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<h1>Science fiction resource guide</h1>
Science fiction was discussed on computer networks almost from the beginning
(see Bruce Sterling, <a
href="gopher://gopher.well.sf.ca.us/00/Publications/authors/Sterling/fsf/internet.fsf"><cite>A
Short History of the Internet</cite></a>). Now, there's more information on sf
available than any one person can comfortably keep track of.<p>
This page cannot be all-inclusive, but I hope it is a useful starting point for
searches while remaining readable and interesting. I'd love feedback by
e-mail: I'm especially interested in receiving corrections to out-of-date
hyperlinks, corrections to inaccurate summaries, and information that I haven't
included here. Some of these documents are stored at many sites and I've tried
to point to the location that's most up-to-date; tell me if you know of better
or more reliable sources than these.<p>
This page is the recipient of a <a
href="http://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/gnn/meta/internet/feat/best.html">Best of the
Net</a> award.<p>
Last updated: 3rd June 1994.<p>
<address>
Gareth Rees / Cambridge University Computer Lab / Gareth.Rees@cl.cam.ac.uk
</address><p>
<hr><h1>Contents</h1>
<li><a href="#Whatsnew">What's new</a>
<li><a href="#Archives">Archives</a>
<li><a href="#Authors">Authors</a>
<li><a href="#Awards">Awards</a>
<li><a href="#Bibliographies">Bibliographies and lists</a>
<li><a href="#Bookstores">Bookstores</a>
<li><a href="#Fandom">Fandom</a>
<li><a href="#Fiction">Fiction</a>
<li><a href="#Movies">Movies</a>
<li><a href="#Publishers">Publishers</a>
<li><a href="#Reviews">Reviews and criticism</a>
<li><a href="#Roleplay">Role-Playing Games</a>
<li><a href="#Television">Television</a>
<li><a href="#Usenet">Usenet miscellania</a>
<li><a href="#Zines">Zines</a>
</ol><dl>
</dl><hr><H1><A Name="Whatsnew">What's new (since 3rd June)</A></H1><ul>
</ul><hr><H1><A Name="Archives">Archives carrying sf</A></H1>
These archives are the main sources of sf on the Internet. I've separately
indexed the most relevent and interesting texts from these archives.<p><dl>
<dt><a href="http://english-server.hss.cmu.edu/">
The English Server</a> (Carnegie-Mellon University)
<dd>"In 1991 the CMU English Department sponsored a server of its own - to be
run by its graduate students - for public distribution of research, criticism,
novels, hypertexts, and other work." Includes sf-related texts on
<a href="http://english-server.hss.cmu.edu/Cyber.html">cyberpunk</a>,
<a href="http://english-server.hss.cmu.edu/Film&TV.html">film and tv</a>.
<dt><a href="gopher://etext.archive.umich.edu/">
Etext archive</a> (University of Michigan)
<dd>Includes <a href="ftp://etext.archive.umich.edu/pub/Zines">zines</a> and an
archive of <a href="ftp://etext.archive.umich.edu/pub/Book.Reviews">book
reviews</a> from the newsgroup <code>alt.book.reviews</code>.
<dt><a href="http://sunsite.unc.edu/ibic/IBIC-homepage.html">
Internet Book Information Centre</a>
<dd>A guide to information about books (not just sf and fantasy) on the
Internet. (Fred Zimmerman)
<dt><a href="gopher://wiretap.spies.com/11">
Internet Wiretap</a>
<dd>Collection of electronic texts, legal and historical documents. Includes
texts on <a href="gopher://wiretap.spies.com/11/Library/Cyber">cyberspace</a>,
<a href="gopher://wiretap.spies.com/11/Library/Media/Sci-Fi">science
fiction</a> and <a
href="gopher://wiretap.spies.com/11/Library/Media/Trek"><cite>Star
Trek</cite></a>, and a collection of <a
href="gopher://wiretap.spies.com/11/Library/Zines">electronic zines</a>.
<dt><A HREF="gopher://gopher.lysator.liu.se:70/11/sf_lsff">
Linköping SF Club</A>
<dd>Gopher menu at the University of Linköping, Sweden. Includes
pointers to sf-related information on the Internet.
<dt><a href="http://www.lysator.liu.se/sf_archive/sf_main.html">
Lysator sf archive</a>
<dd>Archive of sf material collected by Mats Öhrman at
Linköping University, Sweden. Includes bibliographies, lists, zines,
reviews.
<dt><a href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/">
Rutgers SF-Lovers archive</a>
<dd>Archive of sf material; includes archives of the SF-Lovers mailing list, <a
href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/authorlists">author bibliographies</a>,
various reading lists and programme guides.
<dt><a href="gopher://mizzou1.missouri.edu:801/12039">
Science Fiction Lovers Discussions</A>
<dd>Archive of the Science Fiction Lovers mailing list.
<dt><a href="http://thule.mt.cs.cmu.edu:8001/sf-clearing-house">
Speculative Fiction Clearing House</a>
<dd>"This location is still under construction, but [eventually] will become a
clearing house (via direct archive and/or links) to any and all speculative
fiction related resources on the net." (John R. R. Leavitt)
<dt><a href="gopher://gopher.dcs.gla.ac.uk/11/pub/SF-Archives">
UK Science Fiction Fandom Archives</a>
<dd>An archive of fan material; includes back issues of Dave Langford's
newsletter <a
href="gopher://gopher.dcs.gla.ac.uk/11/pub/SF-Archives/Ansible"><cite>Ansible</cite></a>.
(Naveed Khan)
<dt><a href="gopher://gopher.well.sf.ca.us/11">
WELL (Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link) archive</a>
<dd>Includes some texts on <a
href="gopher://gopher.well.sf.ca.us/11/cyberpunk">cyberpunk and post-modern
culture</a> (including texts donated by <a
href="gopher://gopher.well.sf.ca.us/11/Publications/authors/Sterling">Bruce
Sterling</a>) and some <a
href="gopher://gopher.well.sf.ca.us/11/Publications">zines</a>.
</dl><hr><H1><A Name="Authors">Authors</A></H1><dl>
<dt><a href="http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/douglas-adams-FAQ/faq.html">
Douglas Adams: FAQ</a>
<dd>Biographical information, computer games, cds, videos. Mostly pointers to
other sources of information. (Nathan Torkington)
<dt><a href="http://nrl.ucsd.edu/~studarus/douglas_adams.html">
Douglas Adams: resource guide</a>
<dd>Index to Internet resources related to Douglas Adams, including sound clips
and information on the collaborative writing exercise <a
href="http://www.willamette.edu/pgg">Project Galactic Guide</a>. (John
Studarus)
<dt><a href="gopher://wiretap.spies.com/00/Library/Media/Sci-Fi/asimov.tl">
Isaac Asimov: timeline</a>
<dd>Chronology of Asimov's Susan Calvin stories, robot novels, galactic empire
novels and <cite>Foundation</cite> series.
