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Old School Classic and New Wave Science Fiction From James's Golden Age - Page 2

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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Helliconia (Brian Aldiss)
Helliconia
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Brian Aldiss
Hothouse, Brian W. Aldiss (1962)
Hothouse, Brian W. Aldiss (1962)
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I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream (Harlan Ellison)
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
43
Harlan Ellison
The Illustrated Man (Bradbury)
The Illustrated Man
44
Bradbury
Inverted World (Christopher Priest)
Inverted World
45
Christopher Priest
The Jagged Orbit (Brunner)
The Jagged Orbit
46
Brunner
The Kraken Wakes (Wyndham)
The Kraken Wakes
47
Wyndham
The Lathe of Heaven (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Lathe of Heaven
48
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
49
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Long Tomorrow, Leigh Brackett (1955)
The Long Tomorrow, Leigh Brackett (1955)
50
Lord of Light (Roger Zelazny)
Lord of Light
51
Roger Zelazny
MacRoscope (Piers Anthony)
MacRoscope
52
Piers Anthony
Make Room! Make Room!
Make Room! Make Room!
53
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
54
Philip K. Dick
The Martian Chronicles (Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
55
Bradbury
Martian Time-Slip (Philip K Dick)
Martian Time-Slip
56
Philip K Dick
Martians, Go Home (Fredric Brown)
Martians, Go Home
57
Fredric Brown
A Medicine for Melancholy (Ray Bradbury)
A Medicine for Melancholy
58
Ray Bradbury
Methuselah's Children
Methuselah's Children
59
Midwich Cuckoo's (John Wyndham)
Midwich Cuckoo's
60
John Wyndham
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
61
Heinlein
More Than Human
More Than Human
62
The Mote in God's Eye
The Mote in God's Eye
63
Nine Hundred Grandmothers (Lafferty)
Nine Hundred Grandmothers
64
Lafferty
No Blade of Grass (John Christopher)
No Blade of Grass
65
John Christopher
Norstrilia, Cordwainer Smith (1965)
Norstrilia, Cordwainer Smith (1965)
66
Nova (Samuel R. Delany)
Nova
67
Samuel R. Delany
Paingod and Other Delusions (Ellison)
Paingod and Other Delusions
68
Ellison
Past Master (R. A. Lafferty)
Past Master
69
R. A. Lafferty
The Puppet Masters (Robert a Heinlein)
The Puppet Masters
70
Robert a Heinlein
Quicksand - Signed (Brunner)
Quicksand - Signed
71
Brunner
Rendezvous With Rama (Arthur C Clarke)
Rendezvous With Rama
72
Arthur C Clarke
Ringworld (Larry Niven)
Ringworld
73
Larry Niven
RITE OF PASSAGE Alexei Panshin
RITE OF PASSAGE Alexei Panshin
74
Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume 1
Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume 1
75
Shatterday
Shatterday
76
The Sheep Look Up (John Brunner)
The Sheep Look Up
77
John Brunner
The Shockwave Rider (John Brunner)
The Shockwave Rider
78
John Brunner
The Sirens of Titan (Kurt Vonnegut)
The Sirens of Titan
79
Kurt Vonnegut
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
80
Kurt Vonnegut
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