Concise discussions of the lives and principal works of prominent science-fiction authors, written by subject experts.

This reference tracks the development of speculative fiction influenced by the advancement of science and the idea of progress from the eighteenth century to th

Concise discussions of the lives and principal works of writers of various forms of fantasy, including heroic fantasy, sword and sorcery, humorous fantasy, adul

As a companion volume to St. James Guide to Fantasy Writers, this volume concentrates "on those types of fiction which may be labelled as horror novels, dark fa

Profiling more than 1400 print and electronic sources, this book helps connect librarians and researchers to the most relevant sources of information in genealo