Rob
Hansen
Rob Hansen has been involved in science fiction fandom since the mid-1970s and has conducted extensive research into the community's past, going back to its beginnings in the early 1930s. Much background material linked to these researches can be found on his website, Rob Hansen's Fan Stuff. Ansible Editions proudly presents the final, extensively revised and photo-illustrated first book edition of ...
Rob has also prepared a number of ebooks of related fanhistorical interest which can be downloaded at no cost – though TAFF donations are appreciated – from the TAFF Free Ebook Library. Click the library link to see all the available titles. The following have also been made available as trade paperbacks with all proceeds going to TAFF:
- 1957: The First UK Worldcon
- 1965: The Second UK Worldcon [simultaneous ebook and paperback]
- Beyond Fandom: Fans, Culture & Politics in the 20th Century
- Bixelstrasse: The SF Fan Community of 1940s Los Angeles
- British SF Conventions Volume 1: 1937-1951
- British SF Conventions Volume 2: 1952-1957 [simultaneous ebook and paperback]
- Challenging Moskowitz: 1930s Fandom Revisited
- Faan Fiction 1930-2020: an exploration
- Generation Femizine [simultaneous ebook and paperback]
- Homefront: Fandom in the UK 1939-1945
- True Rat: The Beast of Leroy Kettle by Leroy Kettle
- Temple at the Bar by Bill Temple
1957: The First UK Worldcon was the winner in the Best Special Publication category of the Fanzine Activity Achievement (FAAn) Awards presented in 2023, where Rob Hansen also received the FAAn Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Further Links - THEN Links
- Rob Hansen in the Internet SF Database
- Rob Hansen in The Science Fiction Encyclopedia
- Rob Hansen in the SF Encyclopedia Picture Gallery
- Selected fanzine covers by Rob Hansen
