| Author | E. F. Bleiler, with the assistance of Richard Bleiler |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reference work |
| Publisher | Kent State University Press |
Publication date | 1998 |
| Pages | xxx + 730 |
| ISBN | 978-0-87338-604-3 |
| Preceded by | Science-Fiction: The Early Years (1990) |
Science-Fiction: The Gernsback Years is a 1998 reference work covering the history of English-language science fiction magazines from 1926 to 1936, comprising 1,835 individual stories by more than 500 different authors across a total of 345 issues from 14 magazines. It was written by E. F. Bleiler with the assistance of his son Richard Bleiler, a follow-up to their previous Science-Fiction: The Early Years (1990).
The book received positive reviews, with critics commending its comprehensiveness and level of detail. Reviewers found it to live up to the standards set by its predecessor. Several critics described it as indispensable; science fiction scholars James E. Gunn and Gary Westfahl both commented that their own previous research would have been greatly aided by the book, had it been available to them.