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− | These are (or were at one time) many physical [[Science Fiction]] walk-in specialty stores with regular open hours. | + | These are (or were at one time) many physical [[Science Fiction]] walk-in specialty stores with regular open hours. They are not general bookstores which carry [[SF]] nor [[sf]] specialty operations by mail or on the internet. They may also carry allied genres such as mysteries, comics, or games. |
− | This list covers stores which describe themselves as specializing in [[SF]] (though they may include other genres as well) and which have a physical store. It deliberately excludes mailorder services | + | This list covers stores which describe themselves as specializing in [[SF]] (though they may include other genres as well) and which have a physical store. It deliberately excludes mailorder services. |
− | When a date is listed as ''floreat'' (fl.) this indicates dates for which we have evidence of the store being open, but not necessarily its actual starting or ending date. | + | When a date is listed as ''floreat'' (fl.) this indicates dates for which we have evidence of the store being open, but not necessarily its actual starting or ending date. Stores currently in operation are boldfaced. |
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Store || City || Dates | Store || City || Dates | ||
− | [[Adventures in Crime and Space]] ||[[Austin, TX]] ||fl. mid- | + | '''[[20th Century Books]]''' ||[[Madison, WI]] ||1979–current |
− | [[The Alchemist's Head]] ||Dublin, Ireland ||fl. | + | [[Adventures in Crime and Space]] || [[Austin, TX]] || fl. mid-90s–2002 |
− | [[Aleph Bookstore]] ||[[Evanston]] | + | [[The Alchemist's Head]] || Dublin, Ireland || fl. 1977–81 |
− | [[Alternate Worlds]] ||[[Melbourne]], Vic., Australia || | + | [[Aleph Bookstore]] || [[Evanston, IL]] || ??–?? |
− | [[Amber Unicorn Bookshop]] ||[[Las Vegas]] || | + | [[Alternate Worlds]] || [[Melbourne]], Vic., [[Australia]] || 1988– |
− | [[Andromeda Bookshop]] ||Cradley Heath || | + | [[Amber Unicorn Bookshop]] || [[Las Vegas]] || 1981–1997, 2008–2020 |
− | [[Andromeda Bookshop]] ||[[Birmingham, UK]] ||?? | + | [[Andromeda Bookshop]] || Cradley Heath || 1971–?? (moved to Birmingham, UK) |
− | [[The Asimov Bookshop]] ||[[Sydney]] | + | [[Andromeda Bookshop]] || [[Birmingham, UK]] || ??–late Jan. 2002 and Apr. 19, 2002–Aug 26, 2005 |
− | [[ | + | [[The Asimov Bookshop]] || [[Sydney, NSW]][[Australia]] || March 9, 1985–?? |
− | [[ | + | '''[[Astral Castle]]''' || Midland, [[Texas]]|| 1995–current |
− | [[ | + | [[B. brown & Associates]] || [[Seattle]] || ??–2021 |
− | [[ | + | '''[[Bakka Books]]''' || [[Toronto]] || 1972–current (as Bakka Phoenix Books) |
− | [[ | + | [[Barry R. Levin Science Fiction & Fantasy Literature]] || Santa Monica, CA || Jan. 1, 1973–September 2016 |
− | + | [[Big Cat Books]] || El Cerrito, CA || 1977–?? | |
− | [[ | + | [[The Black Hole]] || [[Adelaide]], South Australia || 1978–1986 |
− | [[ | + | [[Bookends]] || Cheapstow, [[London]] || fl. 1974 |
− | [[ | + | [[Books and Music]] || [[London]] || 1970s |
− | [[ | + | [[Books of Wonder]] || [[New York City]] || fl. 1981 |
