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Great Science-Fiction
& Fantasy Works

science-fiction & fantasy literature:
a critical list with discussions

About the Host of Great Science-Fiction & Fantasy Works

"'My surname is Li and my personal name is Kao, and there is a slight flaw in my character,' he said matter-of-factly."

--Bridge of Birds,
Barry Hughart



Having been advised by webmasters to whom I have submitted this site as a possible link that it is cumbersome to refer to "the anonymous person who created that site" in discussions, I set forth the following: my name is Eric Walker, and I like to read good science fiction and fantasy books.


cartoon sandwich shop My lady and me in formal dress.

I set forth little more, because what you cannot find of me in what I have placed on this site is not important, at least so far as this site is concerned.

But thank you for asking.


(The really curious can discover more by visiting the main Owlcroft Company website.)

Over on the right is a photograph of me and my lady, taken at the wedding of some good friends of ours. It's a few years old now; you can click on it to see instead a more recent one, if for some reason that takes your fancy.

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Site Directory:

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(essential one-time reading)		 Introductory Material:
    Welcome:
 a quick site overview and some mechanical details
    Apologia: [in two parts, for shorter downloads]
 the criteria used to make these lists
   · Apologia: Part 1
   · Apologia: Part 2
    Site Organization:
 what's where, and why
 

(the heart of the site)		 The Authors:
    Author List
 (just a lightly annotated list of the authors here--not the best place to start)
    Master Authors/Books List
 (the centrum of this site, but a big page--there are alpha subpages available)
    A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
    Specialty Lists:
 several author "sub-lists" (such as the 5-star greats)
    Author Links:
 links to a useful external page or site for each listed author
    More Books:
 yet-unread candidate books by authors already in these lists
    Other Candidates:
 authors, and books, that--pending actual reading--seem likely candidates for these lists
 

(typically gotten to
by author)		 The Books:
    All Listed Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
 (a long file to download)
    Preferred Editions:
 for those books having such (a work in progress)
    The Other Books:
 all cited books not in the master fiction list, collected in one place
    Overlooked Gems of Science Fiction & Fantasy:
 wonderful works sadly under-known
    Light-Hearted Science-Fiction & Fantasy:
 there's more than you might think
    Religiously Themed Science Fiction & Fantasy:
 something the field handles wonderful well
    Science Fiction & Fantasy For Younger Readers:
 a selection from these lists of appropriate works
    100 Great Works of Science Fiction & Fantasy:
 using an expansive definition of "works"
 

(new, used--find any book, anywhere in the world) 		About Buying Books From Here:
    Buying Books New:
 · about buying books from Amazon
 · searching for new books at any Amazon division
 · international book-buying considerations
    Buying Books Used:
 searching for used books anywhere in the world
    About the Science-Fiction Book Club:
 info & online signup


(often the most interesting part of any site)		 Miscellaneous Topics & Info:
    New! Musings:
 an ever-growing collection of, yes, musings
    Obiter Dicta:
 collected miscellaneous
    "That Other Genre":
 crime/mystery fiction
    Science-Fiction & Fantasy Art and Illustration:
 online galleries of diverse works
    Other Sites:
 sites that have noticed this one
    The English Language:
 a few thoughts on its modern rape
    Scumware!
 read this if nothing else whatever
    Change Log
 what was done when
    Your Host:
 a comically little about me
    Donate:
 you can help support this site
    Comments:
 some things said about this site by others
 

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