num_pages: 1088
description: This huge volume is the first comprehensive encyclopedia of the fantasy field. Not only does it describe the genre authoritatively, but it redefines it, offering an exciting new analysis of this highly diverse and hugely popular sphere of art. With more than 4,000 entries and over one million words, this volume covers every aspect of fantasy-literature, film, television, opera, art, and comics. Written and compiled by a team of editors with unparalleled collective experience in the field, it is an invaluable reference for anyone interested in the art of the fantastic. This paperback edition includes thirty-two pages of update material obtained since the hardcover when to press.
language: English
title: The Encyclopedia of Fantasy
titlecomplete: The Encyclopedia of Fantasy
genres: Fantasy, Books About Books, Literary Criticism, Criticism, Reference, Research, Literature, Writing, Mythology, Science Fiction
ratings_count: 332
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Non-Fiction Book, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Non-Fiction
publisher: St. Martin's Griffin