Here you will find bookstores and other vendors that cater to the needs
of science fiction fans and provide readings and signings that
would be of interest to fans.
Bookstores, Comics and Collectibles
- Amazon.com ,of course, is the excellent example of a now growing phenomena of the virtual bookstore. Others are following, but Amazon was there first and is the biggest and the most complete.
- Adventure Books is a small press publishing science fiction in hardback and paperback in six-by-nine inch format. They publish illustrated books almost exclusively and are known for exceptional cover and interior images. The Adventure Books website was named a 'recommended resource' for science fiction in 2005 by writersdigest.com
- The Australian Online Bookstore is a great place to order Australian titles that cannot be had anywhere here in the states. They also have a personal touch in the process of ordering that is refreshing.
- B. Brown & Associates is a North Seattle venue that describes themselves as "Specializing in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Supernatural, Mysteries, 1st Editions. Buys, sells, trades primarily uncommon or out-of-print hardback and limited editions. Great store for tracking down hard-to-find books."
- Couth Buzzard Books They describe themselves as follows "For twenty years Couth Buzzard Used Books had one of North Seatte's largest and most extensive Science Fiction collections. We lost our lease in 2008, but--Good News--We have just re-opened our doors. 8310 Greenwood Ave. North. Seattle, 98103 206 436-2960. We are looking to re-build our Science Fiction collection. We are a Book Credit Trade store. Please come on by and bring in your Science Fiction books for trade, and purchase some books too. Theo Dzielak, Gerry Lovchik
- Comics Keep is a comics and game shop serving Kitsap County. If you are located in the Bremerton area of Washington state this could be the shop for you.
- Dr. Tongues Toys Portland, Oregon based web retailer devoted towards collectible toys.
- The Elliot Bay Bookstore is an awesome experience all by itself, but also happens to be the place where the Clarion West Readings were held in the last several years.
- Lady Jayne's Books is now a virtual store. Check out there site to see where they will be popping up next on the convention circuit and also check out their ebay offerings. This long time perennial of fannish dealers deserves a definite look see.
- New Zone Books describes iteself as being 'an online bookstore featuring the lowest book prices, book reviews and secure online shopping.'
- MechMuse Audio Magazine are a new source of stories and novels by award-winning authors of Science Fiction and Fantasy in MP3 format.
- Powell's Bookstore is virtually a legend in the Pacific Northwest as one of the largest new and used bookstores in the northwest. Located in the Portland, Oregon, it is an undeniably must do experience especially if you make Orycon. Also, for those techies in the audience they have a Technical Bookstore that is impressive to say the least.
- The folks at the Science Fact & Fiction Concatenation describe themselves as enjoying providing "a broad diet of SF. We have written a book (Essential SF) that aims to introduce newcomers to SF or those with a single interest in the genre to have an introduction too the genre's wider landscape. One of the reasons for doing this is that the age of those attending UK SF (book and also film) conventions seems to be getting older. I do not know if this is also true in the States, but we thought that a resource (however imperfect (which it will be if small)) was needed hence this venture. "
- Sci-Fan Bookstore is an online Amazon.com affiliate bookstore for science fiction fans..
- Studio Foglio is the Online store for Phil and Kaja Foglio, Hugo Award-winning artists of the "Girl Genius" gaslamp fantasy series, Magic: The Gathering cards, and many other products.
- The
University Bookstore Homepage is one of
the best stocked science fiction sections in the region.
Well worth a visit.
- White Dwarf Books is located in Vancouver, British Columbia, and has an extensive selection and friendly staff. At least, so was my impression from my one visit there.
- Wrigley-Cross
Books is another Portland bookstore with both
new and used books.
Bookstore List Sites
- Bookwire's Science Fiction Bookstore List is quite extensive and covering a good deal more than just the northwest.
- For
a master list that stretches across the nation you might
want to visit The
Master List of comic book dealers. I will note that the interface is a little non intuitive, but still has a variety of stores in their database reachable by a variety of different search modalities.
- Anime Cafe is intent on becoming the pre-eminent review site of anime. It perhaps could be a useful resources for those wishing to discover this sometimes arcane realm of Japanese animation and more.
- Anime Raku is located in Bellevue. From the web site you can check out their growing inventory of anime resources at their new location.
- The Fantasy Films Worlds is where you can find many movie related products, including purchase of a movie about the life and work of George Pal whose movie greats include War of the World, Destination Moon and many other pioneering science fiction movies.
- Just Be Complex is Portland Oregon based store devoted to the latest in Anime, Art, Books, Clothing, Comics, Magazines, Models, & Toys straight from Japan.
