Edgar Rice Burroughs ; with an introduction by Gore Vidal and a new afterword by Michael Meyer. Sinclair Lewis ; with an introduction by Michael Meyer and a new afterword by Gary Scharnhorst. Mario Puzo ; with an introduction by Robert J. Thompson ; and a afterword by Peter Bart. Frank Herbert ; series introduction by Neil Gaiman ; afterword by Brian Herbert. Michelle McNamara ; with an introduction by Gillian Flynn and an afterword by Patton Oswalt. Mulk Raj Anand ; with an introduction by Ramachandra Guha and an afterword by E.M. Forster.