Publication day for Sawyer on Science Fiction!
by Rob - August 4th, 2026.Filed under: Uncategorized. Tagged as: Milestones, Sawyer on Science Fiction.
Today is the official publication date for SAWYER ON SCIENCE FICTION, my massive 225,000-word nonfiction book about the genre I’ve devoted my life to.
(ISBN 978-1-998273-74-4; published by Shadowpaw Press — a Certified Canadian Publisher — and distributed by LitDistCo; trade paperback $39.95; ebook $6.99)
“A wonderful anthology. Sawyer has all the qualities you could want in a guide, being well read, perceptive and a keen and generous critical writer. You can dip into this book at any point and come away with some insight that will stick.” —TORONTO STAR
From talks at the Library of Congress and Cambridge University through articles for Science and Slate to columns for SF magazines and fanzines, Sawyer examines the field he loves so much from every angle, including its history, creators, ideas, and future, including:
- Commentary on the works of Margaret Atwood, Arthur C. Clarke, Michael Crichton, William Gibson, Cixin Liu, Judith Merril, Frederik Pohl, Mary Shelley, H.G. Wells, and many more
- Sawyer’s introductions to books by David Brin, Lois McMaster Bujold, David Gerrold, Jack McDevitt, Mike Resnick, Robert Charles Wilson, and other greats of the genre
- A comprehensive history of Canadian SF
- Oodles of how-to-write advice
- And a peek behind the curtain at how Sawyer’s own bestselling novels were written.
“Incisive and often startlingly frank views on writing, publishing, and human shenanigans past, present, and future.” —AMAZING STORIES
ROBERT J. SAWYER has won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards for Best Novel of the Year, as well as the Aurora Award, the Robert A. Heinlein Award, and the top SF awards in China, France, Japan, and Spain. The ABC TV series FLASHFORWARD was based on his novel of the same name. A member of both the Order of Canada and the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, he lives in Mississauga.
Sawyer on Science Fiction by Robert J. Sawyer
Shadowpaw Press (distributed by LitDistCo)
Print: 6×9″ trade paperback • 673 pages • US$29.95 • Cdn$39.95 • ISBN 978-1-998273-74-4
eBook: US$4.99 • Cdn$6.99 • and other markets worldwide • ISBN 978-1-988415-82-6
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