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This is a brief discussion of George Alec Effinger and, of course, of some speculative-fiction books by Effinger.
This discussion and list does not necessarily include every book by Effinger: it includes only those books that I both know and like. Just as with the author list itself, omission of a particular item may mean I didn’t think highly enough of the omitted item, or it may simply mean that I have not yet sufficient familiarity with it. (In a very few cases, I have listed some books merely on the strength of my opinion of the author: all such books are clearly marked below, as throughout these lists, with a hash mark (#) before the title so you know what’s what.)
I don’t pretend that this discussion is a deep analysis. My intent is no more than to give you a rough idea of what kinds of tales Effinger tells, how those tales are usually told, and what makes them and Effinger worthy; in sum, to help you rank George Alec Effinger (and the works by Effinger listed here) on your personal literary “to do” list.
Regrettably, I have not yet had an opportunity to write an essay on this author, but the “Other Resources” section below will lead you to some information about the “Notable Books” listed farther down this page.
Perhaps the leading online resource is a three-part appreciation of Effinger by Marty Halpern at his More Red Ink blog; Halpern was Effinger’s publisher at Golden Gryphon Books.
Another utile resource is the Effinger, George Alec entry at always helpful The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. And there is also Tom Jackson’s George Alec Effinger faq page. And there is also George Alec Effinger (1947-2002), a tribute page at the SFWA site [archived copy].
There are numerous one-off reviews of individual Effinger books available (and Google Is Your Friend for those), but nothing else—that I could find—giving any sort of real overview of the man’s oeuvre, though John Clute’s Excessive Candour review of Budayeen Nights [archived copy] (a post-mortem omnibus of Effinger work) comes functionally close. Everyone, it seems posthumously, loved it all, but—pre-mortem—no one wrote much about it as a totality, and, by and large, no one has yet.
I could find none.
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