Back The Encyclopedia of Fantasy Byelorussian ئینسایکڵۆپیدیای فەنتازیا CKB The Encyclopedia of Fantasy German Enciclopedia de la fantasía Spanish The Encyclopedia of Fantasy Italian The Encyclopedia of Fantasy Romanian The Encyclopedia of Fantasy Russian Енциклопедія фентезі Ukrainian
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| 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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