ENG 201 Science Fiction Reading & Viewing List



ENG 201 Science Fiction Reading & Viewing ListSuggested reading to have broad appeal to both genders.All books marked with * are in CHSLAs these books are all fiction, you will find them on the shelves under the first 3 letters of the author’s surname. This is in bold.Novels:Dirk Gently Douglas AdamsHitchhiker’s Guide to the galaxy*Douglas Adams (1st in a series) (easy read)Long dark tea-time of the soul*Douglas AdamsFeed* M. T. Anderson (♀)Foundation*(1st in a series)Isaac AsimovNightfall Isaac AsimovEmpire series Isaac AsimovRobot series* Isaac Asimov (see Short Stories)The Handmaid’s Tale* Margaret Atwood (Dystopian SciFi) (♀)Oryx and Crake*Margaret Atwood (♀) Silverhair* (1st of a series) Stephen BaxterPastworld* Ian BeckGenesis* Bernard Beckett (Junior level)Farenheit 451* Ray BradburyJunk Melvin BurgessA Clockwork orange* Anthony Burgess (Senior level)Ender’s game* Orson Scott Card (1st in a series, includes Shadow saga)Worthing saga Orson Scott CardJurassic Park Michael CrichtonAndromeda strain* Michael Crichton Terminal man* Michael CrichtonPrey* Michael CrichtonState of fear* Michael CrichtonTimeline* Michael Crichton (lower level)The Tripod series*John Christopher Time Odyssey series*Arthur C. Clarke (Books 1-3) (for SF aficionados)Rendezvous with Rama Arthur C. Clarke2001: A Space OdysseyArthur C. ClarkeAnd another thing* Eoin Colfer (Junior)Starbright and the dream eater*Joy Cowley (Junior)Ubik* Philip K DickBlade Runner* [a.k.a. Do Androids dream of electric sheep] Philip K Dick Five Stigmata of Palmer EldritchPhilip K DickLittle brother* Cory Doctorow (Year 11)House of the scorpion*Nancy FarmerComplete alien omnibus* Alan D. Foster (Senior content)Pip and Flinx adventure seriesAlan D. FosterThe silver dream* Neil GaimanNeuromancer* William GibsonMetro 2033* Dmitry Glukhovsky (Senior level) (for SF enthusiasts)The gone-away world* Nick Harkaway (Senior level)Stranger in a strange land Robert Heinlein (♂)Starship Troopers Robert HeinleinWool* Hugh Howey (Dystopian SciFi)Dune Frank Herbert (a classic of the genre)Brave New World* Aldous Huxley (Dystopian Scifi)Evil genius*Catherine Jinks (1st of the series)Earthsea Quartet* Ursula Le Guin (SciFi/fantasy crossover) (lower level)Left hand of darkness Ursula Le Guin (♀)A Wrinkle in Time* Madeline L’Engle (Junior level)Legend [1]* Marie Lu (Easy read)The sea-wreck stranger* Anna Mackenzie (1st in series)Roivan* Glynne Maclean (Year 11 or lower)The unidentified* Rae Mariz (Junior level)The ennead* Jan Mark (Lower level)Bumped* Megan McCaffertyShade’s children* Garth Nix (Junior)Delirium* Lauren Oliver1984* George Orwell (Dystopian Scifi)Doppelganger* Michael ParkerWhen the wind blows* James PattersonChildren of Men Ruth Rendell (Dystopian SciFi)Red Mars (1st of Mars trilogy) Kim RobertsonForty signs of rain* Kim Stanley RobinsonThe death gene* Malcolm Rose (Year 11)The female man* Joanna Russ The sparrowMary Doria Russell (♀)Contact* Carl SaganThe purple cloud* M. P. Shiel (a classic of the genre)Journey to the centre of the earth*Jules VerneAge of miracles* Karen Thompson WalkerThe war of the worlds* H. G. WellsThe time machine* H. G. WellsThe invisible man* H. G. WellsFood of the gods* H. G. WellsDoomsday BookConnie Willis (also in Science Fiction Century collection below) (♀)Tanglewreck* Jeanette WintersonChocky* John Wyndham (Lower level)Day of the Triffids* John Wyndham (Year 11)The Kraken Wakes* John Wyndham (Year 11)The Chrysalids*John WyndhamWe Yevgeny Zamyatin (high level) (Dystopian Scifi)Short story collections:Bicentennial Man* etc.Isaac Asimov (includes Robot stories) shelved under ASI in Short StoriesBest time travel stories of the 20th century* shelved under BES in Short StoriesDark alchemy* shelved under DAR in Short Stories (crossover Fantasy/Scifi)Far Horizons* shelved under FAR in Short StoriesI have seen the future* shelved under IHA in Short Stories (lower level)Mammoth book of apocalyptic science fiction* shelved under MAM in Short Stories The Science Fiction century* shelved under SCI in Short StoriesScience Fiction Stories* shelved under SCI in Short StoriesFilmsGattacaI RobotBlade runnerChildren of menSource CodeMinority reportEscape from New YorkLogan’s runAlienSplicePlanet of the apes2001: A Space odysseyWar of the worldsFahrenheit 451RollerballWestworld ................
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