| 1973-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Embedding |
Ian Watson |
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|
linguistics (2), SF: The 100 Best Novels 1949-1984 (1), science fiction (1), Brazil (1), Nevada (1), first contact (1), Amazon jungle (1), unethical research (1), drug (1), drug use (1)
|
| 1973-10-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Girl Who Was Plugged In |
James Tiptree, Jr. |
|
|
science fiction (2), advertising (2), cyberpunk (1), Capitalism (1), suicide (1), disease (1), genetic engineering (1), celebrities (1), beauty (1), into-tv (1), influencers (1), remote control (1)
|
| 1973-12-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Women Men Don't See |
James Tiptree, Jr. |
|
|
science fiction (3), aliens (2), near future (1), social criticism (1), first person point of view (1), alien visitation (1), airplane crash (1), plane crash (1), crash landing (1), survival (1), mother and daughter (1)
|
| 1972-00-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
All the Kinds of Yes |
James Tiptree, Jr. |
|
|
science fiction (1), alien visitation (1), alien visitor (1), alien visit to earth (1), Washington DC (1), Washington, DC (1)
|
| 1972-00-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
And I Have Come Upon This Place by Lost Ways |
James Tiptree, Jr. |
|
|
science fiction (1), scientific research (1), scientists (1), scientist (1), anthropology (1)
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| 1972-11-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
On the Last Afternoon |
James Tiptree, Jr. |
|
|
cultural decline (1), life cycle (1), unusual life cycle (1), father (1), human colony (1), crash landing (1), alien reproduction (1), aliens (1), science fiction (1), kaiju (1), giant monsters (1)
|
| 1972-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Gods Themselves |
Isaac Asimov |
|
|
science fiction (2), first contact (1), Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), parallel universe (1), translation (1), Moon colony (1), Solar apocalypse (1), advanced aliens (1), academia (1), rivalry (1), alternative energy (1), Etruscan (1), journalist (1), radioactivity (1), set in 22nd century (1), set in 2070s (1), intuition (1), lunar city (1), global Earth government (1), argon (1), tourism (1), power source (1), pions (1), gymnastics (1), nudity (1), immigration (1), plutonium (1), tungsten (1), food (1), genetic engineering (1), water (1), quasars (1), moon (1), aliens (1), alien perspective (1), sex (1)
|
| 1972-03-17 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Milk of Paradise |
James Tiptree, Jr. |
|
|
science fiction (2), aliens (1)
|
| 1972-03-17 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Word for World Is Forest |
Ursula K. Le Guin |
|
|
Allegorical of the Vietnam War (1), science fiction (1), slavery (1), dreams (1), human-alien sex (1)
|
| 1971-12-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
A Meeting with Medusa |
Arthur C. Clarke |
|
|
science fiction (2), Jupiter (2), aliens (1), airships (1), balloons (1), cyborgs (1)
|
| 1971-07-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Half Past Human |
T. J. Bass |
|
|
Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), genetics (1), underground dwellers (1), underground cities (1), underground city (1), cannibalism (1), science fiction (1), machine intelligence (1), suspended animation (1)
|
| 1971-07-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The World Inside |
Robert Silverberg |
|
|
overpopulation (2), science fiction (2), arcology (2), megaplex (1), punishment (1), religion (1), sex (1), dystopia (1), insanity (1), fix-up novel (1), fixup (1), Fix up (1), present tense (1), arcologies (1), reproduction (1), drug use (1), tower block (1), urban life (1)
|
| 1969-03-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Last Flight of Dr. Ain |
James Tiptree, Jr. |
|
|
science fiction (2), influenza (1), scientist (1)
|
| 1968-08-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Fault |
James Tiptree, Jr. |
|
|
science fiction (1), aliens (1), crime and punishment (1), punishment (1)
|
| 1968-06-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Of Men and Monsters |
William Tenn |
|
|
science fiction (2), aliens (1), Earth (1), kaiju (1), gender-segregated society (1), barbarians (1), descent to barbarism (1), barbarian societies (1), Jews (1), aliens on Earth (1), alien occupation of Earth (1), giant alien (1), coming of age (1), tribes (1), tribal culture (1), decline of humanity (1), cultural decline (1)
|
| 1966-05-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Babel-17 |
Samuel R. Delany |
|
|