<dt><a href="gopher://quartz.rutgers.edu/00/wired/1.3/features/clarke">
Arthur C. Clarke: On life (and death)</a>
<dd>1993 interview with Clarke from <a
href="http://wired.com/"><cite>Wired</cite></a> magazine. (Jeff Greenwald)
<dt><a href="file://bush.cs.tamu.edu/pub/misc/erich/agrippa">
William Gibson: <cite>Agrippa</cite></a>
<dd>"In 1992, Gibson wrote a semi-autobiographical poem, <cite>Agrippa: a Book
of the Dead</cite>, which was placed onto a computer disk. This disk was part
of a limited release of special "reader" screens; the reader units themselves
had etchings by Dennis Ashbaugh which were light-sensitive, and slowly changed
from one form to another when exposed to light. Also, the text of the poem,
when read, was erased from the disk - it could only be read once. Naturally
(some would say according to Gibson's plan), someone got hold of the text of
<cite>Agrippa</cite> and uploaded it to the Internet." (See ClariNet's news
article on <a
href="gopher://saturn.soils.umn.edu/0R10770-14339-news-archives/clari/nb/apple">Gibson
and Ashbaugh</a>). There's an alternate source for <a
href="gopher://english-server.hss.cmu.edu/00ftp%3aEnglish%20Server%3aCyber%3aGibson-Agrippa"><cite>Agrippa</cite></a>
at <a href="http://english-server.hss.cmu.edu/">the English Server</a>.
<dt><a
href="gopher://english-server.hss.cmu.edu/00ftp%3aEnglish%20Server%3aCyber%3aGibson%20Interview-Ottowa">
William Gibson: interview</a> (Marisa Golini)
<dt><a
href="gopher://english-server.hss.cmu.edu/00ftp%3aEnglish%20Server%3aCyber%3aGibson-Maddox">
William Gibson and Tom Maddox: interview</a> (Darren Wershler-Henry)
<dt><a href="file://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/alt.fan.dune/alt.fan.dune_Introduction_and_FAQ">
Frank Herbert: <cite>Dune</cite> FAQ</a>
<dd>Dune book list, adventure game, <cite>Dune</cite>-based MUDs, soundtrack
(Alan Schwartz)
<dt><a href="http://faser.cs.olemiss.edu/jordan/jordan.html">
Robert Jordan: archive</a>
<dd>Includes various versions of the Robert Jordan FAQ plus lots of fan
material related to the author's <cite>Wheel of Time</cite> series, collected
from discussions on Usenet. (Helmut Geyer)
<dt>Anne McCaffrey: <cite>Pern</cite> FAQ (parts
<a href="file://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/alt.fan.pern/W_t_a.f.p_(S-m_p)_(P_1_o_2)">one</a> and
<a href="file://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/alt.fan.pern/W_t_a.f.p_(S-m_p)_(P_2_o_2)">two</a>)
<dd>Book list, McCaffrey's reading order, chronology, references, subjects
frequently discussed in the newsgroup <code>alt.fan.pern</code>,
<cite>Pern</cite>-based MUDs. (Taki Kogoma)
<dt><a href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/down-in-flames.txt">
Larry Niven: <cite>Down in Flames</cite></A>
<dd>"Outline for an unwritten epic novel" in Niven's <cite>Known Space</cite>
series.
<dt><a href="gopher://wiretap.spies.com/00/Library/Media/Books/pratchet.ano">
Terry Pratchett: annotations</a>
<dd>Annotations to Terry Pratchett's discworld novels, mostly for the benefit
of Americans who need help with the UK humour. (Leo Breebaart)
<dt><a href="gopher://orion.cp.tn.tudelft.nl/0R0-27709-/pratchett/misc/faq">
Terry Pratchett: FAQ</a>
<dd>Biographical information, collaborators (Gaiman, Kirby), films,
plays. (Nathan Torkington)
<dt><A HREF="http://web.cs.nott.ac.uk/~nlc/pratchett.html">
Terry Pratchett: resource guide</a>
<dd>An index to sites featuring information on Terry Pratchett. (Neil Cook)
<dt><a href="gopher://gopher.dcs.gla.ac.uk/00/pub/SF-Archives/Misc/Last_Deadloss_Visions-Chris.Priest">
Christopher Priest: <cite>The Last Deadloss Visions</cite></a>
<dd>A polemical pamphlet concerning the non-appearance of Harlan Ellison's
book <cite>The Last Dangerous Visions</cite>, about which much has been
written, and many voices raised in anger. First published in Chris Priest's
fanzine <cite>Deadloss</cite>.
<dt><a href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/the-enchanted-duplicator.txt">
Bob Shaw: <cite>The Enchanted Duplicator</cite></A>
<dd>Classic fan fiction (with Walt Willis).
<dt><a href="gopher://wiretap.spies.com/00/Library/Media/Sci-Fi/lensman.faq">
E E Smith: <cite>Lensman</cite> FAQ</a>
<dd>Book listing, discussion of possible sequel, film and comics. (Gharlane of
Eddore)
<dt><a href="gopher://gopher.well.sf.ca.us/11/Publications/authors/Sterling">
Bruce Sterling: archive at the WELL</a>
<dd>Sterling has donated the text of his book <cite>The Hacker Crackdown</cite>
(see below), collections of his articles for <a
href="gopher://gopher.well.sf.ca.us/11/Publications/authors/Sterling/fsf"><cite>The
Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction</cite></a> and <a
href="gopher://gopher.well.sf.ca.us/11/Publications/authors/Sterling/Catscan_Stuff"><cite>Science
Fiction Eye</cite></a> to the WELL archive in San Francisco, together with a <a
href="gopher://gopher.well.sf.ca.us/00/Publications/authors/Sterling/biblio">bibliography</a>,
his <a
href="gopher://gopher.well.sf.ca.us/00/Publications/authors/Sterling/cyberpunk_library.txt">recommended
reading list</a> and other texts. There are alternative copies of this
material at <a href="gopher://akasha.tic.com/11/bruces">Texas Internet
Consulting</a>, at the <a
href="ftp://ftp.eff.org/pub/Publications/Bruce_Sterling">Electronic Frontier
Foundation</a> and at the <a
href="gopher://english-server.hss.cmu.edu/11ftp%3aEnglish%20Server%3aCyber%3aBruce%20Sterling%3a">English
Server</a>.
<dt><a href="http://www.scrg.cs.tcd.ie/scrg/u/bos/hacker/hacker.html">
Bruce Sterling: <cite>The Hacker Crackdown</cite></a>
<dd>"This is a book about cops, and wild teenage whiz-kids, and lawyers, and
hairy-eyed anarchists, and industrial technicians, and hippies, and high-tech
millionaires, and game hobbyists, and computer security experts, and Secret
Service agents, and grifters, and thieves. This book is about the electronic
frontier of the 1990s. It concerns activities that take place inside computers
and over telephone lines." Hypertext version of Bruce Sterling's 1992 book
about attempts by the US law-enforcement agencies to get to grips with computer
crime. (Converted to HTML by Bryan O'Sullivan). There's <a
href="http://www.iesd.auc.dk/~amanda/crackdown/crackdown_toc.html">another
hypertext copy</a>, converted by Joerg Heitkoetter, and the plain text is
available with the Bruce Sterling archive material at the various sites listed
above.
<dt><a href="gopher://saturn.soils.umn.edu/0R0-5152-news-archives/clari/nb/general">
Bruce Sterling: CFP-2 speech</a>
<dd>News article about a speech given at the 2nd Annual Conference on
Computers, Freedom and Privacy, March 1992.
<dt><a href="http://www.lysator.liu.se/sf_archive/sub/Charles_Stross/index.html">
Charles Stross: short stories</a>
<dd>Collection of short stories from <cite>Interzone</cite> and elsewhere, by
young UK author Charles Stross.
