Edward Frederick James (born 14 May 1947) is a British scholar of medieval history and science fiction.
[1] He attended the Solihull School and read Modern History at St John's College, Oxford (1965-1968).
He completed postgraduate work at the Institute of Archaeology, Oxford, 1968-1970, supervised by Professor Christopher Hawkes.
James was awarded D.Phil in 1975, for a thesis entitled ‘South-West Gaul from the fifth to the eighth century: the contribution of archaeology’.
James is the recipient of the 2004 Pilgrim Award for lifetime contribution to science fiction and fantasy scholarship.