net resources

A look at some of the best in sf and fantasy related sites from the worldwide web. We've concentrated on those sites which provide reliable news items, free downloadable stories, and useful material for readers, writers, and games players.

general sf sites

SFX online

"The World's best selling sf magazine" site is a useful complement to the magazine.

Science Fiction Weekly

The Sci Fi Channel's weekly magazine page has the latest news on film and TV sf, book reviews, games, a John Clute column, and an interesting 'Site of the Week' feature.

Scifan

The most comprehensive guide to published sf and fantasy anywhere, updated with each month's publications. Also contains links and help in tracking down specific books and stories.

Ansible

Legendary sf fan and reviewer Dave Langford's online newsletter, which you can subscribe to by email. The site also includes Ansible Links, another great guide to where the best in sf coverage can be found on the web.

Locus Online

The well-known sf news and reviews magazine also has a web-based version.

sites containing stories

Infinity Plus

Top quality stories by top class authors, with plenty of useful links as well. Some of the authors featured include Stephen Baxter, Peter F. Hamilton, and Mary Gentle, plus you can read the story that named a movement, Bruce Bethke's original 'Cyberpunk'.

SF Site

This great sf resource, featuring the Internet Speculative Fiction Database, is also home to the online incarnations of some excellent magazines: Analog, Asimovs, Weird Tales, Interzone, and Fantasy & Science Fiction (to name but a few).

authors' sites

Hatrack River

The official web site of Orson Scott Card has plenty of features, including stories and articles you can download, exclusive previews of opening chapters from his novels, and a Q&A feature for prospective writers.

games resources

Wizards of the Coast

They brought the world 'Magic the Gathering', and then the bought TSR, Inc., the people responsible for Dungeons & Dragons. A great site, including some classic modules to download and lots of ways to customise your desktop.

Chaosium

They gave us the 'Call of Cthulhu' RPG, possibly the best game ever produced.

Gamespot

For those who prefer pixels with their games, there are few better places on the web than Gamespot for news, reviews, and those all-important game-guides (that's cheating to you and me!)

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