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A Basic Science Fiction Library - Page 10

The first year James Gunn offered the Intensive English Institute on the Teaching of Science Fiction, a teacher from Buffalo, New York, asked him how many books a teacher should read in order to have a sound background for the teaching of science fiction: "I said, offhand, about a hundred books and gave her a list prepared by a committee of the Science Fiction Writers of America and published, together with a commentary by Alexei Panshin, in the June 15, 1970, issue of Library Journal. Since then more than 30,000 books have been published and the list is dated. Below is my own list and my own comments. Though based on the original SFWA list, my list has deletions and additions, for the period not only after, but before 1970. An earlier version of this list also was published in Library Journal, November 15, 1988."
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Odd John (Olaf Stapledon)
Odd John
361
Olaf Stapledon
Islands in the Net (Bruce Sterling)
Islands in the Net
362
Bruce Sterling
Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology (Bruce Sterling)
Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology
363
Bruce Sterling
The Difference Engine
The Difference Engine
364
Earth Abides
Earth Abides
365
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
366
Neal Stephenson
The Diamond Age (Neal Stephenson)
The Diamond Age
367
Neal Stephenson
Accelerando (Charles Stross)
Accelerando
368
Charles Stross
More Than Human
More Than Human
369
The Worlds of Theodore Sturgeon (Theodore Sturgeon)
The Worlds of Theodore Sturgeon
370
Theodore Sturgeon
Theodore Sturgeon Is Alive and Well... (Theodore Sturgeon)
Theodore Sturgeon Is Alive and Well...
371
Theodore Sturgeon
Stations of the Tide
Stations of the Tide
372
The Iron Dragon's Daughter
The Iron Dragon's Daughter
373
The Wooden Star (William Tenn)
The Wooden Star
374
William Tenn
The Gate to Women's Country (Sheri S. Tepper)
The Gate to Women's Country
375
Sheri S. Tepper
Grass
Grass
376
Raising the Stones (Sheri S Tepper)
Raising the Stones
377
Sheri S Tepper
Sideshow (Sheri S. Tepper)
Sideshow
378
Sheri S. Tepper
Beauty (Sheri S. Tepper)
Beauty
379
Sheri S. Tepper
A Plague of Angels (Sheri S. Tepper)
A Plague of Angels
380
Sheri S. Tepper
Strange Bodies (Marcel Theroux)
Strange Bodies
381
Marcel Theroux
Crown of Stars (James Tiptree, Jr.)
Crown of Stars
382
James Tiptree, Jr.
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree Jr.
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree Jr.
383
Brightness Falls From the Air (James Tiptree, Jr.)
Brightness Falls From the Air
384
James Tiptree, Jr.
Up the Walls of the World
Up the Walls of the World
385
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
386
J.R.R.Tolkien
The Long Loud Silence (Wilson Tucker)
The Long Loud Silence
387
Wilson Tucker
The Year of the Quiet Sun, Wilson Tucker (1970)
The Year of the Quiet Sun, Wilson Tucker (1970)
388
The Dragon Masters (Jack Vance)
The Dragon Masters
389
Jack Vance
The Dying Earth
The Dying Earth
390
The Languages of Pao (Jack Vance)
The Languages of Pao
391
Jack Vance
The World of Null-A (A.E. Van Vogt)
The World of Null-A
392
A.E. Van Vogt
The Pawns of Null-A (A. E. Van Vogt)
The Pawns of Null-A
393
A. E. Van Vogt
Slan (A.E. Van Vogt)
Slan
394
A.E. Van Vogt
The Voyage of the Space Beagle (A.E. Van Vogt)
The Voyage of the Space Beagle
395
A.E. Van Vogt
The War Against the Rull (A. E. Van Vogt)
The War Against the Rull
396
A. E. Van Vogt
The Persistence of Vision (John Varley)
The Persistence of Vision
397
John Varley
Picnic on Nearside (John Varley)
Picnic on Nearside
398
John Varley
The Barbie Murders
The Barbie Murders
399
The Ophiuchi Hotline (John Varley)
The Ophiuchi Hotline
400
John Varley
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