<dt><a href="gopher://descartes.uwaterloo.ca/h0/mathSOC/.csc/.www/.relippert/tolkien/rootpage.html">
J R R Tolkien: resource guide</a>
<dd>Index of Internet resources relating to Tolkien and his fiction. (Eric
Lippert)
<dt><a href="ftp://ftp.dcs.ed.ac.uk/pub/TolkLang">
J R R Tolkien: language archive</a>
<dd>Archive of the 'TolkLang' mailing list for discussion of Tolkien's invented
languages. Also includes <a
href="ftp://ftp.dcs.ed.ac.uk/pub/TolkLang/booklist">booklist</a>, tengwar and
cirth <a href="ftp://ftp.dcs.ed.ac.uk/pub/TolkLang/fonts/">fonts</a>, a <a
href="ftp://ftp.dcs.ed.ac.uk/pub/TolkLang/tolkien.societies">list of Tolkien
societies</a>, and a list of other <a
href="ftp://ftp.dcs.ed.ac.uk/pub/TolkLang/resources">Tolkien resources</a>.
<dt><a href="ftp://ftp.math.uni-hamburg.de/pub/misc/tolkien/">
J R R Tolkien: Hamburg archive</a>
<dd>Includes the
<a href="ftp://ftp.th.uni-hamburg.de/pub/misc/tolkien/tolkien.FAQ">Tolkien FAQ</a>,
<a href="ftp://ftp.th.uni-hamburg.de/pub/misc/tolkien/booklist">booklist</a>,
<a href="ftp://ftp.th.uni-hamburg.de/pub/misc/tolkien/societies">society list</a>,
<a href="ftp://ftp.th.uni-hamburg.de/pub/misc/tolkien/mailinglist.list">mailing-list list</a>,
<a href="ftp://ftp.th.uni-hamburg.de/pub/misc/tolkien/games.list">games list</a>, pictures, family trees and fonts.
<dt>Timothy Zahn: interviews (one <a
href="ftp://wpi.wpi.edu/starwars/TimothyZahn_Interview2.Z">with <cite>Hailing
Frequencies</cite></a> and one <a
href="ftp://wpi.wpi.edu/starwars/TimothyZahn_Interview.Z">unknown</a>)
<dd>Two interviews with Zahn about his novel <cite>Heir to the Empire</cite>
based on George Lucas' <cite>Star Wars</cite> movies.
<dt><a href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/amber-timeline.txt">
Roger Zelazny: <cite>Amber</cite> timeline</A>
<dd>Chronology of the <cite>Amber</cite> series up to and including <cite>Sign
of Chaos</cite>. (Kevin Knight)
</dl><hr><H1><A Name="Awards">Awards</A></H1>
<cite>Arthur C Clarke</cite> (for best science fiction novel; awarded by a
panel of judges): <a
href="http://thule.mt.cs.cmu.edu:8001/sf-clearing-house/awards/acc.html">winners</a>.<p>
<cite>Hugo</cite> (awarded by ballot of members of the World SF Convention): <a
href="file://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/hugos.txt">winners</a> and nominations
for best <a
href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/hugo.novel.nominees.txt">novel</a>, <a
href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/hugo.short.nominees.txt">novella,
novellette and short story</a>.<p>
<cite>Nebula</cite> (awarded by ballot of the Science Fiction Writers of
America): <a href="file://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/nebulas.txt">winners</a>
and nominations for best <a
href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/nebula.novel.nominees.txt"> novel</A>,
<a href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/nebula.short.nominees.txt">novella,
novelette and short story</A>.<p>
<cite>Philip K Dick</cite> (for best original paperback novel): <a
href="http://thule.mt.cs.cmu.edu:8001/sf-clearing-house/awards/pkd.html">winners</a>.<p>
<cite>Prometheus</cite> (awarded by The Libertarian Futurist Society): <a
href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/prometheus.txt">winners</a>.<p>
<cite>Saturn</cite> (for best sf, fantasy & horror films): <a
href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/saturn.txt">winners</A>.<p>
<cite>World Fantasy Award</cite> (presented at the World Fantasy
Convention) <a
href="file://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/world-fantasy-awards.txt">winners</a>
and <a
href="http://thule.mt.cs.cmu.edu:8001/sf-clearing-house/awards/wfa-nominees.html">nominations</a>.<p>
<dl><dt><a href="ftp://ftp.clarinet.com/sf/info">
The "Electric Science Fiction" 1993 Hugo & Nebula Award Anthology</a>
<dd>Blurb and ordering information about the CD-ROM anthology of Hugo and
Nebula nominated fiction and artwork (also includes Vernor Vinge's hypertext
annotations to his novel <cite>A Fire Upon the Deep</cite>, sound and video
clips of authors and other miscellaneous multimedia). See also the complete
<a href="ftp://ftp.clarinet.com/sf/file_list">file list</a>.
</dl><hr><H1><A Name="Bibliographies">Bibliographies and lists</A></H1>
<h2>Collections of author bibliographies</h2><dl>
<dt><a href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/authorlists/">
SF-Lovers author bibliographies</a>
<dd>A very large collection of author bibliographies, plus some imprint
bibliographies. Look here first.
<dt><a href="http://www.lysator.liu.se/sf_archive/sub/authors.html">
Usenet postings: bibliographies</a>
<dd>Postings to Usenet consisting of author bibliographies (collected by Mats
Öhrman)
<dt><a href="http://www.mit.edu:8001/pinkdex">
MIT SF Society library catalog</a>
</dl><h2>Author bibliographies not in the above</h2><dl>
<dt><a href="gopher://orion.cp.tn.tudelft.nl/00/pratchett/misc/bibliography">
Terry Pratchett: bibliography</a> (Nathan Torkington)
<dt><a href="gopher://gopher.well.sf.ca.us/00/Publications/authors/Sterling/biblio">
Bruce Sterling: autobibliography</a>
</dl><h2>Subject bibliographies and other lists</h2><dl>
<dt><a href="ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.arts.sf.written/alt_history/">
Alternate histories</a> (in eight parts)
<dd>"An annotated list of stories and essays involving alternate histories,
writings in which a past event has been altered and its effect on later history
described." (R B Schmunk)
<dt><a href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/alternate-sexuality.txt">
Alternate sexualities </A>
<dd>List of sf novels and short stories featuring non-standard or unusual
sexualities. (moh2@midway.uchicago.edu)
<dt><a href="ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.arts.books/Arthurian_Booklist_(rec.arts.books)">
Arthurian</a>
<dd>Fiction, poetry, non-fiction, medieval romances related to the legends of
King Arthur. (Cindy Tittle Moore)
<dt><a href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/ai.txt">
Artificial intelligence</A>
<dd>"List of novels and stories which contain one or more artificial
intelligence characters." (C E Sheppard & Garet Jax)
<dt><a href="gopher://wiretap.spies.com/00/Library/Media/Sci-Fi/cyber.lis">
Cyberpunk</a>
<dd>Comprehensive reading list with short summaries of most of the
books. (Jason Harrison)
<dt><a href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/NESFA-recommended-reading-list.txt">
New England SF Association recommended reading list</A>
<dt><a href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/books-into-films.txt">
Films made from books</A>
<dd>SF, fantasy and horror films that were based on novels or short
stories. (Greg Schmidt)
<dt><a href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/gender-swapping.list">
Gender swapping</A>
<dd>"Books, plays, movies, tv shows, short stories that contain some form of
gender confusion, originally gender transformations/mutations/swapping,
expanded to include transvestites, transexual, cross dressing, etc."
