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SF New Website Resource Page Science Fiction Web Resources (Updated Nov 1, 2016) Brian Aldiss http://brianaldiss.co.uk/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Aldiss Amazing Stories https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazing_Stories Poul Anderson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poul_Anderson Isaac Asimov http://www.asimovonline.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov Asimov's Science Fiction http://www.asimovs.com/ Astounding Stories/Analog http://www.pulpmags.org/database_pages/astounding_stories.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analog_Science_Fiction_and_Fact J. G. Ballard http://www.jgballard.ca/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._G._Ballard Stephen Baxter http://www.stephen-baxter.com/ Greg Bear http://www.gregbear.com/ Best Science Fiction Books http://bestsciencefictionbooks.com/ Best New Wave Science Fiction http://bestsciencefictionbooks.com/best-new-wave-science-fiction-books.php Alfred Bester https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Bester Ray Bradbury http://www.raybradbury.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Bradbury 1 David Brin http://davidbrin.com/ http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/ British Science Fiction Association http://www.bsfa.co.uk/ Lois McMaster Bujold http://www.dendarii.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lois_McMaster_Bujold Edgar Rice Burrroughs https://www.edgarriceburroughs.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Rice_Burroughs John W. Campbell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_W._Campbell John W. Campbell Award (Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction): http://www.sfcenter.ku.edu/campbell.htm Orson Scott Card http://www.hatrack.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orson_Scott_Card Karel Čapek https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karel_Čapek Arthur C. Clarke http://www.clarkefoundation.org/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_C._Clarke Arthur C. Clarke Award http://www.clarkeaward.com/ Cyberpunk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberpunk https://www.neondystopia.com/what-is-cyberpunk/ Samuel Delany https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_R._Delany Philip K. Dick https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_K._Dick The Official Blade Runner On Line Magazine http://www.devo.com/bladerunner/ 2 Philip K. Dick Award http://www.philipkdickaward.org/ Dune - Frank Herbert http://www.dunenovels.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_(novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Herbert Harlan Ellison https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlan_Ellison http://harlanellison.com/home.htm Ellison: Dangerous Visions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangerous_Visions Encyclopedia of Science Fiction http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/about-us Fantastic Fiction – Science Fiction https://www.fantasticfiction.com/science-fiction/ Philip José Farmer http://pjfarmer.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_José_Farmer Camille Flammarion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camille_Flammarion Frankenstein - Book and Movies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein Neil Gaiman http://www.neilgaiman.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Gaiman Galaxy Science Fiction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy_Science_Fiction http://www.philsp.com/mags/galaxy.html http://www.galaxysciencefiction.com/ Hugo Gernsback https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Gernsback http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/predictions-from-the-father-of-science- fiction-61256664/?no-ist 3 William Gibson – Neuromancer http://www.williamgibsonbooks.com/index.asp http://www.antonraubenweiss.com/gibson/ http://www.levity.com/corduroy/gibson.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Gibson Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_Gordon http://flashgordon.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Rogers Great Science Fiction and Fantasy Works http://greatsfandf.com/ Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction (University of Kansas): http://www.sfcenter.ku.edu/index.html Joe Haldeman http://www.joehaldeman.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Haldeman Edmond Hamilton/Captain Future https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmond_Hamilton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Future Robert A. Heinlein http://www.nitrosyncretic.com/rah/ http://www.severing.nu/rah.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_A._Heinlein History of Science Fiction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_science_fiction Hopkins, Lisa “Jane C. Loudon’s The Mummy!: Mary Shelley Meets George Orwell, and They Go in a Balloon to Egypt” http://shura.shu.ac.uk/8710/ The Hugo Awards http://www.thehugoawards.org/ http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Award Internet Speculative Fiction Data Base http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/index.cgi 4 Henry Kuttner and Catherine (C.L.) Moore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Kuttner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._L._Moore http://greatbutforgotten.blogspot.com/2009/02/henry-kuttner-c-l-moore-authors.html Ursula Le Guin http://www.ursulakleguin.com/ http://www.ursulakleguin.com/UKL_info.