Free SF Reader
I joined LJ so I can use the logged in reply thing to other people.
Read Andromeda Spaceways Magazine. Have fun. :)
If you want to see my actual blogs, then :-
Super Reader
Australian SF Reader
Free SF Reader
Not Free Reader
Graphic SF Reader
FAQ/GUIDE
BACKGROUND : I started doing this to play with a blog, and it grew out of doing Super Reader after finding a increasing number of interesting stuff related to Super Reader, and, of course, SF online. So, I thought, why not do the rest, as well. So, I set out on a quest to try and remember everything genre related I had read, which turns out to be a bit harder than I thought, and rate them as a guide for me, and for picking stuff for other people that ask. I will remember stuff occasionally, and add it. I figured this would likely take a couple of years.
Anyway, starting with books, I actually began going backwards alphabetically and made it to J. Then I started rereading a bunch of anthologies, and starting documenting the stories there, as well, and also with some magazines I have like Andromeda Spaceways and Jim Baen's Universe. So, that slowed me down a bit, as did doing the same thing for Graphic SF Reader, especially after finding even more stuff, and more online on top of that of interest.
I still have F through I to go for authors, as far as books/novels go, so 2 years was probably a bit on the optimistic side with everything that has happened.
Everything new I read that is Free gets listed here, as well.
RATING
Novels are rated as novels.
Non-fiction that is related is rated as non-fiction.
Short stories are rated as short stories.
Anthologies, collections and magazines are rated like this :- take the fiction, apply the formula found in 'The Mathematics of the Anthology'. If the non-fiction part is good/useful, give a bonus. At least, after I invented that rating formlua, anyway, which is most of them except some earlier magazines.
So, they are not directly comparable as such, and possible might label separately if I come up with a good way to do it that isn't too clunky.
FAQ/GUIDE
Books that are rated here at available as free downloads on the web. Those that are not can be found at Not Free SF Reader.
Books that are labelled Superhero are books that are listed on Super Reader. Further breakdown and subcategorisation of those books is given there.
There are a few ways to approach browsing or using Free SF Reader.
1) The main page has the last 50 posts, which you can scroll down to look at.
2) The grid of labels at the top breaks the posts down into sections. Each section has 20 posts per page, and at the bottom of each of these pages are previous/next navigation arrows that will let you go through these a page at a time.
The sections are by category of book, and also by rating of book, if you want to browse that way.
If you scroll down to under my profile image, these labels will be reproduced vertically, with counts of how many posts are in each section, but otherwise function identically to the labels at the top of the blog.
3) If you scroll further down than that, you will find a blog archive section, where posts are archived by month. You can navigate through this in a similar manner to navigation of the sections above.
4) Google Search - you can use the search box to search, the same as you normally would, but this will rely on googlebot's indexing. It may turn up other interesting links/ads when you do this, however.
5) I have now put a list of what has been rated on Free SF Reader on the sidebar on the right. If you scroll down, you will see. It is separated into the 'S' labels, and is also alphabetical by author. This will be updated periodically as more are rated on the blog.
6) Anyone is welcome to comment on the posts. There is an email address on my profile, or you can write to aussievamp2@gmail.com if you have suggestions about books to add to the list, or want to talk to me for some other reason.
This email address is also displayed at the top of the blog.
Eventually I am going to try and post about everything I have read that I can remember, but this will take a considerable time. :)
Rating System
5 = Outstanding
4.5 = Very Good
4 = Good
3.5 = Above Average
3 = Average
2.5 = Below Average
2 = Poor
1.5 = Bad
1 = Very Bad
0.5 = Laughable
LABELS
As everyone knows, this sort of thing is tricky, fluid and blurry, but anyway :-
Scary - Books of horror that are meant to scare or disturb
Science - Science Fiction
Sleuth - Books of detection, crime and mystery
Sorcery - Books of fantasy and magic
Speculative - Harder to categorise, odd, or deliberate blends like the Illuminati, Wolfe, etc.
Spy - Books of espionage and related thrillers or technothrillers
Study - Books that are about Science Fiction and other genre writing, and are non-fiction. I added these in breaking the fiction rule a little, but I thought it made sense.
Superhero - Books that are listed at Super Reader, specific breakdowns can be found there.
