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j. d. worthington · 15th June 2006, 07:52 AM

Alfred Bester:

The Demolished Man
The Stars My Destination

Daniel Keyes:

Flowers for Algernon

Isaac Asimov:

I, Robot
Foundation
Foundation and Empire
Second Foundation (these three can be found in omnibus The Foundation Trilogy)
The Gods Themselves

Robert A. Heinlein:

Stranger in a Strange Land
Double Star
Starship Troopers

Fritz Leiber:

The Big Time

Arthur C. Clarke:

Rendezvous with Rama
Expedition to Earth
Childhood's End

The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, vols. 1, 2A, 2B (the following volumes, or The Hugo Winners series, are prize winners that take you through the history of sf from 1955 -- Hugos -- to late 1990s, or 1963 -- SF Hall of Fame -- to late 1970s; Nebula Award Winners take you to the present)

Kim Stanley Robinson:

Red Mars
Blue Mars
Green Mars

Larry Niven:

Protector
Ringworld
A Gift from Earth

Michael Moorcock:

The Cornelius Quartet

Harlan Ellison:

Deathbird Stories
Shatterday
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
(Ellison as editor):
Dangerous Visions
Again, Dangerous Visions

Ray Bradbury:

Farenheit 451
The Stories of Ray Bradbury
Dandelion Wine

J. G. Ballard:

The Drowned World
The Drought
The Crystal World
and, if you don't mind having your mind rearranged:
The Atrocity Exhibition

Brian Aldiss:

Helliconia Winter
Helliconia Spring
Helliconia Summer
Barefoot in the Head

Thomas M. Disch:

Camp Concentration

C. M. Kornbluth:

The Best of C. M. Kornbluth

Cordwainer Smith:

The Best of Cordwainer Smith

Ursula K. LeGuin:

The Dispossessed
The Word for World is Forest

Joanna Russ:

The Female Man

Ward Moore:

Bring the Jubilee

Samuel R. Delaney:

Dhalgren

R. A. Lafferty:

Nine Hundred Grandmothers

Roger Zelazny:

Jack of Shadows (borderline sf/fantasy)
Lord of Light

Damon Knight:
The Best of Damon Knight
(as editor):
Orbit #1-5 (if you like what's there, keep going; there are 19 of them, I think)

Robert Silverberg:

Thorns
The Man in the Maze

Norman Spinrad:

Bug Jack Barron

John Wyndham:

The Midwich Cuckoos
The Chrysalids (Re-Birth)

Clifford Simak:

City

A. E. van Vogt:

Slan
The Weapon Shops of Isher

Theodore Sturgeon:

More Than Human

Frank Herbert:

Dune
Dune Messiah
Children of Dune

Poul Anderson:

Brain Wave

Or, if you want an easier intro. to early sf, try

Adventures in Time and Space (anthology, ed. Healy & McComas)
The Omnibus of SF (anthology, ed. Groff Conklin)
A Treasury of Great Science Fiction (2-volume anthology, ed. Anthony Boucher; contains Re-Birth, The Weapon Shops of Isher, Brain Wave and The Stars My Destination, as well as numerous short stories, novellas, and novelettes)

I'm not very knowledgeable on some of the more recent sf writers, but you'll find plenty here who are. There's also a thread of suggestions for newcomers to the field as well. If you want, I can come up with more titles, these are what come to mind right off the bat; it should give you something to grow on for the moment. Enjoy!

And welcome to the madhouse we call home!

15th June 2006, 07:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
j. d. worthington Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 9,472	Re: Classic SF Primer Alfred Bester: The Demolished Man The Stars My Destination Daniel Keyes: Flowers for Algernon Isaac Asimov: I, Robot Foundation Foundation and Empire Second Foundation (these three can be found in omnibus The Foundation Trilogy) The Gods Themselves Robert A. Heinlein: Stranger in a Strange Land Double Star Starship Troopers Fritz Leiber: The Big Time Arthur C. Clarke: Rendezvous with Rama Expedition to Earth Childhood's End The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, vols. 1, 2A, 2B (the following volumes, or The Hugo Winners series, are prize winners that take you through the history of sf from 1955 -- Hugos -- to late 1990s, or 1963 -- SF Hall of Fame -- to late 1970s; Nebula Award Winners take you to the present) Kim Stanley Robinson: Red Mars Blue Mars Green Mars Larry Niven: Protector Ringworld A Gift from Earth Michael Moorcock: The Cornelius Quartet Harlan Ellison: Deathbird Stories Shatterday I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream (Ellison as editor): Dangerous Visions Again, Dangerous Visions Ray Bradbury: Farenheit 451 The Stories of Ray Bradbury Dandelion Wine J. G. Ballard: The Drowned World The Drought The Crystal World and, if you don't mind having your mind rearranged: The Atrocity Exhibition Brian Aldiss: Helliconia Winter Helliconia Spring Helliconia Summer Barefoot in the Head Thomas M. Disch: Camp Concentration C. M. Kornbluth: The Best of C. M. Kornbluth Cordwainer Smith: The Best of Cordwainer Smith Ursula K. LeGuin: The Dispossessed The Word for World is Forest Joanna Russ: The Female Man Ward Moore: Bring the Jubilee Samuel R. Delaney: Dhalgren R. A. Lafferty: Nine Hundred Grandmothers Roger Zelazny: Jack of Shadows (borderline sf/fantasy) Lord of Light Damon Knight: The Best of Damon Knight (as editor): Orbit #1-5 (if you like what's there, keep going; there are 19 of them, I think) Robert Silverberg: Thorns The Man in the Maze Norman Spinrad: Bug Jack Barron John Wyndham: The Midwich Cuckoos The Chrysalids (Re-Birth) Clifford Simak: City A. E. van Vogt: Slan The Weapon Shops of Isher Theodore Sturgeon: More Than Human Frank Herbert: Dune Dune Messiah Children of Dune Poul Anderson: Brain Wave Or, if you want an easier intro. to early sf, try Adventures in Time and Space (anthology, ed. Healy & McComas) The Omnibus of SF (anthology, ed. Groff Conklin) A Treasury of Great Science Fiction (2-volume anthology, ed. Anthony Boucher; contains Re-Birth, The Weapon Shops of Isher, Brain Wave and The Stars My Destination, as well as numerous short stories, novellas, and novelettes) I'm not very knowledgeable on some of the more recent sf writers, but you'll find plenty here who are. There's also a thread of suggestions for newcomers to the field as well. If you want, I can come up with more titles, these are what come to mind right off the bat; it should give you something to grow on for the moment. Enjoy! And welcome to the madhouse we call home!