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Miscellaneous These are either other pages I created, or by others I know or have encountered on various bboard sites. I will add others as I discover them if I think they may be of interest to those who visit this site. The Art of Loveta Strickland - this is another site I built through Tripod to showcase my mother's artwork. The Bed and Breakfast on White Rock Creek - the website for the B&B Inn owned and operated by my brother Dana and his wife Retha.
Books & Authors Alpha Ralpha Boulevard - from Espana Sheriff in San Francisco, this is a good listing of authors and their bibliographies, along with other links. Named for a Cordwainer Smith short story. Obviously a labor of love from a true fan. Ansible is an excellent online (and print too, I believe) publication of SF literary criticism and review from David Langford. Ex Libris - A book review page compiled by Will Duquette and others. There are sections for genres other than SF as well. I recently found this one through a link at cordwainer-smith.com. Fantastic Fiction is another bibliographic database, which claims to have listings of over two thousand authors of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. The Internet Speculative Fiction Database - perhaps the most comprehensive online collection of information concerning authors' bibiliographies, magazine contents, and statistical listings of SF & Fantasy stories available. Off-line for several months, they are back in business thanks to their new sponsor, Texas A&M University's Cushing Library. Locus Online - your one-stop for all that's news in the SF and Fantasy genres. It was honored by fans last year with the first ever Hugo award for Best SF Website. Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) - a professional organization of published genre writers. Contains general information on the Nebula Awards and other activities sponsored by the group, although there are sections of the site accessible only to members. Strange Words - an online magazine with reviews of SF books and authors. Up to issue #36 as of 11/01/01. Science Fiction Resource Guide - more information than the other bibliography sites, aimed at those interested in more scholarly research. Scifan - groups SF titles into sub-categories such as Military, Robots, Time Travel, etc., so readers can find books related to ones they already like. World Science Fiction Society - organizes the yearly World Science Fiction conventions (Worldcon) and administers the nominations, voting process, and presentation of the Hugo Awards. Specific Author Sites I will be adding to this list as essays about various writers and book reviews are added; Any for which I have not found a good site I suggest you check the above links for Alpha Ralpha Boulevard or the Science Fiction Resource Guide: The Official Brian W. Aldiss Webpage - maintained by Jim Goddard with strong ties to Aldiss himself. There is quite a bit of free reading available of his short stories, poems, and essays, along with critical works written by other fans. Roger MacBride Allen's website is a simple one, but does contain a lot of useful information, including an excerpt from his most recent novel, The Depths of Time. Unfortunately, the Poul Anderson page I originally featured here is no longer available. Check my article on him for other links. Asimov.com and the Asimov Homepage - two very good sites with lots of info, bibliographies and other links. An unofficial J. G. Ballard page: www.jgballard.com. The Ray Bradbury Page that I had originally listed here is no longer available. Fortunately there is now raybradbury.com, the official website of this remarkable author. David Brin's Official Webpage. mmbuckner.com - the official site for this new author, at this time highlighting her debut novel, Hyperthought. Hatrack River - official site of Orson Scott Card. An unofficial homepage for Arthur C. Clarke. Also another page that has an essay about him with information similar to my article. philipkdick.com is a very comprehensive page devoted to this idiosyncratic writer, with a multitude of links to other related pages. Ellison Webderland - maintained by Rick Wyatt, this site presents a comprehensive overview of Harlan's career, with news updates, plenty of photos, and a very good interview with HE concerning art vs. technology. Lynn Flewelling's Official Webpage. The David Gerrold Homepage, maintained by the author of such landmark SF novels as When Harlie Was One, The Man Who Folded Himself, the War Against the Cthorr series, and his latest trilogy The Dingilliad. The Heinlein Society. Nuff said. This is the one to start with on all your online searches concerning THE GRAND MASTER. The Robert A. Heinlein Homepage. The page's creator, James Gifford, is the author of the Hugo-nominated Robert A. Heinlein: A Reader's Companion, which can be ordered through his site. Wegrokit.com - unfortunately a relatively inactive Heinlein site, although there is still a lot of info. They have an extensive list of other RAH links, book reviews, a database of book covers, essays about his work, and news of interest to his fans. They also were gracious enough to provide a link to The Templeton Gate, so it is obvious they have good taste. A page on Frank Herbert - you would think there would be a better overall site for this author, but most of the rest are just merchandising machines for the Dune phenomenon. VampireEarth.com - E. E. Knight's official