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50 Fantasy & Science Fiction Works That Socialists Should Read

"This is not a list of the 'best' fantasy or SF. There are huge numbers of superb works not on the list. Those below are chosen not just because of their quality—which though mostly good, is variable—but because the politics they embed (deliberately or not) are of particular interest to socialists. Of course, other works—by the same or other writers—could have been chosen: disagreement and alternative suggestions are welcomed. I change my own mind hour to hour on this anyway." —China Miéville, 2000
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Use of Weapons (Iain M. Banks)
Use of Weapons
1
Iain M. Banks
Looking Backward: 2000-1887 (Edward Bellamy)
Looking Backward: 2000-1887
2
Edward Bellamy
The Red Star: A Utopia (Alexander Bogdanov)
The Red Star: A Utopia
3
Alexander Bogdanov
Freedom and Necessity (Steven Brust, Emma Bull)
Freedom and Necessity
4
Steven Brust, Emma Bull
The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov)
The Master and Margarita
5
Mikhail Bulgakov
Swastika Night (Murray Constantine)
Swastika Night
6
Murray Constantine
Survivor (Octavia Butler)
Survivor
7
Octavia Butler
House Taken Over (Julio Cortázar)
House Taken Over
8
Julio Cortázar
A Scanner Darkly (Philip K. Dick)
A Scanner Darkly
9
Philip K. Dick
The Priest (Thomas M. Disch)
The Priest
10
Thomas M. Disch
All Times Possible (Gordon Eklund)
All Times Possible
11
Gordon Eklund
Une Semaine De Bonte (Max Ernst)
Une Semaine De Bonte
12
Max Ernst
Useless Hands (Claude Farrère)
Useless Hands
13
Claude Farrère
The White Stone (Anatole France)
The White Stone
14
Anatole France
Strange Evil (Jane Gaskell)
Strange Evil
15
Jane Gaskell
Rats and Gargoyles (Mary Gentle)
Rats and Gargoyles
16
Mary Gentle
The Yellow Wallpaper (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
The Yellow Wallpaper
17
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The Dream Years (Lisa Goldstein)
The Dream Years
18
Lisa Goldstein
The Dark Domain (Stefan Grabinski)
The Dark Domain
19
Stefan Grabinski
The Angel of Revolution (George Griffith)
The Angel of Revolution
20
George Griffith
The Secret Life of Saeed the Pessoptimist (Emile Habiby)
The Secret Life of Saeed the Pessoptimist
21
Emile Habiby
Viriconium Nights (M. John Harrison)
Viriconium Nights
22
M. John Harrison
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
23
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Iron Heel (Jack London)
The Iron Heel
24
Jack London
The Star Fraction (Ken MacLeod)
The Star Fraction
25
Ken MacLeod
Wicked (Gregory Maguire)
Wicked
26
Gregory Maguire
Gay Hunter (J. Leslie Mitchell)
Gay Hunter
27
J. Leslie Mitchell
Hawkmoon (Michael Moorcock)
Hawkmoon
28
Michael Moorcock
News From Nowhere (William Morris)
News From Nowhere
29
William Morris
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
30
Toni Morrison
The Gormenghast Novels (Mervyn Peake)
The Gormenghast Novels
31
Mervyn Peake
Woman on the Edge of Time (Marge Piercy)
Woman on the Edge of Time
32
Marge Piercy
Northern Lights (Philip Pullman)
Northern Lights
33
Philip Pullman
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
34
Ayn Rand
Lagrange Five (MacK Reynolds)
Lagrange Five
35
MacK Reynolds
Pavane (Keith Roberts)
Pavane
36
Keith Roberts
The Mars Trilogy (Kim Stanley Robinson)
The Mars Trilogy
37
Kim Stanley Robinson
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
38
Mary Shelley
Life During Wartime (Lucius Shepard)
Life During Wartime
39
Lucius Shepard
The Iron Dream (Norman Spinrad)
The Iron Dream
40
Norman Spinrad
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