EXPLANATION OF THE RATING SYSTEM:

"SF&F Reading Experience" is part of "Dark Roasted Blend / Thrilling Wonder" family of sites. We try to highlight the most entertaining and rewarding science fiction and fantasy, with emphasis on memorable reader experience, not necessarily general acceptance by the critics. Have fun, and delve into our extensive ratings and reviews!



Most reviews are written by Avi Abrams, unless otherwise noted. Reviews also appear on our unique historical retrospective page Wonder Timeline of Science Fiction. Feel free to submit your own review, if a particular story is not listed here.





All major OFFICIAL AWARDS are highlighted in BLUE

("winner" has a letter "W" by it, otherwise it is a runner-up only)



Our PERSONAL AWARDS (ratings) are highlighted in RED and PURPLE:

--/ first place :

--/ second place :

--/ third place :

--/ fourth place :

--/ cool : (equal to fifth place)

ALL "BEST OF" LISTS ARE LOCATED HERE



These awards are given in the following categories:

- novel :

- series :

- novella :

- story :

- collection :



Also, there are our personal STYLE / GENRE SPECIFIC AWARDS. These reflect the story's content and the lasting impression on the reader:



--/ wonder award

sense-of-wonder, "visual intensity" and inventiveness



--/ idea award

originality of idea / concept



--/ adventure award

exhilarating plot, excitement / action



--/ style award

outstanding literary qualities, inimitable style



--/ romance award

intense and beautiful love / relationships



--/ humour award

funny and cool



--/ emotion award

touching, lasting impression, sensitivity



--/ shock value

altogether wild



--/ awesome scale

mind-boggling; further enhances sense-of-wonder



--/ rare find

very hard to locate, mostly from old pulps, never reprinted, etc.



Again, please feel free to leave your own review or comment under every writer's entry; also recommend us other stories you liked.

