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5.0 of 5 stars.
i have never been able to walk out of this store without purchases. i have tried. i was almost to the screen door, patting myself on the back for being strong, when the lady at the counter innocently...
yelp.com - user review - 05/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Always reliable for new & used sci-fi / fantasy. I like going here when I can when I'm looking for something in that vein because a) supporting small independent shops makes the baby Jesus smile, b)...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i lived all these years in the bay area, and only recently did i finally get myself to borderlands books. i guess it's because i'd been on a horror-reading hiatus for awhile. recently, when i dipped...
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
At the behest of my partner, I'm reviewing this.There may be other Sci-Fi bookstores out there, but I've never seen one anywhere near as good as this. Helpful and friendly staff, great selection,...
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
An epicenter for mostly SciFi & Fantasy books, this book store gives any dedicated futurist junkie a much needed fix whenever you get the inter-dimensional shakes. A quick mainline of stardust and...
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Awesome bookstore! The staff is very friendly and the selection is outstanding. None of the corporate bookstores in town can beat this store's scifi collection. They even have a seperate section...
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have two extremely fussy nephews who were visiting me and ran out of reading material. Their taste was limited to science fiction. After wandering through bookstore after bookstore, we stumbled upon...
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this bookstore. It stocks mostly science fiction and fantasy books. Theres a dvd section, a used book section and new books. I go in maybe once or twice a week. Never looking for anything...
yelp.com - user review - 12/31/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Whether Sci-Fi is your thing or not has no relevance here!This bookstore is a must-go-to and a truly San Franciscan/Valencia corridor adventure.I really go for the two hairless creatures, Ripley and...
yelp.com - user review - 12/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Excellent book store, good selection, nice people, relaxed atmosphere, everything any book reader could want, Bravo.
yelp.com - user review - 12/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Such a great place for budding science fiction geeks (like myself).I wandered in, nodded at the hideous hairless cat perched on the counter, then told the guy I really enjoyed "Pattern Recognition"...
yelp.com - user review - 11/30/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
they have a hairless cat.so a few years ago, I was wandering the mission area with a good friend, and we happened to keep running into this wedding party that was on a SF treasure hunt. One of their...
yelp.com - user review - 11/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Didn't actually buy anything here but went in looking for a book by an author whose genre they didn't carry-- staff was very helpful and not only recommended another independent bookstore that might...
yelp.com - user review - 10/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is great for any science fiction / mystery fan. Plus, it's cozy enough to sit and read inside for a while. If Jude is around, he always offers a few good suggestions. And if the sphinx cat...
yelp.com - user review - 09/26/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Ring up another five-star review for Borderlands.I called a couple weeks ago looking for some somewhat uncommon Philip K. Dick titles, with the off chance that Borderlands might have one or two of...
yelp.com - user review - 09/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Borderlands Books was my home away from home when I lived in San Francisco. Jude and Alan are the best! They give great advice on books and authors, and even advised me on the finances of opening and...
yelp.com - user review - 09/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've started selling my books BACK to Borderlands now. They have a totally decent buying policy, and they're happy to poke through the books while I browse. Hooray! I've now officially entered the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My favorite books are science fiction.My favorite tv shows are science fiction.My favorite films are science fiction.Can you imagine how fucking happy I was when I found out I moved out of the South...
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Probably the best bookstore I have ever been to that is devoted to Sci-Fi and Fantasy (also a selection of Horror). Great selection, both used and new, and the staff is extremely knowledgeable and...
yelp.com - user review - 08/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I will not depreciate any business that sells used books. That's the way it crumbles, yelp-wise.This is a rather special little shop however. I managed to find an edition of "A Child's Garden of...
yelp.com - user review - 07/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A perfect book store.Broad but not gluttonous selection, well organized but not o.c about it, not too dark but not sterilely overlit, strange and wonderful knick-knacks, and a cat.And the customer...
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
After driving half-way across California, I was finally able to visit the fabled Borderlands Books, and it was all that it was hyped up to be. New books, used books, limited editions, chapbooks, odd...
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have a confession to make.I have never purchased a book from Borderland Books.I am a terrible, terrible, horrible person but I am just so cheap (but I tell myself it's saving trees) that I won't buy...
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Support Local business and find great reading material too!One of the friendliest stores around they have great recommendations. Independent Bookstore. Great selection of Books, Magazines and Movies...
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Excellent genre book store. Good selection, well organized, and a very knowledgeable staff.
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Borderlands is an immaculate niche book store. They cater to the science fiction crowd and have hairless cat mascots.
