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A Basic Science Fiction Library - Page 7

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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Dreamsnake
Dreamsnake
241
The Moon and the Sun
The Moon and the Sun
242
Beyond Apollo (Barry N. Malzberg)
Beyond Apollo
243
Barry N. Malzberg
Herovit's World (Barry N. Malzberg)
Herovit's World
244
Barry N. Malzberg
Guernica Night (Barry N. Malzberg)
Guernica Night
245
Barry N. Malzberg
Galaxies (Barry N. Malzberg)
Galaxies
246
Barry N. Malzberg
Sandkings
Sandkings
247
Fevre Dream
Fevre Dream
248
The Armageddon Rag
The Armageddon Rag
249
The Moon Pool
The Moon Pool
250
The Ship of Ishtar (A. Merritt)
The Ship of Ishtar
251
A. Merritt
The Face in the Abyss (A. Merritt)
The Face in the Abyss
252
A. Merritt
Dwellers in the Mirage (Abraham Merritt)
Dwellers in the Mirage
253
Abraham Merritt
Perdido Street Station (China Mieville)
Perdido Street Station
254
China Mieville
Embassytown
Embassytown
255
The City and the City (China Mieville)
The City and the City
256
China Mieville
A Canticle for Leibowtz (Walter M. Miller Jnr)
A Canticle for Leibowtz
257
Walter M. Miller Jnr
Gloriana (Michael Moorcock)
Gloriana
258
Michael Moorcock
Bring the Jubilee (Ward Moore)
Bring the Jubilee
259
Ward Moore
Market Forces (Richard K. Morgan)
Market Forces
260
Richard K. Morgan
Shambling Towards Hiroshima (James Morrow)
Shambling Towards Hiroshima
261
James Morrow
The Philosopher's Apprentice (James Morrow)
The Philosopher's Apprentice
262
James Morrow
The Last Witchfinder (James Morrow)
The Last Witchfinder
263
James Morrow
Only Begotten Daughter (James Morrow)
Only Begotten Daughter
264
James Morrow
Towing Jehovah (James Morrow)
Towing Jehovah
265
James Morrow
The Falling Woman
The Falling Woman
266
Deception Well (Linda Nagata)
Deception Well
267
Linda Nagata
Vast (Linda Nagata)
Vast
268
Linda Nagata
Memory (Linda Nagata)
Memory
269
Linda Nagata
The Red (Linda Nagata)
The Red
270
Linda Nagata
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld
271
Larry Niven
The Mote in God's Eye
The Mote in God's Eye
272
Neutron Star (Larry Niven)
Neutron Star
273
Larry Niven
Tales of Known Space (Larry Niven)
Tales of Known Space
274
Larry Niven
Star Man's Son (Andre Norton)
Star Man's Son
275
Andre Norton
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
276
George Orwell
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
277
George Orwell
RITE OF PASSAGE Alexei Panshin
RITE OF PASSAGE Alexei Panshin
278
The Age of the Pussyfoot (Frederick Pohl)
The Age of the Pussyfoot
279
Frederick Pohl
The Best of Frederick Pohl (Frederick Pohl)
The Best of Frederick Pohl
280
Frederick Pohl
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