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100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels (Paperback)

by Christopher Priest (Foreword), Stephen E Andrews (Author), Nick Rennison (Author)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd (29 Sep 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0713675853
  • ISBN-13: 978-0713675856
  • Product Dimensions: 14.4 x 10.4 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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"This neatly designed, pocket sized volume really is a good introduction to the genre." SFX Magazine (January 2007)


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"A reliable guide to what science fiction is" Christopher Priest, award-winning science fiction author "A really good introduction to the genre" SFX Magazine "Perceptive and glorious" Ian Watson, author of the screenplay for Steve Spielberg's A.I. Want to become a science fiction buff? Want to expand your reading in your favourite genre? This is a good place to start! From the publishers of the popular Good Reading Guide comes a rich selection of some of the finest SF novels ever published. With 100 of the best titles fully reviewed and a further 500 recommended, you'll quickly become an expert in the world of science fiction. The book is arranged by author and includes some thematic entries and special categories such as SF film adaptations, SF in rock music and Philip K. Dick in the mass media . It also includes a history of SF and a new definition of the genre, plus lists of award winners and book club recommendations. Foreword by Christopher Priest, the multiple award-winning SF author.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Must Read More Science Fiction, 10 Nov 2006
By BlankCol (London, England) - See all my reviews
This is an excellent book. I've read 28 of the titles covered and was delighted to find that there is so much more out there to be discovered.
I don't normally like 'list' books, but this is book is more of a map than a menu - there's literally a lifetime's worth of material covered when you include all the 'Read-On' material.
Great value, too.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read in itself, 18 Oct 2006
This is great book. And such a joy to flick through. It somehow manages to give brilliant reviews of the 100 novels you should read to give yourself a decent grounding in the world of science fiction literature. It is listed by author and along side the usual familiar names, and many gems here, there are long-forgotten (by me that is) classics as well as many novels I'd never heard of. I look forward to reading K. W Jeter's Dr Adder & Barry N. Malzburg's Guernica Night.
This book also lists a further 500 recommendations and you will need to believe there is a very long future just to get through them all.
The great thing about a list like this is that there's always stuff you can disagree with. I mean why isn't Stranger in a Strange Land there or Cyrano de Bergerac's two space travel books? But that's the fun of this - you can debate the inclusions and the exceptions. But these guys certainly know their stuff and unless you've read them all you can't really have a say.
There is a also a glossary to help the novice, a list of award winners and some really cool "Read On a Theme" lists such as top female authors, black authors, books that became films and my favourite, Science Fiction Rock and Roll - which is music I know, but it's still cool.
There is also a marvellous introduction as well and one of the best definitions of sci-fi (oops, sorry) SF I have ever read. It makes me want to drag all those old PKD novels out of the cupboard and blow off the dust.
This book should be a must-read itself. For all current science fiction fans. And those aspiring to be.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for any SF fan , 5 Mar 2007
or anyone developing an interest in the field.

Extensive, well researched and with the right amount of leftfield entries not to patronise anyone who already classes as an SF expert while simultaneously being accessible enough to encourage anyone with an interest in reading more widely than the bestsellers in the genre.

Superbly put together by people who cleary know and love their stuff - the passion comes through and really makes you want to go and raid the library or bookshop.

I'm going to be busy for years!
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As a dyed-in-the-wool hard-core SF enthusiast I treated this Christmas gift with suspicion and skepticism. Read more
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