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Books the English Teacher Has Used to Teach Science Fiction

Our Maverick English Teacher lists 50 books he has used to create and teach several different courses on Science Fiction as literature. The list is organized:
1-10 Anthologies (1 & 2 were, at different times, the required texts; the rest were story sources)
11-39 works by single authors that worked particularly well on an extended/elective reading list
40-50 Educational, literary, and historical resources to aid the teacher in developing the syllabus
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The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction (Arthur B. Evans)
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction
1
Arthur B. Evans
The Prentice Hall Anthology (Roberts)
The Prentice Hall Anthology
2
Roberts
Science Fiction (Science Fiction Research Association)
Science Fiction
3
Science Fiction Research Association
Science Fiction (Rabkin)
Science Fiction
4
Rabkin
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One 1929-1964 (Robert Silverberg (Editor))
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One 1929-1964
5
Robert Silverberg (Editor)
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume IIA (Ben Bova)
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume IIA
6
Ben Bova
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Vol. Two B (Bova)
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Vol. Two B
7
Bova
The Norton Book of Science Fiction (Ursula K. Le Guin and Brian Attebery)
The Norton Book of Science Fiction
8
Ursula K. Le Guin and Brian Attebery
Dangerous Visions (Harlan Ellison)
Dangerous Visions
9
Harlan Ellison
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories (Asimov)
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories
10
Asimov
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
11
George Orwell
And Chaos Died (Joanna Russ)
And Chaos Died
12
Joanna Russ
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
13
Aldous Huxley
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
14
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Childhood's End (Clarke)
Childhood's End
15
Clarke
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom (Cory Doctorow)
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
16
Cory Doctorow
The Martian Chronicles (Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
17
Bradbury
Downbelow Station (C.J. Cherryh)
Downbelow Station
18
C.J. Cherryh
Doomsday Book (Connie Willis)
Doomsday Book
19
Connie Willis
Dying Inside (Robert Silverberg)
Dying Inside
20
Robert Silverberg
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
21
Joe Haldeman
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever (James Tiptree, Jr.)
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever
22
James Tiptree, Jr.
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
23
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Listeners (James Gunn)
The Listeners
24
James Gunn
The Long Tomorrow (Leigh Brackett)
The Long Tomorrow
25
Leigh Brackett
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
26
Robert A. Heinlein
The Mote in God's Eye (Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle)
The Mote in God's Eye
27
Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
28
William Gibson
Nine Hundred Grandmothers (Lafferty)
Nine Hundred Grandmothers
29
Lafferty
The Shockwave Rider (John Brunner)
The Shockwave Rider
30
John Brunner
Stand on Zanzibar (John Brunner)
Stand on Zanzibar
31
John Brunner
The Stars My Destination (Alfred Bester)
The Stars My Destination
32
Alfred Bester
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
33
Robert A. Heinlein
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
34
H.G. Wells
Science Fiction (Scholes)
Science Fiction
35
Scholes
The War of the Worlds (H. G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
36
H. G. Wells
Way Station (A.K.A Here Gather the Stars)
Way Station (A.K.A Here Gather the Stars)
37
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang (Kate Wilhelm)
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
38
Kate Wilhelm
The Wind-Up Girl (Paolo Bacigalupi)
The Wind-Up Girl
39
Paolo Bacigalupi
Science Fiction: A Teacher's Guide (Tymn)
Science Fiction: A Teacher's Guide
40
Tymn
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