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Science Fiction and Fantasy (Part 5 of 'The Guardian's 1000 Novels Everyone Should Read')

"It is sometimes assumed that science fiction, fantasy and horror must mean spaceships, elves and vampires - Yet these three genres have a tradition as venerable as the novel itself. Fiction works through metamorphosis: in every era authors explore the concerns of their times by mapping them on to invented worlds, whether they be political dystopias, fabulous kingdoms or supernatural dimensions. Ballard's visions of "inner space", Orwell, Huxley and Atwood's totalitarian nightmares, Kafka's uneasy bureaucracies, Gibson's cutting-edge cool - all are examples of a literature at the forefront of the collective imagination. Every truly original writer must, by definition, create a new world. Here is a whole galaxy of worlds to explore." (Guardian)
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
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Non-Stop (Brian Aldiss)
Non-Stop (Brian Aldiss)
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Foundation
Foundation
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The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
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The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
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In the Country of Last Things
In the Country of Last Things
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The Drowned World
The Drowned World
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Crash
Crash
9
Millennium People
Millennium People
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The Wasp Factory
The Wasp Factory
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Consider Phlebas
Consider Phlebas
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Weaveworld
Weaveworld
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Darkmans (Nicola Barker)
Darkmans (Nicola Barker)
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The Time Ships
The Time Ships
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Darwin's Radio
Darwin's Radio
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Vathek
Vathek
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The Stars My Destination (Alfred Bester)
The Stars My Destination (Alfred Bester)
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Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451
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Lost Souls
Lost Souls
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Wieland
Wieland
21
Rogue Moon (Algis Budrys)
Rogue Moon (Algis Budrys)
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The Master and Margarita
The Master and Margarita
23
The Coming Race
The Coming Race
24
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
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The End of the World News
The End of the World News
26
A Princess of Mars (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
A Princess of Mars (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
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Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
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Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
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Erewhon
Erewhon
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The Baron in the Trees
The Baron in the Trees
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The Influence
The Influence
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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Through the Looking Glass
Through the Looking Glass
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Nights at the Circus (Angela Carter)
Nights at the Circus (Angela Carter)
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The Passion of New Eve (Angela Carter)
The Passion of New Eve (Angela Carter)
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
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The Man Who Was Thursday
The Man Who Was Thursday
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Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
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Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
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Hello Summer, Goodbye
Hello Summer, Goodbye
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