- Kicks Hobby Japan This store is "selling the latest in anime, models, and import Japanese video games. Located by Northgate Mall in North Seattle"
- Sean's Anime & Other Things Sean is a Tacoma, Washington based retailer who sells Anime related merchandise, mainly at Conventions and through this website.
- Sakura Media describe in the title of their web site to include 'Japanese animation, art books, sound tracks, J-pop and more' . Based out of Vancouver, they appear to be a good site to check for anime and other needs.
- Scarecrow Videos is one of the old standards as far as video stores in the Seattle area, but it is also a good resource for information about obscure DVDs and anime. Of course, it has all the other titles that any video/DVD rental store might have as well.
- Very
Cool Things They describe themselves as their goal
being to "provide fanboys and girls a central
point of reference for all things cool. We will point you
to the best places to buy Cool Things; let you review,
compare, and discuss manufacturers, products, and stores;
and even sell some of the Coolest of the Cool at very low
prices. Also, because Japanese pop culture is cool, we
are creating a section devoted to the language and interests
of the average Japanese otaku." They draw from Otaku enthusiasts
from Seattle and Salt Lake City by their own admission.
- Dragonfly Design Studios is a compendium of online resources for costumes, jewelry and other that you might want to consider. In a recent visit I also found two additional sites that they maintain for their products: Old Fashion Halloween and The Mourning Sampler
- Faerie Fingers describes itself as "making costumes professionally since 1997 and has gained a wide range of skills in that time. Whether the ensemble is clean and simple or flamboyant and ornate, the first priority is to provide people with beautifully well made costumes that make them look and feel like a million."
- Satyr Forge describes itself as being 'functional art for the passionate adult' and warns that it is appropriate for those 18 and older. These include collars, whips and more. In the latest visit there is only an email contact on the web page.
- Seams Like Magik by maryJane is a source for custom designed renaissance and medieval clothing.
- Seattle Knights are a live action, live steal and equestrian group that do a variety of shows at various events as well as television and movies, including Sleepless in Seattle, Northern Exposure and more. They also 'teach historical performance fighting techniques for a variety of weapons as well as hand-to-hand combat'. Check their web site for details.
- Valentine Armories specialise in custom-made armor and authentic historical reproductions. Their Northwest representative also indicates that they do rentals. The rep also indicates they will have a presence at Rustycon and Norwescon.
- Browser's Art and Fantasy Art is a Kent, Washington located source for fantasy art. If you are interested check it out and let us know either on Facebook or by feeback on suggestions. However, on first blush looks good.
- Crown Jewels has a wide variety of hand crafted pieces that might be of interest.
- The Goth Rosary describes itself as 'Offering custom made rosaries and rosary items at far less than you'd expect for handmade goods! PLUS newly added items of Amusement: Flasks, Clergy Wear, Leather bags, Pill/Stash Boxes, and the "Goth & Go" Kit!'
- Moongarden
Art Store is an online family operated store
out of Dayton Washington. They carry many items including
dragon, fairy, items as well as garden statuary and chimes,
native american items, as well as candle and incense holders.
- Polymorph Digital Photography specializes in creating personalized art from your snapshots, or stop by and we can take the picture. Specializing in Science Fiction and Fantasy, available as photo quality prints, coffee mugs, photo IDs, and more.
- Slawek's SF Art Galleries is a great place to search for Fannish Art.
Springtime Creations - Jewelry from the Wormhole to You - Spring Schoenhuth has a wide range of jewelry, this and that and t-shirts for your perusal. Check out her web site and see what she has available for you.
- Columbia
Games is a Blaine, Washington based makers
of rpg, fantasy, historical, and strategy games.
- Interactive Imagination are the creaters of Magi-Nation and have other products in development. They are based out of Seattle Washington.
- Merylyn's Fantasy, SciI and Games is Spokane based gaming store that recently (December, 2004) became a merger of Merlyn's Gaming and Getaway Games.
- New Dimension Games is a gaming company that describes itself as being 'A fledging Seattle-based company is breathing new life into role-playing with new games, new genres, and new methods of making RPGs more vivid and involving for the role-player and the rule-player alike' Check their web site for more details.
- Wizards of the Coast is now a subsidiary of a much larger toy company. However, it will always be known as a local pacific northwest phenoman in the gaming industry. Check out their web site for lots more.
- Wizkids Inc.. was founded in July 2000 by 25-year industry veteran and award-winning game designer Jordan Weisman. His goal was to develop a game that made it easy to begin playing traditional miniatures games, and he focused his efforts on creating games that were both affordable and playable right out of the box.