SF & Fantasy Conventions - February 2009 - SF/Fantasy Books
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and SuperHeroes in all media formats Life, The Universe & Everything: The Marion K. "Doc" Smith Symposium on Science Fiction And Fantasy Guests of Honor: Pat Cadigan, Robert Rankin and Michael Marshall Smith [... more]
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Types of Science Fiction- Types of Science Fiction - Hard vs Soft Scifi Types of Science Fiction- Types of Science Fiction - Technological Scifi Types of Science Fiction - Alternate History, Time Travel and Humor Free Fiction Online- General ... [... more]
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A Song of Ice and Fire
Although densely written with an enormous cast of characters, this series is a pleasure to read. While my personal favorite is book 2, The books in this series follow the fierce power struggle to gain control of the Seven Kingdoms of Westereos. - ... [... more]
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General Sources
What do you do when you're itching to read something new, but you're low on funds? Find something for free online! The following are just a few of the free Science Fiction and Fantasy Fiction resources offered online. If you find something great, ... [... more]
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Free Online Fiction - Zines - SF/Fantasy Books
Abberant Dreams: Stories and poetry of science fiction, fantasy and supernatural horror AlienSkin: Fatnasy, science fiction and horror fiction, including flash fiction Deep Magic: High fantasy and science fiction, must be viewed as a PDF ... [... more]
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SF & Fantasy Halloween Reading - SF/Fantasy Books
Looking for some scary books (or maybe not so scary) to get into the Halloween mood? Here are a few suggestions to put on your Halloween reading list: A group of boys set out trick-or-treating on Halloween, but end up searching for their friend ... [... more]
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Original Dune series by Frank Herbert
In the far future, several noble houses rule over an intergalactic empire. The series deals with the political maneuvering of the houses and the eventual creation of a god that sets changes in motion that have a far reaching effect. The current ... [... more]
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Types of Fantasy Fiction - SF/Fantasy Books
When most people think of fantasy fiction they imagine knights and maidens, maybe a dragon or other fantastical creature, possibly wizards and magic. While all or some of these elements may be present, the fantasy genre entails a wide variety of ... [... more]
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Alternate History
Alternate Histories explores a history that has diverged from our own and developed differently. Some of these works may use the idea of a mulitverse (a hypothesis that multiple possible universes exist) and take place in a parallel world whose ... [... more]
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Hard SF vs. Soft SF
In the basic sense, science fiction deals with science, as it is now or how it may be in the future. Merriam Webster Dictionary Online defines science fiction as "fiction dealing principally with the impact of actual or imagined science on ... [... more]
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Apocalypse/ post-apocalypse
Military science fiction uses interplanetary or interstellar war as a setting and often stresses traditional military attributes. Many times the story is told from the point of view of a soldier or officer. Some examples of military science ... [... more]
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Technology
Many novels explore the implications and complications put forth by technological advances. Artificial intelligence, cloning, gadgets. A few examples of technological science fiction are: The work of Philip K Dick: Do Androids Dream of Electric ... [... more]
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