2-award-winner (1), Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), language (1), linguistics (1), science fiction (1), interstellar war (1)
|
| 1966-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Make Room! Make Room! |
Harry Harrison |
|
|
science fiction (2), dystopia (2), overpopulation (2), New York City (2), detective (2), into-movie (1), SF: The 100 Best Novels 1949-1984 (1), Abebooks: 50 Essential SF Books (1), millenialism (1), New York (1), police detective (1), police (1), police investigations (1), murder (1), immigrants (1), birth control (1), societal collapse (1), social collapse (1)
|
| 1966-05-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress |
Robert A. Heinlein |
|
|
artificial intelligence (3), moon (1), revolution (1), ai bootstrap (1), Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), The 5-Parsec Shelf (1), science fiction (1), electromagnetic catapults (1), polyandry (1), libertarianism (1), polyamory (1)
|
| 1964-08-12 |
NOVEL |
English |
Greybeard |
Brian W. Aldiss |
|
|
Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), population ageing (1), old age (1), SF: The 100 Best Novels 1949-1984 (1), cosy catastrophe (1), england (1), sterility (1), science fiction (1), alternating chapter structure (1), dystopia (1), depopulation (1)
|
| 1964-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Martian Time-Slip |
Philip K. Dick |
|
|
mars (2), SF: The 100 Best Novels 1949-1984 (1), time travel (1), science fiction (1), emigration (1), schizophrenia (1), Martians (1), autism (1), precognition (1), robots (1), education (1), colonisation of Mars (1), real estate development corrupt practices (1), indigenous Martians (1), marriage (1)
|
| 1964-03-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Wind from the Sun |
Arthur C. Clarke |
|
|
science fiction (1), solar sails (1), solar flare (1), race (1), orbital mechanics (1), space yacht (1), only humans (1)
|
| 1961-04-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Ship Who Sang |
Anne McCaffrey |
|
|
science fiction (2), female protagonist (1), cyborg (1), longevity (1), brainship (1), Alioth (1)
|
| 1960-11-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Rogue Moon |
Algis Budrys |
|
|
Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), evolutionary step (1), alien artifact (1), psychology (1), matter transmission (1), SF: The 100 Best Novels 1949-1984 (1), human duplication (1), science fiction (1), sacrifice (1), telepathy (1), near future (1), sexism (1), seductress (1), toxic masculinity (1), cold war (1), moon (1), daredevil (1), labyrinth (1)
|
| 1960-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The High Crusade |
Poul Anderson |
|
|
science fiction (2), first contact (1), into-movie (1), humorous (1), Appendix N (1), Les 100 principaux titres de la science-fiction (1), military sf (1), medieval (1), medieval society (1), Lincolnshire (1), england (1), deception (1), alien invasion (1), alien allies (1), war between humans and aliens (1), war with aliens (1), feudal lord (1), feudal society (1), feudal culture (1), feudalism (1), bluff (1), treachery (1), cognitive dissonance (1), ray guns (1), interstellar travel (1), trickery (1), religion (1), diplomacy (1), set in 1300s (1)
|
| 1958-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Non-Stop |
Brian W. Aldiss |
|
|
generation starship (1), colonization (1), lost heritage (1), SF: The 100 Best Novels 1949-1984 (1), generation ship (1), science fiction (1), Les 100 principaux titres de la science-fiction (1), interstellar travel (1), twist ending (1)
|
| 1957-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Black Cloud |
Fred Hoyle |
|
|
first contact (2), climate change (2), science fiction (2), england (2), philosophy (1), computers (1), astronomers (1), interstellar travel (1), music (1), higher intelligence (1), nebula (1), radio astronomy (1), genius (1), politicians (1), politics (1), Alien Communication (1), alien intelligence (1), astronomy (1), astromomers (1), astronomer (1), scientists (1), scientist (1), UK (1), hard sf (1), cosmic disaster (1)
|
| 1957-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Wasp |
Eric Frank Russell |
|
|
sabotage (2), military sf (2), science fiction (2), terrorism (2), surveillance (1), fascism (1), aliens (1), Sirius (1), interstellar war (1), set in 2400s (1), psychological warfare (1), espionage (1), war with aliens (1), asymmetric warfare (1), disguise (1), behind enemy lines (1), chased by the enemy (1), criminal (1), criminal gang (1), criminals (1)
|
| 1956-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The City and the Stars |
Arthur C. Clarke |
|
|
