About this ebook
Winner of a 2008 Hugo Award, this new paperback takes readers on spectacular tour of the language created by science fiction. From "Stargate" to "Force Field," this dictionary opens a fascinating window into an entire genre, through the words invented by science fiction's most talented writers, critics, and fans. Each entry includes numerous citations of the word's usage, from the earliest known appearance forward. Drawn not only from science fiction novels and stories, citations also come from fanzines, screenplays, comics, songs, and the Internet.
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4.7
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M. Alan Kazlev
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April 23, 2015
Very well researched with heaps of references, but definitely needs more SF jargon. e.g. xeno- is there as prefix, but xeno/xenoc as a noun. Also too much fandom and zine jargon, and not enough on actual SFnal (good word that, listed) words.
About the author
Jeff Prucher is a freelance lexicographer and an editor for the Oxford English Dictionary's science fiction project. He has previously been a bookseller, office temp, editorial assistant for Locus, and software quality assurance engineer. He lives in Berkeley with his family.
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