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Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Resources in this category:

Alpha Ralpha Boulevard
http://www.Catch22.com/SF/ARB/
"A list of authors in the science/speculative fiction field with bibliographies and pointers to other SF sites."
Concatenation
http://www.concatenation.org/
News, reviews, links, interviews, information, and articles on science and science fiction. Maintained in the United Kingdom by a group of several volunteers. Plenty of convention information and news from the international sci-fi community. Updated frequently.
Experience Music Project|Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame
http://www.empsfm.org/
The Experience Music Project presents interpretive, interactive exhibitions in popular music, including rock, jazz, country, hip-hop, and more. Also provides calendars for live music events and shows. View memorabilia and artifacts, and listen to musicians tell their stories. The Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame is the first museum in the world about science fiction.
Hour 25
http://www.hour25online.com/
The long running radio show dedicated to science fiction and fantasy is now available on the Internet via streaming MP3. Contains the current show (uploaded every Friday) plus archives of past shows.
The Internet Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy List
http://sites.google.com/site/sftop100/
List of the Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy books, as rated by anyone who takes the time to send their votes in to the site. The list is updated monthly and books are ranked by their diffused averages.
The Medieval Bestiary: Animals in the Middle
http://bestiary.ca/
Beasts! Creatures both fictional and real are the topic of the Medieval Bestiary site. See pictures and read text from the ancient books of beasts and birds. Link to the Bestiary Blog or find articles about fantastic creatures and the people who wrote about them.
Sci-Fi Wire
http://scifiwire.com/
Get the latest news about sci-fi movies, television shows, books, news, and anything sci-fi.
The Science Fact and Fiction Concatenation
http://www.concatenation.org/
A comprehensive collection of science fiction news and information from a European perspective. "Concatenation is best known amongst the European science fiction community (those writers, editors, film directors, book dealers, buffs and enthusiasts who attend the premiere European science fiction literary and cinematic conventions.) Within the European science fiction community Concatenation itself is better known as an annual review magazine of science and science fiction. Its first edition was published Easter 1987 as part of the 50th anniversary UK science Fiction Convention BECCON 87."
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc.
http://www.sfwa.org/
The SFWA page provides links to books and bookstores, research subjects in the field, SFWA membership requirements, and the Nebula Award, as well as to their own publications (a Handbook, Directory and Bulletin). They also have a lot of contract information to inform authors about contract wording and coverage. This site contains information for fans and writers of science fiction and fantasy, including links to members' pages, the SFWA bulletin (with archived back issues), suggested reading lists and more.
The SF Site: The Home Page for Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.sfsite.com/
The world of science fiction and fantasy, focusing on books and literature, but with some coverage of film and television as well. Includes numerous book reviews and author biographies and bibliographies.
Steampunk: The New Speculative Fiction Clearing House
http://www.steampunk.com/
A very well organized guide to science fiction and fantasy on the Internet. Contains areas on Authors, Awards, Bibliographies, Publishers, and a host of other stuff.
Transformation Stories List
http://www.transformationlist.com/
"A list of books and other works, mostly (but not quite exclusively) SF/fantasy/horror, that use unusual physical or mental transformation as a theme or a major plot device."
Uchronia: The Alternate History List
http://www.uchronia.net/
"An annotated bibliography of novels, stories, essays and other material involving the 'what ifs' of history. Such texts may also be called as alternate histories, alternative histories, allohistories, uchronia, counterfeit worlds, counterfactuals, negative histories, etc."
Xenite.Org
http://www.xenite.org/
"Xenite.Org strives to be one of the best fan-run sources of science fiction and fantasy news and content on the Web." Here is the place to locate information on Xena or Lord of the Rings, participate in a sci-fi discussion group, read up on the latest news in the industry, and more.

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