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100 Must-read Science Fiction Novels (Bloomsbury Good Reading Guide S.) [Kindle Edition]

Nick Rennison (Author), Stephen E. Andrews (Author), Christopher Priest (Foreword)
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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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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 320 KB
  • Print Length: 194 pages
  • Publisher: A&C BLACK (29 Sep 2006)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B00452UQR6
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #42,105 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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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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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Surprisingly good! 25 Sep 2009
By R. F. Stevens TOP 50 REVIEWER
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As a dyed-in-the-wool hard-core SF enthusiast I treated this Christmas gift with suspicion and skepticism. How could 100 books be squeezed into this little volume?

Well of course they cannot, but we are given 100 introductions, synopses, teasers, tasters, and I found myself warming to it because several books I had passed by in the bookshop were revealed to be slightly more tempting, and the words about the books I already owned and loved agreed with my own feelings. The sets of lists of other titles to consider are brief but very useful, and well worth browsing.
It also gave me enough info to decide to avoid a few I might have bought by mmistake.

So if you wish to run the risk of buying a hundred books (or more) that you had not previously considered then buy this one first. It will inform your choice.

For an alternative approach to lists of SF you might also consider the 1984 Complete Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy Lists by Jakubowski and Edwards, less info, but many, many more top titles of Science Fiction and Fantasy.
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
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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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