− | [[ | + | '''[[Borderlands Books]]''' || [[San Francisco]] || Nov. 3, 1997–current |
− | [[ | + | [[A Change of Hobbit]] || [[Los Angeles]] || 1972–Feb 1991 |
− | + | [[Cloak and Rocket]] || Ann Arbor, MI || defunct by late 1973 | |
− | [[ | + | [[Cold Drake Books]] || [[Winnipeg]] || |
− | [[ | + | [[Compleat Enchanter]] || [[Minneapolis]] || 1979 |
− | [[ | + | [[Dangerous Visions (CA)|Dangerous Visions]] || [[LA]] || fl. 1981-206 |
− | [[ | + | [[Dark Carnival]] || [[Berkeley, CA]] || 1978–2017 |
− | [[ | + | [[Dark They Were and Golden Eyed]] || [[London]] || <1974–1981 |
− | [[ | + | [[Dragon's Lair (Adelaide)|Dragon's Lair]] || [[Adelaide]], South Australia || |
− | [[ | + | '''[[DreamHaven]]''' || [[Minneapolis]] || Apr. 1, 1977–2011 (predominantly mail order) / 2013 (store closed), and April 2015–current |
− | [[ | + | [[Dymocks SF Store]] || [[Sydney]] || June 6, 1995–2000 (at least) |
− | [[ | + | [[Electric Adventures]] || [[Hobart]], Tas., Australia || ??–1995 |
− | [[ | + | [[Ellison Hawker Bookshop]] || [[Hobart]], Tas., Australia || ??–current |
− | [[ | + | [[F. and S. F. Book Co.]] || Staten Island, NY || 1950s–90s |
− | [[Fantasy | + | [[Fantastic Planet]] || [[Perth]], Western Australia || Aug 21, 2005–2012 (renamed Stefen's Books) |
− | [[ | + | [[Fantasy Archives]] || [[Manhattan]] || |
− | [[ | + | [[Fantasy Book Centre]] || [[London]] || 1960s |
− | [[ | + | [[Fantasy Centre]] || [[London]] ||??–2009 |
− | [[ | + | [[Fantasy, Etc.]] || [[San Francisco, CA]] || Fl. 1987 |
− | [[ | + | [[Farenheit SF & Fantasy Bookshop]] || [[Melbourne]], Vic., Australia || ??–2004 |
− | [[ | + | [[Fat Cat Books]] || Johnson City, NY || 1976–July 31, 2010 |
− | [[ | + | '''[[Fat Cat Comics]]''' || Johnson City, NY || Aug 1, 2010–current |
− | [[ | + | [[Ferret Fantasy, Ltd]] || Upper Tooring, [[London]] || fl 1974 |
− | [ | + | '''[[Flights of Fantasy (Albany)|Flights of Fantasy]]''' || [[Albany, NY]] || ??–current |
− | [[ | + | [[Flights of Fantasy (Seattle)|Flights of Fantasy]] || [[Seattle]] || |
− | [[ | + | '''[[Forbidden Planet (New York)|Forbidden Planet]]''' || [[Manhattan]] || ??–current |
− | [[ | + | '''[[Forbidden Planet (UK)|Forbidden Planet]]''' || [[UK]] || ??–current |
− | [[ | + | [[Future Dreams]] || [[Portland, OR]] || Fl. 1986 |
− | [[ | + | [[ Future Fantasy]] || [[Palo Alto, CA]] || Fl. 1987 |
− | [[ | + | [[Galactic Enterprises]] || Near [[Baltimore, MD]] || 1981 |
− | [[ | + | [[Galactic Trading Post]] || [[Adelaide]], South Australia || |
− | [[ | + | [[Galaxy Bookshop]] || [[Sydney, NSW]]Australia || 1975–current |
− | [[ | + | '''[[Gaslight Books]]''' || [[Canberra]], ACT, Australia || 1989–2014 |
− | [[ | + | [[The Great Escape]] || [[Louisville, KY]] || fl. 1983 |
− | [[ | + | [[Hobbit House]] || [[Kansas City, MO]] || fl. 1974 |
− | [[ | + | [[Hole in the Wall Books]] || [[Falls Church, VA]] || Fl. 1983 |
− | [[ | + | [[Horizon Books]] || [[Seattle]] || |
− | [[ | + | [[Hourglass]] || [[Philadelphia]] || founded 1975 |
− | [[ | + | [[House of Speculative Fiction]] [[Ottawa, ON]] || Fl. 1984 |
− | [[ | + | Hydra Bookshop || ??, New Zealand || |
− | [[ | + | [[The Illustrated Store]] || [[Portland, OR]] || 1976–?? |
− | [[ | + | [[Infinitas Bookshop]] || [[Sydney, NSW]]Australia || 1991–2012 |
