John J. Pierce

John J. Pierce (born 1941) was an American science fiction editor.

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1941 - American - Science fiction

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Pierce began editing the fanzine Renaissance in the 1960s and was a critic of the New Wave. In 1977, he was named editor of Galaxy during a time when the magazine was undergoing a decline following the editorship of Jim Baen.

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Fanzine - 1960s - New Wave - 1977 - Galaxy - Jim Baen

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After leaving Galaxy, Pierce focused on his trilogy of critical books, A Study in Imagination and Evolution, which forms a critical examination of the history of science fiction.

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