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reception 4 references 5 external links toggle the table of contents internet speculative fiction database 21 languages العربية беларуская български کوردی deutsch esperanto español فارسی français bahasa indonesia italiano 日本語 ქართული 한국어 polski português română русский türkçe українська 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia online database of written speculative fiction and its creators isfdb internet speculative fiction database website type online database headquarters united states area served worldwide owner al von ruff key people al von ruff ahasuerus website isfdb org commercial no registration none to view required to edit launched 8 september 1995 31 years ago 1995 09 08 current status 2 380 108 story titles from 283 651 authors as of 19 june 2025 1 written in mysql python the internet speculative fiction database isfdb is a database of bibliographic information on genres considered speculative fiction including science fiction and related genres such as fantasy alternate history and horror fiction the isfdb is a volunteer effort with the database being open for moderated editing and user contributions and a wiki that allows the database editors to coordinate with each other as of june 2025 the site had catalogued 2 380 108 story titles from 283 651 authors the code for the site has been used in books and tutorials as examples of database schema and organizing content the isfdb database and code are available under creative commons licensing purpose edit the isfdb database indexes speculative fiction science fiction fantasy horror and alternate history authors novels short fiction essays publishers awards and magazines in print electronic and audio formats 2 3 it supports author pseudonyms series and cover art plus interior illustration credits which are combined into integrated author artist and publisher bibliographies with brief biographical data an ongoing effort is verification of publication contents and secondary bibliographic sources against the database with the goals being data accuracy and to improve the coverage of speculative fiction to 100 percent history edit several speculative fiction author bibliographies were posted to the usenet newsgroup rec arts sf written from 1984 to 1994 by jerry boyajian gregory j e rawlins and john wenn a more or less standard bibliographic format was developed for these postings 4 many of these bibliographies can still be found at the linköping science fiction archive 5 in 1993 a searchable database of awards information was developed by al von ruff 4 6 in 1994 john r r leavitt created the speculative fiction clearing house sfch in late 1994 he asked for help in displaying awards information and von ruff offered his database tools leavitt declined as he wanted code that could interact with other aspects of the site in 1995 al von ruff and ahasuerus a prolific contributor to rec arts sf written started to construct the isfdb based on experience with the sfch and the bibliographic format finalized by john wenn the first version of isfdb went live on 8 september 1995 and a url was published in january 1996 4 7 8 the isfdb was first located at an isp in champaign illinois but it suffered from constrained resources in disk space and database support which limited its growth 4 in october 1997 the isfdb moved to sf site a major sf portal and review site 3 4 due to the rising costs of remaining with sf site the isfdb moved to its own domain in december 2002 but it was shut down by the hosting isp due to high resource usage 9 10 in february 2003 it began to be hosted by the cushing library science fiction and fantasy research collection and institute for scientific computation at texas a m university 9 11 the isfdb moved to a commercial hosting service in 2008 12 in february 2005 the database and the underlying code became available under creative commons licensing 4 13 14 isfdb was originally edited by a limited number of people principally al von ruff and ahasuerus 15 16 editing was opened in 2006 to the general public on an open content basis with changed content being approved by one of a limited number of moderators in an attempt to protect the accuracy of the database 17 reception edit in 1998 cory doctorow wrote in science fiction age that t he best all round guide to things science fictional remains the internet speculative fiction database 3 in april 2009 zenkat wrote that it is widely considered one of the most authoritative sources about science fiction fantasy and horror literature available on the internet 18 ken irwin reviewed the site in 2006 praising the scalable level of detail available for particular authors and titles while also pointing out usability improvements needed at that time he concluded by calling it a tremendous asset to researchers and fans of speculative fiction stating