far future (2), science fiction (2), The 5-Parsec Shelf (1), SF: The 100 Best Novels 1949-1984 (1), city life (1), coming of age (1), artificial intelligence (1), higher intelligence (1), incorporeal beings (1), subways (1), robots (1), interstellar travel (1), exploration (1), Utopia (1), sealed city (1), last city (1)
|
| 1955-02-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Earthlight |
Arthur C. Clarke |
|
|
moon (3), science fiction (2), espionage (2), weapons (1), mole hunt (1), scientific research (1), research team (1), research station (1), supernova (1), Moon dome cities (1), Moon colony (1), astronomers (1), war on the Moon (1), war between Earth and space colonies (1)
|
| 1955-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Body Snatchers |
Jack Finney |
|
|
science fiction (2), alien invasion (2), into-movie (1), sleep (1), Sentient plants (1), panspermia (1), horror (1), Horror: Another 100 Best Books (1), body snatchers (1), fake humans (1), pod people (1), california (1), first person (1), first person point of view (1), doctor (1), medical doctor (1), small town (1), divorcee (1)
|
| 1955-07-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
This Earth of Majesty |
Arthur C. Clarke |
|
|
royalty (2), spaceship (1), england (1), science fiction (1), UK (1)
|
| 1953-05-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Jupiter Five |
Arthur C. Clarke |
|
|
science fiction (2), Jupiter (2), alien artifacts (1), Martians (1), museums (1), art (1), Jovian Moons (1), orbital mechanics (1)
|
| 1953-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Kraken Wakes |
John Wyndham |
|
|
science fiction (2), cosy catastrophe (2), Caribbean (2), england (2), london (2), sea level rise (2), cold war (2), first person point of view (2), Spain (1), ireland (1), Cayman Islands (1), into-radio (1), nuclear war (1), deep sea (1), Earth (1), alien invasion (1), climate change (1), cold war politics (1), ultrasound (1), journalists (1), journalist (1), societal collapse (1), first person (1), Cornwall (1), UK (1), atomic bomb (1), atomic weapons (1), Atlantic Ocean (1), oceanography (1), ship sinking (1), iceberg (1), married couple (1)
|
| 1952-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Demolished Man |
Alfred Bester |
|
|
telepathy (2), Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), Abebooks: 50 Essential SF Books (1), SF: The 100 Best Novels 1949-1984 (1), New York City (1), science fiction (1), detective (1), earworm (1), time distortion (1), punishment (1), murder (1)
|
| 1951-00-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Sentinel |
Arthur C. Clarke |
|
|
moon (2), alien artifact (2), science fiction (2), force fields (1), first contact (1), into-movie (1), Moon artifacts (1)
|
| 1950-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Galactic Patrol |
Edward E. Smith |
|
|
space opera (3), telepathy (2), science fiction (2), action-adventure (1), Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), into-movie (1), into-tv (1), 1950 (1), psi powers (1), psionics (1), psychic ability (1), psychic abilities (1), psychic powers (1)
|
| 1950-04-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Guardian Angel |
Arthur C. Clarke |
|
|
science fiction (1), alien visitation (1), alien visitors (1)
|
| 1949-12-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Breaking Strain |
Arthur C. Clarke |
|
|
science fiction (2), shipwreck (1), space travel (1), poison (1), into-movie (1)
|
| 1946-05-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Rescue Party |
Arthur C. Clarke |
|
|
science fiction (2), Earth (2), nova (2), aliens (1), subways (1), supernova (1), alien point of view (1), space fleet (1), aliens on Earth (1), devastated Earth (1), Solar apocalypse (1), friendly aliens (1), group mind (1), gestalt entity (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1)
|
| 1944-06-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Arena |
Fredric Brown |
|
|
science fiction (2), duel (1), interstellar war (1), higher intelligence (1), aliens (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1), into-comics (1), into-tv (1), military sf (1), war with aliens (1), war between humans and aliens (1), war in space (1), solar system (1), genocide (1), combat with alien (1), space combat (1)
|
| 1944-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Sirius: A Fantasy of Love and Discord |
Olaf Stapledon |
|
|
Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), enhanced intelligence (1), uplift (1), Uplifted animals (1), Great Britain (1), Britain (1), UK (1), World War 2 (1), science fiction (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1)
|
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