A novel stitched together from previously published short stories, revised to connect them. Many fantasy and science-fiction books of the pulp and paperback eras began this way.
Origin
Coined by science-fiction writer A. E. van Vogt, who published several fix-ups of his own.
Quick answers
- What does "Fix-up" mean?
- A novel stitched together from previously published short stories, revised to connect them. Many fantasy and science-fiction books of the pulp and paperback eras began this way.
- Where does the term "Fix-up" come from?
- Coined by science-fiction writer A. E. van Vogt, who published several fix-ups of his own.