that no other online bibliographies have the breadth depth and sophistication of this database 19 on tor com james davis nicoll described the site as the single best sff bibliographical resource there is 20 gabriel mckee author of the gospel according to science fiction described the site as an indispensable source of information in putting this project together 21 and the site was described as invaluable by andrew milner and j r burgmann in their book science fiction and climate change 22 the chicon 8 committee gave a special committee award to isfdb during their opening ceremonies on 1 september 2022 23 as a real world example of a non trivial database the schema and mysql files from isfdb have been used in a number of tutorials schema and data from the site were used throughout chapter 9 of the book rails for java developers 24 it was also used in a series of tutorials by lucid imagination on apache solr an enterprise search platform 25 as of september 2013 quantcast estimated that isfdb was visited by over 67 400 people monthly 26 the database as of june 2025 contains 2 380 108 unique story titles from 283 651 authors 1 references edit 1 2 isfdb statistics internet speculative fiction database archived from the original on 18 january 2025 retrieved 18 january 2025 link sites sf site retrieved 17 may 2009 cite web cs1 maint deprecated archival service link 1 2 3 doctorow cory september 1998 internet column from science fiction age september 1998 science fiction age retrieved 17 may 2009 the best all round guide to things science fictional remains the internet speculative fiction database cite web cs1 maint deprecated archival service link 1 2 3 4 5 6 internet speculative fiction database onpedia archived from the original on 6 march 2012 retrieved 17 may 2009 the linköping science fiction fantasy archive lysator retrieved 23 july 2009 pre isfdb code and data github retrieved 27 may 2026 cite web cs1 maint url status link what s new from 1995 internet speculative fiction database retrieved 18 april 2022 cite web cs1 maint deprecated archival service link what s new from 1996 internet speculative fiction database retrieved 18 april 2022 cite web cs1 maint deprecated archival service link 1 2 isfdb finds new home at texas a m sfwa news science fiction and fantasy writers association 5 april 2003 archived from the original on 11 august 2011 retrieved 29 september 2010 what s new from 2003 isfdb jan isfdb org retrieved 2023 01 14 what s new from 2003 isfdb feb isfdb org retrieved 2023 01 14 what s new from 2008 isfdb isfdb org retrieved 2023 01 14 isfdb general disclaimer internet speculative fiction database retrieved 30 july 2009 cite web cs1 maint deprecated archival service link what s new from 2005 what s new 27 feb 2005 internet speculative fiction database 27 february 2005 retrieved 30 july 2009 cite web cs1 maint deprecated archival service link major contributors internet speculative fiction database retrieved 18 april 2022 cite web cs1 maint deprecated archival service link top isfdb contributors all submission types internet speculative fiction database retrieved 18 april 2022 cite web cs1 maint deprecated archival service link gandalara 23 december 2006 changes to the isfdb science fiction brewed fresh daily other worlds cafe retrieved 17 may 2009 cite web cs1 maint deprecated archival service link zenkat 14 april 2009 our latest mass data load science fiction books archived from the original on 19 may 2012 retrieved 12 december 2015 it is widely considered one of the most authoritative sources about science fiction fantasy and horror literature available on the internet irwin ken october 2006 chalcraft tony ed internet speculative fiction database isfdb reference reviews 20 7 emerald group publishing 30 32 doi 10 1108 09504120610691619 issn 0950 4125 proquest 862159187 retrieved july 14 2022 nicoll james davis april 30 2021 the single best bibliographical resource there is if you like sff tor com retrieved july 14 2022 cite web cs1 maint deprecated archival service link mckee gabriel january 2007 the gospel according to science fiction from the twilight zone to the final frontier westminster john knox press p ix isbn 978 0 664 22901 6 milner andrew burgmann j r may 2020 science fiction and climate change a sociological approach liverpool university press p 40 isbn 978 1 789 62172 3 glyer mike 1 september 2022 first fandom awards and big heart award given at chicon 8 opening ceremonies file 770 archived from the original on 4 september 2022 retrieved 8 september 2022 halloway stuart dabbs gehtland justin 2007 creating and invoking web services rails for java developers pdf pragmatic programmer p 249 isbn 978 0 9776166 9 5 archived from the original pdf on 2011 07 10 retrieved 2011 03 14 hossman 21 january 2011 solr powered isfdb part 1 lucid imagination archived from the original on 1 march 2011 