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Fantasy webpages have been popping up in all grades and calibre. Here are a select few that we think are worth noting:
About.com Guide to Fantasy/Science Fiction Books
(URL: http://fantasy.about.com/arts/fantasy/mbody.htm).
Accessed 13 November 2000.
This website is an excellent resource for all kinds of fantasy and science fiction information. It includes an A-Z author information list of webpages for over 200 authors, a comprehensive awards page, Bestseller lists, book review sites, fan- and e-zines, interviews, news, publishers, shared worlds, and writer's resources. This page is easy to navigate, not too cluttered with distracting ads, full of good content, and up-to-date.
Rating: Excellent
Bookbrowser.
(URL: http://www.bookbrowser.com/)
Accessed 13 November 2000.
Subtitled, "the guide for avid readers," Bookbrowser is a site dedicated to all types of reading. This site provides good genre fiction information, including fantasy. It is particularly good for information about authors, book reviews, and new titles. It also includes a great set of links called Reader's Resources that has author information, bibliographic resources, booklists and bibliographies, books in the media, conferences, for children, full text online, genre information, magazines, mailing lists and newsletters, organizations, publishers, RA professional information, and reading groups.
Rating: Excellent
Christian SF and Fantasy Recommended Reading.
(URL: http://www.thechairlift.com/~mpavlac/christsf.htm).
Accessed 13 November 2000.
This is a reading list offered by Christian Fandom, an interdenominational group of fans of science fiction and fantasy. It includes a list of literature with some sparse annotations, a list of web pages, comic books, and non-fiction.
Rating: Average
Fantasy Reader's Corner.
(URL: http://www.autopen.com/fantasy.shtml).
Accessed 13 November 2000.
This webpage is a section of "The Reader's Corner" available from (http://www.autopen.com/index.shtml). This page is contains three main sections:
"In the beginning there were fairies"- a resource for all sorts of information about fantasy works with fairies
"From the mists of time," - a sword and sorcery reading resource
"Not so long ago" - highlights include a detailed vampire reading resource, Victorian and Edwardian fantasy list
"Fantasy Reader's Corner" includes a great section on mermaids, a King Arthur resource, Sword and Sorceress, Space and Time.
This is a site with a great deal of content, but may be more difficult to navigate than some of the others, and many areas have not been updated recently.
Rating: Average
Henriksen Parallax Book Reviews.
(URL: http://www.bookmd.henriksen.org/).
Accessed 13 November 2000.
This site provides very concise, informative reviews of many science fiction and fantasy books, organized by year. This site also includes a "best to worst" list which may be useful.
Rating: Average
Henriksson & Henriksson. Fantasy Finder.
(URL: http://www.hoh.se/fantasyfinder/)
Accessed 13 November 2000.
Includes reviews, news, links, and chat. One noteworthy feature of this site is its list of "Eternal Fantasy," which is a list of timeless fantasy classics. There are numerous reviews that are well written and not too verbose.
Rating: Above average
Herald, Diana Tixier. Fluent in Fantasy.
(URL: http://www.sff.net/people/dherald/)
Accessed 13 November 2000.
Companion site for the book Fluent in Fantasy, by Herald. This site includes hyperlinks to sites mentioned in the book as well as other noteworthy sites. This site would be best used with the book in hand.
Rating: Average
Internet Speculative Fiction Database.
(URL: http://www.sfsite.com/isfdb/sfdbase.html)
Accessed 13 November 2000.
This site indexes works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Database users may search by author, title, series, or year. The directories are particularly useful. The author directory is comprehensive and would be an excellent source of information. Also noteworthy is the list of forthcoming books, derived information such as the top 100 list and the most reviewed book list, and its extensive magazine contents list.
Rating: Excellent
Locus Online.
(URL: http://www.locusmag.com/)
Accessed 13 November 2000.
Includes news, bestseller lists, book and short story reviews, and an extensive convention list.
Rating: Above average
Of Sorcery & The Sword.
(URL: http://www.curledup.com/fantasy.htm)
Accessed 13 November 2000.
Consists of very well written, up-to-date fantasy and science fiction reviews. Books are reviewed and rated from Fair to Excellent. This is a good place for information on the sword and sorcery subgenre.
Rating: Above average
Omni Publications International. Omni Magazine: SF, Fantasy, Horror.
(URL: http://www.omnimag.com/fiction/index.html)
Accessed 13 November 2000.
Links to publishers, authors, fan websites, magazines. Includes informative reviews of new books (including novels, anthologies, short stories, and children's books).
Rating: Average
Quilter, Laura. Feminist Science Fiction, Fantasy and Utopia.
(URL: http://www.wenet.net/~lquilter/femsf/index.html)
Accessed 13 November 2000.
An excellent source of information on books of interest to feminists. This site provides numerous indexes (authors, women of color, lesbian writers, theme bibliographies, and young adult and children). This is also a good source of information about non-print sources. There are also special sections for writers and researchers. This would be a very good reference for feminist fantasy.
Rating: Above average
Reader's Robot Fantasy Page.
(URL: http://www.tnrdlib.bc.ca/fa-menu.html)
Accessed 13 November 2000.
This page currently provides review information for 440 books. Access points include author, title, reviewer, subgenre, and submission data. There is also a useful search function.
Rating: Excellent
SFSite.
(URL: http://www.sfsite.com/)
Accessed 13 November 2000.
This self-proclaimed "home page for science fiction and fantasy" is an excellent review source. It also provides author interviews, author and publisher reading lists, a comprehensive list of fan and author site links, writers' resources, and more.
Rating: Excellent
Science Fiction and Fantasy World.
(URL: http://www.sffworld.com/)
Accessed 13 November 2000.
This site includes an excellent list of reviews, indexed by author and date. Also noteworthy on this site are the author interviews, the schedule of book releases (for UK and US), and the author biographies.
Rating: Excellent
Conventions:
The Mythopoeic Society. Mythcon.
(URL: http://www.mythsoc.org/mythcon31.html)
Accessed 13 November 2000.
The British Fantasy Society Convention.
(URL: http://www.herebedragons.co.uk/bfs/fc24.htm)
Accessed 13 November 2000.
World Fantasy Board. World Fantasy Convention.
(URL: http://www.worldfantasy.org/)
Accessed 13 November 2000.
Dragon*Con.
(URL: http://www.dragoncon.org/)
Accessed 13 November 2000.
Chattacon.
(URL: http://www.chattacon.org/)
Accessed 13 November 2000.
Author websites:
Lynn Abbey.
(URL: http://www.sff.net/people/Lynn.Abbey/)
Accessed 13 November 2000.
Allan Cole.
(URL: http://www.acole.com/)
Accessed 13 November 2000.
Glen Cook.
(URL: http://www.xmission.com/~shpshftr/GC/GC-Home.html)
Accessed 13 November 2000.
Marion Zimmer Bradley.
(URL: http://www.mzbfm.com/)
Accessed 13 November 2000.
Lois McMaster Bujold.
(URL:
Accessed 13 November 2000.
Anne McCaffrey - Dragonhold.
(URL: http://members.aol.com/dragnhld/)
Accessed 13 November 2000.
Dennis L. McKiernan.
(URL: http://home.att.net/~dlmck/)
Accessed 13 November 2000.
SFSite
(URL: http://www.sfsite.com/)
Provides an exhaustive list of author websites. This is an excellent resource!
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