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Science Fiction

General

• Locus Online - News, reviews, and links to science fiction web sites.
• SF Site - Reviews of new SF books. There is also an extensive list of links to author's web sites.
• SciFan - Lists of SF classics, SF by themes and by publication year, and lists of science fiction series in their reading order. There are also bibliographies and web links for many, many science fiction authors.
• The Ultimate Science Fiction Web Guide - Extensive site which includes authors, movies, television, and a time line of science fiction history.
• Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America - SF news, writing tips, Nebula Awards, and suggested reading lists.
• The James Tiptree, Jr. Award
• Feminist Science Fiction, Fantasy & Utopia
• Broad Universe - A group promoting the work of women writers of science fiction, fantasy and horror.
• The J. Wayne and Elsie M. Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction - at the University of Kansas. This site has information about courses, essays by James Gunn, science fiction news, and related materials.
• Uchronia: The Alternate History List - An excellent source of information about alternate history novels and anthologies.
• The Best Alternative Histories in Literature - An article by Richard Davies.
• SciFi 101 - If you are a librarian seeking to build a science fiction collection and understand the needs of SF readers, you will find this article from Library Journal useful.

Science Fiction on TV

• Doctor Who - The official web site from BBC.
• Syfy - The Syfy channel.
• Battlestar Galactica - Official site.
• Stargate: SG-1
• Stargate Universe

Science Fiction Societies and Conventions

• The Philadelphia Science Fiction Society - sponsors Philcon which is held in the fall.
• The Baltimore Science Fiction Society - Information on the society, Balticon, and links to Science Fiction web sites.
• The Washington Science Fiction Association - their conference, CapClave, is held in the fall.
• PulpFest - Columbus, OH, July 25 - 28, 2013.
• The Robert Heinlein Society - For those who wish to help carry forward the ideas of Robert Heinlein. Their many activities include the Heinlein Award, blood drives at cons, and efforts to get Heinlein books back into public libraries.

The Science in Science Fiction

• Biology in Science Fiction - Syllabus of the course by Prof. Joan Slonczewski
• Nanotechnology Now - News, basics, and other information
• Vernor Vinge on the Singularity - Abstract of a paper presented in 1993.
• Technological Singularity - Article from Wilkopedia.

History of Science Fiction

• Science Fiction Timeline - A history of science fiction from its earliest days.
• A History of Science Fiction - a graphic of science fiction history by Ward Shelly.
• 21 Pictures That Sum up the Whole History of Science Fiction - An article by Charlie Jane Anders.
• The University of Nebraska Press - Publishers of the Bison Frontiers of Imagination Series (early science fiction).
• The Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation, and Fantasy - at the University of Toronto.
• Fanzines and Fan Criticism in the Eaton Collection - From the University of California at Riverside.
• Many Books - Older and some not so old science fiction books for your e-book reader.

Magazines

• Analog Science Fiction and Fact
• Asimov's Science Fiction
• Fantasy and Science Fiction
• Locus Online - Reviews of recent books plus a database of reviews from 1984 to the present.

Publishers

• Baen Books
• Chaosium
• Del Rey Books
• Tor Science Fiction and Fantasy
• The Science Fiction Book Club

My Favorite Science Fiction Authors

• Isaac Asimov - The Isaac Asimov Home Page
• Ben Bova
• The Bujold Nexus - Information on works of Lois McMaster Bujold
• Hal Clement - Web site prepared by Tania Ruiz.
• The Nancy Kress Home Page
• Jack McDevitt - Bibliography
• James Morrow
• Alastair Reynolds
• Robert J. Sawyer - The author's homepage
• Robert Silverberg - the quasi-official web site.
• James Tiptree, Jr.
• Connie Willis
• Robert Charles Wison - The author's homepage.
• Sarah Zettel

Horror

• The Horror Writers Association - Stoker awards, horror reading list, and links to web sites of authors, readers, and booksellers.
• The Literary Gothic - Gothic and horror literature before 1950 with links to information on authors, e-texts, and related web links.
• The H.P. Lovecraft Archive

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