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Book
Reviews
and Awards
from
around the
world. Extensive
listings of
book
reviews,
science
fiction
awards,
discussion
forums and
fan
websites.
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Science
Fiction-Fantasy
Book Reviews
Alexandria
Digital
Literature
Centre
| Book
recommendation
engine - needs
registration
to work.
All
Sci-Fi
| Zany sci-fi
discussion
coupled with
detailed
reviews. There
seems more
chat than
anything else
(and a few
free e-books).
Alternate
Realities
| Fiction and
book reviews
from editor
Joan M.
McCarty.
Belgarath
the Sorcerer |
Non-official
site for the
Belgarath the
Sorcerer
fantasy
series. Not
much here at
all - suspect
this one is
just set up to
pull in
traffic for
their
advertising.
Best
Science
Fiction
| SFF book
reviews site
that selects
the best
novels in the
genre.
Danny
Yee on SF
| Small
selection of
fantasy book
reviews from
Danny Yee
(other genres
covered)
EvilAndroids.com
| Science
fiction and
fantasy book
reviews.
FantaFiction
| Information
about 139
authors, 1638
books and 5
cover artists.
Fantasy
And Horror
Fiction Fan |
Reviews of
horror and
fantasy
anthologies,
comics and
graphic
novels.
Future
Fiction
| Source for
science
fiction and
fantasy book
reviews on the
world wide
web.
In
Other Worlds
| Reviews of
recent and
classic
Fantasy &
SF (some
Mysteries as
well) by David
Brukman.
Frequently
updated.
Kerman
Enterprises
Emporium
| A book
review, using
a rating
system taken
from an idea
in David
Brin's novel
Earth. Strong
emphasis on
F/SF (books in
association
with Amazon).
Site is as
slow as old
boots.
L.
J. Hurst SF
Reviews
| Reviews from
Vector,
Foundation,
etc., and
Hurst's other
writing, plus
specialist
link pages.
ME-views
| Book reviews
from Lisa
DuMond (nice
looking site
too).
Onward
Elsewhere
| Home page
for the
writings of
Harry Raden
(science
fiction and
fantasy
reviews).
Other
Dimension
| Another
reviews site
with an
incredibly
professional
look and feel.
Postviews
| SF reviews,
criticism and
commentary.
Rambles
| Science
fiction
reviews from a
Celt-focused
site.
Readers
Robot
| Tell it what
novels you
like, and it’ll
recommend some
more!
Science
Fiction,
Fantasy and
Horror Book
Database
| A collection
of books,
synopses,
reviews and
author
biographies
from the
science
fiction,
fantasy and
horror genres.
SF
and F
| Confusing
database of
SF/F books and
authors.
SF
Bookcase
| Site where
you can add
your own book
reviews.
Interactive,
but eye-poppingly
bad design.
SF
Reviews
| Collection
of reviews of
science
fiction novels
from an
unnamed fan.
SFBook.com
| SF book
reviews from
TC.
The
Commonplace
Review
| Lots of SFF
book reviews,
with a few
horror novels
thrown in for
good measure.
The
Internet Book
Database of
Fiction
| Want to
provide
something for
books along
the lines of
what the IMDB
does for
movies.
The
Science
Fiction Review
| Book
reviews,
discount
books,
resources and
new stories.
The
Sheldon
Recommended
Fantasy Author
List
| Listing of
fantasy
authors
recommended by
readers.
Includes
titles,
commentary,
forthcoming
books, and
ratings.
Voyager
Online
| Australian
publisher's
zine on their
own book
releases.
Awards
Awards in
science
fiction and
fantasy come
in all shapes,
sizes and
flavours. Some
are specific
to a fiction
type while
others are
all-encompassing.
However, most
are given out
on an annual
basis for
outstanding
achievement.
Most have some
element of
voting
involved.
Those who vote
(and, by
definition,
nominate)
often can be
anyone who can
get their
hands on a
ballot. A
number are
associated
with a
particular
convention
and, hence,
those polled
are, have been
or will be
members.
World
Fantasy Awards
The nine
awards are
presented at
the banquet of
the World
Fantasy
Convention
held each year
in late
October -
early
November. Two
of the
nominees on
the final
ballot are
determined by
readers while
the remainder
come from the
ballots put
together by a
panel of
judges who
change
annually. The
judges select
the recipients
in a second
round of
voting. The
awards are
based on work
done during
the previous
calendar year.
Hugo
Awards
The awards are
presented at
an evening
ceremony
during the
World Science
Fiction
Convention.
Nominations
are as result
of ballots
cast by the
convention
members who
vote by mail.
