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Old School Classic and New Wave Science Fiction From James's Golden Age

Harlan Ellison once said that the true "Golden Age of Science Fiction" was 12. He was not far wrong. From the time I was eleven to the time I was twenty-five (1962-1976) I was a complete SF junkie. Since then, I still have a great affection for the genre; I just no longer had that same lunatic glee. Fortunately, the SF from the mid 50s to the mid- 70s was some of the most innovative and interesting writing that the genre had ever seen. Here are some of the most fondly remembered books from my own "golden age".
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2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
1
Arthur C. Clarke
Again Dangerous Visions (Ellison)
Again Dangerous Visions
2
Ellison
Alas Babylon (Frank)
Alas Babylon
3
Frank
Alone Against Tomorrow (Harlan Ellison)
Alone Against Tomorrow
4
Harlan Ellison
An Alien Heat (Michael Moorcock)
An Alien Heat
5
Michael Moorcock
Approaching Oblivion (Ellison)
Approaching Oblivion
6
Ellison
Babel-17 (Samuel R Delany)
Babel-17
7
Samuel R Delany
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World
The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World
8
Behold the Man (Michael Moorcock)
Behold the Man
9
Michael Moorcock
Brain Wave (Poul Anderson)
Brain Wave
10
Poul Anderson
BUG JACK BARRON Norman Spinrad
BUG JACK BARRON Norman Spinrad
11
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Miller)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
12
Miller
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
13
Arthur C. Clarke
Children of Dune (Frank Herbert)
Children of Dune
14
Frank Herbert
Cryptozoic (Brian Aldiss)
Cryptozoic
15
Brian Aldiss
Damnation Alley (Roger Zelazny)
Damnation Alley
16
Roger Zelazny
Dangerous Visions (Harlan Ellison)
Dangerous Visions
17
Harlan Ellison
Davy (Edgar Pangborn)
Davy
18
Edgar Pangborn
The Day of the Triffids (Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
19
Wyndham
Deathbird Stories (Harlan Ellison)
Deathbird Stories
20
Harlan Ellison
The Demolished Man (Alfred Bester)
The Demolished Man
21
Alfred Bester
The Devil Is Dead (R.A. Lafferty)
The Devil Is Dead
22
R.A. Lafferty
Dhalgren (Samuel R Delany)
Dhalgren
23
Samuel R Delany
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
24
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Doors of His Face (Zelazny)
The Doors of His Face
25
Zelazny
The Dream Master (Roger Zelazny)
The Dream Master
26
Roger Zelazny
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
27
Frank Herbert
Dune Messiah (Frank Herbert)
Dune Messiah
28
Frank Herbert
Dying Inside (Silverberg)
Dying Inside
29
Silverberg
Earth Abides
Earth Abides
30
Earthblood (Rosel George Brown and Keith Laumer)
Earthblood
31
Rosel George Brown and Keith Laumer
The Einstein Intersection (Samuel R. Delany)
The Einstein Intersection
32
Samuel R. Delany
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
33
Ray Bradbury
The Female Man (Joanna Russ)
The Female Man
34
Joanna Russ
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
35
Joe Haldeman
Foundation (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation
36
Isaac Asimov
Fourth Mansions (R. A. Lafferty)
Fourth Mansions
37
R. A. Lafferty
From This Day Forward (Brunner)
From This Day Forward
38
Brunner
Galactic Pot-Healer
Galactic Pot-Healer
39
The Golden Apples of the Sun (Ray Bradbury)
The Golden Apples of the Sun
40
Ray Bradbury
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