Talk:The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
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[edit] Citations.
This is the citation information for the copy at my local library. In ths edition, contributors are listed on page xxiii. (It's a key to the initials under each article.)
{{cite encyclopedia | last = | first = | authorlink = | title = | pages = | editor = [[John Clute]] and [[Peter Nicholls]]| encyclopedia = [[The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction|Encyclopedia of Science Fiction]] | edition = 2nd ed.| year = [[1993]]| publisher = St. Martin's Press| id = ISBN 0-312-09618-6}}
For instance, the article on Isaac Asimov is cited thusly:
{{cite encyclopedia
| last = Clute
| first = John
| coauthors = Edwards, Malcolm J.
| title = Isaac Asimov
| pages = 55–60
| editor = [[John Clute]] and [[Peter Nicholls]]
| encyclopedia = [[The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction|Encyclopedia of Science Fiction]]
| edition = 2nd ed.| year = [[1993]]| publisher = St. Martin's Press
| id = ISBN 0-312-09618-6}}
and prints:
Clute, John; Edwards, Malcolm J. (1993). "Isaac Asimov". Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (2nd ed.). Ed. John Clute and Peter Nicholls. St. Martin's Press. 55–60. ISBN 0-312-09618-6.
- Omissions
Strangely the encyclopedia does not have a category for books, which in the print editions at least can make it hard to track things down unless they've been adapted for other media - for example 'The Lord of the Rings' is a film and radio show, but 'The Silmarillion' does not exist and cannot be found until you know the Author's name. Worth mentioning in the main text--Nickpheas 07:04, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
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BetacommandBot (talk) 05:02, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Disabiguation
I have found a book titled Encyclopedia of Science Fiction -not- THE Encyclopedia of Science Fiction with the following info:
Consultant Editor Robert Holdstock Foreword by Isaac Asimov Hardcover: 224 pages Publisher: Wh Smith Pub (December 1978) ISBN-10: 0706407563 ISBN-13: 978-0706407563
Should we mention it on this page, or maybe create a disabiguation page so that "Encyclopedia of Science Fiction" does not redirect to "The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction"? It may even be a very early edition of the same book?