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
OK why were you not in my life earlier?This definitely would have been my candy store when I was younger.I no longer read as much sci fi books as I used to...but the selection is awesome! Used and...
yelp.com - user review - 02/08/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have always been a fan of SF & Fantasy since I was a little kid. And, oh, I would have loved Borderlands as a child. You know, I am still a kid at heart and I love it now. I found a book by JG...
yelp.com - user review - 02/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is the kind of place that makes me love San Francisco. Scifi books incredibly friendly hairless cat = WIN WIN WIN!!
yelp.com - user review - 01/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is where I come to indulge in my morbid curiosities and scour for books on creepy subject matter. They have a selection of Edward Gorey books that's bigger than other mainstream bookshops.
yelp.com - user review - 12/14/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you like sci/fi and/or fantasy, this store is the next best thing to crack. Possibly better.Their selection is huge, they've got a fantastic selection of well-organized used books, the staff is...
yelp.com - user review - 12/08/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is a dangerous place to walk into on a tight budget. Wonderful selection of new and used books. Well organized, nice and spacious. Great staff, very knowledgeable in their fields, always willing...
yelp.com - user review - 12/06/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
5 Stars for hairless cats!Oh yeah, and they have tons of great books too. If you're in the moody for these genres, you can't lose here.
yelp.com - user review - 12/04/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I hate you, borderlandsThis is what I walked out with today:- a novel describing the aftermath of a zombie invasion- a graphic novel about the Second American Civil War- a used book about aliens...
yelp.com - user review - 12/03/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Even though they're a specialized store (and so they don't carry the history, anthropology and non-genre fiction I sometimes read) Borderlands is my favorite bookstore in the City. Not only do they...
yelp.com - user review - 12/03/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'm not a sci-fi or horror fiction fan. I seldom read fiction at all - I prefer my horror stories to be of the "100% true" variety. So why do I love Borderlands? Because it was the biggest...
yelp.com - user review - 10/27/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The best at what they do. Hands down. Nicest people, coolest cat (Ripley), the best selection, and the best prices. Not one bad thing I can say. If you, or someone you love like sci-fi, fantasy, or...
yelp.com - user review - 10/21/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Everything a specialty bookstore should be: wide selection in the genre (sf/f/h, no media tie-ins, loads of small press and chapbook), pleasant to spend time in, comfy couch, friendly shop-cat...
yelp.com - user review - 10/19/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I bought a "toothy" the squirrel happy tree friends button here for a dollar. sweet. Shorty prior to that attended the sci-fi section of Litcrawl, which was even sweeter. This...is a happy place. I...
yelp.com - user review - 10/15/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great shop for your sci-fi fix (or horror, if you swing that way). I've always had a great experience here. The staff is friendly, knowledgeable, and respectful. The space itself is great. Enough...
yelp.com - user review - 10/02/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror specialists.New and used books, movies and even a store cat who is not to be missed. If you haven't met Ripley - and been rebuffed by her - then you haven't spent...
yelp.com - user review - 10/01/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
All of my out-of-print Delany comes from Borderlands and the lovely, lovely staff. Sometimes, on a hard day, I go in just to hang with Ripley. In my humble opinion, there is not a better bookstore in...
yelp.com - user review - 09/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Everything a sci-fi/fantasy geek could ask for in a bookstore. Gothed-out staff and a creepy cat to boot. Sweet can.
yelp.com - user review - 09/23/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
oh borderlands. i can say nothing bad about you. you are a joy to wander through, your selection is outstanding, even your fixtures are perfect.oh borderlands staff. you are the fulfillment of all...
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The little inside out kittie is definately one of Borderlands' highlights. She is creepy and adorable at the same time and meeps and stares while I look for new H.P. Lovecraft books, praise Cthulhu!...
yelp.com - user review - 09/12/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The last time I was here they made me buy the Call of Cthulhu (2005) DVD. Seriously, there is always something interesting when I peruse this store. It is a fantastic "genre-fiction" book store. New,...
yelp.com - user review - 09/02/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
THEY HAVE A BALD CAT NAMED RIPLEY. best selection of books involving physics, elves, or ghouls. HP LOVECRAFT DID NOT DIE, AND SHOPS AT BORDERLANDS AFTER DUSK.
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If only I liked science fiction, I wouldn't have to use others as an excuse to visit Ripley.
yelp.com - user review - 08/08/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Horror!... The Horror!Yesssss, yesss finally. A MUST for any horror/sci-fi/fantasy fanatic. Here you will find this (literally) obscure author you never found in the usually tiny horror section in...
