Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Fantasy task force/References
A list of fantasy references along with their availability on the Internet Archive's Open Library, the Wikipedia Library and other sources. (Note: Wikipedia Library links below are freely accessible; no publisher-specific approval needed). Some sources may also be available through Z-library.
For Tolkien-specific sources, see Tolkien research § Bibliography. A similar list for science fiction is at WP:SFREFS.
Encyclopedias and companions
[edit]| Year | Work | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The Encyclopedia of Fantasy by John Clute and John Grant | Officially available online: https://sf-encyclopedia.com/fe/ |
| 1998 | The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fantasy: The Definitive Illustrated Guide by David Pringle | Available at the Internet Archive |
| 2005 | The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy by Gary Westfahl | Available: vol. 1, vol. 2, vol. 3 at the Internet Archive |
| 2006 | Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Horror Fiction by Don D'Ammassa | Available at the Internet Archive |
| 2012 | The Cambridge Companion to Fantasy Literature by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn | Available at the Wikipedia Library |
| 2018 | The Routledge Companion to Imaginary Worlds by Mark J. P. Wolf | Preview at Google Books |
Histories
[edit]| Year | Work | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | The Fantasy Tradition in American Literature: From Irving to Le Guin by Brian Attebery | Available at the Internet Archive |
| 1988 | Worlds Within: Children's Fantasy from the Middle Ages to Today by Sheila A. Egoff | Available at the Internet Archive |
| 1999 | The Fantasy Literature of England by Colin Manlove | Available at the Wikipedia Library |
| 1999 | Fantasy and Horror: A Critical and Historical Guide to Literature, Illustration, Film, TV, Radio, and the Internet by Neil Barron |
Available at the Internet Archive |
| 2012 | A Short History of Fantasy by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn | Snippet view at Google Books |
| 2015 | The Evolution of Modern Fantasy: From Antiquarianism to the Ballantine Adult Fantasy Series by Jamie Williamson |
Available at the Wikipedia Library |
| 2016 | Children's Fantasy Literature: An Introduction by Michael Levy and Farah Mendlesohn | Available at the Wikipedia Library |
General references
[edit]| Year | Work | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Modern Fantasy: Five Studies by Colin Manlove | Available at the Internet Archive |
| 1976 | The Fantastic in Literature by Eric S. Rabkin | Available at the Internet Archive |
| 1979 | Victorian Fantasy by Stephen Prickett | Preview at Google Books |
| 1979 | The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction by Ursula K. Le Guin | Preview at Google Books |
| 1983 | The Impulse of Fantasy Literature by Colin Manlove | Available on the Wikipedia Library |
| 1983 | Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature, volumes 1–5 by Frank N. Magill | Vol. 1 available at the Internet Archive Snippet views of vol. 2, vol. 3, vol. 4, vol. 5 at Google Books |
| 1987 | Wizardry and Wild Romance: A Study of Epic Fantasy by Michael Moorcock | Find in libraries (WorldCat catalog) |
| 1991 | The Victorian Fantasists by Kath Filmer | Available on the Wikipedia Library |
| 1992 | Twentieth-Century Fantasists by Kath Filmer | Available on the Wikipedia Library |
| 1992 | Strategies of Fantasy by Brian Attebery | Snippet view at Google Books |
| 1997 | Fantasy: The Liberation of Imagination by Richard Mathews | Available at the Internet Archive |
| 2002 | Classics of Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature by Fiona Kelleghan (prior editions titled Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature) |
Available at the Internet Archive |
| 2003 | Fantasy Literature for Children and Young Adults by Pamela Gates, Susan Steffel, Francis Molson | Available at the Internet Archive |
| 2006 | Four British Fantasists: Place and Culture in the Children's Fantasies of Penelope Lively, Alan Garner, Diana Wynne Jones, and Susan Cooper by Charles Butler |
Available at the Internet Archive |
| 2008 | Rhetorics of Fantasy by Farah Mendlesohn | Available on the Wikipedia Library |
| 2009 | The A to Z of Fantasy Literature by Brian Stableford | Preview at Google Books |
| 2011 | Evaporating Genres: Essays on Fantastic Literature by Gary K. Wolfe | Available on the Wikipedia Library |
| 2013 | Stories about Stories: Fantasy and the Remaking of Myth by Brian Attebery | Preview at Google Books |
| 2019 | The Canons of Fantasy: Lands of High Adventure by Patrick Moran | Available at the Wikipedia Library |
Themes
[edit]| Year | Work | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Uranian Worlds: A Guide to Alternative Sexuality in Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror by Eric Garber | Available at the Internet Archive |
| 2013 | Here be Dragons: Exploring Fantasy Maps and Settings by Stefan Ekman | Available on The Wikipedia Library |
| 2016 | Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary Popular Fantasy by Jude Roberts and Esther MacCallum-Stewart | Preview at Google Books |
| 2016 | Race and Popular Fantasy Literature: Habits of Whiteness by Helen Young | Preview at Google Books |
| 2019 | The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to the Hunger Games by Ebony Elizabeth Thomas | Available on The Wikipedia Library |
Bibliographies
[edit]- Galactic Central is a reliable source for bibliographic data and includes the Contento indexes.
- The ISFDB is not a reliable source to cite in FAs, per some FAC review discussions, though it's a great place to find information that can be verified elsewhere.