The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Goes Digital
Hands-down, the best reference book of the science fiction genre is The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction by John Clute, Peter Nicholls, et. al. Nothing is as comprehensive. It is, however, a bit out of date: more than 10 years! That is about to change.
2007 will see the publication of a vastly updated (50% more content) third edition of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. The new edition will only be available online via annual subscription but will offer monthly updates by Clute, Nicolls and David Langford.
I hope this is reasonably priced. The 2nd edition is one I refer to quite often. It’s a fun read for any sf fan.
[Source: Locus Magazine 9/05 issue]
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For any type of encyclopedia type thing I would turn to wikipedia.org because that’s probably the most up-to-date source of info — in fact, here‘s what I just found…
Thanks for another poorly-named link, Pete! You know, all it takes is two seconds to save us the click (or mouse-over). Not that I mind. Your contributions usually speak for themselves.
Yes, I agree, Wikipedia is a great resource. It does, however, lack critical insight and opinion (as it should). The Encyclopedia is written by experts in the field and I suspect would carry more weight than Wiki entries that can be altered by…well…you. :^)
Encyclopedia Of Science Fiction 2007 Edition To Be Digital
SFSignal has a news item about how the next edition of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction will be a digital publication available via subscription and updated on a monthly basis. The current version of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction is a large a…
Does anyone know if the third edition will ever be made available? The few references I’ve seen concerning it are all several years old. Clute’s site mentions the “ongoing online Encyclopedia of Science Fiction”, but his link simply points to a page of general info that hasn’t changed in years. Just curious!