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John Frederick Clute (born 12 September 1940) is a Canadian-born author and critic specializing in science fiction and fantasy literature who has lived in both England and the United States since 1969.
John Clute is a Canadian-born sf critic, editor and author, who has won multiple Hugo and Locus awards. He is best known for his encyclopedic works on sf, fantasy and horror, such as The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and The Darkening Garden.
Jan 17, 2012 · The Encyclopedia of science fiction. by. Clute, John, 1940-; Nicholls, Peter, 1939-. Publication date. 1993. Topics. Science fiction -- Dictionaries, Science fiction. Publisher. New York : St. Martin's Press.
Clute outlines a four-part dynamic model of Horror that is a dark inverse of the model proposed in The Encyclopedia of Fantasy: SIGHTING, THICKENING, REVEL, AFTERMATH. Thickening, a cumulative process, is the somber reflection of Thinning in fantasy, and moves the story toward the Revel, “when the truth of things glares through” (117).
John Clute is an award-winning SF and fantasy author and in 1994 received the Pilgrim award for distinguished contributions to the study of science fiction. Peter Nicholls has won the...
John Clute is a fascinating writer, and the best critical writer on SF we've had. He's also been intimately involved as an editor and a driving force behind the astonishing SF Encyclopedia and the not-as-astonishing Fantasy Encyclopedia.
Jul 23, 2020 · John Clute is a Canadian-born SF critic, editor, and novelist who lives in London. He has written several books on SF, including The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, and won several Hugos for his reviews and criticism.
