Issue Details: First known date: 1979... 1979 The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction : An Illustrated A to Z
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Notes

  • Overviews the science fiction genre internationally, but includes good coverage of Australian works.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
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      Granada ,
      1979 .
      Extent: 672p.
      Description: illus.
      ISBN: 0246110201
Alternative title: The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      St. Martin's Press ,
      1993 .
      Extent: xxxvi, 1370p.p.
      Edition info: 2nd rev. ed.
      ISBN: 0312096186

Works about this Work

Alien Star Sophie Cunningham (interviewer), 2003 single work interview
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 62 no. 1 2003; (p. 100-113)
Sophie Cunningham interviews her father, Peter Nicholls on the subject of his career within the world of science fiction. The interview ranges across areas such as the history (and the new respectability) of science fiction, the high culture/low culture divide, and Australia's ongoing isolation from the British and American literary scenes.
Explorers of Time and Space Geoffrey Bowley , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , July-August vol. 39 no. 7-8 1995; (p. 115-118)

— Review of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction : An Illustrated A to Z 1979 reference criticism
The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Garry Wyatt , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Sirius , June no. 2 1993; (p. 7)

— Review of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction : An Illustrated A to Z 1979 reference criticism
The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Garry Wyatt , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Sirius , June no. 2 1993; (p. 7)

— Review of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction : An Illustrated A to Z 1979 reference criticism
Explorers of Time and Space Geoffrey Bowley , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , July-August vol. 39 no. 7-8 1995; (p. 115-118)

— Review of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction : An Illustrated A to Z 1979 reference criticism
Alien Star Sophie Cunningham (interviewer), 2003 single work interview
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 62 no. 1 2003; (p. 100-113)
Sophie Cunningham interviews her father, Peter Nicholls on the subject of his career within the world of science fiction. The interview ranges across areas such as the history (and the new respectability) of science fiction, the high culture/low culture divide, and Australia's ongoing isolation from the British and American literary scenes.

Awards

1994 winner Hugo Award Best Related Work Awarded for the second edition, published 1993.
1980 winner Hugo Award Best Related Work Awaded for the first edition, published 1979.
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