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Web Sites in Category Essays and Criticism

In Defense of Science Fiction - An essay on science fiction and literature by critic and science fiction historian John Clute.

Classics of Science Fiction - Identifying the classic books of science fiction.

Council for the Literature of the Fantastic - A very scholarly approach to fantastic literature.

Definitions of Science Fiction - More than fifty definitions of science fiction from authors.

Her World Exploded - Essay taking the view that science fiction is about how you read a story, not how it's written.

Kay Fowler - Essay about themes and genres. Lists lots of examples.

Kittywompus Tracks Fanzines - A weblog providing critical reviews of paper and electronic SF fanzines.

Quantum Cosmos - Bibliography, essays and literary writings by Douglas A. Mackey, as well as reviews of books on physics and consciousness.

Science Fiction and Society - Discusses science fiction and its ties to human culture and social issues. Features new articles weekly, discussions, polls, and links.

Science Fiction Research Bibliography - An extensive bibliography of printed reference material related to science fiction deemed valueable for research into the subject, from books available at Washington State University's Holland Library.

Science Fiction Studies - Website contains all article-abstracts and full texts of all reviews published in the journal since its founding in 1973, as well as featured essays, documents in the history of sf, and a bibliography of sf-criticism.

scifi/Hack1 - For users learning how to write or critique science fiction.

Some Observations on the New SF: An Essay - A thematic analysis of The Year's Best Science-Fiction, 1996-98.

The Templeton Gate - Essays and reviews of Science Fiction authors, as well as SF films and television.

Tonya's Sphere of Influence - A brief historical survey of women writers of science fiction.

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