Yeffeth, Glenn
Entry updated 8 October 2026. Tagged: Author, Critic, Editor.
(? - ) US author, editor and critic who began to publish essays of genre interest with "The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of Firefly" in Finding Serenity: Anti-Heroes, Lost Shepherds and Space Hookers in Joss Whedon's Firefly (anth 2004) edited by Jane Espenson, which as the title indicates deals with Firefly (2002). Yeffeth has since edited a number of similar symposium anthologies devoted to various franchises, beginning with the Matrix (1999) study Taking the Red Pill: Science, Philosophy and Religion in The Matrix (anth 2003). Later volumes of particular sf interest include The Anthology at the End of the Universe: Leading Science Fiction Authors on Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (anth 2005), covering the famous creation of Douglas Adams; Navigating the Golden Compass: Religion, Science and Daemonology in His Dark Materials (anth 2005) on the work of Philip Pullman; The Man from Krypton: A Closer Look at Superman (anth 2006), on Superman; and Star Wars on Trial (anth 2006; exp 2015) edited with David Brin and Matthew Woodring Stover, which subjects the Star Wars franchise to mock-legal scrutiny on various charges such as "The Plot Holes and Logical Gaps in Star Wars Make It Ill-Suited for an Intelligent Reader". Brin prosecutes, Stover defends, and Yeffeth contributes to the resulting "courtroom" discussions (and also has a standalone essay) as by Droid Judge. [DRL]
Glenn Yeffeth
born
works as editor
- Taking the Red Pill: Science, Philosophy and Religion in The Matrix (Chichester, West Sussex: Summersdale, 2003) [nonfiction: anth: The Matrix: pb/]
- Seven Seasons of Buffy: Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors Discuss Their Favorite Television Show (Dallas, Texas: BenBella Books, 2003) [nonfiction: anth: in the publisher's Smart Pop series: pb/]
- Five Seasons of Angel: Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors Discuss Their Favorite Vampire (Dallas, Texas: BenBella Books, 2004) [nonfiction: anth: in the publisher's Smart Pop series: pb/]
- Alias Assumed: Sex, Lies, and SD-6 (Dallas, Texas: BenBella Books, 2005) with Kevin Weisman [nonfiction: anth: in the publisher's Smart Pop series: pb/]
- The Anthology at the End of the Universe: Leading Science Fiction Authors on Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Dallas, Texas: BenBella Books, 2005) [nonfiction: anth: Douglas Adams: in the publisher's Smart Pop series: pb/Melody Cadungog]
- Navigating the Golden Compass: Religion, Science and Daemonology in His Dark Materials (Dallas, Texas: BenBella Books, 2005) [nonfiction: anth: Philip Pullman: in the publisher's Smart Pop series: pb/]
- Farscape Forever! Sex, Drugs and Killer Muppets (Dallas, Texas: BenBella Books, 2005) [nonfiction: anth: Farscape: in the publisher's Smart Pop series: pb/]
- James Bond in the 21st Century: Why We Still Need 007 (Dallas, Texas: BenBella Books, 2006) [nonfiction: anth: in the publisher's Smart Pop series: pb/]
- The Man from Krypton: A Closer Look at Superman (Dallas, Texas: BenBella Books, 2006) [nonfiction: anth: Superman: in the publisher's Smart Pop series: pb/]
- Star Wars on Trial (Dallas, Texas: BenBella Books, 2006) with David Brin and Matthew Woodring Stover [nonfiction: anth: Yeffeth omitted from title page but credited elsewhere: Star Wars: in the publisher's Smart Pop series: pb/Ralph Voltz]
- Star Wars on Trial The Force Awakens Edition (Dallas, Texas: BenBella Books, 2015) with David Brin and Matthew Woodring Stover [nonfiction: anth: exp of the above: Star Wars: in the publisher's Smart Pop series: pb/Ralph Voltz]
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