retrieved 14 march 2011 isfdb org monthly uniques quantcast archived from the original on 27 september 2013 retrieved 27 september 2013 external links edit official website isfdb bibliographic tools on sourceforge isfdb bibliographic tools at open hub sources of bibliographic information isfdb org v t e fantasy fiction history literature magic sources subgenres accidental travel action adventure lost world shenmo sword and sorcery wuxia xianxia alternate history chuanyue contemporary children s fantasy comedy bangsian cozy fantasy dark fantasy grimdark fairy tale parodies fairytale fantasy fantastique fantasy of manners hard fantasy high fantasy historical fantasy isekai litrpg low fantasy magical girl mythic mythpunk mythopoeia omegaverse portal fantasy progression romantic science fantasy dying earth planetary romance superhero sword and planet urban fantasy occult detective fiction paranormal romance weird fiction new weird weird west fantasy western xenofiction media film and television anime films highest grossing s s television programs literature authors ballantine adult fantasy series comics list the encyclopedia of fantasy fantasy masterworks internet speculative fiction database list of novels list of story collections publishers magazines fantastic fantastic adventures locus the magazine of fantasy science fiction science fantasy unknown weird tales other dungeons dragons féeries podcasts awards balrog british fantasy crawford dragon gandalf gemmell hugo ignyte international fantasy japan fantasy locus méliès d or mythopoeic nebula saturn tähtifantasia world fantasy fandom a song of ice and fire fandom art fanspeak filk music harry potter fandom the inklings lovecraft fandom mythopoeic society tolkien fandom tolkien s influence works inspired by j r r tolkien world fantasy convention tropes creatures angels anthropomorphic animals demons devils ghouls elementals faeries familiars fire breathing monsters chimera dragons gargoyles imps jinn nymphs shapeshifters werecats werewolves skin walkers spirits undead death ghosts liches mummies skeletons vampires zombies unicorns yōkai characters barbarian caveman damsel in distress dark lord donor dragonslayer fairy godmother heroes magicians occult detective list warlocks wild man witches magic system hard and soft elements dark neutral light ceremonial love moon magic item grimoire magic ring magical weapons magic sword runes wand schools alchemy demonology divination egregore evocation incantation necromancy runecraft shamanism shapeshifting thaumaturgy theurgy witchcraft fantasy races centaurs dwarves elves treants giants gnomes goblins gremlins halflings hobgoblins kobolds leprechauns merfolk mermaids mermen ogres oni orcs trolls places and events quests worlds list maps lost city hollow earth astral plane dreamworld castle enchanted forest thieves guild magic school related allegory epic poetry fable fairy tale ghost stories gothic fiction horror fiction lgbt themes in speculative fiction mecha mythology science fiction supernatural fiction tokusatsu kaiju urban legend outline category v t e science fiction outline authors definitions anthropological hard scientific romance soft history pulp era golden age new wave timeline subgenres apocalyptic and post apocalyptic comedy sitcoms feminist grimdark inner space mecha anime and manga mundane space warfare military space opera space western parallel universes isekai science fantasy dying earth planetary romance superhero sword and planet social climate fiction christian libertarian utopian and dystopian tech noir spy fi techno thriller tokusatsu kaiju underwater cyberpunk derivatives cyberpunk japanese biopunk dieselpunk nanopunk solarpunk steampunk culture conventions fandom fanzines isfdb libraries and museums science fiction museum studies women in sf worldcon region australian bengali brazilian canadian chilean chinese croatian czech estonian french hungarian japanese korean norwegian polish romanian russian serbian spanish yugoslav awards cinematic jules verne saturn literary art and audio astounding aurealis bsfa campbell memorial chesley clarke crook deutscher dick ditmar endeavor fantlab galaxy gaughan geffen golden duck grand master grand prix harland heinlein ignotus ignyte kitschies lambda laßwitz locus nautilus nebula nommo parsec prometheus rhysling sfera sidewise skylark sturgeon sunburst tähtivaeltaja tbd tiptree tour apollo translation urania vogel writers and illustrators of the future zajdel multimedia aurora chandler dragon hugo seiun spectrum media film film history films indian japanese anime tokusatsu literature comics magazines novels publishers short stories stage opera theatre television list of tv shows australasian british canadian european japanese anime live action u s themes architectural dyson sphere ecumenopolis matrioshka brain 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