Supernatural - Paranormal or occult themed books that are less concerned with horrifying
Swords - Books of the knights, swashbucklers and pirates, that sort of thing
Read Andromeda Spaceways Magazine. Have fun. :)
If you want to see my actual blogs, then :-
Super Reader
Australian SF Reader
Free SF Reader
Not Free Reader
Graphic SF Reader
FAQ/GUIDE
BACKGROUND : I started doing this to play with a blog, and it grew out of doing Super Reader after finding a increasing number of interesting stuff related to Super Reader, and, of course, SF online. So, I thought, why not do the rest, as well. So, I set out on a quest to try and remember everything genre related I had read, which turns out to be a bit harder than I thought, and rate them as a guide for me, and for picking stuff for other people that ask. I will remember stuff occasionally, and add it. I figured this would likely take a couple of years.
Anyway, starting with books, I actually began going backwards alphabetically and made it to J. Then I started rereading a bunch of anthologies, and starting documenting the stories there, as well, and also with some magazines I have like Andromeda Spaceways and Jim Baen's Universe. So, that slowed me down a bit, as did doing the same thing for Graphic SF Reader, especially after finding even more stuff, and more online on top of that of interest.
I still have F through I to go for authors, as far as books/novels go, so 2 years was probably a bit on the optimistic side with everything that has happened.
Everything new I read that is Free gets listed here, as well.
RATING
Novels are rated as novels.
Non-fiction that is related is rated as non-fiction.
Short stories are rated as short stories.
Anthologies, collections and magazines are rated like this :- take the fiction, apply the formula found in 'The Mathematics of the Anthology'. If the non-fiction part is good/useful, give a bonus. At least, after I invented that rating formlua, anyway, which is most of them except some earlier magazines.
So, they are not directly comparable as such, and possible might label separately if I come up with a good way to do it that isn't too clunky.
FAQ/GUIDE
Books that are rated here at available as free downloads on the web. Those that are not can be found at Not Free SF Reader.
Books that are labelled Superhero are books that are listed on Super Reader. Further breakdown and subcategorisation of those books is given there.
There are a few ways to approach browsing or using Free SF Reader.
1) The main page has the last 50 posts, which you can scroll down to look at.
2) The grid of labels at the top breaks the posts down into sections. Each section has 20 posts per page, and at the bottom of each of these pages are previous/next navigation arrows that will let you go through these a page at a time.
The sections are by category of book, and also by rating of book, if you want to browse that way.
If you scroll down to under my profile image, these labels will be reproduced vertically, with counts of how many posts are in each section, but otherwise function identically to the labels at the top of the blog.
3) If you scroll further down than that, you will find a blog archive section, where posts are archived by month. You can navigate through this in a similar manner to navigation of the sections above.
4) Google Search - you can use the search box to search, the same as you normally would, but this will rely on googlebot's indexing. It may turn up other interesting links/ads when you do this, however.
5) I have now put a list of what has been rated on Free SF Reader on the sidebar on the right. If you scroll down, you will see. It is separated into the 'S' labels, and is also alphabetical by author. This will be updated periodically as more are rated on the blog.
6) Anyone is welcome to comment on the posts. There is an email address on my profile, or you can write to aussievamp2@gmail.com if you have suggestions about books to add to the list, or want to talk to me for some other reason.
This email address is also displayed at the top of the blog.
Eventually I am going to try and post about everything I have read that I can remember, but this will take a considerable time. :)
Rating System
5 = Outstanding
4.5 = Very Good
4 = Good
3.5 = Above Average
3 = Average
2.5 = Below Average
2 = Poor
1.5 = Bad
1 = Very Bad
0.5 = Laughable
LABELS
As everyone knows, this sort of thing is tricky, fluid and blurry, but anyway :-
Scary - Books of horror that are meant to scare or disturb
Science - Science Fiction
Sleuth - Books of detection, crime and mystery
Sorcery - Books of fantasy and magic
Speculative - Harder to categorise, odd, or deliberate blends like the Illuminati, Wolfe, etc.
Spy - Books of espionage and related thrillers or technothrillers
Study - Books that are about Science Fiction and other genre writing, and are non-fiction. I added these in breaking the fiction rule a little, but I thought it made sense.
Superhero - Books that are listed at Super Reader, specific breakdowns can be found there.
Supernatural - Paranormal or occult themed books that are less concerned with horrifying
Swords - Books of the knights, swashbucklers and pirates, that sort of thing