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Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Literature

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Electronic Reference Sources

  MLA Bibliography
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  Essay and General Literature Index
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Print Indexes

Science Fiction and Fantasy Reference Index
Reference Z 5917 .S36 S297

Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections
Reference Z 1231 .F4 C65 and suppl.

Web Resources

The Cambridge Companions to Literature and Classics.
Over 1500 comprehensive and accessible essays on major authors, periods and genres.

LOCUS online.
News, reviews, resources, and perspectives of science fiction, fantasy, and horror; also, indexes to science fiction and fantasy from 1984 on.

Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Database.
Hal W. Hall's archive of more than 55,000 citations to articles, books, news items, etc., covering back to 1878. There are both quick and advanced search options.

Science Fiction Resource Guide.
Comprehensive site covering comics, film, TV, games, and fandom, as well as literature.

SF Site: The Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy.
Covers books, people, media, links to sites, etc.; also includes fantasy. Commercial but wide-ranging.

Science Fiction and Fantasy-Related Sites.
Megasite from the Schenectady County Public Library.

The Ultimate Science Fiction Poetry Guide.
Detailed, no-frills list of links to science fiction poetry resources.

The Gothic: Materials for Study.
A combination of anthology (of excerpts), criticism, and bibliography, from the Univ. of Virginia.

The Literary Gothic.
Academic site, with links for authors, titles, groups, and general resources.

Subject Guides at Bowdoin and Colby Colleges.

Important Reference Works

Multi-genre
Critical Terms for Science Fiction and Fantasy
Reference PN 3435 .W64 1986

Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature
Reference Z 5917.S36 M24 1996 (4 vols.)

Science Fiction
Anatomy of Wonder 4
Reference Z 5917.S36 A52 1995

Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
Reference PN 3433.4 .E53 1993

St. James Guide to Science Fiction Writers
Reference PS 374.S35 S68 1996

The Ulitmate Guide to Science Fiction, 2nd ed.
Reference PN 3448.S45 P75 1995

Fantasy
Encyclopedia of Fantasy
Reference PN 3435 .E53 1997

Fantasy Literature: A Reader's Guide
Reference Z 5917.F3 F36 1990

St. James Guide to Fantasy Writers
Reference Z 5917.F3 S715 1996

Horror and Gothic
Guide to the Gothic, I and II and III
Reference Z 5917.G66 F7 1984 and 1995 and 2005

Horror Literature: A Reader's Guide
Reference Z 5917.H65 H67 1990

St. James Guide to Horror, Ghost & Gothic Writers
Reference PN 3435 .S246 1998

Pertinent Subject Headings

Science Fiction
Fantasy Fiction
Fantasy Literature
Ghost Stories
Gothic Revival (Literature)
Horror Tales

Library contact:

For more information, contact:

Tom Hayward
Humanities Reference Librarian
207-786-8323
e-mail: thayward AT bates.edu

The George and Helen Ladd Library • Bates College
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(207) 786-6263


Page author: Tom Hayward
Date: 10/18/07


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