(Bob Ewoldt)
<dt><a href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/machine-intelligence.txt">
Machine intelligence</A>
<dd>"Novels and stories which contain one or more machine intelligence
characters." (C E Sheppard & Garet Jax)
<dt><a href="http://www.lysator.liu.se/sf_archive/sf-texts/lists/Science_and_Magic">
Science and magic</a>
<dd>"Books that bridge the gap between sf and fantasy, containing elements from
both." (Claus Schwinge)
<dt><a href="file://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.arts.sf.misc/SF-references-in-music_List">
SF references in music</a>
<dd>A list of music (rock, jazz, folk, classical and electronic) containing
science fictional references. (Rich Kulawiec)
<dt><a href="ftp://wpi.wpi.edu/starwars/SWbooks.Z">
<cite>Star Wars</cite> novelisations</a>
<dd>List of novelisations, sharecropping prequels and sequels, and other books
related to the George Lucas movies. (Dan Abend)
<dt><cite>Star Trek</cite> novelistations
<dd>Lists of books based on the original series (in two parts,
<a href="gopher://gopher.physics.utoronto.ca/00/FAQ/Faq_by_name/Star-Trek_Novels_TOS_Compendium_Part1">1</a> and
<a href="gopher://gopher.physics.utoronto.ca/00/FAQ/Faq_by_name/Star-Trek_Novels_TOS_Compendium_Part2">2</a>) and
<a href="gopher://gopher.physics.utoronto.ca/00/FAQ/Faq_by_name/Star-Trek_Novels_TNG_Compendium"><cite>The Next Generation</cite></a>.
(Ron Carman)
<dt><a href="ftp://ftp.halcyon.com/local/phaedrus/translist/translist.html">
Transformations</a>
<dd>List of books and short stories that feature physical or mental
transformation, with short comments as to what part shape-changing plays in
them. (Mark Phaedrus)
</dl><hr><H1><A Name="Bookstores">Bookstores</A></H1><dl>
<dt>Bookstores
<dd>Lists of bookstores in North America
(<a href="ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.arts.books/B_i_N_N_A_C_(r.a.b)">North</a>,
<a href="ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.arts.books/B_i_E_N_A_C_(r.a.b)">
East</a> and
<a href="ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.arts.books/B_i_W_N_A_C_(r.a.b)">
West</a>), in
<a href="ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.arts.books/B_i_N_Y_C_(N)_L_(r.a.b)">
New York City</a>, in the
<a href="ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.arts.books/B_i_S_F_B_A_(S)_L_(r.a.b)">
San Francisco Bay Area</a>, in
<a href="ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.arts.books/B_i_V_A_C_L_(r.a.b)">
Asia</a> and in
<a href="ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.arts.books/B_i_V_E_C_L_(r.a.b)">
Europe</a>. (Evelyn C Leeper)
<dt><a href="http://www.commerce.digital.com/palo-alto/FutureFantasy/home.html">
Future Fantasy</a>
<dd>"A Bookstore of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Mysteries" in Palo Alto,
California. This WWW page provides access to their newsletter, booklist, and
electronic order form.
<dt><a href="http://thule.mt.cs.cmu.edu:8001/jrrl-space/bookstores.html">
List of on-line bookstores</a>
<dd>A list of book publishers, catalogs and bookstores accessible via the
Internet. (John R. R. Leavitt)
<dt><a href="gopher://gopher.well.sf.ca.us/00/Business/nebula">
Nebula bookstore catalog</a> (360k)
<dd>"Nebula is Montreal's only specialty SF bookstore."
</dl><hr><H1><A Name="Fandom">Fandom</A></H1>
<h2>Conventions</h2><dl>
<dt><a href="http://thule.mt.cs.cmu.edu:8001/sf-clearing-house/conventions/">
Covention publicity at the SF Clearing House</a>
<dd>Not a calendar, but an archive of publicity for conventions. (John Leavitt)
<dt><a href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/cons.txt">
Forthcoming conventions</A> (Saul Jaffe)
<dt><a href="http://grimmy.cnidr.org/con.list.html">
Forthcoming conventions</a> (Chad Childers)
<dt>Linköping convention reports
<dd>ConReps and Guest of Honour addresses for
<a href="gopher://gopher.lysator.liu.se:70/11/sf_lsff/ConFuse">ConFuse</A>
(the annual Swedish sf convention) and
<a href="gopher://gopher.lysator.liu.se:70/11/sf_lsff/Congress_reports">
elsewhere</A>, as reported by members of the Linköping SF Club.
</dl><a name="Filk"><h2>Filk</h2></a><dl>
<dt><a href="ftp://ftp.nau.edu/sca/ioseph/">Joe Bethancourt's archives</a>
<dt><a href="http://web2.xerox.com/digitrad/titles?@filk">Filksongs</a> at the
<a href="http://web2.xerox.com/digitrad">Digital Tradition archive</a>
</dl><h2>Societies and archives</h2><dl>
<dt><a href="http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~ucs4003/ausff.html">
Aberdeen University (UK)</a>
<dd>Includes their fanzine <a
href="gopher://sysb.abdn.ac.uk/00/Student%20Information/Societies/Science%20Fiction%20%26%20Fantasy/Knight_Space_%23AUSF%2bF_Fanzine%23"><cite>Knight
Space</cite></a>.
<dt><a href="http://myrddin.chu.cam.ac.uk/cusfs/">
Cambridge University (UK)</a>
<dd>Includes back issues of <a href="http://myrddin.chu.cam.ac.uk/cusfs/ttba/">
<cite>Title To Be Announced</cite></a> and the rules of <a
href="http://myrddin.chu.cam.ac.uk/cusfs/sprodzoom.html">Sprodzoom</a>. Out of
term you may have to access this <a
href="gopher://gopher.cam.ac.uk/11/CambUniv/univsoc/cusfs">by gopher</a>.
<dt><A HREF="gopher://gopher.lysator.liu.se:70/11/sf_lsff">
Linköping University (Sweden)</A>
<dt><a href="gopher://gopher.dcs.gla.ac.uk/11/pub/SF-Archives/Then">
<cite>Then</cite></a>
<dd>A history-in-progress of British science fiction fandom, in four
parts. (Rob Hansen)
<dt><a href="ftp://ftp.dcs.ed.ac.uk/pub/TolkLang/tolkien.societies">
Tolkien societies</a>
<dd>List of societies devoted to mythopoeic literature, the writings of J R R
Tolkien, or of related authors. (Richard Leyton)
<dt><a href="gopher://gopher.dcs.gla.ac.uk/11/pub/SF-Archives">
UK Science Fiction Fandom Archives</a>
<dd>An archive of fan material; includes back issues of Dave Langford's
newsletter <a
href="gopher://gopher.dcs.gla.ac.uk/11/pub/SF-Archives/Ansible"><cite>Ansible</cite></a>.
