The Encyclopedia of Fantasy

The Encyclopedia of Fantasy
Cover of the first edition
Authors
Cover artistPeter Goodfellow
LanguageEnglish
SubjectFantasy
PublisherOrbit Books UK; St. Martin's Press US
Publication date
3 April 1997
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (hardback and paperback), Online
Pages832 pp (first edition)
ISBN978-1-85723-368-1
OCLC37106061

The Encyclopedia of Fantasy is a 1997 reference work covering fantasy fiction, edited by John Clute and John Grant. As of November 2012, the full text of The Encyclopedia of Fantasy is available online, as a companion to the online edition of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.[1] Other than adding death dates, there are no plans to update the encyclopedia.[2]

The book was well-received on publication, receiving the Hugo Award,[3] World Fantasy Award,[4] and Locus Award in 1998.[5]

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  2. ^ "The Encyclopedia of Fantasy". 1 December 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
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