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The Wonder Timeline: SF&F Retrospective



SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY HISTORY:
RETROSPECTIVE REVIEWS


The idea of "The Wonder Timeline" is to highlight selected stories throughout SF&F history (all 100 years of it). Every "Year in SF&F" page contains reviews of stories, collections, original anthologies and novels published that year, and every "Cover Gallery" page celebrates the visual style of a particular era. Going year by year, we are gradually filling out reviews for thousands of stories listed on our site, giving you both recommendations for reading and a fun perspective on the development of the genre.

Most reviews are by Avi Abrams (unless noted otherwise)


- SF&F in the 1800s - 1910s

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

Check out SHADOW OF THE BARBARIAN: A LEGEND WILL RISE by John Thane. Truly awesome fantasy.

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