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Author: L. Sprague de Camp
Year: 1953
Type: NONFICTION
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: Revised in 1975 and published by Owlswick Press. See separate entry.
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Variant Titles:
- Science-Fiction Handbook, Revised: A Guide to Writing Imaginative Literature (1975) - L. Sprague de Camp and Catherine Crook de Camp
- Science-Fiction Handbook (2014) - Catherine Crook de Camp and L. Sprague de Camp
Awards:
| Place | Year and Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1976 Locus | Best Associational Item |
| 2 | 2004 Retro Hugo | Best Related Book |
| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog# | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Science-Fiction Handbook | 1953 | L. Sprague de Camp | Hermitage House | $3.50 | 328 | hc | non-fic |  |
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| Science-Fiction Handbook, Revised: A Guide to Writing Imaginative Literature | 1975 | L. Sprague de Camp, Catherine Crook de Camp | Owlswick Press | 0-913896-03-9 | $8.50 |
viii+ 220 |
hc | non-fic | Don Simpson | |
| Science-Fiction Handbook, Revised | 1977 | L. Sprague de Camp, Catherine Crook de Camp | McGraw-Hill | 0-07-016198-4 | $3.95 |
viii+ 220 |
tp | non-fic | Don Simpson | |
| Science-Fiction Handbook | Apr 2014 | Catherine Crook de Camp, L. Sprague de Camp | Gateway / Orion | 978-0-575-10361-0 | £4.99 | ebook | non-fic |
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Reviews:
- Review by Sam Moskowitz (1953) in Science-Fiction Plus, December 1953
- Review by The Editors (1953) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, December 1953
- Review by RWL (1953) in Dynamic Science Fiction, January 1954, (1954)
- Review by Robert Frazier (I) (1954) in Fantastic Universe, March 1954
- Review by Mark Reinsberg (1954) in Imagination, April 1954
- Review by Groff Conklin (1954) in Galaxy Science Fiction, May 1954 , reprinted in:
- Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], No. 19, (1954)
- Review by Damon Knight (1954) in Science Fiction Adventures, May 1954
- Review by Richard Delap (1975) in Delap's F & SF Review, November 1975
- Review by Allyn B. Brodsky (1975) in The Science Fiction Review Monthly, December 1975
- Review by Lester del Rey (1976) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, January 1976
- Review by Richard E. Geis (1976) in Science Fiction Review, February 1976
- Review by Alexei Panshin and Cory Panshin (1976) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1976
- Review by Christopher Priest (1977) in Foundation, #11 and 12 March 1977