website concerning his award-winning book series of The Vampire Earth. An interesting page on Edgar Pangborn. philip-pullman.com - official site for the author of the His Dark Materials trilogy. spider-robinson.com - official site of the author of the Callahan's Bar series of stories, along with The Free Lunch. SFwriter.com - official site of Robert J. Sawyer, author of the Hugo Award-winning Hominids. The Quasi-Official Robert Silverberg Homepage, maintained by Jon Davis, contains a vast array of information dealing with all aspects of this prolific author's career. The Clifford Simak Fan Site has links to bibliographies and cover art for most of this Grand Master's career, as well as pages devoted to Simak's hometown of Millville, Wisconsin. cordwainer-smith.com - fairly new site created by Rosana Hart, Smith's oldest daughter, with comprehensive links to story discussions, a photo gallery, and a guestbook for his multitude of fans. Norman Spinrad's Homepage - maintained by the writer himself. A wealth of information on his career, including a bibliography, a short biography, as well as several pages of stories and articles not available anywhere else. Be sure to click on the index link. James Tiptree, Jr. page - with several articles, scans of book covers, and related links. varley.net - finally John Varley has his own official site, with stories and essays, along with a biography and bibliography. The Varley Tribute Page originally listed here is still available, although it has not been updated since I first found it three years ago. A nice page on the work of Connie Willis, author of (among many others) Doomsday Book. A Gene Wolfe page - very good site created by Paul Duggan to highlight his interest in the works of Gene Wolfe, with cross references to other authors who either influenced Wolfe or who were influenced by him.
Science: www.jpl.nasa.gov - Site of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Ca., where most of NASA's planetary probes are conceived and controlled. Comprehensive picture archive from these probes as well as from the Hubble Space Telescope. The Lunar Institute of Technology - a forum for the discussion of various proposals for future space and oceanic exploration. Sea and Sky - Information database on space and oceanic exploration. Space.com - another good space mission site, but they also have news and reviews of SF books, films, and TV as well.
Media: Penny Arcade - One of the funniest web-comics you'll ever read. PvP - Scott Kurtz' web-comic surrounding the misadventures at a video game publication; it used to be on par with PA, but has gone into a decline as of late. . .still worth a peek, though. Scifi.com - The site of the Sci-Fi Channel, one of the first sites I discovered when I went online. It is the definitive site for info on their TV schedule, but they also have some very good features such as: "Science Fiction Weekly," an online magazine with book, film, and TV reviews, as well as updates on games, comics, toys, websites, and all other SF/Fantasy related information; "SciFiction," which features both new and classic SF stories (the first classic story offered was Heinlein's "-And He Built a Crooked House-"). TV Guide.com - exactly what it says. Television listings online, as well as articles also featured in the magazine.
Films: TheOneRing.net - The definitive resource for news regarding Peter Jackson's films based on J.R.R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. aint-it-cool-news - I'm sure I don't have to tell you about this one. Coming Attractions - Now a part of cinescape-online, this is a constantly updated information database on films in production or merely rumored. Dark Horizons - Much like ain't it cool news but without all the hype. The Internet Movie Database - a mind-boggling array of facts about almost any movie or television series you could think of, along with dossiers on actors and production personnel. http://pages.prodigy.net/zvelf/index.htm - This is a personal webpage from a guy I encountered on the Prodigy Films Community bboard. I think he is just as astute a film reviewer as any other you are likely to find, and it is obvious he is Obsessed About Movies.
Online Retailers Here are some sources from which you can order the books, films, etc. that I have been recommending. amazon.com - self explanatory. The Science Fiction Book Club - they do not have a large selection, and they feature too much fantasy for my taste, but every once in a while they offer reprints of some of the classics. They also feature some exclusives, especially omnibus editions, like Gene Wolfe's Book of the Short Sun, complete in a one volume edition, and they are currently the only source for a new edition of Heinlein's The Past Through Tomorrow. eBay - the largest online auction house, where you can buy or sell practically anything. Columbia House - they may have a negative reputation but they are a source of a lot of good films and television, as well as music CDs and games. BMG Music Service - another source of CDs. Barnes & Noble - One of the largest bookstore chains, now available online. Best Web Buys - not a retailer, but they give you lists of online retailers for comparative shopping of books, video, music and electronics. Badali Jewelry - Ever wanted your own copy of the One Ring? Well this is the place to go - replicas of Isildur's Bane ranging in price from $40 to $1000, and all of 'em look spectacular!
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