Gift from the Stars by James Gunn
reviewed by David Hebblethwaite
Aerospace engineer Adrian Mast finds designs for a spaceship in the back of a remaindered book on UFOs -- designs that, to Adrian's trained eye, appear workable. Could the plans be of extra-terrestrial origin? Adrian is determined to find out and persuades the sprightly bookseller Frances Farmstead to help him track down the author of the mysterious book. Naturally enough, they manage to do so, and the plans are genuine.

The Immortals by James Gunn
reviewed by Matthew Hughes
There are two fundamental propositions that give rise to works of science fiction. One is What if? as in: what if something new comes along that completely revises the paradigm of our existence? What if we discover life out there? What if it discovers us? The other is If this goes on... as in: suppose we logically extrapolate a trend in our current situation, where will it take us and our posterity?

The Science of Science-Fiction Writing by James Gunn
reviewed by Trent Walters
With all the hundreds of books on writing (or dozens in the case of science fiction in particular), why should you pick up this one? One reason is that the author backs up his theory with examples. Another reason is the variety of sections not a focus in other books: "Author Strategy", "Scene -- the Smallest Dramatic Unit", and two entire sections not found in other books on writing: the specific protocols of SF and a critical focus on the successes of early SF giants.

The Road To SF 5: The British Way by James Gunn
reviewed by Steven H Silver
In the 1970s, James Gunn did a three volume historical retrospective anthology, The Road to Science Fiction. A fourth volume was published in the early 1980s. White Wolf has contracted for additional books Gunn had in mind, one dealing with British SF (this one), the other is about international SF.