Can I get a list of books that are science fiction and also literary?

6 Responses to “Can I get a list of books that are science fiction and also literary?”

1. Michelle Says:
   September 8th, 2010 at 2:19 pm

   1984 by George Orwell
   Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

2. artful Says:
   September 8th, 2010 at 2:43 pm

   The works of Kurt Vonnegut Jr., especially Breakfast of Champions, God Bless You Mr. Rosewater, Cat’s Cradle and Slaughterhouse Five.
   Some of us think Asimov and others are also pretty literary, too.

3. arabesque [crazed girl] Says:
   September 8th, 2010 at 3:11 pm

   Here is one man’s list:
   http://www.davidlouisedelman.com/blog/2007/06/26/intro-literary-sf/

   And here’s a list that was pulled from the comments on the aforementioned man’s blog:
   http://www.sflare.com/archives/literary-science-fiction/

   Hope this helps.

4. redunicorn Says:
   September 8th, 2010 at 3:35 pm

   Some teachers and librarians are pretty snooty about science fiction. However most consider Vonnegut, Bradbury, Atwood very literary.

   But I would also recommend:
   Dune by Frank Herbert
   The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein
   Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke

   I would also recommend Lois Bujold’s books.

5. Fittings Doc Says:
   September 8th, 2010 at 4:08 pm

   In SCIENCE FICTION, here are some I would recommend:

   “Foundation” (1951) by Issac Asimov
   (the first book of the “Foundation Series”)
   Postulates the societal change, which would accompany the expansion into the stars.
   The seiries won the one-time Hugo Award for “Best All-Time Series” in 1966.
   (One of the other books in the series also won a Hugo Award.)

   “Dune” (1965) by Frank Herbert
   (the first book of the “Dune Series)
   (Won the Hugo and Nebula Awards.)

   “Ender’s Game” (1985) by Orson Scott Card
   “Speaker for the Dead” (1986 – the sequel to “Ender’s Game”) by Orson Scott Card
   (Both won the Hugo and Nebula Awards.)

   “The Forever War” (1974) by Joe Haldeman
   Deals with the effect of time dilation, on those involved in an interstellar war.
   (Won the Hugo and Nebula Awards.)

   Forever Free (1999) by Joe Haldeman
   (the sequel to “The Forever War” (1974) which won the Hugo and Nebula Awards)

   “Dorsai” (1959) by Gordon R. Dickson
   (the first book of “The Childe Cycle”)
   Deals with genetic drift and specialization, and there effects on humanity as a whole.
   Nominated for the Hugo award.

   “Stranger in a Strange Land” (1961) by Robert A. Heinlein
   (won the Hugo Award)

   “Rendezvous with Rama” (1972) by Arthur C. Clarke
   (won the Hugo and Nebula Awards)

   “Gateway” (1977) by Frederik Pohl.
   (won the Hugo and Nebula Awards)

   In FANTASY, here are some I would recommend:

   “The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy by JRR Tolkien.
   Even if you have seen the movies these books are so much more
   in depth and well written to be worth your time.

   “The Hobbit” by JRR Tolkien
   It is the precursor to the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy.
   (It was the book that showed me you could read for PURE enjoyment rather than to fulfill a school reading assignment.)
   Its hero Bilbo Baggins, pops up in the beginning and the end of “The Lord of the Rings”, and was the first hobbit “ring bearer”.
   (It will be out as a movie in 2012!!!)

   “Legend” (1984) by David Gemmell
   (first book of the “Drenai Saga”)

   The Dark Tide (1984) by Dennis L. McKiernan
   (first book of the Mithgar series)
   If you liked the “Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” you will like these.

6. goodiegoodie Says:
   September 8th, 2010 at 4:12 pm

   Here are some that I like. All of these would be considered literary but are not as well know so you might not find them on other lists.

   Cyteen by C.J. Cherryh

   http://www.amazon.com/Cyteen-C-J-Cherryh/dp/0446671274/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1246414094&sr=1-1

   Blindsight by Peter Watts

   http://www.amazon.com/Blindsight-Peter-Watts/dp/0765319640/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1246414130&sr=1-1

   Eifelheim by Michael Flynn

   http://www.amazon.com/Eifelheim-Michael-Flynn/dp/0765340356/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1246414158&sr=1-1

   Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree (short story collection)

   http://www.amazon.com/Her-Smoke-Rose-Up-Forever/dp/1892391201/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1246414234&sr=1-1

   A Canticle for Leibowitz

   http://www.amazon.com/Canticle-Leibowitz-Walter-Miller-Jr/dp/0060892994/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1246414363&sr=1-1

   Literary sci-fi is my favorite genre. I read lots of different things but my favorites are nearly always literary sci-fi.

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