(Naveed Khan)
<dt><a href="gopher://gopher.dcs.gla.ac.uk/00/pub/SF-Archives/Misc/UK-SF-Societies">
UK student sf societies</a>
<dd>"A repository for information about Science Fiction societies attached to
universities and other institutions of higher education in the UK." Includes
contact addresses and electronic mail addresses. (Gareth Rees)
<dt><a href="gopher://infogopher.york.ac.uk:70/1STUDENT_SERVICES.SU.SOCIETIES.SCIENCE_FICTION">
York University (UK)</a>
</dl><hr><H1><A Name="Fiction">Fiction</A></H1>
The <a href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/">SF-Lovers archive</a> carries
some amateur fiction, as does the University of Michigan <a
href="gopher://fir.cic.net/11/Fiction">Etext archive</a>, which also carries an
<a href="gopher://fir.cic.net/1m/Fiction/rec.arts.prose">archive of the
newsgroup <code>rec.arts.prose</code>.</a> The electronic magazine <a
href="http://nearnet.gnn.com/wic/scifi.03.html">Quanta</a> is another good
source of amateur fiction.<p>
Published fiction typically only appears on the Internet if it is out of
copyright; see the Global Network Navigator <a
href="http://nearnet.gnn.com/wic/lit.18.html">Indexes of Online Books</a>.
There's some sf and fantasy on these indexes, including Frank L Baum, Edgar
Rice Burroughs, Bram Stoker, Jules Verne and H G Wells.<p>
<dl><dt><a href="http://tardis.ed.ac.uk/~charlie/fictionhome.html">
Charles Stross: short stories</a>
<dd>Collection of short stories from <cite>Interzone</cite> and elsewhere, by
young UK author Charles Stross.
</dl><hr><H1><A Name="Movies">Movies</A></H1><dl>
<dt><a href="http://www.cm.cf.ac.uk/Movies/moviequery.html">
Cardiff movie database</a>
<dt><a href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/books-into-films.txt">
Films made from books</A>
<dd>SF, fantasy and horror films that were based on novels or short
stories. (Greg Schmidt)
<dt><a href="file://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.arts.sf.movies/r.a.s.m_F_A_Q">
FAQ for <code>rec.arts.sf.movies</code></a>
<dd>Summary of subjects which appear frequently in
<code>rec.arts.sf.movies</code>; includes questions about <cite>Lord of the
Rings</cite>, <cite>Terminator</cite>, <cite>2001</cite>, <cite>Who Framed
Roger Rabbit?</cite>, <cite>Dune</cite>, etc. (Evelyn C. Leeper)
<dt><a href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/saturn.txt">
Saturn award winners</A> (for best sf, fantasy & horror films)
</dl><h2>Film reviews</h2><dl>
<dt><a href="gopher://calypso.oit.unc.edu/7waissrc%3a/ref.d/indexes.d/sf-reviews.src">
SF film and book reviews</A>
<dd>Searchable index of film and book reviews archived from various newsgroups.
<dt><a href="http://www.lysator.liu.se/sf_archive/sub/movies.html">
Usenet postings on movies</a>
<dd>Postings to Usenet on science fiction movies, mostly reviews, indexed by
title (collected by Mats Öhrman)
</dl><h2>Individual films</h2><dl>
<dt><cite>Alien</cite> (Ridley Scott) and sequels: FAQ (parts
<a href="file://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.arts.sf.movies/MOVIES:_ALIEN_FAQ_part_1_3">one</a>,
<a href="file://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.arts.sf.movies/MOVIES:_ALIEN_FAQ_part_2_3">two</a> and
<a href="file://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.arts.sf.movies/MOVIES:_ALIEN_FAQ_part_3_3">three</a>)
<dd>Includes movie synopses, characters, directors, versions, quotes, trivia,
frequently discussed topics, and a synopsis of William Gibson's script for
<cite>Alien 3</cite>. (Darryll Hobson)
<dt><a href="file://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.arts.sf.movies/BLADE_RUNNER_Frequently_Asked_Questions_(FAQ)">
<cite>Blade Runner</cite> (Ridley Scott): FAQ</a>
<dd>Plot synopsis, versions, soundtrack, quotes, trivia and the "Is Deckard a
replicant?" debate. (Murray Chapman)
<dt><a href="file://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.arts.movies/B_(M,_1985)_F_A_Q_(F)">
<cite>Brazil</cite> (Terry Gilliam): FAQ</a>
<dd>Synopsis, versions, trivia, cast, "what does the title mean?" and the
"Battle of Brazil" (David S. Cowen)
<dt><cite>Star Trek: The Motion Picture</cite> (Gene Roddenberry) and sequels
<dd>See the short index of <a href="#StarTrek"><cite>Star Trek</cite> FAQs</a>
in the <cite>Television</cite> section of this page.
<dt><A href="http://realsoon.WPI.EDU:8080/ftp/starwars/">
<cite>Star Wars</cite> (George Lucas) and sequels: archive</a>
<dd>Includes scripts, parodies, interviews, lists and information about games
relating to the George Lucas trilogy. (Scott Streeter)
</dl><hr><H1><A Name="Publishers">Publishers</A></H1></dl>
<dt><a href="gopher://gopher.panix.com/11/DRB">
Del Rey Books</a>
<dd>Includes <a
href="gopher://gopher.panix.com/00/DRB/Del%20Rey%20FAQ%20files/How%20to%20order%20Del%20Rey%20books%20by%20mail">information
on ordering books</a>, <a
href="gopher://gopher.panix.com/00/DRB/Del%20Rey%20FAQ%20files/Manuscript%20submission%20requirements">submission
requirements</a>, <a
href="gopher://gopher.panix.com/11/DRB/Sample%20Chapters%20of%20Del%20Rey%20Books">sample
chapters</a> etc. The <a href="gopher://gopher.panix.com/11/DRB/DRIN">Del Rey
Internet Newsletter</a> includes publication data on Del Rey books, hype-less
descriptions of books new in the stores, selected Del Rey bibliographies and
special publishing announcements. (Ellen Key Harris)
<dt><a href="gopher://gopher.panix.com/11/TBON">
<cite>Near Futures</cite>: The Tor Books Online Newsletter</a>
<dd>"You can expect to find in it brief descriptions of the next few months'
books from Tor and Orb, and any other announcements that we think might be of
interest to the sf community online." Published irregularly. (Patrick Nielsen
Hayden and Beth Meacham)
<dt><a href="ftp://ftp.clarinet.com/sf/info">
The "Electric Science Fiction" 1993 Hugo & Nebula Award Anthology</a>
<dd>Blurb and ordering information about the CD-ROM anthology of Hugo and
Nebula nominated fiction and artwork (also includes Vernor Vinge's hypertext
annotations to his novel <cite>A Fire Upon the Deep</cite>, sound and video
clips of authors and other miscellaneous multimedia). See also the complete
<a href="ftp://ftp.clarinet.com/sf/file_list">file list</a>.
<dt><a href="ftp://ftp.halcyon.com/local/phaedrus/furrylist/furrylist.html">
Furry list</a>
<dd>Authors, artists, publishers and comics specialising in anthropomorphic
furry animals. (Mark Phaedrus)
</dl><hr><H1><A Name="Reviews">Reviews and criticism</A></H1>
<h2>Searchable review archives</h2><dl>
<dt><a href="gopher://gopher.ic.ac.uk/7waissrc%3a/Gopher-World/wais/Science-Fiction-Series-Guide">
Science fiction series guide</a>
<dd>Searchable archive of mailing list and newsgroup discussions reviewing
science fiction books. "The Guide is an amazingly ambitious project started by
John Farrell in January 1990. After about 18 months he got sick to death of it
and passed it on to Sverker Johansson." Search for 'introduction' for more
information.
