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Good Fiction Guide

Good Fiction Guide

2nd Edition

Paperback (07 Jul 2005)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Wondering what to read next? Let the experts help you out. When it comes to reading we are spoilt for choice, and that choice can be a little daunting. That's why this great guide to the world of fiction is every reader's best friend. Packed with accessible introductions to over 1,100 must-read authors and over 4,100 superb titles, the Good Fiction Guide is a book you'll go back to again and again, in the search for your next enthralling read. Every entry includes read-on suggestions for similar authors, helping you to discover great fiction by authors you might not have heard about before. The Good Fiction Guide also contains overviews by 34 best-selling authors introducing their favourite genre, and recommending their twelve favourite books. These include Nigel Williams writing about Humour, Val McDermid introducing Thrillers, and Michael Dibdin on Crime. Whatever your preference, from classics to crime, history to humour, short stories to science fiction, the Good Fiction Guide has it all covered. An indispensible guide for reading groups, serious bookworms, and anyone who would like to read more.

About the Publisher

Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. Our products cover an extremely broad academic and educational spectrum, and we aim to make our content available to our users in whichever format suits them best.We publish for all audiences-from pre-school to secondary level schoolchildren; students to academics; general readers to researchers; individuals to institutions. Our range includes dictionaries, English language teaching materials, children's books, journals, scholarly monographs, printed music, higher education textbooks, and schoolbooks.

Book information

ISBN: 9780192806475
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Pub date:
Edition: 2nd Edition
DEWEY: 809.3
DEWEY edition: 22
Number of pages: 520
Weight: 725g
Height: 234mm
Width: 156mm
Spine width: 26mm