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursula_K._Le_Guin Fritz Leiber https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Leiber Murray Leinster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Leinster Locus Magazine http://www.locusmag.com/ Locus Awards/Comprehensive Award Listing Directory http://www.sfadb.com/Awards_Directory H. P. Lovecraft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._P._Lovecraft http://www.hplovecraft.com/ Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magazine_of_Fantasy_%26_Science_Fiction The Matrix http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Matrix http://www.thematrix101.com/ Ian McDonald https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_McDonald_(British_author) Georges Méliès https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Méliès Abraham Merritt http://www.gwthomas.org/amerritt.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Merritt Metropolis - Fritz Lang and Thea von Harbou https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolis_(1927_film) http://metropolis1927.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1kxfiY_1DA 5 China Miéville https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Miéville The Mirrorshades Cyberpunk Page http://www.well.com/conf/mirrorshades/cpunk.html The Nebula Winners - Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. http://nebulas.sfwa.org/ http://www.sfwa.org/ http://www.sfwa.org/nebula-awards/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebula_Award Larry Niven - Ringworld https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringworld https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Niven http://www.larryniven.net/ Edgar Allan Poe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe Frederik Pohl http://www.frederikpohl.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederik_Pohl Kim Stanley Robinson http://kimstanleyrobinson.info/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Stanley_Robinson Robert J. Sawyer – SF Writer.com http://www.sfwriter.com/ Science Fiction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction Science Fiction.com http://sciencefiction.com/ Science Fiction Artists https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_science_fiction_and_fantasy_artists Science Fiction Books http://www.goodreads.com/genres/science-fiction Science Fiction Movies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_science_fiction_films 6 http://www.indiewire.com/2015/05/the-25-best-sci-fi-films-of-the-21st-century-so- far-264273/2/ http://www.filmsite.org/sci-fifilms.html Science Fiction Research Association http://www.sfra.org/ Science Fiction Studies: Chronological Bibliography of Science Fiction History, Theory, and Criticism http://www.depauw.edu/sfs/biblio.htm Science Fiction (Wikipedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction; Science Fiction Timeline: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_science_fiction Science Fiction Studies: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction_studies. Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame http://www.empmuseum.org/at-the-museum/museum-features/science-fiction-and- fantasy-hall-of-fame.aspx SCIFI at Dark Roasted Blend http://www.scifi.darkroastedblend.com/. Shelley, Ward “The History of Science Fiction” http://www.wardshelley.com/paintings/pages/HistoryofScienceFiction.html . Robert Silverberg http://www.majipoor.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Silverberg Clifford Simak https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_D._Simak Dan Simmons http://www.dansimmons.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperion_(Simmons_novel) E. E. “Doc” Smith https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._E._Smith https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lensman_series Olaf Stapledon http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/s/olaf-stapledon/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olaf_Stapledon 7 Steampunk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk http://www.steampunk.com/what-is-steampunk/ http://www.ministryofpeculiaroccurrences.com/what-is-steampunk/ Neal Stephenson http://www.nealstephenson.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Stephenson Charles Stross http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApcNzwy9Zas http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Stross Theodore Sturgeon http://www.theodoresturgeontrust.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Sturgeon Superman - DC Comics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman http://www.supermanhomepage.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_Comics James Tiptree, Jr. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Tiptree_Jr. James Tiptree Award https://tiptree.org/ Ultimate Science Fiction Fan Guide http://www.magicdragon.com/UltimateSF/SF-Index.html Jules Verne http://JV.Gilead.org.il/ http://www.najvs.org/publications.shtml https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Verne http://www.jules-verne.co.uk/ Vernor Vinge and the Singularity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernor_Vinge http://mindstalk.net/vinge/vinge-sing.html https://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/faculty/vinge/misc/singularity.html Kurt Vonnegut http://www.vonnegut.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Vonnegut 8 H.G.Wells and the Genesis of Future Studies - The H.G. Wells Society http://www.wnrf.org/cms/hgwells.shtml http://www.hgwellsusa.50megs.com/ http://hgwellssociety.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._G._Wells Jack Williamson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Williamson Connie Willis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connie_Willis Gene Wolfe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Wolfe World Science Fiction Society http://www.wsfs.org/ Worlds Without End https://www.worldswithoutend.com/ Classics (Books) of Science Fiction https://www.worldswithoutend.com/lists_classics_of_sf.asp Roger Zelazny https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Zelazny 9.
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