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He called it "an invaluable compendium of and contribution to fifty years of science fiction research", representing "a true conceptual breakthrough" for the field of science fiction studies, and noted that even more than the encyclopedia's previous edition, this one "is the one essential reference book for anyone interested in science fiction ...
Science Fiction Literature through History: An Encyclopedia is a 2021 reference work written by science fiction scholar Gary Westfahl and published by ABC-Clio/Greenwood.The book contains eight essays on the history of science fiction, eleven thematic essays on how different topics relate to science fiction, and 250 entries on various science fiction subgenres, authors, works, and motifs.
The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (first edition published 1979; now online), edited by Peter Nicholls and John Clute; Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, with consultant editor Robert Holdstock; The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy (2005), edited by Gary Westfahl; Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, by Don D'Ammassa
The consultant editor was fantasy and science fiction author Robert Holdstock [2] who also contributed a chapter on modern perceptions of science fiction. The foreword was written by Isaac Asimov . Other notable contributors include novelists Brian Stableford , Harry Harrison , and Christopher Priest , the editor and publisher Malcolm Edwards ...
The book starts with a parallel chronology of significant events in the fields of science fiction stories, magazines, novels, movies/TV/radio, and fandom, from 1805 to 1976. The book's thematic sections contain introductions by science fiction authors, and extensive bibliographies of science fiction works featuring each theme.
Ace Books have published hundreds of science fiction titles, starting in 1953. Many of these were Ace Doubles ( dos-à-dos format), but they also published many single volumes. Between 1953 and 1968, the books had a letter-series identifier; after that date they were given five digit numeric serial numbers.
The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-13486-X. Tuck, Donald H. (1978). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 439. ISBN 0-911682-22-8. Wilson, Neil. Shadows in the Attic : a guide to British supernatural fiction, 1820-1950. British Library, London, 2000. ISBN 9780712310741
The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy (sometimes named The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy through 1968) is a three volume reference work on science fiction and fantasy, edited by Donald H. Tuck and published by Advent. Volume 1 (Who's Who, A-L) was published in 1974. Volume 2 (Who's Who, M-Z) was published in 1978.