Online Science Fiction Resources

Below are listed some interesting science fiction and fantasy resources. Let me know if you find any others that should be added.

 

Awards

Hugo Award
http://www.thehugoawards.org/
The Hugo awards are given annually and chosen by Worldcon members.

Locus Index of Science Fiction Awards
http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/
Includes a list of major science fiction and fantasy awards.

Nebula Award
http://www.sfwa.org/awards/
The Nebula Award is an annual award given by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.

Blogs

SF/F Writers Who Blog
http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/002815.html
A list of both individual and group blogs written by either science fiction or fantasy authors.

Books

New Weld Library District Fantasy Books (RSS)
A list of new fantasy books that Weld Library District owns.

New Weld Library District Science Fiction Books (RSS)
List of new science fiction books that Weld Library District owns.

Worldcat
http://www.worldcat.org/
This service allows you to search for the book you’re interested in and then enter your zip code to display the nearest library that owns the book.

General Science Fiction Resources

AllReaders.com
http://allreaders.com/bookSearcha.asp?SubjectID=1
Provides a detailed search to look for science fiction and fantasy books that meet your criteria.

Fantastic Fiction
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/
Provides book information and author bibliographies for several genres including science fiction and fantasy.

The Internet Speculative Fiction Database
http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/index.cgi
Includes author bibliographies, publication bibliographies, award listings, magazine content listings, anthology and collection content listings, and forthcoming books.

Locus Online
http://www.locusmag.com/
The online version of the science fiction and fantasy magazine.

Overbooked
http://overbooked.org/stars/speculative/index.html
A list of hardcover books which have received positive reviews from Booklist, Publisher’s Weekly, Kirkus, and Library Journal (LJ).

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
http://www.sfwa.org/
A science fiction and fantasy writer association website.

SciFan
http://scifan.com/
This site provides a database of science fiction and fantasy books and series information. Books are grouped together by themes and the site also provides a list of “New and Upcoming” books.

SciFi.com
http://www.scifi.com/sfw/
This site is a subset of the Sci-Fi Channel and covers science fiction news, reviews and celebrity interviews.

SF Site
http://www.sfsite.com/home.htm
A website that publishes reviews of science fiction books, films and television shows.

Uchronia: The Alternate History List
http://uchronia.net/
Bibliography of novels, short stories and other material that deal with alternative history themes.

Podcasts

Escape Pod
http://escapepod.org/
Podcast of science fiction short stories.

Podiobooks
http://www.podiobooks.com/
Free serialized audio books.

Pseudopod
http://pseudopod.org/
Podcast of horror short stories.

Publisher Websites

Baen
http://www.baen.com/
Provides some free full-text books as well as samples of other books. Readers can also pay for ebooks through a “WebScription.”