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The Asociación Española de Fantasía, Ciencia Ficción y Terror (Pórtico) is Spain's national organization dedicated to promoting fantasy, science fiction, horror, and related genres across all creative forms. It organizes the annual HispaCón convention, awards the prestigious Ignotus prizes, publishes magazines, and hosts Twitch and YouTube programming for genre fans.

Science Fiction Central bills itself as a portal to the best SF sites on the web, organizing links into general science fiction resources and author-specific pages. Visitors can also join discussion forums via ezboard and leave messages in the guestbook, making it a small community hub for SF fans.

Small Thoughts is a deep-dive personal research site dedicated to the 'ESD' (Extreme Size Difference) creative fiction niche, covering rigorous worldbuilding topics like biomechanics of scaling, alien size theory, borrower-style architecture, and custom cultures for giant and tiny characters. The creator publishes meticulously researched articles on biology, material science, and speculative fiction writing craft, making it a genuinely unusual and thoughtful resource for size-fantasy worldbuilders.

A frames-based encyclopedia dedicated to Larry Niven's Known Space universe, cataloging the people, places, and things from one of science fiction's most beloved settings. Fans of Niven's Ringworld, Man-Kzin Wars, and other Known Space stories would find this a handy reference for navigating the intricate details of his fictional cosmos.

Curtis Saxton's Star Wars Technical Commentaries is a deep-dive analytical resource dedicated to the science, physics, and technology depicted in the Star Wars universe. Fans of hard sci-fi worldbuilding will find detailed technical breakdowns of ships, weapons, and the internal logic of George Lucas's galaxy.

David Kennedy shares his science fiction book reviews, organized by year, with a focus on novels he's read and discussed on the Usenet group rec.arts.sf.written. A resource for SF enthusiasts looking for thoughtful personal takes on the genre, with reviews spanning multiple years and a cross-posted presence in the SF reading community.

SFF180, run by Thomas M. Wagner, is a comprehensive science fiction and fantasy book review archive featuring hundreds of in-depth reviews organized by author, title, year of release, and major genre awards like the Hugo and Nebula. The site is migrating its full archive from its previous domain SFReviews.net, making it a long-running labor of love for discriminating genre readers.

Reawaken is the official fanlisting for zombies, gathering fans of the undead from across TV, film, literature, and folklore. Hosted on ThisLove.nu, the site invites zombie enthusiasts to join a growing community of 21 members who share a passion for this iconic horror subject.

Created and maintained by Christian Pree since 1998, this is a comprehensive bibliography of German-language science fiction and fantasy stories and books, organized by author, translator, and year of publication. With tens of thousands of entries spanning countless authors and decades of publishing history, it stands as a remarkable reference work for German SF collectors and enthusiasts.

The official website of author C. E. Winterland, dedicated to the Mindsight Series, a planned 7-part fantasy fiction saga featuring swords, sorcery, and magic. Fans of epic fantasy will find this a home base for following the series as it develops.