David Pringle is best known as the editor, publisher and co-founder ofInterzone, the Hugo award-winning fantasy and science fiction magazine. He has also written several fantasy and science fiction studies, including Imaginary People: A Who's Who of Fictional Characters from the 18th Century to the Present Day,The St James Guide to Fantasy Writers, Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels 1946-1987 andScience Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 1949-1984.