The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Themes, Works and Wonders. (3 Volumes.)
Westport (Conn.): Greenwood Press, 2005. Three volumes (complete), pictorial boards, pp xxix;1,395. First edition. firsst impression Fine condition.
"The themes of science fiction and of fantasy are spread out here for you like playing cards on a table, simply, encyclopedically, perfectly comprehensively, by Gary Westfahl and his contributors. This book contains all the other books there are, and all the other stories, like some Borgesian contruct. It's a book for authors, and for academics, and for the kind of readers who can settle down happily with works of refernce." From the Foreword by Neil Gaiman. Item #98710
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