They are
counted using
a weighted
method whereby
ballot
entries,
listed by
preference,
are assigned a
value and then
tallied. Those
who fail to
meet the
cutoff or have
the least
number are
dropped and
the counting
is redone
until such
time as a
clear winner
appears.
Arthur
C. Clarke
Awards
The Arthur
C. Clarke
Award
is awarded
every year to
the best
science
fiction novel
which received
its first
British
publication
during the
previous
calendar year.
The Award is
chosen by
jury. The
Award was
established
with a
generous grant
from Arthur C.
Clarke with
the intention
of encouraging
science
fiction in
Britain. The
Award was set
up in 1986 and
the first
winner was
announced in
1987. The
Award consists
of an
inscribed
plaque in the
form of a
bookend, and a
cheque. The
Award is
administered
jointly by the
British
Science
Fiction and
the Science
Fiction
Foundation,
each of whom
provides two
judges each
year.
Recently, the
Science Museum
has joined the
Award and
provides one
judge each
year.
Nebula
Awards
They are given
by the Science
Fiction and
Fantasy
Writers
Association
for
outstanding
work done in
the previous
year. Members
of SFFWA
nominate
material
appearing on
the ballot and
then vote to
determine the
winners.
Nominees have
the option of
withdrawing
their work
from voting.
The awards are
presented
annually at
the Nebula
Awards
Banquet.
British
Fantasy Awards
The British
Weird Fantasy
Society began
in 1971 as an
off-shoot of
the British
Science
Fiction
Association.
The
"Weird"
was soon
dropped and
the BFS was
born.
Dedicated to
the promotion
of all that is
best in the
Fantasy and
Horror genres,
the BFS won
the Special
Award:
Non-Professional
at the World
Fantasy Awards
in 2000. The
membership of
the BFS votes
for the annual
British
Fantasy
Awards.
Aurora
Award
When the
Canadian SF
and Fantasy
Association
was started up
in 1980 there
was only one
award given.
Since 1991,
awards have
been presented
in 10
categories.
There are 6
professional
awards (3
English and 3
French), 3 fan
awards, and
the artistic
achievement
award. The
Aurora awards
are closest to
the style of
the Hugo
awards in the
method by
which they are
selected.
First, there
is the
nomination
phase to
select a short
list. Then a
voting phase
to pick the
winner from
the short list
using the
Australian
voting method
(voters rank
their choices
in each
category). The
Prix Aurora
Awards were
initially
called the
Casper Awards,
then renamed
the Auroras in
1991.
Philip
K. Dick Award
The Philip K.
Dick Award is
presented
annually for
distinguished
science
fiction
published in
paperback
original form
in the United
States. The
award is
sponsored by
the
Philadelphia
Science
Fiction
Society and
the award
ceremony is
sponsored by
the NorthWest
Science
Fiction
Society.
British
Science
Fiction Awards
The BSFA
Awards are
presented
annually by
the British
Science
Fiction
Association,
based on a
vote of BSFA
members and --
in most recent
years --
members of the
British
national SF
convention (Eastercon).
BSFA members
can nominate
as many works
as they like
in any
category --
but an
individual's
nomination for
a specific
work will only
be counted
once.
The
Locus Awards
Presented
annually by
Locus
magazine, the
awards are for
work done in
the previous
year. Ballots
are included
in the
February issue
of Locus,
filled out and
mailed in by
the readers.
The ballots
are tallied by
staff at the
magazine using
a weighted
method. The
winner list
appears in the
August issue.
Selected
Links
Science
Fiction and
Fantasy Awards
(by year)
The
Sunburst Award
for Canadian
Literature of
the Fantastic
World
Fantasy Awards
Hugo
Awards
Nebula
Awards
The
Unofficial
SFFWA
Awardball
Statistical
Abstract &
Trading Card
Album
Aurora
Awards
The
Locus Awards
Arthur
C. Clarke
Awards
Les
prix
littéraires
francophones
Mythopoeic
Society
Sidewise
Awards for
Alternate
History
Darrell
Awards
The
Internet
Speculative
Fiction
DataBase
The
Locus Index to
Science
Fiction Awards
AwardWeb
Book
Award Annals
Top
100 SF Books
(reader's
ballot)
Theodore
Sturgeon
Memorial Award
for Best Short
SF
John
W. Campbell
Award
Chesley
- Association
for Science
Fiction
Artists
Ditmar
Awards
Bram
Stoker Awards
Lambda
Awards
James
Tiptree, Jr.
Awards
The
John W.
Campbell
Memorial
Awards
The
Prometheus
Awards
British
Fantasy
Association
British
Science
Fiction
Association
Philip
K. Dick Award
Mark
Time Awards
(audio SF)
Saturn
Awards (film)
Literary
Award Database
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