The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
Cover of the original 1979 edition
Cover of the first edition
EditorPeter Nicholls, John Clute;
David Langford from 2011
LanguageEnglish
SubjectScience fiction
Publisher
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media type
  • Print (1979, 1993, 1995, 1999)
  • CD-ROM (1995)
  • Online (2011)
Pages
  • 672 pp, 1979
  • 1370 pp, 1993
  • 1386 pp, 1995
  • 1396 pp, 1999
OCLC365133329
809.3876203
LC ClassPN3433.4

The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (SFE) is an English language reference work on science fiction, first published in 1979. It has won the Hugo, Locus and British SF Awards. Two print editions appeared in 1979 and 1993. A third, continuously revised, edition was published online from 2011; a change of web host was announced as the launch of a fourth edition in 2021.