The First Geeks: Ray Bradbury, Forrest J Ackerman, Ray Harryhausen and the Founding of Science Fiction Fandom

by Orty Ortwein

The writer Ray Bradbury, science fiction expert Forry Ackerman, and special effects genius Ray Harryhausen are world-famous for their careers involving tales of the imagination. Before anyone had heard of them, they were friends as teens and college-aged boys enjoying all that 1930s L.A. had to offer: getting celebrity autographs, watching blockbuster movies, and haunting dozens of bookstores. As members of the Los Angeles chapter of the Science...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476686300
• ISBN13: 9781476686301
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.1" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up