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Various
Religions | Christian
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Fiction/Fantasy
Selection Sources for Church Libraries:
Science Fiction and Fantasy
Scope note: included here are sites which review the science fiction and
fantasy genre from a religious perspecitve.
- Christian
Fandom Home Page.
- Christian Fandom began in 1982 as an “interdenominational fellowship
of S[cience]F[iction] fans interested in the courteous and accurate
representation of Christian viewpoints in the SF community.” Their web
page contains interviews, original stories, and book, audio book, and
film reviews. Navigation is cumbersome, but the persistent visitor
will find reviews hiding under recommended reading. Following the
Shared Reading List link results in a
list of all the site’s reviews arranged alphabetically by author. Bibliographic
information is provided, since Fandom is a Amazon.com purchasing
partner, and cover art accompanies most reviews. All reviews are signed,
although not all are dated. Descriptive reviews dominate, and clearly
contain Christian commentary. The attempt to provide audio book and
film reviews is a welcome, but the information is not current. An unfortunate
number of dead links plague the site, and the navigation buttons are
inconsistent on various pages. More useful for finding reviews of older
materials. Last visited: 03/2011.
- Christian
Speculative Fiction (CSF)
- A cluttered personal homepage with works divided into three categories:
Modern CSF, Classic CSF and Religious Fantasy. Admittedly the reviews
are the work of the site owner, vary in length and quality, and lack
bibliographic data. However the layout and extremely small font
distract visitors from the potentially interesting topic. Last visited:
03/2011.
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