 Cover of the first edition | |
| Authors | |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Peter Goodfellow |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Orbit Books UK; St. Martin's Press US |
Publication date | 3 April 1997 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback and paperback), Online |
| Pages | 832 pp (first edition) |
| ISBN | 978-1-85723-368-1 |
| OCLC | 37106061 |
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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