''Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction'' is a book published in 2007 by the
Oxford University Press
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. It was edited by Jeff Prucher, with an introduction by
Gene Wolfe
Gene Rodman Wolfe (May 7, 1931 – April 14, 2019) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He was noted for his dense, allusive prose as well as the strong influence of his Catholic faith. He was a prolific short story writer and nove ...
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Contents
The vocabulary includes words used in science fiction
Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ...
books, TV and film. A second category rises from discussion and criticism of science fiction, and a third category comes from the subculture of fandom. It describes itself as "the first historical dictionary devoted to science fiction", tracing how science fiction terms have developed over time.
Reception
The dictionary received positive reviews from science fiction journals, although the critic Rob Latham
Rob or ROB may refer to:
Places
* Rob, Velike Lašče, a settlement in Slovenia
* Roberts International Airport (IATA code ROB), in Monrovia, Liberia
People
* Rob (given name), a given name or nickname, e.g., for Robert(o), Robin/Robyn
* Rob ( ...
felt that its digital version (the SF Citations Project) might be preferable to the print format, which could grow out-of-date.[ In 2008 it won the ]Hugo Award for Best Related Book
The Hugo Award for Best Related Work is one of the Hugo Awards given each year for primarily non-fiction works related to science fiction or fantasy, published or translated into English during the previous calendar year. The Hugo Awards have bee ...
and was cited as an Outstanding Reference Source by the American Library Association.[
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References
External links
* at Oxford Reference
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2007 non-fiction books
Oxford dictionaries
Science fiction studies
Books about literature
Hugo Award for Best Related Work-winning works
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