''Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction'' is a book published in 2007 by the

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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 no ...

The vocabulary includes words used in

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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 Latham is a former professor of English at the University of California, Riverside and a science fiction critic. Career Latham was an English professor at the University of Iowa and the University of California, Riverside. Latham is the auth ...

felt that its digital version (the SF Citations Project) might be preferable to the print format, which could grow out-of-date.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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Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
an online dictionary that is based on ''Brave New Worlds'', with Jeff Prucher one of the website editors 2007 non-fiction books Oxford dictionaries Science fiction studies Books about literature Hugo Award for Best Related Work–winning works {{sf-book-stub

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