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The English Teacher Looks at Great SF: A Core List - Page 2

Our maverick English Teacher and genre enthusiast TRIES to come up with 200 core texts in SF. He has attempted to acknowledge historical importance and to represent both different eras and different sub-genres. He does not present this as being in any way definitive; he had to leave out many great works in order to keep to 200 titles. He also acknowledges that this list probably says more about him than it does about SF, but there it is.
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Darkover Landfall (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
Darkover Landfall
41
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Darwin's Radio (Greg Bear)
Darwin's Radio
42
Greg Bear
Davy (Edgar Pangborn)
Davy
43
Edgar Pangborn
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
44
John Wyndham
The Death of Grass (John Christopher)
The Death of Grass
45
John Christopher
Deathbird Stories
Deathbird Stories
46
The Demolished Man (Alfred Bester)
The Demolished Man
47
Alfred Bester
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
48
Ursula K. Le Guin
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
49
Philip K. Dick
Doomsday Book (Connie Willis)
Doomsday Book
50
Connie Willis
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth (Roger Zelazny)
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth
51
Roger Zelazny
Downbelow Station
Downbelow Station
52
Dragon Riders of Pern Series (McCaffrey)
Dragon Riders of Pern Series
53
McCaffrey
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
54
Frank Herbert
The Dying Earth (Jack Vance)
The Dying Earth
55
Jack Vance
Dying Inside (Robert Silverberg)
Dying Inside
56
Robert Silverberg
Earth Abides
Earth Abides
57
Earthblood (Rosel George Brown and Keith Laumer)
Earthblood
58
Rosel George Brown and Keith Laumer
THE EINSTEIN INTERSECTION Samuel R. Delany
THE EINSTEIN INTERSECTION Samuel R. Delany
59
Emphyrio (Jack Vance)
Emphyrio
60
Jack Vance
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
61
Orson Scott Card
Eon (Greg Bear)
Eon
62
Greg Bear
The Essential Ellison: A 35-Year Retrospective (Harlan Ellison)
The Essential Ellison: A 35-Year Retrospective
63
Harlan Ellison
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
64
Ray Bradbury
The Female Man (Joanna Russ)
The Female Man
65
Joanna Russ
The First Men in the Moon (H.G. Wells)
The First Men in the Moon
66
H.G. Wells
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
67
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
68
Daniel Keyes
Footfall (Larry Niven)
Footfall
69
Larry Niven
Forever Peace
Forever Peace
70
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
71
Joe Haldeman
The Foundation Trilogy
The Foundation Trilogy
72
Fourth Mansions (R. A. Lafferty)
Fourth Mansions
73
R. A. Lafferty
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
74
Mary Shelley
From the Earth to the Moon & Around the Moon (Jules Verne)
From the Earth to the Moon & Around the Moon
75
Jules Verne
Galactic Pot-Healer
Galactic Pot-Healer
76
Gateway
Gateway
77
The Gods Themselves (Isaac Asimov)
The Gods Themselves
78
Isaac Asimov
The Golden Apples of the Sun (Ray Bradbury)
The Golden Apples of the Sun
79
Ray Bradbury
Good News From Outer Space (John Kessel)
Good News From Outer Space
80
John Kessel
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