The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

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The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (SFE) is an English-language reference work for literature from the science fiction genre, produced with the support of Victor Gollancz Ltd. is issued. It was first published in book form in 1979. The third edition, published in 2011, is available online free of charge.

history

Work on the reference work began in 1975 based on an idea by Peter Nicholls . The work is an ongoing, constantly updated project. Other collaborators are John Clute , David Langford and Graham Sleight (Victor Gollancz Ltd.) The first edition was published in 1979 as a book by Doubleday . A second edition was published as a book by Orbit Books in 1993 and as a CD-ROM in 1995 . On the basis of the revised database of the CD-ROM, the third edition appeared as an online reference work in October 2011, as the editors believe that the 1.3 million word edition from 1993 had reached the limit of marketability. A new book edition is not planned. According to the company's own information, the encyclopedia as of March 2017 comprises over 17,000 entries with 5.3 million words. A usage fee is not charged.

Awards

  • Locus Award 1980 in the category "Best Related Non-Fiction Book"
  • Hugo Award 1980 in the category "Best Related Non-Fiction Book"
  • Special Prize of the British Science Fiction Association Award 1993
  • Hugo Award 1994 in the category "Best Related Non-Fiction Book"
  • Hugo Award 2012 in the category "Best Related Work"

expenditure

  • Peter Nicholls , John Clute : The encyclopedia of science fiction: an illustrated A to Z. Granada, London 1979, ISBN 0-246-11020-1 . American edition: Doubleday, New York 1979, ISBN 0-385-14743-0 .
  • John Clute, Peter Nicholls, Brian Stableford : The encyclopedia of science fiction. Orbit, London 1993, ISBN 1-85723-124-4 .
  • John Clute, Peter Nicholls: Science Fiction: the multimedia encyclopedia of science fiction. CD-ROM edition. Grolier Electronic Publishing, Danbury, Connecticut 1995, ISBN 0-7172-3999-3 .
  • John Clute, Peter Nicholls: The encyclopedia of science fiction. Orbit, London 1999, ISBN 1-85723-897-4 (expanded version of the 1993 edition of Orbit, excluding the additional material on the CD-ROM version).
  • John Clute, David Langford , Peter Nicholls, Graham Sleight: The encyclopedia of science fiction. Third edition. Online edition. 2011 ff.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Introduction to the Third Edition. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, February 23, 2017, accessed March 10, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Frequently Asked Questions. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, January 2017, accessed March 10, 2017 .
  3. ↑ 1980 Locus Poll Award. Internet Speculative Fiction Database , accessed March 10, 2017 .
  4. ↑ 1980 Hugo Awards. The Official Site of The Hugo Awards, accessed March 10, 2017 .
  5. ↑ BSFA Awards. British Science Fiction Association, accessed March 10, 2017 .
  6. ↑ 1993 British Science Fiction Award. Internet Speculative Fiction Database , accessed March 10, 2017 .
  7. ↑ 1994 Hugo Awards. The Official Site of The Hugo Awards, accessed March 10, 2017 .
  8. ↑ 2012 Hugo Awards. The Official Site of The Hugo Awards, accessed March 10, 2017 .