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Fantasy: The 100 Best Books

Michael Moorcock & James Cawthorn

First published 1988
Publisher Carroll & Graf
Format Hardcover
Type Nonfiction
ISBN 0881843350
Cover art James Cawthorn
Pages 216

Notes


"According to Moorcock's introduction, the book was mainly written by Cawthorn, and it is notable for its heavy emphasis on early Fantasy, since only 24 of the 100 works discussed appeared after 1955." --SFE3: "Cawthorn, James" by Peter Nicholls and Gary Westfahl

  • Data from Internet Archive scan
    • "First published in Great Britain by Xanadu Publications Ltf 1988"
    • "First published in the United States of America by Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc. 1988"
    • No date other than year
    • No printing line
  • Publication date 1989-01-00, previously reported here, is from Locus presumably.
  • Cover artist is co-author Cawthorn, from the Cawthorn list of works at SFE3.
  • SFE3 implies that the introduction is by Moorcock alone, or that there is one introduction by each author. See the nonfiction title record.
  • WorldCat (OCLC, below) reports Contents (100 reviews only) with listings such as this, which represent the titles/headings in the book: • Gulliver's travels / by Jonathan Swift (1726) • The castle of otranto / by Horace Walpole (1765) Evidently the reviews are arranged by publication date.

Awards

Year Award Category Status
1989 Locus Poll Award Best Related Non-Fiction Book Nominee/Finalist

Other Editions

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
Fantasy: The 100 Best Books Cover 1988 Xanadu Hardcover Nonfiction James Cawthorn 216
Fantasy: The 100 Best Books 1988 Xanadu Hardcover Nonfiction 216
Fantasy: The 100 Best Books Cover 1991 Carroll & Graf Trade Paperback Nonfiction 216