Science Fiction Reference Sites

• ISFDB: The Internet Speculative Fiction Database • It’s like IMDB, but for written works of genre fiction instead of movies. Mainly metadata. Look up who wrote what and where it was published. Handy for figuring out if I’ve already got a copy of a story somewhere.
• SFE: The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction • An extensive collection of essays on authors, themes, concepts, and issues in the field, itself a substantial work of nonfiction criticism.
• HDSF: The Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction • A dictionary of genre jargon with concise definitions. Most interestingly, tagged with dates of first [known] use, allowing a chronological look at how the conversation’s vocabulary has evolved.
• eFanzines • A slice of old-fashioned web page pie that’s still updated today. It’s an index and in many cases an archive of fanzines.

Posted on Thursday, February 9th, 2023.