Hugo Award winning writer James Gunn (1923-) has been called ""the last Golden Age author"" of science fiction. In a career spanning almost 70 years, he has written 28 books and dozens of short stories and participated in the production of films, radio and television programs and comic books. Gunn's memoir provides an intimate account of his unusual life and career, and of the colorful world of science fiction during the latter half of the 20th century.