− | [[ | + | [[Interstellar Master Traders]] || Lancaster, [[UK]] || 1990s? |
− | [[ | + | [[Known Space Books]] || [[Adelaide]], South Australia || 1987–?? |
− | [[ | + | [[Legends Sci-Fi & Fantasy Shop]] || Launceston, Tas., Australia || 1994–?? |
− | [[ | + | [[Lois Newman Books]] || Boulder, CO || fl. 1974 |
− | [[ | + | [[Looking Glass Bookstore]] || [[Portland, OR]] || Fl. 1986 |
− | [[ | + | [[Medway Science & Fantasy Centre Bookshop]] || Gillingham, UK || Fl. 1952 |
− | [[ | + | '''[[Minotaur]]''' || [[Melbourne]], Vic., Australia || (previously a comics shop) 1984–current |
− | [[ | + | [[Merlin's Closet]] || [[Providence]], RI || 1979–?? |
− | [[ | + | [[Mindbridge]] || Baltimore, MD || fl. 1977 |
− | [[ | + | [[Moonstone Bookcellars]] || Washington, DC || Fl. 1979-87 |
− | [[ | + | '''[[Mysterious Galaxy]]''' || Redondo Beach, CA || 2011–current |
− | [[ | + | '''[[Mysterious Galaxy]]''' || [[San Diego, CA]] || 1993–current |
− | [[ | + | [[The Nostalgia Shop]] || [[Memphis, TN]] || late ’70s |
− | [[ | + | [[Notions Unlimited Bookshop]] || [[Melbourne]], Vic., Australia || March 6, 2012–August 20, 2014 |
− | [[ | + | [[Odyssey Bookshop]] || [[Louisville, KY]] || fl. 1983 |
− | [[ | + | [[Of Science & Swords]] || [[Melbourne]], Vic., Australia || ??–2013 |
− | [[ | + | [[Other Change of Hobbit]] || [[Berkeley, CA]] || 1997–??; 2012–?? |
− | [[ | + | [[Other Worlds]] || West Warwick, RI || |
− | [[ | + | '''[[Otherland]]''' || [[Berlin, Germany]] || ??–current |
− | [[ | + | '''[[Pandemonium Books and Games]]''' || [[Boston|Cambridge, MA]] || 1989–current |
− | + | [[Phantasia Science Fiction & Mystery Bookshop]] || [[Sydney, NSW]]Australia || Oct 9, 1996–2000 (at least); switched to mailorder by Feb 2001 | |
− | [[Space Age Books]] ||[[Melbourne]] | + | [[Phantasmagoria Books]] || Dulwich, [[London]] || fl. 1974 |
− | [[The Space-Crime Continuum]] ||Northhampton, MA || | + | [[Poor Richard's Store]] || El Cerrito, CA || fl. 1974 |
+ | '''[[Pulp Fiction]]''' || [[Brisbane]], Qld, Australia || 1995–current | ||
+ | [[Purple Unicorn Books]] || Duluth, MN || fl. 1976 | ||
+ | [[Robert A. Hittel Bookseller]] || Ft. Laudale, FL || Fl. 1985-86 | ||
+ | [[Saratoga SF and Mystery]] || Saratoga, NY || | ||
+ | [[Sargasso Book Shop]] || Lakewood, CO || fl. late ’60s | ||
+ | [[Science Fantasy Bookstore]] || Harvard Sq, [[Cambridge, MA]] || 1977–89 | ||
+ | [[Science Fiction Bookshop]] || Edinburgh || | ||
+ | [[Science Fiction, Mysteries and More]] || [[Manhattan, NY]] || fl. 1992 || | ||
+ | [[Science Fiction Plus]] || [[Rochester, NY]] || | ||
+ | [[The Science Fiction Shop]] || [[Manhattan, NY]] || fl. 1974-1977 | ||
+ | [[Science Fiction Syndicate]] || [[Austin, TX]] || Fl. early 30s | ||
+ | [[Sentry Box]] || [[Calgary, AL]] || | ||
+ | [[SF&F Book Service]] || [[Staten Island, NY]] || 1950s-90s | ||
+ | [[SF-Bokhandeln]] || Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmo || 1978–present | ||
+ | [[Science Fiction Unlimited]] || [[Los Angeles, CA]] || mid-1950s | ||
+ | [[Slow Glass Books]] || [[Melbourne, Vic]] || 1993–2002; has switched back to mail order | ||
+ | [[Space Age Books]] || [[Melbourne, Vic]] || opened before Apr 1971, closed Dec 1985 | ||
