noted as a science-fiction writer who advanced the genre, Samuel R. Delany is one of a handful who in the sixties and early seventies pushed it to its limits and helped shape it into what it is today. This gay, black writer's publications include the controversial masterpiece Dhalgren and the Return to Neveryon series, a quartet of fantasy novels praised by none other than Umberto Eco. He also is the author of profoundly original and autobiographical and critical essays on sexual issues.