<dt><a href="gopher://calypso.oit.unc.edu/7waissrc%3a/ref.d/indexes.d/sf-reviews.src">
SF film and book reviews</A>
<dd>Searchable index of film and book reviews archived from various newsgroups.
</dl><h2>Browsable review archives</h2><dl>
<dt><a href="ftp://net.bio.net/misc/sf-reviews/">
Archive of newsgroup <code>rec.arts.sf.reviews</code></a>
<dd>Files are stored in the archive by quarter (reviews for year
<code>YY</code>, quarter <code>Q</code> will be in the file
<code>archiveYY.Q</code>). There are indexes to each quarter. Reviews more
recent than these files are in the file <code>archive</code>.
<dt><a href="gopher://fir.cic.net/11/Book.Reviews">
Archive of newsgroup <code>alt.book.reviews</code></a>
<dt><a href="http://www.lysator.liu.se/sf_archive/sub/belated.html">
Dani Zweig's Belated Reviews</a>
<dd>A series of reviews of "classic" sf and fantasy works.
<dt><a href="http://www.lysator.liu.se/sf_archive/sub/raymond.html">
Raymond's Reviews</a>
<dd>A series of short reviews written between January 90 and April 92. (Eric
S. Raymond)
<dt><a href="gopher://gopher.lysator.liu.se:70/11/sf_lsff/reviews">
Swedish reviews</A>
<dd>Book reviews at the Linköping SF Club (in Swedish).
<dt><a href="http://www.lysator.liu.se/sf_archive/sub/books.html">
Usenet reviews</a>
<dd>Postings to Usenet on science fiction books, mostly reviews, indexed by
author (collected by Mats Öhrman)
</dl><h2>Critical texts</h2><dl>
<dt><a href="gopher://gopher.lysator.liu.se:70/11/sf_lsff/Definitions">
Definitions of sf</A>
<dd>The thoughts of lots of authors and critics on what defines sf, or what
differentiates it from fantasy.
<dt><a href="gopher://gopher.dcs.gla.ac.uk/00/pub/SF-Archives/Misc/SF_Encyclopedia-corrections">
Addendum list for the SF Encyclopedia</a>
<dd>New data, typographical errors, factual corrections and miscellanea
pertaining to John Clute's <cite>Encyclopedia of Science Fiction</cite>.
<dt><a href="gopher://english-server.hss.cmu.edu/00ftp%3aEnglish%20Server%3aCyber%3aMaddox%20essay">
"After the deluge: cyberpunk in the 80s and 90s" (Tom Maddox)</a>
<dt><a href="gopher://gopher-srv.acs.cmu.edu/00/Archives/quanta/ascii/feb1990/biotech">
"Bio-tech in and out of sf" (Normal S. Murray)</a>
<dt><a href="gopher://gopher-srv.acs.cmu.edu/00/Archives/quanta/ascii/dec1990/horror">
"How to pick out a good horror novel" (Fiona Oceanstar)</a>
<dt><a href="gopher://english-server.hss.cmu.edu/00ftp%3aEnglish%20Server%3aPop%20Culture%3aJurassic-Park">
"<cite>Jurassic Park</cite> or, sympathy for the dinosaur" (Joe Sartelle)</a>
<dt><a href="gopher://gopher-srv.acs.cmu.edu/00/Archives/quanta/ascii/feb1990/cyberpunk">
"Cyberpunk's a label like any other" (Jason Snell)</a>
<dt><a href="gopher://wiretap.spies.com/00/Library/Article/Misc/folklore.elf">
"Elves in Tolkien and folklore" (Peter A van Heusden)</a>
<dt><a href="gopher://english-server.hss.cmu.edu/00ftp%3aEnglish%20Server%3aCyber%3aCyberpunk%20From...">
"Cyberpunk: from subculture to mainstream" (McKenzie Wark)</a>
</dl><hr><H1><A Name="Roleplay">Role-Playing Games</A></H1>
See Michael Duff's <a href="http://www.acm.uiuc.edu:80/adnd/">Role-Playing
Games resource guide</a>.<p>
<hr><H1><A Name="Television">Television</A></H1>
<h2>Archives, resource guides, etc</h2>
These typically include episode guides, FAQs (text and hypertext), pictures,
sounds, cast lists and other trivia.
<dt><a href="http://www.hyperion.com/lurk/lurker.html">
<cite>Babylon Five</cite>: lurker's guide</a> (Lee Whiteside)
<dt><a href="http://www.astro.nwu.edu/lentz/sci-fi/home-sci-fi.html">
<cite>Babylon Five</cite>: resource guide</a> (Robert Lentz)
<dt><a href="http://www.carleton.edu:80/BG/">
<cite>Battlestar Galactica</cite>: archive</a> (Mark Heiman)
<dt><a href="gopher://gopher.lysator.liu.se:70/1ftp%3aftp.lysator.liu.se%40/pub/blake7">
<cite>Blake's Seven</cite>: archive at Lysator</a>
<dt><a href="http://www.phlab.missouri.edu/c621052_www/Blakes7/">
<cite>Blake's Seven</cite>: archive at Missouri</a> (Loren Peace)
<dt><a href="http://hawks.ha.md.us/blake7/index.html">
<cite>Blake's Seven</cite>: resource guide</a> (Lee Butler)
<dt><a href="http://www.phlab.missouri.edu/c621052_www/Dr.Who/">
<cite>Doctor Who</cite>: archive at Missouri</a> (Loren Peace)
<dt><a href="ftp://frontios.niagara.edu/pub/Doctor_Who/">
<cite>Doctor Who</cite>: archive at Niagara</a>
<dt><a href="http://topquark.cecer.army.mil/~roland/mst3k/mst3k.html">
<cite>Mystery Science Theatre 3000</cite>: archive</a> (Liem Bahneman)
<dt><a href="http://itdsrv1.ul.ie/Entertainment/Prisoner/the-prisoner.html">
<cite>The Prisoner</cite>: archive</a> (Patrick LoPresti and Liam Relihan)
<dt><a href="gopher://english-server.hss.cmu.edu/00ftp%3aEnglish%20Server%3aPop%20Culture%3aPatrick%20McGoohan">
<cite>The Prisoner</cite>: interview with Patrick McGoohan</a>
<dd>A 1977 interview with Patrick McGoohan that was conducted
by writer/TV host Warner Troyer for TV Ontario.
<dt><a href="http://www.issi.com/RedDwarf/rd-home_page.html">
<cite>Red Dwarf</cite>: FAQ</a> (Mark Gaither)
<dt><a href="gopher://http2.brunel.ac.uk:8080/hGET%20/red-dwarf">
<cite>Red Dwarf</cite>: resource guide</a> (Paul Wain)
<dt><cite>Star Trek</cite> gets a <a href="#StarTrek">whole section</a> to
itself.
