 | The Dictionary of Imaginary Places: The Newly Updated and Expanded Classic by Alberto Manguel
Buy new: $16.50 / Used from: $7.99 An excellent work, fascinating stuff including Oz to Utopia and more.
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 | Adventure Heroes: Legendary Characters from Odysseus to James Bond by Jeff Rovin
Buy used from: $0.47 One of the great Jeff Rovin references, covering many NON-super heroes of fiction.
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 | Aliens, Robots, and Spaceships by Jeff Rovin
Buy used from: $0.41 Great Rovin guide to what its title says, although there are a few repeats from his other reference books.
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 | Encyclopedia of Monsters by Jeff Rovin
Buy used from: $5.47 Jeff Rovin's best, covers all sorts of monsters, from B-Movies to classic horror fiction.
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| The Encyclopedia of Superheroes by Jeff Rovin
Buy used from: $3.50 Great reference, like all of Jeff Rovin's stuff. Current through the mid-1980s and includes a lot of rare facts.
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| The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Science Fiction: The Definitive Illustrated Guide
Buy used from: $3.90 A nice guide to all sorts of stuff from SF novels, TV and film.
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 | The A to Z Guide of Babylon 5 by David Bassom
Buy used from: $0.01 Terrific and compact guide to the great SF series, even if it's only current up through some of Season 3. We need an update!!
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 | The Watcher's Guide, Volume 1 (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) by Christopher Golden
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $0.01 Covers Season 1 and 2, terrific reference (better than Volume 2, IMHO).
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 | The Watcher's Guide, Volume 2 (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) by Nancy Holder
Buy used from: $0.74 Nice work, covers Seasons 3 and 4, larger but somehow less substantial than Volume 1.
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 | The Monster Book by Christopher Golden
Buy used from: $0.72 Terrific guide, not only to the first three and a half seasons' worth of monsters, but to the legends and pop culture that inspired them.
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| Atlas of DC Universe (DC Heroes RPG) by Paul Kupperberg
Buy used from: $8.86 Yes, it's for a RPG, but it's a wonderful guide to the DC universe as it stood around 1990.
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 | Doctor Who: A History of the Universe by Lance Parkin
Buy used from: $7.50 It includes the New and Missing Adventures novels, but the author has weaved it in to create a remarkably cohesive history of the Doctor Who universe. Doesn't include the TV movie.
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| Doctor Who: Time Travellers Guide by Peter Haining
Buy used from: $0.41 The best ever reference to Doctor Who, even if it's a little outdated.
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| Doctor Who: The Universal Databank (Doctor Who New Adventures) by Jean-Marc Lofficier
Buy used from: $2.88 Great encyclopedic reference to the Doctor Who series, minus the novels or TV movie.
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 | Dragonball Z: The Anime Adventure Game by Mike Pondsmith
Buy used from: $12.91 The basic book for the RPG, it's still the best reference to the series, up through the Saiyan Saga.
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| Dragon Ball Z Book 2: The Frieza Saga: Intergalactic Space Pirates Threaten the Dragonball Z Universe! by Mike Pondsmith
Second RPG book, with info through the Frieza Saga.
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| Tolkien Bestiary by David Day
Buy used from: $8.07 Fascinating guide to the Lord of the Rings universe, even if it makes a lot of unofficial additions.
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 | The Official Godzilla Compendium: A 40 Year Retrospective (Official Godzilla) by J.D. Lees
Buy used from: $35.00 THE book for Godzilla fans. Includes all the Japanese films up through G vs. Destoroyah.
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 | James Bond: The Secret World of 007 by Alastair Dougall
Buy used from: $0.80 Not a dense book, but a fun and detailed overall reference.
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 | Star Trek Chronology: The History of the Future by Michael Okuda
Buy used from: $1.66 Great work, an intriguing history of the Star Trek universe up to Star Trek First Contact.
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 | The Star Trek Encyclopedia by Michael Okuda
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $4.50 The ultimate Star Trek reference guide. Current up through Star Trek Insurrection.
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 | A Guide to the Star Wars Universe by Bill Slavicsek
Buy new: $12.80 / Used from: $4.79 The best Star Wars reference guide, current through Phantom Menace.
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 | The Tick: Mighty Blue Justice by Greg Hyland
Buy used from: $7.99 Terrific guide to a hilarious cartoon series.
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 | The Encyclopedia Cthulhiana: A Guide to Lovecraftian Horror (Call of Cthulhu Fiction) by Daniel Harms
The greatest reference to the Cthulhu Mythos, a must for fans.
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