+ | [[The Space-Crime Continuum]] || Northhampton, MA || | ||
[[Space, Time and Crime]] || || | [[Space, Time and Crime]] || || | ||
− | [[The Space Merchants]] ||[[Perth]] | + | [[The Space Merchants]] || [[Perth, W.A.]] || 1984–?? |
− | [[Starlite Books]] ||[[St. Paul, MN]] ||early | + | [[Starlite Books]] || [[St. Paul, MN]] || early 1977–?? |
− | [[The Stars Our Destination]] ||[[Chicago]], IL || | + | [[The Stars Our Destination]] || [[Chicago]], IL || 1988–2003 |
− | [[Stefen's Books]] ||[[Perth]], | + | [[Stefen's Books]] || [[Perth, W.A.]] || 2012–current |
− | [[Stephen's Book Service]] ||[[New York | + | [[Stellar Bookseller]] || [[Boca Raton, FL]] || Fl. 1989–91 |
− | [[Supernova Books]] ||[[Perth]] | + | [[Stephen's Book Service]] || [[New York, NY]] || 1950s and ’60s |
− | [[Tales from the White Hart]] ||[[Baltimore]] || | + | [[Supernova Books]] || [[Perth, W.A.]] || 1985–2005 (became [[Fantastic Planet]]) |
− | [[The Time Machine]] ||Des Moines, IA ||mid-70s? | + | [[Tales from the White Hart]] || [[Baltimore]] || 1975–97 |
− | [[Tim's White Dwarf]] ||[[Perth]], Western Australia ||?? | + | [[Tales of Space and Crime]] || Saratoga, NY || |
− | [[A Touch of Strange]] ||[[Perth]], Western Australia || | + | [[The Time Machine]] || Des Moines, IA || mid-70s? |
− | [[Transreal Fiction]] ||Edinburgh || | + | '''[[Tim's White Dwarf]]''' || [[Perth]], Western Australia || ??–current |
− | [[Uncle Hugo's]] ||[[Minneapolis]] || | + | [[A Time When...]] || [[Carmichael, CA]] || fl. 1981 |
− | [[White Dwarf Books]] ||[[Vancouver, BC]] || | + | [[A Touch of Strange]] || [[Perth]], Western Australia || 1988–2000 |
− | [[Wonderworld]] ||[[Long Beach, CA]] ||fl 1974 | + | '''[[Transreal Fiction]]''' || Edinburgh || 1997–current |
− | [[Zap!]] ||[[Brisbane]], Qld, Australia || | + | '''[[Uncle Hugo's]]''' || [[Minneapolis]] || March 2, 1974–current |
+ | '''[[White Dwarf Books]]''' || [[Vancouver, BC]] || 1978–current | ||
+ | [[Wonder World]] || [[Seattle, WA]] || fl. 1987 | ||
+ | [[Wonderworld]] || [[Long Beach, CA]] || fl. 1974 | ||
+ | [[Zap!]] || [[Brisbane]], Qld, Australia || | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:04, 23 June 2024
These are (or were at one time) many physical Science Fiction walk-in specialty stores with regular open hours. They are not general bookstores which carry SF nor sf specialty operations by mail or on the internet. They may also carry allied genres such as mysteries, comics, or games.
This list covers stores which describe themselves as specializing in SF (though they may include other genres as well) and which have a physical store. It deliberately excludes mailorder services.
When a date is listed as floreat (fl.) this indicates dates for which we have evidence of the store being open, but not necessarily its actual starting or ending date. Stores currently in operation are boldfaced.
See also Category:Store.
Store | 1950s— |
This is an SF bookstore page. When a floreat "fl." is listed it records the dates for which we have evidence and may not be the store's entire span. |
If applicable, please include category Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Ireland, NZ, UK, US, ROW or World.