</dl><h2>Programme guides</h2>
These archives include collections of programme guides for television series:
<dt><a href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl">SF-Lovers archive</a>
<dt><a href="gopher://wiretap.spies.com/11/Library/Media/Tv">
Internet Wiretap television series guides</a>
<dt><a href="http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/sf.html">
Television series guides at Surrey</a> (Duncan White and Bevis King)
</dl>
Here's a fairly comprehensive selection:
<dt><a href="gopher://wiretap.spies.com/11/Library/Media/Tv/avengers.lis">The Avengers</a>
<dt><a href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/babylon5.faq">Babylon Five</A>
<dt><a href="gopher://wiretap.spies.com/11/Library/Media/Tv/galactic.lis">Battlestar Galactica</a>
<dt><a href="gopher://english-server.hss.cmu.edu/00ftp%3aEnglish%20Server%3aPop%20Culture%3aBlack%20Adder">Black Adder</a>
<dt><a href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/blakes7.guide">Blake's Seven</A>
<dt><a href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/bradbury-theatre.guide">Ray Bradbury Theatre</A>
<dt><a href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/doctor-who.guide">Doctor Who</A>
<dt><a href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/max-headroom.guide">Max Headroom</A>
<dt><a href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/new-twilight-zone.guide">The New Twilight Zone</A>
<dt><a href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/outerlimits.guide">The Outer Limits</A>
<dt><a href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/prisoner.guide">The Prisoner</A>
<dt><a href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/quantum-leap.guide">Quantum Leap</A>
<dt><a href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/red-dwarf.guide">Red Dwarf</A>
<dt><a href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/sapphire-and-steel.guide">Sapphire and Steel</A>
<dt><a href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/seaquest.guide">SeaQuest</A>
<dt><a href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/something-is-out-there.guide">Something Is Out There</A>
<dt><a href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/space-rangers.guide">Space Rangers</A>
<dt><a href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/space:1999.guide">Space: 1999</A>
<dt><a href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/star-blazers.guide">Star Blazers</A>
<dt><a href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/star-cops.guide">Star Cops</A>
<dt><a href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/tomorrow-people.guide">The Tomorrow People</A>
<dt><a href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/twilight-zone.guide">The Twilight Zone</A>
</dl><h2><a name="StarTrek">Star Trek</a></h2>
There's a lot of information on <cite>Star Trek</cite> available on the net.
To help you navigate, try the following archives and resource guides:
<dl><dt><a href="http://www.cosy.sbg.ac.at/rec/startrek/index.html">
Brigitte Jellinek's <cite>Star Trek</cite> resource guide</a>
<dt><a href="http://www.astro.nwu.edu/lentz/sci-fi/home-sci-fi.html">
Robert Lentz's <cite>Babylon Five</cite>/<cite>Star Trek</cite> resource
guide</a>
<dt><a href="ftp://137.229.18.65/pub/scifi-lists/">
Richard Guse's <cite>Star Trek</cite> episode guides</a>
<dt><a href="ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-hierarchy/rec/arts/startrek/">
All periodic postings</a> archived at MIT for the
<code>rec.arts.startrek</code> newsgroups</a>
<dt><a href="http://depot.cis.ksu.edu/trek.html">
The <cite>Star Trek</cite> creative archive</a>
<dt><a href="gopher://wiretap.spies.com/11/Library/Media/Trek">
Wiretap gopher server</a>
</dl>
I've listed some of the Usenet FAQs for the <code>rec.arts.startrek</code>
newsgroups below.
<dt>FAQs for newsgroups
<code>r.a.s.</code><a href="ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.arts.startrek.tech/FAQL:_FREQUENTLY_ASKED_QUESTIONS_LIST_for_rec.arts.startrek.tech"><code>tech</code></A>
and <a href="ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.arts.startrek.misc/FAQL:_FREQUENTLY_ASKED_QUESTIONS_LIST_for_rec.arts.startrek.misc"><code>misc</code></A>.
<dt><a href="ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.arts.startrek.current/FAQL:_NEW_STAR_TREK_TV_SERIES">
A new <cite>Star Trek</cite> television series?</A>
<dt>Books based on the original series (parts
<a href="gopher://gopher.physics.utoronto.ca/00/FAQ/Faq_by_name/Star-Trek_Novels_TOS_Compendium_Part1">1</a> and
<a href="gopher://gopher.physics.utoronto.ca/00/FAQ/Faq_by_name/Star-Trek_Novels_TOS_Compendium_Part2">2</a>) and
<a href="gopher://gopher.physics.utoronto.ca/00/FAQ/Faq_by_name/Star-Trek_Novels_TNG_Compendium"><cite>The Next Generation</cite></a>.
<dt><a href="ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.arts.startrek.misc/Star_Trek_Books-On-Tape">
Books on tape</A>
<dt><a href="ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/star-trek/comics-checklist/">
Comics checklist (in six parts)</a>
<dt><a href="ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.arts.startrek.info/List_of_Upcoming_Conventions">
Conventions</A>
<dt><a href="ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.arts.startrek.misc/FAQL:_FTP_SITES_WITH_TREK-RELATED_FILES">
FTP sites</A>
<dt><a href="ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.arts.startrek.misc/FAQL:_HOW_TO_SUBMIT_CREATIVE_MATERIAL">
How to submit creative material</A>
<dt><a href="ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.arts.startrek.misc/FAQL:_STAR_TREK_MUSIC">
Music</A>
<dt><a href="ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.arts.startrek.misc/FAQL:_NAMES,_RANKS,_AND_SERIAL_NUMBERS_(AND_CREW_DATA)">
Names, ranks and serial numbers</A>
<dt><a href="ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/star-trek/Actors-Roles/">
Other roles played by <cite>Star Trek</cite> actors (in fifteen parts)</a>
<dt><a href="ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.arts.startrek.misc/FAQL:_PILOT_EPISODES_AND_UNAIRED_EPISODES">
Pilot episodes and unaired episodes</A>
<dt><a href="ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.arts.startrek.tech/Relativity_and_FTL_Travel">
Relativity and FTL Travel</A>
<dt><a href="ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.arts.startrek.misc/Shakespeare_in_Star_Trek">
Shakespeare</A>
<dt><a href="ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.arts.startrek.misc/Star_Trek_story_archive_(weekly_FAQ_--_automated_posting)">
Story archive</A>
<dt><a href="ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.arts.startrek.misc/FAQL:_SNAFUs">
Technical errors</A>
<dt><a href="ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.arts.startrek.current/FAQL:_UPCOMING_STAR_TREK_MOVIES">
Upcoming movies</A>
</dl><hr><H1><A Name="Usenet">Usenet miscellania</A></H1>
<h2>Introductions and frequently asked questions (FAQs)</h2><dl>
<dt>All periodic postings archived at MIT for
<li><a href="ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-hierarchy/rec/arts/sf/">
the <code>rec.arts.sf</code> newsgroups</a>
<li><a href="ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-hierarchy/rec/arts/startrek/">
the <code>rec.arts.startrek</code> newsgroups</a>
<li><a href="ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-hierarchy/alt/fan/">
the <code>alt.fan</code> newsgroups</a>
</ul>
<dt><a href="http://www.cs.cmu.edu:8001/Web/People/spok/callahans/README.html">
Callahan's Place Information</a>
<dd>The newsgroup <code>alt.callahans</code> is loosely based on the
`Callahan's Bar' stories by Spider Robinson. This page points to introductions
to the group, information about regular posters, netiquette guides etc. (John
Ockerbloom)
<dt><a href="ftp://bush.cs.tamu.edu/pub/misc/erich/alt.cp.faq.html">
FAQ for newsgroup <code>alt.cyberpunk</code></a>
<dd>"What is cyberpunk, literary movement or subculture?", cyberspace,
suggested reading list, cyberpunk in films, tv & music, and pointers to other
electronic resources. (Erich Schneider)
<dt><a href="file://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/alt.fan.pratchett/W_t_a.f.p!_(m-F,_p_r)">
Introduction to newsgroup <code>alt.fan.pratchett</code></a>
<dd>Brief guide to the newsgroup for discussion of fiction by and other aspects
of Terry Pratchett (see also entries on Pratchett under
<a href="#Authors">Authors</a>). (Leo Breebaart)
<dt><a href="file://vela.acs.oakland.edu/pub/galactic-guide/information/alt.g-g.faq">
FAQ for newsgroup <code>alt.galactic-guide</code></a>
<dd>"Project Galactic Guide" is a cooperative writing project in the style of
Douglas Adams. (Paul Clegg) There's also a <a
href="http://www.willamette.edu/pgg">WWW gateway</a> to the project. (James
Tilton)
<dt><a href="file://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.arts.sf.announce/R.a.s_g,_a_i">
Introduction to <code>rec.arts.sf</code> newsgroups</a>
<dd>An introduction to Usenet newsgroups pertaining to science fiction,
including charters for the newsgroups in the <code>rec.arts.sf</code>
hierarchy. (Leanne Phillips)
<dt><a href="file://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.arts.sf.reviews/Welcome_to_rec.arts.sf.reviews">
Introduction to newsgroup <code>rec.arts.sf.reviews</code></a>
<dd>Guidelines and instructions for posting to the sf book review newsgroup.
