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This is a brief discussion of Mike Resnick and, of course, of some speculative-fiction books by Resnick.
This discussion and list does not necessarily include every book by Resnick: 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 Resnick tells, how those tales are usually told, and what makes them and Resnick worthy; in sum, to help you rank Mike Resnick (and the works by Resnick 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.
He was prolific and received many awards: there is correspondingly quite a bit of material about him on the web. But it seems that virtually all of what there is constitutes kindly reminiscences of him as a person; that’s nice, but not very helpful in evaluating him as a writer. (And that includes his own now-gone web site [archived copy], which basically just listed his books and awards.) So far as I can see, the only really useful page (excluding some one-off reviews of particular books, for which Google Is Your Friend) of critical interest is Resnick, Mike, his entry at the helpful Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.
There is also, of course, the expected large quota of interviews, for which—as always—Google Is Your Friend.
I could find none.
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