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Science-Fiction With Serious Literary Value - Page 2

By now we all acknowledge that science fiction isn't pulpy wish-fulfillment for nerds and literary novels aren't pretentious bore-fests for academics.
Well, I mean, they are that, sometimes. But they can also be so much more.
And despite screams of protest from fans of both genres, these paper-bound proton packs cross streams more often than you'd think, with varying results.
By now we all acknowledge that science fiction isn't pulpy wish-fulfillment for nerds and literary novels aren't pretentious bore-fests for academics. Well, I mean, they are that, sometimes. But they can also be so much more. And despite screams of protest from fans of both genres, these paper-bound proton packs cross streams more often than you'd think, with varying results.
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Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
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Mary Shelley
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
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Katherine Dunn
Get in Trouble (Kelly Link)
Get in Trouble
43
Kelly Link
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
44
Lois Lowry
The Glass Bead Game (Hermann Hesse)
The Glass Bead Game
45
Hermann Hesse
Golden Days (Carolyn See)
Golden Days
46
Carolyn See
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
47
Margaret Atwood
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (Haruki Murakami)
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
48
Haruki Murakami
High Rise
High Rise
49
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
50
Douglas Adams
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
51
Isaac Asimov
Ink (Sabrina Vourvoulias)
Ink
52
Sabrina Vourvoulias
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
53
Octavia Butler
The Last Man (Mary Shelley)
The Last Man
54
Mary Shelley
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
55
Ursula K. Le Guin
Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
56
Kate Atkinson
Maddaddam (Margaret Atwood)
Maddaddam
57
Margaret Atwood
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
58
Philip K. Dick
Many Waters (Madeleine L'engle)
Many Waters
59
Madeleine L'engle
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
60
Ray Bradbury
Midnight Robber (Nalo Hopkinson)
Midnight Robber
61
Nalo Hopkinson
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
62
Robert A. Heinlein
Native Tongue (Suzette Haden Elgin)
Native Tongue
63
Suzette Haden Elgin
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
64
William Gibson
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
65
Kazuo Ishiguro
Nineteen Eighty-Four (George Orwell)
Nineteen Eighty-Four
66
George Orwell
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
67
Margaret Atwood
Out of the Silent Planet (C.S. Lewis)
Out of the Silent Planet
68
C.S. Lewis
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E. Butler)
Parable of the Sower
69
Octavia E. Butler
Parable of the Talents
Parable of the Talents
70
Perelandra (C.S. Lewis)
Perelandra
71
C.S. Lewis
The Plot Against America (Philip Roth)
The Plot Against America
72
Philip Roth
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
73
Cormac McCarthy
Roadside Picnic (Arkady & Boris Strugatsky)
Roadside Picnic
74
Arkady & Boris Strugatsky
Second Foundation (Isaac Asimov)
Second Foundation
75
Isaac Asimov
The Self Reference Engine (Toh Enjoe)
The Self Reference Engine
76
Toh Enjoe
Shikasta
Shikasta
77
The Sirens of Titan (Kurt Vonnegut)
The Sirens of Titan
78
Kurt Vonnegut
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
79
Kurt Vonnegut
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
80
Neal Stephenson
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