(Dan'l Danehy-Oakes)
<dt><a href="file://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.arts.sf.written/rec.arts.sf.written_FAQ">
FAQ for newsgroup <code>rec.arts.sf.written</code></a>
<dd>Summary of subjects which appear frequently in the newsgroup for discussion
of written sf; includes definitions, cyberpunk, Clarke's laws, HAL in
<cite>2001</cite>, oldest living sf authors, etc. (Laura Burchard)
</dl><h2>Collections of postings</h2><dl>
<dt><a href="http://www.lysator.liu.se/sf_archive/sub/books.html">
Usenet postings: reviews</a>
<dd>Postings to Usenet on science fiction books, mostly reviews, indexed by
author (collected by Mats Öhrman)
<dt><a href="http://www.lysator.liu.se/sf_archive/sub/authors.html">
Usenet postings: bibliographies</a>
<dd>Postings to Usenet consisting of author bibliographies (collected by Mats
Öhrman)
<dt><a href="http://www.lysator.liu.se/sf_archive/sub/movies.html">
Usenet postings on movies</a>
<dd>Postings to Usenet on science fiction movies, mostly reviews, indexed by
title (collected by Mats Öhrman)
</dl><hr><H1><A Name="Zines">Zines</A></H1><dl>
<h2>Listings of zines</h2>
<dt><a href="file://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.arts.sf.written/the_Internet_Writer_Resource_Guide">
The Internet writer resource guide</a>
<dd>This document is primarily a list of magazines and newsletters accepting
submissions by email, and branching out into Internet resources for the
writer in general. (Larry Detweiler)
<dt><a href="file://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/alt.zines/Zines_on_the_Internet">
Zines on the Internet</a>
<dd>Summary of electronically-accessible zines. (John Labovitz)
<dt><a href="ftp://gandalf.rutgers.edu/pub/sfl/fanzines.txt">
The great net fanzine list</A>
<dd>Short list of (mostly) paper fanzines, with descriptions. (David Weingart)
<dt><a href="gopher://fir.cic.net/11/Zines">
Etext zine archive</a>
<dd>Lots of electronic zines; some science fiction ones are listed below.
</dl><h2>Archived issues</h2><dl>
<dt> <a href="gopher://gopher.dcs.gla.ac.uk/11/pub/SF-Archives/Ansible">
Ansible</a>
<dd>A gossipy and readable newsletter about sf authors and fans, by 500-times
Hugo award-winning fan author Dave Langford. There's also an <a
href="gopher://gopher.dcs.gla.ac.uk/00/pub/SF-Archives/Ansible/Ansible-Index">index</a>
and the <a
href="gopher://gopher.dcs.gla.ac.uk/I9/pub/SF-Archives/Ansible/Logo">Ansible
Logo</a>.
<dt><a href="gopher://fir.cic.net/11/Zines/CheapTruth">
Cheap Truth</a>
<dd>The zine in which Bruce Sterling (aka Vincent Omniveritas) launched the
genre of cyberpunk. According to some, anyway. Defunct.
<dt><a href="gopher://fir.cic.net/11/Zines/Cyberspace.Vanguard">
Cyberspace Vanguard</a>
<dd>Media sf (tv and film reviews). Nothing much to do with cyberspace.
<dt><a href="gopher://fir.cic.net/11/Zines/DargonZine">
DargonZine</a>
<dd>"Stories written for the Dargon Project, a shared-world anthology similar
to (and inspired by) Robert Asprin's <cite>Thieves' World</cite> anthologies,
created by David Liscomb in his now retired magazine, <cite>FSFNet</cite>."
Edited by Dafydd.
<dt><a href="gopher://quincey.uji.es:2001/">
E.T. News</a>
<dd>In Catalan, from the University Jaume I. Castello de la Plana, in Spain.
Stories, poetry and pictures. Edited by Carles Bellver Torla.
<dt><a href="gopher://fir.cic.net/11/Factsheet.Five">
Factsheet Five</a>
<dd>"<cite>FactSheet Five</cite> is the central clearinghouse of information
about zines, those opinionated publications with press runs of 50 to 5000."
Edited by Jerod Pore and Seth Friedman.
<dt><a href="gopher://fir.cic.net/11/Zines/FSFNet">
FSFNet</a>
<dd>Bitnet Fantasy and Science Fiction Fanzine. Miscellaneous discussion,
reviews and fiction, plus the start of "Dargon Project" shared world stories.
Defunct.
<dt><A HREF="gopher://gopher.udel.edu/11/.newsltr/.mallorn">
The Mallorn Pulp</A>
<dd>Newsletter of the University of Delaware Science Fiction & Fantasy Club.
<dt><a href="http://thule.mt.cs.cmu.edu:8001/sf-clearing-house/zines/omphalos/">
Omphalos</a>
<dd>Review zine. Edited by John Leavitt.
<dt><a href="http://www.lysator.liu.se/sf_archive/sub/otherrealms.html">
OtherRealms</a>
<dd>A review fanzine published by Chuq Von Rospach. 30 issues were sent out on
the net from 1986, until it went "hardcopy only" in 1991.
<dt><a href="http://nearnet.gnn.com/wic/scifi.03.html">
Quanta</a>
<dd>"<cite>Quanta</cite> is the electronically produced and distributed
magazine of science fiction and fantasy." A widely-distributed fiction
magazine. Edited by Daniel K. Appelquist.
<dt><a href="http://myrddin.chu.cam.ac.uk/cusfs/ttba/">
Title To Be Announced</a>
<dd>The magazine of the Cambridge University Science Fiction Society; mostly
fiction and reviews, some poetry and artwork.
<dt><a href="http://thule.mt.cs.cmu.edu:8001/sf-clearing-house/zines/to-be-continued/">
To be Continued</a>
<dd>The newsletter of the Midwest Science Fiction and Fantasy Association.
</dl><hr><address>
Gareth Rees / Cambridge University Computer Lab / Gareth.Rees@cl.cam.ac.uk
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