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Hands down my favorite bookstore. The staff is fantastic and their recommendations have been excellent. On my first visit, being quite unfamiliar with fantasy and sci-fi authors beyond Tolkien, they...
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Without a doubt, this is the most beautiful sci-fi bookstore I've ever entered. You know what the usual SF/Fantasy bookshops are like: musty, messy rooms with teetering stacks of remaindered Narnia...
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Although I'm an East Bay Girl, I went to see Jaqueline Carey here. Good staff. Very helpful with suggestions for a good fantasy read, nice that they have used books too. The "hairless" cat curled in...
yelp.com - user review - 07/04/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of my favorite bookstores when I'm in the Mission, and it feels like home... not at all like a bathroom crammed with the smelly masses like Borders. I can actually browse in peace and not become...
yelp.com - user review - 07/02/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is dangerous.As in dangerous to your wallet. I went in, just planning on seeing what they had and walked out a half hour later with a ton of books in one hand, and a much lighter wallet in...
yelp.com - user review - 06/30/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've only been here twice, both with authors, but I've dealt with Borderlands for years at conventions, and both the store and the staff are fabulous. They do great author events and are always...
yelp.com - user review - 06/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'm not a big sci-fi reader but I did love 2001 and recently read Calculating God for our book club. I've been walking past Borderlands for 4 years and, after seeing how much everyone here raved...
yelp.com - user review - 06/25/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Five stars for Ripley alone.
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Borderlands is such a wonderful bookstore. SciFi, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery...oh my! The staff is so friendly and helpful. It is the kind of place you want to spend hours upon hours...curl up on a...
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Nice staff, nice shop, cat which reminds me of my cat, currently still on the other side of the Pacific (*sniffle*), what is there not to like? Oh, yeah, that'd be the way I do horrid things to my...
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Quite simply the best Sci-Fi Bookstore in the country. They've got:* An awesome, cozy enviironment* Cool, helpful, quirky staff* Tons of great unknown books for people who've read all the usual stuff*...
yelp.com - user review - 05/30/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A wonderful selection of new and used science fiction, fantasy and horror. Lot's of 'zines and other independently published periodicals. A constant stream of new and established author events. An...
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
So, I've been passing by Borderlands Books every weekend for over a year now without once stopping in. You would think that would be impossible, given the book fanatic that I am...but this is an...
yelp.com - user review - 04/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
THE last place you want to head to for Sci-Fi, Fantasy and observing hairless sphynx cats. the staff is downright friendly...one of them actually asked if I wanted to pay considerably less for a used...
yelp.com - user review - 04/15/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
In Plato's allegory of the cave, this is the sci-fi / fantasy bookstore that casts the shadows for every other bookstore. That is to say, it is seriously the best sci-fi / fantasy book store that I...
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
How can you possibly give a bookstore less than 5 stars? They're a dying breed and yet, becoming more & more the meeting ground for community events and readings. I don't often find books that meet my...
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've stopped in here occasionally for years now...most of what they have is killer, no filler like the bigger bookstores. Charming without trying too hard, you get the idea. What a neighborhood...
yelp.com - user review - 03/02/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If sci-fi, horror, fantasy, speculative fiction is your thing...even just a little bit...full stop, shop here. Knowledgeable staff, great selection, fun events...I make a point of shopping here...
yelp.com - user review - 02/14/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Borderlands is the best scifi/fantasy/horror book store on the west coast. You can't go wrong stepping into this shop (or perusing their website). Excellent in store selection, author events,...
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
the main thing about borderlands for me is that they have a lot of class. the kind of class you find in old films. the manager is extremely beautiful, kind and generous to the socially awkward. she is...
yelp.com - user review - 02/10/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A great little spot nestled on the Valencia stroll. Stop on in to browse and buy, or chat with the proprietors. You can pick up tickets here for the filmfest free of the convince charge that is...
yelp.com - user review - 02/07/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Friendliest place you'll find, fellow sci-fi and fantasy nerds! I asked the owner about a certain series I had been reading (the Deverry series by Katherine Kerr, a fellow San Franciscan and helluva...
yelp.com - user review - 01/31/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The best place to go for science fiction, fantasy or horror fiction (and a smattering of sf/f/h nonfiction as well). They also have rare and hard-to-find British imports, local magazines, etc. Good,...
