Brian Ash is a British writer, scientific journalist, and editor. He is best known for his bibliographies and reference books. In the 1970s he wrote several works on science fiction, including Faces of the Future, Who's Who in Science Fiction, and Who's Who in H.G Wells. He also was the editor of The Visual Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

The Visual Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

The Visual Encyclopedia of Science Fiction is an illustrated collection of bibliographic essays on the history and subject matter of science fiction. It was edited by Brian Ash and published in 1977 by Pan Books in the UK and Harmony/Crown Books in the US...

(1977: UK, Pan Books; US, Harmony/Crown Books, ISBN 0-517-531755), which contained chapter introductions from science fiction authors. The latter title was, in 1978, listed as one of the ALA's Best Book for Young Adults.

In the field of advertising, he published Tiger in your Tank: the Anatomy of an Advertising Campaign, a light-hearted study of the worldwide ESSO "Tiger in your Tank" campaign.

He has two adult children and resides in Reading.