~ Early Web Links ~

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.

Fantastic Metropolis was an ambitious web publication from 2001 to 2006 dedicated to fantastic and imaginative literature, now preserved as a searchable archive. Visitors can browse by category or author to explore years of speculative fiction content from one of the early web's notable literary magazines.

BBR is a UK-based online catalogue specializing in independently published science fiction, fantasy, and horror books, magazines, and more from small and independent presses. Visitors can browse by author, search for rare titles, and order hard-to-find works from a broad roster of SF/fantasy luminaries including Philip K. Dick, William Gibson, Michael Moorcock, and many others.

DrgnSlyr's Ultimate Star Trek Links Page is a comprehensive fan-curated directory covering all Star Trek series from The Original Series through Enterprise, including the often-overlooked Animated Series. Visitors can browse organized link collections for each series along with cast pages, graphics, and fonts for dedicated Trekkers.

The Science Fiction Timeline Site catalogs chronological events and timelines drawn from science fiction universes, offering a structured way to explore fictional histories. It serves as a reference resource for fans who want to map out the internal chronologies of their favorite SF settings.

Bill's World features an in-depth exploration of Larry Niven's Ringworld, the iconic science fiction megastructure, complete with detailed descriptions, connections to the Dyson Sphere concept, and references to its appearances in Iain M Banks' Culture novels and the Halo games. The site also includes POVRay rendered images and resources related to the Ringworld concept, making it a treat for hard SF enthusiasts.

Via Galactica is the first Croatian SF, fantasy, and horror e-zine, offering original short stories, novel excerpts, poetry, and SF news from both Croatia and the wider world. The English-language gateway provides translated articles, interviews with editors of Croatian SF publications, and original fiction from authors including Robert J. Sawyer and Bruce Bethke.

Electric Spec is an online short fiction magazine publishing science fiction, fantasy, and macabre stories across regular quarterly issues, now in its 21st volume. Featuring works from a rotating roster of authors alongside editor columns and a submission portal, it has earned praise from Locus for consistently delivering amusing and terrifying reads.

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.

The Leaping Frog's Corner is a charming under-construction personal site by a frog-enthusiast who plans to cover stars, science fiction, synthesizers, electronics, and coffee among other eclectic interests. Still in its early stages, it features a whimsical Windows 95 aesthetic and a to-do list hinting at future content including LGBTQ+ topics, a manifesto against Modernity, and a defense of the Caipira language.