After dropping out of college shortly after completing just one semester, Delany would publish his first novel, The Jewels of Aptor, in 1962 at the age of 20, a feat that made many consider the young author a writing prodigy.

Born into a family of prominent African American business owners, civil rights leaders, and religious officials, Delany graduated from the prestigious Bronx High School of Science before enrolling in the City College of New York. is recognized as one of the most influential African American science fiction writers of the 20th century. īorn in 1942 in Harlem, New York, Samuel R. and Virginia Schlobin Literature of the Fantastic Collection also has a related manuscripts collection which consists of nearly 5 cubic feet of materials which can be accessed here. The collection consists of over 3,700 individual books, mostly primary literature in the form of novels, and collected short narratives with some additional secondary literature and scholarly criticism related to the various genres that are represented. and Virginia Schlobin Literature of the Fantastic Collection provides scholarly materials to researchers and students interested in Science Fiction and Fantasy literature.

Established in 2004 by East Carolina University English Professor Roger C. and Virginia Schlobin Literature of the Fantastic Collection. Over the next several weeks, we will be highlighting a select number of titles and authors from the James H. reading at The Kitchen for an event for Volume 2 of the Encyclopedia Project.

Tales of Nevèrÿon by Samuel R. Delany