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The staff at Borderlands is amazing. They know books, they love books, and they love to hook people up with books. Just go in, tell them what sort of thing you like, and they'll recommend three or...
yelp.com - user review - 12/16/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place carries my sci-fi crack, if there be such a thing. I'd tell you what it is, but I don't want to have to cut you.
yelp.com - user review - 12/09/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this goddamn place.The staff are like beautiful post-goth polymorphous beings who have stepped out of some pre-Dalghren Delany-oid utopia (only they appear to have Schizmatrix-era Bruce...
yelp.com - user review - 11/06/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I don't do sci-fi. But their cat Ripley is awesome.
yelp.com - user review - 11/03/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I would never have read Jacqueline Carey without Borderlands and their great staff.... I recommend them both highly.
yelp.com - user review - 11/01/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'm embarrased to say I've lived in this city for 2 years without stumbling on Borderlands Books. When I walked in, I was surprised that I'd ended up at the Sci-Fi section first. 5 minutes later, I...
yelp.com - user review - 10/15/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place makes no secret of what it is -- SF/F books. Borderlands does it well. They have new and used, hardcover and paperback and chapbooks. They have a "related genre" wall with horror,...
yelp.com - user review - 09/19/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
LURV IT!A homegrown sci-fi store with an extensive selection nicely displayed -- seriously nice presentation for a bookstore and probably the hands-down best I've seen for a specialty bookstore! I...
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Amazing selection, incredibly friendly and knowledgeable staff, hairless cat, a comfy couch, and tons of events. The only way this place could be better is if they give me the books for free, but I...
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I am not into Sci-fi or Fantasy. At all (sorry). There is only one reason you will find me at Borderlands. It's that CAT! Ripley the Cat! It has NO HAIR! You would think this would be...
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
There is something about nerdy queers that instantly puts me in my comfort zone. Perhaps it takes me back to D&D days. Or grade 11 drama class. But whatever the reason, Borderlands Books might just...
yelp.com - user review - 08/02/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'm not a cat person. That said, Ripley is da bomb! Definately the coolest bookstore cat in this dimension.I am a fantasy geek. When I've shopped at other used bookstores for fantasy, the staff...
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
lots of horror, sci-fi, fantasy books... we went in one day because my husband noticed a 'dee dee' journal in the window so he went in to buy it.i think it's a pretty creepy store since i get scared...
yelp.com - user review - 07/29/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
yeah yeah yeah the books are good. but way more importantly - the cat!!! you have never played with the world's cutest and friendliest hairless cat until you've hung out at borderlands!
yelp.com - user review - 07/24/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Borderlands is the best bookstore in San Francisco. You will not find books on anarcho-pagan sexual issues here. There are no books on art, religion, or activism here. Borderlands caters to three...
yelp.com - user review - 07/22/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place, its better than Dark Delicacies in Hollywood, and cozier with a greater selection. They have a signed Kim Newman that I am hankering for..I mean how many people know this author...
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
What a nice store! It's clean, well-lit and there isn't annoying loud music (or muzak) playing all the time. I remember the business that was there before and man, what an amazing improvement to the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/16/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The staff is friendly and knowledgeable, the cat is a cuddle slut, and the selection of new books is excellent. My only gripe is that the used section is quite limited; there are a ton of franchise...
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
OK... So it had to happen sooner or later. I am secretly a Sci-Fi/Fantasy Novel Geek. I actually blame it all on my father who raised me with Dr. Who and Old School Star Trek. What can I say......
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Borderlands proves that you can be an independent bookseller with loads of used titles and have a shop with tons of character that doesn't involve dust or mold in any shape or fashion. I love what...
yelp.com - user review - 03/08/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A very cool used bookstore for science fiction nuts. It has a good selection of both new and used books. I came in looking for a book that I had been fantasizing about for some time, and had no...
yelp.com - user review - 01/23/2006
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This is the best sci-fi/horror/fantasy genre book store in San Francisco. Regular events such as sig...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/20/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is a great place to check out, a store entirely dedicated to sci-fi and fantasy books, with a store staff that can help suggest something for the reader who has read everything, to those who are...
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Okay, so I'm the store's manager, and I'm a bit prejudiced. But I do believe that Borderlands is the best darn science fiction, fantasy and horror bookstore around. We have used and new, we import...
yelp.com - user review - 04/20/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Ok, wrong! You cannot review Borderlands Books without mentioning Ripley, the nicest, most fun-loving hairless kitty cat that ever lived! I like stupid geeky books as much as the next former Dungeon...
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Science fiction, fantasy, and horror books both used and new. An email newsletter includes new releases and upcoming events. www.borderlands-books.com
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2005
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