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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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Project Jupiter (Fredric Brown)
Project Jupiter
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Fredric Brown
Stand on Zanzibar (John Brunner)
Stand on Zanzibar
82
John Brunner
The Jagged Orbit (John Brunner)
The Jagged Orbit
83
John Brunner
The Sheep Look Up (John Brunner)
The Sheep Look Up
84
John Brunner
The Shockwave Rider
The Shockwave Rider
85
The Crucible of Time (John Brunner)
The Crucible of Time
86
John Brunner
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
87
Anthony Burgess
Falling Free (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Falling Free
88
Lois McMaster Bujold
The Borders of Infinity (Lois McMaster Bujold)
The Borders of Infinity
89
Lois McMaster Bujold
The Vor Game (Lois McMaster Bujold)
The Vor Game
90
Lois McMaster Bujold
Barrayar (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Barrayar
91
Lois McMaster Bujold
Paladin of Souls
Paladin of Souls
92
Xenogenesis (Octavia Butler)
Xenogenesis
93
Octavia Butler
Wild Seed
Wild Seed
94
Parable of the Talents
Parable of the Talents
95
Bloodchild (Octavia Butler)
Bloodchild
96
Octavia Butler
A Princess of Mars (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
A Princess of Mars
97
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Synners (Pat Cadigan)
Synners
98
Pat Cadigan
Patterns (Pat Cadigan)
Patterns
99
Pat Cadigan
Mindplayers (Pat Cadigan)
Mindplayers
100
Pat Cadigan
The Best of John W. Campbell Jr. (John W. Campbell Jr.)
The Best of John W. Campbell Jr.
101
John W. Campbell Jr.
R.U.R. (Karel Čapek)
R.U.R.
102
Karel Čapek
War With the Newts (Karel Čapek)
War With the Newts
103
Karel Čapek
Krakatit (Karel Čapek)
Krakatit
104
Karel Čapek
The Absolute at Large (Capek)
The Absolute at Large
105
Capek
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
106
Orson Scott Card
Speaker for the Dead (Orson Scott Card)
Speaker for the Dead
107
Orson Scott Card
The Tales of Alvin Maker
The Tales of Alvin Maker
108
The Homecoming Saga (Orson Scott Card)
The Homecoming Saga
109
Orson Scott Card
Xenocide (Orson Scott Card)
Xenocide
110
Orson Scott Card
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
111
Michael Chabon
The Yiddish Policemen's Union (Michael Chabon)
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
112
Michael Chabon
Walk to the End of the World (Suzy McKee Charnas)
Walk to the End of the World
113
Suzy McKee Charnas
Motherlines (Suzy McKee Charnas)
Motherlines
114
Suzy McKee Charnas
Downbelow Station (C.J. Cherryh)
Downbelow Station
115
C.J. Cherryh
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
116
Arthur C. Clarke
The City and the Stars (Arthur C Clarke)
The City and the Stars
117
Arthur C Clarke
Rendezvous With Rama (Arthur C. Clarke)
Rendezvous With Rama
118
Arthur C. Clarke
The Fountains of Paradise
The Fountains of Paradise
119
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
120
Arthur C. Clarke
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